Ali D. Güler

5.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
45 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Ali D. Güler is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ali D. Güler has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 21 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 13 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Ali D. Güler's work include Circadian rhythm and melatonin (20 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (12 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (10 papers). Ali D. Güler is often cited by papers focused on Circadian rhythm and melatonin (20 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (12 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (10 papers). Ali D. Güler collaborates with scholars based in United States, Türkiye and United Kingdom. Ali D. Güler's co-authors include Michael J. Caterina, Cara M. Altimus, Tohko Iida, Makoto Tominaga, Isao Shimizu, Man‐Kyo Chung, Hyosang Lee, Samer Hattar, Mark W. Hankins and Gurprit S. Lall and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Ali D. Güler

43 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Heat-Evoked Activation of the Ion Channel, TRPV4

2002 795 citations Ali D. Güler et al. profile →
Melanopsin cells are the principal conduits for rod–cone input to non-image-forming vision

2008 652 citations Ali D. Güler, Jennifer L. Ecker et al. Nature profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ali D. Güler United States	22	1.6k	1.5k	1.2k	1.1k	791	45	3.7k
Hyosang Lee South Korea	23	639 0.4×	1.6k 1.1×	2.2k 1.8×	1.3k 1.1×	1.3k 1.6×	44	5.1k
Charles Watson Australia	13	705 0.4×	2.9k 2.0×	230 0.2×	1.2k 1.1×	636 0.8×	22	5.4k
William J. Joiner United States	27	871 0.5×	1.9k 1.3×	209 0.2×	1.7k 1.5×	272 0.3×	39	3.6k
Alexander C. Jackson United States	19	820 0.5×	1.0k 0.7×	372 0.3×	964 0.9×	384 0.5×	23	3.0k
Megumi Hatori United States	20	2.9k 1.8×	723 0.5×	96 0.1×	869 0.8×	2.0k 2.5×	28	4.2k
Gloria Benítez‐King Mexico	29	1.7k 1.1×	627 0.4×	118 0.1×	611 0.6×	528 0.7×	87	2.7k
Jörg H. Stehle Germany	37	3.4k 2.1×	1.7k 1.2×	125 0.1×	1.1k 1.0×	852 1.1×	73	4.9k
Miklós Antal Hungary	33	270 0.2×	2.3k 1.6×	268 0.2×	1.1k 1.0×	799 1.0×	106	4.0k
Aaron D. Laposky United States	20	4.1k 2.6×	443 0.3×	162 0.1×	601 0.5×	3.0k 3.9×	30	5.8k
Maria Beatrice Passani Italy	37	656 0.4×	977 0.7×	899 0.7×	1.7k 1.6×	400 0.5×	101	3.8k

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Arslan, Burak, et al.. (2025). The Significance of Circulating Basophils as Predictors of Tumor Aggressiveness in Clear‐Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology. 22(1). 122–128.

Sharifi, Safura, et al.. (2024). Dopamine production in neurotensin receptor 1 neurons is required for diet‐induced obesity and increased day eating on a high‐fat diet. Obesity. 32(8). 1448–1452. 2 indexed citations

Li, Chia, Damien Kerspern, Dylan M. Rausch, et al.. (2024). Molecular connectomics reveals a glucagon-like peptide 1-sensitive neural circuit for satiety. Nature Metabolism. 6(12). 2354–2373. 20 indexed citations

Deppmann, Christopher D., et al.. (2023). Leptin receptor neurons in the dorsomedial hypothalamus input to the circadian feeding network. Science Advances. 9(34). eadh9570–eadh9570. 8 indexed citations

Spano, Anthony, et al.. (2022). Food-induced dopamine signaling in AgRP neurons promotes feeding. Cell Reports. 41(9). 111718–111718. 16 indexed citations

Güler, Ali D., et al.. (2022). Local Drd1-neurons input to subgroups of arcuate AgRP/NPY-neurons. iScience. 25(7). 104605–104605. 7 indexed citations

Güler, Ali D., et al.. (2022). A Building Block-Based Beam-Break (B ⁵ ) Locomotor Activity Monitoring System and Its Use in Circadian Biology Research. BioTechniques. 73(2). 104–109. 2 indexed citations

Güler, Ali D., et al.. (2021). Long-term high fat diet consumption reversibly alters feeding behavior via a dopamine-associated mechanism in mice. Behavioural Brain Research. 414. 113470–113470. 13 indexed citations

Güler, Ali D., et al.. (2021). Metabolic homeostasis via BDNF and its receptors. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. 32(7). 488–499. 62 indexed citations

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Sipe, Laura M., et al.. (2020). The p75 neurotrophin receptor in AgRP neurons is necessary for homeostatic feeding and food anticipation. eLife. 9. 10 indexed citations

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Grippo, Ryan M., Laura M. Sipe, Aarti M. Purohit, et al.. (2020). Dopamine Signaling in the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus Enables Weight Gain Associated with Hedonic Feeding. Current Biology. 30(2). 196–208.e8. 33 indexed citations

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Güler, Ali D., Yeliz Pekçevik, Hakan Türkön, et al.. (2018). Is elevated urotensin II level a predictor for increased cardiovascular risk in subjects with acromegaly?. Journal of Endocrinological Investigation. 42(2). 207–215. 5 indexed citations

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Grippo, Ryan M., et al.. (2017). Direct Midbrain Dopamine Input to the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus Accelerates Circadian Entrainment. Current Biology. 27(16). 2465–2475.e3. 103 indexed citations

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Moraes, Maria Nathália, Leonardo Vinícius Monteiro de Assis, Felipe Henriques, et al.. (2017). Cold-sensing TRPM8 channel participates in circadian control of the brown adipose tissue. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1864(12). 2415–2427. 28 indexed citations

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Warthen, Daniel M., Matteo Ottolini, Yingtang Shi, et al.. (2016). Activation of Pyramidal Neurons in Mouse Medial Prefrontal Cortex Enhances Food-Seeking Behavior While Reducing Impulsivity in the Absence of an Effect on Food Intake. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 10. 63–63. 35 indexed citations

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Wheeler, Michael A., Cody J. Smith, Matteo Ottolini, et al.. (2016). Genetically targeted magnetic control of the nervous system. Nature Neuroscience. 19(5). 756–761. 172 indexed citations

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Walker, M., Alan C. Rupp, Rebecca Elsaesser, et al.. (2015). RdgB2 is required for dim-light input into intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 26(20). 3671–3678. 8 indexed citations

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Güler, Ali D., Jennifer L. Ecker, Gurprit S. Lall, et al.. (2008). Melanopsin cells are the principal conduits for rod–cone input to non-image-forming vision. Nature. 453(7191). 102–105. 652 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ecker, Jennifer L., Ali D. Güler, Robert J. Lucas, & Samer Hattar. (2007). Genetic Ablation of Melanopsin-Containing Retinal Ganglion Cells Severely Attenuates Light-Dependent Physiological Functions. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 48(13). 2989–2989. 1 indexed citations

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Xu, Haiyan, Jiro Hirosumi, K. Teoman Uysal, Ali D. Güler, & Gökhan S. Hotamışlıgil. (2002). Exclusive Action of Transmembrane TNFα in Adipose Tissue Leads to Reduced Adipose Mass and Local But Not Systemic Insulin Resistance. Endocrinology. 143(4). 1502–1511. 81 indexed citations

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