Achim Peters

5.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
124 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Achim Peters is a scholar working on Physiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Achim Peters has authored 124 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Physiology, 39 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 37 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Achim Peters's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (32 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (31 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (29 papers). Achim Peters is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (32 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (31 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (29 papers). Achim Peters collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. Achim Peters's co-authors include Jan Born, Horst L. Fehm, Kerstin M. Oltmanns, Bruce S. McEwen, Bernd Schultes, Karl Friston, Ulrich Schweiger, Bernd Fruehwald‐Schultes, Werner Kern and Christian Hubold and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Blood and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Achim Peters

122 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Uncertainty and stress: Why it causes diseases and how it is mastered by the brain

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Achim Peters Germany	34	1.3k	865	842	513	454	124	4.0k
Birgit Stoffel‐Wagner Germany	49	812 0.6×	475 0.5×	1.2k 1.5×	307 0.6×	1.0k 2.3×	200	7.2k
Giovanni Messina Italy	38	1.1k 0.8×	649 0.8×	337 0.4×	905 1.8×	724 1.6×	171	4.8k
Natalie Rasgon United States	49	1.2k 0.9×	291 0.3×	1.3k 1.6×	669 1.3×	641 1.4×	166	6.3k
Jeanne M. McCaffery United States	36	892 0.7×	328 0.4×	354 0.4×	388 0.8×	420 0.9×	101	4.0k
Hubertus Himmerich Germany	37	936 0.7×	617 0.7×	285 0.3×	463 0.9×	501 1.1×	205	5.4k
Klaus Wiedemann Germany	48	805 0.6×	1.0k 1.2×	970 1.2×	953 1.9×	706 1.6×	288	7.1k
Zdenka Pausová Canada	43	977 0.7×	283 0.3×	614 0.7×	777 1.5×	1.3k 2.9×	142	5.2k
Valentina Vicennati Italy	40	1.2k 0.9×	824 1.0×	2.6k 3.1×	207 0.4×	500 1.1×	122	5.7k
Peter Y. Liu United States	39	2.0k 1.5×	1.5k 1.7×	2.4k 2.8×	665 1.3×	1.1k 2.4×	111	5.8k
Alfredo Costa Italy	32	1.1k 0.8×	558 0.6×	347 0.4×	240 0.5×	552 1.2×	168	4.1k

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Peters, Achim, et al.. (2022). The principle of ‘brain energy on demand’ and its predictive power for stress, sleep, stroke, obesity and diabetes. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 141. 104847–104847. 7 indexed citations

Peters, Achim, et al.. (2022). Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Explained by the Free Energy Principle. Frontiers in Psychology. 13. 931701–931701. 2 indexed citations

Chung, Matthias, et al.. (2011). Mathematical modeling of the biphasic dopaminergic response to glucose. Journal of Biomedical Science and Engineering. 4(2). 136–145. 1 indexed citations

Peters, Achim, Anja Bosy‐Westphal, Dirk Langemann, et al.. (2011). Why Doesn’t the Brain Lose Weight, When Obese People Diet?. Obesity Facts. 4(2). 2–2. 20 indexed citations

Peters, Achim, Britta Hitze, Dirk Langemann, Anja Bosy‐Westphal, & Manfred J. Müller. (2010). Brain size, body size and longevity. International Journal of Obesity. 34(8). 1349–1352. 9 indexed citations

Klement, Johanna, Christian Hubold, Manfred Hallschmid, et al.. (2009). Effects of glucose infusion on neuroendocrine and cognitive parameters in Addison disease. Metabolism. 58(12). 1825–1831. 18 indexed citations

Klement, Johanna, Christian Hubold, Kerstin M. Oltmanns, et al.. (2009). High-Calorie Glucose-Rich Food Attenuates Neuroglycopenic Symptoms in Patients with Addison’s Disease. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 95(2). 522–528. 25 indexed citations

Peters, Achim & W. Kerner. (2009). Perioperative management of the diabetic patient. Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes. 103(4). 213–218. 9 indexed citations

Langemann, Dirk & Achim Peters. (2008). Deductive Functional Assignment of Elements in Appetite Regulation. Journal of Biological Physics. 34(3-4). 413–424. 7 indexed citations

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Schmid, Sebastian, Kamila Jauch‐Chara, Manfred Hallschmid, et al.. (2008). Lactate overrides central nervous but not β-cell glucose sensing in humans. Metabolism. 57(12). 1733–1739. 11 indexed citations

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Schweiger, Ulrich, Wiebke Greggersen, Sebastian Rudolf, et al.. (2008). Disturbed Glucose Disposal in Patients With Major Depression; Application of the Glucose Clamp Technique. Psychosomatic Medicine. 70(2). 170–176. 34 indexed citations

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Weiss, Johannes M., et al.. (2007). Influence of hypo- and hyperglycaemia on plasma leptin concentrations in healthy women and in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Human Reproduction. 22(6). 1555–1561. 15 indexed citations

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Oltmanns, Kerstin M., HL Fehm, & Achim Peters. (2005). Chronic fentanyl application induces adrenocortical insufficiency. Journal of Internal Medicine. 257(5). 478–480. 79 indexed citations

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Oltmanns, Kerstin M., Hartmut Gehring, Sebastian Rudolf, et al.. (2005). Acute hypoxia decreases plasma VEGF concentration in healthy humans. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 290(3). E434–E439. 32 indexed citations

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Kern, Werner, Achim Peters, Jan Born, Horst L. Fehm, & Bernd Schultes. (2005). Changes in blood pressure and plasma catecholamine levels during prolonged hyperinsulinemia. Metabolism. 54(3). 391–396. 40 indexed citations

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Oltmanns, Kerstin M., Hartmut Gehring, Sebastian Rudolf, et al.. (2004). Hypoxia Causes Glucose Intolerance in Humans. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 169(11). 1231–1237. 169 indexed citations

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Bewersdorf, Jan Philipp, Bernd Fruehwald‐Schultes, Werner Kern, et al.. (2002). Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor: A Novel Endocrine Defensive Response to Hypoglycemia. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 87(2). 835–840. 44 indexed citations

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Schultes, Bernd, Kerstin M. Oltmanns, Werner Kern, et al.. (2002). Acute and prolonged effects of insulin-induced hypoglycemia on the pituitary-thyroid axis in humans. Metabolism. 51(10). 1370–1374. 12 indexed citations

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Peters, Achim, et al.. (2000). Ursachen und Korrektur von Prothesengangfehlern bei Oberschenkelamputierten. Die Rehabilitation. 39(4). 223–230. 2 indexed citations

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Fruehwald‐Schultes, Bernd, Werner Kern, Peter Wellhoener, et al.. (1999). Protective Effect of Insulin against Hypoglycemia-Associated Counterregulatory Failure. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 84(5). 1551–1557. 30 indexed citations

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