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Allen S. Levine publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Allen S. Levine sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 456 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Allen S. Levine D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Allen S. Levine sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 102 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Allen S. Levine is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine, with a particular focus on subfields such as Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Social Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Physiology.

Their work covers several main topics including:

  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet

Levine has published in a variety of scientific venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Physiology & Behavior
  • Current Developments in Nutrition
  • Obesity Science & Practice
  • Foods
  • Annual Review of Food Science and Technology

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Allen S. Levine include:

  • "Ultra-processed foods: Processing versus formulation", 2022, Obesity Science & Practice
  • "Adjustment of Whey:Casein Ratio from 20:80 to 60:40 in Milk Formulation Affects Food Intake and Brainstem and Hypothalamic Neuronal Activation and Gene Expression in Laboratory Mice", 2021, Foods
  • "Effect of combination of peripheral oxytocin and naltrexone at subthreshold doses on food intake, body weight and feeding-related brain gene expression in male rats", 2021, Physiology & Behavior
  • "From Processed Foods to Ultraprocessed Foods: Evolution of an Industry Model and Impact on Dietary Quality, Health, and Society", 2024, Annual Review of Food Science and Technology
  • "Neural Basis of Dysregulation of Palatability-Driven Appetite in Autism", 2021, Current Nutrition Reports

Frequent co-authors working with Levine include:

  • Pawel K. Olszewski
  • Anica Klockars
  • Tapasya Pal
  • Laura K. McColl
  • Mitchell A. Head

Levine has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 2008.

Best Publications

  • Neuropeptide Y: A potent inducer of consummatory behavior in rats ☆

    Allen S Levine;Allen S Levine;J. E. Morley;J. E. Morley

  • Effects of intracerebroventricular injection of neuropeptide Y on energy metabolism

    C. J. Billington;J. E. Briggs;M. Grace;A. S. Levine

  • Opioid modulation of appetite.

    John E. Morley;Allen S. Levine;George K. Yim;Martin T. Lowy

  • Corticotrophin releasing factor, grooming and ingestive behavior.

    John E. Morley;John E. Morley;Allen S. Levine;Allen S. Levine

  • Ghrelin induces feeding in the mesolimbic reward pathway between the ventral tegmental area and the nucleus accumbens

    Amy M. Naleid;Martha K. Grace;David E. Cummings;Allen S. Levine;Allen S. Levine

  • Incomplete absorption of the carbohydrate in all-purpose wheat flour

    Isabel H. Anderson;Allen S. Levine;Michael D. Levitt

  • Abnormal zinc metabolism in type II diabetes mellitus

    William B. Kinlaw;Allen S. Levine;John E. Morley;Stephen E. Silvis

  • The obesity gene, FTO, is of ancient origin, up-regulated during food deprivation and expressed in neurons of feeding-related nuclei of the brain

    Robert Fredriksson;Maria Hägglund;Pawel K. Olszewski;Olga Stephansson

  • Neuropeptide Y in hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus: a center coordinating energy metabolism

    C. J. Billington;J. E. Briggs;S. Harker;M. Grace

  • Effect of neuropeptide Y on ingestive behaviors in the rat

    J. E. Morley;A. S. Levine;B. A. Gosnell;J. Kneip

  • CRF antagonist partially reverses CRF- and stress-induced effects on feeding

    Dean D. Krahn;Blake A. Gosnell;Martha Grace;Allen S. Levine;Allen S. Levine

  • Feeding response to central orexins.

    Donald C Sweet;Allen S Levine;Allen S Levine;Charles J Billington;Charles J Billington;Catherine M Kotz;Catherine M Kotz

  • Eating motives and the controversy over dieting: eating less than needed versus less than wanted.

    Michael R. Lowe;Allen S. Levine

  • Cannabinoids, opioids and eating behavior : The molecular face of hedonism?

    Daniela Cota;Matthias H. Tschöp;Tamas L. Horvath;Allen S. Levine

  • Stress-induced eating is mediated through endogenous opiates

    John E. Morley;Allen S. Levine

  • Behavioral effects of corticotropin-releasing factor: localization and characterization of central effects

    Dean D. Krahn;Blake A. Gosnell;Allen S. Levine;J. E. Morley

  • The contribution of brain reward circuits to the obesity epidemic

    Eric Stice;Dianne P. Figlewicz;Blake A. Gosnell;Allen S. Levine

  • H2 excretion after ingestion of complex carbohydrates.

    M.D. Levitt;P. Hirsh;C.A. Fetzer;M. Sheahan

  • Feeding effects of hypothalamic injection of melanocortin 4 receptor ligands.

    Silvia Q Giraudo;Charles J Billington;Charles J Billington;Allen S Levine;Allen S Levine

  • Mechanism of Pain in Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy. Effect of Glucose on Pain Perception in Humans

    G. K. Morley;A. D. Mooradian;A. S. Levine;J. E. Morley

  • Dynorphin-(1–13) induces spontaneous feeding in rats

    John E. Morley;John E. Morley;Allen S. Levine;Allen S. Levine

  • Stress induced eating

    John E. Morley;John E. Morley;John E. Morley;Allen S. Levine;Allen S. Levine;Allen S. Levine;Neil E. Rowland;Neil E. Rowland;Neil E. Rowland

Frequent Co-Authors

John E. Morley
John E. Morley Saint Louis University
Charles J. Billington
Charles J. Billington University of Minnesota
Catherine M. Kotz
Catherine M. Kotz University of Minnesota
Helgi B. Schiöth
Helgi B. Schiöth Uppsala University
Robert Fredriksson
Robert Fredriksson Uppsala University
Timothy J. Bartness
Timothy J. Bartness Georgia State University
Ulysses S. Seal
Ulysses S. Seal University of Minnesota
Travis Thompson
Travis Thompson University of Minnesota
Michael Levitt
Michael Levitt Stanford University
Martin M. Oken
Martin M. Oken University of Minnesota

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