Matthias Blüher

80.1k total citations · 21 hit papers
698 papers, 41.3k citations indexed

About

Matthias Blüher is a scholar working on Physiology, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthias Blüher has authored 698 papers receiving a total of 41.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 366 papers in Physiology, 259 papers in Epidemiology and 223 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Matthias Blüher's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (271 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (216 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (80 papers). Matthias Blüher is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (271 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (216 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (80 papers). Matthias Blüher collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Israel. Matthias Blüher's co-authors include Mathias Faßhauer, Michael Stümvoll, Nora Klöting, C. Ronald Kahn, Barbara B. Kahn, Michael P. Schön, Péter Kovács, Susan Kralisch, Andreas Oberbach and Ulrike Lössner and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Matthias Blüher

662 papers receiving 40.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Obesity: global epidemiology and pathogenesis

2019 3.3k citations Matthias Blüher profile →
Antioxidants prevent health-promoting effects of physical exercise in humans

2009 1.2k citations Michael Ristow, Kim Zarse et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Retinol-Binding Protein 4 and Insulin Resistance in Lean, Obese, and Diabetic Subjects

2006 1.1k citations Matthias Blüher, Andreas Oberbach et al. profile →
Extended Longevity in Mice Lacking the Insulin Receptor in Adipose Tissue

2003 1.0k citations Matthias Blüher, C. Ronald Kahn et al. profile →
Adipokines in health and disease

2015 793 citations Mathias Faßhauer, Matthias Blüher profile →
Anti-diabetic drugs inhibit obesity-linked phosphorylation of PPARγ by Cdk5

2010 719 citations Matthias Blüher et al. profile →
Anti-obesity drug discovery: advances and challenges

2021 657 citations Matthias Blüher et al. profile →
Insulin-sensitive obesity

2010 653 citations Nora Klöting, Mathias Faßhauer et al. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism profile →
Metabolically Healthy Obesity

2020 628 citations Matthias Blüher profile →
Adipose Tissue Selective Insulin Receptor Knockout Protects against Obesity and Obesity-Related Glucose Intolerance

2002 618 citations Matthias Blüher, Kohjiro Ueki et al. profile →
Plasma Visfatin Concentrations and Fat Depot–Specific mRNA Expression in Humans

2005 598 citations Nora Klöting, Péter Kovács et al. profile →
T-lymphocyte Infiltration in Visceral Adipose Tissue

2008 562 citations Matthias Blüher et al. profile →
Obesity-Induced CerS6-Dependent C16:0 Ceramide Production Promotes Weight Gain and Glucose Intolerance

2014 527 citations Matthias Blüher et al. profile →
A novel ChREBP isoform in adipose tissue regulates systemic glucose metabolism

2012 460 citations Michael P. Schön, Matthias Blüher et al. profile →
The brown fat–enriched secreted factor Nrg4 preserves metabolic homeostasis through attenuation of hepatic lipogenesis

2014 386 citations Matthias Kern, Arne Dietrich et al. profile →
Adipocyte dysfunction, inflammation and metabolic syndrome

2014 369 citations Nora Klöting, Matthias Blüher profile →
Effect of green-Mediterranean diet on intrahepatic fat: the DIRECT PLUS randomised controlled trial

2021 171 citations Anat Yaskolka Meir, Ehud Rinott et al. profile →
New insights into the treatment of obesity

2023 83 citations Matthias Blüher et al. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism profile →
Adipose tissue retains an epigenetic memory of obesity after weight loss

2024 68 citations Adhideb Ghosh, Hua Dong et al. profile →
Coadministered Cagrilintide and Semaglutide in Adults with Overweight or Obesity

2025 37 citations Matthias Blüher et al. profile →
An overview of obesity‐related complications: The epidemiological evidence linking body weight and other markers of obesity to adverse health outcomes

