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Manuel Tena-Sempere

Manuel Tena-Sempere

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Medicine
Spain
2023

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Medicine

D-Index
111
Citations
37520
World Ranking
5396
National Ranking
75

Manuel Tena-Sempere publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Manuel Tena-Sempere sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 449 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Manuel Tena-Sempere D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Manuel Tena-Sempere sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 111 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Manuel Tena-Sempere is affiliated with the University of Córdoba in Spain and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Reproductive Medicine. Their research encompasses a range of subfields including Molecular Biology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Physiology, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

The scientist's work prominently addresses topics such as hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones, ovarian function and disorders, regulation of appetite and obesity, plant reproductive biology, adipose tissue and metabolism, reproductive biology and fertility, as well as birth, development, and health.

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Manuel Tena-Sempere include:

  • Metabolic dysfunction in polycystic ovary syndrome: Pathogenic role of androgen excess and potential therapeutic strategies (2020, Molecular Metabolism)
  • Interaction between gut microbiota and sex hormones and their relation to sexual dimorphism in metabolic diseases (2023, Biology of Sex Differences)
  • Central Ceramide Signaling Mediates Obesity-Induced Precocious Puberty (2020, Cell Metabolism)
  • GnRH replacement rescues cognition in Down syndrome (2022, Science)
  • Kisspeptins and the neuroendocrine control of reproduction: Recent progress and new frontiers in kisspeptin research (2022, Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology)

Frequent coauthors in their scientific collaborations include Francisco Ruíz-Pino, Francisco Gaytán, María J. Vázquez, Inmaculada Velasco, and Vincent Prévot.

The primary publication venues where Manuel Tena-Sempere's work appears repeatedly are:

  • Yearbook of pediatric endocrinology
  • Metabolism
  • Molecular Metabolism
  • Journal of the Endocrine Society
  • Endocrine Abstracts

Manuel Tena-Sempere's research contributions concentrate on elucidating complex physiological and molecular mechanisms involved in reproductive health and metabolic regulation. Their multidisciplinary approach integrates aspects of endocrinology and molecular biology to better understand reproductive disorders and metabolic diseases.

Best Publications

  • Developmental and Hormonally Regulated Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Expression of KiSS-1 and Its Putative Receptor, GPR54, in Rat Hypothalamus and Potent Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Activity of KiSS-1 Peptide

    V M Navarro;J M Castellano;R Fernández-Fernández;M L Barreiro

  • Expert consensus document: European Consensus Statement on congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism—pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment

    Ulrich Boehm;Pierre Marc Bouloux;Mehul T. Dattani;Nicolas De Roux

  • Kisspeptins and Reproduction: Physiological Roles and Regulatory Mechanisms

    Leonor Pinilla;Enrique Aguilar;Carlos Dieguez;Robert P. Millar

  • Intestinal Microbiota Is Influenced by Gender and Body Mass Index.

    Carmen Haro;Carmen Haro;Oriol A. Rangel-Zúñiga;Oriol A. Rangel-Zúñiga;Juan F. Alcalá-Díaz;Juan F. Alcalá-Díaz;Francisco Gómez-Delgado;Francisco Gómez-Delgado

  • Changes in hypothalamic KiSS-1 system and restoration of pubertal activation of the reproductive axis by kisspeptin in undernutrition.

    J M Castellano;V M Navarro;R Fernández-Fernández;R Nogueiras

  • Advanced vaginal opening and precocious activation of the reproductive axis by KiSS-1 peptide, the endogenous ligand of GPR54

    V. M. Navarro;R. Fernández-Fernández;J. M. Castellano;J. Roa

  • Sexual differentiation of Kiss1 gene expression in the brain of the rat

    Alexander S. Kauffman;Michelle L. Gottsch;Juan Roa;Alisa C. Byquist

  • Characterization of the potent luteinizing hormone-releasing activity of KiSS-1 peptide, the natural ligand of GPR54.

    V M Navarro;J M Castellano;R Fernández-Fernández;S Tovar

  • Novel Expression and Functional Role of Ghrelin in Rat Testis

    M. Tena-Sempere;M. L. Barreiro;L. C. González;F. Gaytán

  • An International Consortium Update: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in Adolescence.

    Lourdes Ibáñez;Sharon E Oberfield;Selma Witchel;Richard J Auchus

  • Discovery of potent kisspeptin antagonists delineate physiological mechanisms of gonadotropin regulation

    Antonia K Roseweir;Alexander S Kauffman;Jeremy Troy Smith;Kathryn A Guerriero

  • Estradiol regulates brown adipose tissue thermogenesis via hypothalamic AMPK

    Pablo Blanco Martinez De Morentin;Ismael Gonzalez-Garcia;Luis Martins;Ricardo Lage

  • Novel signals for the integration of energy balance and reproduction.

    R. Fernandez-Fernandez;A.C. Martini;V.M. Navarro;J.M. Castellano

  • New frontiers in kisspeptin/GPR54 physiology as fundamental gatekeepers of reproductive function.

    Juan Roa;Enrique Aguilar;Enrique Aguilar;Carlos Dieguez;Carlos Dieguez;Leonor Pinilla;Leonor Pinilla

  • Effects of KiSS-1 peptide, the natural ligand of GPR54, on follicle-stimulating hormone secretion in the rat.

    V. M. Navarro;J. M. Castellano;R. Fernández-Fernández;S. Tovar

  • Metabolic dysfunction in polycystic ovary syndrome: Pathogenic role of androgen excess and potential therapeutic strategies.

    Miguel A. Sanchez-Garrido;Manuel Tena-Sempere

  • Correction: Corrigendum: Beyond the brain-Peripheral kisspeptin signaling is essential for promoting endometrial gland development and function

    Silvia León;Daniela Fernandois;Alexandra Sull;Judith Sull

  • Immunolocalization of ghrelin and its functional receptor, the type 1a growth hormone secretagogue receptor, in the cyclic human ovary.

    Felice Gaytan;M Barreiro;Lisa Chopin;Adrian Herington

  • Regulation of hypothalamic expression of KiSS-1 and GPR54 genes by metabolic factors: analyses using mouse models and a cell line.

    Raul M. Luque;Rhonda D. Kineman;Rhonda D. Kineman;Manuel Tena-Sempere;Manuel Tena-Sempere

  • Expression of Hypothalamic KiSS-1 System and Rescue of Defective Gonadotropic Responses by Kisspeptin in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Male Rats

    Juan M. Castellano;Victor M. Navarro;Rafael Fernández-Fernández;Juan Roa

Frequent Co-Authors

Leonor Pinilla
Leonor Pinilla University of Córdoba
Carlos Dieguez
Carlos Dieguez University of Santiago de Compostela
Juan Carlos Roa
Juan Carlos Roa University of Córdoba
Miguel López
Miguel López University of Santiago de Compostela
Felipe F. Casanueva
Felipe F. Casanueva University of Santiago de Compostela
Rubén Nogueiras
Rubén Nogueiras University of Santiago de Compostela
Robert A. Steiner
Robert A. Steiner University of Washington
Robert P. Millar
Robert P. Millar University of Pretoria
Jens D. Mikkelsen
Jens D. Mikkelsen University of Copenhagen
Justo P. Castaño
Justo P. Castaño University of Córdoba

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