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Peter J. Havel

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Medicine

D-Index
96
Citations
37221
World Ranking
9591
National Ranking
4938

Peter J. Havel 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 Peter J. Havel sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 372 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Peter J. Havel 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 Peter J. Havel sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 96 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Peter J. Havel is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States and has a research focus primarily in Medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields including Physiology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Social Psychology, and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics related to metabolism and endocrine regulation. Notable themes include adipose tissue and metabolism, neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, diet and metabolism studies, diet, metabolism, and disease interactions, liver disease diagnosis and treatment, stress responses and cortisol regulation, as well as circadian rhythm and melatonin.

Peter J. Havel has contributed to numerous publications, with frequent appearances in journals such as The FASEB Journal, Nutrients, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Preprints.org, and Frontiers in Physiology.

  • Effects of Consuming Sugar-Sweetened Beverages for 2 Weeks on 24-h Circulating Leptin Profiles, Ad Libitum Food Intake and Body Weight in Young Adults (2020, Nutrients)
  • Synergistic effects of fructose and glucose on lipoprotein risk factors for cardiovascular disease in young adults (2020, Metabolism)
  • Consuming Sucrose- or HFCS-sweetened Beverages Increases Hepatic Lipid and Decreases Insulin Sensitivity in Adults (2021, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism)
  • Adropin and insulin resistance: Integration of endocrine, circadian, and stress signals regulating glucose metabolism (2021, Obesity)
  • Xenometabolite signatures in the UC Davis type 2 diabetes mellitus rat model revealed using a metabolomics platform enriched with microbe-derived metabolites (2020, American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology)

Collaboration has played a significant role in their research output, with frequent co-authors including James L. Graham, Kimber L. Stanhope, Tami Wolden-Hanson, Adam J. Herbertson, and Andrew D. Dodson.

Best Publications

  • Consuming fructose-sweetened, not glucose-sweetened, beverages increases visceral adiposity and lipids and decreases insulin sensitivity in overweight/obese humans

    Kimber L. Stanhope;Jean Marc Schwarz;Jean Marc Schwarz;Nancy L. Keim;Steven C. Griffen

  • Relationship of adiponectin to body fat distribution, insulin sensitivity and plasma lipoproteins: evidence for independent roles of age and sex.

    Miriam Cnop;P. J. Havel;K. M. Utzschneider;D. B. Carr

  • Fructose, weight gain, and the insulin resistance syndrome

    Sharon S Elliott;Nancy L Keim;Judith S Stern;Karen Teff

  • Dietary fructose reduces circulating insulin and leptin, attenuates postprandial suppression of ghrelin, and increases triglycerides in women.

    Karen L Teff;Sharon S Elliott;Matthias Tschöp;Timothy J Kieffer

  • Update on adipocyte hormones - Regulation of energy balance and carbohydrate/lipid metabolism

    Peter J. D.V.M. Havel

  • Control of energy homeostasis and insulin action by adipocyte hormones: leptin, acylation stimulating protein, and adiponectin

    Peter J Havel

  • Dietary Fructose: Implications for Dysregulation of Energy Homeostasis and Lipid/Carbohydrate Metabolism

    Peter J. Havel

  • Animal models of obesity and diabetes mellitus

    Maximilian Kleinert;Christoffer Clemmensen;Susanna M Hofmann;Mary C Moore

  • High-fat meals reduce 24-h circulating leptin concentrations in women.

    Peter J Havel;Raymond Townsend;Leslie Chaump;Karen Teff

  • Peripheral signals conveying metabolic information to the brain: short-term and long-term regulation of food intake and energy homeostasis.

    Peter J. Havel

  • Plasma Acylation-Stimulating Protein, Adiponectin, Leptin, and Ghrelin before and after Weight Loss Induced by Gastric Bypass Surgery in Morbidly Obese Subjects

    May Faraj;Peter J. Havel;Steve Phélis;David Blank

  • Plasma Adiponectin Concentration Is Associated With Skeletal Muscle Insulin Receptor Tyrosine Phosphorylation, and Low Plasma Concentration Precedes a Decrease in Whole-Body Insulin Sensitivity in Humans

    Norbert Stefan;Barbora Vozarova;Tohru Funahashi;Yuji Matsuzawa

  • Kv1.3 channels are a therapeutic target for T cell-mediated autoimmune diseases

    Christine Beeton;Heike Wulff;Nathan E. Standifer;Philippe Azam

  • The Concurrent Accumulation of Intra-Abdominal and Subcutaneous Fat Explains the Association Between Insulin Resistance and Plasma Leptin Concentrations: Distinct Metabolic Effects of Two Fat Compartments

    Miriam Cnop;Melinda J. Landchild;Josep Vidal;Peter J. Havel

  • Evidence that glucose metabolism regulates leptin secretion from cultured rat adipocytes

    Wendy M. Mueller;Francine M. Gregoire;Kimber L. Stanhope;Charles V. Mobbs

  • Relationship of plasma leptin to plasma insulin and adiposity in normal weight and overweight women: effects of dietary fat content and sustained weight loss.

    P J Havel;S Kasim-Karakas;W Mueller;P R Johnson

  • Role of adipose tissue in body-weight regulation: mechanisms regulating leptin production and energy balance.

    Peter J. Havel

  • Consuming fructose-sweetened beverages increases body adiposity in mice

    Hella Jürgens;Wiltrud Haass;Tamara R. Castañeda;Annette Schürmann

  • Regulation of plasma leptin in mice: influence of age, high-fat diet, and fasting

    Bo Ahrén;Sven Månsson;Ronald L. Gingerich;Peter J Havel

  • Endocrine and Metabolic Effects of Consuming Fructose- and Glucose-Sweetened Beverages with Meals in Obese Men and Women: Influence of Insulin Resistance on Plasma Triglyceride Responses

    Karen L. Teff;Joanne Grudziak;Raymond R. Townsend;Tamara N. Dunn

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael W. Schwartz
Michael W. Schwartz University of Washington
Bo Ahrén
Bo Ahrén Lund University
Denis G. Baskin
Denis G. Baskin University of Washington
Lars Berglund
Lars Berglund Royal Institute of Technology
Stephen C. Woods
Stephen C. Woods University of Cincinnati
Ronald M. Krauss
Ronald M. Krauss University of California, San Francisco
Elissa S. Epel
Elissa S. Epel University of California, San Francisco
Randy J. Seeley
Randy J. Seeley University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Charles W. Wilkinson
Charles W. Wilkinson University of Washington
Helen E. Raybould
Helen E. Raybould University of California, Davis

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