Eric Fliers

22.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
356 papers, 16.2k citations indexed

About

Eric Fliers is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Eric Fliers has authored 356 papers receiving a total of 16.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 180 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 130 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 78 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Eric Fliers's work include Thyroid Disorders and Treatments (125 papers), Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (80 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (65 papers). Eric Fliers is often cited by papers focused on Thyroid Disorders and Treatments (125 papers), Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (80 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (65 papers). Eric Fliers collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and United Kingdom. Eric Fliers's co-authors include Andries Kalsbeek, Dick F. Swaab, Anita Boelen, Wilmar M. Wiersinga, Ruud M. Buijs, Susanne E. la Fleur, Johannes A. Romijn, Peter H. Bisschop, Hans P. Sauerwein and Anneke Alkemade and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Eric Fliers

349 papers receiving 15.8k citations

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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.

The suprachiasmatic nucleus of the human brain in relation to sex, age and senile dementia

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Eric Fliers Netherlands	70	6.2k	5.4k	4.1k	2.2k	1.7k	356	16.2k
Deborah J. Clegg United States	64	2.8k 0.5×	5.2k 1.0×	5.6k 1.4×	2.8k 1.3×	716 0.4×	205	15.8k
Denis G. Baskin United States	61	2.3k 0.4×	13.5k 2.5×	7.7k 1.9×	2.8k 1.3×	1.6k 0.9×	117	20.1k
Andries Kalsbeek Netherlands	74	1.8k 0.3×	11.6k 2.2×	7.1k 1.7×	1.8k 0.8×	3.5k 2.1×	296	17.7k
Waljit S. Dhillo United Kingdom	55	2.5k 0.4×	4.7k 0.9×	3.1k 0.7×	3.1k 1.4×	451 0.3×	309	13.0k
Gregory J. Morton United States	48	1.3k 0.2×	6.6k 1.2×	5.1k 1.2×	2.4k 1.1×	767 0.5×	108	12.3k
Ezio Ghigo Italy	80	12.7k 2.1×	11.9k 2.2×	9.4k 2.3×	3.6k 1.7×	430 0.3×	706	27.7k
Joseph G. Verbalis United States	73	2.1k 0.3×	3.7k 0.7×	2.5k 0.6×	4.2k 1.9×	563 0.3×	320	17.1k
Willis K. Samson United States	56	1.7k 0.3×	3.6k 0.7×	1.6k 0.4×	3.1k 1.4×	1.0k 0.6×	217	11.3k
Johannes Hebebrand Germany	71	1.2k 0.2×	4.8k 0.9×	3.6k 0.9×	2.0k 0.9×	1.7k 1.0×	487	18.0k
Alvin M. Matsumoto United States	76	13.5k 2.2×	1.8k 0.3×	2.2k 0.5×	6.2k 2.8×	554 0.3×	245	22.9k

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Corrêa‐da‐Silva, Felipe, Margje Sinnema, Constance T. R. M. Stumpel, et al.. (2025). Selective changes in vasopressin neurons and astrocytes in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of Prader–Willi syndrome subjects. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 37(5). e70015–e70015.

Fliers, Eric, et al.. (2024). Quality of life, daily functioning, and symptoms in hypothyroid patients on thyroid replacement therapy: A Dutch survey. Journal of Clinical & Translational Endocrinology. 35. 100330–100330. 2 indexed citations

Trotsenburg, A S Paul van, et al.. (2023). The role of transducin β-like 1 X-linked receptor 1 (TBL1XR1) in thyroid hormone metabolism and action in mice. European Thyroid Journal. 12(5). 2 indexed citations

Spek, Rianne van der, Ewout Foppen, Eric Fliers, Susanne la Fleur, & Andries Kalsbeek. (2021). Thermal lesions of the SCN do not abolish all gene expression rhythms in rat white adipose tissue, NAMPT remains rhythmic. Chronobiology International. 38(9). 1354–1366. 2 indexed citations

