Charles J. Billington

18.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
235 papers, 13.6k citations indexed

About

Charles J. Billington is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Charles J. Billington has authored 235 papers receiving a total of 13.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 110 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 79 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 59 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Charles J. Billington's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (95 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (66 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (34 papers). Charles J. Billington is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (95 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (66 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (34 papers). Charles J. Billington collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Chile. Charles J. Billington's co-authors include Allen S. Levine, Catherine M. Kotz, Martha K. Grace, Anja Holm, Jennifer A. Teske, J. E. Briggs, Chuanfeng Wang, Michael J. Glass, James D. Pomonis and Heather Chambliss and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Charles J. Billington

234 papers receiving 13.3k 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.

Orexin activation counteracts decreases in nonexercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT) caused by high-fat diet

2017 1.6k citations Charles J. Billington, Catherine M. Kotz et al. profile →
Weight Bias among Health Professionals Specializing in Obesity

2003 591 citations Charles J. Billington et al. profile →
Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass vs Intensive Medical Management for the Control of Type 2 Diabetes, Hypertension, and Hyperlipidemia

2013 530 citations Sayeed Ikramuddin, Judith Körner et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Charles J. Billington United States	63	5.3k	3.7k	3.3k	2.3k	2.0k	235	13.6k
Timothy H. Moran United States	64	5.7k 1.1×	4.6k 1.2×	4.2k 1.3×	3.6k 1.6×	2.9k 1.5×	323	15.8k
Allen S. Levine United States	75	8.1k 1.5×	4.6k 1.2×	6.7k 2.1×	3.4k 1.5×	3.8k 2.0×	323	17.9k
Yvette Taché United States	77	6.1k 1.2×	5.8k 1.6×	5.2k 1.6×	3.3k 1.4×	3.4k 1.7×	499	21.0k
Johannes Hebebrand Germany	71	4.8k 0.9×	3.6k 1.0×	1.3k 0.4×	2.0k 0.9×	3.1k 1.6×	487	18.0k
Mary F. Dallman United States	81	6.7k 1.3×	5.7k 1.5×	2.7k 0.8×	1.8k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	244	22.3k
Cynthia M. Kuhn United States	77	1.5k 0.3×	2.4k 0.6×	3.7k 1.1×	2.3k 1.0×	791 0.4×	278	17.5k
Stafford L. Lightman United Kingdom	94	7.1k 1.3×	5.0k 1.3×	5.0k 1.5×	5.3k 2.3×	847 0.4×	769	38.7k
Kevin G. Murphy United Kingdom	55	6.5k 1.2×	4.7k 1.3×	1.5k 0.5×	3.3k 1.4×	3.7k 1.9×	188	14.3k
Philip W. Gold United States	84	3.7k 0.7×	3.6k 1.0×	3.1k 1.0×	2.1k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	310	27.2k
Helgi B. Schiöth Sweden	69	5.3k 1.0×	3.2k 0.9×	3.2k 1.0×	6.6k 2.8×	3.7k 1.9×	443	19.9k

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Anders, Jennifer, et al.. (2023). Combining Celiac and Hepatic Vagus Nerve Neuromodulation Reverses Glucose Intolerance and Improves Glycemic Control in Pre- and Overt-Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Biomedicines. 11(9). 2452–2452. 6 indexed citations

Fox, Claudia K., Justin Clark, Kyle Rudser, et al.. (2022). Exenatide for weight‐loss maintenance in adolescents with severe obesity: A randomized, placebo‐controlled trial. Obesity. 30(5). 1105–1115. 29 indexed citations

Feinn, Richard, Beth A. Kozel, Charles J. Billington, et al.. (2022). Frequency of QTc Interval Prolongation in Children and Adults with Williams Syndrome. Pediatric Cardiology. 43(7). 1559–1567. 4 indexed citations

Regier, Debra S., Jamie L. Fraser, Kimberly A. Chapman, et al.. (2020). Use of dexamethasone in idiopathic, acute pediatric rhabdomyolysis. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 185(2). 500–507. 4 indexed citations

