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41640
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Patrick Schrauwen 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 Patrick Schrauwen sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 391 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Patrick Schrauwen 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 Patrick Schrauwen sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 108 D-Index — 71st percentile

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

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2006 - Silver Medal, Nutrition Society, UK "High-fat diets

Overview

Patrick Schrauwen is affiliated with Maastricht University in the Netherlands. Their research work primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with notable contributions in subfields such as Physiology, Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Epidemiology, and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems.

Their research topics include:

  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Muscle metabolism and nutrition
  • Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
  • Dietary Effects on Health

Patrick Schrauwen has a substantial publication record in various scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Diabetologia
  • Nature Communications
  • Obesity
  • Molecular Metabolism
  • Physiological Reports

Some of their recent papers are:

  • Impact of aging and exercise on skeletal muscle mitochondrial capacity, energy metabolism, and physical function, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Role of branched-chain amino acid metabolism in the pathogenesis of obesity and type 2 diabetes-related metabolic disturbances BCAA metabolism in type 2 diabetes, 2022, Nutrition and Diabetes
  • Nicotinamide riboside supplementation alters body composition and skeletal muscle acetylcarnitine concentrations in healthy obese humans, 2020, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • Hepatic saturated fatty acid fraction is associated with de novo lipogenesis and hepatic insulin resistance, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Exercise training elicits superior metabolic effects when performed in the afternoon compared to morning in metabolically compromised humans, 2020, Physiological Reports

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Joris Hoeks (45 publications)
  • Vera B. Schrauwen-Hinderling (40 publications)
  • Matthijs K. C. Hesselink (35 publications)
  • Esther Phielix (22 publications)
  • Gert Schaart (20 publications)

Patrick Schrauwen received the Silver Medal from the Nutrition Society, UK, in 2006 for work related to high-fat diets.

Best Publications

  • Cold-activated brown adipose tissue in healthy men.

    Wouter D van Marken Lichtenbelt;Joost W Vanhommerig;Nanda M Smulders;Jamie M A F L Drossaerts

  • Beige Adipocytes Are a Distinct Type of Thermogenic Fat Cell in Mouse and Human

    Jun Wu;Pontus Boström;Lauren M. Sparks;Li Ye

  • Calorie Restriction-like Effects of 30 Days of Resveratrol Supplementation on Energy Metabolism and Metabolic Profile in Obese Humans

    Silvie Timmers;Ellen Konings;Lena Bilet;Riekelt H. Houtkooper

  • Cold acclimation recruits human brown fat and increases nonshivering thermogenesis

    Anouk A.J.J. van der Lans;Joris Hoeks;Boudewijn Brans;Guy H.E.J. Vijgen

  • ATGL-mediated fat catabolism regulates cardiac mitochondrial function via PPAR-α and PGC-1

    Guenter Haemmerle;Tarek Moustafa;Gerald Woelkart;Sabrina Büttner

  • Circadian clocks and insulin resistance

    Dirk Jan Stenvers;Frank A J L Scheer;Frank A J L Scheer;Patrick Schrauwen;Susanne E la Fleur;Susanne E la Fleur

  • Short-term cold acclimation improves insulin sensitivity in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

    Mark J W Hanssen;Joris Hoeks;Boudewijn Brans;Anouk A J J van der Lans

  • Oxidative Capacity, Lipotoxicity, and Mitochondrial Damage in Type 2 Diabetes

    Patrick Schrauwen;Matthijs K.C. Hesselink

  • Brown adipose tissue in morbidly obese subjects.

    Guy H. E. J. Vijgen;Guy H. E. J. Vijgen;Nicole D. Bouvy;G. J. Jaap Teule;Boudewijn Brans

  • Rev-erb-α modulates skeletal muscle oxidative capacity by regulating mitochondrial biogenesis and autophagy.

    Estelle Woldt;Yasmine Sebti;Laura A Solt;Christian Duhem

  • Restoration of Muscle Mitochondrial Function and Metabolic Flexibility in Type 2 Diabetes by Exercise Training Is Paralleled by Increased Myocellular Fat Storage and Improved Insulin Sensitivity

    Ruth C.R. Meex;Vera B. Schrauwen-Hinderling;Esther Moonen-Kornips;Gert Schaart

  • Association between uncoupling protein polymorphisms (UCP2-UCP3) and energy metabolism/obesity in Pima indians

    Ken Walder;Rod A. Norman;Robert L. Hanson;Patrick Schrauwen

  • The role of high-fat diets and physical activity in the regulation of body weight.

    Patrick Schrauwen;Klaas R. Westerterp

  • Lower Intrinsic ADP-Stimulated Mitochondrial Respiration Underlies In Vivo Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Muscle of Male Type 2 Diabetic Patients

    Esther Phielix;Vera B. Schrauwen-Hinderling;Marco Mensink;Ellen Lenaers

  • The Bile Acid Chenodeoxycholic Acid Increases Human Brown Adipose Tissue Activity

    Evie P.M. Broeders;Emmani B.M. Nascimento;Bas Havekes;Boudewijn Brans

  • Impaired in vivo mitochondrial function but similar intramyocellular lipid content in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and BMI-matched control subjects.

    VB Vera Schrauwen-Hinderling;ME Marianne Eline Kooi;Mkc Matthijs Hesselink;Jal Jeroen Jeneson

  • Implications of nonshivering thermogenesis for energy balance regulation in humans

    Wouter David van Marken Lichtenbelt;Patrick Schrauwen

  • Intramyocellular lipid content in human skeletal muscle

    Vera B. Schrauwen-Hinderling;Matthijs K.C. Hesselink;Patrick Schrauwen;Marianne Eline Kooi

  • Decreased Uncoupling Protein Expression and Intramyocytic Triglyceride Depletion in Formerly Obese Subjects

    Geltrude Mingrone;Giuseppina Rosa;Aldo V. Greco;Melania Manco

  • Short-term cold acclimation recruits brown adipose tissue in obese humans.

    Mark J W Hanssen;Anouk A J J van der Lans;Boudewijn Brans;Joris Hoeks

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthijs K. C. Hesselink
Matthijs K. C. Hesselink Maastricht University
Wim H. M. Saris
Wim H. M. Saris Maastricht University
Sander Kersten
Sander Kersten Wageningen University & Research
Jan F. C. Glatz
Jan F. C. Glatz Maastricht University
Ronald P. Mensink
Ronald P. Mensink Maastricht University
Felix M. Mottaghy
Felix M. Mottaghy RWTH Aachen University
Ellen E. Blaak
Ellen E. Blaak Maastricht University
Anton J. M. Wagenmakers
Anton J. M. Wagenmakers Liverpool John Moores University
Annemie M. W. J. Schols
Annemie M. W. J. Schols Maastricht University

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