Randy J. Seeley

55.0k citations

413 papers · 37.9k indexed · 11 hit papers · h-index 97

Endocrine and Autonomic Systems top 0.01%
Physiology top 0.01%
Nutrition and Dietetics top 0.01%
Surgery top 0.1%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism top 0.05%

Co-authors: Stephen C. Woods Michael W. Schwartz Denis G. Baskin Daniel Porte David A. D’Alessio Darleen A. Sandoval L. Arthur Campfield Deborah J. Clegg
Topics: Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (228 papers)Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (102 papers)Diet and metabolism studies (100 papers)
Cited by: Endocrine and Autonomic Systems Nutrition and Dietetics Physiology
Journals: Nature Science New England Journal of Medicine
Partner nations: United States Germany Denmark

In The Last Decade

Randy J. Seeley

407 papers receiving 37.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Central nervous system control of food intake

2000 5.0k citations Stephen C. Woods, Randy J. Seeley et al. profile →
Identification of targets of leptin action in rat hypothalamus.

1996 1.3k citations Randy J. Seeley et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
Hypothalamic mTOR Signaling Regulates Food Intake

2006 993 citations Daniela Cota, Karine Proulx et al. Science profile →
Signals That Regulate Food Intake and Energy Homeostasis

1998 920 citations Stephen C. Woods, Randy J. Seeley et al. Science profile →
FXR is a molecular target for the effects of vertical sleeve gastrectomy

2014 735 citations Karen K. Ryan, Andriy Myronovych et al. profile →
Specificity of Leptin Action on Elevated Blood Glucose Levels and Hypothalamic Neuropeptide Y Gene Expression in ob/ob Mice

1996 733 citations Stephen C. Woods, Randy J. Seeley et al. profile →
Leptin Increases Hypothalamic Pro-opiomelanocortin mRNA Expression in the Rostral Arcuate Nucleus

1997 716 citations Randy J. Seeley, Stephen C. Woods et al. profile →
Obesity and leptin resistance: distinguishing cause from effect

2010 643 citations Martin G. Myers, Randy J. Seeley et al. profile →
A Randomized Trial Comparing a Very Low Carbohydrate Diet and a Calorie-Restricted Low Fat Diet on Body Weight and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Healthy Women

2003 612 citations Randy J. Seeley, David A. D’Alessio et al. profile →
Obesity Pathogenesis: An Endocrine Society Scientific Statement

2017 487 citations Randy J. Seeley, Éric Ravussin et al. Endocrine Reviews profile →
Central glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor activation inhibits Toll-like receptor agonist-induced inflammation

