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Jeffrey S. Flier

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
152
Citations
112606
World Ranking
1062
National Ranking
610

Jeffrey S. Flier 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 Jeffrey S. Flier sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 348 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jeffrey S. Flier 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 Jeffrey S. Flier sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 152 D-Index — 95th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2003 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2001 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1999 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Jeffrey S. Flier is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their primary field of study is Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Molecular Biology, Physiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, and Reproductive Medicine.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas related to metabolism and disease, including:

  • Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Diet and Metabolism Studies
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Science, Research, and Medicine
  • Cell Image Analysis Techniques

Their recent notable publications include:

  • "Insulin: A pacesetter for the shape of modern biomedical science and the Nobel Prize" (2021), published in Molecular Metabolism
  • "Moderating "the great debate": The carbohydrate-insulin vs. the energy balance models of obesity" (2023), published in Cell Metabolism
  • "Might β3-adrenergic receptor agonists be useful in disorders of glucose homeostasis?" (2020), published in Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • "Leptin physiology and pathophysiology: knowns and unknowns 30 years after its discovery" (2024), published in Journal of Clinical Investigation

Jeffrey S. Flier has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Igor R. Efimov, Anna I. Krylov, Luana S. Maroja, Julia Schaletzky, and Jay Tanzman, each contributing to multiple publications.

The main venues for the scientist's work include:

  • Perspectives in Biology and Medicine
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • Molecular Metabolism
  • Cell Metabolism
  • Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics

Their career has been recognized with several professional memberships and fellowships:

  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), since 2003
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, since 2001
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), since 1999
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Best Publications

  • Adipose Tissue as an Endocrine Organ

    Erin E. Kershaw;Jeffrey S. Flier

  • Obesity and insulin resistance

    Barbara B. Kahn;Jeffrey S. Flier

  • TLR4 links innate immunity and fatty acid–induced insulin resistance

    Hang Shi;Maia V. Kokoeva;Karen Inouye;Iphigenia Tzameli

  • Role of leptin in the neuroendocrine response to fasting

    Rexford S. Ahima;Daniel Prabakaran;Christos Mantzoros;Daqing Qu

  • Obesity and the Regulation of Energy Balance

    Bruce M. Spiegelman;Jeffrey S. Flier

  • A Transgenic Model of Visceral Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome

    Hiroaki Masuzaki;Janice Paterson;Hiroshi Shinyama;Nicholas M. Morton

  • Leptin levels reflect body lipid content in mice: Evidence for diet-induced resistance to leptin action

    Robert C. Frederich;Andreas Hamann;Stephen Anderson;Bettina Löllmann

  • Hepatic Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 Is Regulated by PPARα and Is a Key Mediator of Hepatic Lipid Metabolism in Ketotic States

    Michael K. Badman;Pavlos Pissios;Adam R. Kennedy;George Koukos

  • Adipogenesis and obesity: rounding out the big picture.

    Bruce M Spiegelman;Jeffrey S Flier

  • Obesity Wars: Molecular Progress Confronts an Expanding Epidemic

    Jeffrey S Flier

  • The organization, promoter analysis, and expression of the human PPARgamma gene.

    Lluis Fajas;Didier Auboeuf;Eric Raspé;Kristina Schoonjans

  • FGF21 regulates PGC-1α and browning of white adipose tissues in adaptive thermogenesis

    ffolliott M. Fisher;Sandra Kleiner;Nicholas Douris;Elliott C. Fox

  • Development of obesity in transgenic mice after genetic ablation of brown adipose tissue

    Bradford B. Lowell;Vedrana S-Susulic;Andreas Hamann;Joel A. Lawitts

  • Mice lacking melanin-concentrating hormone are hypophagic and lean

    Masako Shimada;Nicholas A. Tritos;Bradford B. Lowell;Jeffrey S. Flier

  • The syndromes of insulin resistance and acanthosis nigricans. Insulin-receptor disorders in man.

    C R Kahn;J S Flier;R S Bar;J A Archer

  • Distributions of leptin receptor mRNA isoforms in the rat brain.

    Joel K. Elmquist;Christian Bjørbæk;Rexford S. Ahima;Jeffrey S. Flier

  • Two defects contribute to hypothalamic leptin resistance in mice with diet-induced obesity

    Karim El-Haschimi;Dominique D. Pierroz;Stanley M. Hileman;Christian Bjørbæk

  • Divergent Signaling Capacities of the Long and Short Isoforms of the Leptin Receptor

    Christian Bjørbæk;Shigeo Uotani;Barbara da Silva;Jeffrey S. Flier

  • Identification of SOCS-3 as a Potential Mediator of Central Leptin Resistance

    Christian Bjørbæk;Joel K Elmquist;J.Daniel Frantz;Steven E Shoelson

  • Elevated levels of glucose transport and transporter messenger RNA are induced by ras or src oncogenes

    Jeffrey S. Flier;Jeffrey S. Flier;Michael M. Mueckler;Michael M. Mueckler;Patricia Usher;Harvey F. Lodish

Frequent Co-Authors

Eleftheria Maratos-Flier
Eleftheria Maratos-Flier Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
David E. Moller
David E. Moller Eli Lilly (United States)
Bradford B. Lowell
Bradford B. Lowell Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Bruce M. Spiegelman
Bruce M. Spiegelman Harvard University
Christos S. Mantzoros
Christos S. Mantzoros Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Joel K. Elmquist
Joel K. Elmquist The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Joel K. Elmquist
Joel K. Elmquist The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Rexford S. Ahima
Rexford S. Ahima Johns Hopkins University
Barbara B. Kahn
Barbara B. Kahn Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Martin C. Carey
Martin C. Carey Brigham and Women's Hospital

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