M. E. Bell

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

M. E. Bell is a scholar working on Behavioral Neuroscience, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, M. E. Bell has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 7 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 6 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in M. E. Bell's work include Stress Responses and Cortisol (8 papers), Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (6 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (5 papers). M. E. Bell is often cited by papers focused on Stress Responses and Cortisol (8 papers), Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (6 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (5 papers). M. E. Bell collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Germany. M. E. Bell's co-authors include Mary F. Dallman, Seema Bhatnagar, Susan F. Akana, Kevin D. Laugero, Francisca Gómez, Sotara Manalo, Norman C. Pecoraro, Hani Houshyar, Susanne E. la Fleur and Liza Soriano and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Neuroscience and Circulation Research.

In The Last Decade

M. E. Bell

20 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Chronic stress and obesity: A new view of “comfort food” 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 250 500 750 1000
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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 stress and obesity: A new view of “comfort food”
    2003 1.0k citations Mary F. Dallman, Norman C. Pecoraro et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
M. E. Bell United States 13 607 558 538 412 340 22 2.1k
Hani Houshyar United States 15 881 1.5× 617 1.1× 738 1.4× 524 1.3× 454 1.3× 22 2.5k
Francisca Gómez United States 19 1.1k 1.9× 800 1.4× 809 1.5× 607 1.5× 651 1.9× 30 2.8k
Stephen Kent Australia 30 1.1k 1.9× 723 1.3× 621 1.2× 231 0.6× 678 2.0× 89 3.7k
Kevin D. Laugero United States 29 803 1.3× 698 1.3× 917 1.7× 845 2.1× 477 1.4× 65 3.5k
Deborah H. Olster United States 23 237 0.4× 520 0.9× 332 0.6× 242 0.6× 446 1.3× 50 2.6k
Jan A. Moynihan United States 40 1.0k 1.7× 242 0.4× 335 0.6× 808 2.0× 562 1.7× 108 4.2k
Norman C. Pecoraro United States 22 1.2k 2.0× 1.1k 2.1× 1.0k 1.9× 874 2.1× 658 1.9× 36 3.6k
Leonardo H. Tonelli United States 29 776 1.3× 176 0.3× 318 0.6× 234 0.6× 362 1.1× 59 3.1k
Luba Sominsky Australia 25 402 0.7× 314 0.6× 353 0.7× 167 0.4× 233 0.7× 69 1.8k
Karen A. Scott United States 27 493 0.8× 1.0k 1.8× 1.3k 2.3× 234 0.6× 344 1.0× 68 3.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by M. E. Bell

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. E. Bell

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bell, M. E., et al.. (2023). Novel basal bark and cut stump herbicide treatments for Brazilian peppertree (Schinus terebinthifolia) management. Invasive Plant Science and Management. 16(4). 253–259.
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Bell, M. E., et al.. (2023). A contractor comparison of novel IPT tools and techniques for Brazilian peppertree (Schinus terebinthifolia) management. Invasive Plant Science and Management. 16(3). 170–176. 1 indexed citations
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Cullender, Tyler C., Benoît Chassaing, Anders Janzon, et al.. (2013). Innate and Adaptive Immunity Interact to Quench Microbiome Flagellar Motility in the Gut. Cell Host & Microbe. 14(5). 571–581. 280 indexed citations
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Bell, M. E., et al.. (2005). State and Local Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth and Development. 2 indexed citations
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Dallman, Mary F., Norman C. Pecoraro, Susan F. Akana, et al.. (2003). Chronic stress and obesity: A new view of “comfort food”. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(20). 11696–11701. 1033 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dallman, Mary F., Susan F. Akana, Kevin D. Laugero, et al.. (2003). A spoonful of sugar: feedback signals of energy stores and corticosterone regulate responses to chronic stress. Physiology & Behavior. 79(1). 3–12. 99 indexed citations
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Bell, M. E., Aditi Bhargava, Liza Soriano, et al.. (2002). Sucrose Intake and Corticosterone Interact with Cold to Modulate Ingestive Behaviour, Energy Balance, Autonomic Outflow and Neuroendocrine Responses During Chronic Stress. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 14(4). 330–342. 53 indexed citations
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Laugero, Kevin D., M. E. Bell, Seema Bhatnagar, Liza Soriano, & Mary F. Dallman. (2001). Sucrose Ingestion Normalizes Central Expression of Corticotropin-Releasing-Factor Messenger Ribonucleic Acid and Energy Balance in Adrenalectomized Rats: A Glucocorticoid-Metabolic-Brain Axis?*. Endocrinology. 142(7). 2796–2804. 109 indexed citations
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Bell, M. E., Seema Bhatnagar, Susan F. Akana, SuJean Choi, & Mary F. Dallman. (2000). Disruption of Arcuate/Paraventricular Nucleus Connections Changes Body Energy Balance and Response to Acute Stress. Journal of Neuroscience. 20(17). 6707–6713. 76 indexed citations
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Dallman, Mary F., Susan F. Akana, Seema Bhatnagar, et al.. (1999). Starvation: Early Signals, Sensors, and Sequelae1. Endocrinology. 140(9). 4015–4023. 196 indexed citations
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Dallman, Mary F., Susan F. Akana, M. E. Bell, et al.. (1999). Warning! Nearby Construction Can Profoundly Affect Your Experiments. Endocrine. 11(2). 111–114. 33 indexed citations
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Bell, M. E., Charles E. Wood, Maureen Keller‐Wood, et al.. (1991). Influence of reproductive state on pituitary-adrenal activity in the ewe. Domestic Animal Endocrinology. 8(2). 245–254. 66 indexed citations
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Wood, Charles E., et al.. (1989). Role of vagosympathetic fibers in the control of adrenocorticotropic hormone, vasopressin, and renin responses to hemorrhage in fetal sheep.. Circulation Research. 64(3). 515–523. 35 indexed citations
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Keller‐Wood, Maureen & M. E. Bell. (1988). Evidence for rapid inhibition of ACTH by corticosteroids in dogs. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 255(2). R344–R349. 8 indexed citations
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Rea, M.A., et al.. (1984). Activity-Wheel Stress: Effects on Brain Monoamines and the Pituitary-Gonadal Axis. Neuropsychobiology. 11(4). 251–254. 17 indexed citations
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Bell, M. E., et al.. (1964). Stability of Bacterial Flora with Long-Term Iodochlorhydroxyquin Therapy. Experimental Biology and Medicine. 115(4). 957–959. 2 indexed citations

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