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D-Index
80
Citations
22296
World Ranking
1622
National Ranking
795

Harvey J. Grill 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 Harvey J. Grill sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 198 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Harvey J. Grill 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 Harvey J. Grill sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 80 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Harvey J. Grill is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research spans several fields within medicine and neuroscience, focusing significantly on appetite regulation, obesity, and metabolism.

The scientist has contributed to a range of topics including:

  • Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
  • Diet and Metabolism Studies
  • GDF15 and Related Biomarkers
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research

The main fields of study encompass Medicine and Neuroscience. Their subfields include Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Physiology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Rheumatology, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

Harvey J. Grill has published in several venues with multiple contributions, including:

  • American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology (2 publications)
  • The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (1 publication)
  • Cell Metabolism (1 publication)
  • Diabetes (1 publication)
  • Endocrinology (1 publication)

Frequent coauthors in their research include:

  • Misgana Y. Ghidewon
  • Matthew R. Hayes
  • Tito Borner
  • Bart C. De Jonghe
  • Hallie S. Wald

Key recent papers authored or coauthored by Harvey J. Grill cover a variety of topics related to obesity, appetite regulation, and metabolic biology:

  • "Definition and diagnostic criteria of clinical obesity," 2025, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • "GDF15 Induces Anorexia through Nausea and Emesis," 2020, Cell Metabolism
  • "GIP Receptor Agonism Attenuates GLP-1 Receptor Agonist-Induced Nausea and Emesis in Preclinical Models," 2021, Diabetes
  • "A Role for GLP-1 in Treating Hyperphagia and Obesity," 2020, Endocrinology
  • "GDF15 Induces an Aversive Visceral Malaise State that Drives Anorexia and Weight Loss," 2020, Cell Reports

The body of work indicates a sustained interest in the biochemical and physiological mechanisms underlying food intake control, obesity, and associated metabolic disorders. Studies involving GDF15 and GLP-1 receptor pathways are among the highlights of their research portfolio, often conducted alongside their frequent collaborators.

Best Publications

  • Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1)

    T.D. Müller;B. Finan;S.R. Bloom;D. D'Alessio

  • The taste reactivity test. I. Mimetic responses to gustatory stimuli in neurologically normal rats

    Harvey J. Grill;Ralph Norgren

  • Ghrelin

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  • The taste reactivity test. II. Mimetic responses to gustatory stimuli in chronic thalamic and chronic decerebrate rats

    Harvey J. Grill;Ralph Norgren

  • Chronically decerebrate rats demonstrate satiation but not bait shyness.

    Harvey J. Grill;Harvey J. Grill;Ralph Norgren

  • The neuroanatomical axis for control of energy balance.

    Harvey J. Grill;Joel M. Kaplan

  • Hindbrain neurons as an essential hub in the neuroanatomically distributed control of energy balance.

    Harvey J. Grill;Matthew R. Hayes

  • Evidence That the Caudal Brainstem Is a Target for the Inhibitory Effect of Leptin on Food Intake

    Harvey J. Grill;Michael W. Schwartz;Joel M. Kaplan;James S. Foxhall

  • Quality of acquired responses to tastes by Rattus norvegicus depends on type of associated discomfort

    Marcia L. Pelchat;Harvey J. Grill;Paul Rozin;Joel Jacobs

  • Peripheral and Central GLP-1 Receptor Populations Mediate the Anorectic Effects of Peripherally Administered GLP-1 Receptor Agonists, Liraglutide and Exendin-4

    Scott E. Kanoski;Samantha M. Fortin;Myrtha Arnold;Harvey J. Grill

  • Hyperphagic Effects of Brainstem Ghrelin Administration

    Lucy F. Faulconbridge;David E. Cummings;Joel M. Kaplan;Harvey J. Grill

  • Vagotomy dissociates short- and long-term controls of circulating ghrelin.

    Diana L. Williams;Diana L. Williams;Harvey J. Grill;David E. Cummings;Joel M. Kaplan

  • Brainstem Application of Melanocortin Receptor Ligands Produces Long-Lasting Effects on Feeding and Body Weight

    Harvey J. Grill;Abigail B. Ginsberg;Randy J. Seeley;Joel M. Kaplan

  • Gustatory cortex in the rat. I. Physiological properties and cytoarchitecture

    Eva Kosar;Harvey J. Grill;Ralph Norgren

  • Sodium depletion enhances salt palatability in rats

    Kent C. Berridge;Francis W. Flynn;Jay Schulkin;Harvey J. Grill

  • Meal-related ghrelin suppression requires postgastric feedback.

    Diana L. Williams;David E. Cummings;Harvey J. Grill;Joel M. Kaplan

  • Endogenous leptin signaling in the caudal nucleus tractus solitarius and area postrema is required for energy balance regulation.

    Matthew R. Hayes;Karolina P. Skibicka;Theresa M. Leichner;Douglas J. Guarnieri

  • Hippocampus contributions to food intake control: mnemonic, neuroanatomical, and endocrine mechanisms

    Scott E. Kanoski;Harvey J. Grill

  • Intracellular signals mediating the food intake-suppressive effects of hindbrain glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor activation.

    Matthew R. Hayes;Theresa M. Leichner;Shiru Zhao;Grace S. Lee

  • Role of the Duodenum and Macronutrient Type in Ghrelin Regulation

    Joost Overduin;R. Scott Frayo;Harvey J. Grill;Joel M. Kaplan

  • Taste reactivity as a measure of the neural control of palatability

    H. J. Grill;K. C. Berridge

  • Distributed neural control of energy balance: contributions from hindbrain and hypothalamus.

    Harvey J. Grill

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew R. Hayes
Matthew R. Hayes University of Pennsylvania
Scott E. Kanoski
Scott E. Kanoski University of Southern California
Ralph Norgren
Ralph Norgren Pennsylvania State University
Alan C. Spector
Alan C. Spector Florida State University
Randy J. Seeley
Randy J. Seeley University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Diana L. Williams
Diana L. Williams University of Liverpool
Kent C. Berridge
Kent C. Berridge University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
David E. Cummings
David E. Cummings University of Washington
Mitchell F. Roitman
Mitchell F. Roitman University of Illinois at Chicago
Paul A. S. Breslin
Paul A. S. Breslin Monell Chemical Senses Center

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