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Michael Stumvoll

Michael Stumvoll

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Medicine
Germany
2026

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Medicine

D-Index
154
Citations
112788
World Ranking
990
National Ranking
48

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Michael Stumvoll is affiliated with Leipzig University in Germany and has a research portfolio covering several interconnected fields within medicine and biochemistry. Their work primarily spans Medicine with a significant focus on Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research includes detailed studies in the subfields of Physiology, Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Genetics, and Epidemiology. These areas underpin their contributions to understanding complex biological mechanisms related to metabolism and metabolic diseases.

Key topics in Michael Stumvoll's work involve diet and metabolism, adipose tissue and metabolism, nutritional studies and diet, adipokines, inflammation and metabolic diseases, muscle metabolism and nutrition, diabetes management and research, and diabetes treatment and management.

Recent publications by the scientist include:

  • Large-scale cis- and trans-eQTL analyses identify thousands of genetic loci and polygenic scores that regulate blood gene expression, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • Effects of Cotadutide on Metabolic and Hepatic Parameters in Adults With Overweight or Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: A 54-Week Randomized Phase 2b Study, 2021, Diabetes Care
  • Microbiome and metabolome features of the cardiometabolic disease spectrum, 2022, Nature Medicine
  • 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

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors. The most frequent collaborators include Matthias Blüher, Péter Kovács, Anke Tönjes, Gal Tsaban, and Uta Ceglarek. These partnerships have contributed extensively to their publication record.

Michael Stumvoll's work has been published in multiple venues with higher publication counts in journals such as Diabetologie und Stoffwechsel, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Adipositas - Ursachen Folgeerkrankungen Therapie, Nutrients, and Gut.

Best Publications

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Cristen J. Willer;Sonja I. Berndt;Keri L. Monda

  • Type 2 diabetes - principles of pathogenesis and therapy

    Michael Stumvoll;Barry J Goldstein;Timon W van Haeften

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

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

  • New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk

    Josée Dupuis;Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena;Richa Saxena

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    Hana Lango Allen;Karol Estrada;Guillaume Lettre;Sonja I. Berndt

  • 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

  • New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk (vol 42, pg 105, 2010)

    J Dupuis;C Langenberg;I Prokopenko;R Saxena

  • Large-scale cis- and trans-eQTL analyses identify thousands of genetic loci and polygenic scores that regulate blood gene expression

    Urmo Võsa;Annique Claringbould;Annique Claringbould;Harm-Jan Westra;Marc Jan Bonder

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

    Michael Ristow;Kim Zarse;Andreas Oberbach;Nora Klöting

  • A genome-wide association search for type 2 diabetes genes in African Americans.

    N D Palmer;C W McDonough;P J Hicks;B H Roh

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

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

  • Metabolic effects of metformin in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.

    Michael Stumvoll;Nurjahan Nurjhan;Gabriele Perriello;George Dailey

  • Use of the oral glucose tolerance test to assess insulin release and insulin sensitivity.

    M Stumvoll;A Mitrakou;W Pimenta;T Jenssen

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    E. K. Speliotes;C. J. Willer;S. I. Berndt;K. L. Monda

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

    Janin Berndt;Nora Klöting;Susan Kralisch;Peter Kovacs

  • Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution

    Iris M. Heid;Anne U. Jackson;Joshua C. Randall;Tthomas W. Winkler

  • Insulin-sensitive obesity

    Nora Klöting;Mathias Fasshauer;Arne Dietrich;Peter Kovacs

  • A genome-wide approach accounting for body mass index identifies genetic variants influencing fasting glycemic traits and insulin resistance.

    Alisa K. Manning;Alisa K. Manning;Alisa K. Manning;Robert A. Scott;Jonna L. Grimsby

  • Erratum: New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk (Nature Genetics (2010) 42 (105-116))

    Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    H. Lango Allen;K. Estrada;G. Lettre;S. I. Berndt

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Kovacs
Peter Kovacs Leipzig University
Matthias Blüher
Matthias Blüher Leipzig University
Anke Tönjes
Anke Tönjes Leipzig University
Mathias Fasshauer
Mathias Fasshauer University of Giessen
Inga Prokopenko
Inga Prokopenko University of Surrey
Erik Ingelsson
Erik Ingelsson Stanford University
Nicholas J. Wareham
Nicholas J. Wareham University of Cambridge
Kari Stefansson
Kari Stefansson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Philippe Froguel
Philippe Froguel Imperial College London

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