Michael J. Krashes

11.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
56 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

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Michael J. Krashes is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael J. Krashes has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 26 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 19 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Michael J. Krashes's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (25 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (19 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (14 papers). Michael J. Krashes is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (25 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (19 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (14 papers). Michael J. Krashes collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. Michael J. Krashes's co-authors include Bradford B. Lowell, Scott Waddell, Shuichi Koda, Alastair S. Garfield, Bhavik P. Shah, J. Douglas Armstrong, Chia Li, Andrew C. Adams, Bryan L. Roth and Eleftheria Maratos–Flier and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Michael J. Krashes

54 papers receiving 7.1k 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.

Rapid, reversible activation of AgRP neurons drives feeding behavior in mice

2011 1.1k citations Michael J. Krashes, Shuichi Koda et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
An excitatory paraventricular nucleus to AgRP neuron circuit that drives hunger

2014 473 citations Michael J. Krashes, David P. Olson et al. Nature profile →
Identification of Spinal Circuits Transmitting and Gating Mechanical Pain

2014 405 citations Bo Duan, Longzhen Cheng et al. Cell profile →
Layered reward signalling through octopamine and dopamine in Drosophila

2012 397 citations Michael J. Krashes, Scott Waddell et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael J. Krashes United States	36	3.3k	3.2k	1.9k	1.5k	1.3k	56	7.2k
Stephen D. Liberles United States	41	1.4k 0.4×	2.2k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	509 0.3×	1.8k 1.4×	55	6.8k
Minmin Luo China	49	1.3k 0.4×	3.9k 1.2×	594 0.3×	2.2k 1.5×	986 0.8×	103	7.3k
Noboru Murakami Japan	43	8.4k 2.6×	2.1k 0.7×	4.1k 2.2×	1.5k 1.0×	4.4k 3.5×	140	10.7k
Tamara J. Phillips United States	55	649 0.2×	6.8k 2.1×	2.0k 1.1×	1.3k 0.9×	844 0.7×	206	10.6k
Michael T. Shipley United States	58	1.1k 0.3×	6.6k 2.0×	922 0.5×	2.2k 1.5×	2.9k 2.3×	140	10.9k
Marcelo Rubinstein Argentina	53	2.0k 0.6×	4.4k 1.4×	1.4k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	920 0.7×	148	9.3k
Matthew Ennis United States	50	1.1k 0.3×	4.4k 1.4×	1.0k 0.5×	1.7k 1.2×	1.3k 1.0×	99	7.6k
Gloria E. Hoffman United States	58	3.9k 1.2×	2.9k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	1.5k 1.0×	795 0.6×	154	11.9k
Jens D. Mikkelsen Denmark	54	2.7k 0.8×	4.2k 1.3×	964 0.5×	1.3k 0.9×	248 0.2×	238	9.3k
H.A. Robertson Canada	54	1.3k 0.4×	6.2k 1.9×	1.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	192 0.2×	159	9.5k

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Li, Chia, Claire Gao, Laura E. Mickelsen, et al.. (2025). A hypothalamic circuit that modulates feeding and parenting behaviours. Nature. 645(8082). 981–990. 4 indexed citations

Krashes, Michael J., et al.. (2025). High-fat food reinforces risk taking by suppressing defensive neurons. Current Biology. 36(1). 49–62.e4.

Lutas, Andrew, et al.. (2024). Dietary fat content and absorption shape standard diet devaluation through hunger circuits. Molecular Metabolism. 89. 102021–102021. 4 indexed citations

Li, Chia, Damien Kerspern, Dylan M. Rausch, et al.. (2024). Molecular connectomics reveals a glucagon-like peptide 1-sensitive neural circuit for satiety. Nature Metabolism. 6(12). 2354–2373. 20 indexed citations

Li, Chia, et al.. (2023). Toggling between food-seeking and self-preservation behaviors via hypothalamic response networks. Neuron. 111(18). 2899–2917.e6. 26 indexed citations

Jensen, Katharine E., et al.. (2022). A discrete parasubthalamic nucleus subpopulation plays a critical role in appetite suppression. eLife. 11. 25 indexed citations

Sciolino, Natale R., Christopher M. Mazzone, Leslie R. Wilson, et al.. (2022). Natural locus coeruleus dynamics during feeding. Science Advances. 8(33). eabn9134–eabn9134. 26 indexed citations

Aponte, Yeka, et al.. (2022). Acts of appetite: neural circuits governing the appetitive, consummatory, and terminating phases of feeding. Nature Metabolism. 4(7). 836–847. 71 indexed citations

Krashes, Michael J., et al.. (2021). Examining the role of olfaction in dietary choice. Cell Reports. 34(7). 108755–108755. 16 indexed citations

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Mazzone, Christopher M., Chia Li, Fangmiao Sun, et al.. (2020). High-fat food biases hypothalamic and mesolimbic expression of consummatory drives. Nature Neuroscience. 23(10). 1253–1266. 118 indexed citations

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Sutton, Amy K. & Michael J. Krashes. (2020). Integrating Hunger with Rival Motivations. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. 31(7). 495–507. 50 indexed citations

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Li, Chia, Jovana Navarrete, Chunxia Lü, et al.. (2018). Defined Paraventricular Hypothalamic Populations Exhibit Differential Responses to Food Contingent on Caloric State. Cell Metabolism. 29(3). 681–694.e5. 102 indexed citations

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Ghitani, Nima, Arnab Barik, Marcin Szczot, et al.. (2017). Specialized Mechanosensory Nociceptors Mediating Rapid Responses to Hair Pull. Neuron. 95(4). 944–954.e4. 78 indexed citations

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Nakajima, Ken‐ichiro, Zhenzhong Cui, Chia Li, et al.. (2016). Gs-coupled GPCR signalling in AgRP neurons triggers sustained increase in food intake. Nature Communications. 7(1). 10268–10268. 77 indexed citations

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Al‐Hasani, Ream, Jordan G. McCall, Gunchul Shin, et al.. (2015). Distinct Subpopulations of Nucleus Accumbens Dynorphin Neurons Drive Aversion and Reward. Neuron. 87(5). 1063–1077. 256 indexed citations

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Duan, Bo, Longzhen Cheng, Steeve Bourane, et al.. (2014). Identification of Spinal Circuits Transmitting and Gating Mechanical Pain. Cell. 159(6). 1417–1432. 405 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kong, Dong, Qingchun Tong, Chianping Ye, et al.. (2012). GABAergic RIP-Cre Neurons in the Arcuate Nucleus Selectively Regulate Energy Expenditure. Cell. 151(3). 645–657. 181 indexed citations

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Krashes, Michael J., Shuichi Koda, Sarah C. Rogan, et al.. (2011). Rapid, reversible activation of AgRP neurons drives feeding behavior in mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 121(4). 1424–1428. 1130 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dasgupta, Shamik, et al.. (2009). There are many ways to train a fly. Fly. 3(1). 3–9. 41 indexed citations

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Keene, Alex C., et al.. (2006). Drosophila Dorsal Paired Medial Neurons Provide a General Mechanism for Memory Consolidation. Current Biology. 16(15). 1524–1530. 86 indexed citations

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