Martin Merkel

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
79 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Martin Merkel is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Surgery and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Martin Merkel has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 31 papers in Surgery and 26 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Martin Merkel's work include Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (30 papers), Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (20 papers) and Lipid metabolism and disorders (17 papers). Martin Merkel is often cited by papers focused on Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (30 papers), Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (20 papers) and Lipid metabolism and disorders (17 papers). Martin Merkel collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Austria. Martin Merkel's co-authors include Jöerg Heeren, Ira J. Goldberg, Robert H. Eckel, Franz Rinninger, Alexander Bartelt, Alexander Eychmüller, Ulrich I. Tromsdorf, Oliver T. Bruns†, Heinz Hohenberg and Michael G. Kaul and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Martin Merkel

72 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

Brown adipose tissue activity controls triglyceride clear... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. Brown adipose tissue activity controls triglyceride clearance
    2011 1.3k citations Oliver T. Bruns†, Rudolph Reimer et al. profile →

Peers

Martin Merkel
Sarah M. Nicoloro United States
John C. McLenithan United States
Concepción Peiró Spain
Darren C. Henstridge Australia
Pamela Fischer‐Posovszky Germany
Yasushi Fukushima Japan
Clifford D.L. Folmes United States
Roy L. Sutliff United States
Koichi Sato Japan
Nils Halberg United States
Sarah M. Nicoloro United States
Martin Merkel
Citations per year, relative to Martin Merkel Martin Merkel (= 1×) peers Sarah M. Nicoloro

Countries citing papers authored by Martin Merkel

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This map shows the geographic impact of Martin Merkel's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Martin Merkel with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Martin Merkel more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Martin Merkel

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Martin Merkel. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Martin Merkel. The network helps show where Martin Merkel may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Martin Merkel

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Martin Merkel. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Martin Merkel 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 Martin Merkel. Martin Merkel is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Schumann, Anke, Sven F. Garbade, Skadi Beblo, et al.. (2025). Kidney involvement in glycogen storage disease type I: Current knowledge and key challenges. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 144(3). 109054–109054.
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Neuhann, Teresa, Eva‐Christina Prott, Jonas Leubner, et al.. (2024). LZTR1 loss-of-function variants associated with café au lait macules with or without freckling. Frontiers in Neurology. 15. 1391425–1391425. 1 indexed citations
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Merkel, Martin. (2024). Knochenschmerzen und Splenomegalie: Morbus Gaucher. MMW - Fortschritte der Medizin. 166(S1). 16–18. 1 indexed citations
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Merkel, Martin, Sebastian Schmid, & K. Alexander Iwen. (2019). Physiologie und klinische Bedeutung von weißem, beigem und braunem Fettgewebe. Der Internist. 60(2). 115–121. 4 indexed citations
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Gläser, Sven, Stefan Krüger, Martin Merkel, Peter Bramlage, & Felix Herth. (2015). Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Respiration. 89(3). 253–264. 109 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Stefan K., Jöerg Heeren, Gunilla Olivecrona, & Martin Merkel. (2011). Apolipoprotein A-V; a potent triglyceride reducer. Atherosclerosis. 219(1). 15–21. 90 indexed citations
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Schuchardt, Jan Philipp, et al.. (2010). Enhanced increase of omega-3 index in response to long-term n-3 fatty acid supplementation from triacylglycerides versus ethyl esters. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 65(2). 247–254. 138 indexed citations
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Bruns†, Oliver T., Harald Ittrich, Kersten Peldschus, et al.. (2009). Real-time magnetic resonance imaging and quantification of lipoprotein metabolism in vivo using nanocrystals. Nature Nanotechnology. 4(3). 193–201. 133 indexed citations
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Merkel, Martin. (2009). Diabetische Dyslipoproteinämie: jenseits von LDL. DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift. 134(20). 1067–1073. 6 indexed citations
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Niemeier, Andreas, Arndt F. Schilling, Martin Merkel, et al.. (2008). Uptake of postprandial lipoproteins into bone in vivo: Impact on osteoblast function. Bone. 43(2). 230–237. 74 indexed citations
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Laatsch, A., Martin Merkel, Philippa J. Talmud, et al.. (2008). Insulin stimulates hepatic low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1) to increase postprandial lipoprotein clearance. Atherosclerosis. 204(1). 105–111. 74 indexed citations
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Velez‐Carrasco, Wanda, Martin Merkel, Christian O. Twiss, & Jonathan D. Smith. (2007). Dietary methionine effects on plasma homocysteine and HDL metabolism in mice. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 19(6). 362–370. 55 indexed citations
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Merkel, Martin. (2005). Give me A5 for lipoprotein hydrolysis!. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 115(10). 2694–2696. 79 indexed citations
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Merkel, Martin, et al.. (2003). High-Level Baculoviral Expression of Lysosomal Acid Lipase. Humana Press eBooks. 109. 177–186. 1 indexed citations
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Merkel, Martin, H. Radner, & Heiner Greten. (2003). Myopathische Ver�nderungen durch transgene Expression von Lipoproteinlipase. Medizinische Klinik. 98(12). 679–684. 1 indexed citations
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Merkel, Martin, et al.. (2003). Lysosomal Acid Lipase: Assay and Purification. Humana Press eBooks. 109. 95–108. 7 indexed citations
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Lutz, Erlo, Yuko Kako, Hiroaki Yagyu, et al.. (2003). Mice Expressing Only Covalent Dimeric Heparin Binding-deficient Lipoprotein Lipase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(1). 238–244. 4 indexed citations
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Merkel, Martin, et al.. (1999). Die Medialisierung der Tuberositas tibiae zur Behandlung habitueller Patellaluxationen. Der Chirurg. 70(11). 1307–1314. 2 indexed citations
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Merkel, Martin, Peter Weinstock, Tova Chajek‐Shaul, et al.. (1998). Lipoprotein lipase expression exclusively in liver. A mouse model for metabolism in the neonatal period and during cachexia.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 102(5). 893–901. 116 indexed citations
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Merkel, Martin, H. Neumann, & H. Merk. (1996). Ein neuer Score zum Ergebnisvergleich nach operativ versorgten Achillessehnenrupturen. Der Chirurg. 67(11). 1141–1146. 13 indexed citations

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