Karen Reue

23.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
202 papers, 16.0k citations indexed

About

Karen Reue is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen Reue has authored 202 papers receiving a total of 16.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 120 papers in Molecular Biology, 75 papers in Physiology and 64 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Karen Reue's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (69 papers), Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (64 papers) and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (24 papers). Karen Reue is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (69 papers), Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (64 papers) and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (24 papers). Karen Reue collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Sweden. Karen Reue's co-authors include Laurent Vergnes, Jack Phan, Miklós Péterfy, Stephen G. Young, Aldons J. Lusis, Arthur P. Arnold, Peixiang Zhang, David N. Brindley, Loren G. Fong and Kazuharu Takeuchi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Karen Reue

197 papers receiving 15.8k citations

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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.

Lamins A and C but Not Lamin B1 Regulate Nuclear Mechanics

2006 528 citations Jan Lammerding, Loren G. Fong et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
Sterol regulatory element–binding proteins are essential for the metabolic programming of effector T cells and adaptive immunity

2013 419 citations Laurent Vergnes, Karen Reue et al. profile →
XX sex chromosome complement promotes atherosclerosis in mice

2019 212 citations Xuqi Chen, Aldons J. Lusis et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Karen Reue United States	76	8.4k	3.7k	3.4k	2.3k	2.2k	202	16.0k
António Zorzano Spain	78	14.6k 1.7×	5.8k 1.6×	4.9k 1.5×	3.0k 1.3×	3.1k 1.4×	345	23.0k
Nobuyo Maeda United States	72	8.0k 1.0×	4.0k 1.1×	1.6k 0.5×	2.8k 1.2×	1.1k 0.5×	265	22.1k
Bernhard Brüne Germany	80	11.8k 1.4×	5.5k 1.5×	2.3k 0.7×	1.8k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	426	23.6k
Junken Aoki Japan	80	16.0k 1.9×	3.1k 0.8×	2.3k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	4.6k 2.1×	396	21.5k
Peter J. Meikle Australia	60	6.4k 0.8×	5.9k 1.6×	1.0k 0.3×	3.4k 1.5×	1.9k 0.8×	327	14.5k
Yukihiko Sugimoto Japan	69	7.7k 0.9×	4.2k 1.1×	2.8k 0.8×	1000 0.4×	545 0.2×	253	21.5k
Ormond A. MacDougald United States	70	13.2k 1.6×	6.7k 1.8×	1.1k 0.3×	4.9k 2.1×	1.3k 0.6×	170	22.8k
Ron A. Wevers Netherlands	65	8.3k 1.0×	3.9k 1.1×	917 0.3×	1.5k 0.6×	1.8k 0.8×	490	17.3k
Mathieu Laplante Canada	36	8.9k 1.0×	3.8k 1.0×	772 0.2×	3.3k 1.4×	1.6k 0.7×	78	15.1k
Hajime Nakamura Japan	75	11.5k 1.4×	2.1k 0.6×	1.6k 0.5×	1.4k 0.6×	1.5k 0.7×	508	19.9k

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Mokrý, Michal, N. Charlotte Onland‐Moret, Mete Civelek, et al.. (2025). Sex chromosomes and cardiovascular disease. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 33(3). 316–326. 1 indexed citations

Gupta, Rajat, Laurent Vergnes, Dawoud Sulaiman, et al.. (2025). Diesel exhaust induces gut microbiome dysbiosis and reduced fecal acetate: Role of acetate supplementation. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 303. 118654–118654.

