Linus Tsai

15.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
42 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Linus Tsai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Linus Tsai has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Physiology and 11 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Linus Tsai's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (17 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (10 papers) and Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (7 papers). Linus Tsai is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (17 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (10 papers) and Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (7 papers). Linus Tsai collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and China. Linus Tsai's co-authors include Evan D. Rosen, Ulrike Heberlein, Roland J. Bainton, Danielle Tenen, Anna Lyubetskaya, Alexander Meissner, Michael J. Ziller, Julie Donaghey, Philip L. De Jager and David A. Bennett and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Linus Tsai

41 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Charting a dynamic DNA methylation landscape of the human genome

2013 939 citations Linus Tsai, Evan D. Rosen et al. Nature profile →
A molecular census of arcuate hypothalamus and median eminence cell types

2017 560 citations John N. Campbell, Henning Fenselau et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Linus Tsai United States	27	2.0k	1.3k	873	681	532	42	4.2k
Jeffrey M. Long United States	29	1.6k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	1.1k 1.3×	1.0k 1.5×	465 0.9×	57	5.0k
Martin Holzenberger France	36	2.9k 1.5×	1.8k 1.4×	409 0.5×	386 0.6×	937 1.8×	86	6.4k
Kinji Inoue Japan	36	2.1k 1.1×	975 0.8×	912 1.0×	1.3k 1.8×	615 1.2×	123	6.5k
Carl Denef Belgium	41	1.6k 0.8×	497 0.4×	878 1.0×	391 0.6×	647 1.2×	143	5.5k
Louise M. Bilezikjian United States	37	3.0k 1.5×	815 0.6×	1.0k 1.2×	244 0.4×	843 1.6×	62	7.3k
G. Cristina Brailoiu United States	35	1.1k 0.6×	589 0.5×	813 0.9×	292 0.4×	708 1.3×	82	4.3k
Karen Ocorr United States	36	2.4k 1.2×	438 0.3×	1.5k 1.8×	371 0.5×	305 0.6×	88	4.4k
R. Dimaline United Kingdom	44	1.6k 0.8×	672 0.5×	2.0k 2.3×	541 0.8×	292 0.5×	150	5.1k
Wolfgang Berger Switzerland	46	4.5k 2.3×	464 0.4×	1.2k 1.4×	229 0.3×	1.3k 2.3×	172	7.0k
S. Clay Williams United States	25	3.0k 1.5×	1.9k 1.5×	792 0.9×	459 0.7×	583 1.1×	27	8.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Linus Tsai

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Linus Tsai

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Linus Tsai. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Linus Tsai based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Linus Tsai. Linus Tsai is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Emont, Margo P., Adam L. Essene, Anton Gulko, et al.. (2025). Semaglutide and bariatric surgery induce distinct changes in the composition of mouse white adipose tissue. Molecular Metabolism. 95. 102126–102126. 4 indexed citations

Krawczyk, Joanna, William O’Connor, Pedro Henrique Vendramini, et al.. (2025). The diabetes gene Tcf7l2 organizes gene expression in the liver and regulates amino acid metabolism. Molecular Metabolism. 99. 102208–102208.

Vargas‐Castillo, Ariana, Yizhi Sun, Phillip A. Dumesic, et al.. (2024). Development of a functional beige fat cell line uncovers independent subclasses of cells expressing UCP1 and the futile creatine cycle. Cell Metabolism. 36(9). 2146–2155.e5. 13 indexed citations

Holman, Corey D., Alexander P. Sakers, Lan Cheng, et al.. (2024). Aging impairs cold-induced beige adipogenesis and adipocyte metabolic reprogramming. eLife. 12. 3 indexed citations

Jacobs, Christopher, et al.. (2023). Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 signaling drives placental aging and can provoke preterm labor. eLife. 12. 14 indexed citations

Holman, Corey D., Alexander P. Sakers, Lan Cheng, et al.. (2023). Aging impairs cold-induced beige adipogenesis and adipocyte metabolic reprogramming. eLife. 12. 18 indexed citations

