Joshua P. Thaler

7.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

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Joshua P. Thaler is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Epidemiology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Joshua P. Thaler has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 19 papers in Epidemiology and 13 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Joshua P. Thaler's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (26 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (19 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (8 papers). Joshua P. Thaler is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (26 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (19 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (8 papers). Joshua P. Thaler collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Australia. Joshua P. Thaler's co-authors include Michael W. Schwartz, Mauricio D. Dorfman, Samuel L. Pfaff, Brent E. Wisse, David E. Cummings, Gregory J. Morton, Stephan J. Guyenet, Jonathan Fischer, David A. Sarruf and Miles E. Matsen and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Joshua P. Thaler

42 papers receiving 6.0k citations

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Obesity is associated with hypothalamic injury in rodents and humans

2011 1.4k citations Joshua P. Thaler, Chun‐Xia Yi et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Joshua P. Thaler United States	28	2.3k	2.2k	1.7k	1.3k	1.0k	42	6.0k
Allison Xu United States	29	3.3k 1.4×	2.0k 0.9×	999 0.6×	962 0.7×	675 0.6×	45	5.0k
Silvana Bordin Brazil	30	1.3k 0.6×	1.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	845 0.7×	1.0k 1.0×	105	4.5k
Julie A. Chowen Spain	54	3.2k 1.4×	2.3k 1.1×	1.5k 0.9×	842 0.6×	832 0.8×	220	9.2k
Laurent Gautron United States	34	1.7k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	2.4k 1.5×	756 0.6×	565 0.5×	78	5.5k
Sébastien G. Bouret United States	46	4.0k 1.8×	2.6k 1.2×	925 0.6×	823 0.6×	665 0.6×	97	7.3k
Diego Pérez–Tilve United States	42	2.4k 1.1×	2.5k 1.2×	1.5k 0.9×	952 0.7×	1.4k 1.3×	99	5.8k
Hironobu Yoshimatsu Japan	47	2.9k 1.3×	2.4k 1.1×	1.6k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	925 0.9×	222	7.9k
Roberto Coppari United States	36	4.5k 2.0×	3.2k 1.5×	1.5k 0.9×	1.4k 1.1×	869 0.8×	55	7.9k
Susan Aja United States	32	1.1k 0.5×	1.6k 0.7×	1.9k 1.1×	840 0.6×	508 0.5×	64	4.4k
Yong Xu United States	41	2.9k 1.3×	2.2k 1.0×	1.2k 0.7×	754 0.6×	563 0.5×	135	5.9k

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Dorfman, Mauricio D., Thomas Monfeuga, Susan J. Melhorn, et al.. (2023). Central androgen action reverses hypothalamic astrogliosis and atherogenic risk factors induced by orchiectomy and high-fat diet feeding in male mice. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 324(5). E461–E475. 2 indexed citations

Banerjee, Jineta, Mauricio D. Dorfman, Rachael Fasnacht, et al.. (2022). CX3CL1 Action on Microglia Protects from Diet-Induced Obesity by Restoring POMC Neuronal Excitability and Melanocortin System Activity Impaired by High-Fat Diet Feeding. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(12). 6380–6380. 10 indexed citations

Douglass, John D., et al.. (2017). Astrocyte IKKβ/NF-κB signaling is required for diet-induced obesity and hypothalamic inflammation. Molecular Metabolism. 6(4). 366–373. 193 indexed citations

Dorfman, Mauricio D., Jordan E. Krull, John D. Douglass, et al.. (2017). Sex differences in microglial CX3CR1 signalling determine obesity susceptibility in mice. Nature Communications. 8(1). 14556–14556. 130 indexed citations

Valdearcos, Martín, John D. Douglass, Megan M. Robblee, et al.. (2017). Microglial Inflammatory Signaling Orchestrates the Hypothalamic Immune Response to Dietary Excess and Mediates Obesity Susceptibility. Cell Metabolism. 26(1). 185–197.e3. 358 indexed citations

