Jason DeFuria

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Jason DeFuria is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Immunology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jason DeFuria has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Epidemiology, 8 papers in Immunology and 7 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Jason DeFuria's work include Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (11 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (6 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (5 papers). Jason DeFuria is often cited by papers focused on Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (11 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (6 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (5 papers). Jason DeFuria collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Czechia. Jason DeFuria's co-authors include Martin S. Obin, Katherine J. Strissel, Andrew S. Greenberg, James W. Perfield, Hideaki Miyoshi, Zlatina S. Stancheva, Grace Bennett, Barbara S. Nikolajczyk, Min Zhu and Merav E. Shaul and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Journal of Immunology and Diabetes.

In The Last Decade

Jason DeFuria

18 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

Adipocyte Death, Adipose Tissue Remodeling, and Obesity Complications

2007 773 citations Katherine J. Strissel, Zlatina S. Stancheva et al. Diabetes profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jason DeFuria United States	13	1.1k	933	557	447	226	18	2.1k
Kae Won Cho United States	27	817 0.7×	732 0.8×	520 0.9×	684 1.5×	176 0.8×	54	2.2k
Chang Ling Sia United States	20	478 0.4×	621 0.7×	342 0.6×	670 1.5×	186 0.8×	28	2.2k
Azumi Nagasawa Japan	14	958 0.8×	859 0.9×	225 0.4×	567 1.3×	431 1.9×	19	2.4k
Nicky Konstantopoulos Australia	15	927 0.8×	790 0.8×	298 0.5×	886 2.0×	219 1.0×	25	2.2k
Nanlan Luo United States	14	1.1k 0.9×	781 0.8×	254 0.5×	626 1.4×	332 1.5×	16	1.9k
Stephan Wueest Switzerland	24	927 0.8×	934 1.0×	289 0.5×	493 1.1×	242 1.1×	42	2.0k
Subramanian Ranganathan United States	12	968 0.9×	762 0.8×	311 0.6×	463 1.0×	293 1.3×	20	2.1k
Drew V. Tortoriello United States	18	477 0.4×	534 0.6×	187 0.3×	520 1.2×	154 0.7×	29	1.9k
Antoni Paul United States	25	702 0.6×	455 0.5×	480 0.9×	717 1.6×	299 1.3×	48	2.5k
Incoronata Murano Italy	14	1.9k 1.7×	2.1k 2.2×	555 1.0×	886 2.0×	687 3.0×	15	3.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jason DeFuria

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18 of 18 papers shown

Lewis, Erin D., Zhihong Ren, Jason DeFuria, et al.. (2018). Dietary supplementation with blueberry partially restores T-cell-mediated function in high-fat-diet-induced obese mice. British Journal Of Nutrition. 119(12). 1393–1399. 23 indexed citations

Huang, Mengqi, Zhiyi Liu, Lauren Baugh, et al.. (2018). Lysyl oxidase enzymes mediate TGF-β1-induced fibrotic phenotypes in human skin-like tissues. Laboratory Investigation. 99(4). 514–527. 27 indexed citations

Ip, Blanche C., Anna C. Belkina, Jason DeFuria, et al.. (2015). Th17 cytokines differentiate obesity from obesity-associated type 2 diabetes and promote TNFα production. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 38 indexed citations

Ip, Blanche C., Nicholas A. Cilfone, Anna C. Belkina, et al.. (2015). Th17 cytokines differentiate obesity from obesity‐associated type 2 diabetes and promote TNFα production. Obesity. 24(1). 102–112. 109 indexed citations

Bennett, Grace, Katherine J. Strissel, Jason DeFuria, et al.. (2014). Deletion of TNF-like weak inducer of apoptosis (TWEAK) protects mice from adipose and systemic impacts of severe obesity. Obesity. 22(6). 1485–1494. 11 indexed citations

Belkina, Anna C., Jason DeFuria, Madhumita Jagannathan‐Bogdan, et al.. (2014). B cells support a dominant Th17 cytokine signature in type 2 diabetes (HEM4P.255). The Journal of Immunology. 192(Supplement_1). 117.6–117.6. 1 indexed citations

Zhu, Min, Anna C. Belkina, Jason DeFuria, et al.. (2014). B cells promote obesity-associated periodontitis and oral pathogen-associated inflammation. Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 96(2). 349–357. 35 indexed citations

Canaan, Allon, Jason DeFuria, Vincent Schultz, et al.. (2014). Extended lifespan and reduced adiposity in mice lacking the FAT10 gene. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(14). 5313–5318. 48 indexed citations

DeFuria, Jason, Anna C. Belkina, Madhumita Jagannathan‐Bogdan, et al.. (2013). B cells promote inflammation in obesity and type 2 diabetes through regulation of T-cell function and an inflammatory cytokine profile. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(13). 5133–5138. 399 indexed citations

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Vieira‐Potter, Victoria J., Katherine J. Strissel, Chen Xie, et al.. (2012). Adipose Tissue Inflammation and Reduced Insulin Sensitivity in Ovariectomized Mice Occurs in the Absence of Increased Adiposity. Endocrinology. 153(9). 4266–4277. 77 indexed citations

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Strissel, Katherine J., Jason DeFuria, Merav E. Shaul, et al.. (2010). T‐Cell Recruitment and Th1 Polarization in Adipose Tissue During Diet‐Induced Obesity in C57BL/6 Mice. Obesity. 18(10). 1918–1925. 219 indexed citations

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DeFuria, Jason, Grace Bennett, Katherine J. Strissel, et al.. (2009). Dietary Blueberry Attenuates Whole-Body Insulin Resistance in High Fat-Fed Mice by Reducing Adipocyte Death and Its Inflammatory Sequelae. Journal of Nutrition. 139(8). 1510–1516. 245 indexed citations

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Wu, Dayong, Zhihong Ren, Jason DeFuria, Martin S. Obin, & Simin Nikbin Meydani. (2009). Effect of blueberries on the immune response of obese mice induced by high fat diet. The FASEB Journal. 23(S1). 2 indexed citations

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DeFuria, Jason, Grace Bennett, Katherine J. Strissel, et al.. (2009). Dietary blueberry attenuates obesity‐associated insulin resistance by reducing adipocyte death and macrophage pro‐inflammatory activation in adipose tissue of high fat‐fed mice. The FASEB Journal. 23(S1). 1 indexed citations

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Danilova, Olga V., Albert Tai, Deanna A. Mele, et al.. (2009). Neurogenin 3-Specific Dipeptidyl Peptidase-2 Deficiency Causes Impaired Glucose Tolerance, Insulin Resistance, and Visceral Obesity. Endocrinology. 150(12). 5240–5248. 14 indexed citations

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DeFuria, Jason & Thomas Shea. (2007). Arsenic inhibits neurofilament transport and induces perikaryal accumulation of phosphorylated neurofilaments: Roles of JNK and GSK-3β. Brain Research. 1181. 74–82. 28 indexed citations

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Strissel, Katherine J., Zlatina S. Stancheva, Hideaki Miyoshi, et al.. (2007). Adipocyte Death, Adipose Tissue Remodeling, and Obesity Complications. Diabetes. 56(12). 2910–2918. 773 indexed citations breakdown →

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DeFuria, Jason, Po Chen, & Thomas Shea. (2006). Divergent effects of the MEKK-1/JNK pathway on NB2a/d1 differentiation: Some activity is required for outgrowth and stabilization of neurites but overactivation inhibits both phenomena. Brain Research. 1123(1). 20–26. 8 indexed citations

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