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Biology and Biochemistry
UK
2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
108
Citations
38773
World Ranking
1062
National Ranking
56

Medicine

D-Index
108
Citations
38584
World Ranking
6051
National Ranking
590

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Michael Müller is affiliated with the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research predominantly spans molecular biology, physiology, neurology, oncology, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist's recent publications address various topics bridging diet, metabolism, gut microbiota, brain health, and disease mechanisms. Some notable papers include:

  • Regulation of blood-brain barrier integrity by microbiome-associated methylamines and cognition by trimethylamine N-oxide (2021, Microbiome)
  • Microbial-derived metabolites as a risk factor of age-related cognitive decline and dementia (2022, Molecular Neurodegeneration)
  • Surgical Rib Fixation of Multiple Rib Fractures and Flail Chest: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (2022, Journal of Surgical Research)
  • Survival outcomes in a prospective randomized multicenter Phase III trial comparing patients undergoing anatomical segmentectomy versus standard lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer up to 2 cm (2022, Lung Cancer)
  • Citrus Polyphenols in Brain Health and Disease: Current Perspectives (2021, Frontiers in Neuroscience)

Their work encompasses a diverse range of main topics, including:

  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Nutritional studies and diet
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Bone health and treatments
  • Barrier structure and function studies
  • Brain tumor detection and classification

Frequent publication venues where Michael Müller's research appears are:

  • Nutrients
  • Gut Microbes
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cancer Research Communications
  • Food & Function

Collaborative work features several frequent co-authors who have contributed to multiple projects alongside Michael Müller, including:

  • David Vauzour
  • Matthew G. Pontifex
  • Emily Connell
  • Gwénaëlle Le Gall
  • Simon McArthur

Best Publications

  • Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α target genes

    S Mandard;M Müller;S Kersten

  • Nutrigenomics: goals and strategies

    Michael Müller;Sander Kersten

  • Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Alpha Target Genes

    Maryam Rakhshandehroo;Bianca Knoch;Bianca Knoch;Michael Müller;Sander Kersten

  • Overexpression of the gene encoding the multidrug resistance-associated protein results in increased ATP-dependent glutathione S-conjugate transport

    M. Muller;C. Meijer;G. J. R. Zaman;P. Borst

  • The Inflammasome-Mediated Caspase-1 Activation Controls Adipocyte Differentiation and Insulin Sensitivity

    Rinke Stienstra;Leo A B Joosten;Tim Koenen;Berry Van Tits

  • Modulation of Mucosal Immune Response, Tolerance, and Proliferation in Mice Colonized by the Mucin-Degrader Akkermansia muciniphila

    Muriel Derrien;Peter Van Baarlen;Guido Hooiveld;Elisabeth Norin

  • Simvastatin Reduces Expression of Cytokines Interleukin-6, Interleukin-8, and Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 in Circulating Monocytes From Hypercholesterolemic Patients

    Abdolreza Rezaie-Majd;Thomas Maca;Robert A. Bucek;Peter Valent

  • Gut-derived short-chain fatty acids are vividly assimilated into host carbohydrates and lipids

    Gijs den Besten;Katja Lange;Rick Havinga;Theo H van Dijk

  • Up-regulation of the multidrug resistance genes, Mrp1 and Mdr1b, and down-regulation of the organic anion transporter, Mrp2, and the bile salt transporter, Spgp, in endotoxemic rat liver

    Thera A. Vos;Guido J. Hooiveld;Hans Koning;Sarah Childs

  • The Fasting-induced Adipose Factor/Angiopoietin-like Protein 4 Is Physically Associated with Lipoproteins and Governs Plasma Lipid Levels and Adiposity

    Stéphane Mandard;Fokko Zandbergen;Esther van Straten;Walter Wahli

  • Kupffer cells promote hepatic steatosis via interleukin-1β–dependent suppression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α activity

    Rinke Stienstra;Fredy Saudale;Caroline Duval;Shohreh Keshtkar

  • Detection of prokaryotic mRNA signifies microbial viability and promotes immunity

    Leif E. Sander;Michael J. Davis;Mark V. Boekschoten;Derk Amsen

  • Hepatocanalicular bile salt export pump deficiency in patients with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis.

    Plm Jansen;SS Strautnieks;E Jacquemin;M Hadchouel

  • A Consideration of Biomarkers to be Used for Evaluation of Inflammation in Human Nutritional Studies

    P.C. Calder;N. Ahluwalia;R. Albers;N. Bosco

  • Saturated fat stimulates obesity and hepatic steatosis and affects gut microbiota composition by an enhanced overflow of dietary fat to the distal intestine

    Nicole J. de Wit;Muriel Derrien;Hanneke Bosch-Vermeulen;Els Oosterink

  • Bioactive compounds: definition and assessment of activity

    Hans-Konrad Biesalski;Lars Ove Dragsted;Ibrahim Elmadfa;Rolf Grossklaus

  • Molecular aspects of hepatobiliary transport.

    M. Müller;P. L. M. Jansen

  • Nutrigenomics: from molecular nutrition to prevention of disease.

    Lydia Afman;Michael Müller

  • An autocrine lactate loop mediates insulin-dependent inhibition of lipolysis through GPR81.

    Kashan Ahmed;Sorin Tunaru;Sorin Tunaru;Cong Tang;Michaela Müller

  • The fasting-induced adipose factor/angiopoietin-like protein 4 is physically associated with lipoproteins and governs plasma lipid levels and adiposity (vol 281, pg 934, 2006)

    Stephane Mandard;Fokko Zandbergen;Esther van Straten;Walter Wahli

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark V. Boekschoten
Mark V. Boekschoten Wageningen University & Research
Guido J. E. J. Hooiveld
Guido J. E. J. Hooiveld Wageningen University & Research
Sander Kersten
Sander Kersten Wageningen University & Research
Folkert Kuipers
Folkert Kuipers University Medical Center Groningen
Peter L.M. Jansen
Peter L.M. Jansen Maastricht University
Christian Trautwein
Christian Trautwein RWTH Aachen University
Dirk K. F. Meijer
Dirk K. F. Meijer University of Groningen
Dietrich Keppler
Dietrich Keppler German Cancer Research Center
Edith J. M. Feskens
Edith J. M. Feskens Wageningen University & Research
Lisette C. P. G. M. de Groot
Lisette C. P. G. M. de Groot Wageningen University & Research

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