Alexander Jaïs

3.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
23 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Alexander Jaïs is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Jaïs has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Alexander Jaïs's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (8 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (5 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (5 papers). Alexander Jaïs is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (8 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (5 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (5 papers). Alexander Jaïs collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Austria and United Kingdom. Alexander Jaïs's co-authors include Jens C. Brüning, Motoharu Awazawa, Sarah M. Turpin-Nolan, Philipp Hammerschmidt, Harald Esterbauer, Catarina C. F. Homem, Victoria Steinmann, Juergen A. Knoblich, Thomas R. Burkard and Thomas Langer and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Endocrine Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Jaïs

21 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Hypothalamic inflammation in obesity and metabolic disease

2017 344 citations Alexander Jaïs, Jens C. Brüning Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
Mitochondrial metabolism coordinates stage-specific repair processes in macrophages during wound healing

2021 183 citations Sebastian Willenborg, David E. Sanin et al. Cell Metabolism profile →
Arcuate Nucleus-Dependent Regulation of Metabolism—Pathways to Obesity and Diabetes Mellitus

2021 148 citations Alexander Jaïs, Jens C. Brüning Endocrine Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alexander Jaïs Germany	15	724	523	410	253	180	23	1.7k
Juxue Li China	17	559 0.8×	444 0.8×	453 1.1×	152 0.6×	149 0.8×	36	1.7k
Yizhe Tang United States	12	625 0.9×	428 0.8×	371 0.9×	168 0.7×	122 0.7×	23	1.5k
Akiko Satoh United States	14	762 1.1×	1.1k 2.1×	296 0.7×	687 2.7×	210 1.2×	21	2.9k
Bengt‐Frederik Belgardt Germany	15	976 1.3×	735 1.4×	871 2.1×	494 2.0×	199 1.1×	28	2.4k
Jonathan M. Beckel United States	22	633 0.9×	312 0.6×	385 0.9×	282 1.1×	208 1.2×	65	2.0k
Bénédicte Dehouck France	17	560 0.8×	624 1.2×	1.1k 2.8×	180 0.7×	267 1.5×	23	2.5k
Aijun Hao China	26	824 1.1×	304 0.6×	325 0.8×	186 0.7×	310 1.7×	60	2.4k
Anton B. Tonchev Bulgaria	27	881 1.2×	375 0.7×	182 0.4×	326 1.3×	642 3.6×	97	2.3k
Ryoichi Banno Japan	18	312 0.4×	298 0.6×	392 1.0×	174 0.7×	74 0.4×	66	1.0k
Manuel Ros Spain	31	1.2k 1.6×	946 1.8×	583 1.4×	581 2.3×	328 1.8×	77	2.7k

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Hoffmann, Anne, Adhideb Ghosh, Christian Wolfrum, et al.. (2025). B cell-derived nociceptin/orphanin FQ contributes to impaired glucose tolerance and insulin resistance in obesity. iScience. 28(7). 112819–112819.

Backes, Heiko, Anna Lena Cremer, Paul Klemm, et al.. (2025). Reduced Notch signaling in hypothalamic endothelial cells mediates obesity-induced alterations in glucose uptake and insulin signaling. Cell Reports. 44(4). 115522–115522.

Sotelo-Hitschfeld, Tamara, Paul Klemm, Alexander Jaïs, et al.. (2024). GABAergic disinhibition from the BNST to PNOCARC neurons promotes HFD-induced hyperphagia. Cell Reports. 43(6). 114343–114343. 6 indexed citations

Jaïs, Alexander, et al.. (2022). Reciprocal signaling between adipose tissue depots and the central nervous system. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 10. 979251–979251. 7 indexed citations

Willenborg, Sebastian, David E. Sanin, Alexander Jaïs, et al.. (2021). Mitochondrial metabolism coordinates stage-specific repair processes in macrophages during wound healing. Cell Metabolism. 33(12). 2398–2414.e9. 183 indexed citations breakdown →

