Christoph Buettner

8.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
68 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Christoph Buettner is a scholar working on Physiology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Christoph Buettner has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Physiology, 25 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 22 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Christoph Buettner's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (24 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (23 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (15 papers). Christoph Buettner is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (24 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (23 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (15 papers). Christoph Buettner collaborates with scholars based in United States, Austria and Germany. Christoph Buettner's co-authors include Thomas Scherer, Sam Gandy, Claudia Lindtner, Eliza B. Geer, Julie Islam, David M. Holtzman, David M. Nathan, Hoau-Yan Wang, Zoe Arvanitakis and Rexford S. Ahima and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, JAMA and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Christoph Buettner

67 papers receiving 5.7k 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.

Brain insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer disease: concepts and conundrums

2018 1.1k citations Sam Gandy, Christoph Buettner et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christoph Buettner United States	38	2.3k	1.7k	1.3k	1.1k	970	68	5.8k
Alessandro Pocai United States	33	2.2k 1.0×	2.1k 1.2×	1.5k 1.1×	2.0k 1.9×	1.1k 1.2×	55	5.9k
Tamer Coşkun United States	32	1.6k 0.7×	2.7k 1.6×	1.7k 1.3×	922 0.9×	665 0.7×	98	5.5k
André Kleinridders Germany	34	2.2k 1.0×	2.2k 1.3×	816 0.6×	992 0.9×	956 1.0×	57	5.6k
Diego Pérez–Tilve United States	42	2.5k 1.1×	1.5k 0.8×	1.8k 1.4×	2.4k 2.2×	952 1.0×	99	5.8k
Takeshi Usui Japan	30	1.5k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	1.7k 1.3×	1.8k 1.7×	670 0.7×	180	6.0k
Nicholas M. Morton United Kingdom	35	2.1k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	3.0k 2.3×	1.1k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	87	6.1k
Anita M. Hennige Germany	36	1.3k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	625 0.6×	750 0.8×	78	3.8k
Ken Ebihara Japan	41	2.3k 1.0×	1.7k 1.0×	846 0.6×	2.5k 2.4×	1.3k 1.4×	110	5.9k
Johan Fernø Norway	36	1.6k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	716 0.5×	973 0.9×	703 0.7×	80	3.5k
Min‐Seon Kim South Korea	40	1.9k 0.8×	1.5k 0.9×	755 0.6×	1.4k 1.3×	978 1.0×	145	4.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christoph Buettner

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Sakamoto, Kenichi, Chun‐Xue Zhou, Giulia Maurizi, et al.. (2024). Overnutrition causes insulin resistance and metabolic disorder through increased sympathetic nervous system activity. Cell Metabolism. 37(1). 121–137.e6. 29 indexed citations

Scherer, Thomas, Kenichi Sakamoto, & Christoph Buettner. (2021). Brain insulin signalling in metabolic homeostasis and disease. Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 17(8). 468–483. 116 indexed citations

Häckl, Martina, Clemens Fürnsinn, Martin Krššák, et al.. (2019). Brain leptin reduces liver lipids by increasing hepatic triglyceride secretion and lowering lipogenesis. Nature Communications. 10(1). 2717–2717. 91 indexed citations

Argmann, Carmen, Sara Violante, Tetyana Dodatko, et al.. (2017). Germline deletion of Krüppel-like factor 14 does not increase risk of diet induced metabolic syndrome in male C57BL/6 mice. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1863(12). 3277–3285. 12 indexed citations

Jiang, Cheng, Wei‐Jye Lin, Masato Sadahiro, et al.. (2016). Embryonic ablation of neuronal VGF increases energy expenditure and reduces body weight. Neuropeptides. 64. 75–83. 6 indexed citations

Knight, Elysse M., Henry H. Ruiz, Soong Ho Kim, et al.. (2016). Unexpected partial correction of metabolic and behavioral phenotypes of Alzheimer’s APP/PSEN1 mice by gene targeting of diabetes/Alzheimer’s-related Sorcs1. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 4(1). 16–16. 20 indexed citations

Merrill, Michele A. La, Sunjay Sethi, Ludovic Bénard, et al.. (2016). Perinatal DDT Exposure Induces Hypertension and Cardiac Hypertrophy in Adult Mice. Environmental Health Perspectives. 124(11). 1722–1727. 22 indexed citations

Eissing, L., Thomas Scherer, Klaus Tödter, et al.. (2013). De novo lipogenesis in human fat and liver is linked to ChREBP-β and metabolic health. Nature Communications. 4(1). 1528–1528. 245 indexed citations

Liu, Jie, Liang Zhou, Keming Xiong, et al.. (2012). Hepatic Cannabinoid Receptor-1 Mediates Diet-Induced Insulin Resistance via Inhibition of Insulin Signaling and Clearance in Mice. Gastroenterology. 142(5). 1218–1228.e1. 145 indexed citations

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Scherer, Thomas, et al.. (2012). Germline ablation of VGF increases lipolysis in white adipose tissue. Journal of Endocrinology. 215(2). 313–322. 14 indexed citations

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Scherer, Thomas, James O’Hare, Kelly A. Diggs‐Andrews, et al.. (2011). Brain Insulin Controls Adipose Tissue Lipolysis and Lipogenesis. Cell Metabolism. 13(2). 183–194. 200 indexed citations

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Buettner, Christoph. (2010). Building Better Bones. Science Translational Medicine. 2(21). 1 indexed citations

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Muzumdar, Radhika, Derek M. Huffman, Gil Atzmon, et al.. (2009). Humanin: A Novel Central Regulator of Peripheral Insulin Action. PLoS ONE. 4(7). e6334–e6334. 202 indexed citations

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Buettner, Christoph, Evan D. Muse, Andrew Cheng, et al.. (2008). Leptin controls adipose tissue lipogenesis via central, STAT3–independent mechanisms. Nature Medicine. 14(6). 667–675. 268 indexed citations

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Buettner, Christoph, Rima Patel, Evan D. Muse, et al.. (2005). Severe impairment in liver insulin signaling fails to alter hepatic insulin action in conscious mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 115(5). 1306–1313. 43 indexed citations

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Callebaut, Isabelle, Cyntia Curcio‐Morelli, Balázs Gereben, et al.. (2003). The Iodothyronine Selenodeiodinases Are Thioredoxin-fold Family Proteins Containing a Glycoside Hydrolase Clan GH-A-like Structure. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(38). 36887–36896. 108 indexed citations

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Buettner, Christoph, John W. Harney, & P. Reed Larsen. (2000). The Role of Selenocysteine 133 in Catalysis by the Human Type 2 Iodothyronine Deiodinase¹. Endocrinology. 141(12). 4606–4612. 47 indexed citations

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Grasberger, Helmut, Christoph Buettner, & Onno E. Janßen. (1999). Modularity of Serpins. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(21). 15046–15051. 15 indexed citations

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Buettner, Christoph, et al.. (1999). Characterization of the Thyroxine-Binding Site of Thyroxine-Binding Globulin by Site-Directed Mutagenesis. Molecular Endocrinology. 13(11). 1864–1872. 8 indexed citations

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Buettner, Christoph, John W. Harney, & P. Reed Larsen. (1998). The 3′-Untranslated Region of Human Type 2 Iodothyronine Deiodinase mRNA Contains a Functional Selenocysteine Insertion Sequence Element. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(50). 33374–33378. 61 indexed citations

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