Allison Xu

6.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
45 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Allison Xu is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Nutrition and Dietetics and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Allison Xu has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 20 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 14 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Allison Xu's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (38 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (20 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (12 papers). Allison Xu is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (38 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (20 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (12 papers). Allison Xu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Allison Xu's co-authors include Gregory S. Barsh, Andrew A. Pierce, Suneil K. Koliwad, Martín Valdearcos, Christopher B. Kaelin, Louise E. Olofsson, Elizabeth K. Unger, Daniel K. Nomura, Daniel I. Benjamin and Megan M. Robblee and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Allison Xu

44 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Agouti-related peptide–expressing neurons are mandatory for feeding

2005 616 citations Erzsébet Borók, Allison Xu et al. profile →
Microglia Dictate the Impact of Saturated Fat Consumption on Hypothalamic Inflammation and Neuronal Function

2014 481 citations Martín Valdearcos, Allison Xu et al. Cell Reports profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Allison Xu United States	29	3.3k	2.0k	1.4k	999	962	45	5.0k
Brigitte Hampel Germany	19	1.9k 0.6×	1.4k 0.7×	807 0.6×	721 0.7×	608 0.6×	21	3.4k
Mark W. Sleeman United States	32	2.7k 0.8×	2.2k 1.1×	1.8k 1.2×	1.2k 1.2×	571 0.6×	75	5.2k
Joshua P. Thaler United States	28	2.3k 0.7×	2.2k 1.1×	630 0.4×	1.7k 1.7×	1.3k 1.3×	42	6.0k
Leona Plum Germany	21	1.9k 0.6×	1.6k 0.8×	758 0.5×	836 0.8×	482 0.5×	24	3.4k
Roberto Coppari United States	36	4.5k 1.4×	3.2k 1.6×	2.0k 1.4×	1.5k 1.5×	1.4k 1.4×	55	7.9k
Qingchun Tong United States	38	2.1k 0.6×	1.5k 0.7×	796 0.6×	935 0.9×	408 0.4×	101	4.5k
Nina Balthasar United Kingdom	27	4.3k 1.3×	2.4k 1.2×	2.3k 1.6×	1.1k 1.1×	923 1.0×	31	6.8k
Kate L. J. Ellacott United Kingdom	29	1.9k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	997 0.7×	477 0.5×	501 0.5×	47	3.1k
Tooru M. Mizuno Canada	32	2.5k 0.8×	1.4k 0.7×	1.4k 1.0×	651 0.7×	759 0.8×	70	3.9k
Dianne P. Figlewicz United States	37	2.6k 0.8×	1.7k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	851 0.9×	388 0.4×	65	4.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Allison Xu

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Zhang, Song‐Yang, et al.. (2025). Pharmacological and physiological activation of TGR5 in the NTS lowers food intake by enhancing leptin-STAT3 signaling. Nature Communications. 16(1). 4990–4990. 2 indexed citations

Valdearcos, Martín, Andrew Folick, Ruoyu Li, et al.. (2025). Microglia mediate the early-life programming of adult glucose control. Cell Reports. 44(3). 115409–115409. 8 indexed citations

Hwang, Eun‐Sang, Ernie Yulyaningsih, Eirini Vagena, et al.. (2024). Identification of AgRP cells in the murine hindbrain that drive feeding. Molecular Metabolism. 80. 101886–101886. 6 indexed citations

Vagena, Eirini, et al.. (2023). Modulation of foraging-like behaviors by cholesterol-FGF19 axis. Cell & Bioscience. 13(1). 20–20. 6 indexed citations

Vagena, Eirini, He Li, Ernie Yulyaningsih, et al.. (2022). ASB4 modulates central melanocortinergic neurons and calcitonin signaling to control satiety and glucose homeostasis. Science Signaling. 15(733). eabj8204–eabj8204. 9 indexed citations

Lam, Diana L., Diana Alba, Drexel A. Neumann, et al.. (2022). A gene–diet interaction controlling relative intake of dietary carbohydrates and fats. Molecular Metabolism. 58. 101442–101442. 9 indexed citations

