Nicholas Ling
Impact in
- Behavioral Neuroscience top 0.05%
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism top 0.01%
- Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
Papers in
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- Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling 73
- Chemical Synthesis and Analysis 47
- TGF-β signaling in diseases 36
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- Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors 158
- Co-authors
- Roger Guillemin (112 shared papers)Shunichi Shimasaki (58 shared papers)Frederick Esch (48 shared papers)Paul Brazeau (38 shared papers)Wylie Vale (17 shared papers)Floyd E. Bloom (22 shared papers)Andrew Baird (39 shared papers)Peter Böhlen (41 shared papers)
- Journals
- Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications (59 papers)Endocrinology (51 papers)The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (22 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (22 papers)Regulatory Peptides (21 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesJapanNew Zealand
In The Last Decade
Nicholas Ling
480 papers receiving 36.9k citations
Nicholas Ling's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 171
- Behavioral Neuroscience 3.6k
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 12.1k
- Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 4.5k
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 10.9k
- Reproductive Medicine 3.9k
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Co-authors
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
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| 1 | Hypothalamic Polypeptide That Inhibits the Secretion of Immunoreactive Pituitary Growth Hormone Hit paper breakdown → | 1973 | 3143 |
| 2 | β-Endorphin and Adrenocorticotropin Are Selected Concomitantly by the Pituitary Gland Hit paper breakdown → | 1977 | 1303 |
| 3 | Growth Hormone-Releasing Factor from a Human Pancreatic Tumor That Caused Acromegaly Hit paper breakdown → | 1982 | 1137 |
| 4 | Common precursor to corticotropins and endorphins Hit paper breakdown → | 1977 | 986 |
| 5 | Pituitary FSH is released by a heterodimer of the β-subunits from the two forms of inhibin Hit paper breakdown → | 1986 | 979 |
| 6 | Endorphins: Profound Behavioral Effects in Rats Suggest New Etiological Factors in Mental Illness Hit paper breakdown → | 1976 | 723 |
| 7 | Primary structure of bovine pituitary basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF) and comparison with the amino-terminal sequence of bovine brain acidic FGF. Hit paper breakdown → | 1985 | 657 |
| 8 | Complementary DNA sequences of ovarian follicular fluid inhibin show precursor structure and homology with transforming growth factor-β Hit paper breakdown → | 1985 | 653 |
| 9 | Protein kinase C phosphorylation of the EGF receptor at a threonine residue close to the cytoplasmic face of the plasma membrane Hit paper breakdown → | 1984 | 621 |
| 10 | Identification and molecular characterization of insulin-like growth factor binding proteins (IGFBP-1, -2, -3, -4, -5 and -6) Hit paper breakdown → | 1991 | 618 |
| 11 | Neurons containing beta-endorphin in rat brain exist separately from those containing enkephalin: immunocytochemical studies. Hit paper breakdown → | 1978 | 597 |
| 12 | Foot-shock induced stress increases β-endorphin levels in blood but not brain Hit paper breakdown → | 1977 | 524 |
| 13 | The Interrelationship of Growth Hormone (GH)-Releasing Factor and Somatostatin in Generation of the Ultradian Rhythm of GH Secretion* Hit paper breakdown → | 1984 | 477 |
| 14 | Regional dissociation of beta-endorphin and enkephalin contents in rat brain and pituitary. Hit paper breakdown → | 1977 | 416 |
| 15 | Primary Structure of the Ovine Hypothalamic Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Factor (LRF) Hit paper breakdown → | 1972 | 411 |
| 16 | 1987 | 393 | |
| 17 | 2006 | 388 | |
| 18 | 1985 | 386 | |
| 19 | STIMULATION IN VIVO OF THE SECRETION OF PROLACTIN AND GROWTH HORMONE BY β-ENDORPHIN Hit paper breakdown → | 1977 | 371 |
| 20 | 1996 | 344 |
About Nicholas Ling
Nicholas Ling is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Behavioral Neuroscience and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, having authored 489 papers that have together received 40.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (158 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (98 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (73 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (60 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (47 papers), Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (39 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (38 papers) and TGF-β signaling in diseases (36 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Behavioral Neuroscience (3.6k citations), Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (12.1k citations), Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (4.5k citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (10.9k citations) and Reproductive Medicine (3.9k citations). Nicholas Ling has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Japan and New Zealand. Frequent co-authors include Roger Guillemin, Shunichi Shimasaki, Frederick Esch, Paul Brazeau, Wylie Vale, Floyd E. Bloom, Andrew Baird, Peter Böhlen, Roger Burgus and Naoto Ueno. Their work appears in journals such as Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Endocrinology, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Regulatory Peptides.
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