Jesper B. Birk

5.5k total citations
69 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Jesper B. Birk is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Jesper B. Birk has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Molecular Biology, 44 papers in Physiology and 30 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Jesper B. Birk's work include Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (50 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (41 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (30 papers). Jesper B. Birk is often cited by papers focused on Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (50 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (41 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (30 papers). Jesper B. Birk collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and France. Jesper B. Birk's co-authors include Jørgen F. P. Wojtaszewski, Erik A. Richter, Peter Schjerling, Benoı̂t Viollet, Christian Frøsig, Jonas T. Treebak, Sebastian B. Jørgensen, Fabrizio Andréelli, Sophie Vaulont and Christian Pehmøller and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Jesper B. Birk

68 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jesper B. Birk Denmark 35 3.0k 2.4k 1.3k 895 459 69 4.3k
Adam J. Rose Denmark 36 1.9k 0.7× 1.7k 0.7× 567 0.4× 899 1.0× 347 0.8× 61 3.6k
Maximilian Kleinert Denmark 30 1.7k 0.6× 1.6k 0.7× 625 0.5× 537 0.6× 404 0.9× 71 3.4k
Lykke Sylow Denmark 31 1.7k 0.6× 1.4k 0.6× 598 0.5× 520 0.6× 326 0.7× 59 2.9k
Deanna P. Bracy United States 35 1.6k 0.5× 1.7k 0.7× 751 0.6× 524 0.6× 574 1.3× 68 3.4k
Atul S. Deshmukh Denmark 25 2.0k 0.7× 1.4k 0.6× 455 0.4× 588 0.7× 444 1.0× 60 3.2k
Michael Gaster Denmark 30 1.5k 0.5× 1.8k 0.7× 324 0.3× 803 0.9× 281 0.6× 69 2.9k
Haihong Zong United States 22 2.5k 0.8× 2.1k 0.9× 663 0.5× 458 0.5× 1.1k 2.4× 38 4.4k
Patrick T. Fueger United States 29 1.2k 0.4× 1.1k 0.5× 767 0.6× 368 0.4× 397 0.9× 62 2.6k
Jian Ren United States 11 1.6k 0.5× 1.3k 0.5× 441 0.3× 453 0.5× 265 0.6× 14 2.2k
Håkan Karlsson Sweden 21 1.5k 0.5× 851 0.4× 510 0.4× 589 0.7× 158 0.3× 29 2.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jesper B. Birk