Al-Khami, Amir A., Sawsan Youssef, Yasmina Abdiche, et al.. (2020). Pharmacologic Properties and Preclinical Activity of Sasanlimab, A High-affinity Engineered Anti-Human PD-1 Antibody. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 19(10). 2105–2116. 11 indexed citations

Chin, Sherman M., Christopher R. Kimberlin, Zygy Roe-Žurž, et al.. (2018). Structure of the 4-1BB/4-1BBL complex and distinct binding and functional properties of utomilumab and urelumab. Nature Communications. 9(1). 4679–4679. 95 indexed citations

Yulyaningsih, Ernie, Martín Valdearcos, Eirini Vagena, et al.. (2017). Acute Lesioning and Rapid Repair of Hypothalamic Neurons outside the Blood-Brain Barrier. Cell Reports. 19(11). 2257–2271. 38 indexed citations

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Warne, James P., Farzad Alemi, Alison S. Reed, et al.. (2015). Retraction Notice to: Impairment of Central Leptin-Mediated PI3K Signaling Manifested as Hepatic Steatosis Independent of Hyperphagia and Obesity. Cell Metabolism. 21(4). 648–648. 3 indexed citations

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Roshanbin, Sahar, Ernie Yulyaningsih, L. Pérez, et al.. (2015). Leptin potentiates astrogenesis in the developing hypothalamus. Molecular Metabolism. 4(11). 881–889. 33 indexed citations

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Correa, Stephanie M., David W. Newstrom, James P. Warne, et al.. (2014). An Estrogen-Responsive Module in the Ventromedial Hypothalamus Selectively Drives Sex-Specific Activity in Females. Cell Reports. 10(1). 62–74. 122 indexed citations

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Dietrich, Marcelo O., Catiele Antunes, Geliang Gan, et al.. (2010). Agrp Neurons Mediate Sirt1's Action on the Melanocortin System and Energy Balance: Roles for Sirt1 in Neuronal Firing and Synaptic Plasticity. Journal of Neuroscience. 30(35). 11815–11825. 169 indexed citations

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Su, Hong Hua, Biliana Marcheva, Shuxia Meng, et al.. (2009). Gamma-protocadherins regulate the functional integrity of hypothalamic feeding circuitry in mice. Developmental Biology. 339(1). 38–50. 24 indexed citations

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Claret, Marc, Mark A. Smith, Rachel L. Batterham, et al.. (2007). AMPK is essential for energy homeostasis regulation and glucose sensing by POMC and AgRP neurons. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 117(8). 2325–2336. 414 indexed citations

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Kaelin, Christopher B., Lijie Gong, Allison Xu, et al.. (2006). Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription (Stat) Binding Sites But Not Stat3 Are Required for Fasting-Induced Transcription of Agouti-Related Protein Messenger Ribonucleic Acid. Molecular Endocrinology. 20(10). 2591–2602. 31 indexed citations

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Xu, Allison, et al.. (2006). Inactivation of Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 in Proopiomelanocortin (Pomc) Neurons Causes Decreased Pomc Expression, Mild Obesity, and Defects in Compensatory Refeeding. Endocrinology. 148(1). 72–80. 138 indexed citations

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Choudhury, Agharul I., Helen Heffron, Mark A. Smith, et al.. (2005). The role of insulin receptor substrate 2 in hypothalamic and β cell function. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 115(4). 940–950. 198 indexed citations

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Xu, Allison, Christopher B. Kaelin, Kiyoshi Takeda, et al.. (2005). PI3K integrates the action of insulin and leptin on hypothalamic neurons. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 115(4). 951–958. 323 indexed citations

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Kaelin, Christopher B., Allison Xu, Xin‐Yun Lu, & Gregory S. Barsh. (2004). Transcriptional Regulation of Agouti-Related Protein (Agrp) in Transgenic Mice. Endocrinology. 145(12). 5798–5806. 38 indexed citations

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