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D-Index
70
Citations
22116
World Ranking
6905
National Ranking
3185

Sheila Collins publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sheila Collins sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 131 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Sheila Collins D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sheila Collins sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 71 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Sheila Collins is affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center in the United States. Their academic work spans several interconnected fields, with a primary focus on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The research subfields include Physiology, Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Epidemiology, and Cell Biology.

The scientist's research extensively covers topics related to Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, Heart Failure Treatment and Management, Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases, Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, Muscle Metabolism and Nutrition, and Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer, as well as Diabetes Treatment and Management.

Frequent collaborations have involved coauthors such as Fubiao Shi, Dianxin Liu, Ryan P. Ceddia, Thomas J. Wang, and Deepak K. Gupta, reflecting a network of researchers within related biomedical disciplines.

Sheila Collins has published notably in venues including bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Diabetes, Circulation, Journal of Clinical Investigation, and Molecular Metabolism. The most common publication venue is bioRxiv, with ten publications, followed by the others with fewer articles.

Significant papers by this researcher include the following:

  • β-Adrenergic Receptors and Adipose Tissue Metabolism: Evolution of an Old Story, 2022, Annual Review of Physiology
  • Research Priorities for Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction, 2020, Circulation
  • Unexpectedly Low Natriuretic Peptide Levels in Patients With Heart Failure, 2021, JACC Heart Failure
  • Control of Adipocyte Thermogenesis and Lipogenesis through β3-Adrenergic and Thyroid Hormone Signal Integration, 2020, Cell Reports
  • A compendium of G-protein-coupled receptors and cyclic nucleotide regulation of adipose tissue metabolism and energy expenditure, 2020, Clinical Science

Best Publications

  • Uncoupling protein-2: a novel gene linked to obesity and hyperinsulinemia

    Christophe Fleury;Maria Neverova;Sheila Collins;Serge Raimbault

  • Disruption of the uncoupling protein-2 gene in mice reveals a role in immunity and reactive oxygen species production.

    Denis Arsenijevic;Hiroki Onuma;Claire Pecqueur;Serge Raimbault

  • Cardiac natriuretic peptides act via p38 MAPK to induce the brown fat thermogenic program in mouse and human adipocytes.

    Marica Bordicchia;Dianxin Liu;Ez Zoubir Amri;Gerard Ailhaud

  • Cloning of the cDNA for the human beta 1-adrenergic receptor.

    Thomas Frielle;Sheila Collins;Kiefer W. Daniel;Marc G. Caron

  • Role of leptin in fat regulation

    Sheila Collins;Cysnthia M. Kuhn;Ann E. Petro;Andrew G. Swick

  • An intronless gene encoding a potential member of the family of receptors coupled to guanine nucleotide regulatory proteins

    Brian K. Kobilka;Thomas Frielle;Sheila Collins;Theresa Yang-Feng

  • p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Is the Central Regulator of Cyclic AMP-Dependent Transcription of the Brown Fat Uncoupling Protein 1 Gene

    Wenhong Cao;Kiefer W. Daniel;Jacques Robidoux;Pere Puigserver

  • Reactive Oxygen Species as a Signal in Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Secretion

    Jingbo Pi;Yushi Bai;Qiang Zhang;Victoria Wong

  • Genetic vulnerability to diet-induced obesity in the C57BL/6J mouse: physiological and molecular characteristics.

    Sheila Collins;Tonya L Martin;Richard S Surwit;Jacques Robidoux

  • Uncoupling Protein 2, in Vivo Distribution, Induction upon Oxidative Stress, and Evidence for Translational Regulation *

    Claire Pecqueur;Marie-Clotilde Alves-Guerra;Chantal Gelly;Corinne Lévi-Meyrueis

  • ROS signaling, oxidative stress and Nrf2 in pancreatic beta-cell function

    Jingbo Pi;Qiang Zhang;Jingqi Fu;Jingqi Fu;Courtney G. Woods;Courtney G. Woods

  • DIET-INDUCED CHANGES IN UNCOUPLING PROTEINS IN OBESITY-PRONE AND OBESITY-RESISTANT STRAINS OF MICE

    Richard S. Surwit;Shiying Wang;Ann E. Petro;Daniel Sanchis

  • BMCP1, a Novel Mitochondrial Carrier with High Expression in the Central Nervous System of Humans and Rodents, and Respiration Uncoupling Activity in Recombinant Yeast

    Daniel Sanchis;Christophe Fleury;Nathalie Chomiki;Marc Goubern

  • Two distinct pathways for cAMP-mediated down-regulation of the beta 2-adrenergic receptor. Phosphorylation of the receptor and regulation of its mRNA level.

    M Bouvier;M Bouvier;S Collins;B F O'Dowd;P T Campbell

  • β-Adrenergic Activation of p38 MAP Kinase in Adipocytes cAMP INDUCTION OF THE UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 1 (UCP1) GENE REQUIRES p38 MAP KINASE

    Wenhong Cao;Alexander V. Medvedev;Kiefer W. Daniel;Sheila Collins

  • Beta-adrenergic receptors in hamster smooth muscle cells are transcriptionally regulated by glucocorticoids

    S Collins;M G Caron;R J Lefkowitz

  • Strain-specific response to beta 3-adrenergic receptor agonist treatment of diet-induced obesity in mice.

    Sheila Collins;Kiefer W. Daniel;Ann E. Petro;Richard S. Surwit

  • The beta-adrenergic receptors and the control of adipose tissue metabolism and thermogenesis.

    S Collins;R S Surwit

  • Research Priorities for Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Working Group Summary.

    Sanjiv J. Shah;Barry A. Borlaug;Dalane W. Kitzman;Andrew D. McCulloch

  • Erratum: Cardiac natriuretic peptides act via p38 MAPK to induce the brown fat thermogenic program in mouse and human adipocytes (Journal of Clinical Investigation (2012) 122, 3, (1022-1036) DOI: 10.1172/JCI59701)

    Marica Bordicchia;Dianxin Liu;Ez Zoubir Amri;Gerard Ailhaud

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert J. Lefkowitz
Robert J. Lefkowitz Duke University
Marc G. Caron
Marc G. Caron Duke University
Jingbo Pi
Jingbo Pi China Medical University
Daniel Ricquier
Daniel Ricquier Université Paris Cité
Michel Bouvier
Michel Bouvier University of Montreal
David A. Kass
David A. Kass Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Melvin E. Andersen
Melvin E. Andersen Research Triangle Park Foundation
Qiang Zhang
Qiang Zhang Peking University
Frédéric Bouillaud
Frédéric Bouillaud Institut Cochin
Thomas J. Wang
Thomas J. Wang Vanderbilt University

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