Andreas L. Birkenfeld

20.2k total citations · 11 hit papers
279 papers, 10.9k citations indexed

About

Andreas L. Birkenfeld is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Andreas L. Birkenfeld has authored 279 papers receiving a total of 10.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 117 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 90 papers in Physiology and 77 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Andreas L. Birkenfeld's work include Diabetes Treatment and Management (57 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (55 papers) and Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (41 papers). Andreas L. Birkenfeld is often cited by papers focused on Diabetes Treatment and Management (57 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (55 papers) and Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (41 papers). Andreas L. Birkenfeld collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Andreas L. Birkenfeld's co-authors include Gerald I. Shulman, Norbert Stefan, Matthias B. Schulze, Sue D. Pedersen, Ofri Mosenzon, Jens Jordan, Varman T. Samuel, Hans‐Ulrich Häring, Hui‐Young Lee and David S. Ludwig and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Andreas L. Birkenfeld

253 papers receiving 10.7k citations

Hit Papers

Oral Semaglutide and Card... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2019 2020 2018 2013 2020 400 800 1.2k
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  1. Oral Semaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
    2019 1.2k citations Andreas L. Birkenfeld et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  2. Practical recommendations for the management of diabetes in patients with COVID-19
    2020 611 citations Andreas L. Birkenfeld et al. profile →
  3. Efficacy and safety of semaglutide compared with liraglutide and placebo for weight loss in patients with obesity: a randomised, double-blind, placebo and active controlled, dose-ranging, phase 2 trial
    2018 574 citations Andreas L. Birkenfeld et al. profile →
  4. Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Hepatic Insulin Resistance, and Type 2 Diabetes
    2013 567 citations Andreas L. Birkenfeld et al. profile →
  5. Obesity and impaired metabolic health in patients with COVID-19
    2020 394 citations Norbert Stefan, Andreas L. Birkenfeld et al. profile →
  6. Global pandemics interconnected — obesity, impaired metabolic health and COVID-19
    2021 304 citations Norbert Stefan, Andreas L. Birkenfeld et al. profile →
  7. Effect of Additional Oral Semaglutide vs Sitagliptin on Glycated Hemoglobin in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Uncontrolled With Metformin Alone or With Sulfonylurea
    2019 302 citations Andreas L. Birkenfeld et al. profile →
  8. Pathophysiology-based subphenotyping of individuals at elevated risk for type 2 diabetes
    2021 210 citations Róbert Wágner, Martin Heni et al. profile →
  9. The role of hepatokines in NAFLD
    2023 176 citations Norbert Stefan, Fritz Schick et al. Cell Metabolism profile →
  10. Changes in lean body mass with glucagon‐like peptide ‐1‐based therapies and mitigation strategies
    2024 119 citations Andreas L. Birkenfeld et al. profile →
  11. Muscle Mass and Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists: Adaptive or Maladaptive Response to Weight Loss?
    2024 52 citations Andreas L. Birkenfeld et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Andreas L. Birkenfeld Germany 46 4.6k 3.2k 2.9k 2.6k 2.0k 279 10.9k
Husam Ghanim United States 53 4.0k 0.9× 2.5k 0.8× 2.8k 1.0× 3.2k 1.2× 1.3k 0.7× 116 10.9k
Josephine M. Forbes Australia 64 5.3k 1.2× 4.2k 1.3× 2.5k 0.9× 1.5k 0.6× 2.0k 1.0× 205 16.0k
Koutaro Yokote Japan 47 3.6k 0.8× 4.6k 1.4× 1.8k 0.6× 1.1k 0.4× 2.8k 1.4× 337 12.1k
Hongliang Li China 64 2.8k 0.6× 6.7k 2.1× 1.7k 0.6× 5.4k 2.1× 1.6k 0.8× 369 16.4k
Francesco Giorgino Italy 59 5.2k 1.1× 4.3k 1.3× 2.7k 0.9× 1.5k 0.6× 2.5k 1.2× 316 12.4k
Kieren J. Mather United States 44 4.5k 1.0× 2.2k 0.7× 2.6k 0.9× 1.9k 0.8× 1.8k 0.9× 186 10.5k
Cees J. Tack Netherlands 47 4.1k 0.9× 3.4k 1.0× 2.0k 0.7× 2.7k 1.0× 2.0k 1.0× 271 10.6k
Giorgio Sesti Italy 67 6.9k 1.5× 5.6k 1.7× 2.8k 1.0× 2.5k 1.0× 3.4k 1.7× 416 15.1k
Massimo Federici Italy 62 2.1k 0.5× 5.1k 1.6× 2.4k 0.8× 1.9k 0.7× 2.0k 1.0× 253 11.1k
Martine Laville France 65 2.3k 0.5× 5.7k 1.8× 6.7k 2.3× 3.6k 1.4× 2.1k 1.0× 335 15.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kullmann, Stephanie, Anne Kühnel, Ralf Veit, et al.. (2025). A short-term, high-caloric diet has prolonged effects on brain insulin action in men. Nature Metabolism. 7(3). 469–477. 6 indexed citations
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Schlickeiser, Stephan, Eleni C. Pappa, Christina Gar, et al.. (2025). Association of overweight/obesity and insulin resistance with activation of circulating innate lymphoid cells in women after gestational diabetes mellitus. Frontiers in Immunology. 16. 1559326–1559326.
