Roger Guillemin

37.3k total citations · 25 hit papers
336 papers, 29.4k citations indexed

About

Roger Guillemin is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Roger Guillemin has authored 336 papers receiving a total of 29.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 142 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 109 papers in Molecular Biology and 71 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Roger Guillemin's work include Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (110 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (67 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (41 papers). Roger Guillemin is often cited by papers focused on Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (110 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (67 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (41 papers). Roger Guillemin collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Switzerland. Roger Guillemin's co-authors include Nicholas Ling, Wylie Vale, Paul Brazeau, Frederick Esch, Roger Burgus, Floyd E. Bloom, Peter Böhlen, Naoto Ueno, Andrew Baird and Jean Rossier and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Roger Guillemin

328 papers receiving 27.0k 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.

Hypothalamic Polypeptide That Inhibits the Secretion of Immunoreactive Pituitary Growth Hormone

1973 2.9k citations Paul Brazeau, Wylie Vale et al. profile →
β-Endorphin and Adrenocorticotropin Are Selected Concomitantly by the Pituitary Gland

1977 1.2k citations Roger Guillemin, Therese Vargo et al. profile →
Growth Hormone-Releasing Factor from a Human Pancreatic Tumor That Caused Acromegaly

1982 1.0k citations Roger Guillemin, Paul Brazeau et al. profile →
Pituitary FSH is released by a heterodimer of the β-subunits from the two forms of inhibin

1986 909 citations Nicholas Ling, Shao‐Yao Ying et al. Nature profile →
Basic fibroblast growth factor induces angiogenesis in vitro.

1986 679 citations Andrew Baird, Roger Guillemin et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Fibroblast growth factor promotes survival of dissociated hippocampal neurons and enhances neurite extension.

1986 636 citations Naoto Ueno, Andrew Baird et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Endorphins: Profound Behavioral Effects in Rats Suggest New Etiological Factors in Mental Illness

1976 618 citations Floyd E. Bloom, Nicholas Ling et al. profile →
Primary structure of bovine pituitary basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF) and comparison with the amino-terminal sequence of bovine brain acidic FGF.

1985 609 citations Frederick Esch, Andrew Baird et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Complementary DNA sequences of ovarian follicular fluid inhibin show precursor structure and homology with transforming growth factor-β

1985 597 citations Nicholas Ling, Frederick Esch et al. Nature profile →
Neurons containing beta-endorphin in rat brain exist separately from those containing enkephalin: immunocytochemical studies.

1978 500 citations Jean Rossier, Nicholas Ling et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Culture of Enzymatically Dispersed Anterior Pituitary Cells: Functional Validation of a Method

1972 475 citations Wylie Vale, Geoffrey Grant et al. profile →
Foot-shock induced stress increases β-endorphin levels in blood but not brain

1977 444 citations Jean Rossier, Edward D. French et al. Nature profile →
Regional dissociation of beta-endorphin and enkephalin contents in rat brain and pituitary.

1977 365 citations Jean Rossier, Therese Vargo et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Primary Structure of the Ovine Hypothalamic Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Factor (LRF)

1972 349 citations Roger Burgus, Max S. Amoss et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
STIMULATION IN VIVO OF THE SECRETION OF PROLACTIN AND GROWTH HORMONE BY β-ENDORPHIN

1977 315 citations Wylie Vale, Nicholas Ling et al. profile →
Fluorometric measurement of rat plasma and adrenal corticosterone concentration; a note on technical details.

1959 296 citations Roger Guillemin et al. PubMed profile →
Purification, amino acid composition and N-terminus of the hypothalamic luteinizing hormone releasing factor (LRF) of ovine origin

1971 296 citations Max S. Amoss, Roger Burgus et al. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications profile →
Characterization of Ovine Hypothalamic Hypophysiotropic TSH-releasing Factor

1970 276 citations Roger Burgus, Wylie Vale et al. Nature profile →
Effects of Somatostatin on the Secretion of Thyrotropin and Prolactin

1974 248 citations Wylie Vale, Paul Brazeau et al. profile →
Neuronal actions of endorphins and enkephalins among brain regions: a comparative microiontophoretic study.

1977 242 citations Nicholas Ling, Roger Guillemin et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
HUMORAL HYPOTHALAMIC CONTROL OF ANTERIOR PITUITARY: A STUDY WITH COMBINED TISSUECULTURES

1955 232 citations Roger Guillemin et al. profile →
Endorphins are located in the intermediate and anterior lobes of the pituitary gland, not in the neurohypophysis

1977 223 citations Floyd E. Bloom, Jean Rossier et al. Life Sciences profile →
Effects of Somatostatin on Plasma Glucose and Glucagon Levels in Human Diabetes Mellitus

1974 190 citations John E. Gerich, Jean Rivier et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Inhibition by Somatostatin on the Release of TSH Induced in Man by Thyrotropin-Releasing Factor

