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Hans-Georg Joost

Hans-Georg Joost

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Medicine

D-Index
72
Citations
19893
World Ranking
19816
National Ranking
1035

Overview

Hans-Georg Joost is affiliated with RWTH Aachen University in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions to multiple subfields such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Rheumatology, Molecular Biology, and Water Science and Technology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Fluoride Effects and Removal
  • Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Glycogen Storage Diseases and Myoclonus
  • Dental Health and Care Utilization

Hans-Georg Joost has published papers in a variety of scientific journals, with frequent appearances in Archives of Toxicology, Journal of Hepatology, Food and Chemical Toxicology, Critical Reviews in Toxicology, and Molecular Nutrition & Food Research.

Notable recent publications include:

  • Toxicity of fluoride: critical evaluation of evidence for human developmental neurotoxicity in epidemiological studies, animal experiments and in vitro analyses (2020, Archives of Toxicology)
  • Immunity-related GTPase induces lipophagy to prevent excess hepatic lipid accumulation (2020, Journal of Hepatology)
  • Dietary glycation compounds - implications for human health (2024, Critical Reviews in Toxicology)
  • Contribution to the ongoing discussion on fluoride toxicity (2021, Archives of Toxicology)
  • Evaluation of the genotoxic potential of acrylamide: Arguments for the derivation of a tolerable daily intake (TDI value) (2023, Food and Chemical Toxicology)

The scientist regularly collaborates with several colleagues, including Sabine Guth, Angelika Roth, Patrick Diel, Hans-Ulrich Humpf, and Angela Mally.

Best Publications

  • The extended GLUT-family of sugar/polyol transport facilitators: nomenclature, sequence characteristics, and potential function of its novel members (review).

    Hans-Georg Joost;Bernard Thorens

  • Identification of Serum Metabolites Associated With Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Using a Targeted Metabolomic Approach

    Anna Floegel;Norbert Stefan;Zhonghao Yu;Kristin Mühlenbruch

  • Novel biomarkers for pre-diabetes identified by metabolomics

    Rui Wang-Sattler;Zhonghao Yu;Christian Herder;Ana C Messias

  • An accurate risk score based on anthropometric, dietary, and lifestyle factors to predict the development of type 2 diabetes.

    Matthias B. Schulze;Kurt Hoffmann;Heiner Boeing;Jakob Linseisen

  • The central melanocortin system directly controls peripheral lipid metabolism

    Ruben Nogueiras;Petra Wiedmer;Diego Perez-Tilve;Christelle Veyrat-Durebex

  • GOAT links dietary lipids with the endocrine control of energy balance

    Henriette Kirchner;Jesus A. Gutierrez;Patricia J. Solenberg;Paul T. Pfluger

  • Plasma Fetuin-A Levels and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

    Norbert Stefan;Andreas Fritsche;Cornelia Weikert;Heiner Boeing

  • Consuming fructose-sweetened beverages increases body adiposity in mice

    Hella Jürgens;Wiltrud Haass;Tamara R. Castañeda;Annette Schürmann

  • Plasma Fetuin-A Levels and the Risk of Myocardial Infarction and Ischemic Stroke

    Cornelia Weikert;Norbert Stefan;Matthias B. Schulze;Tobias Pischon

  • Effects of obestatin on energy balance and growth hormone secretion in rodents.

    Rubén Nogueiras;Paul Pfluger;Sulay Tovar;Myrtha Arnold

  • Erythrocyte membrane phospholipid fatty acids, desaturase activity, and dietary fatty acids in relation to risk of type 2 diabetes in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)–Potsdam Study

    Janine Kröger;Vera Zietemann;Cornelia Enzenbach;Cornelia Weikert

  • Physiology: does gut hormone PYY3-36 decrease food intake in rodents?

    Tschöp M;Castañeda Tr;Joost Hg;Thöne-Reineke C

  • Consumption of red meat and whole-grain bread in relation to biomarkers of obesity, inflammation, glucose metabolism and oxidative stress

    Jukka Montonen;Heiner Boeing;Andreas Fritsche;Erwin Schleicher

  • Nitrate and nitrite in the diet: How to assess their benefit and risk for human health

    Michael Habermeyer;Angelika Roth;Sabine Guth;Patrick Diel

  • Activity and genomic organization of human glucose transporter 9 (GLUT9), a novel member of the family of sugar-transport facilitators predominantly expressed in brain and leucocytes.

    Holger Doege;Andreas Bocianski;Hans-Georg Joost;Annette Schürmann

  • Tbc1d1 mutation in lean mouse strain confers leanness and protects from diet-induced obesity.

    Alexandra Chadt;Katja Leicht;Atul Deshmukh;Lake Q. Jiang

  • Toxicity of fluoride: critical evaluation of evidence for human developmental neurotoxicity in epidemiological studies, animal experiments and in vitro analyses.

    Sabine Guth;Stephanie Hüser;Angelika Roth;Gisela Degen

  • Simultaneous deletion of ghrelin and its receptor increases motor activity and energy expenditure

    Paul Thomas Pfluger;Henriette Kirchner;Susanne Gunnel;Brigitte Schrott

  • Use of multiple metabolic and genetic markers to improve the prediction of type 2 diabetes: the EPIC-Potsdam Study.

    Matthias B. Schulze;Cornelia Weikert;Tobias Pischon;Manuela M. Bergmann

  • Reduced expression of PSCA, a member of the LY-6 family of cell surface antigens, in bladder, esophagus, and stomach tumors.

    Gregor Bahrenberg;Andreas Brauers;Hans-Georg Joost;Gerhard Jakse

Frequent Co-Authors

Annette Schürmann
Annette Schürmann University of Potsdam
Heiner Boeing
Heiner Boeing German Institute of Human Nutrition
Matthias B. Schulze
Matthias B. Schulze University of Potsdam
Andreas Fritsche
Andreas Fritsche University of Tübingen
Tobias Pischon
Tobias Pischon Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Hans-Ulrich Häring
Hans-Ulrich Häring University of Tübingen
Norbert Stefan
Norbert Stefan German Center for Diabetes Research
Michael Roden
Michael Roden Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Heinz Himmelbauer
Heinz Himmelbauer BOKU University
Martin Hrabé de Angelis
Martin Hrabé de Angelis Technical University of Munich

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