Meek, Thomas H., Jarrell T. Nelson, Miles E. Matsen, et al.. (2016). Functional identification of a neurocircuit regulating blood glucose. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(14). E2073–82. 137 indexed citations

Douglass, John D., Mauricio D. Dorfman, & Joshua P. Thaler. (2016). Glia: silent partners in energy homeostasis and obesity pathogenesis. Diabetologia. 60(2). 226–236. 67 indexed citations

Karatsoreos, Ilia N., Joshua P. Thaler, Stephanie L. Borgland, et al.. (2013). Food for Thought: Hormonal, Experiential, and Neural Influences on Feeding and Obesity. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(45). 17610–17616. 25 indexed citations

Lee, Donghoon, Joshua P. Thaler, Kathryn E. Berkseth, et al.. (2013). Longer T₂relaxation time is a marker of hypothalamic gliosis in mice with diet-induced obesity. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 304(11). E1245–E1250. 45 indexed citations

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Gao, Yuanqing, Nickki Ottaway, Sonja C. Schriever, et al.. (2013). Hormones and diet, but not body weight, control hypothalamic microglial activity. Glia. 62(1). 17–25. 204 indexed citations

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Guyenet, Stephan J., Nguyễn Thị Hồng, Bang H. Hwang, et al.. (2013). High-fat diet feeding causes rapid, non-apoptotic cleavage of caspase-3 in astrocytes. Brain Research. 1512. 97–105. 37 indexed citations

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Kaiyala, Karl J., Gregory J. Morton, Joshua P. Thaler, et al.. (2012). Acutely Decreased Thermoregulatory Energy Expenditure or Decreased Activity Energy Expenditure Both Acutely Reduce Food Intake in Mice. PLoS ONE. 7(8). e41473–e41473. 32 indexed citations

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Thaler, Joshua P., Chun‐Xia Yi, Ellen A. Schur, et al.. (2011). Obesity is associated with hypothalamic injury in rodents and humans. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 122(1). 153–162. 1409 indexed citations breakdown →

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Thaler, Joshua P., Sun Ju Choi, Michael W. Schwartz, & Brent E. Wisse. (2009). Hypothalamic inflammation and energy homeostasis: Resolving the paradox. Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology. 31(1). 79–84. 114 indexed citations

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Thaler, Joshua P., Sun Ju Choi, Mini P. Sajan, et al.. (2009). Atypical Protein Kinase C Activity in the Hypothalamus Is Required for Lipopolysaccharide-Mediated Sickness Responses. Endocrinology. 150(12). 5362–5372. 20 indexed citations

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Thaler, Joshua P. & David E. Cummings. (2009). Minireview: Hormonal and Metabolic Mechanisms of Diabetes Remission after Gastrointestinal Surgery. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 94(6). 2208–2209. 17 indexed citations

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Ghosh, Sourav, Till Marquardt, Joshua P. Thaler, et al.. (2007). Instructive role of aPKCζ subcellular localization in the assembly of adherens junctions in neural progenitors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(1). 335–340. 35 indexed citations

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Mizutani, Akifumi, Lei Wang, P. J. S. Vig, et al.. (2005). Boat, an AXH domain protein, suppresses the cytotoxicity of mutant ataxin‐1. The EMBO Journal. 24(18). 3339–3351. 70 indexed citations

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Thaler, Joshua P., Soo‐Kyung Lee, Linda W. Jurata, Gordon N. Gill, & Samuel L. Pfaff. (2002). LIM Factor Lhx3 Contributes to the Specification of Motor Neuron and Interneuron Identity through Cell-Type-Specific Protein-Protein Interactions. Cell. 110(2). 237–249. 285 indexed citations

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Harrison, Kathleen A., Joshua P. Thaler, Samuel L. Pfaff, Hua Gu, & John H. Kehrl. (1999). Pancreas dorsal lobe agenesis and abnormal islets of Langerhans in Hlxb9-deficient mice. Nature Genetics. 23(1). 71–75. 279 indexed citations

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