2026 Karine Clément: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Female Scientists	138	257	243	11	11	595	74593
Medicine	141	1615	1495	42	39	576	79710

Research.com Recognitions

2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award

Overview

Karine Clément is affiliated with Sorbonne University in France and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research spans various subfields, including molecular biology, physiology, epidemiology, genetics, and surgery.

The primary topics of their research focus on gut microbiota and health, diet and metabolism studies, liver disease diagnosis and treatment, regulation of appetite and obesity, adipose tissue and metabolism, adipokines, inflammation, and metabolic diseases, as well as biochemical analysis and sensing techniques.

Karine Clément has authored publications in multiple prominent venues, frequently contributing to the following journals:

Journal of Hepatology
Nutrition Clinique et Métabolisme
Endocrine Abstracts
Gut Microbes
Obesity Surgery

Recent notable papers include:

"Gut microbiota-derived metabolites as central regulators in metabolic disorders," 2020, published in Gut
"Gut microbiota and human NAFLD: disentangling microbial signatures from metabolic disorders," 2020, published in Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
"Contemporary medical, device, and surgical therapies for obesity in adults," 2023, published in The Lancet
"Genome-wide association study of non-alcoholic fatty liver and steatohepatitis in a histologically characterised cohort," 2020, published in Journal of Hepatology
"Efficacy and safety of setmelanotide, an MC4R agonist, in individuals with severe obesity due to LEPR or POMC deficiency: single-arm, open-label, multicentre, phase 3 trials," 2020, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology

Among frequent collaborators, Karine Clément has worked closely with Christine Poitou, Judith Aron-Wisnewsky, Pierre Bel Lassen, Eugeni Belda, and Laurent Genser, reflecting a network of scientific partnerships in the domain of metabolic and obesity research.

In addition to journal articles, Karine Clément has contributed to book publications, including a work titled "From Obesity to Diabetes," published by Springer Science+Business Media in 2022.

Best Publications

Richness of human gut microbiome correlates with metabolic markers

Trine Nielsen;Junjie Qin;Edi Prifti

5806
Citations
A mutation in the human leptin receptor gene causes obesity and pituitary dysfunction

Karine Clément;Christian Vaisse;Najiba Lahlou;Sylvie Cabrol

3087
Citations
Dietary intervention impact on gut microbial gene richness

Aurélie Cotillard;Aurélie Cotillard;Sean P. Kennedy;Ling Chun Kong;Ling Chun Kong;Edi Prifti;Edi Prifti;Edi Prifti

2079
Citations
Akkermansia muciniphila and improved metabolic health during a dietary intervention in obesity: relationship with gut microbiome richness and ecology

Maria Carlota Dao;Amandine Everard;Judith Aron-Wisnewsky;Nataliya Sokolovska

1909
Citations
Differential adaptation of human gut microbiota to bariatric surgery-induced weight loss: links with metabolic and low-grade inflammation markers.

Jean-Pierre Furet;Ling-Chun Kong;Julien Tap;Christine Poitou

1451
Citations
Leptin regulation of bone resorption by the sympathetic nervous system and CART

Florent Elefteriou;Jong Deok Ahn;Shu Takeda;Michael Starbuck

1432
Citations
Reduction of macrophage infiltration and chemoattractant gene expression changes in white adipose tissue of morbidly obese subjects after surgery-induced weight loss.

Raffaella Cancello;Corneliu Henegar;Nathalie Viguerie;Soraya Taleb

1400
Citations
A frameshift mutation in human MC4R is associated with a dominant form of obesity

Christian Vaisse;Karine Clement;Bernard Guy-Grand;Philippe Froguel

1335
Citations
Dietary factors and low-grade inflammation in relation to overweight and obesity

Philip C. Calder;Namanjeet Ahluwalia;Fred Brouns;Timo Buetler

1227
Citations
Gut microbiota-derived metabolites as central regulators in metabolic disorders.

Allison Agus;Karine Clément;Harry Sokol

1195
Citations
Melanocortin-4 receptor mutations are a frequent and heterogeneous cause of morbid obesity

Christian Vaisse;Karine Clement;Emmanuelle Durand;Serge Hercberg

1091
Citations
Weight loss regulates inflammation-related genes in white adipose tissue of obese subjects

Karine Clément;Nathalie Viguerie;Nathalie Viguerie;Christine Poitou;Claire Carette

946
Citations
Genetic deficiency and pharmacological stabilization of mast cells reduce diet-induced obesity and diabetes in mice.

Jian Liu;Adeline Divoux;Jiusong Sun;Jie Zhang

912
Citations
Close Linkage of Glucokinase Locus on Chromosome 7p to Early-Onset Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus

Ph. Froguel;M. Vaxillaire;F. Sun;G. Velho

899
Citations
Fibrosis and adipose tissue dysfunction.

Kai Sun;Joan Tordjman;Karine Clément;Philipp E. Scherer

896
Citations
Genetic variation in the beta 3-adrenergic receptor and an increased capacity to gain weight in patients with morbid obesity.

K. Clement;C. Vaisse;B. S. J. Manning;A. Basdevant

889
Citations
Histopathological algorithm and scoring system for evaluation of liver lesions in morbidly obese patients

Pierre Bedossa;Christine Poitou;Christine Poitou;Nicolas Veyrie;Jean-Luc Bouillot

879
Citations
Elevated plasma ghrelin levels in Prader Willi syndrome.

David E. Cummings;Karine Clement;Jonathan Q. Purnell;Christian Vaisse

785
Citations
Krüppel-like factor 4 regulates macrophage polarization

Xudong Liao;Nikunj Sharma;Fehmida Kapadia;Guangjin Zhou

773
Citations
Increased Infiltration of Macrophages in Omental Adipose Tissue Is Associated With Marked Hepatic Lesions in Morbid Human Obesity

Raffaella Cancello;Joan Tordjman;Christine Poitou;Gaël Guilhem

730
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Philippe Froguel Imperial College London

Dominique Langin Inserm

Pierre Bedossa Inserm

Fredrik Bäckhed University of Gothenburg

Marie-Aline Charles Inserm

Joël Doré INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

Isabelle Dugail Inserm

Quentin M. Anstee Newcastle University

Hannele Yki-Järvinen University of Helsinki

Christian Dina University of Nantes

External Links

Personal website of Karine Clément

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