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Sabrina Diano

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Neuroscience

D-Index
66
Citations
24733
World Ranking
2956
National Ranking
1370

Sabrina Diano 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 Sabrina Diano sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 149 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sabrina Diano 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 Sabrina Diano sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Sabrina Diano is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Medicine, Neuroscience, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans various subfields including Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Physiology, Molecular Biology, Surgery, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The scientist's research focuses on several interconnected topics, notably:

  • Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders

Among their recent publications are:

  • "POMC neuronal heterogeneity in energy balance and beyond: an integrated view" (2021), Nature Metabolism
  • "Central anorexigenic actions of bile acids are mediated by TGR5" (2021), Nature Metabolism
  • "Palmitoylethanolamide dampens neuroinflammation and anxiety-like behavior in obese mice" (2022), Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • "Hypothalamic glucose-sensing mechanisms" (2021), Diabetologia
  • "MC4R Signaling in Dorsal Raphe Nucleus Controls Feeding, Anxiety, and Depression" (2020), Cell Reports

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers, including:

  • Jung Dae Kim
  • Sungho Jin
  • Nal Ae Yoon
  • Tamas L. Horváth
  • Francesca Copperi

Common venues where their work is published include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature Metabolism
  • Diabetologia
  • Cell Reports

Best Publications

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

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

  • 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

  • Minireview: Ghrelin and the regulation of energy balance - A hypothalamic perspective

    Tamas L. Horvath;Sabrina Diano;Peter Sotonyi;Mark Heiman

  • Rapid Rewiring of Arcuate Nucleus Feeding Circuits by Leptin

    Shirly Pinto;Aaron G. Roseberry;Hongyan Liu;Sabrina Diano

  • Ghrelin controls hippocampal spine synapse density and memory performance

    Sabrina Diano;Susan A Farr;Susan A Farr;Stephen C Benoit;Ewan C McNay

  • UCP2 mediates ghrelin’s action on NPY/AgRP neurons by lowering free radicals

    Zane B. Andrews;Zhong-Wu Liu;Nicholas Walllingford;Derek M. Erion

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  • Hypocretin (orexin) activation and synaptic innervation of the locus coeruleus noradrenergic system.

    Tamas L. Horvath;Christelle Peyron;Sabrina Diano;Alexander Ivanov

  • ER-X: a novel, plasma membrane-associated, putative estrogen receptor that is regulated during development and after ischemic brain injury.

    C. Dominique Toran-Allerand;Xiaoping Guan;Neil J. MacLusky;Tamas L. Horvath

  • Synaptic interaction between hypocretin (orexin) and neuropeptide Y cells in the rodent and primate hypothalamus: a novel circuit implicated in metabolic and endocrine regulations.

    Tamas L. Horvath;Sabrina Diano;Anthony N. van den Pol

  • Nicotine Decreases Food Intake Through Activation of POMC Neurons

    Yann S. Mineur;Alfonso Abizaid;Yan Rao;Ramiro Salas

  • Interaction between the Corticotropin-Releasing Factor System and Hypocretins (Orexins): A Novel Circuit Mediating Stress Response

    Raphaëlle Winsky-Sommerer;Akihiro Yamanaka;Sabrina Diano;Erzsebet Borok

  • Leptin Acts via Leptin Receptor-Expressing Lateral Hypothalamic Neurons to Modulate the Mesolimbic Dopamine System and Suppress Feeding

    Gina M. Leinninger;Young Hwan Jo;Rebecca L. Leshan;Gwendolyn W. Louis

  • 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

  • Anorectic estrogen mimics leptin's effect on the rewiring of melanocortin cells and Stat3 signaling in obese animals

    Qian Gao;Gabor Mezei;Yongzhan Nie;Yan Rao

  • Hypothalamic POMC neurons promote cannabinoid-induced feeding

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

  • Mitochondrial uncoupling proteins in the CNS: in support of function and survival.

    Zane Bruce Andrews;Sabrina Diano;Tamas L Horvath

  • Novel analogs of ghrelin: physiological and clinical implications.

    HA Halem;JE Taylor;JZ Dong;Y Shen

  • Leptin signaling in astrocytes regulates hypothalamic neuronal circuits and feeding

    Jae Geun Kim;Shigetomo Suyama;Marco Koch;Sungho Jin

  • A Central Thermogenic-like Mechanism in Feeding Regulation: An Interplay between Arcuate Nucleus T3 and UCP2

    Anna Coppola;Zhong-Wu Liu;Zane Bruce Andrews;Eric Paradis

  • Peroxisome proliferation-associated control of reactive oxygen species sets melanocortin tone and feeding in diet-induced obesity

    Sabrina Diano;Zhong Wu Liu;Jin Kwon Jeong;Marcelo O. Dietrich;Marcelo O. Dietrich

Frequent Co-Authors

Tamas L. Horvath
Tamas L. Horvath Yale University
Xiao-Bing Gao
Xiao-Bing Gao Yale University
Marcelo O. Dietrich
Marcelo O. Dietrich Yale University
Matthias H. Tschöp
Matthias H. Tschöp Technical University of Munich
Frederick Naftolin
Frederick Naftolin New York University
Michael A. Cowley
Michael A. Cowley Monash University
Marya Shanabrough
Marya Shanabrough Yale University
Fernando Goglia
Fernando Goglia University of Sannio
John D. Elsworth
John D. Elsworth Yale University
Jeffrey M. Friedman
Jeffrey M. Friedman Rockefeller University

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