Joseph M. Rutkowski

6.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
83 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Joseph M. Rutkowski is a scholar working on Oncology, Physiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Joseph M. Rutkowski has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Oncology, 26 papers in Physiology and 17 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Joseph M. Rutkowski's work include Lymphatic System and Diseases (40 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (13 papers) and Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (10 papers). Joseph M. Rutkowski is often cited by papers focused on Lymphatic System and Diseases (40 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (13 papers) and Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (10 papers). Joseph M. Rutkowski collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Finland. Joseph M. Rutkowski's co-authors include Philipp E. Scherer, Jennifer H. Stern, Melody A. Swartz, Kathryn E. Davis, Zhao V. Wang, Jeremy Goldman, Kai Sun, Jacqueline D. Shields, William L. Holland and Nils Halberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Circulation and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Joseph M. Rutkowski

78 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Adiponectin, Leptin, and Fatty Acids in the Maintenance of Metabolic Homeostasis through Adipose Tissue Crosstalk

2016 774 citations Joseph M. Rutkowski, Philipp E. Scherer et al. profile →
Receptor-mediated activation of ceramidase activity initiates the pleiotropic actions of adiponectin

2010 730 citations William L. Holland, Zhao V. Wang et al. profile →
The cell biology of fat expansion

2015 396 citations Joseph M. Rutkowski, Philipp E. Scherer et al. profile →

Peers

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Yutaka Takahashi Japan

Hongfeng Jiang China

Hideyuki Yamawaki Japan

Pascal Peraldi France

Sonia M. Najjar United States

D. Margriet Ouwens Germany

Danièle Daviaud France

Carlos M. Isales United States

Satoshi Yamashita Japan

Robert A. Mooney United States

Yutaka Takahashi Japan

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20 of 20 papers shown

Rutkowski, Joseph M., et al.. (2025). Tissue‐Engineered Therapeutics for Lymphatic Regeneration: Solutions for Myocardial Infarction and Secondary Lymphedema. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 14(6). e2403551–e2403551. 2 indexed citations

Phan, T., et al.. (2024). Therapeutically Induced Lymphangiogenesis Is Ineffective in Resolving Established Kidney Disease in Mice. Kidney360. 6(4). 509–520. 1 indexed citations

Godefroy, David, et al.. (2024). Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Identifies Response of Renal Lymphatic Endothelial Cells to Acute Kidney Injury. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 35(5). 549–565. 7 indexed citations

Verissimo, Thomas, Anna Faivre, Soline Bourgeois, et al.. (2023). PCK1 is a key regulator of metabolic and mitochondrial functions in renal tubular cells. American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology. 324(6). F532–F543. 28 indexed citations

Baranwal, Gaurav, et al.. (2023). Indole Propionic Acid Increases T Regulatory Cells and Decreases T Helper 17 Cells and Blood Pressure in Mice with Salt-Sensitive Hypertension. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(11). 9192–9192. 14 indexed citations

Phan, T., et al.. (2023). Increased adipose tissue lymphatic vessel density inhibits thermogenesis through elevated neurotensin levels. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 11. 1100788–1100788. 3 indexed citations

Reyna, Andrea, et al.. (2022). Evaluation of the Cardiometabolic Disorders after Spinal Cord Injury in Mice. Biology. 11(4). 495–495. 4 indexed citations

Phan, T., et al.. (2022). Current Mechanistic Understandings of Lymphedema and Lipedema: Tales of Fluid, Fat, and Fibrosis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(12). 6621–6621. 46 indexed citations

Ferguson, Megan, Rachel Cohen, David J. Orlicky, et al.. (2022). Oxidized low density lipoprotein in the liver causes decreased permeability of liver lymphatic- but not liver sinusoidal-endothelial cells via VEGFR-3 regulation of VE-Cadherin. Frontiers in Physiology. 13. 1021038–1021038. 4 indexed citations

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Baranwal, Gaurav, et al.. (2021). Expanded renal lymphatics improve recovery following kidney injury. Physiological Reports. 9(22). e15094–e15094. 12 indexed citations

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Rutkowski, Joseph M., et al.. (2021). Emerging roles for lymphatics in acute kidney injury: Beneficial or maleficent?. Experimental Biology and Medicine. 246(7). 845–850. 10 indexed citations

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Morley, Thomas S., et al.. (2020). Characterizing Lymphangiogenesis and Concurrent Inflammation in Adipose Tissue in Response to VEGF-D. Frontiers in Physiology. 11. 363–363. 11 indexed citations

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Reyna, Andrea, et al.. (2019). Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor–D (VEGF-D) Overexpression and Lymphatic Expansion in Murine Adipose Tissue Improves Metabolism in Obesity. American Journal Of Pathology. 189(4). 924–939. 47 indexed citations

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Asterholm, Ingrid Wernstedt, Joseph M. Rutkowski, Teppei Fujikawa, et al.. (2014). Elevated resistin levels induce central leptin resistance and increased atherosclerotic progression in mice. Diabetologia. 57(6). 1209–1218. 41 indexed citations

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Rutkowski, Joseph M. & Philipp E. Scherer. (2014). Isolation and Quantitation of Adiponectin Higher Order Complexes. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 537. 243–259. 11 indexed citations

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Rutkowski, Joseph M., Nils Halberg, Qiong Wang, et al.. (2014). Differential transendothelial transport of adiponectin complexes. Cardiovascular Diabetology. 13(1). 47–47. 18 indexed citations

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Asterholm, Ingrid Wernstedt, John McDonald, Pierre-Gilles Blanchard, et al.. (2012). Lack of “immunological fitness” during fasting in metabolically challenged animals. Journal of Lipid Research. 53(7). 1254–1267. 38 indexed citations

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Lim, Hwee Ying, Joseph M. Rutkowski, Julie Helft, et al.. (2009). Hypercholesterolemic Mice Exhibit Lymphatic Vessel Dysfunction and Degeneration. American Journal Of Pathology. 175(3). 1328–1337. 137 indexed citations

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Thomas, Susan N., Sachiko Hirosue, Joseph M. Rutkowski, Kari Alitalo, & Melody A. Swartz. (2009). Altered immune responses in mice without initial dermal lymphatics. Journal of Vascular Research. 46(3). 46. 1 indexed citations

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Mazurek, W., et al.. (2004). Electric field influence on the condensation process in dielectric heat pipe operating with R365/227. 40. 262–266. 2 indexed citations

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