L. Michael Romero

23.8k total citations · 7 hit papers
201 papers, 18.3k citations indexed

About

L. Michael Romero is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology and Animal Science and Zoology. According to data from OpenAlex, L. Michael Romero has authored 201 papers receiving a total of 18.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 128 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 70 papers in Ecology and 64 papers in Animal Science and Zoology. Recurrent topics in L. Michael Romero's work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (126 papers), Animal Nutrition and Physiology (53 papers) and Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (48 papers). L. Michael Romero is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Reproduction (126 papers), Animal Nutrition and Physiology (53 papers) and Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (48 papers). L. Michael Romero collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. L. Michael Romero's co-authors include Robert M. Sapolsky, Allan Munck, Molly J. Dickens, Nicole E. Cyr, J. Michael Reed, Martin Wikelski, John C. Wingfield, Erin L. Rich, Christine R. Lattin and David J. Delehanty and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

In The Last Decade

L. Michael Romero

197 papers receiving 17.8k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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. How Do Glucocorticoids Influence Stress Responses? Integrating Permissive, Suppressive, Stimulatory, and Preparative Actions*
    2000 5.3k citations L. Michael Romero et al. profile →
  2. Physiological stress in ecology: lessons from biomedical research
    2004 1.1k citations L. Michael Romero profile →
  3. Seasonal changes in plasma glucocorticoid concentrations in free-living vertebrates
    2002 949 citations L. Michael Romero General and Comparative Endocrinology profile →
  4. Collecting baseline corticosterone samples in the field: is under 3 min good enough?
    2004 869 citations L. Michael Romero, J. Michael Reed Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology profile →
  5. The reactive scope model — A new model integrating homeostasis, allostasis, and stress
    2009 791 citations L. Michael Romero et al. profile →
  6. A consensus endocrine profile for chronically stressed wild animals does not exist
    2013 326 citations L. Michael Romero et al. General and Comparative Endocrinology profile →
  7. Glucocorticoids and “Stress” Are Not Synonymous
    2019 232 citations Scott A. MacDougall‐Shackleton, Frances Bonier et al. Integrative Organismal Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
L. Michael Romero United States 57 9.0k 7.4k 3.3k 3.1k 2.9k 201 18.3k
John C. Wingfield United States 108 28.7k 3.2× 21.1k 2.9× 3.1k 1.0× 2.6k 0.8× 5.3k 1.8× 480 42.3k
Rudy Boonstra Canada 62 5.1k 0.6× 8.9k 1.2× 2.0k 0.6× 863 0.3× 2.0k 0.7× 269 13.9k
John R. Speakman United Kingdom 88 8.9k 1.0× 10.9k 1.5× 1.0k 0.3× 384 0.1× 1.5k 0.5× 635 30.6k
Rupert Palme Austria 66 4.1k 0.5× 5.1k 0.7× 9.8k 3.0× 2.7k 0.9× 4.0k 1.4× 505 19.2k
Randy J. Nelson United States 86 3.9k 0.4× 2.7k 0.4× 533 0.2× 3.3k 1.1× 5.1k 1.7× 466 26.0k
Jaap M. Koolhaas Netherlands 69 4.1k 0.4× 2.1k 0.3× 3.8k 1.2× 5.9k 1.9× 7.2k 2.4× 189 18.4k
Jeanne Altmann United States 64 11.2k 1.2× 7.4k 1.0× 2.4k 0.7× 708 0.2× 14.2k 4.8× 145 23.9k
Theodore Garland United States 93 14.1k 1.6× 11.7k 1.6× 664 0.2× 720 0.2× 2.7k 0.9× 356 33.8k
Pat Monaghan United Kingdom 69 9.6k 1.1× 10.8k 1.5× 413 0.1× 310 0.1× 1.1k 0.4× 284 20.1k
Denis Réale Canada 54 10.8k 1.2× 7.0k 0.9× 1.6k 0.5× 195 0.1× 2.3k 0.8× 161 16.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of L. Michael Romero

