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Denis Richard

Denis Richard

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
84
Citations
24162
World Ranking
15180
National Ranking
630

Denis Richard 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 Denis Richard sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 341 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Denis Richard 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 Denis Richard sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Denis Richard is affiliated with Université Laval in Canada and has contributed extensively to research within the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience. Their work primarily spans subfields such as Physiology, Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas including:

  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
  • Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention

Denis Richard's recent notable publications include the following papers:

  • Human Brown Adipocyte Thermogenesis Is Driven by β2-AR Stimulation, 2020, Cell Metabolism
  • Type 2 diabetes influences bacterial tissue compartmentalisation in human obesity, 2020, Nature Metabolism
  • Brown Adipose Tissue-A Translational Perspective, 2022, Endocrine Reviews
  • Human gut microbiota after bariatric surgery alters intestinal morphology and glucose absorption in mice independently of obesity, 2022, Gut
  • IGFBP-2 partly mediates the early metabolic improvements caused by bariatric surgery, 2021, Cell Reports Medicine

Their work has been published in frequent venues including NeuroImage, International Journal of Obesity, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Cell Metabolism, and Nature Metabolism.

Research collaborations are evident in their frequent co-authorship with other scientists such as Laurent Biertho, André Tchernof, Andréanne Michaud, Mélissa Pelletier, and André Marette, reflecting interdisciplinary and collaborative research efforts.

Best Publications

  • Disruption of the uncoupling protein-2 gene in mice reveals a role in immunity and reactive oxygen species production.

    Denis Arsenijevic;Hiroki Onuma;Claire Pecqueur;Serge Raimbault

  • Brown adipose tissue oxidative metabolism contributes to energy expenditure during acute cold exposure in humans

    Véronique Ouellet;Sébastien M. Labbé;Denis P. Blondin;Serge Phoenix

  • Outdoor temperature, age, sex, body mass index, and diabetic status determine the prevalence, mass, and glucose-uptake activity of 18F-FDG-detected BAT in humans.

    Veronique Ouellet;Annick Routhier-Labadie;William Bellemare;Lajmi Lakhal-Chaieb

  • Reduced Fat Mass in Mice Lacking Orphan Nuclear Receptor Estrogen-Related Receptor α

    Jiangming Luo;Robert Sladek;Julie Carrier;Jo-Ann Bader

  • A survey of genes differentially expressed in subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue in men

    Marie-Claude Vohl;Rob Sladek;Julie Robitaille;Scott Gurd

  • Elevated sensitivity to diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance in mice lacking 4E-BP1 and 4E-BP2

    Olivier Le Bacquer;Emmanuel Petroulakis;Sabina Paglialunga;Francis Poulin

  • BMCP1, a Novel Mitochondrial Carrier with High Expression in the Central Nervous System of Humans and Rodents, and Respiration Uncoupling Activity in Recombinant Yeast

    Daniel Sanchis;Christophe Fleury;Nathalie Chomiki;Marc Goubern

  • A Central Thermogenic-like Mechanism in Feeding Regulation: An Interplay between Arcuate Nucleus T3 and UCP2

    Anna Coppola;Zhong-Wu Liu;Zane Bruce Andrews;Eric Paradis

  • Increased brown adipose tissue oxidative capacity in cold-acclimated humans.

    Denis P. Blondin;Sébastien M. Labbé;Hans C. Tingelstad;Christophe Noll

  • The Roles of mTOR Complexes in Lipid Metabolism

    Alexandre Caron;Denis Richard;Mathieu Laplante

  • EPODE approach for childhood obesity prevention: methods, progress and international development

    J.-M. Borys;Y. Le Bodo;S. A. Jebb;J. C. Seidell

  • Appetite after weight loss by energy restriction and a low-fat diet-exercise follow-up.

    E Doucet;P Imbeault;S St-Pierre;N Alméras

  • Brown fat biology and thermogenesis.

    Denis Richard;Frederic Picard

  • Brown adipose tissue energy metabolism in humans

    André C. Carpentier;Denis P. Blondin;Kirsi A. Virtanen;Denis Richard

  • The corticotropin-releasing factor family of peptides and CRF receptors: their roles in the regulation of energy balance.

    Denis Richard;Qin Lin;Elena Timofeeva

  • Leptin Regulates Appetite-Related Neuropeptides in the Hypothalamus of Developing Rats without Affecting Food Intake

    Karine Proulx;Denis Richard;Claire-Dominique Walker

  • Human Brown Adipocyte Thermogenesis Is Driven by β2-AR Stimulation

    Denis P. Blondin;Denis P. Blondin;Soren Nielsen;Eline N. Kuipers;Mai C. Severinsen

  • Contributions of white and brown adipose tissues and skeletal muscles to acute cold-induced metabolic responses in healthy men.

    Denis P. Blondin;Sébastien M. Labbé;Serge Phoenix;Serge Phoenix;Brigitte Guérin

  • In vivo measurement of energy substrate contribution to cold-induced brown adipose tissue thermogenesis

    Sébastien M. Labbé;Alexandre Caron;Inan Bakan;Mathieu Laplante

  • Effects of leptin on corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) synthesis and CRF neuron activation in the paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus of obese (ob/ob) mice.

    Qingling Huang;Robert Rivest;Denis Richard

Frequent Co-Authors

Angelo Tremblay
Angelo Tremblay Université Laval
André Tchernof
André Tchernof Université Laval
Daniel Ricquier
Daniel Ricquier Université Paris Cité
Katherine Cianflone
Katherine Cianflone Université Laval
Serge Rivest
Serge Rivest Université Laval
Emile Levy
Emile Levy University of Montreal
Frédéric Bouillaud
Frédéric Bouillaud Institut Cochin
Panteleimon Giannakopoulos
Panteleimon Giannakopoulos University of Geneva
Jean-Pierre Després
Jean-Pierre Després Université Laval
Yohan Bossé
Yohan Bossé Université Laval

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