Knut Tomas Dalen

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
88 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

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Knut Tomas Dalen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Knut Tomas Dalen has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Molecular Biology, 27 papers in Biochemistry and 22 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Knut Tomas Dalen's work include Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (27 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (20 papers) and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (10 papers). Knut Tomas Dalen is often cited by papers focused on Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (27 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (20 papers) and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (10 papers). Knut Tomas Dalen collaborates with scholars based in Norway, United States and Sweden. Knut Tomas Dalen's co-authors include Hilde I. Nebb, Kristian Prydz, Stine M. Ulven, Constantine Londos, Jan-Ακε Gustafsson, Carole Sztalryd, Alan R. Kimmel, Krister Bamberg, Kai Hsieh and Hong Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Knut Tomas Dalen

81 papers receiving 3.4k citations

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Broad histone H3K4me3 domains in mouse oocytes modulate maternal-to-zygotic transition

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Knut Tomas Dalen Norway	28	1.8k	1.2k	914	569	561	88	3.4k
Hiroyuki Watanabe Japan	29	1.6k 0.9×	603 0.5×	467 0.5×	273 0.5×	233 0.4×	129	3.8k
Justin J. Rochford United Kingdom	32	2.1k 1.2×	586 0.5×	1.3k 1.4×	583 1.0×	513 0.9×	59	4.2k
Kenneth N. Maclean United States	32	1.2k 0.7×	562 0.5×	425 0.5×	277 0.5×	384 0.7×	74	3.2k
David F. Woodward United States	39	1.2k 0.7×	383 0.3×	934 1.0×	296 0.5×	285 0.5×	149	4.9k
Takeshi Sakata Japan	35	1.7k 1.0×	512 0.4×	607 0.7×	388 0.7×	148 0.3×	121	4.0k
Sam Virtue United Kingdom	33	1.7k 1.0×	467 0.4×	2.4k 2.6×	423 0.7×	382 0.7×	64	4.7k
Martina Wallace United States	25	1.9k 1.0×	325 0.3×	892 1.0×	274 0.5×	247 0.4×	47	3.4k
Étienne Lefai France	35	3.1k 1.7×	367 0.3×	1.4k 1.5×	916 1.6×	470 0.8×	81	5.2k
Cynthia M. Smas United States	26	2.6k 1.4×	566 0.5×	2.2k 2.4×	548 1.0×	349 0.6×	41	5.5k

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Egan, Casey L., Martin Pál, Knut Tomas Dalen, et al.. (2025). The proteoglycan decorin does not influence adiposity, glucose tolerance, or aerobic exercise capacity in mice. Physiological Reports. 13(13). e70424–e70424.

Sapkota, Rumakanta, et al.. (2025). Dietary inclusions of the brown macroalgae, Ascophyllum nodosum and Fucus vesiculosus, favourably modulate fat deposition and the caecal microbiome of obese mice. Food Bioscience. 68. 106590–106590.

Dalen, Knut Tomas, et al.. (2024). Distribution of lipid droplets in hippocampal neurons and microglia: impact of diabetes and exercise. Life Science Alliance. 7(10). e202302239–e202302239. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Yunhao, Yanjiao Li, Chengjie Zhou, et al.. (2023). The RNA m6A landscape of mouse oocytes and preimplantation embryos. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 30(5). 703–709. 20 indexed citations

Böttcher, Yvonne, Simon N. Dankel, Anne Hoffmann, et al.. (2023). Obesity Is Associated with Distorted Proteoglycan Expression in Adipose Tissue. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(8). 6884–6884. 1 indexed citations

Lee-Ødegård, Sindre, Kristoffer J. Kolnes, Daniel S. Tangen, et al.. (2022). Extracellular vesicles and microRNAs are altered in response to exercise, insulin sensitivity and overweight. Acta Physiologica. 236(4). e13862–e13862. 25 indexed citations

Hjorth, Marit, et al.. (2022). Postprandial Effects of Salmon Fishmeal and Whey on Metabolic Markers in Serum and Gene Expression in Liver Cells. Nutrients. 14(8). 1593–1593. 3 indexed citations