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Toerne, Christine von, Miriam Hoene, Martin Irmler, et al.. (2025). Sex differences in resting skeletal muscle and the acute and long-term response to endurance exercise in individuals with overweight and obesity. Molecular Metabolism. 98. 102185–102185.
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Birkenfeld, Andreas L., et al.. (2024). The Journey to a FAIR CORE DATA SET for Diabetes Research in Germany. Scientific Data. 11(1). 1159–1159. 2 indexed citations
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Jähnert, Markus, Pascal Gottmann, Louise Fritsche, et al.. (2023). Identification of MicroRNAs Associated with Prediabetic Status in Obese Women. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(21). 15673–15673. 3 indexed citations
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Martin, Jason, Ralf Veit, Andreas L. Birkenfeld, et al.. (2023). Brain insulin action increases communication in reward associated brain regions independent of age and peripheral insulin sensitivity in healthy adults. Diabetologie und Stoffwechsel. 18(S 01). S1–S2. 1 indexed citations
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Kaiser, Gabriele, Gabriele M. König, Letícia Prates Roma, et al.. (2023). Glucose-stimulated insulin secretion depends on FFA1 and Gq in neonatal mouse islets. Diabetologia. 66(8). 1501–1515. 4 indexed citations
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Stefan, Norbert, Fritz Schick, Andreas L. Birkenfeld, Hans‐Ulrich Häring, & Morris F. White. (2023). The role of hepatokines in NAFLD. Cell Metabolism. 35(2). 236–252. 176 indexed citations breakdown →
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Prystupa, Katsiaryna, Julia Otten, Louise Fritsche, et al.. (2022). Comprehensive validation of fasting-based and oral glucose tolerance test–based indices of insulin secretion against gold standard measures. BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. 10(5). e002909–e002909. 11 indexed citations
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Fritsche, Louise, Martin Heni, Sabine S. Eckstein, et al.. (2022). Incretin Hypersecretion in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 107(6). e2425–e2430. 15 indexed citations
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García, Marcos Ríos, Bettina Meißburger, Roldan M. de Guia, et al.. (2022). Trip13 Depletion in Liver Cancer Induces a Lipogenic Response Contributing to Plin2‐Dependent Mitotic Cell Death. Advanced Science. 9(29). e2104291–e2104291. 22 indexed citations
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Hoene, Miriam, Laxmikanth Kollipara, Chunxiu Hu, et al.. (2021). Exercise prevents fatty liver by modifying the compensatory response of mitochondrial metabolism to excess substrate availability. Molecular Metabolism. 54. 101359–101359. 13 indexed citations
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Wörner, Stefan, Bernhard N. Bohnert, Matthias Wörn, et al.. (2021). Renal effects of the serine protease inhibitor aprotinin in healthy conscious mice. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica. 43(1). 111–120. 8 indexed citations
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Mahling, Moritz, Alfred Königsrainer, Nisar P. Malek, et al.. (2021). Dynamics of glucose metabolism after liver transplantation: prediabetes as a window of opportunity for patient survival and long‐term kidney function. Transplant International. 34(10). 1959–1970. 2 indexed citations
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Kullmann, Stephanie, Zaheer Abbas, Jürgen Machann, et al.. (2020). Investigating obesity‐associated brain inflammation using quantitative water content mapping. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 32(12). e12907–e12907. 39 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Christoph, Patrick Schneeweiß, Elko Randrianarisoa, et al.. (2020). Response of Mitochondrial Respiration in Adipose Tissue and Muscle to 8 Weeks of Endurance Exercise in Obese Subjects. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 105(11). e4023–e4037. 24 indexed citations
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Haufe, Sven, Wolfgang Utz, Verena Haas, et al.. (2015). Differential response of the natriuretic peptide system to weight loss and exercise in overweight or obese patients. Journal of Hypertension. 33(7). 1458–1464. 30 indexed citations
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Engeli, Stefan, Andreas L. Birkenfeld, Pierre-Marie Badin, et al.. (2012). Natriuretic peptides enhance the oxidative capacity of human skeletal muscle. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 122(12). 4675–4679. 147 indexed citations
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Schroeder, Christoph, Steven Vernino, Andreas L. Birkenfeld, et al.. (2005). Plasma Exchange for Primary Autoimmune Autonomic Failure. New England Journal of Medicine. 353(15). 1585–1590. 78 indexed citations

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