Liu, Delong, Russell H. Knutsen, Charles J. Billington, et al.. (2020). Whole exome sequencing in patients with Williams–Beuren syndrome followed by disease modeling in mice points to four novel pathways that may modify stenosis risk. Human Molecular Genetics. 29(12). 2035–2050. 13 indexed citations

Billington, Charles J., et al.. (2018). U500 Disposable Patch Insulin Pump: Results and Discussion of a Veterans Affairs Pilot Study. Journal of the Endocrine Society. 2(11). 1275–1283. 1 indexed citations

Teske, Jennifer A., Claudio E. Perez‐Leighton, Emily E. Noble, et al.. (2016). Effect of Housing Types on Growth, Feeding, Physical Activity, and Anxiety-Like Behavior in Male Sprague-Dawley Rats. Frontiers in Nutrition. 3. 4–4. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Qi, Charles J. Billington, Leaque Ahmed, et al.. (2015). FGF 19 and Bile Acids Increase Following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass but Not After Medical Management in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. Obesity Surgery. 26(5). 957–965. 84 indexed citations

Damschroder, Laura J., Tannaz Moin, Santanu Datta, et al.. (2015). Implementation and evaluation of the VA DPP clinical demonstration: protocol for a multi-site non-randomized hybrid effectiveness-implementation type III trial. Implementation Science. 10(1). 68–68. 38 indexed citations

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Perez‐Leighton, Claudio E., Charles J. Billington, & Catherine M. Kotz. (2013). Orexin modulation of adipose tissue. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1842(3). 440–445. 26 indexed citations

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Wang, Chuanfeng, Rebecca J. Godar, Charles J. Billington, & Catherine M. Kotz. (2010). Chronic administration of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus reverses obesity induced by high-fat diet. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 298(5). R1320–R1332. 43 indexed citations

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Jensen, Eric D., Lan Pham, Charles J. Billington, et al.. (2009). Bone morphogenic protein 2 directly enhances differentiation of murine osteoclast precursors. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 109(4). 672–682. 111 indexed citations

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Teske, Jennifer A., Charles J. Billington, & Catherine M. Kotz. (2007). Neuropeptidergic Mediators of Spontaneous Physical Activity and Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis. Neuroendocrinology. 87(2). 71–90. 60 indexed citations

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Glass, Michael J., Charles J. Billington, & Allen S. Levine. (1999). Opioids and food intake: distributed functional neural pathways?. Neuropeptides. 33(5). 360–368. 170 indexed citations

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Pomonis, James D., Allen S. Levine, & Charles J. Billington. (1997). Interaction of the Hypothalamic Paraventricular Nucleus and Central Nucleus of the Amygdala in Naloxone Blockade of Neuropeptide Y-Induced Feeding Revealed byc-fosExpression. Journal of Neuroscience. 17(13). 5175–5182. 55 indexed citations

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Kotz, Catherine M., Martha K. Grace, John D. Briggs, AS Levine, & Charles J. Billington. (1995). Effects of opioid antagonists naloxone and naltrexone on neuropeptide Y-induced feeding and brown fat thermogenesis in the rat. Neural site of action.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 96(1). 163–170. 71 indexed citations

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Dysken, Maurice W., et al.. (1993). Intrasubject reproducibility of growth hormone-releasing hormone-stimulated growth hormone in older women, older men, and younger men. Biological Psychiatry. 33(8-9). 610–617. 12 indexed citations

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Levine, Allen S., Martha K. Grace, & Charles J. Billington. (1991). ß-Funaltrexamine (ß-FNA) decreases deprivation and opioid-induced feeding. Brain Research. 562(2). 281–284. 43 indexed citations

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Levine, A. S., Martha K. Grace, Charles J. Billington, et al.. (1988). Effect of morphine and nalmefene on energy balance in diabetic and non-diabetic rats. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 29(3). 495–500. 21 indexed citations

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Billington, Charles J., et al.. (1984). Opiate feeding systems in guinea pigs. Federation Proceedings. 43(4). 1 indexed citations

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