Christopher L. Axelrod

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 693 citations indexed

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Christopher L. Axelrod is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher L. Axelrod has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 693 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Physiology, 19 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Christopher L. Axelrod's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (12 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (11 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (10 papers). Christopher L. Axelrod is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (12 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (11 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (10 papers). Christopher L. Axelrod collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Australia. Christopher L. Axelrod's co-authors include John P. Kirwan, Ciarán E. Fealy, Wagner S. Dantas, Anny Mulya, Elizabeth R. M. Zunica, Jacob T. Mey, Melissa L. Erickson, W. T. King, Charles L. Hoppel and Hisashi Fujioka and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Christopher L. Axelrod

37 papers receiving 688 citations

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Sarcopenic obesity: emerging mechanisms and therapeutic potential

2023 86 citations Christopher L. Axelrod, Wagner S. Dantas et al. Metabolism profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christopher L. Axelrod United States	14	426	308	126	96	80	37	693
Émilie Montastier France	14	424 1.0×	224 0.7×	160 1.3×	66 0.7×	54 0.7×	28	790
Cheol Son Japan	16	447 1.0×	261 0.8×	204 1.6×	127 1.3×	121 1.5×	36	892
Elena Eyre Spain	12	316 0.7×	438 1.4×	140 1.1×	76 0.8×	51 0.6×	20	820
Nathan C. Winn United States	16	501 1.2×	156 0.5×	313 2.5×	80 0.8×	135 1.7×	38	866
Yvonne Essers Netherlands	12	456 1.1×	195 0.6×	228 1.8×	69 0.7×	69 0.9×	20	776
Francesc Ribas‐Aulinas Spain	8	239 0.6×	451 1.5×	148 1.2×	35 0.4×	51 0.6×	17	741
Kálmán Bódis Germany	10	272 0.6×	231 0.8×	159 1.3×	64 0.7×	112 1.4×	28	632
Natsuko Ohashi Japan	11	210 0.5×	273 0.9×	64 0.5×	56 0.6×	80 1.0×	26	492
Louise J. Hutley Australia	14	362 0.8×	348 1.1×	313 2.5×	62 0.6×	160 2.0×	17	920
Xiao Song China	7	260 0.6×	321 1.0×	53 0.4×	99 1.0×	67 0.8×	22	530

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Dantas, Wagner S., Elizabeth R. M. Zunica, Jacob T. Mey, et al.. (2025). Deubiquitinating Enzymes Regulate Skeletal Muscle Mitochondrial Quality Control and Insulin Sensitivity in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes. Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle. 16(2). e13763–e13763. 1 indexed citations

Zunica, Elizabeth R. M., William E. Bradley, Jian Liu, et al.. (2025). Global proteomics and affinity mass spectrometry analysis of human Schwann cells indicates that variation in and loss of neurofibromin (NF1) alters protein expression and cellular and mitochondrial metabolism. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 3883–3883. 1 indexed citations

Dubuisson, Olga, Elizabeth R. M. Zunica, Bolormaa Vandanmagsar, et al.. (2024). Restricting bioenergetic efficiency enhances longevity and mitochondrial redox capacity in Drosophila melanogaster. Aging Cell. 23(5). e14107–e14107. 3 indexed citations

Zunica, Elizabeth R. M., Christopher L. Axelrod, L. Anne Gilmore, Erich Gnaiger, & John P. Kirwan. (2024). The bioenergetic landscape of cancer. Molecular Metabolism. 86. 101966–101966. 6 indexed citations

Mey, Jacob T., et al.. (2023). Ketogenic propensity is differentially related to lipid‐induced hepatic and peripheral insulin resistance. Acta Physiologica. 239(4). e14054–e14054. 2 indexed citations

Axelrod, Christopher L., Elizabeth R. M. Zunica, Gangarao Davuluri, et al.. (2023). 265-LB: Human Skeletal Muscle Mitochondrial Dynamics across the Insulin-Sensitivity Spectrum. Diabetes. 72(Supplement_1). 1 indexed citations

