Joseph Polex-Wolf

2.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
13 papers, 994 citations indexed

About

Joseph Polex-Wolf is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Physiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Joseph Polex-Wolf has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 994 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 6 papers in Physiology and 4 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Joseph Polex-Wolf's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (6 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (5 papers) and Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (3 papers). Joseph Polex-Wolf is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (6 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (5 papers) and Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (3 papers). Joseph Polex-Wolf collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Denmark and United States. Joseph Polex-Wolf's co-authors include Lotte Bjerre Knudsen, Giles S.H. Yeo, Brian Lam, Günaj Rakipovski, Bidda Rolin, Jacob Hecksher‐Sørensen, Ib Vestergaard Klewe, Jane Nøhr, Robert Augustin and Klaus Stensgaard Frederiksen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Joseph Polex-Wolf

13 papers receiving 981 citations

Hit Papers

The GLP-1 Analogs Liraglutide and Semaglutide Reduce Athe... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 2019 2025 100 200 300
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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.

  1. The GLP-1 Analogs Liraglutide and Semaglutide Reduce Atherosclerosis in ApoE−/− and LDLr−/− Mice by a Mechanism That Includes Inflammatory Pathways
    2018 350 citations Günaj Rakipovski, Bidda Rolin et al. JACC Basic to Translational Science profile →
  2. Glucose-Dependent Insulinotropic Polypeptide Receptor-Expressing Cells in the Hypothalamus Regulate Food Intake
    2019 237 citations Alice E. Adriaenssens, Emma K. Biggs et al. Cell Metabolism profile →
  3. A comprehensive spatio-cellular map of the human hypothalamus
    2025 29 citations John A. Tadross, Lukas Steuernagel et al. Nature profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Joseph Polex-Wolf United Kingdom 10 498 370 256 230 203 13 994
John A. Tadross United Kingdom 14 248 0.5× 330 0.9× 253 1.0× 265 1.2× 162 0.8× 27 901
Sarah Juel Paulsen Denmark 13 307 0.6× 193 0.5× 259 1.0× 309 1.3× 268 1.3× 18 892
Masashi Yoshida Japan 16 321 0.6× 296 0.8× 179 0.7× 128 0.6× 407 2.0× 29 955
Jérôme Delplanque France 16 255 0.5× 470 1.3× 146 0.6× 259 1.1× 351 1.7× 20 1.2k
Subashini Karunakaran Canada 10 152 0.3× 152 0.4× 184 0.7× 172 0.7× 107 0.5× 14 539
Ann Maria Kruse Hansen Denmark 12 283 0.6× 271 0.7× 107 0.4× 99 0.4× 207 1.0× 17 630
Jenny Vikman Sweden 14 344 0.7× 292 0.8× 133 0.5× 151 0.7× 394 1.9× 19 795
Grace W.C. Cheung Canada 11 199 0.4× 346 0.9× 289 1.1× 358 1.6× 322 1.6× 16 938
Bo Ahrén Sweden 21 599 1.2× 428 1.2× 434 1.7× 350 1.5× 676 3.3× 32 1.4k
Eva Rother Germany 13 144 0.3× 278 0.8× 679 2.7× 530 2.3× 321 1.6× 19 1.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joseph Polex-Wolf

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All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
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Tadross, John A., Lukas Steuernagel, Georgina K.C. Dowsett, et al.. (2025). A comprehensive spatio-cellular map of the human hypothalamus. Nature. 639(8055). 708–716. 29 indexed citations breakdown →
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Polex-Wolf, Joseph, Wouter F. J. Hogendorf, Tine Glendorf, et al.. (2024). Glp1r-Lepr coexpressing neurons modulate the suppression of food intake and body weight by a GLP-1/leptin dual agonist. Science Translational Medicine. 16(776). eadk4908–eadk4908. 9 indexed citations
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Bozadjieva-Kramer, Nadejda, Jae Hoon Shin, Nupur K. Das, et al.. (2024). Liraglutide Impacts Iron Homeostasis in a Murine Model of Hereditary Hemochromatosis. Endocrinology. 165(9). 2 indexed citations
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Rupp, Alan C., Alison H. Affinati, Cadence True, et al.. (2023). Suppression of food intake by Glp1r/Lepr-coexpressing neurons prevents obesity in mouse models. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 133(19). 29 indexed citations
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Dowsett, Georgina K.C., Brian Lam, John A. Tadross, et al.. (2021). A survey of the mouse hindbrain in the fed and fasted states using single-nucleus RNA sequencing. Molecular Metabolism. 53. 101240–101240. 60 indexed citations
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Adriaenssens, Alice E., Emma K. Biggs, Tamana Darwish, et al.. (2019). Glucose-Dependent Insulinotropic Polypeptide Receptor-Expressing Cells in the Hypothalamus Regulate Food Intake. Cell Metabolism. 30(5). 987–996.e6. 237 indexed citations breakdown →
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Polex-Wolf, Joseph, Brian Lam, Rachel Larder, et al.. (2018). Hypothalamic loss of Snord116 recapitulates the hyperphagia of Prader-Willi syndrome. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 128(3). 960–969. 70 indexed citations
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Rakipovski, Günaj, Bidda Rolin, Jane Nøhr, et al.. (2018). The GLP-1 Analogs Liraglutide and Semaglutide Reduce Atherosclerosis in ApoE−/− and LDLr−/− Mice by a Mechanism That Includes Inflammatory Pathways. JACC Basic to Translational Science. 3(6). 844–857. 350 indexed citations breakdown →
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Larder, Rachel, Pawan Gulati, Robin Antrobus, et al.. (2017). Obesity-associated gene TMEM18 has a role in the central control of appetite and body weight regulation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(35). 9421–9426. 49 indexed citations
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Lam, Brian, Irène Cimino, Joseph Polex-Wolf, et al.. (2017). Heterogeneity of hypothalamic pro-opiomelanocortin-expressing neurons revealed by single-cell RNA sequencing. Molecular Metabolism. 6(5). 383–392. 119 indexed citations
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Hameed, Saira, Michael Patterson, Waljit S. Dhillo, et al.. (2017). Thyroid Hormone Receptor Beta in the Ventromedial Hypothalamus Is Essential for the Physiological Regulation of Food Intake and Body Weight. Cell Reports. 19(11). 2202–2209. 30 indexed citations
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Polex-Wolf, Joseph, Giles S.H. Yeo, & Stephen O’Rahilly. (2016). Impaired prohormone processing: a grand unified theory for features of Prader-Willi syndrome?. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 127(1). 98–99. 9 indexed citations

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