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Yu-Hua Tseng

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
26813
World Ranking
7631
National Ranking
3472

Yu-Hua Tseng publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yu-Hua Tseng sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 224 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Yu-Hua Tseng 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 Yu-Hua Tseng sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 68 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Yu-Hua Tseng is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work covers significant subfields including Physiology, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Rehabilitation, and Biochemistry.

The scientist's research focuses on several main topics related to adipose tissue and metabolism, with an emphasis on adipokines, inflammation, metabolic diseases, and mitochondrial function and pathology. Other key topics include exercise and physiological responses, cardiovascular disease and adiposity, diet and metabolism studies, and lipid metabolism and biosynthesis.

Yu-Hua Tseng has published extensively, with a notable presence in publication venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, Cell Metabolism, Nature Metabolism, and the Journal of the Endocrine Society.

Recent papers by Yu-Hua Tseng include:

  • Ejection of damaged mitochondria and their removal by macrophages ensure efficient thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue (2022, Cell Metabolism)
  • β3-Adrenergic receptors regulate human brown/beige adipocyte lipolysis and thermogenesis (2021, JCI Insight)
  • The evolving view of thermogenic adipocytes - ontogeny, niche and function (2021, Nature Reviews Endocrinology)
  • CRISPR-engineered human brown-like adipocytes prevent diet-induced obesity and ameliorate metabolic syndrome in mice (2020, Science Translational Medicine)
  • Cell Types Promoting Goosebumps Form a Niche to Regulate Hair Follicle Stem Cells (2020, Cell)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Yu-Hua Tseng include Farnaz Shamsi, Matthew D. Lynes, Tadataka Tsuji, Tian Lian Huang, and Sean D. Kodani. These collaborations indicate active participation within a network of researchers specializing in related biomedical fields.

Best Publications

  • Identification and Importance of Brown Adipose Tissue in Adult Humans

    AM Cypess;S Lehman;G Williams;I Tal

  • Developmental Origin of Fat: Tracking Obesity to Its Source

    Stephane Gesta;Yu-Hua Tseng;C. Ronald Kahn

  • New role of bone morphogenetic protein 7 in brown adipogenesis and energy expenditure

    Yu Hua Tseng;Efi Kokkotou;Tim J. Schulz;Tian Lian Huang

  • Brown adipose tissue regulates glucose homeostasis and insulin sensitivity

    Kristin I. Stanford;Roeland J.W. Middelbeek;Kristy L. Townsend;Ding An

  • Anatomical localization, gene expression profiling and functional characterization of adult human neck brown fat

    Aaron M Cypess;Andrew P White;Cecile Vernochet;Tim J Schulz

  • Cellular Bioenergetics as a Target for Obesity Therapy

    Yu-Hua Tseng;Aaron M. Cypess;C. Ronald Kahn

  • Loss of ARNT/HIF1β Mediates Altered Gene Expression and Pancreatic-Islet Dysfunction in Human Type 2 Diabetes

    Jenny E. Gunton;Rohit N. Kulkarni;Sun Hee Yim;Terumasa Okada

  • Lung Stem Cell Differentiation in Mice Directed by Endothelial Cells via a BMP4-NFATc1-Thrombospondin-1 Axis

    Joo-Hyeon Lee;Joo-Hyeon Lee;Dong Ha Bhang;Alexander Beede;Alexander Beede;Tian Lian Huang

  • Central role of suppressors of cytokine signaling proteins in hepatic steatosis, insulin resistance, and the metabolic syndrome in the mouse

    Kohjiro Ueki;Tatsuya Kondo;Yu Hua Tseng;C. Ronald Kahn

  • Genetic and functional characterization of clonally derived adult human brown adipocytes

    Kosaku Shinoda;Ineke H N Luijten;Yutaka Hasegawa;Haemin Hong

  • Brown-fat paucity due to impaired BMP signalling induces compensatory browning of white fat

    Tim J. Schulz;Ping Huang;Tian Lian Huang;Ruidan Xue;Ruidan Xue

  • Molecular balance between the regulatory and catalytic subunits of phosphoinositide 3-kinase regulates cell signaling and survival.

    Kohjiro Ueki;David A. Fruman;David A. Fruman;Saskia M. Brachmann;Saskia M. Brachmann;Saskia M. Brachmann;Yu-Hua Tseng

  • Brown fat fuel utilization and thermogenesis

    Kristy L. Townsend;Yu-Hua Tseng

  • Intrinsic Differences in Adipocyte Precursor Cells From Different White Fat Depots

    Yazmín Macotela;Brice Emanuelli;Marcelo A. Mori;Stephane Gesta

  • Dissection of the insulin signaling pathway via quantitative phosphoproteomics.

    Marcus Krüger;Irina Kratchmarova;Blagoy Blagoev;Yu-Hua Tseng

  • IRF4 Is a Key Thermogenic Transcriptional Partner of PGC-1α

    Xingxing Kong;Alexander Banks;Tiemin Liu;Lawrence Kazak

  • 12,13-diHOME: An Exercise-Induced Lipokine that Increases Skeletal Muscle Fatty Acid Uptake

    Kristin I. Stanford;Matthew D. Lynes;Hirokazu Takahashi;Lisa A. Baer

  • Clonal analyses and gene profiling identify genetic biomarkers of the thermogenic potential of human brown and white preadipocytes

    Ruidan Xue;Matthew D Lynes;Jonathan M Dreyfuss;Farnaz Shamsi

  • Prediction of preadipocyte differentiation by gene expression reveals role of insulin receptor substrates and necdin

    Yu Hua Tseng;Atul J. Butte;Atul J. Butte;Efi Kokkotou;Vijay K. Yechoor

  • Insulin-like growth factor-1 induces adhesion and migration in human multiple myeloma cells via activation of beta1-integrin and phosphatidylinositol 3'-kinase/AKT signaling.

    Yu-Tzu Tai;Klaus Podar;Laurence Catley;Yu-Hua Tseng

Frequent Co-Authors

C. Ronald Kahn
C. Ronald Kahn Harvard University
Laurie J. Goodyear
Laurie J. Goodyear Harvard University
Rohit N. Kulkarni
Rohit N. Kulkarni Harvard Medical School
Michael F. Hirshman
Michael F. Hirshman Harvard University
Amy J. Wagers
Amy J. Wagers Harvard University
Matthias Blüher
Matthias Blüher Leipzig University
Gökhan S. Hotamisligil
Gökhan S. Hotamisligil Harvard University
Karsten Kristiansen
Karsten Kristiansen University of Copenhagen
Michael Raghunath
Michael Raghunath Zurich University of Applied Sciences
Yuji Mishina
Yuji Mishina University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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