Leona Plum

5.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
24 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Leona Plum is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Leona Plum has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 12 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Leona Plum's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (14 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (9 papers) and Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (6 papers). Leona Plum is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (14 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (9 papers) and Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (6 papers). Leona Plum collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Hungary. Leona Plum's co-authors include Jens C. Brüning, Markus Schubert, Brigitte Hampel, Ruth Janoschek, Tamás L. Horváth, Gregory S. Barsh, Marya Shanabrough, Erzsébet Borók, C. Ronald Kahn and Ari Waisman and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Leona Plum

23 papers receiving 3.3k 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.

  1. Agouti-related peptide–expressing neurons are mandatory for feeding
    2005 616 citations Marya Shanabrough, Erzsébet Borók et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
  2. Insulin Action in AgRP-Expressing Neurons Is Required for Suppression of Hepatic Glucose Production
    2007 538 citations A. Christine Könner, Ruth Janoschek et al. Cell Metabolism profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Leona Plum Germany 21 1.9k 1.6k 836 758 699 24 3.4k
Brigitte Hampel Germany 19 1.9k 1.0× 1.4k 0.9× 721 0.9× 807 1.1× 556 0.8× 21 3.4k
George B. Karkanias United States 19 2.3k 1.3× 1.5k 1.0× 712 0.9× 1.0k 1.3× 889 1.3× 26 3.5k
Harveen Dhillon United States 18 1.6k 0.8× 1.5k 0.9× 651 0.8× 638 0.8× 340 0.5× 22 3.1k
Daisuke Kohno Japan 26 2.1k 1.1× 1.1k 0.7× 494 0.6× 1.1k 1.4× 439 0.6× 47 3.1k
Miles E. Matsen United States 21 1.5k 0.8× 1.2k 0.8× 549 0.7× 460 0.6× 517 0.7× 31 2.9k
Eduardo A. Nillni United States 35 2.3k 1.2× 1.5k 1.0× 636 0.8× 1.1k 1.4× 274 0.4× 73 4.0k
Stephan J. Guyenet United States 20 1.3k 0.7× 1.3k 0.9× 818 1.0× 497 0.7× 265 0.4× 23 3.5k
Allison Xu United States 29 3.3k 1.7× 2.0k 1.3× 999 1.2× 1.4k 1.9× 675 1.0× 45 5.0k
Rebecca L. Leshan United States 20 1.8k 1.0× 970 0.6× 509 0.6× 947 1.2× 323 0.5× 24 2.6k
David A. Sarruf United States 13 1.2k 0.6× 1.2k 0.8× 920 1.1× 381 0.5× 374 0.5× 17 2.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Leona Plum

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leona Plum

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All Works

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Ren, Hongxia, Ian J. Orozco, Shigetomo Suyama, et al.. (2013). FoxO1 Target Gpr17 Activates AgRP Neurons to Regulate Food Intake. Cell. 153(5). 1166–1166. 9 indexed citations
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Plum, Leona, et al.. (2012). InsR/FoxO1 Signaling Curtails Hypothalamic POMC Neuron Number. PLoS ONE. 7(2). e31487–e31487. 12 indexed citations
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Ren, Hongxia, Ian J. Orozco, Ya Su, et al.. (2012). FoxO1 Target Gpr17 Activates AgRP Neurons to Regulate Food Intake. Cell. 149(6). 1314–1326. 141 indexed citations
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Plum, Leona, Leaque Ahmed, Gerardo Febres, et al.. (2011). Comparison of Glucostatic Parameters After Hypocaloric Diet or Bariatric Surgery and Equivalent Weight Loss. Obesity. 19(11). 2149–2157. 59 indexed citations
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Mauer, Jan, Bhagirath Chaurasia, Leona Plum, et al.. (2010). Myeloid Cell-Restricted Insulin Receptor Deficiency Protects Against Obesity-Induced Inflammation and Systemic Insulin Resistance. PLoS Genetics. 6(5). e1000938–e1000938. 88 indexed citations
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Lin, Hua, Leona Plum, Hiraku Ono, et al.. (2009). Divergent Regulation of Energy Expenditure and Hepatic Glucose Production by Insulin Receptor in Agouti-Related Protein and POMC Neurons. Diabetes. 59(2). 337–346. 116 indexed citations
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Plum, Leona, Hua Lin, Roxanne Dutia, et al.. (2009). The obesity susceptibility gene Cpe links FoxO1 signaling in hypothalamic pro-opiomelanocortin neurons with regulation of food intake. Nature Medicine. 15(10). 1195–1201. 131 indexed citations
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Plum, Leona, Eva Rother, Heike Münzberg, et al.. (2007). Enhanced Leptin-Stimulated Pi3k Activation in the CNS Promotes White Adipose Tissue Transdifferentiation. Cell Metabolism. 6(6). 431–445. 119 indexed citations
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Könner, A. Christine, Ruth Janoschek, Leona Plum, et al.. (2007). Insulin Action in AgRP-Expressing Neurons Is Required for Suppression of Hepatic Glucose Production. Cell Metabolism. 5(6). 438–449. 538 indexed citations breakdown →
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Plum, Leona. (2006). Central insulin action in energy and glucose homeostasis. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 116(7). 1761–1766. 315 indexed citations
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Plum, Leona. (2006). Enhanced PIP3 signaling in POMC neurons causes KATP channel activation and leads to diet-sensitive obesity. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 116(7). 1886–1901. 266 indexed citations
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Plum, Leona, Markus Schubert, & Jens C. Brüning. (2005). The role of insulin receptor signaling in the brain. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. 16(2). 59–65. 480 indexed citations
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Plum, Leona, F. Thomas Wunderlich, Stephanie Baudler, Wilhelm Krone, & Jens C. Brüning. (2005). Transgenic and Knockout Mice in Diabetes Research: Novel Insights into Pathophysiology, Limitations, and Perspectives. Physiology. 20(3). 152–161. 32 indexed citations
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Shanabrough, Marya, Erzsébet Borók, Allison Xu, et al.. (2005). Agouti-related peptide–expressing neurons are mandatory for feeding. Nature Neuroscience. 8(10). 1289–1291. 616 indexed citations breakdown →
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Becker, Walter, Reinhart Kluge, Theodore R. Kantner, et al.. (2004). Differential hepatic gene expression in a polygenic mouse model with insulin resistance and hyperglycemia: evidence for a combined transcriptional dysregulation of gluconeogenesis and fatty acid synthesis. Journal of Molecular Endocrinology. 32(1). 195–208. 28 indexed citations
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Plum, Leona & Hans‐Georg Joost. (2003). Identifizierung und Charakterisierung von Suszeptibilitätsloci für Typ-2-Diabetes mellitus in einem Mausmodell für das Metabolische Syndrom. RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen).
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Merrill, Ronald A., Leona Plum, M. E. Kaiser, & Margaret Clagett‐Dame. (2002). A mammalian homolog ofunc-53is regulated byall-transretinoic acid in neuroblastoma cells and embryos. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99(6). 3422–3427. 48 indexed citations
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