Bernard Thorens

36.1k total citations · 10 hit papers
261 papers, 28.2k citations indexed

About

Bernard Thorens is a scholar working on Surgery, Molecular Biology and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Bernard Thorens has authored 261 papers receiving a total of 28.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 169 papers in Surgery, 116 papers in Molecular Biology and 98 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Bernard Thorens's work include Pancreatic function and diabetes (163 papers), Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (77 papers) and Diabetes Treatment and Management (55 papers). Bernard Thorens is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic function and diabetes (163 papers), Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (77 papers) and Diabetes Treatment and Management (55 papers). Bernard Thorens collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and France. Bernard Thorens's co-authors include Mike Mueckler, Rongbin Zhou, Jürg Tschopp, Inpyo Choi, Aubry Tardivel, Marc Uldry, Rémy Burcelin, Wanda Dolci, Alexander So and Harvey F. Lodish and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Bernard Thorens

258 papers receiving 27.6k citations

Hit Papers

Thioredoxin-interacting p... 1988 2026 2000 2013 2009 1994 2013 1992 2009 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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.

  1. Thioredoxin-interacting protein links oxidative stress to inflammasome activation
    2009 2.2k citations Bernard Thorens et al. Nature Immunology profile →
  2. Amiloride-sensitive epithelial Na+ channel is made of three homologous subunits
    1994 1.6k citations Bernard Thorens et al. profile →
  3. The SLC2 (GLUT) family of membrane transporters
    2013 981 citations Bernard Thorens et al. profile →
  4. Expression cloning of the pancreatic beta cell receptor for the gluco-incretin hormone glucagon-like peptide 1.
    1992 737 citations Bernard Thorens profile →
  5. Glucose transporters in the 21st Century
    2009 732 citations Bernard Thorens et al. profile →
  6. Cloning and functional expression in bacteria of a novel glucose transporter present in liver, intestine, kidney, and β-pancreatic islet cells
    1988 671 citations Bernard Thorens et al. profile →
  7. Uric acid transport and disease
    2010 647 citations Bernard Thorens et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  8. The extended GLUT-family of sugar/polyol transport facilitators: nomenclature, sequence characteristics, and potential function of its novel members
    2001 553 citations Bernard Thorens et al. profile →
  9. GLUT2, glucose sensing and glucose homeostasis
    2014 538 citations Bernard Thorens Diabetologia profile →
  10. Postprandial macrophage-derived IL-1β stimulates insulin, and both synergistically promote glucose disposal and inflammation
    2017 315 citations Erez Dror, Élise Dalmas et al. Nature Immunology profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Bernard Thorens 14.1k 10.4k 8.2k 5.2k 3.7k 261 28.2k
Masato Kasuga 18.3k 1.3× 7.8k 0.8× 5.5k 0.7× 6.8k 1.3× 2.8k 0.8× 555 35.0k
Jesse Roth 14.3k 1.0× 7.0k 0.7× 9.1k 1.1× 6.1k 1.2× 3.5k 0.9× 301 29.1k
Domenico Accili 18.8k 1.3× 10.0k 1.0× 6.8k 0.8× 7.8k 1.5× 4.9k 1.3× 271 31.5k
Fiona M. Gribble 10.0k 0.7× 8.6k 0.8× 8.7k 1.1× 6.2k 1.2× 2.6k 0.7× 277 25.0k
Joel F. Habener 13.8k 1.0× 13.9k 1.3× 12.7k 1.6× 2.5k 0.5× 7.5k 2.0× 334 31.3k
Morris J. Birnbaum 27.6k 2.0× 8.3k 0.8× 5.0k 0.6× 9.9k 1.9× 2.7k 0.7× 243 41.3k
Frank Reimann 8.7k 0.6× 7.2k 0.7× 7.9k 1.0× 5.9k 1.1× 2.3k 0.6× 266 22.1k
Louis M. Havekes 7.5k 0.5× 7.7k 0.7× 5.8k 0.7× 5.3k 1.0× 1.6k 0.4× 422 23.1k
Per‐Olof Berggren 10.8k 0.8× 12.2k 1.2× 5.5k 0.7× 2.7k 0.5× 4.8k 1.3× 533 22.0k
Bo Åhrén 10.1k 0.7× 12.7k 1.2× 16.3k 2.0× 7.6k 1.5× 3.1k 0.8× 720 33.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bernard Thorens

