Roger D. Cone

267 total papers · 40.8k total citations
185 papers, 28.5k citations indexed

About

Roger D. Cone is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Nutrition and Dietetics and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Roger D. Cone has authored 185 papers receiving a total of 28.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 142 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 115 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 52 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Roger D. Cone's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (140 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (115 papers) and melanin and skin pigmentation (47 papers). Roger D. Cone is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (140 papers), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (115 papers) and melanin and skin pigmentation (47 papers). Roger D. Cone collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Roger D. Cone's co-authors include Malcolm J. Low, Bruce A. Boston, Kathleen G. Mountjoy, Robert A. Kesterson, Wei Fan, Marty Mortrud, Michael A. Cowley, Andrew A. Butler, Linda S. Robbins and Victor J. Hruby and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Roger D. Cone

181 papers receiving 27.9k citations

Hit Papers

Targeted Disruption of th... 1992 2026 2003 2014 1997 2001 2002 1997 1992 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
What are hit papers?

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 benchmark for papers published in the same subfield and year, or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Targeted Disruption of the Melanocortin-4 Receptor Results in Obesity in Mice
    1997 2.4k citations Dennis Huszar, Catherine Lynch et al. Cell profile →
  2. Leptin activates anorexigenic POMC neurons through a neural network in the arcuate nucleus
    2001 1.8k citations Michael A. Cowley, James L. Smart et al. Nature profile →
  3. Gut hormone PYY3-36 physiologically inhibits food intake
    2002 1.7k citations Rachel L. Batterham, Michael A. Cowley et al. Nature profile →
  4. Role of melanocortinergic neurons in feeding and the agouti obesity syndrome
    1997 1.6k citations Wei Fan, Bruce A. Boston et al. Nature profile →
  5. The Cloning of a Family of Genes That Encode the Melanocortin Receptors
    1992 1.4k citations Kathleen G. Mountjoy, Linda S. Robbins et al. Science profile →
  6. Anatomy and regulation of the central melanocortin system
    2005 1.2k citations Roger D. Cone Nature Neuroscience profile →
  7. Localization of the melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4-R) in neuroendocrine and autonomic control circuits in the brain.
    1994 923 citations Kathleen G. Mountjoy, Marty Mortrud et al. Molecular Endocrinology profile →
  8. Agouti protein is an antagonist of the melanocyte-stimulating-hormone receptor
    1994 850 citations Dongsi Lu, Derril H. Willard et al. Nature profile →
  9. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor regulates energy balance downstream of melanocortin-4 receptor
    2003 677 citations Baoji Xu, Evan H Goulding et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
  10. Identification of a receptor for gamma melanotropin and other proopiomelanocortin peptides in the hypothalamus and limbic system.
    1993 623 citations Kathleen G. Mountjoy, Lindsay S. Robbins et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  11. A Unique Metalolic Sysdrone Causes Obesity in the Melanocortin-3 Receptor-Deficient Mouse
    2000 576 citations Andrew A. Butler, Mary Jane Cullen et al. Endocrinology profile →
  12. Integration of NPY, AGRP, and Melanocortin Signals in the Hypothalamic Paraventricular Nucleus
    1999 508 citations Michael A. Cowley, Nina Pronchuk et al. Neuron profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Roger D. Cone 19.7k 14.9k 8.0k 5.8k 5.2k 185 28.5k
Joel K. Elmquist 28.4k 1.4× 12.3k 0.8× 13.9k 1.7× 1.7k 0.3× 7.0k 1.3× 228 43.4k
Tamás L. Horváth 15.7k 0.8× 7.0k 0.5× 11.9k 1.5× 1.1k 0.2× 8.2k 1.6× 328 34.5k
Masamitsu Nakazato 20.5k 1.0× 10.8k 0.7× 10.9k 1.4× 948 0.2× 3.1k 0.6× 291 28.2k
Bradford B. Lowell 18.9k 1.0× 9.7k 0.6× 24.2k 3.0× 4.0k 0.7× 16.4k 3.2× 200 50.3k
Masayasu Kojima 24.9k 1.3× 16.4k 1.1× 16.0k 2.0× 862 0.1× 3.8k 0.7× 216 32.9k
Matthias H. Tschöp 17.4k 0.9× 10.1k 0.7× 15.8k 2.0× 1.0k 0.2× 6.0k 1.2× 302 33.4k
Denis G. Baskin 13.4k 0.7× 6.3k 0.4× 7.6k 1.0× 748 0.1× 2.8k 0.5× 114 19.9k
Eleftheria Maratos–Flier 9.1k 0.5× 4.8k 0.3× 7.8k 1.0× 933 0.2× 7.3k 1.4× 119 20.6k
Paul Trayhurn 6.4k 0.3× 4.0k 0.3× 12.0k 1.5× 1.7k 0.3× 3.6k 0.7× 292 21.3k
Jens C. Brüning 7.4k 0.4× 2.9k 0.2× 9.0k 1.1× 1.4k 0.2× 11.0k 2.1× 217 27.8k

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