Michael A. Cowley

Michael A. Cowley 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 Michael A. Cowley sits on this spectrum.

Michael A. Cowley 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 Michael A. Cowley sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• Gut hormone PYY 3-36 physiologically inhibits food intake

  Rachel L. Batterham;Michael A. Cowley;Caroline J. Small;Herbert Herzog

  2967
  Citations

• Leptin activates anorexigenic POMC neurons through a neural network in the arcuate nucleus

  Michael A. Cowley;James L. Smart;Marcelo Rubinstein;Marcelo G. Cerdán

  2796
  Citations

• The Distribution and Mechanism of Action of Ghrelin in the CNS Demonstrates a Novel Hypothalamic Circuit Regulating Energy Homeostasis

  Michael A Cowley;Roy G Smith;Sabrina Diano;Matthias Tschöp

  2100
  Citations

• Mechanisms of leptin action and leptin resistance.

  Martin G Myers;Michael A Alexander Cowley;Heike Munzberg

  1340
  Citations

• The arcuate nucleus mediates GLP-1 receptor agonist liraglutide-dependent weight loss

  Anna Secher;Jacob Jelsing;Arian F. Baquero;Jacob Hecksher-Sørensen

  950
  Citations

• Leptin Directly Activates SF1 Neurons in the VMH, and This Action by Leptin Is Required for Normal Body-Weight Homeostasis

  Harveen Dhillon;Jeffrey M. Zigman;Chianping Ye;Charlotte E. Lee

  883
  Citations

• Glucose sensing by POMC neurons regulates glucose homeostasis and is impaired in obesity

  Laure E Parton;Chianping Ye;Roberto Coppari;Roberto Coppari;Pablo Enriori

  806
  Citations

• Ghrelin

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  802
  Citations

• Insulin Action in AgRP-Expressing Neurons Is Required for Suppression of Hepatic Glucose Production

  A Christine Konner;Ruth Janoschek;Leona Plum;Sabine Jordan

  784
  Citations

• Integration of NPY, AGRP, and Melanocortin Signals in the Hypothalamic Paraventricular Nucleus: Evidence of a Cellular Basis for the Adipostat

  Michael A. Cowley;Nina Pronchuk;Wei Fan;Daniela M. Dinulescu

  765
  Citations

• The arcuate nucleus as a conduit for diverse signals relevant to energy homeostasis

  R D Cone;Michael Alexander Cowley;A A Butler;W Fan

  761
  Citations

• Diet-Induced Obesity Causes Severe but Reversible Leptin Resistance in Arcuate Melanocortin Neurons

  Pablo Enriori;Anne E Evans;P Sinnayah;Erin E Jobst;Erin E Jobst

  675
  Citations

• Activation of central melanocortin pathways by fenfluramine

  Lora K. Heisler;Michael A. Cowley;Laurence H. Tecott;Wei Fan

  581
  Citations

• Serotonin reciprocally regulates melanocortin neurons to modulate food intake.

  Lora K Heisler;Erin E Jobst;Erin E Jobst;Gregory M Sutton;Ligang Zhou

  506
  Citations

• Synaptic input organization of the melanocortin system predicts diet-induced hypothalamic reactive gliosis and obesity

  Tamas L. Horvath;Beatrix Sarman;Cristina García-Cáceres;Pablo J. Enriori

  478
  Citations

• Hypothalamic POMC neurons promote cannabinoid-induced feeding

  Marco Koch;Luis Varela;Jae Geun Kim;Jung Dae Kim

  461
  Citations

• Leptin and Insulin Act on POMC Neurons to Promote the Browning of White Fat

  Garron T Dodd;Stephanie Sylvie Decherf;Kim Y Loh;Stephanie E Simonds

  430
  Citations

• Rational Design of a Combination Medication for the Treatment of Obesity

  Frank L. Greenway;M.J. Whitehouse;Maria Guttadauria;James W. Anderson

  414
  Citations

• Acute effects of leptin require PI3K signaling in hypothalamic proopiomelanocortin neurons in mice

  Jennifer W Hill;Kevin W Williams;Chianping Ye;Ji Luo

  396
  Citations

• Leptin resistance and obesity

  Pablo J. Enriori;Anne E. Evans;Puspha Sinnayah;Michael A. Cowley

  387
  Citations