Karla E. Merz

722 total citations · 1 hit paper
6 papers, 482 citations indexed

About

Karla E. Merz is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Karla E. Merz has authored 6 papers receiving a total of 482 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Physiology and 3 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Karla E. Merz's work include Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (4 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (4 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (3 papers). Karla E. Merz is often cited by papers focused on Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (4 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (4 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (3 papers). Karla E. Merz collaborates with scholars based in United States and Sweden. Karla E. Merz's co-authors include Debbie C. Thurmond, Rajakrishnan Veluthakal, Eunjin Oh, Vishal A. Salunkhe, Miwon Ahn, Ragadeepthi Tunduguru, Chun‐Xue Zhou, Jinhee Hwang, Lei Jiang and Janice M. Huss and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Diabetologia and Frontiers in Endocrinology.

In The Last Decade

Karla E. Merz

5 papers receiving 480 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.

Role of Skeletal Muscle in Insulin Resistance and Glucose Uptake

2020 343 citations Karla E. Merz, Debbie C. Thurmond Comprehensive physiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Karla E. Merz United States	5	258	222	73	73	71	6	482
Victoria L. Tokarz Canada	6	208 0.8×	247 1.1×	141 1.9×	114 1.6×	61 0.9×	7	579
Zhiwen Yu China	11	195 0.8×	199 0.9×	104 1.4×	114 1.6×	78 1.1×	14	555
Xiaochu Cai Australia	4	232 0.9×	244 1.1×	40 0.5×	83 1.1×	34 0.5×	4	536
Antigoni Z. Lalia United States	9	283 1.1×	168 0.8×	30 0.4×	70 1.0×	115 1.6×	11	537
Olha Zhenyukh Spain	6	139 0.5×	254 1.1×	40 0.5×	68 0.9×	37 0.5×	7	577
Ben D. McNally United Kingdom	9	204 0.8×	113 0.5×	28 0.4×	92 1.3×	41 0.6×	12	365
Pedro Rojas‐Morales Mexico	14	251 1.0×	256 1.2×	70 1.0×	43 0.6×	17 0.2×	17	584
Antje Bruckbauer United States	12	319 1.2×	213 1.0×	31 0.4×	105 1.4×	141 2.0×	18	532
Vladimír Kůs Czechia	10	393 1.5×	176 0.8×	48 0.7×	162 2.2×	34 0.5×	11	596
Laura M. Laiglesia Spain	11	263 1.0×	144 0.6×	73 1.0×	202 2.8×	28 0.4×	13	611

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6 of 6 papers shown

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Balakrishnan, Rekha, Karla E. Merz, Chun‐Xue Zhou, et al.. (2025). STX4 Is Indispensable for Mitochondrial Homeostasis in Skeletal Muscle. Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle. 16(6). e70113–e70113.

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Merz, Karla E., Jinhee Hwang, Chun‐Xue Zhou, et al.. (2022). Enrichment of the exocytosis protein STX4 in skeletal muscle remediates peripheral insulin resistance and alters mitochondrial dynamics via Drp1. Nature Communications. 13(1). 424–424. 18 indexed citations

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Merz, Karla E., Ragadeepthi Tunduguru, Miwon Ahn, et al.. (2022). Changes in Skeletal Muscle PAK1 Levels Regulate Tissue Crosstalk to Impact Whole Body Glucose Homeostasis. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 13. 821849–821849. 15 indexed citations

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Merz, Karla E. & Debbie C. Thurmond. (2020). Role of Skeletal Muscle in Insulin Resistance and Glucose Uptake. Comprehensive physiology. 10(3). 785–809. 343 indexed citations breakdown →

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Merz, Karla E. & Debbie C. Thurmond. (2020). Role of Skeletal Muscle in Insulin Resistance and Glucose Uptake. Comprehensive physiology. 10(3). 785–809. 86 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jing, Eunjin Oh, Karla E. Merz, et al.. (2019). DOC2B promotes insulin sensitivity in mice via a novel KLC1-dependent mechanism in skeletal muscle. Diabetologia. 62(5). 845–859. 20 indexed citations

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