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Eric Ravussin 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 Eric Ravussin sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 647 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Eric Ravussin 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 Eric Ravussin sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 152 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Eric Ravussin is affiliated with the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a strong emphasis on physiology and public health. The scientist's work spans several interconnected subfields, including physiology, public health, environmental and occupational health, cell biology, endocrine and autonomic systems, and epidemiology.

The research topics that Eric Ravussin has extensively covered include diet and metabolism studies, adipose tissue and metabolism, obesity, physical activity, and diet, muscle metabolism and nutrition, dietary effects on health, regulation of appetite and obesity, and eating disorders and behaviors. These topics illustrate a comprehensive investigation into metabolic health and its related physiological processes.

Among recent papers associated with their field are:

  • Definition and diagnostic criteria of clinical obesity, 2025, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • Daily energy expenditure through the human life course, 2021, Science
  • Ketogenic Diets Alter the Gut Microbiome Resulting in Decreased Intestinal Th17 Cells, 2020, Cell
  • Caloric restriction in humans reveals immunometabolic regulators of health span, 2022, Science
  • The energy balance model of obesity: beyond calories in, calories out, 2022, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Eric Ravussin has collaborated frequently with several researchers in their field, including Corby K. Martin, Leanne M. Redman, William E. Kraus, Sai Krupa Das, and Susan B. Racette. This network highlights an established presence within a community of scholars focusing on obesity and metabolism.

The scientist's work is frequently published in venues such as Obesity, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Current Developments in Nutrition, and Science. These publication venues reflect a focus on nutrition, metabolism, and clinical endocrinology.

Best Publications

  • Leptin levels in human and rodent : Measurement of plasma leptin and ob RNA in obese and weight-reduced subjects

    M. Maffei;J. Halaas;E. Ravussin;R.E. Pratley

  • Circulating Ghrelin Levels Are Decreased in Human Obesity

    Matthias Tschöp;Christian Weyer;P. Antonio Tataranni;Viswanath Devanarayan

  • The NLRP3 inflammasome instigates obesity-induced inflammation and insulin resistance

    Bolormaa Vandanmagsar;Yun Hee Youm;Anthony Ravussin;Jose E. Galgani

  • Insulin Resistance and Insulin Secretory Dysfunction as Precursors of Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus: Prospective Studies of Pima Indians

    Stephen Lillioja;David M. Mott;Maximilian Spraul;Robert Ferraro

  • Reduced Rate of Energy Expenditure as a Risk Factor for Body-Weight Gain

    Eric Ravussin;Stephen Lillioja;William C. Knowler;Laurent Christin

  • Effect of 6-month calorie restriction on biomarkers of longevity, metabolic adaptation, and oxidative stress in overweight individuals: a randomized controlled trial.

    Leonie K. Heilbronn;Lilian de Jonge;Madlyn I. Frisard;James P. DeLany

  • Early Time-Restricted Feeding Improves Insulin Sensitivity, Blood Pressure, and Oxidative Stress Even without Weight Loss in Men with Prediabetes.

    Elizabeth F. Sutton;Robbie Beyl;Kate S. Early;William T. Cefalu;William T. Cefalu

  • Skeletal muscle metabolism is a major determinant of resting energy expenditure.

    Francesco Zurlo;Karen Larson;Clifton Bogardus;Eric Ravussin

  • Low ratio of fat to carbohydrate oxidation as predictor of weight gain: study of 24-h RQ

    F. Zurlo;S. Lillioja;A. Esposito del Puente;B. L. Nyomba

  • Energy expenditure by doubly labeled water: validation in humans and proposed calculation

    D. A. Schoeller;E. Ravussin;Y. Schutz;K. J. Acheson

  • Calorie restriction and aging: review of the literature and implications for studies in humans

    Leonie K Heilbronn;Eric Ravussin

  • Calorie restriction increases muscle mitochondrial biogenesis in healthy humans.

    Anthony E Civitarese;Stacy J Carling;Leonie K. Heilbronn;Mathew H Hulver

  • A guide to analysis of mouse energy metabolism

    Matthias H Tschöp;John R Speakman;John R Speakman;Jonathan R S Arch;Johan Auwerx

  • Relationship of genetics, age, and physical fitness to daily energy expenditure and fuel utilization

    Eric Ravussin;Clifton Bogardus

  • Neuroanatomical correlates of hunger and satiation in humans using positron emission tomography

    P. A. Tataranni;J.-F. Gautier;Kewei Chen;A. Uecker

  • Increased food energy supply is more than sufficient to explain the US epidemic of obesity.

    Boyd Swinburn;Gary Sacks;Eric Ravussin

  • Obesity Pathogenesis: An Endocrine Society Scientific Statement

    Michael W Schwartz;Randy J Seeley;Lori M Zeltser;Adam Drewnowski

  • The relationship of waist circumference and BMI to visceral, subcutaneous, and total body fat: sex and race differences.

    Sarah M. Camhi;George A. Bray;Claude Bouchard;Frank L. Greenway

  • Effect of Alternate-Day Fasting on Weight Loss, Weight Maintenance, and Cardioprotection Among Metabolically Healthy Obese Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

    John F. Trepanowski;Cynthia M. Kroeger;Adrienne Barnosky;Monica C. Klempel

  • Effect of Calorie Restriction With or Without Exercise on Insulin Sensitivity, β-Cell Function, Fat Cell Size, and Ectopic Lipid in Overweight Subjects

    D. Enette Larson-Meyer;Leonie K. Heilbronn;Leanne M. Redman;Bradley R. Newcomer

Frequent Co-Authors

Leanne M. Redman
Leanne M. Redman Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Steven R. Smith
Steven R. Smith Translational Research Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes
Richard E. Pratley
Richard E. Pratley Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
William E. Kraus
William E. Kraus Duke University
Donna H. Ryan
Donna H. Ryan Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Frank L. Greenway
Frank L. Greenway Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Boyd Swinburn
Boyd Swinburn University of Auckland
Clifton Bogardus
Clifton Bogardus National Institutes of Health
Peter H. Bennett
Peter H. Bennett National Institutes of Health
Claude Bouchard
Claude Bouchard Pennington Biomedical Research Center

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