Frédéric Picard

10.2k total citations · 6 hit papers
92 papers, 8.3k citations indexed

About

Frédéric Picard is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Frédéric Picard has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 8.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Physiology, 29 papers in Molecular Biology and 22 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Frédéric Picard's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (33 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (16 papers) and Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (13 papers). Frédéric Picard is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (33 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (16 papers) and Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (13 papers). Frédéric Picard collaborates with scholars based in Canada, France and United States. Frédéric Picard's co-authors include Leonard Guarente, Johan Auwerx, Michael W. McBurney, Acharawan Topark‐Ngarm, Rita Machado de Oliveira, Thanaset Senawong, Mark Leid, Denis Richard, Yves Deshaies and Gordon A. Francis and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Frédéric Picard

89 papers receiving 8.1k 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.

Sirt1 promotes fat mobilization in white adipocytes by repressing PPAR-γ

2004 1.6k citations Frédéric Picard, Leonard Guarente et al. profile →
Absence of S6K1 protects against age- and diet-induced obesity while enhancing insulin sensitivity

2004 1.3k citations Frédéric Picard, Johan Auwerx et al. profile →
Calorie Restriction— the SIR2 Connection

2005 638 citations Leonard Guarente, Frédéric Picard Cell profile →
Sirt1 Regulates Insulin Secretion by Repressing UCP2 in Pancreatic β Cells

2005 585 citations Frédéric Picard, Leonard Guarente et al. profile →
Nuclear Receptors and the Control of Metabolism

2003 500 citations Frédéric Picard, Johan Auwerx et al. profile →
Human Brown Adipocyte Thermogenesis Is Driven by β2-AR Stimulation

2020 221 citations Denis P. Blondin, Søren Nielsen et al. Cell Metabolism profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Frédéric Picard	3.6k	3.5k	1.9k	1.7k	874	92	8.3k
Dudley W. Lamming	5.5k 1.5×	3.9k 1.1×	2.9k 1.5×	2.0k 1.2×	699 0.8×	97	11.9k
Kenneth Maiese	7.3k 2.0×	2.6k 0.7×	2.3k 1.2×	1.8k 1.0×	1.1k 1.2×	220	14.0k
Jonas T. Treebak	3.5k 1.0×	3.2k 0.9×	700 0.4×	765 0.4×	1.1k 1.3×	103	6.2k
Carles Cantó	7.4k 2.1×	6.3k 1.8×	5.9k 3.1×	3.4k 2.0×	814 0.9×	72	15.9k
Eduardo N. Chini	2.7k 0.8×	1.6k 0.5×	1.9k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	391 0.4×	144	7.9k
John C. Newman	3.0k 0.8×	3.6k 1.0×	601 0.3×	570 0.3×	333 0.4×	71	6.7k
Haim Cohen	5.6k 1.6×	4.2k 1.2×	6.4k 3.4×	2.7k 1.6×	435 0.5×	73	12.5k
Lili Zhang	2.3k 0.6×	1.9k 0.5×	2.0k 1.0×	959 0.6×	721 0.8×	115	6.3k
Praveen Ballabh	1.9k 0.5×	1.3k 0.4×	677 0.4×	887 0.5×	507 0.6×	81	7.8k
Zhidan Wu	11.7k 3.3×	11.0k 3.2×	1.6k 0.8×	3.7k 2.1×	1.2k 1.4×	55	18.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frédéric Picard

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Thériault, Veronique, et al.. (2025). Impact of bacterial inactivation methods on Caenorhabditis elegans feeding and healthspan. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 43686–43686.

Alméras, Natalie, Isabelle Lemieux, Éric Larose, et al.. (2023). Plasma IGFBP-2 levels reveal heterogeneity in hepatic fat content in adults with excess visceral adiposity. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 14. 1222101–1222101.

