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135
Citations
73653
World Ranking
2058
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1165

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1991 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Stephen C. Woods is affiliated with the University of Cincinnati in the United States. Their research spans multiple domains within medicine and neuroscience, with a focus on neuroendocrine and metabolic regulation.

The primary fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Neuroscience

Within these fields, key subfields of investigation are:

  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
  • Physiology
  • Social Psychology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Epidemiology

The main topics of their work cover:

  • Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Stephen C. Woods include:

  • "Estradiol regulates leptin sensitivity to control feeding via hypothalamic Cited1," 2023, published in Cell Metabolism
  • "The scaffold protein p62 regulates adaptive thermogenesis through ATF2 nuclear target activation," 2020, published in Nature Communications
  • "High-calorie diets uncouple hypothalamic oxytocin neurons from a gut-to-brain satiation pathway via κ-opioid signaling," 2023, published in Cell Reports
  • "Inhibition of the Renin-Angiotensin System Reduces Gene Expression of Inflammatory Mediators in Adipose Tissue Independent of Energy Balance," 2021, published in Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • "The central melanocortin system mediates the benefits of time-restricted feeding on energy balance," 2020, published in Physiology & Behavior

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Woods include:

  • Matthias H. Tschöp
  • Tim Gruber
  • Timo D. Müller
  • Ismael González-García
  • Ophélia Le Thuc

The scientist's work has appeared repeatedly in several publication venues, including:

  • Biodiversity Genomes
  • Cell Metabolism
  • Nature Communications
  • Cell Reports
  • Frontiers in Endocrinology

Stephen C. Woods was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1991.

Best Publications

  • Central nervous system control of food intake

    Michael W. Schwartz;Stephen C. Woods;Daniel Porte;Randy J. Seeley

  • Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1)

    T.D. Müller;B. Finan;S.R. Bloom;D. D'Alessio

  • Signals That Regulate Food Intake and Energy Homeostasis

    Stephen C. Woods;Randy J. Seeley;Daniel Porte;Michael W. Schwartz

  • Hypothalamic mTOR Signaling Regulates Food Intake

    Daniela Cota;Karine Proulx;Kathi A. Blake Smith;Sara C. Kozma

  • Chronic intracerebroventricular infusion of insulin reduces food intake and body weight of baboons

    Stephen C. Woods;Stephen C. Woods;Elizabeth C. Lotter;Elizabeth C. Lotter;L. David McKay;L. David McKay;Daniel Porte;Daniel Porte

  • Specificity of Leptin Action on Elevated Blood Glucose Levels and Hypothalamic Neuropeptide Y Gene Expression in ob/ob Mice

    Michael W. Schwartz;Denis G. Baskin;Thomas R. Bukowski;Joseph L. Kuijper

  • Leptin Increases Hypothalamic Pro-opiomelanocortin mRNA Expression in the Rostral Arcuate Nucleus

    Michael W Schwartz;Randy J Seeley;Stephen C Woods;David S Weigle

  • Insulin in the brain: a hormonal regulator of energy balance.

    Michael W. Schwartz;Dianne P. Figlewicz;Denis G. Baskin;Stephen C. Woods

  • Neural control of the endocrine pancreas.

    S C Woods;D Porte

  • A new glucagon and GLP-1 co-agonist eliminates obesity in rodents

    Jonathan Day;Nickki Ottaway;James Patterson;Vasily Gelfanov

  • Animal models of obesity and diabetes mellitus

    Maximilian Kleinert;Christoffer Clemmensen;Susanna M Hofmann;Mary C Moore

  • Inhibition of hypothalamic neuropeptide Y gene expression by insulin

    Michael W. Schwartz;Alfred J. Sipols;Jonathan L. Marks;Gerard Sanacora

  • A Controlled High-Fat Diet Induces an Obese Syndrome in Rats

    Stephen C. Woods;Randy J. Seeley;Paul A. Rushing;David D’Alessio

  • Gonadal Hormones Determine Sensitivity to Central Leptin and Insulin

    Deborah J. Clegg;Lynda M. Brown;Stephen C. Woods;Stephen C. Benoit

  • Hypothalamic proinflammatory lipid accumulation, inflammation, and insulin resistance in rats fed a high-fat diet

    Kelly A. Posey;Deborah J. Clegg;Richard L. Printz;Jaeman Byun

  • Central Control of Body Weight and Appetite

    Stephen C. Woods;David A. D'Alessio

  • Gastrointestinal hormones and food intake.

    April D. Strader;Stephen C. Woods

  • Insulin and leptin: dual adiposity signals to the brain for the regulation of food intake and body weight.

    Denis G. Baskin;Dianne Figlewicz Lattemann;Randy J. Seeley;Stephen C. Woods

  • The Catabolic Action of Insulin in the Brain Is Mediated by Melanocortins

    Stephen C. Benoit;Ellen L. Air;Lique M. Coolen;Richelle Strauss

  • The role of protein in weight loss and maintenance

    Heather J Leidy;Peter M Clifton;Arne Astrup;Thomas P Wycherley

Frequent Co-Authors

Randy J. Seeley
Randy J. Seeley University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Daniel Porte
Daniel Porte University of California, San Diego
Patrick Tso
Patrick Tso University of Cincinnati
David A. D'Alessio
David A. D'Alessio Duke University
Michael W. Schwartz
Michael W. Schwartz University of Washington
Stephen C. Benoit
Stephen C. Benoit University of Cincinnati
Denis G. Baskin
Denis G. Baskin University of Washington
Matthias H. Tschöp
Matthias H. Tschöp Technical University of Munich
Deborah J. Clegg
Deborah J. Clegg Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Randall R. Sakai
Randall R. Sakai University of Cincinnati

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