Karim Bouzakri

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Karim Bouzakri is a scholar working on Surgery, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Karim Bouzakri has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Surgery, 26 papers in Molecular Biology and 21 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Karim Bouzakri's work include Pancreatic function and diabetes (28 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (20 papers) and Diabetes and associated disorders (16 papers). Karim Bouzakri is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic function and diabetes (28 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (20 papers) and Diabetes and associated disorders (16 papers). Karim Bouzakri collaborates with scholars based in France, Switzerland and Sweden. Karim Bouzakri's co-authors include Juleen R. Zierath, Peter Plomgaard, Bente Klarlund Pedersen, Heikki A. Koistinen, Rikke Krogh‐Madsen, Bettina Mittendorfer, Anna Krook, Philippe A. Halban, Lubna Al‐Khalili and Marc Y. Donath and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The Journal of Immunology and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Karim Bouzakri

58 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Induces Skeletal Muscle Insulin R... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Induces Skeletal Muscle Insulin Resistance in Healthy Human Subjects via Inhibition of Akt Substrate 160 Phosphorylation
    2005 504 citations Peter Plomgaard, Karim Bouzakri et al. Diabetes profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Karim Bouzakri France 25 1.6k 1.2k 788 776 473 59 3.3k
Sonia Fernández‐Veledo Spain 32 1.8k 1.1× 1.4k 1.2× 590 0.7× 950 1.2× 463 1.0× 106 4.0k
Darren C. Henstridge Australia 34 2.1k 1.3× 1.6k 1.4× 559 0.7× 1.1k 1.4× 658 1.4× 75 4.9k
Ville Wallenius Sweden 27 1.1k 0.7× 1.4k 1.2× 576 0.7× 1.1k 1.5× 1.0k 2.1× 76 3.9k
Christopher P. Jenkinson United States 29 1.8k 1.1× 1.8k 1.6× 529 0.7× 713 0.9× 751 1.6× 60 4.2k
Daniel Konrad Switzerland 38 1.9k 1.2× 1.6k 1.3× 678 0.9× 1.4k 1.8× 669 1.4× 110 4.9k
Vanessa van Harmelen Netherlands 37 1.5k 0.9× 2.4k 2.0× 766 1.0× 1.5k 1.9× 451 1.0× 73 4.7k
John C. McLenithan United States 23 1.4k 0.8× 1.3k 1.1× 693 0.9× 1.4k 1.8× 523 1.1× 39 3.6k
Christine Rouault France 32 1.1k 0.7× 1.8k 1.6× 752 1.0× 1.7k 2.2× 402 0.8× 62 4.2k
Pascal Peraldi France 28 2.8k 1.8× 1.8k 1.5× 584 0.7× 1.9k 2.4× 755 1.6× 51 5.8k
Atsunori Fukuhara Japan 32 1.5k 1.0× 1.3k 1.1× 566 0.7× 1.4k 1.8× 332 0.7× 88 4.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Karim Bouzakri

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karim Bouzakri

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All Works

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Langlois, A., Emmanuelle Meugnier, Caroline Arous, et al.. (2025). DECORIN , a triceps‐derived myokine, protects sorted β‐cells and human islets against chronic inflammation associated with type 2 diabetes. Acta Physiologica. 241(2). e14267–e14267. 1 indexed citations
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Tubbs, Emily, Mathieu Armanet, Thomas Domet, et al.. (2025). Human assembloid of human blood vessel organoids with pancreatic islets improves insulin secretion over time ex vivo. Cell Reports. 44(10). 116378–116378. 1 indexed citations
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Jornayvaz, François R., Karim Gariani, Emmanuel Somm, et al.. (2024). NADPH oxidases in healthy white adipose tissue and in obesity: function, regulation, and clinical implications. Obesity. 32(10). 1799–1811. 3 indexed citations
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Langlois, A., M. Pinget, Laurence Kessler, & Karim Bouzakri. (2024). Islet Transplantation: Current Limitations and Challenges for Successful Outcomes. Cells. 13(21). 1783–1783. 4 indexed citations
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Fournier, Carole, Leonidas G. Karagounis, Sandra M. Sacco, et al.. (2022). Impact of moderate dietary protein restriction on glucose homeostasis in a model of estrogen deficiency. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 102. 108952–108952. 2 indexed citations
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Mura, Carole, et al.. (2019). Intra-Omental Islet Transplantation Using h-Omental Matrix Islet filliNG (hOMING). Journal of Visualized Experiments. 4 indexed citations
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Rome, Sophie, Alexis V. Forterre, María Luisa Mizgier, & Karim Bouzakri. (2019). Skeletal Muscle-Released Extracellular Vesicles: State of the Art. Frontiers in Physiology. 10. 929–929. 95 indexed citations
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Guay, Claudiane, Janine K. Kruit, Sophie Rome, et al.. (2018). Lymphocyte-Derived Exosomal MicroRNAs Promote Pancreatic β Cell Death and May Contribute to Type 1 Diabetes Development. Cell Metabolism. 29(2). 348–361.e6. 224 indexed citations
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Mizgier, María Luisa, Sabine Rütti, M. Pinget, & Karim Bouzakri. (2018). Beta-Cell Function and Survival Are Modulated Differentially by Type I or Type II Muscle through Specific Myokines. Diabetes. 67(Supplement_1). 1 indexed citations
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Rütti, Sabine, Rodolphe Dusaulcy, Jakob S. Hansen, et al.. (2018). Angiogenin and Osteoprotegerin are type II muscle specific myokines protecting pancreatic beta-cells against proinflammatory cytokines. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 10072–10072. 34 indexed citations
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Timper, Katharina, Élise Dalmas, Erez Dror, et al.. (2016). Glucose-Dependent Insulinotropic Peptide Stimulates Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Production by Pancreatic Islets via Interleukin 6, Produced by α Cells. Gastroenterology. 151(1). 165–179. 61 indexed citations
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Fournier, Carole, René Rizzoli, Karim Bouzakri, & Patrick Ammann. (2016). Selective protein depletion impairs bone growth and causes liver fatty infiltration in female rats: prevention by Spirulina alga. Osteoporosis International. 27(11). 3365–3376. 7 indexed citations
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Hansen, Jakob S., Sabine Rütti, Caroline Arous, et al.. (2015). Circulating Follistatin Is Liver-Derived and Regulated by the Glucagon-to-Insulin Ratio. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 101(2). 550–560. 97 indexed citations
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Gosmain, Yvan, Eric Marthinet, Claire Cheyssac, et al.. (2010). Pax6 Controls the Expression of Critical Genes Involved in Pancreatic α Cell Differentiation and Function*. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(43). 33381–33393. 61 indexed citations
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Bouzakri, Karim, Pascale Ribaux, & Philippe A. Halban. (2009). Silencing Mitogen-activated Protein 4 Kinase 4 (MAP4K4) Protects Beta Cells from Tumor Necrosis Factor-α-induced Decrease of IRS-2 and Inhibition of Glucose-stimulated Insulin Secretion. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(41). 27892–27898. 48 indexed citations
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Blanchard, Carine, Stéphane Durual, Monique Estienne, et al.. (2004). IL-4 and IL-13 Up-Regulate Intestinal Trefoil Factor Expression: Requirement for STAT6 and De Novo Protein Synthesis. The Journal of Immunology. 172(6). 3775–3783. 72 indexed citations
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Rieusset, Jennifer, C. Chambrier, Karim Bouzakri, et al.. (2001). The expression of the p85α subunit of phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase is induced by activation of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ in human adipocytes. Diabetologia. 44(5). 544–554. 42 indexed citations

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