Michael N. Lehman

15.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
200 papers, 12.4k citations indexed

About

Michael N. Lehman is a scholar working on Reproductive Medicine, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael N. Lehman has authored 200 papers receiving a total of 12.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 108 papers in Reproductive Medicine, 77 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 50 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Michael N. Lehman's work include Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (108 papers), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (50 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (44 papers). Michael N. Lehman is often cited by papers focused on Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (108 papers), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (50 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (44 papers). Michael N. Lehman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Michael N. Lehman's co-authors include Lique M. Coolen, Robert L. Goodman, Rae Silver, Fred J. Karsch, Sarah S. Winans, Joseph LeSauter, Eric L. Bittman, Stanley M. Hileman, Patrick A. Tresco and Robert B. Norgren and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Michael N. Lehman

199 papers receiving 12.2k 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.

A diffusible coupling signal from the transplanted suprachiasmatic nucleus controlling circadian locomotor rhythms

1996 586 citations Rae Silver, Michael N. Lehman et al. profile →
Minireview: Kisspeptin/Neurokinin B/Dynorphin (KNDy) Cells of the Arcuate Nucleus: A Central Node in the Control of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Secretion

2010 567 citations Michael N. Lehman, Lique M. Coolen et al. Endocrinology profile →
Kisspeptin Neurons in the Arcuate Nucleus of the Ewe Express Both Dynorphin A and Neurokinin B

2007 555 citations Robert L. Goodman, Michael N. Lehman et al. Endocrinology profile →

Peers

Michael N. Lehman

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Gloria E. Hoffman United States

Richard B. Simerly United States

Lique M. Coolen United States

Donald K. Clifton United States

Robert A. Steiner United States

Lance J. Kriegsfeld United States

Allan E. Herbison New Zealand

Paul E. Micevych United States

Roger A. Gorski United States

Sonoko Ogawa United States

Gloria E. Hoffman United States

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Coolen, Lique M., et al.. (2025). Profile of opioid peptide receptors in GnRH and kisspeptin neurons of female mice and rats. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 37(10). e70075–e70075.

Nestor, Casey C, Christina M. Merkley, Michael N. Lehman, Stanley M. Hileman, & Robert L. Goodman. (2023). KNDy neurons as the GnRH pulse generator: Recent studies in ruminants. Peptides. 164. 171005–171005. 9 indexed citations

Moore, Aleisha M., Lique M. Coolen, & Michael N. Lehman. (2022). In vivo imaging of the GnRH pulse generator reveals a temporal order of neuronal activation and synchronization during each pulse. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(6). 47 indexed citations

Lehman, Michael N.. (2022). Interviews: A collection of stories and perspectives about the past and future of GnRH research. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 34(5). e13140–e13140. 1 indexed citations

Goodman, Robert L., Allan E. Herbison, Michael N. Lehman, & Víctor M. Navarro. (2022). Neuroendocrine control of gonadotropin‐releasing hormone: Pulsatile and surge modes of secretion. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 34(5). e13094–e13094. 83 indexed citations

Bowdridge, Elizabeth C., Richard B. McCosh, Michelle N. Bedenbaugh, et al.. (2020). Morphological and functional evidence for sexual dimorphism in neurokinin B signalling in the retrochiasmatic area of sheep. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 32(7). e12877–e12877. 1 indexed citations

Staudt, Michael D., Cleusa V.R. de Oliveira, Michael N. Lehman, Kevin E. McKenna, & Lique M. Coolen. (2011). Activation of NMDA Receptors in Lumbar Spinothalamic Cells is Required for Ejaculation. The Journal of Sexual Medicine. 8(4). 1015–1026. 27 indexed citations

Frohmader, Karla S., Michael N. Lehman, Steven R. Laviolette, & Lique M. Coolen. (2011). Concurrent Exposure to Methamphetamine and Sexual Behavior Enhances Subsequent Drug Reward and Causes Compulsive Sexual Behavior in Male Rats. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(45). 16473–16482. 27 indexed citations

Billings, Heather J., John M. Connors, Stanley M. Hileman, et al.. (2010). Neurokinin B Acts via the Neurokinin-3 Receptor in the Retrochiasmatic Area to Stimulate Luteinizing Hormone Secretion in Sheep. Endocrinology. 151(8). 3836–3846. 138 indexed citations

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Lehman, Michael N.. (2010). KNDy (kisspeptin/neurokinin B/dynorphin) cells of the arcuate nucleus: a central node in the control of GnRH secretion. 22. 1 indexed citations

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Goodman, Robert L., Michael N. Lehman, J. T. Smith, et al.. (2007). Kisspeptin Neurons in the Arcuate Nucleus of the Ewe Express Both Dynorphin A and Neurokinin B. Endocrinology. 148(12). 5752–5760. 555 indexed citations breakdown →

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Guo, Huiling, James M. Brewer, Michael N. Lehman, & Eric L. Bittman. (2006). Suprachiasmatic Regulation of Circadian Rhythms of Gene Expression in Hamster Peripheral Organs: Effects of Transplanting the Pacemaker. Journal of Neuroscience. 26(24). 6406–6412. 139 indexed citations

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Goodman, Robert L., et al.. (2006). Morphological Plasticity in the Neural Circuitry Responsible for Seasonal Breeding in the Ewe. Endocrinology. 147(10). 4843–4851. 48 indexed citations

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Jansen, Heiko T., Christine R. West, Michael N. Lehman, & Vasantha Padmanabhan. (2001). Ovarian Estrogen Receptor-β (ERβ) Regulation: I. Changes in ERβ Messenger RNA Expression Prior to Ovulation in the Ewe1. Biology of Reproduction. 65(3). 866–872. 26 indexed citations

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Lehman, Michael N. & Rae Silver. (2000). CSF signaling in physiology and behavior. Progress in brain research. 125. 415–433. 15 indexed citations

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Lehman, Michael N., et al.. (2000). The suprachiasmatic nucleus and the circadian time-keeping system revisited. Brain Research Reviews. 33(1). 34–77. 237 indexed citations

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Norgren, Robert B. & Michael N. Lehman. (1998). Herpes simplex virus as a transneuronal tracer. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 22(6). 695–708. 46 indexed citations

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I’Anson, Helen, et al.. (1997). Regional Differences in the Distribution of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Cells between Rapidly Growing and Growth-Restricted Prepubertal Female Sheep¹. Endocrinology. 138(1). 230–236. 23 indexed citations

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Jansen, Heiko T., Stanley M. Hileman, Laura S. Lubbers, Gary L. Jackson, & Michael N. Lehman. (1996). A Subset of Estrogen Receptor‐Containing Neurons Project to the Median Eminence in the Ewe. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 8(12). 921–927. 23 indexed citations

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Lehman, Michael N., Sarah Winans Newman, & Ann‐Judith Silverman. (1987). Luteinizing Hormone‐Releasing Hormone in the Vomeronasal System and Terminal Nerve of the Hamster^a. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 519(1). 229–240. 25 indexed citations

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