James C. Lo

10.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
41 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

James C. Lo is a scholar working on Physiology, Immunology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, James C. Lo has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Physiology, 14 papers in Immunology and 11 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in James C. Lo's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (14 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (8 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (7 papers). James C. Lo is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (14 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (8 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (7 papers). James C. Lo collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Italy. James C. Lo's co-authors include Bruce M. Spiegelman, Mark P. Jedrychowski, Jonathan Z. Long, Steven P. Gygi, Saverio Cinti, Li Ye, Jang Hyun Choi, Shingo Kajimura, Anisha Korde and Elisabeth A. Boström and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

James C. Lo

36 papers receiving 7.2k citations

Hit Papers

A PGC1-α-dependent myokine that drives brown-fat-like dev... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 2014 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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. A PGC1-α-dependent myokine that drives brown-fat-like development of white fat and thermogenesis
    2012 3.7k citations Pontus Boström, Jun Wu et al. Nature profile →
  2. Meteorin-like Is a Hormone that Regulates Immune-Adipose Interactions to Increase Beige Fat Thermogenesis
    2014 737 citations Rajesh R. Rao, Jonathan Z. Long et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James C. Lo United States 24 4.7k 2.3k 1.9k 1.5k 1.1k 41 7.3k
G. William Wong United States 49 2.7k 0.6× 2.6k 1.1× 2.3k 1.2× 1.2k 0.8× 245 0.2× 132 6.9k
Giorgio Barbatelli Italy 19 3.9k 0.8× 3.4k 1.5× 1.1k 0.6× 712 0.5× 479 0.4× 33 5.8k
Elisabeth A. Boström Sweden 19 3.5k 0.7× 1.5k 0.6× 1.4k 0.7× 501 0.3× 821 0.8× 45 4.8k
Nathalie Viguerie France 43 3.8k 0.8× 2.9k 1.2× 1.9k 1.0× 426 0.3× 327 0.3× 112 6.7k
Tim J. Schulz Germany 36 3.5k 0.7× 1.9k 0.8× 2.5k 1.3× 287 0.2× 480 0.4× 115 6.7k
Darren C. Henstridge Australia 34 1.6k 0.3× 1.1k 0.5× 2.1k 1.1× 874 0.6× 384 0.4× 75 4.9k
Hironori Waki Japan 23 3.3k 0.7× 3.8k 1.6× 2.7k 1.4× 604 0.4× 227 0.2× 46 7.1k
Feng Liu China 41 2.0k 0.4× 2.2k 0.9× 2.7k 1.4× 1.1k 0.8× 173 0.2× 149 6.3k
Jean Galitzky France 44 3.6k 0.8× 2.1k 0.9× 1.4k 0.7× 489 0.3× 257 0.2× 114 6.4k
Michael W. Rajala United States 29 4.3k 0.9× 5.3k 2.3× 2.3k 1.2× 644 0.4× 213 0.2× 39 8.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by James C. Lo

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James C. Lo

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gilani, Ankit, et al.. (2025). C3aR1 on β cells enhances β cell function and survival to maintain glucose homeostasis. Molecular Metabolism. 96. 102134–102134.
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Gilani, Ankit, Benjamin D. Stein, Anne Hoffmann, et al.. (2025). Secretory kinase FAM20C triggers adipocyte dysfunction, inciting insulin resistance and inflammation in obesity. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 136(1).
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Stoll, Lisa, Eun‐Hee Ha, & James C. Lo. (2025). Metabolic and Inflammatory Mechanisms Driving Atrial Fibrillation. The Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology. 66(1). 519–539.
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Xia, Yu, Friederike Dündar, Paul Zumbo, et al.. (2024). Cross-species single-cell RNA-seq analysis reveals disparate and conserved cardiac and extracardiac inflammatory responses upon heart injury. Communications Biology. 7(1). 1611–1611. 3 indexed citations
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Ma, Lunkun, et al.. (2024). Adipsin and adipocyte-derived C3aR1 regulate thermogenic fat in a sex-dependent fashion. JCI Insight. 9(11). 10 indexed citations
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Picatoste, Belén, Nazish Abdullah, Emma F. Johnson, et al.. (2023). Spatiotemporal regulation of GIPR signaling impacts glucose homeostasis as revealed in studies of a common GIPR variant. Molecular Metabolism. 78. 101831–101831. 2 indexed citations
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Kraakman, Michael J., Qiuzhong Zhou, Qiongming Liu, et al.. (2021). Adipsin promotes bone marrow adiposity by priming mesenchymal stem cells. eLife. 10. 50 indexed citations
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Pabón, Maria, et al.. (2018). Linking Arrhythmias and Adipocytes: Insights, Mechanisms, and Future Directions. Frontiers in Physiology. 9. 1752–1752. 36 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Emma, Danielle Tenen, Anna Lyubetskaya, et al.. (2017). Dnmt3a is an epigenetic mediator of adipose insulin resistance. eLife. 6. 98 indexed citations
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Rao, Rajesh R., Jonathan Z. Long, James P. White, et al.. (2014). Meteorin-like Is a Hormone that Regulates Immune-Adipose Interactions to Increase Beige Fat Thermogenesis. Cell. 157(6). 1279–1291. 737 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kong, Xingxing, Alexander S. Banks, Tiemin Liu, et al.. (2014). IRF4 Is a Key Thermogenic Transcriptional Partner of PGC-1α. Cell. 158(1). 69–83. 225 indexed citations
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Lo, James C., Sanda Ljubicic, Barbara Leibiger, et al.. (2014). Adipsin Is an Adipokine that Improves β Cell Function in Diabetes. Cell. 158(1). 41–53. 299 indexed citations
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Boström, Pontus, Jun Wu, Mark P. Jedrychowski, et al.. (2012). A PGC1-α-dependent myokine that drives brown-fat-like development of white fat and thermogenesis. Nature. 481(7382). 463–468. 3741 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lustig, Yaniv, Jorge L. Ruas, Jennifer L. Estall, et al.. (2011). Separation of the gluconeogenic and mitochondrial functions of PGC-1α through S6 kinase. Genes & Development. 25(12). 1232–1244. 87 indexed citations
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Chin, Robert, James C. Lo, Oliver Kim, et al.. (2003). Lymphotoxin pathway directs thymic Aire expression. Nature Immunology. 4(11). 1121–1127. 165 indexed citations
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Wang, Jing, Taehoon Chun, James C. Lo, et al.. (2001). The Critical Role of LIGHT, a TNF Family Member, in T Cell Development. The Journal of Immunology. 167(9). 5099–5105. 63 indexed citations
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Wang, Jing, James C. Lo, Ping Yu, et al.. (2001). The regulation of T cell homeostasis and autoimmunity by T cell–derived LIGHT. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 108(12). 1771–1780. 203 indexed citations
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Kim, Nayun, Grazyna Bozek, James C. Lo, & Ursula Storb. (1999). Different Mismatch Repair Deficiencies All Have the Same Effects on Somatic Hypermutation. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 190(1). 21–30. 84 indexed citations

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