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Samuel M. McCann

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Neuroscience

D-Index
105
Citations
37742
World Ranking
654
National Ranking
363

Samuel M. McCann 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 Samuel M. McCann sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 584 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Samuel M. McCann 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 Samuel M. McCann sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 105 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1983 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1968 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Samuel M. McCann was affiliated with The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in the United States. Throughout their career, they contributed to the scientific community in various capacities.

McCann received recognition through awards such as becoming a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1968 and was elected a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1983. These honors reflect notable acknowledgment of their professional contributions and standing within the scientific community.

Details on their research fields, publications, co-authors, and specific academic contributions are not available. However, their institutional affiliation situates them within a major center for health science research.

Best Publications

  • Induction of Mating Behavior in Rats by Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Factor

    R. L. Moss;S. M. McCann

  • Pronounced and sustained central hypernoradrenergic function in major depression with melancholic features: relation to hypercortisolism and corticotropin-releasing hormone.

    Ma Li Wong;Mitchel A. Kling;Peter J. Munson;Samuel Listwak

  • Phenotypic effects of leptin replacement on morbid obesity, diabetes mellitus, hypogonadism, and behavior in leptin-deficient adults

    Julio Licinio;Sinan Caglayan;Metin Ozata;Bulent O. Yildiz

  • Neuroendocrine Control of Body Fluid Metabolism

    José Antunes-Rodrigues;Margaret de Castro;Lucila Leico Kagohara Elias;Marcelo Moraes Valença

  • Alterations in the dynamics of circulating ghrelin, adiponectin, and leptin in human obesity

    Bulent O. Yildiz;Marc A. Suchard;Ma-Li Wong;Samuel M. McCann

  • Role of nitric oxide in the control of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone release in vivo and in vitro

    V Rettori;N Belova;W L Dees;C L Nyberg

  • Synchronicity of frequently sampled, 24-h concentrations of circulating leptin, luteinizing hormone, and estradiol in healthy women

    Julio Licinio;André B. Negrão;Christos Mantzoros;Virginia Kaklamani

  • Oxytocin releases atrial natriuretic peptide by combining with oxytocin receptors in the heart

    Jolanta Gutkowska;Marek Jankowski;Chantal Lambert;Suhayla Mukaddam-Daher

  • In vivo and in vitro effects of substance P and neurotensin on gonadotropin and prolactin release.

    E. Vijayan;S. M. McCANN

  • Corticotropin-releasing hormone: An autocrine hormone that promotes lipogenesis in human sebocytes

    Christos C. Zouboulis;Holger Seltmann;Naoki Hiroi;WenChieh Chen

  • Catecholaminergic modulation of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone release by median eminence terminals in vitro.

    A. Negro-Vilar;S. R. Ojeda;S. M. Mccann

  • Oxytocin induces differentiation of P19 embryonic stem cells to cardiomyocytes.

    Joanne Paquin;Bogdan A. Danalache;Marek Jankowski;Samuel M. McCann

  • Inducible nitric oxide synthase gene expression in the brain during systemic inflammation.

    Ma-Li Wong;Valeria Rettori;Amer AL-Shekhlee;Peter B. Bongiorno

  • Neuropeptide Y affects secretion of luteinizing hormone and growth hormone in ovariectomized rats

    John K. McDonald;Michael D. Lumpkin;Willis K. Samson;Samuel M. McCann

  • NITRIC OXIDE MEDIATES LEPTIN-INDUCED LUTEINIZING HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE(LHRH) AND LHRH AND LEPTIN-INDUCED LH RELEASE FROM THE PITUITARY GLAND

    Wen H. Yu;Anna Walczewska;Sharada Karanth;Samuel M. McCann

  • Nitric oxide mediates norepinephrine-induced prostaglandin E2 release from the hypothalamus.

    V Rettori;M Gimeno;K Lyson;S M McCann

  • Evidence for a Physiological Role for Oxytocin in the Control of Prolactin Secretion

    Willis K. Samson;Michael D. Lumpkin;Samuel M. McCANN

  • Suppression of feeding and drinking activity in rats following intraventricular injection of thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH).

    Edathil Vijayan;Samuel M. McCann

  • Oxytocin is a cardiovascular hormone

    J. Gutkowska;M. Jankowski;S. Mukaddam-Daher;S.M. McCann

  • Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide: Evidence for a Hypothalamic Site of Action to Release Growth Hormone, Luteinizing Hormone, and Prolactin in Conscious Ovariectomized Rats*

    E. Vijayan;W. K. Samson;S. I. Said;S. M. Mccann

  • Rat heart: A site of oxytocin production and action

    Marek Jankowski;Fadi Hajjar;Sausan Al Kawas;Suhayla Mukaddam-Daher

  • Oxytocin mediates atrial natriuretic peptide release and natriuresis after volume expansion in the rat.

    M. A. Haanwinckel;L. K. Elias;A. L. V. Favaretto;J. Gutkowska

  • Galanin: Evidence for a hypothalamic site of action to release growth hormone

    Anna Ottlecz;Willis K. Samson;S.M. McCann

  • The effects of intraventricular injection of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) on prolactin and gonadotropin release in conscious female rats.

    E. Vijayan;S.M. McCann

  • Intrahypothalamic action of corticotrophin-releasing factor (CRF) to inhibit growth hormone and LH release in the rat

    Norihito Ono;Michael D. Lumpkin;Willis K. Samson;John K. McDonald

  • Hypothalamic and Pituitary Sites of Action of Oxytocin to Alter Prolactin Secretion in the Rat

    Michael D. Lumpkin;Willis K. Samson;Samuel M. McCANN

  • Release of prostaglandin Es by hypothalamic tissue: evidence for their involvement in catecholamine-induced luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone release.

    S. R. Ojeda;A. Negro-Vilar;S. M. Mccann

  • Evidence for a role of prolactin in prostate and seminal vesicle growth in immature male rats.

    A. Negro-Vilar;W. A. Saad;S. M. Mccann

  • Effect of Angiotensin II on in Vivo and in Vitro Release of Anterior Pituitary Hormones in the Female Rat

    M. K. Steele;A. Negro-Vilar;S. M. Mccann

  • Localization of Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone in the Preoptic Area and Hypothalamus of the Rat Using Radioimmunoassay

    J. E. Wheaton;L. Krulich;S. M. Mccann

  • Paradoxical elevation of growth hormone by intraventricular somatostatin: possible ultrashort-loop feedback.

    Lumpkin;A Gegro-Vilar;SM McCann

  • Central administration of atrial natriuretic factor inhibits saline preference in the rat.

    Jose Antunes-Rodrigues;Samuel M. McCann;Willis K. Samson

  • The Onset of Puberty in the Female Rat: Changes in Plasma Prolactin, Gonadotropins, Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone (LHRH), and Hypothalamic LHRH Content

    S. R. Ojeda;J. E. Wheaton;H. E. Jameson;S. M. McCANN

Frequent Co-Authors

José Antunes-Rodrigues
José Antunes-Rodrigues Universidade de São Paulo

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