Michael Brownstein

37.5k total citations · 11 hit papers
191 papers, 23.2k citations indexed

About

Michael Brownstein is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Brownstein has authored 191 papers receiving a total of 23.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Molecular Biology, 75 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 38 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Michael Brownstein's work include Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (42 papers), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (34 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (26 papers). Michael Brownstein is often cited by papers focused on Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (42 papers), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (34 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (26 papers). Michael Brownstein collaborates with scholars based in United States, Czechia and Hungary. Michael Brownstein's co-authors include Miklós Palkovits, Stephen J. Lolait, Tom I. Bonner, Alice C. Young, Lisa A. Matsuda, Julius Axelrod, Juan M. Saavedra, Jesse Roth, Harold Gainer and Jana Havránková and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Michael Brownstein

187 papers receiving 22.4k 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.

Structure of a cannabinoid receptor and functional expression of the cloned cDNA

1990 4.0k citations Lisa A. Matsuda, Stephen J. Lolait et al. Nature profile →
A novel class of small RNAs bind to MILI protein in mouse testes

2006 1.2k citations Alexei A. Aravin, Dimos Gaidatzis et al. Nature profile →
Modulation of Non-Templated Nucleotide Addition by Taq DNA Polymerase: Primer Modifications that Facilitate Genotyping

1996 1.1k citations Michael Brownstein et al. profile →
Insulin receptors are widely distributed in the central nervous system of the rat

1978 903 citations Jesse Roth, Michael Brownstein et al. Nature profile →
Synthesis, Transport, and Release of Posterior Pituitary Hormones

1980 658 citations Michael Brownstein, Harold Gainer et al. profile →
Structure and expression of a human oxytocin receptor

1992 530 citations Michael Brownstein et al. Nature profile →
Maps and guide to microdissection of the rat brain

1988 517 citations Michael Brownstein et al. profile →
Cloning of a Serotonin Transporter Affected by Antidepressants

1991 506 citations Éva Mezey, Michael Brownstein et al. profile →
The distribution of cholecystokinin immunoreactivity in the central nervous system of the rat as determined by radioimmunoassay

1981 496 citations Dieter Meyer, Michael Brownstein et al. Brain Research profile →
Cellular cofactors affecting hepatitis C virus infection and replication

2007 437 citations Sébastien Pfeffer, Pablo Landgraf et al. profile →
Glucagon-like peptide-1: a multi-faceted anti-inflammatory agent

2023 153 citations Syed Faizan Mehdi, Kevin J. Tracey et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Brownstein United States	70	9.2k	8.8k	4.4k	3.9k	3.3k	191	23.2k
Günther Schütz Germany	92	7.9k 0.9×	19.6k 2.2×	2.1k 0.5×	3.0k 0.8×	2.3k 0.7×	261	38.9k
Marc Parmentier Belgium	96	11.5k 1.2×	13.5k 1.5×	4.6k 1.0×	2.7k 0.7×	929 0.3×	341	35.0k
Miles Herkenham United States	77	13.4k 1.5×	5.0k 0.6×	6.9k 1.6×	2.8k 0.7×	1.9k 0.6×	143	22.4k
Anthony J. Harmar United Kingdom	56	8.8k 1.0×	7.9k 0.9×	1.4k 0.3×	3.3k 0.8×	1.4k 0.4×	133	18.7k
George R. Uhl United States	88	16.0k 1.7×	10.8k 1.2×	2.8k 0.6×	1.7k 0.4×	1.5k 0.5×	465	25.4k
Daniël Hoyer Switzerland	83	13.3k 1.4×	13.9k 1.6×	1.8k 0.4×	1.8k 0.4×	1.7k 0.5×	371	26.6k
Rafaël Maldonado Spain	76	13.7k 1.5×	8.0k 0.9×	7.5k 1.7×	1.6k 0.4×	1.1k 0.3×	366	21.2k
Joël Bockaert France	89	19.6k 2.1×	17.9k 2.0×	2.1k 0.5×	1.5k 0.4×	1.6k 0.5×	410	30.5k
Tom Curran United States	111	14.5k 1.6×	32.0k 3.7×	1.2k 0.3×	2.2k 0.6×	1.5k 0.5×	276	50.9k
David Julius United States	77	18.3k 2.0×	17.8k 2.0×	4.3k 1.0×	4.0k 1.0×	1.1k 0.3×	137	56.1k

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Mehdi, Syed Faizan, Miti Shah, Christine N. Metz, et al.. (2025). Endocrine and metabolic alterations in response to systemic inflammation and sepsis: a review article. Molecular Medicine. 31(1). 16–16. 11 indexed citations

Hansen, Arne, Daniel Martı́n, Florian Länger, et al.. (2024). G protein coupled receptor transcripts in human immune cells and platelets. Scientific Data. 11(1). 1040–1040.