Heinen, Charlotte A., Nitash Zwaveling‐Soonawala, Annemieke C. Heijboer, et al.. (2020). Age-Specific Reference Intervals for Plasma Free Thyroxine and Thyrotropin in Term Neonates During the First Two Weeks of Life. Thyroid. 30(8). 1106–1111. 14 indexed citations

Flinterman, Linda E., Josephina G. Kuiper, Joke C. Korevaar, et al.. (2020). Impact of a Forced Dose-Equivalent Levothyroxine Brand Switch on Plasma Thyrotropin: A Cohort Study. Thyroid. 30(6). 821–828. 17 indexed citations

Stenvers, Dirk Jan, Aldo Jongejan, Jeroen Vreijling, et al.. (2019). Diurnal rhythms in the white adipose tissue transcriptome are disturbed in obese individuals with type 2 diabetes compared with lean control individuals. Diabetologia. 62(4). 704–716. 72 indexed citations

Vries, Emmely M. de, Olga V. Surovtseva, Joan Kwakkel, et al.. (2019). Downregulation of Type 3 Deiodinase in the Hypothalamus During Inflammation. Thyroid. 29(9). 1336–1343. 8 indexed citations

Veldhuis‐Vlug, Annegreet G., Ling Oei, Patrick C. Souverein, et al.. (2015). Association of polymorphisms in the beta-2 adrenergic receptor gene with fracture risk and bone mineral density. Osteoporosis International. 26(7). 2019–2027. 12 indexed citations

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Yi, Chun‐Xia, et al.. (2012). Orexins, feeding, and energy balance. Progress in brain research. 198. 47–64. 57 indexed citations

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Romeijn, Nico, et al.. (2012). Medical History of Optic Chiasm Compression in Patients With Pituitary Insufficiency Affects Skin Temperature and Its Relation to Sleep. Chronobiology International. 29(8). 1098–1108. 10 indexed citations

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Surovtseva, Olga V., et al.. (2011). Acute Inflammation Increases Pituitary and Hypothalamic Glycoprotein Hormone Subunit B5 mRNA Expression in Association with Decreased Thyrotrophin Receptor mRNA Expression in Mice. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 23(4). 310–319. 15 indexed citations

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Stuijver, Danka J. F., Bregje van Zaane, Richard A. Feelders, et al.. (2011). Incidence of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Cushing's Syndrome: A Multicenter Cohort Study. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 96(11). 3525–3532. 136 indexed citations

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Eskes, Silvia A., Erik Endert, Eric Fliers, & Wilmar M. Wiersinga. (2010). Prevalence of Growth Hormone Deficiency in Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 95(5). 2266–2270. 6 indexed citations

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Roelfsema, Ferdinand, Alberto M. Pereira, Johannes D. Veldhuis, et al.. (2009). Thyrotropin Secretion Profiles Are Not Different in Men and Women. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 94(10). 3964–3967. 46 indexed citations

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Brouwer, J., Bente C. Appelhof, Robin P. Peeters, et al.. (2006). Thyrotropin, but not a polymorphism in type II deiodinase, predicts response to paroxetine in major depression. European Journal of Endocrinology. 154(6). 819–825. 16 indexed citations

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Fliers, Eric, Anneke Alkemade, Wilmar M. Wiersinga, & Dick F. Swaab. (2006). Hypothalamic thyroid hormone feedback in health and disease. Progress in brain research. 153. 189–207. 80 indexed citations

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Brouwer, J., Bente C. Appelhof, Witte J.G. Hoogendijk, et al.. (2005). Thyroid and adrenal axis in major depression: a controlled study in outpatients. European Journal of Endocrinology. 152(2). 185–191. 77 indexed citations

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Kalsbeek, Andries, Ruud M. Buijs, Ellen Kaptein, et al.. (2004). Daily Variations in Type II Iodothyronine Deiodinase Activity in the Rat Brain as Controlled by the Biological Clock. Endocrinology. 146(3). 1418–1427. 40 indexed citations

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Someren, Eus J.W. Van, et al.. (2004). Long-term effects of cranial irradiation for childhood malignancy on sleep in adulthood. European Journal of Endocrinology. 150(4). 503–510. 38 indexed citations

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