Jeffrey M. Zigman

14.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
121 papers, 10.2k citations indexed

About

Jeffrey M. Zigman is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Nutrition and Dietetics and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jeffrey M. Zigman has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 10.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 100 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 72 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 62 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Jeffrey M. Zigman's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (99 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (70 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (55 papers). Jeffrey M. Zigman is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (99 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (70 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (55 papers). Jeffrey M. Zigman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Argentina and Australia. Jeffrey M. Zigman's co-authors include Joel K. Elmquist, Charlotte E. Lee, Sherri Osborne‐Lawrence, Mario Perelló, Ichiro Sakata, Juli E. Jones, Jen-Chieh Chuang, Clifford B. Saper, Bharath K. Mani and Michael Lutter and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Jeffrey M. Zigman

117 papers receiving 10.0k 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.

Expression of ghrelin receptor mRNA in the rat and the mouse brain

2005 835 citations Jeffrey M. Zigman, Charlotte E. Lee et al. profile →
Leptin Directly Activates SF1 Neurons in the VMH, and This Action by Leptin Is Required for Normal Body-Weight Homeostasis

2006 629 citations Harveen Dhillon, Jeffrey M. Zigman et al. Neuron profile →
The orexigenic hormone ghrelin defends against depressive symptoms of chronic stress

2008 501 citations Michael Lutter, Ichiro Sakata et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jeffrey M. Zigman United States	52	7.4k	4.7k	4.3k	1.3k	1.2k	121	10.2k
Carol F. Elias United States	46	7.6k 1.0×	3.3k 0.7×	3.1k 0.7×	1.6k 1.2×	748 0.6×	139	10.9k
Sabrina Diano United States	55	8.5k 1.1×	5.5k 1.2×	4.1k 1.0×	2.6k 2.0×	995 0.8×	130	14.1k
Heike Münzberg United States	51	5.7k 0.8×	4.5k 1.0×	2.5k 0.6×	2.0k 1.6×	1.1k 0.9×	116	10.1k
Zane B. Andrews Australia	47	4.4k 0.6×	3.9k 0.8×	2.5k 0.6×	1.7k 1.3×	699 0.6×	143	8.1k
Stephen C. Benoit United States	51	4.9k 0.7×	3.4k 0.7×	3.0k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	917 0.8×	115	8.1k
Michael A. Cowley United States	53	10.4k 1.4×	6.7k 1.4×	5.2k 1.2×	2.3k 1.8×	1.9k 1.6×	122	15.8k
Gregory J. Morton United States	48	6.6k 0.9×	5.1k 1.1×	2.7k 0.6×	2.4k 1.9×	1.8k 1.5×	108	12.3k
Charlotte E. Lee United States	48	11.4k 1.5×	5.3k 1.1×	5.4k 1.3×	2.0k 1.5×	1.7k 1.4×	73	15.5k
Sébastien G. Bouret United States	46	4.0k 0.5×	2.6k 0.6×	1.6k 0.4×	925 0.7×	665 0.6×	97	7.3k
Caroline J. Small United Kingdom	31	5.3k 0.7×	3.3k 0.7×	2.9k 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	44	7.9k

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Brown, Richard C. D., Thomas W Tilston, Harry Smith, et al.. (2025). Meal-feeding promotes skeletal growth by ghrelin-dependent enhancement of growth hormone rhythmicity. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 135(12).

Gupta, Deepali, Kripa Shankar, Salil Varshney, et al.. (2024). Impact of Ghrelin on Islet Size in Nonpregnant and Pregnant Female Mice. Endocrinology. 165(6). 1 indexed citations

Varshney, Salil, Kripa Shankar, Lindsey Anderson, et al.. (2024). The LEAP2 Response to Cancer-Related Anorexia-Cachexia Syndrome in Male Mice and Patients. Endocrinology. 165(11). 5 indexed citations

Barrile, Franco, Gimena Fernández, Pablo N. De Francesco, et al.. (2023). Ghrelin’s orexigenic action in the lateral hypothalamic area involves indirect recruitment of orexin neurons and arcuate nucleus activation. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 156. 106333–106333. 12 indexed citations

