Margaret M. McCarthy

23.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
259 papers, 16.7k citations indexed

About

Margaret M. McCarthy is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Behavioral Neuroscience and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Margaret M. McCarthy has authored 259 papers receiving a total of 16.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Social Psychology, 75 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience and 69 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Margaret M. McCarthy's work include Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (102 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (75 papers) and Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (57 papers). Margaret M. McCarthy is often cited by papers focused on Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (102 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (75 papers) and Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (57 papers). Margaret M. McCarthy collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Margaret M. McCarthy's co-authors include Bridget M. Nugent, Kathryn M. Lenz, Arthur P. Arnold, Stuart K. Amateau, Jaclyn M. Schwarz, Christopher L. Wright, Anthony P. Auger, Jessica A. Mong, Anne T. M. Konkle and Joseph L. Nuñez and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Margaret M. McCarthy

255 papers receiving 16.4k 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.

Early Life Programming and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

2010 696 citations Margaret M. McCarthy et al. profile →
Estradiol and the Developing Brain

2008 676 citations Margaret M. McCarthy profile →
Reframing sexual differentiation of the brain

2011 518 citations Margaret M. McCarthy et al. profile →
Sex Differences in the Brain: The Not So Inconvenient Truth

2012 465 citations Margaret M. McCarthy et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
Considering sex as a biological variable in preclinical research

2016 281 citations Jill B. Becker, Margaret M. McCarthy et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Margaret M. McCarthy United States	72	4.8k	3.9k	3.6k	3.0k	2.9k	259	16.7k
Cheryl A. Frye United States	70	4.9k 1.0×	6.9k 1.8×	4.5k 1.2×	3.8k 1.3×	3.5k 1.2×	276	18.6k
Michaël Schumacher France	78	2.2k 0.5×	3.1k 0.8×	2.8k 0.8×	4.1k 1.4×	4.7k 1.6×	301	16.9k
Arthur P. Arnold United States	84	3.9k 0.8×	2.2k 0.6×	6.8k 1.9×	5.1k 1.7×	3.1k 1.0×	290	25.8k
Dick F. Swaab Netherlands	102	9.4k 1.9×	7.2k 1.8×	3.3k 0.9×	6.4k 2.1×	7.3k 2.5×	684	39.2k
Neil J. MacLusky United States	72	3.4k 0.7×	4.3k 1.1×	5.7k 1.6×	2.6k 0.8×	3.5k 1.2×	264	17.2k
Catherine S. Woolley United States	54	2.6k 0.5×	5.5k 1.4×	4.7k 1.3×	1.9k 0.6×	5.9k 2.0×	89	15.1k
Luis Miguel García‐Segura Spain	87	2.3k 0.5×	4.9k 1.3×	7.3k 2.0×	5.6k 1.8×	6.4k 2.2×	484	25.1k
Frederick Naftolin United States	85	3.2k 0.7×	3.0k 0.8×	7.5k 2.1×	4.1k 1.3×	3.0k 1.0×	507	24.8k
Tamás L. Horváth United States	97	1.9k 0.4×	1.6k 0.4×	2.3k 0.6×	8.2k 2.7×	4.2k 1.4×	328	34.7k
Richard B. Simerly United States	53	4.4k 0.9×	2.8k 0.7×	2.5k 0.7×	2.2k 0.7×	3.0k 1.0×	85	14.9k

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20 of 20 papers shown

McCarthy, Margaret M.. (2024). The immune system of trans men reveals how hormones shape immunity. Nature. 633(8028). 38–40.

Perez‐Pouchoulen, Miguel, et al.. (2024). Viral-mediated inflammation by Poly I:C induces the chemokine CCL5 in NK cells and its receptors CCR1 and CCR5 in microglia in the neonatal rat cerebellum. PubMed. 3(2). 155–168. 1 indexed citations

Eliot, Lise, et al.. (2023). Why and How to Account for Sex and Gender in Brain and Behavioral Research. Journal of Neuroscience. 43(37). 6344–6356. 24 indexed citations

McCarthy, Margaret M.. (2023). Pregnancy programs the brain for mothering. Science. 382(6666). 33–34. 3 indexed citations

Dalla, Christina, Ivana Jarić, Georgia E. Hodes, et al.. (2023). Practical solutions for including sex as a biological variable (SABV) in preclinical neuropsychopharmacological research. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 401. 110003–110003. 17 indexed citations

Chamberlain, Samuel R., et al.. (2021). ACNP 60th Annual Meeting: Panels, Mini-Panels and Study Groups. Neuropsychopharmacology. 46(S1). 1–71. 2 indexed citations

Lenz, Kathryn M., et al.. (2018). Mast Cells in the Developing Brain Determine Adult Sexual Behavior. Journal of Neuroscience. 38(37). 8044–8059. 78 indexed citations

McCarthy, Margaret M.. (2017). Mad Mädchen. Berghahn Books. 2 indexed citations

Wright, Christopher L., et al.. (2016). A Critical Period in Purkinje Cell Development Is Mediated by Local Estradiol Synthesis, Disrupted by Inflammation, and Has Enduring Consequences Only for Males. Journal of Neuroscience. 36(39). 10039–10049. 47 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Margaret M.. (2011). A lumpers versus splitters approach to sexual differentiation of the brain. Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology. 32(2). 114–123. 12 indexed citations

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Schwarz, Jaclyn M., Bridget M. Nugent, & Margaret M. McCarthy. (2010). Developmental and Hormone-Induced Epigenetic Changes to Estrogen and Progesterone Receptor Genes in Brain Are Dynamic across the Life Span. Endocrinology. 151(10). 4871–4881. 154 indexed citations

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Wright, Christopher L. & Margaret M. McCarthy. (2009). Prostaglandin E₂-Induced Masculinization of Brain and Behavior Requires Protein Kinase A, AMPA/Kainate, and Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Signaling. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(42). 13274–13282. 71 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Margaret M., Jaclyn M. Schwarz, Christopher L. Wright, & Shannon L. Dean. (2008). Mechanisms Mediating Oestradiol Modulation of the Developing Brain. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 20(6). 777–783. 57 indexed citations

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Hilton, Genell, Linda L. Bambrick, Scott M. Thompson, & Margaret M. McCarthy. (2005). Estradiol Modulation of Kainic Acid-Induced Calcium Elevation in Neonatal Hippocampal Neurons. Endocrinology. 147(3). 1246–1255. 19 indexed citations

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Fairbairn, K. J., A. Stevens, Margaret M. McCarthy, & Hossein Mehdian. (2004). Melorheostosis of the tenth and eleventh thoracic vertebrae crossing the facet joint: a rare cause of back pain. Skeletal Radiology. 33(5). 283–286. 19 indexed citations

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Mong, Jessica A., et al.. (1996). Evidence for Sexual Differentiation of Glia in Rat Brain. Hormones and Behavior. 30(4). 553–562. 72 indexed citations

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Grattan, David R., et al.. (1996). Antiandrogen microimplants into the rostral medial preoptic area decrease gamma-aminobutyric acidergic neuronal activity and increase luteinizing hormone secretion in the intact male rat.. Endocrinology. 137(10). 4167–4173. 35 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Margaret M., et al.. (1995). Estrogen modulation of mRNA levels for the two forms of glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) in female rat brain. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 360(4). 685–697. 102 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Margaret M., Mario Caba, Cordian Beyer, & Barry R. Komisaruk. (1989). Steroid modulation of gaba receptors novel mechanism for regulation of sexual behavior. The Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. 15(1). 759. 2 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Margaret M.. (1953). Generation in revolt. 8 indexed citations

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