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Morris J. Birnbaum

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
120
Citations
63359
World Ranking
3701
National Ranking
2038

Biology and Biochemistry

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120
Citations
63315
World Ranking
627
National Ranking
399

Morris J. Birnbaum publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 266 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Morris J. Birnbaum D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Morris J. Birnbaum sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 120 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Morris J. Birnbaum is affiliated with Pfizer in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work includes significant contributions to subfields such as Molecular Biology, Physiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Epidemiology, and Rheumatology.

The scientist's research focuses on several main topics, including:

  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
  • GDF15 and Related Biomarkers
  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research

Morris J. Birnbaum frequently publishes in venues such as Molecular Metabolism, Cell Metabolism, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), eLife, and Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology.

Selected recent publications include:

  • The aetiology and molecular landscape of insulin resistance (2021), Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
  • Molecular aspects of fructose metabolism and metabolic disease (2021), Cell Metabolism
  • Metabolic drivers of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (2020), Molecular Metabolism
  • GDF-15 Neutralization Alleviates Platinum-Based Chemotherapy-Induced Emesis, Anorexia, and Weight Loss in Mice and Nonhuman Primates (2020), Cell Metabolism
  • Efficacy and Safety of Oral Small Molecule Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonist Danuglipron for Glycemic Control Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes (2023), JAMA Network Open

The scientist collaborates with several frequent coauthors, including Zhidan Wu, John D Griffin, Stephen E Flaherty, Roberto A. Calle, and Ryan M. Esquejo.

In recognition of contributions to the scientific community, Morris J. Birnbaum was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2007.

Best Publications

  • Regulation of Neuronal Survival by the Serine-Threonine Protein Kinase Akt

    Henryk Dudek;Sandeep Robert Datta;Thomas F. Franke;Morris J. Birnbaum

  • Insulin Resistance and a Diabetes Mellitus-Like Syndrome in Mice Lacking the Protein Kinase Akt2 (PKBβ)

    Han Cho;James Mu;Jason K. Kim;Jason K. Kim;Joanne L. Thorvaldsen

  • AMP-kinase regulates food intake by responding to hormonal and nutrient signals in the hypothalamus

    Yasuhiko Minokoshi;Thierry Alquier;Noboru Furukawa;Young-Bum Kim

  • AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Induces a p53-Dependent Metabolic Checkpoint

    Russell G. Jones;David R. Plas;Sara Kubek;Monica Buzzai

  • Expression of a Constitutively Active Akt Ser/Thr Kinase in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes Stimulates Glucose Uptake and Glucose Transporter 4 Translocation

    Aimee D. Kohn;Scott A. Summers;Morris J. Birnbaum;Richard A. Roth

  • Inhibition of Ceramide Synthesis Ameliorates Glucocorticoid-, Saturated-Fat-, and Obesity-Induced Insulin Resistance

    William L. Holland;Joseph T. Brozinick;Li Ping Wang;Eric D. Hawkins

  • Akt1/PKBalpha is required for normal growth but dispensable for maintenance of glucose homeostasis in mice.

    Han Cho;Joanne L. Thorvaldsen;Qingwei Chu;Fei Feng

  • AMP kinase is required for mitochondrial biogenesis in skeletal muscle in response to chronic energy deprivation

    Haihong Zong;Jian Ming Ren;Jian Ming Ren;Lawrence H. Young;Marc Pypaert

  • Convergent evidence for impaired AKT1-GSK3beta signaling in schizophrenia.

    Effat S Emamian;Diana Hall;Morris J Birnbaum;Maria Karayiorgou

  • A Role for AMP-Activated Protein Kinase in Contraction- and Hypoxia-Regulated Glucose Transport in Skeletal Muscle

    James Mu;Joseph T Brozinick;Otto Valladares;Maja Bucan

  • Essential Regulation of Cell Bioenergetics by Constitutive InsP3 Receptor Ca2+ Transfer to Mitochondria

    César Cárdenas;Russell A. Miller;Ian Smith;Thi Bui

  • Receptor-mediated activation of ceramidase activity initiates the pleiotropic actions of adiponectin

    William L. Holland;Russell A. Miller;Zhao V. Wang;Kai Sun

  • Biguanides suppress hepatic glucagon signalling by decreasing production of cyclic AMP

    Russell A. Miller;Qingwei Chu;Jianxin Xie;Marc Foretz;Marc Foretz;Marc Foretz

  • AMP-activated protein kinase mediates ischemic glucose uptake and prevents postischemic cardiac dysfunction, apoptosis, and injury

    Raymond R. Russell;Ji Li;David L. Coven;Marc Pypaert

  • Role of Akt/protein kinase B in metabolism.

    Eileen L Whiteman;Han Cho;Morris J Birnbaum

  • Memory CD8+ T cells use cell intrinsic lipolysis to support the metabolic programming necessary for development

    David O’Sullivan;Gerritje J.W. van der Windt;Stanley Ching-Cheng Huang;Jonathan D. Curtis

  • MICU1 is an essential gatekeeper for MCU-mediated mitochondrial Ca(2+) uptake that regulates cell survival.

    Karthik Mallilankaraman;Patrick Doonan;César Cárdenas;César Cárdenas;Harish C. Chandramoorthy

  • Identification of a novel gene encoding an insulin-responsive glucose transporter protein

    Morris J. Birnbaum

  • Cloning and characterization of a cDNA encoding the rat brain glucose-transporter protein

    Morris J. Birnbaum;Howard C. Haspel;Ora M. Rosen

  • Role for Akt3/Protein Kinase Bγ in Attainment of Normal Brain Size

    Rachael M. Easton;Han Cho;Kristin Roovers;Diana W. Shineman

Frequent Co-Authors

Scott A. Summers
Scott A. Summers University of Utah
Gary A. Koretzky
Gary A. Koretzky Cornell University
Benoit Viollet
Benoit Viollet Institut Cochin
Marc Foretz
Marc Foretz Université Paris Cité
Gerald I. Shulman
Gerald I. Shulman Yale University
Ora M. Rosen
Ora M. Rosen Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Jeffrey C. Rathmell
Jeffrey C. Rathmell Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Klaus H. Kaestner
Klaus H. Kaestner University of Pennsylvania
Craig B. Thompson
Craig B. Thompson Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Mario Pende
Mario Pende Université Paris Cité

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