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Matthias Blüher

Matthias Blüher

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
133
Citations
88210
World Ranking
2183
National Ranking
106

Matthias Blüher 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 Matthias Blüher sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,099 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Matthias Blüher 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 Matthias Blüher sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 133 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Matthias Blüher is affiliated with Leipzig University in Germany and has a significant research presence in the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans several subfields including physiology, molecular biology, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, epidemiology, and surgery.

Their research focuses on various topics related to metabolism, obesity, and associated metabolic diseases. Key topics of their work include:

  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
  • Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
  • Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment

Matthias Blüher has frequently collaborated with several co-authors, such as:

  • Michael Stümvoll, with 116 joint publications
  • Nora Klöting, with 64 collaborations
  • Péter Kovács, with 62 co-authored works
  • Anne Hoffmann, partnering on 58 publications
  • Arne Dietrich, with 47 joint publications

Their research has been published across a variety of journals and venues, including:

  • Diabetologie und Stoffwechsel (54 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (27)
  • Adipositas - Ursachen Folgeerkrankungen Therapie (14)
  • Nature Communications (13)
  • Diabetes (13)

Notable recent papers authored by Matthias Blüher include:

  • Metabolically Healthy Obesity, 2020, published in Endocrine Reviews

Other widely cited papers from the broader research context include works by collaborators and related researchers such as:

  • Anti-obesity drug discovery: advances and challenges, 2021, Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
  • Definition and diagnostic criteria of clinical obesity, 2025, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • Effect of green-Mediterranean diet on intrahepatic fat: the DIRECT PLUS randomised controlled trial, 2021, Gut
  • Adipose tissue derived bacteria are associated with inflammation in obesity and type 2 diabetes, 2020, Gut

Best Publications

  • Obesity: global epidemiology and pathogenesis.

    Matthias Blüher

  • Weight loss with a low-carbohydrate, Mediterranean, or low-fat diet.

    Iris Shai;Dan Schwarzfuchs;Yaakov Henkin;Danit R. Shahar

  • Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height

    Andrew R. Wood;Tonu Esko;Jian Yang;Sailaja Vedantam

  • Antioxidants prevent health-promoting effects of physical exercise in humans.

    Michael Ristow;Kim Zarse;Andreas Oberbach;Nora Klöting

  • Retinol-Binding Protein 4 and Insulin Resistance in Lean, Obese, and Diabetic Subjects

    Timothy E. Graham;Qin Yang;Matthias Blüher;Ann Hammarstedt

  • Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

    Adam E. Locke;Bratati Kahali;Sonja I. Berndt;Anne E. Justice

  • Plasma visfatin concentrations and fat depot-specific mRNA expression in humans

    Janin Berndt;Nora Klöting;Susan Kralisch;Peter Kovacs

  • Adipose tissue selective insulin receptor knockout protects against obesity and obesity-related glucose intolerance.

    Matthias Blüher;M.Dodson Michael;Odile D. Peroni;Kohjiro Ueki

  • Anti-diabetic drugs inhibit obesity-linked phosphorylation of PPARγ by Cdk5

    Jang Hyun Choi;Alexander S. Banks;Jennifer L. Estall;Shingo Kajimura

  • Adipokines in health and disease

    Mathias Fasshauer;Matthias Blüher

  • Insulin-sensitive obesity

    Nora Klöting;Mathias Fasshauer;Arne Dietrich;Peter Kovacs

  • Genomic insights into the origin of farming in the ancient Near East

    Iosif Lazaridis;Dani Nadel;Gary Rollefson;Deborah C. Merrett

  • T-lymphocyte infiltration in visceral adipose tissue: a primary event in adipose tissue inflammation and the development of obesity-mediated insulin resistance.

    Ulrich Kintscher;Martin Hartge;Katharina Hess;Anna Foryst-Ludwig

  • Adiponectin gene expression and secretion is inhibited by interleukin-6 in 3T3-L1 adipocytes.

    Mathias Fasshauer;Susan Kralisch;Margit Klier;Ulrike Lossner

  • An Expanded Genome-Wide Association Study of Type 2 Diabetes in Europeans

    Robert A. Scott;Laura J. Scott;Reedik Mägi;Letizia Marullo

  • Macrophage infiltration into omental versus subcutaneous fat across different populations: effect of regional adiposity and the comorbidities of obesity.

    Ilana Harman-Boehm;Matthias Blüher;Henry Redel;Netta Sion-Vardy

  • 3 years of liraglutide versus placebo for type 2 diabetes risk reduction and weight management in individuals with prediabetes: a randomised, double-blind trial

    Carel W le Roux;Carel W le Roux;Arne Astrup;Ken Fujioka;Frank Greenway

  • Evidence for a role of developmental genes in the origin of obesity and body fat distribution

    Stephane Gesta;Matthias Blüher;Yuji Yamamoto;Andrew W. Norris

  • Dysregulation of the Peripheral and Adipose Tissue Endocannabinoid System in Human Abdominal Obesity

    Matthias Blüher;Stefan Engeli;Nora Klöting;Janin Berndt

  • Obesity-induced CerS6-dependent C16:0 ceramide production promotes weight gain and glucose intolerance.

    Sarah M. Turpin;Hayley T. Nicholls;Diana M. Willmes;Arnaud Mourier

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Stumvoll
Michael Stumvoll Leipzig University
Peter Kovacs
Peter Kovacs Leipzig University
Mathias Fasshauer
Mathias Fasshauer University of Giessen
Anke Tönjes
Anke Tönjes Leipzig University
Assaf Rudich
Assaf Rudich Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Ralf Paschke
Ralf Paschke University of Calgary
Joachim Thiery
Joachim Thiery Leipzig University
Wieland Kiess
Wieland Kiess Leipzig University
Meir J. Stampfer
Meir J. Stampfer Harvard University
Cecilia M. Lindgren
Cecilia M. Lindgren University of Oxford

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