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Gérard Ailhaud 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 Gérard Ailhaud sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 166 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gérard Ailhaud 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 Gérard Ailhaud sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 66 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Gérard Ailhaud is affiliated with Grenoble Alpes University in France and focuses their research in the field of medicine. Their work spans several subfields including physiology, geriatrics and gerontology, epidemiology, social psychology, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

The scientist's research topics encompass multiple areas related to metabolic and neuroendocrine processes. These main topics include:

  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Sirtuins and Resveratrol in Medicine
  • Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Menstrual Health and Disorders

Gérard Ailhaud has contributed to scientific literature with papers published as recently as 2025. Among their notable recent publications are:

  • "The Rosmarinus Bioactive Compound Carnosic Acid Is a Novel PPAR Antagonist That Inhibits the Browning of White Adipocytes," 2020, published in Cells
  • "ISABB Journal of Health and Environmental Sciences," 2025, published in ISABB Journal of Health and Environmental Sciences

The research has appeared primarily in the following venues:

  • Cells
  • ISABB Journal of Health and Environmental Sciences

Collaborations form an important part of Gérard Ailhaud's work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Ez-Zoubir Amri (collaborated on 2 publications)
  • Cécilia Colson
  • Pierre-Louis Batrow
  • Nadine Gautier
  • Nathalie Rochet

Best Publications

  • Adipose angiotensinogen is involved in adipose tissue growth and blood pressure regulation

    Florence Massiéra;May Bloch-Faure;Debbie Ceiler;Kazuo Murakami

  • Temporal changes in dietary fats: role of n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids in excessive adipose tissue development and relationship to obesity.

    Gérard Ailhaud;Florence Massiera;Pierre Weill;Philippe Legrand

  • Increased expression in adipocytes of ob RNA in mice with lesions of the hypothalamus and with mutations at the db locus.

    Margherita Maffei;Hong Fei;Gwo-Hwa Lee;Christian Dani

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

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

  • The adipose-tissue renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system: role in the metabolic syndrome?

    Stefan Engeli;Petra Schling;Kerstin Gorzelniak;Michael Boschmann

  • Transplantation of a multipotent cell population from human adipose tissue induces dystrophin expression in the immunocompetent mdx mouse

    Anne-Marie Rodriguez;Didier F. Pisani;Claude A. Dechesne;Claude Turc-Carel

  • 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

  • Cholesterol efflux from cultured adipose cells is mediated by LpAI particles but not by LpAI: AII particles.

    Ronald Barbaras;Pascal Puchois;Jean-Charles Fruchart;Gérard Ailhaud

  • Expression of ob Gene in Adipose Cells REGULATION BY INSULIN

    Pascale Leroy;Sophie Dessolin;Phi Villageois;Byoung Chun Moon

  • 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

  • Autocrine fibroblast growth factor 2 signaling is critical for self-renewal of human multipotent adipose-derived stem cells.

    Laure‐Emmanuelle Zaragosi;Gérard Ailhaud;Christian Dani

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

    Christian Elabd;Chiara Chiellini;Mamen Carmona;Jean Galitzky

  • Contribution of adipose triglyceride lipase and hormone-sensitive lipase to lipolysis in hMADS adipocytes.

    Véronic Bezaire;Véronic Bezaire;Aline Mairal;Aline Mairal;Carole Ribet;Carole Ribet;Corinne Lefort;Corinne Lefort

  • Development of a chemically defined serum-free medium for differentiation of rat adipose precursor cells.

    Sylviane Deslex;Raymond Negrel;Gérard Ailhaud

  • 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

  • Prostacyclin is a specific effector of adipose cell differentiation. Its dual role as a cAMP- and Ca(2+)-elevating agent.

    G Vassaux;D Gaillard;G Ailhaud;R Négrel

  • 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

Ez-Zoubir Amri
Ez-Zoubir Amri Grenoble Alpes University
Paul Grimaldi
Paul Grimaldi Université Côte d'Azur
Christian Dani
Christian Dani Université Côte d'Azur
Jean-Charles Fruchart
Jean-Charles Fruchart Institut Pasteur
Akiyoshi Fukamizu
Akiyoshi Fukamizu University of Tsukuba
Christian Roux
Christian Roux Université Paris Cité
Stephan Herzig
Stephan Herzig Technical University of Munich
Martin Klingenspor
Martin Klingenspor Technical University of Munich
Arya M. Sharma
Arya M. Sharma University of Alberta

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