Norheim, Frode, Marit Hjorth, Mirjana Grujić, et al.. (2021). Serglycin Is Involved in Adipose Tissue Inflammation in Obesity. The Journal of Immunology. 208(1). 121–132. 10 indexed citations

Løvik, Martinus, Lisbeth Dahl, Stine M. Ulven, et al.. (2019). Assessment of dietary intake of fluoride and maximum limits of fluoride in food supplements. Duo Research Archive (University of Oslo). 1 indexed citations

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Andreassen, Åshild Kristine, Anne Marie Bakke, Olavi Junttila, et al.. (2016). Final health and environmental risk assessment of genetically modified cotton GHB614. Scientific opinion on glyphosate-tolerant, genetically modified cotton GHB614 from Bayer CropScience for food and feed uses, import and processing under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 (Application EFSA/GMO/NL/2008/51). Opinion of the Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. BIBSYS Brage (BIBSYS (Norway)). 2 indexed citations

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Andreassen, Åshild Kristine, Anne Marie Bakke, Knut Helkås Dahl, et al.. (2015). Final health and environmental risk assessment of genetically modified soybean 356043. Scientific opinion on herbicide tolerant, genetically modified soybean 356043 from Pioneer Hi-Bred for food and feed uses, import and processing under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 (Application EFSA/GMO/UK/2007/43). Opinion of the Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. BIBSYS Brage (BIBSYS (Norway)).

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Andreassen, Åshild Kristine, Anne Marie Bakke, Knut Helkås Dahl, et al.. (2015). Final health and environmental risk assessment of genetically modified soybean MON 89788. Scientific opinion on herbicide tolerant, genetically modified soybean MON 89788 from Monsanto Company for food and feed uses, import and processing under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 (Application EFSA/GMO/NL/2006/36). Opinion of the Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. BIBSYS Brage (BIBSYS (Norway)). 1 indexed citations

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Andreassen, Åshild Kristine, Anne Marie Bakke, Knut Helkås Dahl, et al.. (2015). Food/feed and environmental risk assessment of herbicide tolerant genetically modified soybean A2704-12 for food and feed uses, import and processing under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 (EFSA/GMO/NL/2005/18). Opinion of the Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety. BIBSYS Brage (BIBSYS (Norway)). 1 indexed citations

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Nebb, Hilde I., et al.. (2013). Fatty acids regulate perilipin5 in muscle by activating PPARδ. Journal of Lipid Research. 54(7). 1949–1963. 49 indexed citations

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Wang, Hong, Hong Hu, Jun Liu, et al.. (2011). Unique Regulation of Adipose Triglyceride Lipase (ATGL) by Perilipin 5, a Lipid Droplet-associated Protein. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(18). 15707–15715. 232 indexed citations

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Wang, Hong, Liping Hu, Knut Tomas Dalen, et al.. (2009). Activation of Hormone-sensitive Lipase Requires Two Steps, Protein Phosphorylation and Binding to the PAT-1 Domain of Lipid Droplet Coat Proteins. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(46). 32116–32125. 139 indexed citations

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Dalen, Knut Tomas, et al.. (2007). The Translation of the Nepsy-II to Afrikaans, Some Ethical Reflections. 11(3). 609. 7 indexed citations

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Dalen, Knut Tomas, et al.. (2006). Helseeffekt av å skifte ut amalgamfyllinger ved mistanke om plager eller helseskader fra amalgam. BIBSYS Brage (BIBSYS (Norway)). 1 indexed citations

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Dalen, Knut Tomas, Gunvor Bentung Lygre, Hallgrim Kløve, & Nils Roar Gjerdet. (2003). Personality variables in patients with self‐reported reactions to dental amalgam. Acta Odontologica Scandinavica. 61(5). 310–314. 9 indexed citations

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Dalen, Knut Tomas. (1993). Hemispheric Asymmetry and Dual-Task Performance in Children: A Finger-Tapping Study. International Journal of Neuroscience. 69(1-4). 85–95. 6 indexed citations

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