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Michael Wilkinson

Michael Wilkinson

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Neuroscience

D-Index
35
Citations
4980
World Ranking
9193
National Ranking
540

Michael Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 201 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Leptin gene expression in the brain and pituitary gland.

    Barbara Morash;Audrey Li;Paul R. Murphy;Michael Wilkinson

  • Opiatergic control of LH secretion is eliminated by gonadectomy.

    R. Bhanot;M. Wilkinson

  • KiSS-1 mRNA in adipose tissue is regulated by sex hormones and food intake.

    R.E. Brown;S.A. Imran;E. Ur;M. Wilkinson

  • Opiatergic control of gonadotropin secretion during puberty in the rat: a neurochemical basis for the hypothalamic 'gonadostat'?

    R. Bhanot;M. Wilkinson

  • Adipokine gene expression in brain and pituitary gland

    Michael Wilkinson;Russell Brown;Syed A. Imran;Ehud Ur

  • Leptin immunoreactivity is localized to neurons in rat brain.

    Ehud Ur;Diane A. Wilkinson;Barbara A. Morash;Michael Wilkinson

  • Resistin expression and regulation in mouse pituitary

    Barbara A Morash;Diane Willkinson;Ehud Ur;Michael Wilkinson

  • The laminar distributions and postnatal development of neurotransmitter and neuromodulator receptors in cat visual cortex.

    C. Shaw;M. Wilkinson;M. Cynader;M.C. Needler

  • The inhibitory effect of opiates on gonadotrophin secretion is dependent upon gonadal steroids.

    R. Bhanot;M. Wilkinson

  • The heart reinnervates after transplantation.

    David A Murphy;Gregory W Thompson;Jeffrey L Ardell;Rollin McCraty

  • Food restriction regulates adipose-specific cytokines in pituitary gland but not in hypothalamus.

    Glen Wiesner;Barbara A Morash;Ehud Ur;Michael Wilkinson

  • Gonadal steroid-induced modification of opiate binding sites in anterior hypothalamus of female rats.

    M Wilkinson;J R Brawer;D A Wilkinson

  • Hypothalamic kiss1 mRNA and kisspeptin immunoreactivity are reduced in a rat model of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

    Russell E. Brown;Diane A. Wilkinson;Syed A. Imran;Alain Caraty

  • Traumatic brain injury induces adipokine gene expression in rat brain.

    Russell Brown;Hilaire J. Thompson;Syed A. Imran;Ehud Ur

  • Sleep deprivation-induced c-fos and junB expression in the rat brain : effects of duration and timing

    Kazue Semba;Jessica Pastorius;Michael Wilkinson;Benjamin Rusak

  • Daily methylphenidate administration attenuates c-fos expression in the striatum of prepubertal rats.

    Teena D. Chase;Richard E. Brown;Normand Carrey;Michael Wilkinson

  • Methylphenidate regulates activity regulated cytoskeletal associated but not brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene expression in the developing rat striatum

    T. Chase;N. Carrey;N. Carrey;E. Soo;M. Wilkinson;M. Wilkinson

  • The brain is a source of leptin.

    M. Wilkinson;B. Morash;E. Ur

  • Odor-induced sexual maturation and expression of c-fos in the olfactory system of juvenile female mice

    Heather MacIntosh Schellinck;Catherine Smyth;Richard Brown;Michael Wilkinson

  • Radioligand binding studies on hypothalamic noradrenergic receptors during the estrous cycle or after steroid injection in ovariectomized rats

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  • The regulation of leptin gene expression in the C6 glioblastoma cell line.

    Barbara Morash;Jennie Johnstone;Cindee Leopold;Audrey Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard E. Brown
Richard E. Brown Dalhousie University
Max S. Cynader
Max S. Cynader University of British Columbia
Denise D. Belsham
Denise D. Belsham University of Toronto
Dwight M. Nance
Dwight M. Nance University of California, Irvine
Benjamin Rusak
Benjamin Rusak Dalhousie University
Gail A. Eskes
Gail A. Eskes Dalhousie University
Chiye Aoki
Chiye Aoki New York University
Joseph Weidenfeld
Joseph Weidenfeld Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Raz Yirmiya
Raz Yirmiya Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Glen T. Prusky
Glen T. Prusky Cornell University

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