2025 18 citations Matthias Blüher Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Secretory kinase FAM20C triggers adipocyte dysfunction, inciting insulin resistance and inflammation in obesity 2025 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Ankit Gilani, Benjamin D. Stein, Anne Hoffmann, (unknown), (unknown), Edwin A. Homan, Lunkun Ma, Alfonso Rubio‐Navarro, (unknown), (unknown), Bhavneet Bhinder, Adhideb Ghosh, (unknown), Olivier Elemento, Christian Wolfrum, Matthias Blüher, James C. Lo	0
2	Divergent roles of m6A in orchestrating brown and white adipocyte transcriptomes and systemic metabolism 2025 ·Nature Communications ·Ling Xiao, Dario F. De Jesus, Cheng‐Wei Ju, Jiangbo Wei, Jiang‐Miao Hu, (unknown), (unknown), Tadataka Tsuji, Siying Wei, Matthias Blüher, Yu‐Hua Tseng, Chuan He, Rohit Kulkarni	7
3	Circulating Immune Cell Signature Analysis in HFpEF Across Species 2025 ·Circulation Research ·(unknown), Marion Müller, (unknown), (unknown), Sebastian Rosch, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Susanne Gaul, Stephan von Haehling, Anke Tönjes, Matthias Blüher, Philipp Lurz, Rolf Wachter, Anna Klinke, (unknown), Jes‐Niels Boeckel	0
4	Understanding Adipose Tissue Dysfunction 2024 ·Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome ·Matthias Blüher	9
5	Independent association of thigh muscle fat density with vascular events in Korean adults 2024 ·Cardiovascular Diabetology ·Hun Jee Choe, (unknown), Matthias Blüher, Steven B. Heymsfield, (unknown)	5
6	Dysregulated cytokine and oxidative response in hyper-glycolytic monocytes in obesity 2024 ·Frontiers in Immunology ·(unknown), Isabel Karkossa, J.M. van den Berg, Martin von Bergen�, Beatrice Engelmann, Ulrike Rolle‐Kampczyk, Matthias Blüher, Ulf Wagner, Kristin Schubert, Manuela Rossol	4
7	The effect of Mankai plant consumption on postprandial glycaemic response among patients with type 2 diabetes: A randomized crossover trial 2024 ·Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism ·Gal Tsaban, (unknown), (unknown), Hila Zelicha, Anat Yaskolka Meir, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Meir J. Stampfer, Dong D. Wang, Lu Qi, Matthias Blüher, Michael Stümvoll, Frank B. Hu, Iris Shai, Amir Tirosh	3
8	Visceral fat mass dynamics in a 2‐year randomized STrength versus ENdurance training trial in people with obesity 2024 ·Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism ·Stefanie Lehmann, (unknown), Andreas Oberbach, (unknown), Nicolas Linder, Alexander Schaudinn, Nikita Garnov, Harald Busse, (unknown), Christiane Prettin, (unknown), Gesine Flehmig, (unknown), Evelyn Trips, Michael Stümvoll, David Petroff, Matthias Blüher	1
9	The application of high-performance ultrasound probes increases anatomic depiction in obese patients 2023 ·Scientific Reports ·Sascha Heinitz, Jürgen Müller, Klaus‐Vitold Jenderka, Haiko Schlögl, Michael Stümvoll, Matthias Blüher, Valentin Blank, Thomas Karlas	14
10	Long-term green-Mediterranean diet may favor fasting morning cortisol stress hormone; the DIRECT-PLUS clinical trial 2023 ·Frontiers in Endocrinology ·(unknown), Gal Tsaban, Ehud Rinott, Alon Kaplan, Anat Yaskolka Meir, Hila Zelicha, Uta Ceglarek, Berend Isermann, Matthias Blüher, Michael Stümvoll, Meir J. Stampfer, Iris Shai	7
