Éric Ravussin

75.4k total citations · 25 hit papers
559 papers, 54.2k citations indexed

About

Éric Ravussin is a scholar working on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Éric Ravussin has authored 559 papers receiving a total of 54.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 404 papers in Physiology, 113 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 98 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Éric Ravussin's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (219 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (192 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (101 papers). Éric Ravussin is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (219 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (192 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (101 papers). Éric Ravussin collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Chile. Éric Ravussin's co-authors include Clifton Bogardus, Steven R. Smith, P. Antonio Tataranni, Leonie K. Heilbronn, Leanne M. Redman, José E. Galgani, Stephen Lillioja, Richard E. Pratley, Boyd Swinburn and William C. Knowler and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Éric Ravussin

548 papers receiving 52.5k citations

Hit Papers

Leptin levels in human and rodent: Measurement of plasma ... 1982 2026 1996 2011 1995 2011 2001 1993 2018 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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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. Leptin levels in human and rodent: Measurement of plasma leptin and ob RNA in obese and weight-reduced subjects
    1995 3.1k citations Éric Ravussin et al. profile →
  2. The NLRP3 inflammasome instigates obesity-induced inflammation and insulin resistance
    2011 2.1k citations Yun‐Hee Youm, Anthony Ravussin et al. profile →
  3. Circulating Ghrelin Levels Are Decreased in Human Obesity
    2001 1.6k citations Éric Ravussin et al. profile →
  4. Insulin Resistance and Insulin Secretory Dysfunction as Precursors of Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus: Prospective Studies of Pima Indians
    1993 1.2k citations Éric Ravussin et al. profile →
  5. Early Time-Restricted Feeding Improves Insulin Sensitivity, Blood Pressure, and Oxidative Stress Even without Weight Loss in Men with Prediabetes
    2018 1.0k citations Robbie A. Beyl, William T. Cefalu et al. profile →
  6. Reduced Rate of Energy Expenditure as a Risk Factor for Body-Weight Gain
    1988 936 citations Éric Ravussin et al. profile →
  7. Determinants of 24-hour energy expenditure in man. Methods and results using a respiratory chamber.
    1986 916 citations Éric Ravussin et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  8. Effect of 6-Month Calorie Restriction on Biomarkers of Longevity, Metabolic Adaptation, and Oxidative Stress in Overweight Individuals
    2006 721 citations Leonie K. Heilbronn, Lilian de Jonge et al. profile →
  9. Skeletal muscle metabolism is a major determinant of resting energy expenditure.
    1990 718 citations Éric Ravussin et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  10. Calorie Restriction Increases Muscle Mitochondrial Biogenesis in Healthy Humans
    2007 596 citations Leonie K. Heilbronn, Walter Deutsch et al. profile →
  11. Low ratio of fat to carbohydrate oxidation as predictor of weight gain: study of 24-h RQ
    1990 590 citations Éric Ravussin et al. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism profile →
