2026 Matthias Blüher: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	133	2183	2032	106	102	1099	88210

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

3928
Citations
Weight loss with a low-carbohydrate, Mediterranean, or low-fat diet.

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

2744
Citations
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

2210
Citations
Antioxidants prevent health-promoting effects of physical exercise in humans.

Michael Ristow;Kim Zarse;Andreas Oberbach;Nora Klöting

1869
Citations
Retinol-Binding Protein 4 and Insulin Resistance in Lean, Obese, and Diabetic Subjects

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

1748
Citations
Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

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

1689
Citations
Plasma visfatin concentrations and fat depot-specific mRNA expression in humans

Janin Berndt;Nora Klöting;Susan Kralisch;Peter Kovacs

1160
Citations
Adipose tissue selective insulin receptor knockout protects against obesity and obesity-related glucose intolerance.

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

1128
Citations
Anti-diabetic drugs inhibit obesity-linked phosphorylation of PPARγ by Cdk5

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

1051
Citations
Adipokines in health and disease

Mathias Fasshauer;Matthias Blüher

1044
Citations
Insulin-sensitive obesity

Nora Klöting;Mathias Fasshauer;Arne Dietrich;Peter Kovacs

982
Citations
Genomic insights into the origin of farming in the ancient Near East

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

903
Citations
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

864
Citations
Adiponectin gene expression and secretion is inhibited by interleukin-6 in 3T3-L1 adipocytes.

Mathias Fasshauer;Susan Kralisch;Margit Klier;Ulrike Lossner

752
Citations
An Expanded Genome-Wide Association Study of Type 2 Diabetes in Europeans

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

750
Citations
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

723
Citations
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

709
Citations
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

708
Citations
Dysregulation of the Peripheral and Adipose Tissue Endocannabinoid System in Human Abdominal Obesity

Matthias Blüher;Stefan Engeli;Nora Klöting;Janin Berndt

640
Citations
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

639
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Stumvoll Leipzig University

Peter Kovacs Leipzig University

Mathias Fasshauer University of Giessen

Anke Tönjes Leipzig University

Assaf Rudich Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Ralf Paschke University of Calgary

Joachim Thiery Leipzig University

Wieland Kiess Leipzig University

Meir J. Stampfer Harvard University

Cecilia M. Lindgren University of Oxford

External Links

Personal website of Matthias Blüher

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