2026 Stephen C. Woods: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	135	2058	1916	1165	1069	591	73653

Stephen C. Woods publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stephen C. Woods sits on this spectrum.

101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 591 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Stephen C. Woods D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stephen C. Woods sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 135 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

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

7644
Citations
Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1)

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

1608
Citations
Signals That Regulate Food Intake and Energy Homeostasis

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

1594
Citations
Hypothalamic mTOR Signaling Regulates Food Intake

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

1522
Citations
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

1346
Citations
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

1212
Citations
Leptin Increases Hypothalamic Pro-opiomelanocortin mRNA Expression in the Rostral Arcuate Nucleus

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

1105
Citations
Insulin in the brain: a hormonal regulator of energy balance.

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

1022
Citations
Neural control of the endocrine pancreas.

S C Woods;D Porte

802
Citations
A new glucagon and GLP-1 co-agonist eliminates obesity in rodents

Jonathan Day;Nickki Ottaway;James Patterson;Vasily Gelfanov

746
Citations
Animal models of obesity and diabetes mellitus

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

741
Citations
Inhibition of hypothalamic neuropeptide Y gene expression by insulin

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

723
Citations
A Controlled High-Fat Diet Induces an Obese Syndrome in Rats

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

722
Citations
Gonadal Hormones Determine Sensitivity to Central Leptin and Insulin

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

676
Citations
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

640
Citations
Central Control of Body Weight and Appetite

Stephen C. Woods;David A. D'Alessio

598
Citations
Gastrointestinal hormones and food intake.

April D. Strader;Stephen C. Woods

568
Citations
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

564
Citations
The Catabolic Action of Insulin in the Brain Is Mediated by Melanocortins

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

562
Citations
The role of protein in weight loss and maintenance

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

509
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Randy J. Seeley University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Daniel Porte University of California, San Diego

Patrick Tso University of Cincinnati

David A. D'Alessio Duke University

Michael W. Schwartz University of Washington

Stephen C. Benoit University of Cincinnati

Denis G. Baskin University of Washington

Matthias H. Tschöp Technical University of Munich

Deborah J. Clegg Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Randall R. Sakai University of Cincinnati

External Links

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