Michael A. Cowley

23.4k citations

122 papers · 15.8k indexed · 8 hit papers · h-index 53

Endocrine and Autonomic Systems top 0.01%
Physiology top 0.1%
Nutrition and Dietetics top 0.05%
Epidemiology top 1%
Molecular Biology top 5%

Co-authors: Pablo J. Enriori Roger D. Cone Malcolm J. Low Heike Münzberg Martin G. Myers Sabrina Diano James L. Smart Puspha Sinnayah
Topics: Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (89 papers)Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (57 papers)Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (38 papers)
Cited by: Endocrine and Autonomic Systems Nutrition and Dietetics Physiology
Journals: Nature Science Cell
Partner nations: United States Australia United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Michael A. Cowley

120 papers receiving 15.5k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Leptin activates anorexigenic POMC neurons through a neural network in the arcuate nucleus

2001 1.8k citations Michael A. Cowley, Malcolm J. Low et al. profile →
Gut hormone PYY3-36 physiologically inhibits food intake

2002 1.8k citations Michael A. Cowley, Malcolm J. Low et al. profile →
Mechanisms of Leptin Action and Leptin Resistance

2007 819 citations Martin G. Myers, Michael A. Cowley et al. profile →
The arcuate nucleus mediates GLP-1 receptor agonist liraglutide-dependent weight loss

2014 702 citations Michael A. Cowley, Kevin L. Grove et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
Leptin Directly Activates SF1 Neurons in the VMH, and This Action by Leptin Is Required for Normal Body-Weight Homeostasis

2006 629 citations Harveen Dhillon, Jeffrey M. Zigman et al. Neuron profile →
Glucose sensing by POMC neurons regulates glucose homeostasis and is impaired in obesity

2007 549 citations Roberto Coppari, Pablo J. Enriori et al. profile →
Insulin Action in AgRP-Expressing Neurons Is Required for Suppression of Hepatic Glucose Production

2007 538 citations Pablo J. Enriori, Michael A. Cowley et al. profile →
Integration of NPY, AGRP, and Melanocortin Signals in the Hypothalamic Paraventricular Nucleus

