Elijah Trefts

2.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
16 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Elijah Trefts is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Elijah Trefts has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Surgery and 4 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Elijah Trefts's work include Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (6 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (5 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (3 papers). Elijah Trefts is often cited by papers focused on Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (6 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (5 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (3 papers). Elijah Trefts collaborates with scholars based in United States and Chile. Elijah Trefts's co-authors include David H. Wasserman, Maureen Gannon, Reuben J. Shaw, Ashley S. Williams, Deanna P. Bracy, Freyja D. James, Bibiana I. Ferreira, Sammy Weiser Novak, Arlo Sheridan and Gerald S. Shadel and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Cell.

In The Last Decade

Elijah Trefts

16 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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. The liver
    2017 992 citations Elijah Trefts, Maureen Gannon et al. Current Biology profile →
  2. AMPK: restoring metabolic homeostasis over space and time
    2021 287 citations Elijah Trefts, Reuben J. Shaw Molecular Cell profile →
  3. Induction of lysosomal and mitochondrial biogenesis by AMPK phosphorylation of FNIP1
    2023 126 citations Nazma Malik, Bibiana I. Ferreira et al. Science profile →

Peers

Elijah Trefts
Aditya Ambade United States
Rafael Mayoral Spain
Merce Miranda Spain
Ting Qian China
Susanne Schuster Germany
Xi Li China
Xiaolan Lu China
Levan Muskhelishvili United States
Aditya Ambade United States
Elijah Trefts
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Countries citing papers authored by Elijah Trefts

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Fields of papers citing papers by Elijah Trefts

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Elijah Trefts

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Elijah Trefts. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Elijah Trefts based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Elijah Trefts. Elijah Trefts is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Malik, Nazma, Bibiana I. Ferreira, Pablo E. Hollstein, et al.. (2023). Induction of lysosomal and mitochondrial biogenesis by AMPK phosphorylation of FNIP1. Science. 380(6642). eabj5559–eabj5559. 126 indexed citations breakdown →
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Trefts, Elijah, Kakali Ghoshal, Venita F. Allison, et al.. (2023). 294-OR: Hepatic Integrin ß1 Subunit Is Required for Liver Insulin Resistance but Not Fatty Liver in Diet-Induced Obese Mice. Diabetes. 72(Supplement_1). 1 indexed citations
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Eichner, Lillian J., Sonja N. Brun, Irena Gushterova, et al.. (2023). HDAC3 is critical in tumor development and therapeutic resistance in Kras -mutant non–small cell lung cancer. Science Advances. 9(11). eadd3243–eadd3243. 41 indexed citations
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Trefts, Elijah, et al.. (2022). Abstract 122: Effect Of Tie2-cre Endothelial Caveolin-1 Deficiency Mice On Murine Cardiovascular And Metabolic Phenotypes. Hypertension. 79(Suppl_1). 1 indexed citations
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Lim, Esther W., Michal K. Handzlik, Elijah Trefts, et al.. (2021). Progressive alterations in amino acid and lipid metabolism correlate with peripheral neuropathy in Polg D257A mice. Science Advances. 7(42). eabj4077–eabj4077. 12 indexed citations
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Trefts, Elijah & Reuben J. Shaw. (2021). AMPK: restoring metabolic homeostasis over space and time. Molecular Cell. 81(18). 3677–3690. 287 indexed citations breakdown →
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Garza, Amanda, Elijah Trefts, Danielle L. Brooks, et al.. (2020). Striatin heterozygous mice are more sensitive to aldosterone-induced injury. Journal of Endocrinology. 245(3). 439–450. 11 indexed citations
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Trefts, Elijah, Curtis C. Hughey, Louise Lantier, et al.. (2019). Energy metabolism couples hepatocyte integrin-linked kinase to liver glucoregulation and postabsorptive responses of mice in an age-dependent manner. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 316(6). E1118–E1135. 10 indexed citations
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Albertolle, Matthew E., et al.. (2019). Isotopic tagging of oxidized and reduced cysteines (iTORC) for detecting and quantifying sulfenic acids, disulfides, and free thiols in cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 294(16). 6522–6530. 7 indexed citations
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Zhu, Lin, Christopher H. Emfinger, Bryan A. Parks, et al.. (2018). CETP Inhibition Improves HDL Function but Leads to Fatty Liver and Insulin Resistance in CETP-Expressing Transgenic Mice on a High-Fat Diet. Diabetes. 67(12). 2494–2506. 30 indexed citations
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Hughey, Curtis C., Elijah Trefts, Deanna P. Bracy, et al.. (2018). Glycine N-methyltransferase deletion in mice diverts carbon flux from gluconeogenesis to pathways that utilize excess methionine cycle intermediates. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 293(30). 11944–11954. 36 indexed citations
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Zhu, Lin, Joshua C. Neuman, Elijah Trefts, et al.. (2017). Hepatocyte estrogen receptor alpha mediates estrogen action to promote reverse cholesterol transport during Western-type diet feeding. Molecular Metabolism. 8. 106–116. 46 indexed citations
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Trefts, Elijah, Maureen Gannon, & David H. Wasserman. (2017). The liver. Current Biology. 27(21). R1147–R1151. 992 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lark, Daniel S., et al.. (2016). Integrin‐Linked Kinase Enhances Skeletal Muscle Fatty Acid Metabolism In Vivo. The FASEB Journal. 30(S1). 1 indexed citations
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Williams, Ashley S., Elijah Trefts, Louise Lantier, et al.. (2016). Integrin-Linked Kinase Is Necessary for the Development of Diet-Induced Hepatic Insulin Resistance. Diabetes. 66(2). 325–334. 24 indexed citations
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Trefts, Elijah, Ashley S. Williams, & David H. Wasserman. (2015). Exercise and the Regulation of Hepatic Metabolism. Progress in molecular biology and translational science. 135. 203–225. 137 indexed citations

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