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.
Targeted Disruption of the Melanocortin-4 Receptor Results in Obesity in Mice
19972.4k citationsDennis Huszar, Catherine Lynch et al.Cellprofile →
Role of melanocortinergic neurons in feeding and the agouti obesity syndrome
19971.6k citationsWei Fan, Bruce A. Boston et al.Natureprofile →
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This network shows the impact of papers produced by Bruce A. Boston. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Bruce A. Boston. The network helps show where Bruce A. Boston may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bruce A. Boston
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Bruce A. Boston.
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Fan, Wei, Bruce A. Boston, Robert A. Kesterson, Victor J. Hruby, & Roger D. Cone. (1997). Role of melanocortinergic neurons in feeding and the agouti obesity syndrome. The FASEB Journal. 11(3).7 indexed citations
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Fan, Wei, Bruce A. Boston, Robert A. Kesterson, Victor J. Hruby, & Roger D. Cone. (1997). Role of melanocortinergic neurons in feeding and the agouti obesity syndrome. Nature. 385(6612). 165–168.1570 indexed citations breakdown →
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Huszar, Dennis, Catherine Lynch, Victoria Fairchild-Huntress, et al.. (1997). Targeted Disruption of the Melanocortin-4 Receptor Results in Obesity in Mice. Cell. 88(1). 131–141.2439 indexed citations breakdown →
Boston, Bruce A. & Roger D. Cone. (1996). Induction of melanocortin receptor (MC2-R & MC5-R) expression during adipocyte differentiation in the 3T3-L1 cell line and distribution of expression in mature adipose tissues. Journal of Investigative Medicine. 44(1).1 indexed citations
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Cone, Roger D., D Lu, Dag Inge Våge, et al.. (1996). The melanocortin receptors: agonists, antagonists, and the hormonal control of pigmentation: Recent Prog Horm Res. 51.39 indexed citations
Collins, J. S. A., J Bickley, Brian T. Johnston, et al.. (1992). Helicobacter pylori. Gut. 33(1 Suppl). S3–S4.1 indexed citations
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