Cremer, Anna Lena, Paul Klemm, Lukas Steuernagel, et al.. (2021). Insulin signalling in tanycytes gates hypothalamic insulin uptake and regulation of AgRP neuron activity. Nature Metabolism. 3(12). 1662–1679. 59 indexed citations

Jaïs, Alexander & Jens C. Brüning. (2021). Arcuate Nucleus-Dependent Regulation of Metabolism—Pathways to Obesity and Diabetes Mellitus. Endocrine Reviews. 43(2). 314–328. 148 indexed citations breakdown →

Ding, Xiaolei, Sebastian Willenborg, Wilhelm Bloch, et al.. (2019). Epidermal mammalian target of rapamycin complex 2 controls lipid synthesis and filaggrin processing in epidermal barrier formation. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 145(1). 283–300.e8. 28 indexed citations

Hammerschmidt, Philipp, Hendrik Nolte, Mathias J. Gerl, et al.. (2019). CerS6-Derived Sphingolipids Interact with Mff and Promote Mitochondrial Fragmentation in Obesity. Cell. 177(6). 1536–1552.e23. 216 indexed citations

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Turpin-Nolan, Sarah M., Philipp Hammerschmidt, Weiyi Chen, et al.. (2019). CerS1-Derived C18:0 Ceramide in Skeletal Muscle Promotes Obesity-Induced Insulin Resistance. Cell Reports. 26(1). 1–10.e7. 138 indexed citations

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Schüler, Rita, Martin Osterhoff, A. Veronica Witte, et al.. (2018). VEGF and GLUT1 are highly heritable, inversely correlated and affected by dietary fat intake: Consequences for cognitive function in humans. Molecular Metabolism. 11. 129–136. 42 indexed citations

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Timper, Katharina, Lars Paeger, Luis Varela, et al.. (2018). Mild Impairment of Mitochondrial OXPHOS Promotes Fatty Acid Utilization in POMC Neurons and Improves Glucose Homeostasis in Obesity. Cell Reports. 25(2). 383–397.e10. 27 indexed citations

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Jaïs, Alexander & Jens C. Brüning. (2017). Hypothalamic inflammation in obesity and metabolic disease. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 127(1). 24–32. 344 indexed citations breakdown →

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Jaïs, Alexander, Maite Solas, Heiko Backes, et al.. (2016). Myeloid-Cell-Derived VEGF Maintains Brain Glucose Uptake and Limits Cognitive Impairment in Obesity. Cell. 165(4). 882–895. 198 indexed citations

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Homem, Catarina C. F., Victoria Steinmann, Thomas R. Burkard, et al.. (2014). Ecdysone and Mediator Change Energy Metabolism to Terminate Proliferation in Drosophila Neural Stem Cells. Cell. 158(4). 874–888. 168 indexed citations

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Todoric, Jelena, Birgit Strobl, Alexander Jaïs, et al.. (2011). Cross-Talk Between Interferon-γ and Hedgehog Signaling Regulates Adipogenesis. Diabetes. 60(6). 1668–1676. 36 indexed citations

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Tauber, Stefanie, Alexander Jaïs, Sandra Haider, et al.. (2010). Transcriptome analysis of human cancer reveals a functional role of Heme Oxygenase-1 in tumor cell adhesion. Molecular Cancer. 9(1). 200–200. 46 indexed citations

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Jaïs, Alexander, Dieter Klein, Birgitt Wolfesberger, & Ingrid Walter. (2010). Gene expression profile of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptors in various cell types of the canine lymph node using laser capture microdissection (LCM). Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology. 140(3-4). 207–214. 11 indexed citations

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Jaïs, Alexander, G.A. Kerkut, & Robert Walker. (1984). The ionic mechanisms associated with the excitatory response of kainate, l-glutamate, quisqualate, ibotenate, AMPA and methyltetrahydrofolate on leech retzius cells. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Comparative Pharmacology. 77(1). 115–126. 23 indexed citations

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Jaïs, Alexander, G.A. Kerkut, & R.J. Walker. (1983). The ionic mechanism associated with the biphasic glutamate response on leech retzius cells. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Comparative Pharmacology. 74(2). 425–432. 18 indexed citations

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