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Brian N. Finck

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
70
Citations
24926
World Ranking
6874
National Ranking
3170

Brian N. Finck publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 222 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Brian N. Finck 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 Brian N. Finck sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Brian N. Finck is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields with a predominant focus on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broader fields, the scientist's work is concentrated in Molecular Biology, Physiology, Epidemiology, Biochemistry, and Surgery.

The main topics of Brian N. Finck's research include:

  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes

Brian N. Finck regularly publishes in a selection of specific venues. Their most frequent publication outlets include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cell Reports
  • Molecular Metabolism
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Journal of Immunology

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Brian N. Finck include:

  • Emerging therapeutic approaches for the treatment of NAFLD and type 2 diabetes mellitus, 2021, Nature Reviews Endocrinology
  • Dynamic Shifts in the Composition of Resident and Recruited Macrophages Influence Tissue Remodeling in NASH, 2021, Cell Reports
  • Nutritional modulation of heart failure in mitochondrial pyruvate carrier-deficient mice, 2020, Nature Metabolism
  • NADPH and Glutathione Redox Link TCA Cycle Activity to Endoplasmic Reticulum Homeostasis, 2020, iScience
  • Regulation of Signaling and Metabolism by Lipin-mediated Phosphatidic Acid Phosphohydrolase Activity, 2020, Biomolecules

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Kyle S. McCommis
  • Andrew J. Lutkewitte
  • Gary J. Patti
  • Daniel Ferguson
  • Michael R. Martino

Brian N. Finck's scholarly output and collaborations indicate a broad integration of metabolic, molecular, and physiological research approaches, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach within medicine and related biotechnological studies.

Best Publications

  • Mitochondrial pyruvate transport: a historical perspective and future research directions

    Kyle S. McCommis;Brian N. Finck

  • PGC-1 coactivators: inducible regulators of energy metabolism in health and disease

    Brian N. Finck;Daniel P. Kelly

  • mTOR complex 1 regulates lipin 1 localization to control the SREBP pathway.

    Timothy R. Peterson;Shomit S. Sengupta;Thurl E. Harris;Anne E. Carmack

  • PGC-1alpha deficiency causes multi-system energy metabolic derangements: muscle dysfunction, abnormal weight control and hepatic steatosis.

    Teresa C Leone;John J Lehman;Brian N Finck;Paul J Schaeffer

  • The cardiac phenotype induced by PPARα overexpression mimics that caused by diabetes mellitus

    Brian N. Finck;John J. Lehman;Teresa C. Leone;Michael J. Welch

  • FGF21 induces PGC-1α and regulates carbohydrate and fatty acid metabolism during the adaptive starvation response

    Matthew J. Potthoff;Takeshi Inagaki;Santhosh Satapati;Xunshan Ding

  • Lipin 1 is an inducible amplifier of the hepatic PGC-1α/PPARα regulatory pathway

    Brian N. Finck;Matthew C. Gropler;Zhouji Chen;Teresa C. Leone

  • A critical role for PPARα-mediated lipotoxicity in the pathogenesis of diabetic cardiomyopathy: Modulation by dietary fat content

    Brian N. Finck;Xianlin Han;Michael Courtois;Franck Aimond

  • Dietary fat and carbohydrates differentially alter insulin sensitivity during caloric restriction.

    Erik P. Kirk;Dominic N. Reeds;Brian N. Finck;Mitra S. Mayurranjan

  • FGF15/19 Regulates Hepatic Glucose Metabolism by Inhibiting the CREB-PGC-1α Pathway

    Matthew J. Potthoff;Jamie Boney-Montoya;Mihwa Choi;Tianteng He

  • Time course of increased plasma cytokines, cortisol, and urea nitrogen in pigs following intraperitoneal injection of lipopolysaccharide

    D M Webel;B N Finck;D H Baker;R W Johnson

  • OXPAT/PAT-1 Is a PPAR-Induced Lipid Droplet Protein That Promotes Fatty Acid Utilization

    Nathan E. Wolins;Benjamin K. Quaynor;James R. Skinner;Anatoly Tzekov

  • Peroxisome Proliferator–Activated Receptor γ Coactivator-1 (PGC-1) Regulatory Cascade in Cardiac Physiology and Disease

    Brian N. Finck;Daniel P. Kelly

  • A potential link between muscle peroxisome proliferator- activated receptor-α signaling and obesity-related diabetes

    Brian N. Finck;Carlos Bernal-Mizrachi;Dong Ho Han;Trey Coleman

  • Emerging therapeutic approaches for the treatment of NAFLD and type 2 diabetes mellitus.

    Daniel Ferguson;Brian N. Finck

  • Association between specific adipose tissue CD4+ T-cell populations and insulin resistance in obese individuals

    Elisa Fabbrini;Marina Cella;Steve A. Mccartney;Anja Fuchs

  • Exercise but not diet-induced weight loss decreases skeletal muscle inflammatory gene expression in frail obese elderly persons.

    Charles P Lambert;Nicole R Wright;Brian N Finck;Dennis Tan Villareal

  • PPARs and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

    Kim H.H. Liss;Brian N. Finck

  • CD36 Deficiency Rescues Lipotoxic Cardiomyopathy

    John Yang;Nandakumar Sambandam;Xianlin Han;Richard W. Gross

  • Trehalose inhibits solute carrier 2A (SLC2A) proteins to induce autophagy and prevent hepatic steatosis

    Brian J. DeBosch;Monique R. Heitmeier;Allyson L. Mayer;Cassandra B. Higgins

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel P. Kelly
Daniel P. Kelly University of Pennsylvania
Samuel Klein
Samuel Klein Washington University in St. Louis
Shawn C. Burgess
Shawn C. Burgess The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Elizabeth M. Brunt
Elizabeth M. Brunt Washington University in St. Louis
Deborah M. Muoio
Deborah M. Muoio Duke University
Michael J. Welch
Michael J. Welch Washington University in St. Louis
John C. Lawrence
John C. Lawrence University of Virginia
Richard W. Gross
Richard W. Gross Washington University in St. Louis
Robert H. Mach
Robert H. Mach University of Pennsylvania
Guang-Hui Liu
Guang-Hui Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences

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