Mark W. Sleeman

8.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
75 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Mark W. Sleeman is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark W. Sleeman has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 29 papers in Physiology and 23 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Mark W. Sleeman's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (28 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (22 papers) and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (17 papers). Mark W. Sleeman is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (28 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (22 papers) and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (17 papers). Mark W. Sleeman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Germany. Mark W. Sleeman's co-authors include George D. Yancopoulos, Matthias H. Tschöp, Tamás L. Horváth, Karen E. Anderson, Stanley J. Wiegand, Katherine E. Wortley, Andrew Murphy, Zane B. Andrews, Marya Shanabrough and Xiao‐Bing Gao and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Mark W. Sleeman

72 papers receiving 5.1k 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.

Ghrelin modulates the activity and synaptic input organization of midbrain dopamine neurons while promoting appetite

2006 752 citations Alfonso Abizaid, Liu Hon et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
Ghrelin controls hippocampal spine synapse density and memory performance

2006 678 citations Stephen C. Benoit, Mark W. Sleeman et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mark W. Sleeman United States	32	2.7k	2.2k	1.8k	1.2k	817	75	5.2k
Anthony P. Coll United Kingdom	34	1.7k 0.6×	1.2k 0.5×	960 0.5×	1.1k 0.9×	567 0.7×	66	4.4k
Roberto Coppari United States	36	4.5k 1.7×	3.2k 1.4×	2.0k 1.1×	1.5k 1.3×	869 1.1×	55	7.9k
Allison Xu United States	29	3.3k 1.2×	2.0k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	999 0.8×	675 0.8×	45	5.0k
Judy H. Dunmore United States	16	2.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.5×	1.6k 0.9×	1.4k 1.2×	514 0.6×	16	4.3k
Sherri Osborne‐Lawrence United States	31	2.2k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	862 0.7×	759 0.9×	61	4.4k
Diego Pérez–Tilve United States	42	2.4k 0.9×	2.5k 1.1×	1.1k 0.6×	1.5k 1.2×	1.4k 1.7×	99	5.8k
Eric D. Berglund United States	32	1.9k 0.7×	2.0k 0.9×	892 0.5×	1.5k 1.2×	872 1.1×	45	4.8k
Eduardo A. Nillni United States	35	2.3k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	636 0.5×	274 0.3×	73	4.0k
Joshua P. Thaler United States	28	2.3k 0.8×	2.2k 1.0×	630 0.4×	1.7k 1.4×	1.0k 1.3×	42	6.0k
Heike Biebermann Germany	42	2.7k 1.0×	1.3k 0.6×	1.9k 1.1×	2.9k 2.4×	690 0.8×	141	7.2k

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Trotter, Dinko González, Stephen Donahue, Chris Wynne, et al.. (2025). GDF8 and activin A are the key negative regulators of muscle mass in postmenopausal females: a randomized phase I trial. Nature Communications. 16(1). 4376–4376. 2 indexed citations

Šmagris, Ēriks, Heather M. Brown, Niek Verweij, et al.. (2024). Divergent role of Mitochondrial Amidoxime Reducing Component 1 (MARC1) in human and mouse. PLoS Genetics. 20(3). e1011179–e1011179. 6 indexed citations

Adam, Rene C., Yuanqi Zhao, Soo Min, et al.. (2023). Activin E–ACVR1C cross talk controls energy storage via suppression of adipose lipolysis in mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(32). e2309967120–e2309967120. 21 indexed citations

Stec, Michael J., Qi Su, Christina Adler, et al.. (2023). A cellular and molecular spatial atlas of dystrophic muscle. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(29). e2221249120–e2221249120. 19 indexed citations

Srivatsan, Subhashini, Seblewongel Asrat, Kirsten Nagashima, et al.. (2023). Interleukin-33 (IL-33) Drives Type 1 and Type 2 Inflammation and Instructs Airway Remodeling. A4473–A4473.

