Anna Secher

4.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
33 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Anna Secher is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Anna Secher has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 11 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Anna Secher's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (16 papers), Diabetes Treatment and Management (8 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (7 papers). Anna Secher is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (16 papers), Diabetes Treatment and Management (8 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (7 papers). Anna Secher collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and Switzerland. Anna Secher's co-authors include Jesper V. Olsen, Charles Pyke, Lotte Bjerre Knudsen, Alicia Lundby, Carsten Lundby, Kasper Lage, Kirsten Raun, Kevin L. Grove, Niels Vrang and Jacob Hecksher‐Sørensen and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Anna Secher

31 papers receiving 2.6k citations

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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.

The arcuate nucleus mediates GLP-1 receptor agonist liraglutide-dependent weight loss

2014 702 citations Anna Secher, Jacob Hecksher‐Sørensen et al. profile →
Proteomic changes upon treatment with semaglutide in individuals with obesity

2025 20 citations Lasse Maretty, Dipender Gill et al. Nature Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Anna Secher Denmark	19	1.2k	849	652	625	493	33	2.6k
Birgitte S. Wulff Denmark	24	815 0.7×	486 0.6×	1.4k 2.2×	879 1.4×	478 1.0×	43	2.7k
Mark H. Perrone United States	30	1.2k 1.0×	543 0.6×	576 0.9×	600 1.0×	455 0.9×	81	3.3k
Lenka Maletı́nská Czechia	26	773 0.7×	276 0.3×	617 0.9×	619 1.0×	128 0.3×	116	2.0k
Ravi P. Nargund United States	24	744 0.6×	875 1.0×	1.9k 2.8×	949 1.5×	311 0.6×	72	3.1k
Jean‐Louis Junien France	34	1.5k 1.3×	414 0.5×	239 0.4×	578 0.9×	330 0.7×	76	3.0k
Corinne Leloup France	31	978 0.8×	455 0.5×	799 1.2×	1.0k 1.7×	753 1.5×	71	2.9k
Michael L. McCaleb United States	31	1.1k 0.9×	276 0.3×	610 0.9×	425 0.7×	283 0.6×	72	2.9k
Brendan Leighton United Kingdom	36	2.0k 1.7×	1.2k 1.4×	368 0.6×	1.8k 2.8×	1.3k 2.6×	96	4.3k
Sarah L. Gray Canada	22	1.3k 1.1×	301 0.4×	349 0.5×	929 1.5×	363 0.7×	42	2.7k
Brian Finan United States	32	1.4k 1.2×	1.9k 2.2×	657 1.0×	1.1k 1.7×	1.0k 2.1×	57	3.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Anna Secher

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Halling, Jens Frey, Bjørn Olav Hald, Johannes Josef Fels, et al.. (2025). CagriSema drives weight loss in rats by reducing energy intake and preserving energy expenditure. Nature Metabolism. 7(7). 1322–1329. 2 indexed citations

Maretty, Lasse, Dipender Gill, Lotte Simonsen, et al.. (2025). Proteomic changes upon treatment with semaglutide in individuals with obesity. Nature Medicine. 31(1). 267–277. 20 indexed citations breakdown →

Andersen, Helle, Ann Maria Kruse Hansen, Sarah Juel Paulsen, et al.. (2025). Deletion of GFRAL blunts weight lowering effects of FGF21 in female mice. Journal of Endocrinology. 265(2). 1 indexed citations

Chen, Weiyi, Corinna A. Bauder, Tamara Sotelo-Hitschfeld, et al.. (2025). Hypothalamic PNOC/NPY neurons constitute mediators of leptin-controlled energy homeostasis. Cell. 188(13). 3550–3566.e22. 3 indexed citations

Deem, Jennifer D., David Tingley, Anne-Mette Bjerregaard, et al.. (2023). Identification of Hypothalamic Glucoregulatory Neurons That Sense and Respond to Changes in Glycemia. Diabetes. 72(9). 1207–1213. 9 indexed citations