Axelrod, Christopher L., Ingeborg M. Langohr, Wagner S. Dantas, et al.. (2023). Weight‐independent effects of Roux‐en‐Y gastric bypass surgery on remission of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in mice. Obesity. 31(12). 2960–2971. 3 indexed citations

Axelrod, Christopher L., Wagner S. Dantas, & John P. Kirwan. (2023). Sarcopenic obesity: emerging mechanisms and therapeutic potential. Metabolism. 146. 155639–155639. 86 indexed citations breakdown →

Mulya, Anny, Stephan Nieuwoudt, Bolormaa Vandanmagsar, et al.. (2023). GDF15 Mediates the Effect of Skeletal Muscle Contraction on Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Secretion. Diabetes. 72(8). 1070–1082. 24 indexed citations

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Albaugh, Vance L., et al.. (2022). Physiology Reconfigured: How Does Bariatric Surgery Lead to Diabetes Remission?. Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America. 52(1). 49–64. 4 indexed citations

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Dantas, Ezequiel, Shakti Ramsamooj, Elizabeth R. M. Zunica, et al.. (2022). Blocking ActRIIB and restoring appetite reverses cachexia and improves survival in mice with lung cancer. Nature Communications. 13(1). 4633–4633. 34 indexed citations

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King, W. T., Christopher L. Axelrod, Elizabeth R. M. Zunica, et al.. (2021). Dynamin-related protein 1 regulates substrate oxidation in skeletal muscle by stabilizing cellular and mitochondrial calcium dynamics. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 297(4). 101196–101196. 12 indexed citations

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Zunica, Elizabeth R. M., Christopher L. Axelrod, Guillaume Spielmann, et al.. (2021). Breast cancer growth and proliferation is suppressed by the mitochondrial targeted furazano[3,4-b]pyrazine BAM15. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9(1). 19 indexed citations

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Axelrod, Christopher L., Ciarán E. Fealy, Melissa L. Erickson, et al.. (2021). Lipids activate skeletal muscle mitochondrial fission and quality control networks to induce insulin resistance in humans. Metabolism. 121. 154803–154803. 61 indexed citations

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Mey, Jacob T., Christopher L. Axelrod, Ciarán E. Fealy, et al.. (2020). Lipids and ketones dominate metabolism at the expense of glucose control in pulmonary arterial hypertension: a hyperglycaemic clamp and metabolomics study. European Respiratory Journal. 55(4). 1901700–1901700. 33 indexed citations

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Erickson, Melissa L., Jacob T. Mey, Christopher L. Axelrod, et al.. (2020). Rationale and study design for lifestyle intervention in preparation for pregnancy (LIPP): A randomized controlled trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 94. 106024–106024. 11 indexed citations

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Axelrod, Christopher L., et al.. (2019). UCC118 supplementation reduces exercise‐induced gastrointestinal permeability and remodels the gut microbiome in healthy humans. Physiological Reports. 7(22). e14276–e14276. 25 indexed citations

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Huang, Hazel, Ali Aminian, Christopher L. Axelrod, et al.. (2019). Gastric Bypass Surgery Improves the Skeletal Muscle Ceramide/S1P Ratio and Upregulates the AMPK/ SIRT1/ PGC-1α Pathway in Zucker Diabetic Fatty Rats. Obesity Surgery. 29(7). 2158–2165. 13 indexed citations

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Fealy, Ciarán E., Anny Mulya, Christopher L. Axelrod, & John P. Kirwan. (2018). Mitochondrial dynamics in skeletal muscle insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Translational research. 202. 69–82. 49 indexed citations

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Axelrod, Christopher L., Ciarán E. Fealy, Anny Mulya, & John P. Kirwan. (2018). Exercise training remodels human skeletal muscle mitochondrial fission and fusion machinery towards a pro‐elongation phenotype. Acta Physiologica. 225(4). e13216–e13216. 89 indexed citations

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