Macarena Vergara

564 total citations · 2 hit papers
9 papers, 378 citations indexed

About

Macarena Vergara is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Nutrition and Dietetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Macarena Vergara has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 378 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 4 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 3 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Macarena Vergara's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (5 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (4 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (2 papers). Macarena Vergara is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (5 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (4 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (2 papers). Macarena Vergara collaborates with scholars based in United States, Chile and Switzerland. Macarena Vergara's co-authors include Alan de Araujo, Arashdeep Singh, Guillaume de Lartigue, Molly McDougle, Gonzalo E. Torres, José A. Pino, Ronald J. Mandel, Habibeh Khoshbouei, Wolfgang Langhans and Shin Jae Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell Metabolism, The FASEB Journal and Cell Reports.

In The Last Decade

Macarena Vergara

9 papers receiving 375 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.

Central and peripheral GLP-1 systems independently suppress eating

2021 180 citations Daniel I. Brierley, Marie K. Holt et al. Nature Metabolism profile →
Separate gut-brain circuits for fat and sugar reinforcement combine to promote overeating

2024 46 citations Molly McDougle, Alan de Araujo et al. Cell Metabolism profile →

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9 of 9 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Separate gut-brain circuits for fat and sugar reinforcement combine to promote overeating breakdown → 2024 ·Cell Metabolism ·Molly McDougle, Alan de Araujo, Arashdeep Singh, (unknown), (unknown), Vincent Paillé, (unknown), Macarena Vergara, Lauren N. Woodie, Abhishek Gour, Abhisheak Sharma, Nikhil M. Urs, Brandon L. Warren, Guillaume de Lartigue	46
2	Fats and Sugars Recruit Distinct Gut‐Brain Circuits To Control Food Intake And Reward 2022 ·The FASEB Journal ·Molly McDougle, Alan de Araujo, Macarena Vergara, Arashdeep Singh, (unknown), (unknown), Guillaume de Lartigue	2
3	Central and peripheral GLP-1 systems independently suppress eating breakdown → 2021 ·Nature Metabolism ·Daniel I. Brierley, Marie K. Holt, Arashdeep Singh, Alan de Araujo, Molly McDougle, Macarena Vergara, (unknown), Shin Jae Lee, Karen A. Scott, Calyn B. Maske, Wolfgang Langhans, Eric G. Krause, Annette D. de Kloet, Fiona M. Gribble, Frank Reimann, Linda Rinaman, Guillaume de Lartigue, Stefan Trapp	180
4	Demystifying functional role of cocaine- and amphetamine-related transcript (CART) peptide in control of energy homeostasis: A twenty-five year expedition 2021 ·Peptides ·Arashdeep Singh, Alan de Araujo, Jean‐Philippe Krieger, Macarena Vergara, Chi Kin Ip, Guillaume de Lartigue	17
5	Blunted Vagal Cocaine- and Amphetamine-Regulated Transcript Promotes Hyperphagia and Weight Gain 2020 ·Cell Reports ·Shin J. Lee, Jean‐Philippe Krieger, Macarena Vergara, (unknown), Molly McDougle, Alan de Araujo, Rebecca A. Darling, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Angelica Pignalosa, Myrtha Arnold, Arashdeep Singh, Wolfgang Langhans, Helen E. Raybould, Guillaume de Lartigue	29
6	Alterations of the gut microbiota with antibiotics protects dopamine neuron loss and improve motor deficits in a pharmacological rodent model of Parkinson's disease 2019 ·Experimental Neurology ·(unknown), Macarena Vergara, José A. Pino, (unknown), Habibeh Khoshbouei, Ronald J. Mandel, Gonzalo E. Torres	88
7	G protein βγ subunits play a critical role in the actions of amphetamine 2019 ·Translational Psychiatry ·Jocelyn C. Mauna, Sam Harris, José A. Pino, (unknown), Michael R. DeChellis-Marks, (unknown), Jennie García‐Olivares, Susan Amara, (unknown), Ramón Sotomayor‐Zárate, (unknown), Edward Castañeda, Macarena Vergara, Tracy Baust, Edda Thiels, Gonzalo E. Torres	8
8	Activation of type 4 dopaminergic receptors in the prelimbic area of medial prefrontal cortex is necessary for the expression of innate fear behavior 2017 ·Behavioural Brain Research ·Macarena Vergara, Victor N. Keller, José Antonio Fuentealba, Katia Gysling	6
9	Joint afferents subserve human proprioception that is interhemispherically transferred 1998 ·UCL Discovery (University College London) ·(unknown), (unknown), P.J. Maccabee, Macarena Vergara, Charles Capaday, John C. Rothwell	2

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