Barbara Ukropcová

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
86 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Barbara Ukropcová is a scholar working on Physiology, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Barbara Ukropcová has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Physiology, 19 papers in Epidemiology and 17 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Barbara Ukropcová's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (31 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (13 papers) and Biochemical effects in animals (12 papers). Barbara Ukropcová is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (31 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (13 papers) and Biochemical effects in animals (12 papers). Barbara Ukropcová collaborates with scholars based in Slovakia, Austria and Switzerland. Barbara Ukropcová's co-authors include Jozef Ukropec, Steven R. Smith, Anthony E. Civitarese, Éric Ravussin, Stacy Carling, Chia‐Liang Tsai, Leonie K. Heilbronn, Walter Deutsch, Ming‐Chyi Pai and Tímea Kurdiová and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Genes & Development and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Barbara Ukropcová

83 papers receiving 3.5k 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.

Calorie Restriction Increases Muscle Mitochondrial Biogenesis in Healthy Humans

2007 596 citations Barbara Ukropcová, Steven R. Smith et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Barbara Ukropcová Slovakia	28	2.4k	1.1k	743	443	342	86	3.5k
Jozef Ukropec Slovakia	32	2.4k 1.0×	853 0.8×	931 1.3×	403 0.9×	167 0.5×	112	3.8k
Dina Laznik-Bogoslavski United States	11	1.8k 0.8×	1.0k 0.9×	602 0.8×	365 0.8×	91 0.3×	11	2.8k
Ian R. Lanza United States	44	3.2k 1.4×	2.8k 2.6×	733 1.0×	1.0k 2.3×	267 0.8×	112	6.4k
Jonas T. Treebak Denmark	42	3.2k 1.3×	3.5k 3.3×	765 1.0×	915 2.1×	700 2.0×	103	6.2k
LaDora V. Thompson United States	32	1.3k 0.5×	1.9k 1.8×	205 0.3×	690 1.6×	335 1.0×	109	3.4k
Marie Björnholm Sweden	30	1.7k 0.7×	1.9k 1.8×	673 0.9×	479 1.1×	41 0.1×	49	3.7k
Jianguo Li United States	33	2.3k 0.9×	1.0k 0.9×	419 0.6×	103 0.2×	108 0.3×	87	4.1k
Juhyun Song South Korea	35	915 0.4×	1.2k 1.1×	410 0.6×	100 0.2×	105 0.3×	129	3.3k
Bo Bai China	35	457 0.2×	987 0.9×	404 0.5×	186 0.4×	140 0.4×	104	3.1k
Karen Horsburgh United Kingdom	41	1.2k 0.5×	1.6k 1.4×	561 0.8×	166 0.4×	47 0.1×	88	4.6k

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Krumpolec, Patrik, Zuzana Kovaničová, Tímea Kurdiová, et al.. (2025). Downregulation of microRNA‐494 drives mitochondrial biogenesis and function in trained muscle. Experimental Physiology. 111(3). 1093–1108.

Pluháček, Tomáš, Milan Sedliak, Michal Mego, et al.. (2025). The effects of regular exercise on cognitive and cardiometabolic health in testicular cancer survivors subjected to platinum‐based chemotherapy. Andrology. 13(8). 2181–2194. 1 indexed citations

Košutzká, Zuzana, et al.. (2025). Supervised aerobic-strength exercise reduces postural sway and improves dual-task gait in Parkinson’s disease. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 20643–20643. 1 indexed citations

Vokurková, Martina, Maja Špiritović, Sabína Oreská, et al.. (2025). Vitamin D and its receptor in skeletal muscle are associated with muscle disease manifestation, lipid metabolism and physical fitness of patients with myositis. Arthritis Research & Therapy. 27(1). 48–48. 1 indexed citations

Tsai, Chia‐Liang, Chien‐Yu Pan, Tsai-Chiao Wang, et al.. (2024). Effects of acute aerobic exercise with different intensities on cerebral dopamine/norepinephine/serotonin metabolites and executive-related oculomotor control in individuals with Parkinson's disease. Mental health and physical activity. 26. 100582–100582. 7 indexed citations