11	Vertebrae but not femur marrow fat transiently decreases in response to body weight loss in an 18-month randomized control trial 2023 ·Bone ·(unknown), (unknown), Yariv Greenshpan, Yftach Gepner, (unknown), Gal Tsaban, Hila Zelicha, Anat Yaskolka Meir, Uta Ceglarek, Michael Stümvoll, Matthias Blüher, Yoash Chassidim, Assaf Rudich, Anat Reiner‐Benaim, Iris Shai, Ilan Shelef, Roi Gazit	4
12	Circulating acyl-CoA-binding protein/diazepam-binding inhibitor in gestational diabetes mellitus 2023 ·Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Matthias Blüher, Michael Stümvoll, Anke Tönjes, Thomas Ebert	1
13	The Common H202D Variant in GDF-15 Does Not Affect Its Bioactivity but Can Significantly Interfere with Measurement of Its Circulating Levels 2022 ·The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine ·Yanislava Karusheva, (unknown), Alexander Mörseburg, Peter Barker, Audrey Melvin, Naveed Sattar, Keith Burling, Anna Backmark, Robert Roth, Lutz Jermutus, Esther Guiu‐Jurado, Matthias Blüher, Paul Welsh, Marko Hyvönen, Stephen O’Rahilly	19
14	Identification of a regulatory pathway inhibiting adipogenesis via RSPO2 2022 ·Nature Metabolism ·Hua Dong, Wenfei Sun, Yang Shen, Miroslav Baláž, Lucia Balážová, Lianggong Ding, Mona C. Löffler, Bradford S. Hamilton, Nora Klöting, Matthias Blüher, Heike Neubauer, Holger Klein, Christian Wolfrum	47
15	Circulating Levels of microRNA-122 and Hepatic Fat Change in Response to Weight-Loss Interventions: CENTRAL Trial 2022 ·The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism ·Mengying Wang, Qiaochu Xue, Xiang Li, Knut Krohn, (unknown), Uta Ceglarek, Matthias Blüher, Maria Keller, Anat Yaskolka Meir, Yoriko Heianza, Péter Kovács, Iris Shai, (unknown)	9
16	An antisense transcript transcribed from Irs2 locus contributes to the pathogenesis of hepatic steatosis in insulin resistance 2022 ·Cell chemical biology ·(unknown), Motoharu Awazawa, Naoki Kobayashi, (unknown), (unknown), Miwa Tamura‐Nakano, Masafumi Muratani, Kenta Kobayashi, Matthias Blüher, Jens C. Brüning, Kohjiro Ueki	1
17	Analytical and computational workflow for in-depth analysis of oxidized complex lipids in blood plasma 2022 ·Nature Communications ·Angela Criscuolo, Palina Nepachalovich, (unknown), Mike Lange, Zhixu Ni, Massimo Baroni, Gabriele Cruciani, Laura Goracci, Matthias Blüher, Maria Fedorova	38
18	EHD2-mediated restriction of caveolar dynamics regulates cellular fatty acid uptake 2020 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Claudia Matthaeus, Ines Lahmann, Séverine Kunz, Wenke Jonas, Arthur A. Melo, Martin Lehmann, Elin Larsson, Richard Lundmark, Matthias Kern, Matthias Blüher, (unknown), (unknown), Britta Brügger, Dominik N. Müller, Volker Haucke, Annette Schürmann, Carmen Birchmeier, Oliver Daumke	43
19	Insulin-sensitive obesity breakdown → 2010 ·American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism ·Nora Klöting, Mathias Faßhauer, Arne Dietrich, Péter Kovács, Michael P. Schön, Matthias Kern, Michael Stümvoll, Matthias Blüher	653
20	Antioxidants prevent health-promoting effects of physical exercise in humans breakdown → 2009 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Michael Ristow, Kim Zarse, Andreas Oberbach, Nora Klöting, Marc Birringer, Michael Kiehntopf, Michael Stümvoll, C. Ronald Kahn, Matthias Blüher	1191

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