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Researcher · Nagoya University · Japan

Akihiro Yamanaka

Akihiro Yamanaka publishes mostly in Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, on topics such as Sleep and Wakefulness Research, Circadian rhythm and melatonin and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research.

World rank
#148,515
of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
Rank in Japan
#3,536
of 114,622
Works
48
Citations
198
Citations per work
4.1

What does Akihiro Yamanaka research?

Cognitive Neuroscience: 27.7%Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 17.0%Endocrine and Autonomic Systems: 12.8%Molecular Biology: 8.5%other fields: 34.0%28%top field
Cognitive Neuroscience27.7%Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience17.0%Endocrine and Autonomic Systems12.8%Molecular Biology8.5%other fields34.0%

Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.

  1. 1Cognitive Neuroscience28% of their works
  2. 2Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience17% of their works
  3. 3Endocrine and Autonomic Systems13% of their works
  4. 4Molecular Biology8% of their works
  5. 5Experimental and Cognitive Psychology6% of their works
  6. 6Psychiatry and Mental health4% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Akihiro Yamanaka's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Circadian Rhythms, Memory, Sleep, Metabolism, Circadian Clock, Melatonin, Channelrhodopsin and Insomnia.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 18 words, with their numbers
  1. Circadian Rhythms142 topics
  2. Memory111 topic
  3. Sleep111 topic
  4. Metabolism52 topics
  5. Circadian Clock41 topic
  6. Melatonin41 topic
  7. Channelrhodopsin31 topic
  8. Insomnia31 topic
  9. Optogenetics31 topic
  10. Sleep Duration31 topic
  11. Ghrelin21 topic
  12. Leptin21 topic
  13. Neurotransmission21 topic
  14. Synaptic Plasticity21 topic
  15. Arachidonic Acid11 topic
  16. Epoxyeicosatrienoic Acids11 topic
  17. Muscle Regeneration11 topic
  18. Skeletal Muscle Atrophy11 topic

Where does Akihiro Yamanaka work?

Akihiro Yamanaka's main affiliation in the publication record is Nagoya University, Japan.

How many publications and citations does Akihiro Yamanaka have?

Science Explorer counts 48 works and 198 citations for Akihiro Yamanaka, ranking #148,515 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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