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Cheryl L. Sisk publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cheryl L. Sisk sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 163 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Cheryl L. Sisk D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cheryl L. Sisk sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 49 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Cheryl L. Sisk is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of psychology, medicine, and neuroscience, with a specific emphasis on clinical psychology, endocrine and autonomic systems, and public health, environmental and occupational health. Their work also encompasses reproductive medicine and behavioral neuroscience as significant subfields.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin

The scientist has published extensively, with notable recent papers including:

  • "A Narrative Review of Sex Differences in Eating Disorders: Is There a Biological Basis?" (2020, Clinical Therapeutics)
  • "Consensus Parameter: Research Methodologies to Evaluate Neurodevelopmental Effects of Pubertal Suppression in Transgender Youth" (2020, Transgender Health)
  • "Gonadal Hormone Influences on Sex Differences in Binge Eating Across Development" (2021, Current Psychiatry Reports)
  • "The Disruptive Effects of Estrogen Removal Before Puberty on Risk for Binge Eating in Female Rats" (2020, Clinical Psychological Science)
  • "Low testosterone is associated with dysregulated eating symptoms in young adult men" (2020, International Journal of Eating Disorders)

Frequent coauthors include:

  • Kelly L. Klump
  • Kristen M. Culbert
  • Alexander W. Johnson
  • Megan E. Mikhail
  • S. Alexandra Burt

Sisk's work has appeared in several publication venues multiple times, including:

  • British Journal of Dermatology
  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology
  • Psychological Medicine
  • Clinical Psychological Science
  • International Journal of Eating Disorders

The body of research reflects a concentration on eating disorders and related hormonal and developmental factors, often investigating sex differences and biological bases for these conditions. Themes such as the neuroendocrine regulation of appetite, obesity, and reproductive hormone control are recurrent in their published works.

Best Publications

  • The neural basis of puberty and adolescence

    Cheryl L Sisk;Douglas L Foster

  • Pubertal hormones organize the adolescent brain and behavior.

    Cheryl L. Sisk;Julia L. Zehr

  • Back to the future: The organizational–activational hypothesis adapted to puberty and adolescence

    Kalynn M. Schulz;Heather A. Molenda-Figueira;Cheryl L. Sisk

  • Pubertal hormones modulate the addition of new cells to sexually dimorphic brain regions.

    Eman I Ahmed;Julia L Zehr;Kalynn M Schulz;Betty H Lorenz

  • Anticipation of 24-hr feeding schedules in rats with lesions of the suprachiasmatic nucleus

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  • The organizing actions of adolescent gonadal steroid hormones on brain and behavioral development.

    Kalynn M. Schulz;Cheryl L. Sisk

  • The interactive effects of estrogen and progesterone on changes in emotional eating across the menstrual cycle.

    Kelly L. Klump;Pamela K. Keel;Sarah E. Racine;S. Alexandra Burt

  • Sexual differentiation of the adolescent rodent brain: hormonal influences and developmental mechanisms.

    Janice M. Juraska;Cheryl L. Sisk;Lydia L. DonCarlos

  • Puberty and the maturation of the male brain and sexual behavior: recasting a behavioral potential.

    Russell D. Romeo;Heather N. Richardson;Cheryl L. Sisk

  • Pubertal hormones, the adolescent brain, and the maturation of social behaviors: Lessons from the Syrian hamster.

    Kalynn M. Schulz;Cheryl L. Sisk

  • Dendritic pruning of the medial amygdala during pubertal development of the male Syrian hamster

    Julia L. Zehr;Brigitte J. Todd;Kalynn M. Schulz;Margaret M. McCarthy

  • Gonadal hormones masculinize and defeminize reproductive behaviors during puberty in the male Syrian hamster.

    Kalynn M Schulz;Heather N Richardson;Julia L Zehr;Andrew J Osetek

  • Adolescents and Androgens, Receptors and Rewards

    Satoru M. Sato;Kalynn M. Schulz;Cheryl L. Sisk;Ruth I. Wood

  • An association of early puberty with disordered eating and anxiety in a population of undergraduate women and men.

    Julia L. Zehr;Kristen M. Culbert;Cheryl L. Sisk;Kelly L. Klump

  • Preliminary evidence that gonadal hormones organize and activate disordered eating.

    Kelly L. Klump;Kyle L. Gobrogge;Patrick S. Perkins;David Thorne

  • Potential hormonal mechanisms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and major depressive disorder: a new perspective.

    Michelle M. Martel;Michelle M. Martel;Kelly Klump;Joel T. Nigg;S. Marc Breedlove

  • Preliminary evidence that estradiol moderates genetic influences on disordered eating attitudes and behaviors during puberty

    K. L. Klump;P. K. Keel;C. Sisk;S. A. Burt

  • Sex differences in binge eating patterns in male and female adult rats

    Kelly L. Klump;Sarah Racine;Britny Hildebrandt;Cheryl L. Sisk

  • Exploring the relationship between negative urgency and dysregulated eating: etiologic associations and the role of negative affect.

    Sarah E. Racine;Pamela K. Keel;S. Alexandra Burt;Cheryl L. Sisk

  • In vivo gonadotropin-releasing hormone secretion in female rats during peripubertal development and on proestrus.

    Cheryl L. Sisk;Heather N. Richardson;Patrick E. Chappell;Jon E. Levine

  • Second-order conditioning of the pigeon’s keypeck

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  • Testosterone Programs Adult Social Behavior before and during, But Not after, Adolescence

    Kalynn M. Schulz;Julia L. Zehr;Kaliris Y. Salas-Ramirez;Cheryl L. Sisk

Frequent Co-Authors

Kelly L. Klump
Kelly L. Klump Michigan State University
Pamela K. Keel
Pamela K. Keel Florida State University
S. Alexandra Burt
S. Alexandra Burt Michigan State University
Michael C. Neale
Michael C. Neale Virginia Commonwealth University
Sarah E. Racine
Sarah E. Racine McGill University
Deborah A. Kashy
Deborah A. Kashy Michigan State University
S. Marc Breedlove
S. Marc Breedlove Michigan State University
Kay E. Holekamp
Kay E. Holekamp Michigan State University
Joel T. Nigg
Joel T. Nigg Oregon Health & Science University
Eric Vilain
Eric Vilain George Washington University

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