Ginger Brechtel

7.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
35 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Ginger Brechtel is a scholar working on Physiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Ginger Brechtel has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Physiology, 14 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 12 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Ginger Brechtel's work include Diet and metabolism studies (11 papers), Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (11 papers) and Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (11 papers). Ginger Brechtel is often cited by papers focused on Diet and metabolism studies (11 papers), Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (11 papers) and Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (11 papers). Ginger Brechtel collaborates with scholars based in United States and Australia. Ginger Brechtel's co-authors include A. D. Baron, Steven V. Edelman, Helmut O. Steinberg, Andi Johnson, Markku Laakso, Penny Wallace, Alain Baron, Naomi Fineberg, G. Allan Johnson and Robert R. Henry and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism and Diabetes Care.

In The Last Decade

Ginger Brechtel

35 papers receiving 6.2k 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.

Obesity/insulin resistance is associated with endothelial dysfunction. Implications for the syndrome of insulin resistance.

1996 1.4k citations Helmut O. Steinberg, Andi Johnson et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
Insulin-mediated skeletal muscle vasodilation is nitric oxide dependent. A novel action of insulin to increase nitric oxide release.

1994 1.0k citations Helmut O. Steinberg, Ginger Brechtel et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
Decreased effect of insulin to stimulate skeletal muscle blood flow in obese man. A novel mechanism for insulin resistance.

1990 798 citations Markku Laakso, Steven V. Edelman et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
Rates and tissue sites of non-insulin- and insulin-mediated glucose uptake in humans

1988 555 citations A. D. Baron, Ginger Brechtel et al. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Ginger Brechtel	3.0k	2.6k	1.9k	1.3k	868	35	6.4k
A. D. Baron	4.0k 1.3×	3.5k 1.4×	2.6k 1.4×	2.3k 1.7×	1.1k 1.2×	48	9.3k
Helmut O. Steinberg	2.2k 0.7×	2.9k 1.1×	2.1k 1.1×	986 0.7×	488 0.6×	51	6.6k
Stephen Rattigan	2.9k 1.0×	2.1k 0.8×	729 0.4×	1.2k 0.9×	1.6k 1.9×	158	5.6k
Luigi Saccà	1.9k 0.6×	2.3k 0.9×	5.0k 2.6×	2.3k 1.7×	251 0.3×	178	8.4k
Carmine Cardillo	2.1k 0.7×	2.5k 1.0×	988 0.5×	840 0.6×	307 0.4×	131	5.7k
Sandy M. Humphreys	2.8k 1.0×	869 0.3×	1.1k 0.6×	1.0k 0.8×	177 0.2×	81	4.5k
Asimina Mitrakou	1.9k 0.6×	751 0.3×	3.5k 1.8×	1.7k 1.3×	243 0.3×	91	7.0k
T. W. Balon	1.8k 0.6×	1.0k 0.4×	647 0.3×	1.3k 1.0×	619 0.7×	46	3.6k
P. B. Garland	3.3k 1.1×	962 0.4×	1.5k 0.8×	2.3k 1.8×	220 0.3×	11	6.2k
Marilyn Ader	1.8k 0.6×	619 0.2×	2.2k 1.2×	1.4k 1.1×	192 0.2×	50	4.8k

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Steinberg, Helmut O., et al.. (1996). Obesity/insulin resistance is associated with endothelial dysfunction. Implications for the syndrome of insulin resistance.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 97(11). 2601–2610. 1391 indexed citations breakdown →

Baron, A. D., et al.. (1995). Insulin-mediated skeletal muscle vasodilation contributes to both insulin sensitivity and responsiveness in lean humans.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 96(2). 786–792. 306 indexed citations

Hardin, Dana S., Biagio Azzarelli, J Edwards, et al.. (1995). Mechanisms of enhanced insulin sensitivity in endurance-trained athletes: effects on blood flow and differential expression of GLUT 4 in skeletal muscles.. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 80(8). 2437–2446. 86 indexed citations

Baron, A. D., et al.. (1995). Insulin resistance after hypertension induced by the nitric oxide synthesis inhibitor L-NMMA in rats. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 269(4). E709–E715. 77 indexed citations

