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Ez-Zoubir Amri 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 Ez-Zoubir Amri sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 171 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ez-Zoubir Amri 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 Ez-Zoubir Amri sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Ez-Zoubir Amri is affiliated with Grenoble Alpes University in France. Their research largely spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a particular focus on the subfields of Physiology, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Biochemistry, and Cancer Research.

The scientist's work concentrates on key topics including:

  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
  • Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors
  • Muscle metabolism and nutrition

Their recent papers highlight research across several prominent journals. These include:

  • In vitro and ex vivo models of adipocytes, 2021, American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology
  • ATGL-dependent white adipose tissue lipolysis controls hepatocyte PPARα activity, 2022, Cell Reports
  • Paternal multigenerational exposure to an obesogenic diet drives epigenetic predisposition to metabolic diseases in mice, 2021, eLife
  • High prevalence for obesity in severe COVID-19: Possible links and perspectives towards patient stratification, 2020, Biochimie
  • Oxytocin and Bone: Review and Perspectives, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Amri has frequently published in journals such as the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Cells, Molecular Metabolism, Cell Reports, and Biochimie.

Frequent co-authors in their research include Nadine Gautier, C. Roux, Dominique Langin, Cécilia Colson, and Pierre-Louis Batrow. This indicates a collaborative network involving these contributors.

Best Publications

  • Cloning of a rat adipocyte membrane protein implicated in binding or transport of long-chain fatty acids that is induced during preadipocyte differentiation. Homology with human CD36.

    N.A. Abumrad;M.R. el-Maghrabi;E.Z. Amri;E. Lopez

  • Cardiac natriuretic peptides act via p38 MAPK to induce the brown fat thermogenic program in mouse and human adipocytes.

    Marica Bordicchia;Dianxin Liu;Ez Zoubir Amri;Gerard Ailhaud

  • The human adipose tissue is a source of multipotent stem cells

    A.-M. Rodriguez;C. Elabd;Ez-Z. Amri;G. Ailhaud

  • microRNA miR-27b impairs human adipocyte differentiation and targets PPARγ

    Michael Karbiener;Christoph Fischer;Susanne Nowitsch;Peter Opriessnig

  • Cloning of a protein that mediates transcriptional effects of fatty acids in preadipocytes. Homology to peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors.

    Ez-Zoubir Amri;Frédéric Bonino;Gérard Ailhaud;Nada A. Abumrad

  • Arachidonic acid and prostacyclin signaling promote adipose tissue development a human health concern

    Florence Massiera;Perla Saint-Marc;Josiane Seydoux;Takahiko Murata

  • Adipocyte differentiation of multipotent cells established from human adipose tissue.

    Anne-Marie Rodriguez;Christian Elabd;Frédéric Delteil;Julien Astier

  • Regulation of adipose cell differentiation. I. Fatty acids are inducers of the aP2 gene expression

    Ez-Zoubir Amri;BinCdicte Bertrand;Gerard Ailhaud;Paul Grimaldi

  • Human Multipotent Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Differentiate into Functional Brown Adipocytes

    Christian Elabd;Chiara Chiellini;Mamen Carmona;Jean Galitzky

  • Expression of the CD36 homolog (FAT) in fibroblast cells: effects on fatty acid transport

    Azeddine Ibrahimi;Zeina Sfeir;Hengameh Magharaie;Ez-Zoubir Amri

  • Thiazolidinediones and Fatty Acids Convert Myogenic Cells into Adipose-like Cells

    Lydia Teboul;Danielle Gaillard;Laurence Staccini;Hidekuni Inadera

  • Fatty acids as signal transducing molecules: involvement in the differentiation of preadipose to adipose cells.

    E Z Amri;G Ailhaud;P A Grimaldi

  • Oxytocin controls differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells and reverses osteoporosis.

    Christian Elabd;Armelle Basillais;Hélène Beaupied;Véronique Breuil

  • A Western-like fat diet is sufficient to induce a gradual enhancement in fat mass over generations

    Florence Massiera;Pascal Barbry;Philippe Guesnet;Aurélie Joly

  • Adipocyte differentiation of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes is dependent on lipoxygenase activity during the initial stages of the differentiation process

    Lise Madsen;Rasmus K Petersen;Morten B Sørensen;Claus Jørgensen

  • Evidence for a common mechanism of action for fatty acids and thiazolidinedione antidiabetic agents on gene expression in preadipose cells.

    A. Ibrahimi;L. Teboul;D. Gaillard;Ez-Zoubir Amri

  • MicroRNA-26 family is required for human adipogenesis and drives characteristics of brown adipocytes.

    Michael Karbiener;Didier F. Pisani;Didier F. Pisani;Didier F. Pisani;Andrea Frontini;Lisa M. Oberreiter

  • Activin A Plays a Critical Role in Proliferation and Differentiation of Human Adipose Progenitors

    Laure Emmanuelle Zaragosi;Brigitte Wdziekonski;Phi Villageois;Mayoura Keophiphath

  • microRNA miR-27b impairs human adipocyte differentiation and targets PPARg

    Michael Karbiener;Christoph Fischer;Susanne Nowitsch;Peter Opriessnig

  • Erratum: Cardiac natriuretic peptides act via p38 MAPK to induce the brown fat thermogenic program in mouse and human adipocytes (Journal of Clinical Investigation (2012) 122, 3, (1022-1036) DOI: 10.1172/JCI59701)

    Marica Bordicchia;Dianxin Liu;Ez Zoubir Amri;Gerard Ailhaud

Frequent Co-Authors

Gérard Ailhaud
Gérard Ailhaud Grenoble Alpes University
Christian Dani
Christian Dani Université Côte d'Azur
Paul Grimaldi
Paul Grimaldi Université Côte d'Azur
Stephan Herzig
Stephan Herzig Technical University of Munich
Christian Roux
Christian Roux Université Paris Cité
Pirjo Nuutila
Pirjo Nuutila Turku University Hospital
Nada A. Abumrad
Nada A. Abumrad Washington University in St. Louis
Martin Klingenspor
Martin Klingenspor Technical University of Munich
Zlatko Trajanoski
Zlatko Trajanoski Innsbruck Medical University

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