Secher, Anna, et al.. (2022). Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptors in nucleus accumbens, ventral hippocampus, and lateral septum reduce alcohol reinforcement in mice.. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology. 31(3). 612–620. 15 indexed citations

Brown, Jenny M., Dylan M. Rausch, Bao Anh Phan, et al.. (2021). Role of hypothalamic MAPK/ERK signaling and central action of FGF1 in diabetes remission. iScience. 24(9). 102944–102944. 18 indexed citations

Ludwig, Mette Q., Wenwen Cheng, Desiree Gordian, et al.. (2021). A genetic map of the mouse dorsal vagal complex and its role in obesity. Nature Metabolism. 3(4). 530–545. 109 indexed citations

Brown, Jenny M., Jarrad M. Scarlett, Miles E. Matsen, et al.. (2019). The Hypothalamic Arcuate Nucleus–Median Eminence Is a Target for Sustained Diabetes Remission Induced by Fibroblast Growth Factor 1. Diabetes. 68(5). 1054–1061. 26 indexed citations

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Lundby, Alicia, Giulia Franciosa, Kristina B. Emdal, et al.. (2019). Oncogenic Mutations Rewire Signaling Pathways by Switching Protein Recruitment to Phosphotyrosine Sites. Cell. 179(2). 543–560.e26. 62 indexed citations

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Scarlett, Jarrad M., Kenjiro Muta, Jenny M. Brown, et al.. (2018). Peripheral Mechanisms Mediating the Sustained Antidiabetic Action of FGF1 in the Brain. Diabetes. 68(3). 654–664. 37 indexed citations

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Gabery, Sanaz, Kasper Marstal, Tomas Alanentalo, et al.. (2018). Integrated Brain Atlas for Unbiased Mapping of Nervous System Effects Following Liraglutide Treatment. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 10310–10310. 69 indexed citations

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Rehfeld, Jens F., et al.. (2018). PYY(3-36) and exendin-4 reduce food intake and activate neuronal circuits in a synergistic manner in mice. Neuropeptides. 73. 89–95. 43 indexed citations

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Nilsson, Cecilia, Anna Secher, Jonas Kildegaard, et al.. (2017). Differential hypothalamic leptin sensitivity in obese rat offspring exposed to maternal and postnatal intake of chocolate and soft drink. Nutrition and Diabetes. 7(1). e242–e242. 10 indexed citations

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Secher, Anna, Christian D. Kelstrup, Kilian W. Conde‐Frieboes, et al.. (2016). Analytic framework for peptidomics applied to large-scale neuropeptide identification. Nature Communications. 7(1). 11436–11436. 93 indexed citations

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Heppner, Kristy M., Melissa A. Kirigiti, Anna Secher, et al.. (2014). Expression and Distribution of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor mRNA, Protein and Binding in the Male Nonhuman Primate (Macaca mulatta) Brain. Endocrinology. 156(1). 255–267. 152 indexed citations

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Lundby, Alicia, Kasper Lage, Brian T. Weinert, et al.. (2012). Proteomic Analysis of Lysine Acetylation Sites in Rat Tissues Reveals Organ Specificity and Subcellular Patterns. Cell Reports. 2(2). 419–431. 451 indexed citations

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Lundby, Alicia, Anna Secher, Kasper Lage, et al.. (2012). Quantitative maps of protein phosphorylation sites across 14 different rat organs and tissues. Nature Communications. 3(1). 876–876. 287 indexed citations

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Secher, Anna, Henriette Husum, Birgitte Holst, Kristoffer L. Egerod, & Erling T. Mellerup. (2009). Risperidone Treatment Increases CB<sub>1</sub> Receptor Binding in Rat Brain. Neuroendocrinology. 91(2). 155–168. 19 indexed citations

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Secher, Anna, Jens Drachmann Bukh, Camilla Bock, et al.. (2009). Antidepressive-drug-induced bodyweight gain is associated with polymorphisms in genes coding for COMT and TPH1. International Clinical Psychopharmacology. 24(4). 199–203. 23 indexed citations

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