# Takeshi Sakurai

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/takeshi-sakurai/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 48,287 |
| Field | Sleep and Wakefulness Research |
| h-index | 105 |
| i10-index | 464 |
| Last Known Institution | University of Tsukuba |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5101463089 |
| ORCID iD | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4474-6253 |
| Works | 858 |

## Researcher papers

- [Cloning of a cDNA encoding a non-isopeptide-selective subtype of the endothelin receptor](https://scholariq.org/papers/cloning-of-a-cdna-encoding-a-non-isopeptide-selective-subtype-of-the-endothelin/)
- [Autism genome-wide copy number variation reveals ubiquitin and neuronal genes](https://scholariq.org/papers/autism-genome-wide-copy-number-variation-reveals-ubiquitin-and-neuronal-genes/)
- [Genetic Ablation of Orexin Neurons in Mice Results in Narcolepsy, Hypophagia, and Obesity](https://scholariq.org/papers/genetic-ablation-of-orexin-neurons-in-mice-results-in-narcolepsy-hypophagia-and/)
- [Common genetic variants on 5p14.1 associate with autism spectrum disorders](https://scholariq.org/papers/common-genetic-variants-on-5p14-1-associate-with-autism-spectrum-disorders/)
- [Narcolepsy — clinical spectrum, aetiopathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment](https://scholariq.org/papers/narcolepsy-clinical-spectrum-aetiopathophysiology-diagnosis-and-treatment/)
- [Interaction between the Corticotropin-Releasing Factor System and Hypocretins (Orexins): A Novel Circuit Mediating Stress Response](https://scholariq.org/papers/interaction-between-the-corticotropin-releasing-factor-system-and-hypocretins/)
- [Concomitant loss of dynorphin, NARP, and orexin in narcolepsy](https://scholariq.org/papers/concomitant-loss-of-dynorphin-narp-and-orexin-in-narcolepsy/)
- [Enhanced Orexin Receptor-2 Signaling Prevents Diet-Induced Obesity and Improves Leptin Sensitivity](https://scholariq.org/papers/enhanced-orexin-receptor-2-signaling-prevents-diet-induced-obesity-and-improves/)

## Researcher topics

- [Surface and Thin Film Phenomena](https://scholariq.org/topics/surface-and-thin-film-phenomena/)
- [Sleep and Wakefulness Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/sleep-and-wakefulness-research/)
- [Sleep and related disorders](https://scholariq.org/topics/sleep-and-related-disorders/)
- [Circadian rhythm and melatonin](https://scholariq.org/topics/circadian-rhythm-and-melatonin/)
- [Regulation of Appetite and Obesity](https://scholariq.org/topics/regulation-of-appetite-and-obesity/)

## Researcher university

- [University of Tsukuba](https://scholariq.org/institutions/university-of-tsukuba/)

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