Perelló, Mario, et al.. (2022). Toward a consensus nomenclature for ghrelin, its non‐acylated form, liver expressed antimicrobial peptide 2 and growth hormone secretagogue receptor. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 35(1). e13224–e13224. 14 indexed citations

Farokhnia, Mehdi, Lia J. Zallar, Zhi‐Bing You, et al.. (2021). A closer look at alcohol‐induced changes in the ghrelin system: novel insights from preclinical and clinical data. Addiction Biology. 27(1). e13033–e13033. 23 indexed citations

Shankar, Kripa, Deepali Gupta, Salil Varshney, et al.. (2021). Ghrelin cell–expressed insulin receptors mediate meal- and obesity-induced declines in plasma ghrelin. JCI Insight. 6(18). 12 indexed citations

Osborne‐Lawrence, Sherri, Juan A. Rodriguez, Zhenyan He, et al.. (2020). Metabolic insights from a GHSR-A203E mutant mouse model. Molecular Metabolism. 39. 101004–101004. 31 indexed citations

Gupta, Deepali, et al.. (2020). “A LEAP 2 conclusions? Targeting the ghrelin system to treat obesity and diabetes”. Molecular Metabolism. 46. 101128–101128. 35 indexed citations

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Tian, Jing, Lan Guo, Aarron Phensy, et al.. (2019). Disrupted hippocampal growth hormone secretagogue receptor 1α interaction with dopamine receptor D1 plays a role in Alzheimer′s disease. Science Translational Medicine. 11(505). 51 indexed citations

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Gupta, Deepali, Jen-Chieh Chuang, Bharath K. Mani, et al.. (2019). β1-adrenergic receptors mediate plasma acyl-ghrelin elevation and depressive-like behavior induced by chronic psychosocial stress. Neuropsychopharmacology. 44(7). 1319–1327. 30 indexed citations

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Rodriguez, Juan A., Emily C. Bruggeman, Bharath K. Mani, et al.. (2018). Ghrelin Receptor Agonist Rescues Excess Neonatal Mortality in a Prader-Willi Syndrome Mouse Model. Endocrinology. 159(12). 4006–4022. 21 indexed citations

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Davis, Jon F., Mario Perelló, Derrick L. Choi, et al.. (2012). GOAT induced ghrelin acylation regulates hedonic feeding. Hormones and Behavior. 62(5). 598–604. 52 indexed citations

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Cabral, Agustina, et al.. (2012). Ghrelin Indirectly Activates Hypophysiotropic CRF Neurons in Rodents. PLoS ONE. 7(2). e31462–e31462. 93 indexed citations

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Chuang, Jen-Chieh, Mario Perelló, Ichiro Sakata, et al.. (2011). Ghrelin mediates stress-induced food-reward behavior in mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 121(7). 2684–2692. 262 indexed citations

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Zhao, Tong‐Jin, Ichiro Sakata, Guosheng Liang, et al.. (2010). Ghrelin secretion stimulated by β ₁ -adrenergic receptors in cultured ghrelinoma cells and in fasted mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(36). 15868–15873. 154 indexed citations

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Xu, Yong, Jennifer W. Hill, Makoto Fukuda, et al.. (2010). PI3K Signaling in the Ventromedial Hypothalamic Nucleus Is Required for Normal Energy Homeostasis. Cell Metabolism. 12(1). 88–95. 91 indexed citations

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Donato, José, Roberta M. Cravo, Renata Frazão, et al.. (2010). Leptin’s effect on puberty in mice is relayed by the ventral premammillary nucleus and does not require signaling in Kiss1 neurons. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 121(1). 355–368. 261 indexed citations

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Davies, Jeffrey S., Sinan R. Eccles, Paweł Tokarczuk, et al.. (2009). Ghrelin Induces Abdominal Obesity via GHS-R-Dependent Lipid Retention. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 94(5). 1838–1838. 4 indexed citations

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Dhillon, Harveen, Jeffrey M. Zigman, Chianping Ye, et al.. (2006). Leptin Directly Activates SF1 Neurons in the VMH, and This Action by Leptin Is Required for Normal Body-Weight Homeostasis. Neuron. 49(2). 191–203. 629 indexed citations breakdown →

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