Paul E. Sawchenko

38.6k citations

169 papers · 31.8k indexed · 14 hit papers · h-index 88

Impact in

Behavioral Neuroscience top 0.01%
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
Biological Psychiatry top 0.02%
- Tryptophan and brain disorders

Papers in

Behavioral Neuroscience 72
- Stress Responses and Cortisol 72
Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 48
- Regulation of Appetite and Obesity 26
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleep 24

Co-authors: Larry W. Swanson Wylie Vale L. W. Swanson W. Vale Emmett T. Cunningham Jackson C. Bittencourt Jean Rivier Joan Vaughan
Journals: The Journal of Comparative Neurology (29 papers)Journal of Neuroscience (17 papers)Brain Research (13 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (12 papers)Endocrinology (10 papers)
Partner nations: United States Switzerland Australia

In The Last Decade

Paul E. Sawchenko

168 papers receiving 31.2k citations

Hit Papers

14 papers align trajectories log scale

Functional Amyloids As Natural Storage of Peptide Hormones in Pituitary Secretory Granules 2009 · 872 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2009 Science
2001 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2001 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2000 Nature Genetics
2000 The Journal of Comparative Neurology
1998 Neuron
1995 Nature
1992 The Journal of Comparative Neurology
1988 The Journal of Comparative Neurology
1985 The Journal of Comparative Neurology
1983 Nature
1983 Neuroendocrinology
1982 Brain Research Reviews
1982 The Journal of Comparative Neurology