Jones, Anthony E., Cristiane Benincá, Karen Reue, et al.. (2024). The BCKDK inhibitor BT2 is a chemical uncoupler that lowers mitochondrial ROS production and de novo lipogenesis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 300(3). 105702–105702. 6 indexed citations

Wiese, Carrie B., et al.. (2024). The Four Core Genotypes mouse model: evaluating the impact of a recently discovered translocation. Biology of Sex Differences. 15(1). 90–90. 2 indexed citations

Christians, Julian K. & Karen Reue. (2023). The role of gonadal hormones and sex chromosomes in sex-dependent effects of early nutrition on metabolic health. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 14. 1304050–1304050. 5 indexed citations

Massa, Megan G., Rachel Scott, Laura R. Cortes, et al.. (2023). Feeding neurons integrate metabolic and reproductive states in mice. iScience. 26(10). 107918–107918. 4 indexed citations

Molendijk, Jeffrey, Ronnie Blazev, Richard J. Mills, et al.. (2022). Proteome-wide systems genetics identifies UFMylation as a regulator of skeletal muscle function. eLife. 11. 9 indexed citations

Gao, Shujuan, Huan Wang, Kaelin D. Fleming, et al.. (2021). The middle lipin domain adopts a membrane-binding dimeric protein fold. Nature Communications. 12(1). 4718–4718. 19 indexed citations

Ngo, Jennifer, Ilan Y. Benador, Alexandra J. Brownstein, et al.. (2020). Isolation and functional analysis of peridroplet mitochondria from murine brown adipose tissue. STAR Protocols. 2(1). 100243–100243. 14 indexed citations

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Link, Jenny C., Carrie B. Wiese, Xuqi Chen, et al.. (2020). X chromosome dosage of histone demethylase KDM5C determines sex differences in adiposity. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 130(11). 5688–5702. 69 indexed citations

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Hoffmann, Reece M., et al.. (2020). Crystal structure of a lipin/Pah phosphatidic acid phosphatase. Nature Communications. 11(1). 1309–1309. 35 indexed citations

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Rajbhandari, Prashant, Brandon J. Thomas, Cynthia Hong, et al.. (2017). IL-10 Signaling Remodels Adipose Chromatin Architecture to Limit Thermogenesis and Energy Expenditure. Cell. 172(1-2). 218–233.e17. 143 indexed citations

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Wang, Huan, Michael V. Airola, & Karen Reue. (2017). How lipid droplets “TAG” along: Glycerolipid synthetic enzymes and lipid storage. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1862(10). 1131–1145. 94 indexed citations

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Singh, Rajan, John M. Basgen, Carolyn B. Howard, et al.. (2015). Increased Expression of Beige/Brown Adipose Markers from Host and Breast Cancer Cells Influence Xenograft Formation in Mice. Molecular Cancer Research. 14(1). 78–92. 51 indexed citations

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Li, Rongsong, Nelson Jen, Lan Wu, et al.. (2015). Disturbed Flow Induces Autophagy, but Impairs Autophagic Flux to Perturb Mitochondrial Homeostasis. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 23(15). 1207–1219. 38 indexed citations

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Young, Stephen G., Brandon S.J. Davies, Constance V. Voss, et al.. (2011). GPIHBP1, an endothelial cell transporter for lipoprotein lipase. Journal of Lipid Research. 52(11). 1869–1884. 85 indexed citations

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Devarajan, Asokan, Noam Bourquard, Susan Hama, et al.. (2010). Paraoxonase 2 Deficiency Alters Mitochondrial Function and Exacerbates the Development of Atherosclerosis. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 14(3). 341–351. 150 indexed citations

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Phan, Jack, Miriam A. Hickey, Peixiang Zhang, Marie-Françoise Chesselet, & Karen Reue. (2009). Adipose tissue dysfunction tracks disease progression in two Huntington's disease mouse models. Human Molecular Genetics. 18(6). 1006–1016. 95 indexed citations

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Ji, Julie Y., Richard Lee, Laurent Vergnes, et al.. (2007). Cell Nuclei Spin in the Absence of Lamin B1. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(27). 20015–20026. 82 indexed citations

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Klingenspor, Martin, Ping Xu, R. D. Cohen, Carrie L. Welch, & Karen Reue. (1999). Altered Gene Expression Pattern in the Fatty Liver Dystrophy Mouse Reveals Impaired Insulin-mediated Cytoskeleton Dynamics. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(33). 23078–23084. 27 indexed citations

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