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All Works

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Bataille, D., Roberto Salvatori, Laurence J. Miller, et al.. (2025). Glucagon receptor family in GtoPdb v.2025.3. IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE. 2025(3).
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Klein, Ines, Frederik Dethloff, Patrick Giavalisco, et al.. (2025). Autophagy regulator ATG5 preserves cerebellar function by safeguarding its glycolytic activity. Nature Metabolism. 7(2). 297–320. 8 indexed citations
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Rodríguez, David López, et al.. (2024). Fasting induces metabolic switches and spatial redistributions of lipid processing and neuronal interactions in tanycytes. Nature Communications. 15(1). 6604–6604. 6 indexed citations
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Gaspari, Sevasti, et al.. (2023). Tmem117 in AVP neurons regulates the counterregulatory response to hypoglycemia. EMBO Reports. 24(8). e57344–e57344. 6 indexed citations
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Nualart, Francisco, Manuel Cifuentes, Fernando Martínez de Juan, et al.. (2023). Hyperglycemia increases SCO-spondin and Wnt5a secretion into the cerebrospinal fluid to regulate ependymal cell beating and glucose sensing. PLoS Biology. 21(9). e3002308–e3002308. 3 indexed citations
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Castillo‐Armengol, Judit, Flavia Marzetta, Christian Fledelius, et al.. (2023). Disrupted hypothalamic transcriptomics and proteomics in a mouse model of type 2 diabetes exposed to recurrent hypoglycaemia. Diabetologia. 67(2). 371–391. 5 indexed citations
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Bataille, D., Susan L.F. Chan, Philippe Delagrange, et al.. (2023). Glucagon receptor family in GtoPdb v.2023.1. IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE. 2023(1). 2 indexed citations
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Gausserès, Blandine, Junjun Liu, Ewout Foppen, et al.. (2020). The Constitutive Lack of α7 Nicotinic Receptor Leads to Metabolic Disorders in Mouse. Biomolecules. 10(7). 1057–1057. 9 indexed citations
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Ackeifi, Courtney, Peng Wang, Esra Karaköse, et al.. (2020). GLP-1 receptor agonists synergize with DYRK1A inhibitors to potentiate functional human β cell regeneration. Science Translational Medicine. 12(530). 89 indexed citations
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Dror, Erez, Élise Dalmas, Daniel T. Meier, et al.. (2017). Postprandial macrophage-derived IL-1β stimulates insulin, and both synergistically promote glucose disposal and inflammation. Nature Immunology. 18(3). 283–292. 315 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mitchell, Ryan K., David J. Hodson, Jorge Ferrer, et al.. (2016). Defective glucose homeostasis in mice inactivated selectively for Tcf7l2 in the adult beta cell with an Ins1-controlled Cre. Spiral (Imperial College London).
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Barazzoni, Rocco, Nicolaas E.P. Deutz, Gianni Biolo, et al.. (2016). Carbohydrates and insulin resistance in clinical nutrition: Recommendations from the ESPEN expert group. Clinical Nutrition. 36(2). 355–363. 74 indexed citations
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Shigeto, Makoto, Reshma Ramracheya, Nils J. G. Rorsman, et al.. (2012). Physiological concentrations of GLP-1 increase insulin secretion by activating protein kinase C pathway in pancreatic beta cells. Diabetologia. 55. 1 indexed citations
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Preitner, Frédéric, Mark Ibberson, Isobel Franklin, et al.. (2004). Gluco-incretins control insulin secretion at multiple levels as revealed in mice lacking GLP-1 and GIP receptors. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 113(4). 635–645. 192 indexed citations
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Uldry, Christophe, et al.. (2001). Alvéolite aux isocyanates chez une couturière. Revue des Maladies Respiratoires. 18(4). 429–431. 1 indexed citations
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Thorens, Bernard, et al.. (1999). [Work capacity in the cae of pulmonary diseases].. PubMed. 129(12). 459–64. 1 indexed citations
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Widmann, Christian, Wanda Dolci, & Bernard Thorens. (1997). Internalization and Homologous Desensitization of the GLP-1 Receptor Depend on Phosphorylation of the Receptor Carboxyl Tail at the Same Three Sites. Molecular Endocrinology. 11(8). 1094–1102. 59 indexed citations
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Thorens, Bernard, et al.. (1997). [Histiocytosis X falsely diagnosed as silicosis].. PubMed. 117(11). 901–5. 1 indexed citations
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Grobholz, Rainer, et al.. (1993). Reduction in the expression of glucose transporter protein GLUT 2 in preneoplastic and neoplastic hepatic lesions and reexpression of GLUT 1 in late stages of hepatocarcinogenesis.. SERVAL (Université de Lausanne). 53(18). 4204–11. 41 indexed citations
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Orci, Lelio, Roger H. Unger, Mariella Ravazzola, et al.. (1990). Reduced beta-cell glucose transporter in new onset diabetic BB rats.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 86(5). 1615–1622. 83 indexed citations

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