Baron, A. D., Ginger Brechtel, Margaret Johnson, et al.. (1994). Interactions between insulin and norepinephrine on blood pressure and insulin sensitivity. Studies in lean and obese men.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 93(6). 2453–2462. 50 indexed citations

Steinberg, Helmut O., Ginger Brechtel, Andi Johnson, Naomi Fineberg, & A. D. Baron. (1994). Insulin-mediated skeletal muscle vasodilation is nitric oxide dependent. A novel action of insulin to increase nitric oxide release.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 94(3). 1172–1179. 1004 indexed citations breakdown →

Fink, Raymond, Penny Wallace, Ginger Brechtel, & Jerrold M. Olefsky. (1992). Evidence that glucose transport is rate-limiting for in vivo glucose uptake. Metabolism. 41(8). 897–902. 63 indexed citations

Thorburn, A W, et al.. (1991). Multiple defects in muscle glycogen synthase activity contribute to reduced glycogen synthesis in non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 87(2). 489–495. 131 indexed citations

Baron, A. D., Markku Laakso, Ginger Brechtel, & Steven V. Edelman. (1991). Reduced capacity and affinity of skeletal muscle for insulin-mediated glucose uptake in noninsulin-dependent diabetic subjects. Effects of insulin therapy.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 87(4). 1186–1194. 114 indexed citations

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Baron, Alain, Markku Laakso, Ginger Brechtel, & Steven V. Edelman. (1991). Mechanism of Insulin Resistance in Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus: A Major Role for Reduced Skeletal Muscle Blood Flow*. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 73(3). 637–643. 180 indexed citations

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Denne, Scott C., et al.. (1991). Proteolysis in skeletal muscle and whole body in response to euglycemic hyperinsulinemia in normal adults. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 261(6). E809–E814. 81 indexed citations

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Baron, Alain, et al.. (1990). Reduced Postprandial Skeletal Muscle Blood Flow Contributes to Glucose Intolerance in Human Obesity*. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 70(6). 1525–1533. 134 indexed citations

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Laakso, Markku, Steven V. Edelman, Ginger Brechtel, & A. D. Baron. (1990). Decreased effect of insulin to stimulate skeletal muscle blood flow in obese man. A novel mechanism for insulin resistance.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 85(6). 1844–1852. 798 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gumbiner, Barry, Kenneth S. Polonsky, W F Beltz, et al.. (1990). Effects of Weight Loss and Reduced Hyperglycemia on the Kinetics of Insulin Secretion in Obese Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus*. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 70(6). 1594–1602. 53 indexed citations

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Henry, Robert R., et al.. (1990). Effects of ketone bodies on carbohydrate metabolism in non-insulin-dependent (type II) diabetes mellitus. Metabolism. 39(8). 853–858. 26 indexed citations

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Thorburn, Anne W., Barry Gumbiner, Ginger Brechtel, & Robert R. Henry. (1990). Effect of Hyperinsulinemia and Hyperglycemia on Intracellular Glucose and Fat Metabolism in Healthy Subjects. Diabetes. 39(1). 22–30. 22 indexed citations

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Molina, Joseph M, A. D. Baron, Steven V. Edelman, et al.. (1990). Use of a variable tracer infusion method to determine glucose turnover in humans. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 258(1). E16–E23. 64 indexed citations

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Baron, A. D., Ginger Brechtel, & Steven V. Edelman. (1989). Effects of free fatty acids and ketone bodies on in vivo non-insulin-mediated glucose utilization and production in humans. Metabolism. 38(11). 1056–1061. 35 indexed citations

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Henry, Robert R., et al.. (1988). Secretion and Hepatic Extraction of Insulin After Weight Loss in Obese Noninsulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus*. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 66(5). 979–986. 32 indexed citations

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Baron, Alain, Ginger Brechtel, Penny Wallace, & Steven V. Edelman. (1988). Fasting Decreases Rates of Noninsulin-Mediated Glucose Uptake in Man*. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 67(3). 532–540. 15 indexed citations

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