L. David McKay

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

L. David McKay is a scholar working on Physiology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, L. David McKay has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Physiology, 5 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 3 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in L. David McKay's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (5 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (3 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (3 papers). L. David McKay is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (5 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (3 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (3 papers). L. David McKay collaborates with scholars based in United States and Australia. L. David McKay's co-authors include Stephen C. Woods, Elizabeth C. Lotter, Daniel Porte, D. Porte, Nancy J. Kenney, Neilé K. Edens, L. J. Stein, Robert H. Williams, Leslie J. Stein and David B. West and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Diabetologia.

In The Last Decade

L. David McKay

9 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Chronic intracerebroventricular infusion of insulin reduc... 1979 2026 1994 2010 1979 250 500 750
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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.

  1. Chronic intracerebroventricular infusion of insulin reduces food intake and body weight of baboons
    1979 844 citations Stephen C. Woods, Elizabeth C. Lotter et al. Nature profile →

Peers

L. David McKay
Elizabeth C. Lotter United States
F. Rohner‐Jeanrenaud Switzerland
C. Jerome United States
Jaw Kang Chang United States
Marie‐Thérèse Bluet‐Pajot France
Dana Boey Australia
Jesline T. Alexander United States
Mary M. Hagan United States
Yoshihiko Fukue Japan
Hans-Rudolf Berthoud United States
Elizabeth C. Lotter United States
L. David McKay
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of L. David McKay

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All Works

9 of 9 papers shown
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Kumar, Kathryn Prame, Jenny L. Wilson, L. David McKay, et al.. (2024). Stroke Alters the Function of Enteric Neurons to Impair Smooth Muscle Relaxation and Dysregulates Gut Transit. Journal of the American Heart Association. 13(3). e033279–e033279. 3 indexed citations
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Kumar, Kathryn Prame, L. David McKay, Jenny L. Wilson, et al.. (2023). Sympathetic-Mediated Intestinal Cell Death Contributes to Gut Barrier Impairment After Stroke. Translational Stroke Research. 16(2). 280–298. 5 indexed citations
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Woods, Stephen C., L. J. Stein, L. David McKay, & D. Porte. (1984). Suppression of food intake by intravenous nutrients and insulin in the baboon. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 247(2). R393–R401. 113 indexed citations
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Woods, Stephen C., David B. West, Leslie J. Stein, et al.. (1981). Peptides and the control of meal size. Diabetologia. 20(S1). 305–313. 121 indexed citations
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McKay, L. David, Nancy J. Kenney, Neilé K. Edens, Robert H. Williams, & Stephen C. Woods. (1981). Intracerebroventricular beta-endorphin increases food intake of rats. Life Sciences. 29(14). 1429–1434. 140 indexed citations
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Lotter, Elizabeth C., L. David McKay, Michael L. Mangiapane, et al.. (1980). Intraventricular Angiotensin Elicits Drinking in the Baboon. Experimental Biology and Medicine. 163(1). 48–51. 19 indexed citations
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Woods, Stephen C., L. David McKay, Leslie J. Stein, et al.. (1980). Neuroendocrine regulation of food intake and body weight. Brain Research Bulletin. 5. 1–5. 30 indexed citations
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Woods, Stephen C., Elizabeth C. Lotter, L. David McKay, & Daniel Porte. (1979). Chronic intracerebroventricular infusion of insulin reduces food intake and body weight of baboons. Nature. 282(5738). 503–505. 844 indexed citations breakdown →
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Woods, Stephen C. & L. David McKay. (1978). Intraventricular Alloxan Eliminates Feeding Elicited by 2-Deoxyglucose. Science. 202(4373). 1209–1211. 36 indexed citations

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