Sargsyan, Ashot, Ludivine Doridot, Sarah Anissa Hannou, et al.. (2022). HGFAC is a ChREBP-regulated hepatokine that enhances glucose and lipid homeostasis. JCI Insight. 8(1). 16 indexed citations

Merino, Jordi, Hassan S. Dashti, Chloé Sarnowski, et al.. (2021). Genetic analysis of dietary intake identifies new loci and functional links with metabolic traits. Nature Human Behaviour. 6(1). 155–163. 27 indexed citations

Perandini, Luiz Augusto, Érique Castro, Adriano B. Chaves‐Filho, et al.. (2021). PPARγ-induced upregulation of subcutaneous fat adiponectin secretion, glyceroneogenesis and BCAA oxidation requires mTORC1 activity. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1866(8). 158967–158967. 13 indexed citations

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Rahbani, Janane F., Anna Roesler, Mohammed F. Hussain, et al.. (2021). Creatine kinase B controls futile creatine cycling in thermogenic fat. Nature. 590(7846). 480–485. 127 indexed citations

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Li, Jin, Rafael S. Czepielewski, Jingyi Chi, et al.. (2021). Neurotensin is an anti-thermogenic peptide produced by lymphatic endothelial cells. Cell Metabolism. 33(7). 1449–1465.e6. 42 indexed citations

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Campbell, John N., et al.. (2021). Highly selective brain-to-gut communication via genetically defined vagus neurons. Neuron. 109(13). 2106–2115.e4. 66 indexed citations

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Roh, Hyun Cheol, Manju Kumari, Danielle Tenen, et al.. (2020). Adipocytes fail to maintain cellular identity during obesity due to reduced PPARγ activity and elevated TGFβ-SMAD signaling. Molecular Metabolism. 42. 101086–101086. 33 indexed citations

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Kazak, Lawrence, Janane F. Rahbani, Bożena Samborska, et al.. (2019). Ablation of adipocyte creatine transport impairs thermogenesis and causes diet-induced obesity. Nature Metabolism. 1(3). 360–370. 106 indexed citations

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Kong, Xingxing, Ting Yao, Peng Zhou, et al.. (2018). Brown Adipose Tissue Controls Skeletal Muscle Function via the Secretion of Myostatin. Cell Metabolism. 28(4). 631–643.e3. 171 indexed citations

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Resch, Jon M., Henning Fenselau, Joseph C. Madara, et al.. (2017). Aldosterone-Sensing Neurons in the NTS Exhibit State-Dependent Pacemaker Activity and Drive Sodium Appetite via Synergy with Angiotensin II Signaling. Neuron. 96(1). 190–206.e7. 73 indexed citations

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Roh, Hyun Cheol, Linus Tsai, Anna Lyubetskaya, et al.. (2017). Simultaneous Transcriptional and Epigenomic Profiling from Specific Cell Types within Heterogeneous Tissues In Vivo. Cell Reports. 18(4). 1048–1061. 90 indexed citations

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Ramadoss, Preeti, Brian J. Abraham, Linus Tsai, et al.. (2013). Novel Mechanism of Positive versus Negative Regulation by Thyroid Hormone Receptor β1 (TRβ1) Identified by Genome-wide Profiling of Binding Sites in Mouse Liver. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289(3). 1313–1328. 83 indexed citations

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Heberlein, Ulrike, Linus Tsai, David Kapfhamer, & Amy W. Lasek. (2008). Drosophila, a genetic model system to study cocaine-related behaviors: A review with focus on LIM-only proteins. Neuropharmacology. 56. 97–106. 44 indexed citations

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Bainton, Roland J., Linus Tsai, Carol M. Singh, et al.. (2000). Dopamine modulates acute responses to cocaine, nicotine and ethanol in Drosophila. Current Biology. 10(4). 187–194. 252 indexed citations

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