Asaf Marco

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 803 citations indexed

About

Asaf Marco is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Asaf Marco has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 803 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 7 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Asaf Marco's work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (7 papers), Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (6 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (5 papers). Asaf Marco is often cited by papers focused on Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (7 papers), Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (6 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (5 papers). Asaf Marco collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and Germany. Asaf Marco's co-authors include Aron Weller, Tatiana Kisliouk, Noam Meiri, Li‐Huei Tsai, Jennie Z. Young, Fan Gao, Chinnakkaruppan Adaikkan, Tzlil Tabachnik, Edward S. Boyden and Thomas J. McHugh and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Neuron and Nature Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Asaf Marco

21 papers receiving 800 citations

Hit Papers

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Gamma Entrainment Binds Higher-Order Brain Regions and Offers Neuroprotection

2019 293 citations Chinnakkaruppan Adaikkan, Steven J. Middleton et al. Neuron profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Asaf Marco Israel	11	295	207	204	198	138	21	803
Levi P. Sowers United States	14	322 1.1×	321 1.6×	159 0.8×	144 0.7×	239 1.7×	25	1.0k
Helena Frielingsdorf Sweden	9	182 0.6×	328 1.6×	141 0.7×	173 0.9×	100 0.7×	17	880
Daniela Calvigioni Sweden	16	370 1.3×	413 2.0×	236 1.2×	90 0.5×	107 0.8×	24	1.1k
Grégory Dal Bo Canada	13	388 1.3×	592 2.9×	167 0.8×	141 0.7×	75 0.5×	23	1.2k
Charles Marshall China	16	186 0.6×	526 2.5×	120 0.6×	278 1.4×	120 0.9×	22	1.1k
Nathan Cramer United States	19	354 1.2×	288 1.4×	223 1.1×	182 0.9×	94 0.7×	32	1.1k
Jérôme Clasadonte United States	13	241 0.8×	251 1.2×	172 0.8×	165 0.8×	357 2.6×	20	1.2k
Aleksandar Stankov North Macedonia	11	350 1.2×	332 1.6×	142 0.7×	173 0.9×	30 0.2×	20	1.2k
Daniela Noaín Switzerland	17	274 0.9×	419 2.0×	356 1.7×	117 0.6×	177 1.3×	29	984
Matthew Nelson United States	12	185 0.6×	215 1.0×	109 0.5×	230 1.2×	66 0.5×	26	861

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Rosenberg, Tali, et al.. (2025). Light-induced epigenetic modifications in the hypothalamus during avian embryonic development enhance phenotypic plasticity. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 13. 1573705–1573705. 1 indexed citations

Cohen, Nir, et al.. (2024). Paternal high-fat diet affects weight and DNA methylation of their offspring. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 19874–19874. 8 indexed citations

Marco, Asaf, et al.. (2024). Exercise Rescues Obesogenic-Related Genes in the Female Hypothalamic Arcuate Nucleus: A Potential Role of miR-211 Modulation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(13). 7188–7188. 2 indexed citations

Rosenberg, Tali, et al.. (2023). Neuronal Gtf2i deletion alters mitochondrial and autophagic properties. Communications Biology. 6(1). 1269–1269. 3 indexed citations

Kisliouk, Tatiana, et al.. (2023). Dieting reverses histone methylation and hypothalamic AgRP regulation in obese rats. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 14. 1121829–1121829. 5 indexed citations

Dileep, Vishnu, Carles A. Boix, Hansruedi Mathys, et al.. (2023). Neuronal DNA double-strand breaks lead to genome structural variations and 3D genome disruption in neurodegeneration. Cell. 186(20). 4404–4421.e20. 59 indexed citations

Meharena, Hiruy S., Asaf Marco, Vishnu Dileep, et al.. (2022). Down-syndrome-induced senescence disrupts the nuclear architecture of neural progenitors. Cell stem cell. 29(1). 116–130.e7. 56 indexed citations

Rosenberg, Tali, et al.. (2022). In individuals with Williams syndrome, dysregulation of methylation in non-coding regions of neuronal and oligodendrocyte DNA is associated with pathology and cortical development. Molecular Psychiatry. 28(3). 1112–1127. 6 indexed citations

Rosenberg, Tali, et al.. (2022). Embryonic heat conditioning in chicks induces transgenerational heat/immunological resilience via methylation on regulatory elements. The FASEB Journal. 36(7). e22406–e22406. 11 indexed citations

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Marco, Asaf. (2021). Activity-dependent remodeling of genome architecture in engram cells facilitates memory formation and recall. Neural Regeneration Research. 17(5). 991–991. 5 indexed citations

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Kisliouk, Tatiana, et al.. (2021). Early‐life thermal stress mediates long‐term alterations in hypothalamic microglia. Glia. 70(4). 619–633. 5 indexed citations

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Marco, Asaf, Hiruy S. Meharena, Vishnu Dileep, et al.. (2020). Mapping the epigenomic and transcriptomic interplay during memory formation and recall in the hippocampal engram ensemble. Nature Neuroscience. 23(12). 1606–1617. 87 indexed citations

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Adaikkan, Chinnakkaruppan, Steven J. Middleton, Asaf Marco, et al.. (2019). Gamma Entrainment Binds Higher-Order Brain Regions and Offers Neuroprotection. Neuron. 102(5). 929–943.e8. 293 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tabachnik, Tzlil, Tatiana Kisliouk, Asaf Marco, Noam Meiri, & Aron Weller. (2017). Thyroid Hormone-Dependent Epigenetic Regulation of Melanocortin 4 Receptor Levels in Female Offspring of Obese Rats. Endocrinology. 158(4). 842–851. 19 indexed citations

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Marco, Asaf, Tatiana Kisliouk, Tzlil Tabachnik, Aron Weller, & Noam Meiri. (2016). DNA CpG Methylation (5-Methylcytosine) and Its Derivative (5-Hydroxymethylcytosine) Alter Histone Posttranslational Modifications at the Pomc Promoter, Affecting the Impact of Perinatal Diet on Leanness and Obesity of the Offspring. Diabetes. 65(8). 2258–2267. 40 indexed citations

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Barnea, Royi, et al.. (2015). Trait and state binge eating predispose towards cocaine craving. Addiction Biology. 22(1). 163–171. 7 indexed citations

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Marco, Asaf, Tatiana Kisliouk, Tzlil Tabachnik, Noam Meiri, & Aron Weller. (2014). Overweight and CpG methylation of the Pomc promoter in offspring of high‐fat‐diet‐fed dams are not “reprogrammed” by regular chow diet in rats. The FASEB Journal. 28(9). 4148–4157. 73 indexed citations

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Marco, Asaf, Tatiana Kisliouk, Aron Weller, & Noam Meiri. (2013). High fat diet induces hypermethylation of the hypothalamic Pomc promoter and obesity in post-weaning rats. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 38(12). 2844–2853. 57 indexed citations

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Marco, Asaf, M. Schroeder, & Aron Weller. (2012). Feeding and reward: Ontogenetic changes in an animal model of obesity. Neuropharmacology. 62(8). 2447–2454. 14 indexed citations

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Marco, Asaf, M. Schroeder, & Aron Weller. (2009). Microstructural pattern of palatable food intake from weaning to adulthood in male and female OLETF rats.. Behavioral Neuroscience. 123(6). 1251–1260. 8 indexed citations

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