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Best Female Scientists

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116
Citations
38033
World Ranking
687
National Ranking
22

Biology and Biochemistry

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118
Citations
39558
World Ranking
706
National Ranking
16

Amira Klip 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 Amira Klip sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 402 publications — 90th percentile

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

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

Amira Klip 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 Amira Klip sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 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: 72 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: 118 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Canada Leader Award
  • 2000 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Amira Klip is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a notable emphasis on molecular biology, physiology, cell biology, surgery, and immunology as subfields.

Their work covers several main topics, including:

  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Muscle metabolism and nutrition
  • Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • Immune cells in cancer

Amira Klip has published multiple papers over recent years. Notable recent publications include:

  • "The many actions of insulin in skeletal muscle, the paramount tissue determining glycemia" (2021) in Cell Metabolism
  • "Communication Between Autophagy and Insulin Action: At the Crux of Insulin Action-Insulin Resistance?" (2021) in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • "Bone marrow adipose cells - cellular interactions and changes with obesity" (2020) in Journal of Cell Science
  • "Intracellular calcium leak lowers glucose storage in human muscle, promoting hyperglycemia and diabetes" (2020) in eLife
  • "Nucleotides released from palmitate-activated murine macrophages attract neutrophils" (2020) in Journal of Biological Chemistry

Frequent co-authors in their research include Philip J. Bilan, Nicolas J. Pillon, Parastoo Boroumand, Victoria L. Tokarz, and Eshwar R. Tammineni.

The primary publication venues for Amira Klip's research are:

  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • eLife
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Cell Science
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry

In recognition of their scientific work, Amira Klip was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2000 by the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • Different immune cells mediate mechanical pain hypersensitivity in male and female mice

    Robert E. Sorge;Josiane C.S. Mapplebeck;Sarah Rosen;Simon Beggs

  • Protein Kinase B/Akt Participates in GLUT4 Translocation by Insulin in L6 Myoblasts

    Qinghua Wang;Romel Somwar;Philip J. Bilan;Zhi Liu

  • Exercise induces recruitment of the “insulin-responsive glucose transporter”. Evidence for distinct intracellular insulin- and exercise-recruitable transporter pools in skeletal muscle.

    A G Douen;T Ramlal;S Rastogi;P J Bilan

  • Glucose Transport and Glucose Transporters in Muscle and Their Metabolic Regulation

    Amira Klip;Michel R Pâquet

  • Insulin action on glucose transport and plasma membrane GLUT4 content in skeletal muscle from patients with NIDDM.

    J. R. Zierath;L. He;A. Gumà;E. Odegaard Wahlström

  • Regulation of expression of glucose transporters by glucose: a review of studies in vivo and in cell cultures.

    Amira Klip;Theodoros Tsakiridis;Andre Marette;Phillip A. Ortiz

  • Insulin-induced translocation of glucose transporters in rat hindlimb muscles.

    Amira Klip;Toolsie Ramlal;Douglas A. Young;John O. Holloszy

  • Stimulation of glucose transport in skeletal muscle by hypoxia

    G. D. Cartee;A. G. Douen;T. Ramlal;A. Klip

  • The cell biology of systemic insulin function.

    Victoria L. Tokarz;Patrick E. MacDonald;Amira Klip

  • An inhibitor of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase prevents insulin-stimulated glucose transport but not glucose transporter translocation in 3T3-L1 adipocytes and L6 myotubes.

    Gary Sweeney;Romel Somwar;Toolsie Ramlal;Allen Volchuk

  • Cellular Mechanism of Action of Metformin

    Amira Klip;Lawrence A Leiter

  • Minireview: Recent Developments in the Regulation of Glucose Transporter-4 Traffic: New Signals, Locations, and Partners

    Manabu Ishiki;Amira Klip

  • Abundance, localization, and insulin-induced translocation of glucose transporters in red and white muscle

    A. Marette;J. M. Richardson;T. Ramlal;T. W. Balon

  • Tissue-specific roles of IRS proteins in insulin signaling and glucose transport

    Ana C.P. Thirone;Carol Huang;Amira Klip

  • Cellular mechanism of metformin action involves glucose transporter translocation from an intracellular pool to the plasma membrane in L6 muscle cells.

    H S Hundal;T Ramlal;R Reyes;L A Leiter

  • Insulin action on glucose transporters through molecular switches, tracks and tethers.

    Hilal Zaid;Costin N. Antonescu;Varinder K. Randhawa;Amira Klip

  • Cross-talk between skeletal muscle and immune cells: muscle-derived mediators and metabolic implications.

    Nicolas J. Pillon;Philip J. Bilan;Lisbeth N. Fink;Amira Klip

  • Turning signals on and off: GLUT4 traffic in the insulin-signaling highway.

    Farah S. L. Thong;Chandrasagar B. Dugani;Amira Klip

  • GLUT4 translocation by insulin in intact muscle cells: detection by a fast and quantitative assay

    Qinghua Wang;Zayna Khayat;Kazuhiro Kishi;Yousuke Ebina

  • Stimulation of Glucose Uptake by the Natural Coenzyme α-Lipoic Acid/Thioctic Acid: Participation of Elements of the Insulin Signaling Pathway

    D E Estrada;H S Ewart;T Tsakiridis;A Volchuk

Frequent Co-Authors

Gary Sweeney
Gary Sweeney York University
André Marette
André Marette Université Laval
Sergio Lavandero
Sergio Lavandero University of Chile
Assaf Rudich
Assaf Rudich Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
William S. Trimble
William S. Trimble University of Toronto
Erik A. Richter
Erik A. Richter University of Copenhagen
Dana J. Philpott
Dana J. Philpott University of Toronto
John O. Holloszy
John O. Holloszy Washington University in St. Louis
Harinder S. Hundal
Harinder S. Hundal University of Dundee
Leonard J. Foster
Leonard J. Foster University of British Columbia

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