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jesper B. Birk

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All Works

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Kolnes, Kristoffer J., Per Bendix Jeppesen, Øyvind Skattebo, et al.. (2025). Effects of seven days’ fasting on physical performance and metabolic adaptation during exercise in humans. Nature Communications. 16(1). 122–122. 13 indexed citations
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Kjøbsted, Rasmus, Jonas M. Kristensen, Kohei Kido, et al.. (2023). TBC1D4-S711 Controls Skeletal Muscle Insulin Sensitization After Exercise and Contraction. Diabetes. 72(7). 857–871. 10 indexed citations
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Kido, Kohei, Johan Onslev, Jonas M. Kristensen, et al.. (2023). AMPKγ3 Controls Muscle Glucose Uptake in Recovery From Exercise to Recapture Energy Stores. Diabetes. 72(10). 1397–1408. 9 indexed citations
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Li, Jingwen, Jonas R. Knudsen, Carlos Henríquez‐Olguín, et al.. (2021). AXIN1 knockout does not alter AMPK/mTORC1 regulation and glucose metabolism in mouse skeletal muscle. The Journal of Physiology. 599(12). 3081–3100. 8 indexed citations
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Kjøbsted, Rasmus, Kohei Kido, Jeppe Kjærgaard Larsen, et al.. (2021). Measurement of Insulin- and Contraction-Stimulated Glucose Uptake in Isolated and Incubated Mature Skeletal Muscle from Mice. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 3 indexed citations
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Areta, José L., Per Bendix Jeppesen, Jesper B. Birk, et al.. (2020). Coingestion of protein and carbohydrate in the early recovery phase, compared with carbohydrate only, improves endurance performance despite similar glycogen degradation and AMPK phosphorylation. Journal of Applied Physiology. 129(2). 297–310. 20 indexed citations
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Kristensen, Jonas M., Christian Lillelund, Rasmus Kjøbsted, et al.. (2019). Metformin does not compromise energy status in human skeletal muscle at rest or during acute exercise: A randomised, crossover trial. Physiological Reports. 7(23). e14307–e14307. 18 indexed citations
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Birk, Jesper B. & Jørgen F. P. Wojtaszewski. (2018). Identifying the Heterotrimeric Complex Stoichiometry of AMPK in Skeletal Muscle by Immunoprecipitation. Methods in molecular biology. 1732. 203–213. 1 indexed citations
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Fentz, Joachim, Rasmus Kjøbsted, Jesper B. Birk, et al.. (2015). AMPKα is critical for enhancing skeletal muscle fatty acid utilization during in vivo exercise in mice. The FASEB Journal. 29(5). 1725–1738. 64 indexed citations
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Albers, Peter H., et al.. (2015). Human muscle fibre type‐specific regulation of AMPK and downstream targets by exercise. The Journal of Physiology. 593(8). 2053–2069. 94 indexed citations
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Treebak, Jonas T., Christian Pehmøller, Jonas M. Kristensen, et al.. (2013). Acute exercise and physiological insulin induce distinct phosphorylation signatures on TBC1D1 and TBC1D4 proteins in human skeletal muscle. The Journal of Physiology. 592(2). 351–375. 92 indexed citations
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Friedrichsen, Martin, Brynjulf Mortensen, Christian Pehmøller, Jesper B. Birk, & Jørgen F. P. Wojtaszewski. (2012). Exercise-induced AMPK activity in skeletal muscle: Role in glucose uptake and insulin sensitivity. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 366(2). 204–214. 112 indexed citations
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Friedrichsen, Martin, Pernille Poulsen, Erik A. Richter, et al.. (2010). Differential aetiology and impact of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) and Akt signalling in skeletal muscle on in vivo insulin action. Diabetologia. 53(9). 1998–2007. 13 indexed citations
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Frøsig, Christian, Christian Pehmøller, Jesper B. Birk, Erik A. Richter, & Jørgen F. P. Wojtaszewski. (2010). Exercise‐induced TBC1D1 Ser237 phosphorylation and 14‐3‐3 protein binding capacity in human skeletal muscle. The Journal of Physiology. 588(22). 4539–4548. 63 indexed citations
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Maarbjerg, Stine, Sebastian B. Jørgensen, Adam J. Rose, et al.. (2009). Genetic impairment of AMPKα2 signaling does not reduce muscle glucose uptake during treadmill exercise in mice. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 297(4). E924–E934. 78 indexed citations
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Kristensen, Jonas M., Jesper B. Birk, Jakob N. Nielsen, et al.. (2007). Absence of humoral mediated 5′AMP‐activated protein kinase activation in human skeletal muscle and adipose tissue during exercise. The Journal of Physiology. 585(3). 897–909. 23 indexed citations
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Birk, Jesper B. & Jørgen F. P. Wojtaszewski. (2006). Predominant α2/β2/γ3 AMPK activation during exercise in human skeletal muscle. The Journal of Physiology. 577(3). 1021–1032. 241 indexed citations
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Wojtaszewski, Jørgen F. P., Jesper B. Birk, Christian Frøsig, et al.. (2005). 5′AMP activated protein kinase expression in human skeletal muscle: effects of strength training and type 2 diabetes. The Journal of Physiology. 564(2). 563–573. 135 indexed citations
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Birk, Jesper B., et al.. (2004). Simultaneous human papilloma virus type 16 E7 and cdk inhibitor p21 expression induces apoptosis and cathepsin B activation. Virology. 320(2). 301–312. 29 indexed citations
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Richter, Erik A., Jakob N. Nielsen, Sebastian B. Jørgensen, et al.. (2004). Exercise signalling to glucose transport in skeletal muscle. Proceedings of The Nutrition Society. 63(2). 211–216. 41 indexed citations

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