Su, Qi, Sun Y. Kim, Ye Zhou, et al.. (2021). Single-cell RNA transcriptome landscape of hepatocytes and non-parenchymal cells in healthy and NAFLD mouse liver. iScience. 24(11). 103233–103233. 72 indexed citations

Adam, Rene C., Poulabi Banerjee, Sara Hamon, et al.. (2020). Angiopoietin-like protein 3 governs LDL-cholesterol levels through endothelial lipase-dependent VLDL clearance. Journal of Lipid Research. 61(9). 1271–1286. 124 indexed citations

Mustafa, Tomris, Qun Li, Lauren E. Kelly, et al.. (2019). Food hypersensitivity-induced chronic gastrointestinal inflammation in a non-human primate model of diet-induced obesity. PLoS ONE. 14(4). e0214621–e0214621. 4 indexed citations

Chen, Weiyi, Victor Howard, Pradip Saha, et al.. (2017). Deletion of hepatic carbohydrate response element binding protein (ChREBP) impairs glucose homeostasis and hepatic insulin sensitivity in mice. Molecular Metabolism. 6(11). 1381–1394. 49 indexed citations

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Sun, Yu, Xinli Qu, Victor Howard, et al.. (2015). Smad3 deficiency protects mice from obesity-induced podocyte injury that precedes insulin resistance. Kidney International. 88(2). 286–298. 44 indexed citations

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Toyoda, Tarō, Min-Young Lee, Mark W. Sleeman, et al.. (2013). Tribbles 3 mediates endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced insulin resistance in skeletal muscle. Nature Communications. 4(1). 1871–1871. 92 indexed citations

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Kang, Kihwa, Erik Zmuda, & Mark W. Sleeman. (2011). Physiological role of ghrelin as revealed by the ghrelin and GOAT knockout mice. Peptides. 32(11). 2236–2241. 24 indexed citations

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Zhao, Tong‐Jin, Guosheng Liang, Xuefen Xie, et al.. (2010). Ghrelin O -acyltransferase (GOAT) is essential for growth hormone-mediated survival of calorie-restricted mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(16). 7467–7472. 358 indexed citations

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Pérez–Tilve, Diego, Susanna M. Hofmann, Joshua E. Basford, et al.. (2010). Melanocortin signaling in the CNS directly regulates circulating cholesterol. Nature Neuroscience. 13(7). 877–882. 81 indexed citations

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Elghazi, Lynda, Sophie Martin, Isabelle Martins, et al.. (2008). Ghrelin is a novel target of Pax4 in endocrine progenitors of the pancreas and duodenum.. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 2 indexed citations

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Münzberg, Heike, Erin E. Jobst, Sarah H. Bates, et al.. (2007). Appropriate Inhibition of Orexigenic Hypothalamic Arcuate Nucleus Neurons Independently of Leptin Receptor/STAT3 Signaling. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(1). 69–74. 72 indexed citations

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Wang, Qian, Lynda Elghazi, Sophie Martin, et al.. (2007). ghrelin is a novel target of Pax4 in endocrine progenitors of the pancreas and duodenum. Developmental Dynamics. 237(1). 51–61. 45 indexed citations

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Torres, Richard, Susan D. Croll, Joel Reinhardt, et al.. (2007). Mice genetically deficient in neuromedin U receptor 2, but not neuromedin U receptor 1, have impaired nociceptive responses. Pain. 130(3). 267–278. 37 indexed citations

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Abizaid, Alfonso, Liu Hon, Zane B. Andrews, et al.. (2006). Ghrelin modulates the activity and synaptic input organization of midbrain dopamine neurons while promoting appetite. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 116(12). 3229–3239. 752 indexed citations breakdown →

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Christopher, Michael, Mark W. Sleeman, F. P. Alford, & James D. Best. (1992). Contrasting action of short- and long-term adrenaline infusion on dog skeletal muscle glucose metabolism. Diabetologia. 35(5). 399–405. 9 indexed citations

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