Anna Worthmann

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 973 citations indexed

About

Anna Worthmann is a scholar working on Physiology, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Anna Worthmann has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 973 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Physiology, 12 papers in Epidemiology and 9 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Anna Worthmann's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (12 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (6 papers) and Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (6 papers). Anna Worthmann is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (12 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (6 papers) and Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (6 papers). Anna Worthmann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Netherlands. Anna Worthmann's co-authors include Jöerg Heeren, Ludger Scheja, Clara John, Christian Schlein, Markus Fischer, Alexander Bartelt, Markus Heine, Jimmy F.P. Berbée, Patrick C.N. Rensen and Mariëtte R. Boon and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, Nature Communications and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Anna Worthmann

24 papers receiving 960 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.

Brown fat activation reduces hypercholesterolaemia and protects from atherosclerosis development

2015 324 citations Jimmy F.P. Berbée, Mariëtte R. Boon et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Anna Worthmann Germany	11	568	369	291	181	103	27	973
Clara John Germany	10	599 1.1×	347 0.9×	284 1.0×	164 0.9×	161 1.6×	14	989
Daniel Tews Germany	20	501 0.9×	309 0.8×	472 1.6×	100 0.6×	80 0.8×	42	1.1k
Christian Schlein Germany	15	1.0k 1.8×	528 1.4×	575 2.0×	330 1.8×	153 1.5×	23	1.6k
Marie‐Soleil Gauthier Canada	19	722 1.3×	596 1.6×	642 2.2×	142 0.8×	285 2.8×	36	1.6k
Elisabet Arvidsson Nordström Sweden	12	509 0.9×	357 1.0×	396 1.4×	103 0.6×	72 0.7×	12	925
Xunmei Yuan Japan	14	586 1.0×	576 1.6×	506 1.7×	132 0.7×	124 1.2×	19	1.4k
Laia Salvadó Spain	12	360 0.6×	304 0.8×	521 1.8×	136 0.8×	186 1.8×	13	1.1k
Iria Nieto-Vázquez Spain	10	288 0.5×	313 0.8×	280 1.0×	81 0.4×	84 0.8×	11	747
Huei‐Fen Jheng Japan	14	481 0.8×	220 0.6×	607 2.1×	75 0.4×	90 0.9×	24	997
Anastasia Georgiadi Netherlands	15	339 0.6×	221 0.6×	364 1.3×	401 2.2×	120 1.2×	20	1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Anna Worthmann

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Bozec, Dominique, Lucas A. C. Souza, Angela M. Ramos-Lobo, et al.. (2026). Distinct sympathetic projections to brown fat regulate thermogenesis and glucose tolerance. Nature Metabolism. 8(2). 313–326.

Behrens, Janina, Christoph Kilian, Anna Worthmann, et al.. (2025). Single-nucleus mRNA-sequencing reveals dynamics of lipogenic and thermogenic adipocyte populations in murine brown adipose tissue in response to cold exposure. Molecular Metabolism. 101. 102252–102252.

Worthmann, Anna, Stefan Horn, Cyrus Khandanpour, et al.. (2025). Functional Role of Fatty Acid Synthase for Signal Transduction in Core-Binding Factor Acute Myeloid Leukemia with an Activating c-Kit Mutation. Biomedicines. 13(3). 619–619. 1 indexed citations

Assmann, Julian C., Helge Müller‐Fielitz, Kristian Händler, et al.. (2025). Diet modulates the therapeutic effects of dimethyl fumarate mediated by the immunometabolic neutrophil receptor HCAR2. eLife. 14. 2 indexed citations

Worthmann, Anna, et al.. (2025). Maternal lipids in overweight and obesity: implications for pregnancy outcomes and offspring’s body composition. Seminars in Immunopathology. 47(1). 10–10. 4 indexed citations

Heine, Markus, Sonia Spinelli, Annalisa Salis, et al.. (2024). The TRPM2 ion channel regulates metabolic and thermogenic adaptations in adipose tissue of cold-exposed mice. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 14. 1251351–1251351. 7 indexed citations

Behrens, Janina, Ingke Braren, Michelle Y. Jaeckstein, et al.. (2024). An efficient AAV vector system of Rec2 serotype for intravenous injection to study metabolism in brown adipocytes in vivo. Molecular Metabolism. 88. 101999–101999.

Worthmann, Anna, Alina Goßling, Natalie Arnold, et al.. (2024). Sex differences in lipidomic and bile acid plasma profiles in patients with and without coronary artery disease. Lipids in Health and Disease. 23(1). 197–197. 3 indexed citations

Walzik, David, Niklas Joisten, Alexander Schenk, et al.. (2024). Acute exercise boosts NAD+ metabolism of human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 123. 1011–1023. 4 indexed citations

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Meyer, Simon F. De, Markus Heine, L. Eissing, et al.. (2023). TREM2 Regulates the Removal of Apoptotic Cells and Inflammatory Processes during the Progression of NAFLD. Cells. 12(3). 341–341. 28 indexed citations

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Bunders, Madeleine J., et al.. (2023). A liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry based method for the quantification of adenosine nucleotides and NAD precursors and products in various biological samples. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1250762–1250762. 9 indexed citations

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Evangelakos, Ioannis, Christian Schlein, Clara John, et al.. (2022). Cold-Induced Lipoprotein Clearance in Cyp7b1-Deficient Mice. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 10. 836741–836741. 4 indexed citations

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Dieckmann, Sebastian, Monja Willershäuser, Stefanie Maurer, et al.. (2021). Susceptibility to diet-induced obesity at thermoneutral conditions is independent of UCP1. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 322(2). E85–E100. 19 indexed citations

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Schaltenberg, Nicola, Clara John, Markus Heine, et al.. (2021). Endothelial Lipase Is Involved in Cold-Induced High-Density Lipoprotein Turnover and Reverse Cholesterol Transport in Mice. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 8. 628235–628235. 10 indexed citations

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John, Clara, Ioannis Evangelakos, Klaus Tödter, et al.. (2020). Inulin Supplementation Disturbs Hepatic Cholesterol and Bile Acid Metabolism Independent from Housing Temperature. Nutrients. 12(10). 3200–3200. 14 indexed citations

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Worthmann, Anna, Clara John, Malte Rühlemann, et al.. (2017). Cold-induced conversion of cholesterol to bile acids in mice shapes the gut microbiome and promotes adaptive thermogenesis. Nature Medicine. 23(7). 839–849. 227 indexed citations

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Bartelt, Alexander, Clara John, Nicola Schaltenberg, et al.. (2017). Thermogenic adipocytes promote HDL turnover and reverse cholesterol transport. Nature Communications. 8(1). 15010–15010. 111 indexed citations

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Rivkin, Mila, Alina Simerzin, Elina Zorde‐Khvalevsky, et al.. (2017). Metabolic Circuit Involving Free Fatty Acids, microRNA 122, and Triglyceride Synthesis in Liver and Muscle Tissues. Gastroenterology. 153(5). 1404–1415. 82 indexed citations

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Berbée, Jimmy F.P., Mariëtte R. Boon, Padmini P. S. J. Khedoe, et al.. (2015). Brown fat activation reduces hypercholesterolaemia and protects from atherosclerosis development. Nature Communications. 6(1). 6356–6356. 324 indexed citations breakdown →

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John, Clara, Philipp Werner, Anna Worthmann, et al.. (2014). A liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry-based method for the simultaneous determination of hydroxy sterols and bile acids. Journal of Chromatography A. 1371. 184–195. 65 indexed citations

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