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1	The Rat Mammary Gland as a Novel Site of Expression of Melanin-Concentrating Hormone Receptor 1 mRNA and Its Protein Immunoreactivity Frontiers in Endocrinology ·Daniella S. Battagello, Warren Berryman, Giovanne B. Diniz, Lívia Clemente Motta‐Teixeira, Marianne Klein, Jozélia Gomes Pacheco Ferreira, Carlos Arias, Antoine Adamantidis, Luciane V. Sita, José Cipolla‐Neto, Estela Bevilacqua, Paul E. Sawchenko, Jackson C. Bittencourt	2020	4
2	Pro-inflammatory immune-to-brain signaling is involved in neuroendocrine responses to acute emotional stress Brain Behavior and Immunity ·Jordi Serrats, Jan‐Sebastian Grigoleit, Rosikhah Al-Maris, Paul E. Sawchenko	2017	23
3	Posttranslational Processing of Human and Mouse Urocortin 2: Characterization and Bioactivity of Gene Products Endocrinology ·Joan Vaughan, Cynthia J. Donaldson, Wolfgang Fischer, Marilyn H. Perrin, Jean Rivier, Paul E. Sawchenko, Wylie Vale	2013	8
4	Functional Amyloids As Natural Storage of Peptide Hormones in Pituitary Secretory Granules Science ·Samir K. Maji, Marilyn H. Perrin, M.R. Sawaya, Sebastian Jessberger, Krishna C. Vadodaria, Robert A. Rissman, Praful S. Singru, K. Peter R. Nilsson, Rozalyn Simon, David Schubert, David Eisenberg, Jean Rivier, Paul E. Sawchenko, Wylie Vale, Roland Riek Hit paper breakdown →	2009	872
5	A Discrete GABAergic Relay Mediates Medial Prefrontal Cortical Inhibition of the Neuroendocrine Stress Response Journal of Neuroscience ·Jason J. Radley, Kristin L. Gosselink, Paul E. Sawchenko	2009	211
6	The Creb1 coactivator Crtc1 is required for energy balance and fertility Nature Medicine ·Judith Y. Altarejos, 兵庫県健康生活部環境局環境整備課, Michael D. Conkright, Hiroshi Inoue, Jianxin Xie, Carlos Arias, Paul E. Sawchenko, Marc Montminy	2008	159
7	Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Receptors Differentially Regulate Stress-Induced Tau Phosphorylation Journal of Neuroscience ·Robert A. Rissman, Safira Mustaqilla, Wylie Vale, Paul E. Sawchenko	2007	127
8	Hypophysiotropic neurons of the paraventricular nucleus respond in spatially, temporally, and phenotypically differentiated manners to acute vs. repeated restraint stress: Rapid publication The Journal of Comparative Neurology ·Victor Viau, Paul E. Sawchenko	2002	137
9	Circuits and mechanisms governing hypothalamic responses to stress: a tale of two paradigms Progress in brain research ·Paul E. Sawchenko, M. A. Revanna, Anders Ericsson	2000	285
10	Paradoxical activational effects of a corticotropin-releasing factor-binding protein “ligand inhibitor” in rat brain Neuroscience ·R.K.W. Chan, W. Vale, Paul E. Sawchenko	2000	55
11	Prolactin‐Releasing Peptide is Expressed in Afferents to the Endocrine Hypothalamus, but not in Neurosecretory Neurones Journal of Neuroendocrinology ·Teresa Morales, Shuji Hinuma, Paul E. Sawchenko	2000	57
12	Distribution of the EP3 prostaglandin E2 receptor subtype in the rat brain: Relationship to sites of interleukin-1-induced cellular responsiveness The Journal of Comparative Neurology ·Monica Ek, Carlos Arias, Paul E. Sawchenko, Anders Ericsson‐Dahlstrand	2000	143
13	Hypophysiotropic CRF Neurons Display a Sustained Immediate‐Early Gene Response to Chronic Stress but not to Adrenalectomy Journal of Neuroendocrinology ·Euan R. Brown, Paul E. Sawchenko	1997	37
14	Chapter 12 The paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus and the functional neuroanatomy of visceromotor responses to stress Progress in brain research ·Paul E. Sawchenko, Euan R. Brown, R.K.W. Chan, Anders Ericsson, Dagmar Reul, B L Roland, Krisztina Kovács	1996	278
15	Evidence for Short‐Loop Feedback Effects of ACTH on CRF and Vasopressin Expression in Parvocellular Neurosecretory Neurons Journal of Neuroendocrinology ·Paul E. Sawchenko, Carlos Arias	1995	20
16	Central Activin Administration Modulates Corticotropin Releasing Hormone and Adrenocorticotropin Secretion* Endocrinology ·Paul M. Plotsky, Andreas Kjær, Steve W. Sutton, Paul E. Sawchenko, Wylie Vale	1991	49
17	Widespread expression of corticotropin-releasing factor messenger RNA and immunoreactivity in the rat olfactory bulb Brain Research ·Toshihiro Imaki, Jean‐Louis Nahon, Paul E. Sawchenko, Wylie Vale	1989	53
18	Role of somatostatin in the regulation of vasopressin secretion Brain Research ·Marvin R. Brown, Marty Mortrud, SK Chon, Paul E. Sawchenko	1988	19
19	Evidence for differential regulation of corticotropin-releasing factor and vasopressin immunoreactivities in parvocellular neurosecretory and autonomic-related projections of the paraventricular nucleus Brain Research ·Paul E. Sawchenko	1987	158
20	The Organization and Biochemical Specificity of Afferent Projections to the Paraventricular and Supraoptic Nuclei Progress in brain research ·Paul E. Sawchenko, L. W. Swanson	1983	98

About Paul E. Sawchenko

Paul E. Sawchenko is a scholar working on Behavioral Neuroscience, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Biological Psychiatry, Social Psychology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, having authored 169 papers that have together received 31.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Stress Responses and Cortisol (72 papers), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (63 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (27 papers), Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (26 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (24 papers), Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (17 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (16 papers) and Tryptophan and brain disorders (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Behavioral Neuroscience (13.7k citations), Biological Psychiatry (3.3k citations), Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (8.4k citations), Social Psychology (9.9k citations) and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (8.1k citations). Paul E. Sawchenko has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Larry W. Swanson, Wylie Vale, L. W. Swanson, W. Vale, Emmett T. Cunningham, Jackson C. Bittencourt, Jean Rivier, Joan Vaughan, R.K.W. Chan and Carlos Arias. Their work appears in journals such as The Journal of Comparative Neurology, Journal of Neuroscience, Brain Research, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Endocrinology.

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