Patrick Sweeney

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Patrick Sweeney is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Nutrition and Dietetics and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrick Sweeney has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 11 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 7 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Patrick Sweeney's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (15 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (10 papers) and Neurological disorders and treatments (5 papers). Patrick Sweeney is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (15 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (10 papers) and Neurological disorders and treatments (5 papers). Patrick Sweeney collaborates with scholars based in United States, Finland and Germany. Patrick Sweeney's co-authors include Yunlei Yang, Gabrielle G. Leblanc, Anjli Venkateswaran, Judith Frydman, Antti Nurmi, Robert A. Hodgson, Ron R. Kopito, Alexander McCampbell, Marc Baumann and Hyunsun Park and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Patrick Sweeney

41 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Protein misfolding in neurodegenerative diseases: implications and strategies

2017 462 citations Patrick Sweeney, Hyunsun Park et al. Translational Neurodegeneration profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Patrick Sweeney United States	22	446	354	313	273	198	46	1.7k
Heiko Backes Germany	26	467 1.0×	338 1.0×	271 0.9×	268 1.0×	193 1.0×	48	1.9k
Sulaiman Sheriff United States	33	898 2.0×	463 1.3×	455 1.5×	782 2.9×	257 1.3×	121	2.9k
Anne‐Karine Bouzier‐Sore France	26	1.0k 2.3×	574 1.6×	128 0.4×	897 3.3×	92 0.5×	55	2.4k
Thomas Bettecken Germany	22	786 1.8×	255 0.7×	276 0.9×	163 0.6×	34 0.2×	53	2.0k
Zamir Shorer Israel	25	790 1.8×	258 0.7×	75 0.2×	534 2.0×	86 0.4×	67	2.1k
Brett T. Marck United States	27	951 2.1×	438 1.2×	507 1.6×	408 1.5×	20 0.1×	53	3.1k
M. B. Segal United Kingdom	27	710 1.6×	402 1.1×	214 0.7×	919 3.4×	59 0.3×	58	2.6k
Katalin A. Kékesi Hungary	32	914 2.0×	434 1.2×	123 0.4×	1.2k 4.4×	111 0.6×	96	3.0k
Cheryl L. Morse United States	27	749 1.7×	622 1.8×	112 0.4×	924 3.4×	62 0.3×	79	3.0k
Jian‐Qiang Lu Canada	25	1.0k 2.3×	375 1.1×	411 1.3×	849 3.1×	268 1.4×	110	3.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Patrick Sweeney

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Santander, Tyler, et al.. (2024). Towards optimized methodological parameters for maximizing the behavioral effects of transcranial direct current stimulation. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 18. 1305446–1305446. 7 indexed citations

Nelson, C., et al.. (2024). Hypothalamic AgRP neurons regulate the hyperphagia of lactation. Molecular Metabolism. 86. 101975–101975. 1 indexed citations

Bedenbaugh, Michelle N., et al.. (2023). 28 Melanocortin 3 Receptor in Neural Circuits Linking Metabolic State with Reproduction and Growth. Journal of Animal Science. 101(Supplement_3). 231–232.

Sweeney, Patrick, et al.. (2023). Melanocortin-3 receptor expression in AgRP neurons is required for normal activation of the neurons in response to energy deficiency. Cell Reports. 42(10). 113188–113188. 11 indexed citations

Sweeney, Patrick, Luis E. Gimenez, Ciria C. Hernández, & Roger D. Cone. (2023). Targeting the central melanocortin system for the treatment of metabolic disorders. Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 19(9). 507–519. 31 indexed citations

Sweeney, Patrick, et al.. (2023). Establishment of Restraint Stress–induced Anorexia and Social Isolation–induced Anorexia Mouse Models. BIO-PROTOCOL. 13(2). e4597–e4597. 2 indexed citations

Sweeney, Patrick, Michelle N. Bedenbaugh, J. Maldonado, et al.. (2021). The melanocortin-3 receptor is a pharmacological target for the regulation of anorexia. Science Translational Medicine. 13(590). 41 indexed citations

Zhang, Jia, Dan Chen, Patrick Sweeney, & Yunlei Yang. (2020). An excitatory ventromedial hypothalamus to paraventricular thalamus circuit that suppresses food intake. Nature Communications. 11(1). 6326–6326. 55 indexed citations

Huhtala, Tuulia, Pekka Poutiainen, Jussi Rytkönen, et al.. (2019). Improved synthesis of [18F] fallypride and characterization of a Huntington’s disease mouse model, zQ175DN KI, using longitudinal PET imaging of D2/D3 receptors. EJNMMI Radiopharmacy and Chemistry. 4(1). 20–20. 9 indexed citations

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Sweeney, Patrick, Changhong Li, & Yunlei Yang. (2017). Appetite suppressive role of medial septal glutamatergic neurons. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(52). 13816–13821. 25 indexed citations

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Sweeney, Patrick & Yunlei Yang. (2017). Neural Circuit Mechanisms Underlying Emotional Regulation of Homeostatic Feeding. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. 28(6). 437–448. 52 indexed citations

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Sweeney, Patrick, et al.. (2017). HFD-induced energy states-dependent bidirectional control of anxiety levels in mice. International Journal of Obesity. 41(8). 1237–1245. 24 indexed citations

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Sweeney, Patrick, Hyunsun Park, Marc Baumann, et al.. (2017). Protein misfolding in neurodegenerative diseases: implications and strategies. Translational Neurodegeneration. 6(1). 6–6. 462 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sweeney, Patrick & Yunlei Yang. (2016). An Inhibitory Septum to Lateral Hypothalamus Circuit That Suppresses Feeding. Journal of Neuroscience. 36(44). 11185–11195. 69 indexed citations

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Hartsell, William F., R. L. Kapur, Patrick Sweeney, et al.. (2016). Feasibility of Proton Beam Therapy for Ocular Melanoma Using a Novel 3D Treatment Planning Technique. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 95(1). 353–359. 14 indexed citations

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Sweeney, Patrick & Yunlei Yang. (2015). An excitatory ventral hippocampus to lateral septum circuit that suppresses feeding. Nature Communications. 6(1). 10188–10188. 115 indexed citations

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Cunniff, Brian, et al.. (2014). Peroxiredoxin 3 levels regulate a mitochondrial redox setpoint in malignant mesothelioma cells. Redox Biology. 3. 79–87. 37 indexed citations

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Tylee, Daniel S., et al.. (2012). Long-term behavioral consequences of stress exposure in adolescent versus young adult rats. Behavioural Brain Research. 229(1). 226–234. 23 indexed citations

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Shineman, Diana W., Guriqbal S. Basi, Jennifer L. Bizon, et al.. (2011). Accelerating drug discovery for Alzheimer's disease: best practices for preclinical animal studies. Alzheimer s Research & Therapy. 3(5). 28–28. 104 indexed citations

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Sweeney, Patrick, et al.. (2009). Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Vestibular Schwannoma. Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America. 42(4). 655–663. 9 indexed citations

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