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Juleen R. Zierath

Juleen R. Zierath

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Medicine
Sweden
2023

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Best Female Scientists

D-Index
119
Citations
53179
World Ranking
587
National Ranking
6

Medicine

D-Index
124
Citations
57173
World Ranking
3226
National Ranking
65

Juleen R. Zierath 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 Juleen R. Zierath sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 427 publications — 44th percentile

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

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

Juleen R. Zierath 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 Juleen R. Zierath sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 124 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% 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

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2018 - Nordic Medical Prize, SalusAnsvar/Ulf Nilsonnes Foundation for Medical Research
  • 2011 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Juleen R. Zierath is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. Their research contributions focus primarily on medicine, with substantial work in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The subfields of study where their publications are concentrated include physiology, molecular biology, cell biology, endocrine and autonomic systems, and cancer research.

Their research topics cover several aspects of metabolism and health, particularly touching on adipose tissue and metabolism, diet and metabolism studies, circadian rhythm and melatonin, dietary effects on health, metabolism related to diabetes and cancer, muscle metabolism and nutrition, and cancer, hypoxia, and metabolism.

Key recent publications by Juleen R. Zierath include:

  • "Exerkines in health, resilience and disease," 2022, Nature Reviews Endocrinology
  • "Transcriptomic profiling of skeletal muscle adaptations to exercise and inactivity," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Metabolic consequences of obesity and type 2 diabetes: Balancing genes and environment for personalized care," 2021, Cell
  • "Exercise metabolism and adaptation in skeletal muscle," 2023, Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
  • "Atlas of exercise metabolism reveals time-dependent signatures of metabolic homeostasis," 2022, Cell Metabolism

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Juleen R. Zierath include:

  • Anna Krook
  • Nicolas J. Pillon
  • Jonas T. Treebak
  • Romain Barrès
  • Jonathon A. B. Smith

Their work has been published across various journals, notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cell Metabolism
  • Molecular Metabolism
  • Nature Metabolism
  • Diabetologia

Recognitions in their career include several awards and memberships such as the Nordic Medical Prize awarded in 2018 by SalusAnsvar/Ulf Nilsonnes Foundation for Medical Research, membership in Academia Europaea since 2011, and membership in the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Exercise Metabolism and the Molecular Regulation of Skeletal Muscle Adaptation

    Brendan Egan;Juleen R. Zierath;Juleen R. Zierath

  • AMP-activated protein kinase signaling in metabolic regulation.

    Yun Chau Long;Juleen R. Zierath

  • Integrative Biology of Exercise

    John A. Hawley;John A. Hawley;Mark Hargreaves;Michael J. Joyner;Juleen R. Zierath;Juleen R. Zierath

  • Mitofusin-2 Determines Mitochondrial Network Architecture and Mitochondrial Metabolism A NOVEL REGULATORY MECHANISM ALTERED IN OBESITY

    Daniel Bach;Sara Pich;Francesc X. Soriano;Nathalie Vega

  • Acute Exercise Remodels Promoter Methylation in Human Skeletal Muscle

    Romain Barrès;Jie Yan;Brendan Egan;Brendan Egan;Jonas Thue Treebak

  • Interdependence of AMPK and SIRT1 for Metabolic Adaptation to Fasting and Exercise in Skeletal Muscle

    Carles Cantó;Lake Q. Jiang;Atul S. Deshmukh;Chikage Mataki

  • Skeletal Muscle PGC-1α1 Modulates Kynurenine Metabolism and Mediates Resilience to Stress-Induced Depression

    Leandro Z. Agudelo;Teresa Femenía;Funda Orhan;Margareta Porsmyr-Palmertz

  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Induces Skeletal Muscle Insulin Resistance in Healthy Human Subjects via Inhibition of Akt Substrate 160 Phosphorylation

    Peter Plomgaard;Karim Bouzakri;Rikke Krogh-Madsen;Bettina Mittendorfer

  • Non-CpG methylation of the PGC-1alpha promoter through DNMT3B controls mitochondrial density.

    Romain Barrès;Megan E. Osler;Jie Yan;Anna Rune

  • Discovery of a small molecule insulin mimetic with antidiabetic activity in mice.

    Bei Zhang;Gino Salituro;Deborah Szalkowski;Zhihua Li

  • Skeletal Muscle Fiber Type: Influence on Contractile and Metabolic Properties

    Juleen R Zierath;John A Hawley

  • TXNIP regulates peripheral glucose metabolism in humans

    Hemang Parikh;Emma Carlsson;Emma Carlsson;William A Chutkow;Lovisa E Johansson

  • Obesity and Bariatric Surgery Drive Epigenetic Variation of Spermatozoa in Humans.

    Ida Donkin;Soetkin Versteyhe;Lars R. Ingerslev;Kui Qian

  • Insulin Receptor Substrate-1 Phosphorylation and Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase Activity in Skeletal Muscle From NIDDM Subjects After In Vivo Insulin Stimulation

    Marie Björnholm;Yuichi Kawano;Mikael Lehtihet;Juleen R Zierath

  • Characterization of signal transduction and glucose transport in skeletal muscle from type 2 diabetic patients.

    Anna Krook;Marie Björnholm;Dana Galuska;Xin Jian Jiang

  • Insulin action on glucose transport and plasma membrane GLUT4 content in skeletal muscle from patients with NIDDM.

    J. R. Zierath;L. He;A. Gumà;E. Odegaard Wahlström

  • Insulin action and insulin resistance in human skeletal muscle.

    J. R. Zierath;A. Krook;H. Wallberg-Henriksson

  • Evidence that oestrogen receptor-α plays an important role in the regulation of glucose homeostasis in mice: insulin sensitivity in the liver

    G. Bryzgalova;H. Gao;B. Ahren;J. R. Zierath

  • Prolonged increase in insulin-stimulated glucose transport in muscle after exercise

    G. D. Cartee;D. A. Young;M. D. Sleeper;J. Zierath

  • Expression of Mfn2, the Charcot-Marie-Tooth Neuropathy Type 2A Gene, in Human Skeletal Muscle Effects of Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity, Weight Loss, and the Regulatory Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor α and Interleukin-6

    Daniel Bach;Deborah Naon;Sara Pich;Francesc X. Soriano

Frequent Co-Authors

John A. Hawley
John A. Hawley Australian Catholic University
Leif Andersson
Leif Andersson Texas A&M University
Benoit Viollet
Benoit Viollet Institut Cochin
Jørgen F. P. Wojtaszewski
Jørgen F. P. Wojtaszewski University of Copenhagen
Geoffrey D. Holman
Geoffrey D. Holman University of Bath
Barbara B. Kahn
Barbara B. Kahn Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Peter Arner
Peter Arner Karolinska Institute
Paolo Sassone-Corsi
Paolo Sassone-Corsi University of California, Irvine
Torben Hansen
Torben Hansen University of Copenhagen

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