Ferenc Obál

3.4k total citations
44 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Ferenc Obál is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Ferenc Obál has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 27 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 12 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Ferenc Obál's work include Sleep and Wakefulness Research (29 papers), Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (15 papers) and Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (12 papers). Ferenc Obál is often cited by papers focused on Sleep and Wakefulness Research (29 papers), Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (15 papers) and Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (12 papers). Ferenc Obál collaborates with scholars based in United States, Hungary and Switzerland. Ferenc Obál's co-authors include James M. Krueger, Jidong Fang, Ping Taishi, Levente Kapás, Takeshi Kubota, Sebastian Bredow, James M. Krueger, Jianyi Zhang, Nandita Guha‐Thakurta and P. Alföldi and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, Brain Research and The FASEB Journal.

In The Last Decade

Ferenc Obál

44 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ferenc Obál United States 30 1.5k 1.4k 898 383 351 44 2.5k
Ping Taishi United States 31 1.4k 0.9× 1.2k 0.9× 857 1.0× 360 0.9× 355 1.0× 58 2.7k
F. Obál Hungary 31 1.3k 0.8× 1.4k 1.0× 659 0.7× 544 1.4× 606 1.7× 104 2.8k
Jidong Fang United States 41 2.2k 1.4× 1.8k 1.3× 1.4k 1.5× 682 1.8× 656 1.9× 78 4.0k
M Jouvet France 26 1.4k 0.9× 785 0.6× 561 0.6× 755 2.0× 206 0.6× 141 2.4k
Carl Aschkenasi United States 8 1.6k 1.0× 3.8k 2.8× 850 0.9× 473 1.2× 1.2k 3.4× 10 4.4k
Seema Gulyani United States 21 2.1k 1.4× 1.6k 1.2× 1.5k 1.6× 468 1.2× 358 1.0× 31 3.2k
Irina Antonijevic Germany 28 667 0.4× 723 0.5× 503 0.6× 947 2.5× 439 1.3× 62 3.1k
Ketema N. Paul United States 21 614 0.4× 1.1k 0.8× 494 0.6× 290 0.8× 476 1.4× 49 1.7k
Elisabeth Frieß Germany 23 888 0.6× 564 0.4× 581 0.6× 215 0.6× 224 0.6× 47 1.8k
Dag Stenberg Finland 28 1.3k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 725 0.8× 476 1.2× 291 0.8× 80 2.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ferenc Obál

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Péterfi, Zoltán, Ferenc Obál, Ping Taishi, et al.. (2006). Sleep in spontaneous dwarf rats. Brain Research. 1108(1). 133–146. 8 indexed citations
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Obál, Ferenc, Fabio Garcı́a-Garcı́a, Balint Z Kacsoh, et al.. (2005). Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Is Reduced in Prolactin-Deficient Mice. Journal of Neuroscience. 25(44). 10282–10289. 35 indexed citations
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Alt, Jeremiah A., Stewart Bohnet, Ping Taishi, et al.. (2005). Influenza virus-induced glucocorticoid and hypothalamic and lung cytokine mRNA responses in dwarf lit/lit mice. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 21(1). 60–67. 15 indexed citations
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Obál, Ferenc & James M. Krueger. (2004). GHRH and sleep. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 8(5). 367–377. 97 indexed citations
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Chen, Lichao, Ping Taishi, Jeannine A. Majde, et al.. (2004). The role of nitric oxide synthases in the sleep responses to tumor necrosis factor-α. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 18(4). 390–398. 21 indexed citations
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Obál, Ferenc, Jeremiah A. Alt, Ping Taishi, János Gardi, & James M. Krueger. (2003). Sleep in mice with nonfunctional growth hormone-releasing hormone receptors. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 284(1). R131–R139. 89 indexed citations
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Obál, Ferenc, et al.. (2003). Alterations in EEG activity and sleep after influenza viral infection in GHRH receptor-deficient mice. Journal of Applied Physiology. 95(2). 460–468. 18 indexed citations
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Hajdu, I., Éva Szentirmai, Ferenc Obál, & James M. Krueger. (2003). Different brain structures mediate drinking and sleep suppression elicited by the somatostatin analog, octreotide, in rats. Brain Research. 994(1). 115–123. 15 indexed citations
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De, Alok, Lynn Churchill, Ferenc Obál, Steven M. Simasko, & James M. Krueger. (2002). GHRH and IL1β increase cytoplasmic Ca2+ levels in cultured hypothalamic GABAergic neurons. Brain Research. 949(1-2). 209–212. 50 indexed citations
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Krueger, James M., Ferenc Obál, Jidong Fang, Takeshi Kubota, & Ping Taishi. (2001). The Role of Cytokines in Physiological Sleep Regulation. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 933(1). 211–221. 324 indexed citations
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Krueger, James M., Ferenc Obál, & Jidong Fang. (1999). Why we sleep: a theoretical view of sleep function. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 3(2). 119–129. 61 indexed citations
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Taishi, Ping, Zutang Chen, Ferenc Obál, et al.. (1998). Sleep-Associated Changes in Interleukin-1β mRNA in the Brain. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 18(9). 793–798. 72 indexed citations
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Obál, Ferenc, et al.. (1997). Antiserum to Growth Hormone Decreases Sleep in the Rat. Neuroendocrinology. 66(1). 9–16. 29 indexed citations
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Kapás, Levente, Ferenc Obál, Adam A. Book, et al.. (1996). The effects of immunolesions of nerve growth factor-receptive neurons by 192 IgG-saporin on sleep. Brain Research. 712(1). 53–59. 74 indexed citations
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Krueger, James M., Ferenc Obál, Levente Kapás, & Jidong Fang. (1995). Brain organization and sleep function. Behavioural Brain Research. 69(1-2). 177–185. 82 indexed citations
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Krueger, James M., Linda A Toth, Rachael Floyd, et al.. (1994). Sleep, Microbes and Cytokines. NeuroImmunoModulation. 1(2). 100–109. 39 indexed citations
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Kapás, Levente, Ferenc Obál, & James M. Krueger. (1993). Humoral Regulation of Sleep. International review of neurobiology. 35. 131–160. 20 indexed citations
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Kapás, Levente, Ferenc Obál, Mark R. Opp, Lars Johannsen, & James M. Krueger. (1991). Intraperitoneal injection of cholecystokinin elicits sleep in rabbits. Physiology & Behavior. 50(6). 1241–1244. 29 indexed citations
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Alföldi, P., G. Rubicsek, Gábor Cserni, & Ferenc Obál. (1990). Brain and core temperatures and peripheral vasomotion during sleep and wakefulness at various ambient temperatures in the rat. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 417(3). 336–341. 93 indexed citations
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Obál, Ferenc, Irene Tobler, & Alexander A. Borbély. (1983). Effect of ambient temperature on the 24-hour sleep-wake cycle in normal and capsaicin-treated rats. Physiology & Behavior. 30(3). 425–430. 40 indexed citations

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