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Patricia L. Brubaker

Patricia L. Brubaker

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
79
Citations
21775
World Ranking
17612
National Ranking
736

Patricia L. Brubaker 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 Patricia L. Brubaker sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 239 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Patricia L. Brubaker 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 Patricia L. Brubaker sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Patricia L. Brubaker is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and focuses their research primarily within the field of Medicine. Their scholarly work extensively covers subfields including Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Physiology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Surgery, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

The research topics associated with Patricia L. Brubaker include:

  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Dietary Effects on Health
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Digestive system and related health

Frequent publication venues where their work appears are:

  • Endocrinology
  • Diabetes
  • Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Recent papers published by Patricia L. Brubaker include:

  • The discovery of insulin revisited: lessons for the modern era, 2021, Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • Circadian GLP-1 Secretion in Mice Is Dependent on the Intestinal Microbiome for Maintenance of Diurnal Metabolic Homeostasis, 2020, Diabetes
  • Circadian Rhythms and the Gastrointestinal Tract: Relationship to Metabolism and Gut Hormones, 2020, Endocrinology
  • Essential Role of Syntaxin-Binding Protein-1 in the Regulation of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Secretion, 2020, Endocrinology
  • GLP-2, EGF, and the Intestinal Epithelial IGF-1 Receptor Interactions in the Regulation of Crypt Cell Proliferation, 2020, Endocrinology

Patricia L. Brubaker collaborates frequently with other researchers. Their most common coauthors are:

  • Alexandre Martchenko
  • Sarah E. Martchenko
  • Andrew D. Biancolin
  • Maegan E. Sweeney
  • Arjuna Srikrishnaraj

In recognition of their contributions to science, Patricia L. Brubaker was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal Society of Canada in 2016 by the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • Induction of intestinal epithelial proliferation by glucagon-like peptide 2

    D J Drucker;P Erlich;S L Asa;P L Brubaker

  • Glucose intolerance but normal satiety in mice with a null mutation in the glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor gene.

    L A Scrocchi;T J Brown;N MaClusky;P L Brubaker

  • Minireview: Glucagon-Like Peptides Regulate Cell Proliferation and Apoptosis in the Pancreas, Gut, and Central Nervous System

    P. L. Brubaker;D. J. Drucker;D. J. Drucker

  • Role of the vagus nerve in mediating proximal nutrient-induced glucagon-like peptide-1 secretion.

    A. S. Rocca;P. L. Brubaker

  • TCF-4 Mediates Cell Type-specific Regulation of Proglucagon Gene Expression by β-Catenin and Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3β

    Fenghua Yi;Patricia L. Brubaker;Tianru Jin

  • GLUCAGON-LIKE PEPTIDE-1 TREATMENT DELAYS THE ONSET OF DIABETES IN 8 WEEK-OLD DB/DB MICE

    Q Wang;P L Brubaker

  • Intestinal growth-promoting properties of glucagon-like peptide-2 in mice.

    Chun Hui Tsai;Mary Hill;Sylvia L. Asa;Patricia L. Brubaker

  • GPR119 Is Essential for Oleoylethanolamide-Induced Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Secretion From the Intestinal Enteroendocrine L-Cell

    Lina M. Lauffer;Roman Iakoubov;Patricia L. Brubaker

  • Small-intestinal dysfunction accompanies the complex endocrinopathy of human proprotein convertase 1 deficiency

    Robert S Jackson;John W M Creemers;I Sadaf Farooqi;Marie-Laure Raffin-Sanson

  • Peripheral exendin-4 and peptide YY(3-36) synergistically reduce food intake through different mechanisms in mice.

    Tanvi Talsania;Younes Anini;Stephanie Siu;Daniel J. Drucker

  • β-Cell Pdx1 Expression Is Essential for the Glucoregulatory, Proliferative, and Cytoprotective Actions of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1

    Yazhou Li;Xiemin Cao;Li Xin Li;Patricia L. Brubaker

  • Role of leptin in the regulation of glucagon-like peptide-1 secretion.

    Younes Anini;Patricia L. Brubaker

  • Regulation of intestinal proglucagon-derived peptide secretion by glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide in a novel enteroendocrine loop

    J N Roberge;P L Brubaker

  • Activation of proglucagon gene transcription by protein kinase-A in a novel mouse enteroendocrine cell line.

    Daniel J. Drucker;Tianru Jin;Sylvia L. Asa;Tara A. Young

  • Regulation of the biological activity of glucagon-like peptide 2 in vivo by dipeptidyl peptidase IV

    Daniel J. Drucker;Qing Shi;Anna Crivici;Martin Sumner-Smith

  • Intestinal function in mice with small bowel growth induced by glucagon-like peptide-2

    P. L. Brubaker;A. Izzo;M. Hill;D. J. Drucker

  • Role of prohormone convertases in the tissue-specific processing of proglucagon.

    Savita Dhanvantari;Nabil G. Seidah;Patricia L. Brubaker

  • Glucagon-like peptide-1 regulates proliferation and apoptosis via activation of protein kinase B in pancreatic INS-1 beta cells.

    Q Wang;L Li;E Xu;Victor S C Wong

  • Secretion of the intestinotropic hormone glucagon-like peptide 2 is differentially regulated by nutrients in humans.

    Qiang Xiao;Robin P. Boushey;Daniel J. Drucker;Patricia L. Brubaker

  • Glucagon-like peptide-1 protects beta cells from cytokine-induced apoptosis and necrosis: role of protein kinase B.

    L. Li;W. El-Kholy;C. J. Rhodes;P. L. Brubaker

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel J. Drucker
Daniel J. Drucker Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Sylvia L. Asa
Sylvia L. Asa Case Western Reserve University
Christopher J. Rhodes
Christopher J. Rhodes University of Chicago
Michael B. Wheeler
Michael B. Wheeler University of Toronto
Frank Reimann
Frank Reimann University of Cambridge
Suad Efendic
Suad Efendic Karolinska Institute
Herbert Y. Gaisano
Herbert Y. Gaisano University of Toronto
Fiona M. Gribble
Fiona M. Gribble University of Cambridge
Melanie J. Davies
Melanie J. Davies University of Leicester
David M. Irwin
David M. Irwin University of Toronto

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