Difede, JoAnn, Andrew A. McAleavey, Katarzyna Wyka, et al.. (2023). A proof-of-concept randomized crossover clinical trial of a first-in-class vasopressin 1a receptor antagonist for PTSD: Design, methods, and recruitment. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 33. 101116–101116. 4 indexed citations

Rodríguez, J. Martín, Bradford A. Woodworth, Bri’Anna Horne, Joseph Fackler, & Michael Brownstein. (2022). Case Report: successful use of phage therapy in refractory MRSA chronic rhinosinusitis. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 121. 14–16. 22 indexed citations

Khatami, Ameneh, Ruby C.Y. Lin, Aleksandra Petrović Fabijan, et al.. (2021). Bacterial lysis, autophagy and innate immune responses during adjunctive phage therapy in a child. EMBO Molecular Medicine. 13(9). e13936–e13936. 51 indexed citations

Doub, James B., Vincent Y. Ng, Aaron J. Johnson, et al.. (2020). Salvage Bacteriophage Therapy for a Chronic MRSA Prosthetic Joint Infection. Antibiotics. 9(5). 241–241. 76 indexed citations

Duplessis, Christopher, Michael Stockelman, Theron Hamilton, et al.. (2019). A Case Series of Emergency Investigational New Drug Applications for Bacteriophages Treating Recalcitrant Multi-drug Resistant Bacterial Infections: Confirmed Safety and a Signal of Efficacy. 5(2). 19 indexed citations

Greite, Robert, Anja Thorenz, Rongjun Chen, et al.. (2018). Renal ischemia-reperfusion injury causes hypertension and renal perfusion impairment in the CD1 mice which promotes progressive renal fibrosis. American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology. 314(5). F881–F892. 19 indexed citations

Aravin, Alexei A., Dimos Gaidatzis, Sébastien Pfeffer, et al.. (2006). A novel class of small RNAs bind to MILI protein in mouse testes. Nature. 442(7099). 203–207. 1192 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mutsuga, Noriko, Tal Shahar, Joseph G. Verbalis, et al.. (2004). Selective Gene Expression in Magnocellular Neurons in Rat Supraoptic Nucleus. Journal of Neuroscience. 24(32). 7174–7185. 31 indexed citations

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Witmer, P. Dane, Kimberly F. Doheny, Corinne D. Boehm, et al.. (2003). The Development of a Highly Informative Mouse Simple Sequence Length Polymorphism (SSLP) Marker Set and Construction of a Mouse Family Tree Using Parsimony Analysis. Genome Research. 13(3). 485–491. 57 indexed citations

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Ahn, Joon‐Ik, Ki-Hwan Lee, Dong‐Mi Shin, et al.. (2003). Comprehensive transcriptome analysis of differentiation of embryonic stem cells into midbrain and hindbrain neurons. Developmental Biology. 265(2). 491–501. 39 indexed citations

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Tran, Simon D., Stanley R. Pillemer, Amalia Dutra, et al.. (2003). Differentiation of human bone marrow-derived cells into buccal epithelial cells in vivo: a molecular analytical study. The Lancet. 361(9363). 1084–1088. 130 indexed citations

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Xiang, Charlie, Mei Chen, Jason Inman, et al.. (2002). Amine-modified random primers to label probes for DNA microarrays. Nature Biotechnology. 20(7). 738–742. 66 indexed citations

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Slaugenhaupt, Susan A., Anat Blumenfeld, Sandra Gill, et al.. (2001). Tissue-Specific Expression of a Splicing Mutation in the Gene Causes Familial Dysautonomia. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 68(3). 598–605. 448 indexed citations

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Wang, Xin, Michael Brownstein, & W. Scott Young. (1996). Sequence analysis of PG10.2, a gene expressed in the pineal gland and the outer nuclear layer of the retina. Molecular Brain Research. 41(1-2). 269–278. 13 indexed citations

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Matsuda, Lisa A., Stephen J. Lolait, Michael Brownstein, Alice C. Young, & Tom I. Bonner. (1990). Structure of a cannabinoid receptor and functional expression of the cloned cDNA. Nature. 346(6284). 561–564. 4022 indexed citations breakdown →

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Martin, Joseph B., Michael Brownstein, & Dorothy T. Krieger. (1987). Brain peptides update. Wiley eBooks. 6 indexed citations

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Meyer, Dieter & Michael Brownstein. (1980). Effect of surgical deafferentation of the supraoptic nucleus on its choline acetyltransferase content. Brain Research. 193(2). 566–569. 24 indexed citations

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Krieger, Dorothy T., Anthony S. Liotta, & Michael Brownstein. (1977). Corticotropin Releasing Factor Distribution in Normal and Brattleboro Rat Brain, and Effect of Deafferentation, Hypophysectomy and Steroid Treatment in Normal Animals. Endocrinology. 100(1). 227–237. 59 indexed citations

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