  12. Energy expenditure by doubly labeled water: validation in humans and proposed calculation
    1986 573 citations Éric Ravussin et al. profile →
  13. Relationships between body roundness with body fat and visceral adipose tissue emerging from a new geometrical model
    2013 541 citations Diana M. Thomas, Courtney M. Peterson et al. Obesity profile →
  14. Obesity Pathogenesis: An Endocrine Society Scientific Statement
    2017 487 citations Éric Ravussin, Leanne M. Redman et al. profile →
  15. Relationship of genetics, age, and physical fitness to daily energy expenditure and fuel utilization
    1989 480 citations Éric Ravussin et al. profile →
  16. Early Time-Restricted Feeding Improves 24-Hour Glucose Levels and Affects Markers of the Circadian Clock, Aging, and Autophagy in Humans
    2019 449 citations Robbie A. Beyl, Éric Ravussin et al. profile →
  17. Effect of Alternate-Day Fasting on Weight Loss, Weight Maintenance, and Cardioprotection Among Metabolically Healthy Obese Adults
    2017 440 citations Jennifer Rood, Éric Ravussin et al. profile →
  18. Meal frequency and timing in health and disease
    2014 398 citations Éric Ravussin et al. profile →
  19. Ketogenic Diets Alter the Gut Microbiome Resulting in Decreased Intestinal Th17 Cells
    2020 390 citations Kevin D. Hall, Éric Ravussin et al. profile →
  20. Twenty-four-hour energy expenditure and resting metabolic rate in obese, moderately obese, and control subjects
    1982 371 citations Éric Ravussin profile →
  21. Metabolic Slowing and Reduced Oxidative Damage with Sustained Caloric Restriction Support the Rate of Living and Oxidative Damage Theories of Aging
    2018 335 citations Leanne M. Redman, Steven R. Smith et al. profile →
  22. 2 years of calorie restriction and cardiometabolic risk (CALERIE): exploratory outcomes of a multicentre, phase 2, randomised controlled trial
    2019 271 citations Leanne M. Redman, Éric Ravussin et al. profile →
  23. The energy balance model of obesity: beyond calories in, calories out
    2022 179 citations Kevin D. Hall, Éric Ravussin et al. profile →
  24. Caloric restriction in humans reveals immunometabolic regulators of health span
    2022 178 citations Olga Spadaro, Yun‐Hee Youm et al. Science profile →
  25. Tirzepatide did not impact metabolic adaptation in people with obesity, but increased fat oxidation
    2025 18 citations Éric Ravussin, Guillermo Sánchez‐Delgado et al. profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Éric Ravussin United States 118 32.6k 12.6k 9.5k 9.2k 8.4k 559 54.2k
George A. Bray United States 106 25.8k 0.8× 9.3k 0.7× 7.3k 0.8× 15.4k 1.7× 11.5k 1.4× 703 65.7k
Christos S. Mantzoros United States 123 21.3k 0.7× 15.7k 1.2× 20.1k 2.1× 4.9k 0.5× 10.1k 1.2× 642 56.4k
Arne Astrup Denmark 112 24.9k 0.8× 5.7k 0.4× 4.3k 0.5× 15.4k 1.7× 7.6k 0.9× 837 51.1k
Claude Bouchard Canada 130 31.9k 1.0× 6.4k 0.5× 7.7k 0.8× 19.1k 2.1× 6.8k 0.8× 1.1k 74.0k
John E. Morley United States 132 30.3k 0.9× 8.0k 0.6× 3.2k 0.3× 5.1k 0.6× 12.4k 1.5× 993 70.4k
Samuel Klein United States 104 23.6k 0.7× 3.9k 0.3× 12.7k 1.3× 5.5k 0.6× 11.9k 1.4× 383 48.5k
Steven B. Heymsfield United States 125 41.0k 1.3× 3.8k 0.3× 6.4k 0.7× 15.8k 1.7× 4.8k 0.6× 753 70.8k
Rudolph L. Leibel United States 81 17.5k 0.5× 7.9k 0.6× 13.2k 1.4× 3.2k 0.3× 9.4k 1.1× 270 37.9k
Stephen O’Rahilly United Kingdom 108 16.2k 0.5× 14.4k 1.1× 9.8k 1.0× 2.5k 0.3× 16.7k 2.0× 429 46.8k
J. Alfredo Martínéz Spain 101 18.2k 0.6× 3.3k 0.3× 7.3k 0.8× 10.6k 1.2× 10.5k 1.3× 1.1k 44.2k

