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Hans-Rudolf Berthoud 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 Hans-Rudolf Berthoud sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 242 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Hans-Rudolf Berthoud 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 Hans-Rudolf Berthoud sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 94 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Hans-Rudolf Berthoud is affiliated with the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines including Medicine, Neuroscience, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The scientist's subfields of focus include Molecular Biology, Physiology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

The primary topics of investigation in their work cover Diet and Metabolism Studies, Regulation of Appetite and Obesity, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Fibroblast Growth Factor Research, Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques, as well as the Neuroscience of Respiration and Sleep.

Among recent publications authored or co-authored by the scientist are:

  • "FGF21 is required for protein restriction to extend lifespan and improve metabolic health in male mice" (2022), Nature Communications
  • "FGF21 and the Physiological Regulation of Macronutrient Preference" (2020), Endocrinology
  • "Gut-brain communication and obesity: understanding functions of the vagus nerve" (2021), Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • "Regulation of body weight: Lessons learned from bariatric surgery" (2022), Molecular Metabolism
  • "Learning of food preferences: mechanisms and implications for obesity & metabolic diseases" (2021), International Journal of Obesity

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Heike Münzberg
  • Christopher D. Morrison
  • Sangho Yu
  • Winfried Neuhuber
  • Redin A. Spann

Hans-Rudolf Berthoud's work has been published repeatedly in several journals, with multiple contributions to Molecular Metabolism and Obesity, as well as works appearing in Autonomic Neuroscience, International Journal of Obesity, and Biological Psychology.

Best Publications

  • Functional and chemical anatomy of the afferent vagal system.

    Hans-Rudolf Berthoud;Winfried L Neuhuber

  • Neurobiology of exercise.

    Rod K. Dishman;Hans Rudolf Berthoud;Frank W. Booth;Carl W. Cotman

  • Stimulation of the vagus nerve attenuates macrophage activation by activating the Jak2-STAT3 signaling pathway.

    Wouter J de Jonge;Esmerij P van der Zanden;Maarten F Bijlsma

  • Multiple neural systems controlling food intake and body weight.

    Hans-Rudolf Berthoud

  • The brain, appetite, and obesity

    Hans-Rudolf Berthoud;Christopher Morrison

  • Obese-type Gut Microbiota Induce Neurobehavioral Changes in the Absence of Obesity

    Annadora J. Bruce-Keller;J. Michael Salbaum;Meng Luo;Eugene Blanchard

  • Obesity: Pathophysiology and Management.

    Kishore M. Gadde;Corby K. Martin;Hans-Rudolf Berthoud;Steven B. Heymsfield

  • Metabolic and hedonic drives in the neural control of appetite: who is the boss?

    Hans-Rudolf Berthoud

  • Blaming the Brain for Obesity: Integration of Hedonic and Homeostatic Mechanisms

    Hans-Rudolf Berthoud;Heike Münzberg;Christopher D. Morrison

  • Central and peripheral regulation of food intake and physical activity: pathways and genes

    Natalie R. Lenard;Hans-Rudolf Berthoud

  • The vagus nerve, food intake and obesity

    Hans-Rudolf Berthoud

  • Acute hyperinsulinemia and its reversal by vagotomy after lesions of the ventromedial hypothalamus in anesthetized rats.

    H. R. Berthoud;B. Jeanrenaud

  • Homeostatic and non-homeostatic pathways involved in the control of food intake and energy balance.

    Hans-Rudolf Berthoud

  • Appetite control and energy balance regulation in the modern world: Reward-driven brain overrides repletion signals

    Huiyuan Zheng;Natalie Lenard;Andrew Shin;Hans-Rudolf Berthoud

  • Vagal and hormonal gut–brain communication: from satiation to satisfaction

    Berthoud Hr

  • Interactions between the "cognitive" and "metabolic" brain in the control of food intake.

    Hans-Rudolf Berthoud

  • Neuroanatomy of extrinsic afferents supplying the gastrointestinal tract

    H. R. Berthoud;L. A. Blackshaw;S. J. H. Brookes;D. Grundy

  • The neurobiology of food intake in an obesogenic environment.

    Hans-Rudolf Berthoud

  • Mind versus metabolism in the control of food intake and energy balance

    Hans-Rudolf Berthoud

  • Neurobiology of exercise

    R. K. Dishman;H. R. Berthoud;F. W. Booth;C. W. Cotman

Frequent Co-Authors

Jianping Ye
Jianping Ye Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Randy J. Seeley
Randy J. Seeley University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Eric Ravussin
Eric Ravussin Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Helen E. Raybould
Helen E. Raybould University of California, Davis
Christopher J. Rhodes
Christopher J. Rhodes University of Chicago
Sean M. Ward
Sean M. Ward University of Nevada Reno
Kirsteen N. Browning
Kirsteen N. Browning Pennsylvania State University
Satoshi Uematsu
Satoshi Uematsu Osaka Metropolitan University
Arthur F. Kramer
Arthur F. Kramer Northeastern University
Charles H. Hillman
Charles H. Hillman Northeastern University

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