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Marion E. Couch

Medicine · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1983
Nutrition and Health in AgingMuscle Physiology and DisordersHead and Neck Cancer StudiesGDF15 and Related BiomarkersTracheal and airway disorders

Publications

130

Citations

4,196

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

44

Publishing since 1983

Research summary
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Marion E. Couch conducts medical research focused on cancer cachexia, the severe muscle and body-weight wasting that affects many cancer patients. Much of the work investigates the molecular and metabolic mechanisms behind muscle and heart tissue loss, and includes studies on head and neck cancers as well as biomarkers for early detection. Some recent work also touches on healthcare policy topics such as COVID-19 guidance for providers.

Cancer cachexia (muscle wasting in cancer)Skeletal and cardiac muscle atrophyHead and neck cancer biologyMetabolic biomarkers and pathwaysHealthcare policy and guidelines

Publication activity has been uneven over the past decade, with steady output through 2019 followed by declines and gaps in some years (averaging about 2 papers per year in the last five years).

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

In context
Among 4,953 established Medicine PIs within our index
Citations: 4,196cohort median 2,544
h-index: 37cohort median 24
Publications / year (recent): 2.0cohort median 4.8

Typically publishes in teams of ~10 · 4% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 22 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.0/year recently
2017: 8 publications172018: 8 publications182019: 8 publications192020: 5 publications202021: 4 publications21222023: 9 publications92324252026: 1 publication26
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 4 collaborators at the same institution2018: 0 collaborators at the same institution2019: 0 collaborators at the same institution2020: 0 collaborators at the same institution2021: 0 collaborators at the same institution2022: 0 collaborators at the same institution2023: 0 collaborators at the same institution2024: 0 collaborators at the same institution2025: 0 collaborators at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • UNC Libraries×7
  • Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle×4
  • Publisher×3
  • Basic Research in Cardiology×2
  • Cancers×2
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Last updated Jul 27, 2026.

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