2023 137 citations Randy J. Seeley, Daniel J. Drucker et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Semaglutide and bariatric surgery induce distinct changes in the composition of mouse white adipose tissue 2025 ·Molecular Metabolism ·Margo P. Emont,Adam L. Essene,Anton Gulko,Nadejda Bozadjieva-Kramer,Christopher Jacobs,(unknown),Randy J. Seeley,Linus Tsai,Evan D. Rosen	4
2	Specific loss of GIPR signaling in GABAergic neurons enhances GLP-1R agonist-induced body weight loss 2024 ·Molecular Metabolism ·(unknown),Allison H. Kowalsky,Rhianna C. Laker,Sarah Will,Daniel J. Drucker,Christopher J. Rhodes,Randy J. Seeley	14
3	GDNF family receptor alpha-like (GFRAL) expression is restricted to the caudal brainstem 2024 ·Molecular Metabolism ·Cecilia Hes,(unknown),(unknown),Fernando Alvarez,(unknown),(unknown),Nadejda Bozadjieva-Kramer,Randy J. Seeley,Ciriaco A. Piccirillo,Paul V. Sabatini	5
4	Suppression of food intake by Glp1r/Lepr-coexpressing neurons prevents obesity in mouse models 2023 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Alan C. Rupp,(unknown),Alison H. Affinati,(unknown),(unknown),Cadence True,Sarah R. Lindsley,Melissa A. Kirigiti,Alexander MacKenzie,Joseph Polex-Wolf,Chien Li,Lotte Bjerre Knudsen,Randy J. Seeley,David P. Olson,Paul Kievit,Martin G. Myers	29
5	GDF15 is required for cold-induced thermogenesis and contributes to improved systemic metabolic health following loss of OPA1 in brown adipocytes 2023 ·eLife ·(unknown),(unknown),Eric T. Weatherford,(unknown),Sarah H. Bjorkman,(unknown),(unknown),Jason H. Chen,Randy J. Seeley,E. Dale Abel,Renata O. Pereira	7
6	Calorie restriction outperforms bariatric surgery in a murine model of obesity and triple-negative breast cancer 2023 ·JCI Insight ·(unknown),Michael F. Coleman,(unknown),(unknown),Subreen A. Khatib,(unknown),Alfor G. Lewis,(unknown),Laura Smith,Laura W. Bowers,Farnaz Fouladi,Weida Gong,(unknown),Joel S. Parker,Ginger L. Milne,Ian M. Carroll,Anthony A. Fodor,Randy J. Seeley,Stephen D. Hursting	8
7	New insights in the mechanisms of weight‐loss maintenance: Summary from a Pennington symposium 2023 ·Obesity ·Emily W. Flanagan,(unknown),Sarah Berry,Hans‐Rudolf Berthoud,Stephanie T. Broyles,Gary D. Foster,Jonathan Krakoff,Ruth J. F. Loos,Michael R. Lowe,Danielle M. Ostendorf,Tiffany M. Powell‐Wiley,Leanne M. Redman,Michael Rosenbaum,Philip R. Schauer,Randy J. Seeley,Boyd Swinburn,Kevin D. Hall,Éric Ravussin	19
8	Vertical sleeve gastrectomy induces enteroendocrine cell differentiation of intestinal stem cells through bile acid signaling 2022 ·JCI Insight ·Ki‐Suk Kim,Bailey C. E. Peck,Yu-Han Hung,Kieran Koch‐Laskowski,(unknown),Priya H. Dedhia,Jason R. Spence,Randy J. Seeley,Praveen Sethupathy,Darleen A. Sandoval	12
9	Glucose-sensing glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor neurons in the dorsomedial hypothalamus regulate glucose metabolism 2022 ·Science Advances ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Kristie Conde,(unknown),Zhongzhong Li,Lei Yao,Zihui Xu,Wei Wang,Jiang‐Ning Zhou,Guo‐Qiang Bi,Feng Wu,Randy J. Seeley,Michael M. Scott,Cheng Zhan,Zhiping P. Pang,Ji Liu	44
10	Dietary induction of obesity and insulin resistance is associated with changes in Fgf21 DNA methylation in liver of mice 2021 ·The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Ingolf Cascorbi,Alfor G. Lewis,Randy J. Seeley,Henrik Oster,Henriette Kirchner	14
11	GFRAL-expressing neurons suppress food intake via aversive pathways 2021 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Paul V. Sabatini,Henriette Frikke‐Schmidt,(unknown),Desiree Gordian,Anita Patel,Alan C. Rupp,Jessica M. Adams,Jine Wang,Sebastian B. Jørgensen,David P. Olson,Richard D. Palmiter,Martin G. Myers,Randy J. Seeley	62
12	Dietary sugars, not lipids, drive hypothalamic inflammation 2017 ·Molecular Metabolism ·Yuanqing Gao,Maximilian Bielohuby,Thomas Fleming,G Grabner,Ewout Foppen,Bernhard Wagner,Mara A. Guzmán‐Ruiz,(unknown),Beata Legutko,Erwin Zinser,Cristina García‐Cáceres,Ruud M. Buijs,Stephen C. Woods,Andries Kalsbeek,Randy J. Seeley,Peter P. Nawroth,Martin Bidlingmaier,Matthias H. Tschöp,Chun‐Xia Yi	98
13	Neuronal GLP1R mediates liraglutide’s anorectic but not glucose-lowering effect 2014 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Stephanie Sisley,Ruth Gutiérrez‐Aguilar,Michael M. Scott,David A. D’Alessio,Darleen A. Sandoval,Randy J. Seeley	318
14	Duodenal nutrient exclusion improves metabolic syndrome and stimulates villus hyperplasia 2013 ·Gut ·Kirk M. Habegger,Omar Al–Massadi,Kristy M. Heppner,Andriy Myronovych,Jenna Holland,J Berger,Chun‐Xia Yi,(unknown),Maarit Lehti,Nickki Ottaway,(unknown),Christine Raver,Timo D. Müller,Paul T. Pfluger,Rohit Kohli,Diego Pérez–Tilve,Randy J. Seeley,Matthias H. Tschöp	41
15	All Bariatric Surgeries Are Not Created Equal: Insights from Mechanistic Comparisons 2012 ·Endocrine Reviews ·Margaret A. Stefater,Hilary Wilson,Adam P. Chambers,Darleen A. Sandoval,Randy J. Seeley	214
16	Perinatal Exposure to Bisphenol-A and the Development of Metabolic Syndrome in CD-1 Mice 2010 ·Endocrinology ·Karen K. Ryan,April Haller,Joyce Sorrell,Stephen C. Woods,Ronald J. Jandacek,Randy J. Seeley	119
17	Hypothalamic mTOR Signaling Regulates Food Intakebreakdown → 2006 ·Science ·Daniela Cota,Karine Proulx,(unknown),Sara C. Kozma,George Thomas,Stephen C. Woods,Randy J. Seeley	993
18	Insulin and Leptin Combine Additively to Reduce Food Intake and Body Weight in Rats 2002 ·Endocrinology ·Ellen L. Air,Stephen C. Benoit,Deborah J. Clegg,Randy J. Seeley,Stephen C. Woods	103
19	Inhibition of Central Amylin Signaling Increases Food Intake and Body Adiposity in Rats 2001 ·Endocrinology ·Paul A. Rushing,Mary M. Hagan,Randy J. Seeley,Thomas A. Lutz,David A. D’Alessio,Ellen L. Air,Stephen C. Woods	130
20	Immediate and Prolonged Patterns of Agouti-RelatedPeptide-(83–132)-Induced c-Fos Activation in Hypothalamic andExtrahypothalamic Sites* 2001 ·Endocrinology ·Mary M. Hagan,Stephen C. Benoit,Paul A. Rushing,Laurel M. Pritchard,Stephen C. Woods,Randy J. Seeley	71

About Randy J. Seeley

Randy J. Seeley is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Physiology and Nutrition and Dietetics, having authored 413 papers that have together received 37.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (228 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (102 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (100 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (20.3k citations), Nutrition and Dietetics (10.4k citations) and Physiology (16.6k citations). Randy J. Seeley has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and Denmark. Frequent co-authors include Stephen C. Woods, Michael W. Schwartz, Denis G. Baskin, Daniel Porte, David A. D’Alessio, Darleen A. Sandoval, L. Arthur Campfield, Deborah J. Clegg, D G Baskin and Daniela Cota. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

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