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Montalban‐Bravo, Guillermo, Farhad Ravandi, Nicholas J. Short, et al.. (2025). Safety and efficacy of the combination of azacitidine with venetoclax after hypomethylating agent failure in higher-risk myelodysplastic syndrome. Leukemia Research. 153. 107692–107692. 1 indexed citations
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Williams, Cathy, et al.. (2025). Dermal glucocorticoids are uncoupled from stress physiology and infection. Conservation Physiology. 13(1). coaf005–coaf005.
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Jerem, Paul & L. Michael Romero. (2025). Body surface temperatures as biomarkers of physiological environmental adaptation in wild birds and mammals. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 101(1). 336–363.
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Heidinger, Britt J., et al.. (2025). Chronic Stress Intensity Does not Affect Corticosterone or DNA Damage in Adult and Juvenile House Sparrows. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological and Integrative Physiology.
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Owyeung, Rachel E., et al.. (2024). Wireless Heart and Respiration Rate Monitoring in Birds Using Skin Mounted Eutectogel Coated Threads. Advanced Materials Technologies. 9(17). 1 indexed citations
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Gormally, Brenna M. G., et al.. (2024). Investigating the effects of acute and chronic stress on DNA damage. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological and Integrative Physiology. 341(3). 256–263. 2 indexed citations
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Alsaedi, Mossab K., Atul Sharma, Junfei Xia, et al.. (2023). Smart sensing flexible sutures for glucose monitoring in house sparrows. The Analyst. 148(22). 5714–5723. 7 indexed citations
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Jerem, Paul & L. Michael Romero. (2023). It's cool to be stressed: body surface temperatures track sympathetic nervous system activation during acute stress. Journal of Experimental Biology. 226(20). 7 indexed citations
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Gormally, Brenna M. G., et al.. (2022). Background DNA damage is higher in summer than winter in both free‐living and captive birds. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological and Integrative Physiology. 337(8). 789–794. 2 indexed citations
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Gormally, Brenna M. G. & L. Michael Romero. (2020). What are you actually measuring? A review of techniques that integrate the stress response on distinct time‐scales. Functional Ecology. 34(10). 2030–2044. 86 indexed citations
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Gormally, Brenna M. G., et al.. (2020). Beyond corticosterone: The acute stress response increases DNA damage in house sparrows. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological and Integrative Physiology. 333(8). 595–606. 9 indexed citations
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Gormally, Brenna M. G., et al.. (2020). Captive house sparrows (Passer domesticus) show little evidence of seasonality of neophobia responses. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological and Integrative Physiology. 333(7). 478–482. 2 indexed citations
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MacDougall‐Shackleton, Scott A., Frances Bonier, L. Michael Romero, & Ignacio T. Moore. (2019). Glucocorticoids and “Stress” Are Not Synonymous. Integrative Organismal Biology. 1(1). obz017–obz017. 232 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lattin, Christine R., et al.. (2013). Intracellular glucocorticoid receptors in spleen, but not skin, vary seasonally in wild house sparrows ( Passer domesticus ). Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 280(1756). 20123033–20123033. 21 indexed citations
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Knapp, Charles, Trevor T. Zachariah, Carolina Perez‐Heydrich, et al.. (2013). Physiological effects of tourism and associated food provisioning in an endangered iguana. Conservation Physiology. 1(1). cot032–cot032. 51 indexed citations
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Lattin, Christine R., Carolyn M. Bauer, Robert de Bruijn, & L. Michael Romero. (2012). Hypothalamus–pituitary–adrenal axis activity and the subsequent response to chronic stress differ depending upon life history stage. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 178(3). 494–501. 75 indexed citations
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DesRochers, David W., et al.. (2008). Exogenous and endogenous corticosterone alter feather quality. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 152(1). 46–52. 104 indexed citations
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Romero, L. Michael & Luke K. Butler. (2007). Endocrinology of Stress. International Journal of Comparative Psychology. 20(2). 121 indexed citations
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Wingfield, John C., Noah T. Owen–Ashley, Z Morgan Benowitz‐Fredericks, et al.. (2004). Arctic spring: The arrival biology of migrant birds. 50(6). 948–960. 29 indexed citations
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Romero, L. Michael, et al.. (2002). Corticosterone Responses in Wild Birds: The Importance of Rapid Initial Sampling. Ornithological Applications. 104(1). 129–135. 70 indexed citations

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