Michael Numan

8.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
66 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Michael Numan is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Behavioral Neuroscience and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Numan has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Social Psychology, 29 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience and 18 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Michael Numan's work include Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (62 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (29 papers) and Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (16 papers). Michael Numan is often cited by papers focused on Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (62 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (29 papers) and Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (16 papers). Michael Numan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Canada. Michael Numan's co-authors include Marilyn J. Numan, Thomas R. Insel, Danielle S. Stolzenberg, Teige P. Sheehan, Larry J. Young, Barry R. Komisaruk, Jay S. Rosenblatt, Keith P. Corodimas, Kumi O. Kuroda and Edward C. Stack and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Neuroscience and The Journal of Comparative Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Michael Numan

66 papers receiving 6.2k citations

Hit Papers

The Neurobiology of Parental Behavior 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. The Neurobiology of Parental Behavior
    2003 531 citations Michael Numan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Numan United States 46 5.4k 2.2k 1.5k 999 849 66 6.3k
Jay S. Rosenblatt United States 46 4.9k 0.9× 2.1k 1.0× 905 0.6× 1.0k 1.0× 575 0.7× 130 6.7k
Robert S. Bridges United States 45 4.2k 0.8× 2.4k 1.1× 1.0k 0.7× 1.2k 1.2× 877 1.0× 123 6.0k
Cheryl L. Sisk United States 42 2.2k 0.4× 1.8k 0.8× 1.5k 1.1× 1.9k 1.9× 1.0k 1.2× 154 7.5k
Joan I. Morrell United States 48 3.2k 0.6× 1.5k 0.7× 1.3k 0.9× 1.9k 1.9× 416 0.5× 108 5.9k
Victor Viau Canada 40 3.4k 0.6× 5.2k 2.4× 1.3k 0.9× 449 0.4× 365 0.4× 70 8.4k
E.B. Keverne United Kingdom 61 5.3k 1.0× 1.1k 0.5× 825 0.6× 584 0.6× 349 0.4× 135 10.5k
Alison S. Fleming Canada 58 6.5k 1.2× 3.1k 1.4× 943 0.6× 517 0.5× 2.6k 3.1× 170 9.7k
Barry R. Komisaruk United States 52 2.2k 0.4× 844 0.4× 651 0.4× 1.3k 1.3× 806 0.9× 191 8.0k
Alison J. Douglas United Kingdom 34 2.6k 0.5× 1.2k 0.6× 1.1k 0.8× 367 0.4× 658 0.8× 56 4.1k
Elaine M. Hull United States 51 3.2k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 759 0.5× 2.4k 2.4× 233 0.3× 105 7.3k

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All Works

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Numan, Michael & Larry J. Young. (2015). Neural mechanisms of mother–infant bonding and pair bonding: Similarities, differences, and broader implications. Hormones and Behavior. 77. 98–112. 251 indexed citations
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Elmadih, Alya, Ming Wai Wan, Michael Numan, et al.. (2014). Does oxytocin modulate variation in maternal caregiving in healthy new mothers?. Brain Research. 1580. 143–150. 37 indexed citations
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Kuroda, Kumi O. & Michael Numan. (2014). The medial preoptic area and the regulation of parental behavior. Neuroscience Bulletin. 30(5). 863–865. 22 indexed citations
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Pereira, Mariana, Daniella Agrati, Annabel Ferreira, et al.. (2013). New theoretical and experimental approaches on maternal motivation in mammals. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 37(8). 1860–1874. 71 indexed citations
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Pereira, Mariana, Daniella Agrati, Annabel Ferreira, et al.. (2013). Flexibility and adaptation of the neural substrate that supports maternal behavior in mammals. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 37(8). 1875–1892. 73 indexed citations
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Kuroda, Kumi O., Kashiko Tachikawa, Sachine Yoshida, Yousuke Tsuneoka, & Michael Numan. (2011). Neuromolecular basis of parental behavior in laboratory mice and rats: With special emphasis on technical issues of using mouse genetics. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry. 35(5). 1205–1231. 98 indexed citations
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Numan, Michael & Barbara Woodside. (2010). Maternity: Neural mechanisms, motivational processes, and physiological adaptations.. Behavioral Neuroscience. 124(6). 715–741. 107 indexed citations
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Fleming, Alison S., Michael Numan, & Robert S. Bridges. (2009). Father of mothering: Jay S. Rosenblatt. Hormones and Behavior. 55(4). 484–487. 2 indexed citations
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Stolzenberg, Danielle S., et al.. (2009). Dopamine D1 receptor activation of adenylyl cyclase, not phospholipase C, in the nucleus accumbens promotes maternal behavior onset in rats. Hormones and Behavior. 57(1). 96–104. 34 indexed citations
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Febo, Marcelo, Tara Stolberg, Michael Numan, et al.. (2008). Nursing stimulation is more than tactile sensation: It is a multisensory experience. Hormones and Behavior. 54(2). 330–339. 31 indexed citations
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Stolzenberg, Danielle S., et al.. (2007). Dopamine D₁ receptor stimulation of the nucleus accumbens or the medial preoptic area promotes the onset of maternal behavior in pregnancy-terminated rats.. Behavioral Neuroscience. 121(5). 907–919. 78 indexed citations
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Sheehan, Teige P. & Michael Numan. (2002). Estrogen, Progesterone, and Pregnancy Termination Alter Neural Activity in Brain Regions That Control Maternal Behavior in Rats. Neuroendocrinology. 75(1). 12–23. 54 indexed citations
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Numan, Michael, María Cruz Rodríguez del Cerro, Antonio Guillamón, et al.. (1999). Expression of intracellular progesterone receptors in rat brain during different reproductive states, and involvement in maternal behavior. Brain Research. 830(2). 358–371. 72 indexed citations
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Numan, Michael & Marilyn J. Numan. (1997). Projection Sites of Medial Preoptic Area and Ventral Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Neurons that Express Fos during Maternal Behavior in Female Rats. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 9(5). 369–384. 114 indexed citations
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Numan, Michael, et al.. (1993). Excitotoxic Amino Acid Injections into the Medial Amygdala Facilitate Maternal Behavior in Virgin Female Rats. Hormones and Behavior. 27(1). 56–81. 92 indexed citations
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Numan, Michael. (1990). Long-term effects of preoptic area knife cuts on the maternal behavior of postpartum rats. Behavioral and Neural Biology. 53(2). 284–290. 24 indexed citations
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Numan, Michael, Keith P. Corodimas, Marilyn J. Numan, Elizabeth M. Factor, & et al. (1988). Axon-sparing lesions of the preoptic region and substantia innominata disrupt maternal behavior in rats.. Behavioral Neuroscience. 102(3). 381–396. 137 indexed citations

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