Joseph Tam

6.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
104 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Joseph Tam is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Joseph Tam has authored 104 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Pharmacology, 32 papers in Surgery and 27 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Joseph Tam's work include Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (53 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (28 papers) and Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (23 papers). Joseph Tam is often cited by papers focused on Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (53 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (28 papers) and Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (23 papers). Joseph Tam collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and Germany. Joseph Tam's co-authors include George Kunos, Grzegorz Godlewski, Reşat Çınar, Bani Mukhopadhyay, Itai Bab, Tony Jourdan, Esther Shohami, Orr Ofek, Gergő Szanda and Jie Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Joseph Tam

99 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Activation of the Nlrp3 inflammasome in infiltrating macrophages by endocannabinoids mediates beta cell loss in type 2 diabetes

2013 329 citations Tony Jourdan, Grzegorz Godlewski et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Joseph Tam Israel	34	2.6k	1.2k	1.1k	983	957	104	4.8k
Reşat Çınar United States	35	1.8k 0.7×	894 0.7×	758 0.7×	538 0.5×	702 0.7×	82	3.5k
Heather B. Bradshaw United States	43	2.9k 1.1×	920 0.8×	602 0.5×	889 0.9×	486 0.5×	120	5.1k
Douglas Osei‐Hyiaman United States	32	3.8k 1.5×	731 0.6×	1.9k 1.7×	1.3k 1.3×	1.1k 1.1×	40	5.6k
Valeria Gasperi Italy	31	1.7k 0.7×	647 0.5×	375 0.3×	652 0.7×	463 0.5×	69	3.4k
Cristoforo Silvestri Canada	29	1.3k 0.5×	1.2k 1.0×	595 0.5×	725 0.7×	337 0.4×	68	3.0k
Michael L. Mathai Australia	36	519 0.2×	1.1k 0.9×	680 0.6×	1.0k 1.0×	482 0.5×	147	4.5k
Maria José Campagnole‐Santos Brazil	40	1.2k 0.5×	2.4k 2.0×	2.6k 2.3×	771 0.8×	976 1.0×	141	7.3k
Christoffer Clemmensen Denmark	32	584 0.2×	1.6k 1.4×	1.5k 1.3×	1.9k 2.0×	1.2k 1.2×	88	5.2k
Valerio Chiurchiù Italy	33	1.2k 0.5×	1.1k 0.9×	222 0.2×	600 0.6×	406 0.4×	71	3.6k
K Varga United States	28	2.3k 0.9×	537 0.4×	443 0.4×	494 0.5×	288 0.3×	50	3.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Joseph Tam

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Fields of papers citing papers by Joseph Tam

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joseph Tam

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Madrer, Nimrod, Ofir Israeli, Liad Hinden, et al.. (2025). 5′LysTTT tRNA fragments support survival of botulinum-intoxicated neurons by blocking ferroptosis. 1–17. 1 indexed citations

Tam, Joseph, et al.. (2025). Botulinum Neurotoxins: History, Mechanism, and Applications. A Narrative Review. Journal of Neurochemistry. 169(8). e70187–e70187. 3 indexed citations

Murik, Omer, Varda Gross‐Tsur, David A. Zeevi, et al.. (2025). Markedly Low Prevalence of Fatty Liver Despite Obesity in Prader–Willi Syndrome: A Search for Protective Genetic Markers. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology. 16(1). 103155–103155.

Gandy, J.C., et al.. (2024). Lipolysis pathways modulate lipid mediator release and endocannabinoid system signaling in dairy cows’ adipocytes. Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology. 15(1). 9 indexed citations

Sweetat, Sahar, Saja Baraghithy, Hava Glickstein, et al.. (2024). The Autophagic Activator GHF-201 Can Alleviate Pathology in a Mouse Model and in Patient Fibroblasts of Type III Glycogenosis. Biomolecules. 14(8). 893–893. 1 indexed citations

Permyakova, Anna, Liad Hinden, Saja Baraghithy, et al.. (2024). Renal Mitochondrial ATP Transporter Ablation Ameliorates Obesity-Induced CKD. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 35(3). 281–298. 9 indexed citations

Winek, Katarzyna, Nimrod Madrer, Estelle R. Bennett, et al.. (2023). Lysine tRNA fragments and miR-194-5p co-regulate hepatic steatosis via β-Klotho and perilipin 2. Molecular Metabolism. 79. 101856–101856. 5 indexed citations

Permyakova, Anna, et al.. (2023). Renal Endocannabinoid Dysregulation in Obesity-Induced Chronic Kidney Disease in Humans. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(17). 13636–13636. 7 indexed citations

Hinden, Liad, et al.. (2023). Systemic Changes in Endocannabinoids and Endocannabinoid-like Molecules in Response to Partial Nephrectomy-Induced Ischemia in Humans. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(4). 4216–4216. 4 indexed citations

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Hinden, Liad, et al.. (2022). Peripheral Cannabinoid-1 Receptor Blockade Ameliorates Cystitis Severity. Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. 8(4). 623–633. 2 indexed citations

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Gurt, Irina, et al.. (2022). Hepatic adropin is regulated by estrogen and contributes to adverse metabolic phenotypes in ovariectomized mice. Molecular Metabolism. 60. 101482–101482. 12 indexed citations

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Permyakova, Anna, et al.. (2020). A Novel Indoline Derivative Ameliorates Diabesity-Induced Chronic Kidney Disease by Reducing Metabolic Abnormalities. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 11. 91–91. 8 indexed citations

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Abu‐Remaileh, Muhannad, et al.. (2019). WWOX somatic ablation in skeletal muscles alters glucose metabolism. Molecular Metabolism. 22. 132–140. 24 indexed citations

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Udi, Shiran, Liad Hinden, Adi Drori, et al.. (2019). Dual inhibition of cannabinoid CB₁ receptor and inducible NOS attenuates obesity‐induced chronic kidney disease. British Journal of Pharmacology. 177(1). 110–127. 52 indexed citations

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Hanin, Geula, Nadav Yayon, Estelle R. Bennett, et al.. (2017). miRNA-132 induces hepatic steatosis and hyperlipidaemia by synergistic multitarget suppression. Gut. 67(6). 1124–1134. 105 indexed citations

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Tam, Joseph, Ben C. F. Choi, & Zhenhui Jiang. (2015). The Effect of Online Privacy Information on Privacy Evaluations in Using Mobile Fitness Applications. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 147. 3 indexed citations

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Tam, Joseph. (2015). The emerging role of the endocannabinoid system in the pathogenesis and treatment of kidney diseases. Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology. 27(3). 267–276. 58 indexed citations

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Çınar, Reşat, Grzegorz Godlewski, Jie Liu, et al.. (2013). Hepatic cannabinoid-1 receptors mediate diet-induced insulin resistance by increasing de novo synthesis of long-chain ceramides. Hepatology. 59(1). 143–153. 144 indexed citations

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Liu, Jie, Liang Zhou, Keming Xiong, et al.. (2012). Hepatic Cannabinoid Receptor-1 Mediates Diet-Induced Insulin Resistance via Inhibition of Insulin Signaling and Clearance in Mice. Gastroenterology. 142(5). 1218–1228.e1. 145 indexed citations

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Silverman, Marni N., Partha Mukhopadhyay, Elena Belyavskaya, et al.. (2012). Glucocorticoid receptor dimerization is required for proper recovery of LPS-induced inflammation, sickness behavior and metabolism in mice. Molecular Psychiatry. 18(9). 1006–1017. 55 indexed citations

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