1999 508 citations Michael A. Cowley, Wei Fan et al. Neuron profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Tackling Cravings in Medical Weight Management: An Update on Pathophysiology and an Integrated Approach to Treatment 2024 ·Nutrients ·Naomi Kakoschke,Belinda A. Henry,Michael A. Cowley,Kevin Lee	2
2	Dapagliflozin partially restores reproductive function in MC4R KO obese female mice 2022 ·Journal of Endocrinology ·Ling Cui,Chunlu Tan,Lili Huang,Weihao Wang,Zhengxiang Huang,Fang Geng,Mengjun Wu,Xiaolin Chen,Michael A. Cowley,Ferdinand Roelfsema,Chen Chen	8
3	Time-Restricted Feeding Restored Insulin-Growth Hormone Balance and Improved Substrate and Energy Metabolism in MC4RKO Obese Mice 2021 ·Neuroendocrinology ·Weihao Wang,Zhengxiang Huang,Lili Huang,(unknown),Ling Cui,Michael A. Cowley,Lixin Guo,Chen Chen	6
4	Stimulation of endogenous pulsatile growth hormone secretion by activation of growth hormone secretagogue receptor reduces the fat accumulation and improves the insulin sensitivity in obese mice 2020 ·The FASEB Journal ·Zhengxiang Huang,(unknown),Lili Huang,Chunhong Zhang,Johannes D. Veldhuis,Michael A. Cowley,Chen Chen	11
5	Speed-dieting: dopamine agonists promote weight loss 2019 ·Nature Metabolism ·Stephanie E. Simonds,Michael A. Cowley	6
6	Determining the Effects of Combined Liraglutide and Phentermine on Metabolic Parameters, Blood Pressure, and Heart Rate in Lean and Obese Male Mice 2019 ·Diabetes ·Stephanie E. Simonds,Jack T. Pryor,Frank H. Koegler,(unknown),Lauren E. Kelly,Kevin L. Grove,Michael A. Cowley	9
7	Persistent Leptin Signaling in the Arcuate Nucleus Impairs Hypothalamic Insulin Signaling and Glucose Homeostasis in Obese Mice 2019 ·Neuroendocrinology ·Églantine Balland,Wei‐Yi Chen,Tony Tiganis,Michael A. Cowley	19
8	Celastrol-Induced Weight Loss Is Driven by Hypophagia and Independent From UCP1 2018 ·Diabetes ·Katrin Pfuhlmann,Sonja C. Schriever,Peter Baumann,Dhiraj G. Kabra,Luke Harrison,Sithandiwe E. Mazibuko-Mbeje,(unknown),Eleni Kyriakou,Stephanie E. Simonds,Tony Tiganis,Michael A. Cowley,Stephen C. Woods,Martin Jastroch,Christoffer Clemmensen,Meri De Angelis,K.‐W. Schramm,Michael Sattler,Ana C. Messias,Matthias H. Tschöp,Paul T. Pfluger	37
9	Celastrol Promotes Weight Loss in Diet-Induced Obesity by Inhibiting the Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases PTP1B and TCPTP in the Hypothalamus 2018 ·Journal of Medicinal Chemistry ·Eleni Kyriakou,Stefanie Schmidt,Garron T. Dodd,Katrin Pfuhlmann,Stephanie E. Simonds,Dominik Lenhart,Arie Geerlof,Sonja C. Schriever,Meri De Angelis,K.‐W. Schramm,Oliver Plettenburg,Michael A. Cowley,Tony Tiganis,Matthias H. Tschöp,Paul T. Pfluger,Michael Sattler,Ana C. Messias	60
10	Weight loss after laparoscopic adjustable gastric band and resolution of the metabolic syndrome and its components 2017 ·International Journal of Obesity ·(unknown),Lisa Doyle,(unknown),John M. Wentworth,Cheryl Laurie,Arul Earnest,Michael A. Cowley,Ken Sikaris,Carel W. le Roux,(unknown),Paul E. O’Brien,Wendy A. Brown	18
11	Short‐term high‐fat diet increases the presence of astrocytes in the hypothalamus of C57BL6 mice without altering leptin sensitivity 2017 ·Journal of Neuroendocrinology ·Églantine Balland,Michael A. Cowley	30
12	Mitochondrial uncoupling in the melanocortin system differentially regulates NPY and POMC neurons to promote weight-loss 2017 ·Molecular Metabolism ·Natalie J. Michael,Stephanie E. Simonds,M. van den Top,Michael A. Cowley,David Spanswick	16
13	Hyperphagia in male melanocortin 4 receptor deficient mice promotes growth independently of growth hormone 2016 ·The Journal of Physiology ·H. Y. Tan,Frederik J. Steyn,Lili Huang,Michael A. Cowley,Johannes D. Veldhuis,Chen Chen	18
14	α-MSH Stimulates Glucose Uptake in Mouse Muscle and Phosphorylates Rab-GTPase-Activating Protein TBC1D1 Independently of AMPK 2016 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown),Rasmus Kjøbsted,Pablo J. Enriori,Thomas E. Jensen,Cecilia Garcia‐Rudaz,Sara A. Litwak,Kirsten Raun,Jørgen F. P. Wojtaszewski,Birgitte S. Wulff,Michael A. Cowley	9
15	Modified thresholds for fibrosis risk scores in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease are necessary in the obese 2016 ·Obesity Surgery ·Geraldine Ooi,Paul R. Burton,Lisa Doyle,John M. Wentworth,Prithi S. Bhathal,Ken Sikaris,Michael A. Cowley,Stuart K. Roberts,William Kemp,Paul E. O’Brien,Wendy A. Brown	28
16	Acute effects of leptin require PI3K signaling in hypothalamic proopiomelanocortin neurons in mice 2008 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Jennifer W. Hill,Kevin W. Williams,Chianping Ye,Ji Luo,Nina Balthasar,Roberto Coppari,Michael A. Cowley,Lewis C. Cantley,Bradford B. Lowell,Joel K. Elmquist	287
17	Appropriate Inhibition of Orexigenic Hypothalamic Arcuate Nucleus Neurons Independently of Leptin Receptor/STAT3 Signaling 2007 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Heike Münzberg,Erin E. Jobst,Sarah H. Bates,Justin C. Jones,Eneida C. Villanueva,Rebecca L. Leshan,Marie Björnholm,Joel K. Elmquist,Mark W. Sleeman,Michael A. Cowley,Martin G. Myers	72
18	The role of leptin in leptin resistance and obesity 2006 ·Obesity ·Pablo J. Enriori,Anne E. Evans,Puspha Sinnayah,Michael A. Cowley	174
19	Leptin Directly Activates SF1 Neurons in the VMH, and This Action by Leptin Is Required for Normal Body-Weight Homeostasisbreakdown → 2006 ·Neuron ·Harveen Dhillon,Jeffrey M. Zigman,Chianping Ye,Charlotte E. Lee,Robert A. McGovern,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Ryan D. White,(unknown),Roberto Coppari,Nina Balthasar,Michael A. Cowley,Streamson C. Chua,Joel K. Elmquist,Bradford B. Lowell	629
20	The arcuate nucleus as a conduit for diverse signals relevant to energy homeostasis 2001 ·International Journal of Obesity ·(unknown),Michael A. Cowley,Andrew A. Butler,Wei Fan,(unknown),Malcolm J. Low	452

About Michael A. Cowley

Michael A. Cowley is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Nutrition and Dietetics and Physiology, having authored 122 papers that have together received 15.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (89 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (57 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (38 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (10.4k citations), Nutrition and Dietetics (5.2k citations) and Physiology (6.7k citations). Michael A. Cowley has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Pablo J. Enriori, Roger D. Cone, Malcolm J. Low, Heike Münzberg, Martin G. Myers, Sabrina Diano, James L. Smart, Puspha Sinnayah, Kevin L. Grove and Tamas L. Horvath. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

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