Kovaničová, Zuzana, Miloslav Karhánek, Tímea Kurdiová, et al.. (2021). Metabolomic Analysis Reveals Changes in Plasma Metabolites in Response to Acute Cold Stress and Their Relationships to Metabolic Health in Cold-Acclimatized Humans. Metabolites. 11(9). 619–619. 11 indexed citations

Schön, Martin, Patrik Krumpolec, Veronika Tirpáková, et al.. (2021). Effects of Short- and Long-Term Aerobic-Strength Training and Determinants of Walking Speed in the Elderly. Gerontology. 68(2). 151–161. 7 indexed citations

Kurdiová, Tímea, Miroslav Baláž, Zuzana Kovaničová, et al.. (2021). Serum Afamin a Novel Marker of Increased Hepatic Lipid Content. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 12. 670425–670425. 21 indexed citations

Kovaničová, Zuzana, Tímea Kurdiová, Miroslav Baláž, et al.. (2020). Cold Exposure Distinctively Modulates Parathyroid and Thyroid Hormones in Cold-Acclimatized and Non-Acclimatized Humans. Endocrinology. 161(7). 21 indexed citations

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Cvečka, Ján, Barbara Ukropcová, Jozef Ukropec, et al.. (2019). Strength training as a supplemental therapy for androgen deficiency of the aging male (ADAM): study protocol for a three-arm clinical trial. BMJ Open. 9(9). e025991–e025991. 2 indexed citations

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Máderová, Denisa, Patrik Krumpolec, Martin Schön, et al.. (2019). Acute and regular exercise distinctly modulate serum, plasma and skeletal muscle BDNF in the elderly. Neuropeptides. 78. 101961–101961. 59 indexed citations

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Staníková, Daniela, Marek Bužga, Patrik Krumpolec, et al.. (2017). Genetic analysis of single-minded 1 gene in early-onset severely obese children and adolescents. PLoS ONE. 12(5). e0177222–e0177222. 8 indexed citations

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Baye, Estifanos, Jozef Ukropec, Maximilian de Courten, et al.. (2017). Effect of carnosine supplementation on the plasma lipidome in overweight and obese adults: a pilot randomised controlled trial. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 17458–17458. 22 indexed citations

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Tsai, Chia‐Liang, Jozef Ukropec, Barbara Ukropcová, & Ming‐Chyi Pai. (2017). An acute bout of aerobic or strength exercise specifically modifies circulating exerkine levels and neurocognitive functions in elderly individuals with mild cognitive impairment. NeuroImage Clinical. 17. 272–284. 121 indexed citations

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Kurdiová, Tímea, Miroslav Baláž, Alexander E. Mayer, et al.. (2014). Exercise-mimicking treatment fails to increase Fndc5 mRNA & irisin secretion in primary human myotubes. Peptides. 56. 1–7. 44 indexed citations

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Baláž, Miroslav, Barbara Ukropcová, Tímea Kurdiová, et al.. (2012). Prediabetes in adult GH deficiency is associated with a substantial reduction in serum and adipose tissue expression levels of zinc-[alpha]2-glycoprotein. 15th International & 14th European Congress of Endocrinology. 29. 1 indexed citations

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Krishnan, Jaya, Carsten Friedrich Danzer, Jozef Ukropec, et al.. (2012). Dietary obesity-associated Hif1α activation in adipocytes restricts fatty acid oxidation and energy expenditure via suppression of the Sirt2-NAD⁺ system. Genes & Development. 26(3). 259–270. 262 indexed citations

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Ukropec, Jozef, P. Skyba, Barbara Ukropcová, et al.. (2011). Relationship between osteoporosis and adipose tissue leptin and osteoprotegerin in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Bone. 48(5). 1008–1014. 1 indexed citations

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Sparks, Lauren M., Barbara Ukropcová, Magdalena Pasarica, et al.. (2008). Relation of adipose tissue to metabolic flexibility. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 83(1). 32–43. 41 indexed citations

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Ukropcová, Barbara, Olga Sereda, Lilian de Jonge, et al.. (2005). Dynamic changes in fat oxidation in human primary myocytes mirror metabolic characteristics of the donor. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 115(7). 1934–1941. 161 indexed citations

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