Blondin, Denis P., Søren Nielsen, Eline N. Kuipers, et al.. (2020). Human Brown Adipocyte Thermogenesis Is Driven by β2-AR Stimulation. Cell Metabolism. 32(2). 287–300.e7. 221 indexed citations breakdown →

Carter, Sophie, et al.. (2018). Loss of Malat1 does not modify age- or diet-induced adipose tissue accretion and insulin resistance in mice. PLoS ONE. 13(5). e0196603–e0196603. 13 indexed citations

Picard, Frédéric, Jérémy Niddam, Antoine De Runz, et al.. (2017). Intraoperative instillation of ropivacaine during the placement of sub-muscular cosmetic breast implants: Is there a clinical benefit?. Annales de Chirurgie Plastique Esthétique. 63(1). 20–24. 1 indexed citations

Chechi, Kanta, Pierre Voisine, Patrick Mathieu, et al.. (2017). Functional characterization of the Ucp1-associated oxidative phenotype of human epicardial adipose tissue. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 15566–15566. 47 indexed citations

Caron, Alexandre, Sébastien M. Labbé, Sophie Carter, et al.. (2017). Loss of UCP2 impairs cold-induced non-shivering thermogenesis by promoting a shift toward glucose utilization in brown adipose tissue. Biochimie. 134. 118–126. 29 indexed citations

Picard, Frédéric, Barbara Hersant, Simone La Padula, & Jean‐Paul Meningaud. (2017). Platelet-rich plasma-enriched autologous fat graft in regenerative and aesthetic facial surgery: Technical note. Journal of Stomatology Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 118(4). 228–231. 26 indexed citations

Li, Zhuo, Julie Martin, Paul Poirier, et al.. (2012). Upregulation of Plasma Insulin‐Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 2 Levels After Biliopancreatic Diversion in Humans. Obesity. 20(7). 1469–1473. 18 indexed citations

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Carter, Sophie, Stéphanie Miard, Zhuo Li, et al.. (2012). Sirt1 Inhibits Resistin Expression in Aortic Stenosis. PLoS ONE. 7(4). e35110–e35110. 19 indexed citations

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Richard, Denis, et al.. (2010). Effects of age and gender on Sirt 1 mRNA expressions in the hypothalamus of the mouse. Neuroscience Letters. 480(1). 1–3. 33 indexed citations

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Picard, Frédéric & Yves Deshaies. (2010). Physiology of BAT thermogenesis: a view from the chair. International Journal of Obesity. 34(S1). S34–S35. 1 indexed citations

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Picard, Frédéric, et al.. (2010). Modulation of IGFBP2 mRNA Expression in White Adipose Tissue upon Aging and Obesity. Hormone and Metabolic Research. 42(11). 787–791. 32 indexed citations

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Guarente, Leonard & Frédéric Picard. (2005). Calorie Restriction— the SIR2 Connection. Cell. 120(4). 473–482. 638 indexed citations breakdown →

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Picard, Frédéric, Martine Géhin, Jean‐Sébastien Annicotte, et al.. (2002). SRC-1 and TIF2 Control Energy Balance between White and Brown Adipose Tissues. Cell. 111(7). 931–941. 362 indexed citations

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Picard, Frédéric, Yves Deshaies, Pierre Samson, et al.. (2000). Effects of the estrogen antagonist EM-652.HCl on energy balance and lipid metabolism in ovariectomized rats. International Journal of Obesity. 24(7). 830–840. 62 indexed citations

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Picard, Frédéric, Yves Deshaies, Josée Lalonde, Pierre Samson, & Denis Richard. (2000). Topiramate Reduces Energy and Fat Gains in Lean (Fa/?) and Obese (fa/fa) Zucker Rats. Obesity Research. 8(9). 656–663. 109 indexed citations

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Picard, Frédéric, et al.. (1999). 31P NMR First Spectral Moment Study of the Partial Magnetic Orientation of Phospholipid Membranes. Biophysical Journal. 77(2). 888–902. 82 indexed citations

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Picard, Frédéric, et al.. (1998). Measurement of the Lateral Diffusion of Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine Adsorbed on Silica Beads in the Absence and Presence of Melittin: A 31P Two-Dimensional Exchange Solid-State NMR Study. Biophysical Journal. 74(2). 857–868. 41 indexed citations

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Picard, Frédéric, et al.. (1997). Multinuclear solid‐state nmr spectroscopy of envelopes from virgin and explanted silicone breast prostheses: An exploratory study. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 37(1). 11–17. 13 indexed citations

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