P.E. Sawchenko

8.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
28 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

P.E. Sawchenko is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Social Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, P.E. Sawchenko has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 13 papers in Social Psychology and 11 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in P.E. Sawchenko's work include Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (13 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (11 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (7 papers). P.E. Sawchenko is often cited by papers focused on Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (13 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (11 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (7 papers). P.E. Sawchenko collaborates with scholars based in United States, Norway and Sweden. P.E. Sawchenko's co-authors include L. W. Swanson, Anders Ericsson, Larry W. Swanson, Carlos Arias, Wm Cowan, Karen B. Helle, Anne Bérod, Boyd K. Hartman, Stanley J. Wiegand and Joseph L. Price and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

P.E. Sawchenko

27 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

Hypothalamic Integration: Organization of the Paraventric... 1980 2026 1995 2010 1983 1980 1983 1994 1981 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Hypothalamic Integration: Organization of the Paraventricular and Supraoptic Nuclei
    1983 1.7k citations L. W. Swanson, P.E. Sawchenko Annual Review of Neuroscience profile →
  2. Paraventricular Nucleus:A Site for the Integration of Neuroendocrine and Autonomic Mechanisms
    1980 821 citations L. W. Swanson, P.E. Sawchenko Neuroendocrinology profile →
  3. The organization of forebrain afferents to the paraventricular and supraoptic nuclei of the rat
    1983 570 citations P.E. Sawchenko, Larry W. Swanson The Journal of Comparative Neurology profile →
  4. A functional anatomical analysis of central pathways subserving the effects of interleukin-1 on stress-related neuroendocrine neurons
    1994 563 citations Anders Ericsson, P.E. Sawchenko et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
  5. Central Noradrenergic Pathways for the Integration of Hypothalamic Neuroendocrine and Autonomic Responses
    1981 492 citations P.E. Sawchenko, L. W. Swanson Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
P.E. Sawchenko United States 23 3.4k 3.2k 2.7k 2.1k 985 28 7.3k
Leo P. Renaud Canada 51 3.5k 1.0× 3.7k 1.1× 1.0k 0.4× 3.9k 1.8× 1.8k 1.8× 173 7.9k
Thackery S. Gray United States 37 1.9k 0.6× 1.4k 0.4× 2.0k 0.8× 2.7k 1.3× 1.0k 1.1× 61 5.4k
Jeffrey G. Tasker United States 43 2.9k 0.8× 2.3k 0.7× 2.6k 1.0× 2.3k 1.1× 903 0.9× 98 7.0k
Trevor A. Day Australia 39 2.3k 0.7× 1.9k 0.6× 2.5k 0.9× 1.3k 0.6× 613 0.6× 103 5.5k
Yoichi Ueta Japan 46 2.5k 0.7× 4.4k 1.4× 915 0.3× 2.2k 1.1× 1.7k 1.8× 297 8.7k
Tamotsu Shibasaki Japan 44 1.3k 0.4× 2.2k 0.7× 2.4k 0.9× 1.3k 0.6× 877 0.9× 150 6.4k
L. W. Swanson United States 44 4.9k 1.4× 4.7k 1.5× 3.7k 1.4× 6.4k 3.0× 2.3k 2.3× 57 13.9k
Daniel M. Dorsa United States 49 2.1k 0.6× 1.7k 0.5× 1.6k 0.6× 2.3k 1.1× 2.0k 2.0× 113 7.8k
Jan G. Veening Netherlands 46 2.2k 0.7× 1.3k 0.4× 1.0k 0.4× 2.0k 0.9× 684 0.7× 96 6.0k
R.K.W. Chan United States 20 1.7k 0.5× 1.1k 0.4× 3.1k 1.2× 872 0.4× 498 0.5× 28 4.9k

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All Works

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Sawchenko, P.E.. (1998). Toward a new neurobiology of energy balance, appetite, and obesity: The anatomists weigh in. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 402(4). 435–441. 13 indexed citations
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Ericsson, Anders, et al.. (1996). Distinct mechanisms underlie activation of hypothalamic neurosecretory neurons and their medullary catecholaminergic afferents in categorically different stress paradigms.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 93(6). 2359–2364. 196 indexed citations
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Sawchenko, P.E., et al.. (1996). Sequence of stress-induced alterations in indices of synaptic and transcriptional activation in parvocellular neurosecretory neurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 16(1). 262–273. 276 indexed citations
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Chan, R.K.W., Charles A. Peto, & P.E. Sawchenko. (1995). A1 catecholamine cell group: Fine structure and synaptic input from the nucleus of the solitary tract. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 351(1). 62–80. 42 indexed citations
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Schonemann, Marcus D., Aimee K. Ryan, Robert J. McEvilly, et al.. (1995). Development and survival of the endocrine hypothalamus and posterior pituitary gland requires the neuronal POU domain factor Brn-2.. Genes & Development. 9(24). 3122–3135. 242 indexed citations
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Ericsson, Anders, et al.. (1994). A functional anatomical analysis of central pathways subserving the effects of interleukin-1 on stress-related neuroendocrine neurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 14(2). 897–913. 563 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sawchenko, P.E. & L. W. Swanson. (1985). Localization, colocalization, and plasticity of corticotropin-releasing factor immunoreactivity in rat brain.. PubMed. 44(1 Pt 2). 221–7. 176 indexed citations
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Sawchenko, P.E. & Charles R. Gerfen. (1985). Plant lectins and bacterial toxins as tools for tracing neuronal connections. Trends in Neurosciences. 8. 378–384. 59 indexed citations
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Friedman, M. I. & P.E. Sawchenko. (1984). Evidence for hepatic involvement in control of ad libitum food intake in rats. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 247(1). R106–R113. 48 indexed citations
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Sawchenko, P.E. & Larry W. Swanson. (1983). The organization of forebrain afferents to the paraventricular and supraoptic nuclei of the rat. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 218(2). 121–144. 570 indexed citations breakdown →
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Swanson, L. W. & P.E. Sawchenko. (1983). Hypothalamic Integration: Organization of the Paraventricular and Supraoptic Nuclei. Annual Review of Neuroscience. 6(1). 269–324. 1684 indexed citations breakdown →
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Swanson, L. W., et al.. (1981). An immunohistochemical study of the organization of catecholaminergic cells and terminal fields in the paraventricular and supraoptic nuclei of the hypothalamus. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 196(2). 271–285. 316 indexed citations
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Sawchenko, P.E. & L. W. Swanson. (1981). Central Noradrenergic Pathways for the Integration of Hypothalamic Neuroendocrine and Autonomic Responses. Science. 214(4521). 685–687. 492 indexed citations breakdown →
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Blaustein, Jeffrey D., Harvey H. Feder, P.E. Sawchenko, et al.. (1980). Author Index Vol. 31, 1980. Neuroendocrinology. 31(6). 419–419. 1 indexed citations
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Swanson, L. W. & P.E. Sawchenko. (1980). Paraventricular Nucleus:A Site for the Integration of Neuroendocrine and Autonomic Mechanisms. Neuroendocrinology. 31(6). 410–417. 821 indexed citations breakdown →
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Swanson, L. W., P.E. Sawchenko, & William Cowan. (1980). Evidence that the commissural, associational and septal projections of the regio inferior of the hippocampus arise from the same neurons. Brain Research. 197(1). 207–212. 123 indexed citations

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