1974 182 citations Wylie Vale, Roger Guillemin et al. profile →
MEASUREMENT OF FREE CORTICOSTEROIDS IN RAT PLASMA: PHYSIOLOGICAL VALIDATION OF A METHOD¹

1958 175 citations Roger Guillemin et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Neuroendocrinology: Past, present and future 2008 ·Annales d Endocrinologie ·Roger Guillemin, Marilyn H. Perrin	1
2	Acromegaly, Day One and Now, 120 Years Later 2006 ·Neuroendocrinology ·Roger Guillemin	3
3	Neuroendocrine Basis of Human Disease 2004 ·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·Roger Guillemin	3
4	Somatostatin: The Early Days 1993 ·Digestion ·Roger Guillemin	3
5	Myelin basic protein present in the acid extracts of rat hypothalami releases insulin and glucagon from isolated rat pancreatic islets 1988 ·Acta Physiologica Scandinavica ·Juhani Leppäluoto, F.N. Zeytin, Naoto Ueno, Shi Ying, Nicholas Ling, Roger Guillemin	4
6	Follistatin specifically inhibits pituitary follicle stimulating hormone release invitro 1987 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Shao‐Yao Ying, Ann De Becker, (unknown), (unknown), Nicholas Ling, Fred Esch, Naoto Ueno, Shunichi Shimasaki, Roger Guillemin	69
7	Neural modulation of immunity : proceedings of an international symposium held under the auspices of the Princess Liliane Cardiology Foundation in Brussels, Belgium, October 27 and 28, 1983 1985 ·Raven Press eBooks ·Roger Guillemin, Melvin Cohn, Theodore Melnechuk, (unknown)	1
8	Pituitary response to growth hormone-releasing factor in rats with functional or anatomical lesions of the central nervous system that inhibit endogenous growth hormone secretion 1984 ·Regulatory Peptides ·William B. Wehrenberg, Bertrand Bloch, (unknown), Paul Brazeau, Nicholas Ling, Roger Guillemin	15
9	A Noninvasive Functional Lesion of the Hypothalamo-Pituitary Axis for the Study of Growth Hormone-Releasing Factor 1983 ·Neuroendocrinology ·William B. Wehrenberg, Paul Brazeau, Robert Luben, Nicholas Ling, Roger Guillemin	43
10	Isolation and characterization of a γ₁‐melanotropin‐like peptide from bovine neurointermediate pituitary 1981 ·FEBS Letters ·Peter Böhlen, Frederick Esch, Tamotsu Shibasaki, Andrew Baird, Nicholas Ling, Roger Guillemin	37
11	Selective effects of somatostatin-14, -25 and -28 on in vitro insulin and glucagon secretion 1981 ·Nature ·Lawrence J. Mandarino, (unknown), (unknown), Steven Nissen, John E. Gerich, Nicholas Ling, Paul Brazeau, Peter Böhlen, Frederick Esch, Roger Guillemin	173
12	PROFOUND ANALGESIC EFFECTS OF β-ENDORPHIN IN MAN 1980 ·The Lancet ·Tsutomu Oyama, (unknown), (unknown), Nicholas Ling, Roger Guillemin	116
13	Adrenalectomy, dexamethasone or stress alters opioid peptides levels in rat anterior pituitary but not intermediate lobe or brain 1979 ·Life Sciences ·Jean Rossier, Edward D. French, Claude P. Gros, Scott Minick, Roger Guillemin, Floyd E. Bloom	71
14	Responses of the endocrine pancreas to morphine and β-endorphin 1978 ·Clinical research ·Eli Ipp, Richard Dobbs, Roger Guillemin, Roger H. Unger	3
15	Augmentation of pentagastrin and gastrin stimulated acid secretion by the intestinal phase hormone 1978 ·Gastroenterology ·Marshall J. Orloff, (unknown), Roger Guillemin, (unknown)	1
16	Radioimmunoassay of brain peptides: Evaluation of a methodology for the assay of β-endorphin and enkephalin 1977 ·Life Sciences ·Jean Rossier, Alejandro Bayón, Therese Vargo, Nicholas Ling, Roger Guillemin, Floyd E. Bloom	118
17	Isolation, primary structure, and synthesis of α-endorphin and γ-endorphin, two peptides of hypothalamic-hypophysial origin with morphinomimetic activity 1976 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Nicholas Ling, Roger Burgus, Roger Guillemin	166
18	Somatostatin: Newcomer from the Hypothalamus 1974 ·New England Journal of Medicine ·Paul Brazeau, Roger Guillemin	39
19	Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis on a Benzhydrylamine Resin of LRF (Luteinizing Hormone Releasing Factor) and Analogues Including Antagonists 1972 ·CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry ·Jean Rivier, M. Monahan, Wylie Vale, Geoffrey Grant, Max S. Amoss, Richard E. Blackwell, Roger Guillemin, Roger Burgus	4
20	[Further data on the purification of the TSH-hypophysiotropic hypothalamic hormone, TRF]. 1966 ·PubMed ·Roger Guillemin, Roger Burgus, (unknown), (unknown)	4

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