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All Works

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McDougal, David H., Guillermo Sánchez‐Delgado, Emily W. Flanagan, et al.. (2025). Validation of a novel approach to assess metabolic flexibility to a high‐fat meal in a whole‐body room calorimeter. Obesity. 33(4). 743–753. 1 indexed citations
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Heymsfield, Steven B., et al.. (2024). Glucagon‐like peptide ‐1 receptor agonist ‐based agents and weight loss composition: Filling the gaps. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. 26(12). 5503–5518. 14 indexed citations
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Fernández‐Verdejo, Rodrigo, Jacob T. Mey, & Éric Ravussin. (2023). Effects of ketone bodies on energy expenditure, substrate utilization, and energy intake in humans. Journal of Lipid Research. 64(10). 100442–100442. 15 indexed citations
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Ryu, Seungjin, Olga Spadaro, Sviatoslav Sidorov, et al.. (2023). Reduction of SPARC protects mice against NLRP3 inflammasome activation and obesity. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 133(19). 16 indexed citations
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Ravussin, Éric, Sven Enerbäck, & Robert A. Koza. (2023). Leslie Paul Kozak, PhD (1940–2023). Obesity. 31(12). 2885–2886. 1 indexed citations
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Alcántara, Juan M. A., José E. Galgani, Lucas Jurado‐Fasoli, et al.. (2022). Validity of four commercially available metabolic carts for assessing resting metabolic rate and respiratory exchange ratio in non-ventilated humans. Clinical Nutrition. 41(3). 746–754. 25 indexed citations
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Spadaro, Olga, Yun‐Hee Youm, Irina Shchukina, et al.. (2022). Caloric restriction in humans reveals immunometabolic regulators of health span. Science. 375(6581). 671–677. 178 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ravussin, Éric, Steven R. Smith, & Anthony W. Ferrante. (2021). Physiology of Energy Expenditure in the Weight‐Reduced State. Obesity. 29(S1). S31–S38. 28 indexed citations
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Most, Jasper, et al.. (2020). Increased Energy Intake After Pregnancy Determines Postpartum Weight Retention in Women With Obesity. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 105(4). e1601–e1611. 18 indexed citations
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Qualls‐Creekmore, Emily, Kara L. Marlatt, Esther Aarts, et al.. (2020). What Should I Eat and Why? The Environmental, Genetic, and Behavioral Determinants of Food Choice: Summary from a Pennington Scientific Symposium. Obesity. 28(8). 1386–1396. 13 indexed citations
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Most, Jasper, Daniel S. Hsia, Abby D. Altazan, et al.. (2019). Evidence-based recommendations for energy intake in pregnant women with obesity. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 129(11). 4682–4690. 34 indexed citations
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Marlatt, Kara L., Ursula White, Robbie A. Beyl, et al.. (2017). Role of resistant starch on diabetes risk factors in people with prediabetes: Design, conduct, and baseline results of the STARCH trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 65. 99–108. 22 indexed citations
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Gautier, Jean–François, Raphaël Porcher, Charbel Abi Khalil, et al.. (2015). Kidney Dysfunction in Adult Offspring Exposed In Utero to Type 1 Diabetes Is Associated with Alterations in Genome-Wide DNA Methylation. PLoS ONE. 10(8). e0134654–e0134654. 20 indexed citations
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Sánchez‐Infantes, David, Ursula White, Carrie M. Elks, et al.. (2014). Oncostatin m is produced in adipose tissue and is regulated in conditions of obesity and type 2 diabetes. Civil War Book Review. 2 indexed citations
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Johannsen, Darcy L., Nicolas D. Knuth, Robert Huizenga, et al.. (2012). Metabolic Slowing with Massive Weight Loss despite Preservation of Fat-Free Mass. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 97(7). 2489–2496. 191 indexed citations
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Tompkins, Connie L., William T. Cefalu, Éric Ravussin, et al.. (2010). Feasibility of intravenous glucose tolerance testing prior to puberty. International Journal of Pediatric Obesity. 5(1). 51–55. 7 indexed citations
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Galgani, José E. & Éric Ravussin. (2008). Energy metabolism, fuel selection and body weight regulation. International Journal of Obesity. 32(S7). S109–S119. 261 indexed citations
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Frisard, Madlyn I., Sean S. Davies, L. Jackson Roberts, et al.. (2007). Aging, Resting Metabolic Rate, and Oxidative Damage: Results From the Louisiana Healthy Aging Study. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 62(7). 752–759. 78 indexed citations
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Azuma, Koichiro, Leonie K. Heilbronn, Jeanine Albu, et al.. (2007). Adipose tissue distribution in relation to insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes mellitus. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 293(1). E435–E442. 60 indexed citations
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Stefan, Norbert, Barbora Vozarova, A Parigi, et al.. (2002). The Gln223Arg polymorphism of the leptin receptor in Pima Indians: influence on energy expenditure, physical activity and lipid metabolism. International Journal of Obesity. 26(12). 1629–1632. 91 indexed citations

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