Maximilian Kleinert

5.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Maximilian Kleinert is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Maximilian Kleinert has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Physiology, 34 papers in Molecular Biology and 17 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Maximilian Kleinert's work include Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (26 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (23 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (16 papers). Maximilian Kleinert is often cited by papers focused on Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (26 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (23 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (16 papers). Maximilian Kleinert collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, Germany and United States. Maximilian Kleinert's co-authors include Erik A. Richter, Thomas E. Jensen, Lykke Sylow, Bente Kiens, Jørgen F. P. Wojtaszewski, Christoffer Clemmensen, Timo D. Müller, Susanna M. Hofmann, Peter Schjerling and David E. James and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, The Journal of Physiology and Cell Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Maximilian Kleinert

67 papers receiving 3.4k 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.

Animal models of obesity and diabetes mellitus

2018 618 citations Maximilian Kleinert, Christoffer Clemmensen et al. profile →

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Adam J. Rose Denmark

Jesper B. Birk Denmark

Louise Lantier United States

Polly A. Hansen United States

Julio E. Ayala United States

Atul S. Deshmukh Denmark

Pablo M. García-Rovés Spain

Lykke Sylow Denmark

Min‐Seon Kim South Korea

Håkan Karlsson Sweden

Adam J. Rose Denmark

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Fields of papers citing papers by Maximilian Kleinert

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Maximilian Kleinert

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

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Clemmensen, Christoffer, et al.. (2025). Pharmacological but Not Physiological Levels of GDF15 and FGF21 Regulate Body Weight and Glycemic Control in Obese Mice. The FASEB Journal. 39(15). e70918–e70918.

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Ranea‐Robles, Pablo, et al.. (2025). Time-Resolved Effects of Short-term Overfeeding on Energy Balance in Mice. Diabetes. 74(4). 502–513. 2 indexed citations

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Kleinert, Maximilian, et al.. (2025). GDF15: from biomarker to target in cancer cachexia. Trends in cancer. 11(11). 1093–1105. 1 indexed citations

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Klein, Anders B., Pablo Ranea‐Robles, Trine S. Nicolaisen, et al.. (2023). Cross-species comparison of pregnancy-induced GDF15. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 325(4). E303–E309. 11 indexed citations

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Herpich, Catrin, Bastian Kochlik, Maximilian Kleinert, et al.. (2022). The Effect of Dextrose or Protein Ingestion on Circulating Growth Differentiation Factor 15 and Appetite in Older Compared to Younger Women. Nutrients. 14(19). 4066–4066. 4 indexed citations

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Meister, Jaroslawna, Jonas R. Knudsen, Luiz F. Barella, et al.. (2022). Clenbuterol exerts antidiabetic activity through metabolic reprogramming of skeletal muscle cells. Nature Communications. 13(1). 22–22. 17 indexed citations

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Johann, Kornelia, Maximilian Kleinert, & Susanne Klaus. (2021). The Role of GDF15 as a Myomitokine. Cells. 10(11). 2990–2990. 81 indexed citations

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Knudsen, Jonas R., Jaroslawna Meister, Christian S. Carl, et al.. (2021). Exercise increases phosphorylation of the putative mTORC2 activity readout NDRG1 in human skeletal muscle. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 322(1). E63–E73. 5 indexed citations

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Novikoff, Aaron, Shannon O’Brien, Gerald Grandl, et al.. (2021). Spatiotemporal GLP-1 and GIP receptor signaling and trafficking/recycling dynamics induced by selected receptor mono- and dual-agonists. Molecular Metabolism. 49. 101181–101181. 60 indexed citations

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Zeigerer, Anja, et al.. (2021). Glucagon's Metabolic Action in Health and Disease. Comprehensive physiology. 11(2). 1759–1783. 5 indexed citations

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Sachs, Stephan, Lili Niu, Philipp E. Geyer, et al.. (2020). Plasma proteome profiles treatment efficacy of incretin dual agonism in diet‐induced obese female and male mice. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. 23(1). 195–207. 16 indexed citations

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Fritzen, Andreas M., Joan Domingo‐Espín, Anne‐Marie Lundsgaard, et al.. (2020). ApoA-1 improves glucose tolerance by increasing glucose uptake into heart and skeletal muscle independently of AMPKα2. Molecular Metabolism. 35. 100949–100949. 31 indexed citations

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Lundsgaard, Anne‐Marie, Andreas M. Fritzen, Trine S. Nicolaisen, et al.. (2019). Glucometabolic consequences of acute and prolonged inhibition of fatty acid oxidation. Journal of Lipid Research. 61(1). 10–19. 23 indexed citations

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Kleinert, Maximilian & Timo D. Müller. (2019). Teaching an old dog new tricks: metformin induces body-weight loss via GDF15. Nature Metabolism. 1(12). 1171–1172. 4 indexed citations

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Hoffman, Nolan J., Benjamin L. Parker, Rima Chaudhuri, et al.. (2015). Global Phosphoproteomic Analysis of Human Skeletal Muscle Reveals a Network of Exercise-Regulated Kinases and AMPK Substrates. Cell Metabolism. 22(5). 922–935. 320 indexed citations

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Hoffman, Nolan J., Benjamin L. Parker, Rima Chaudhuri, et al.. (2015). Global Phosphoproteomic Analysis of Human Skeletal Muscle Reveals a Network of Exercise-Regulated Kinases and AMPK Substrates. Cell Metabolism. 22(5). 948–948. 8 indexed citations

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Sylow, Lykke, Lisbeth L. V. Møller, Maximilian Kleinert, Erik A. Richter, & Thomas E. Jensen. (2014). Rac1 – a novel regulator of contraction‐stimulated glucose uptake in skeletal muscle. Experimental Physiology. 99(12). 1574–1580. 59 indexed citations

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Bernard, Jeffrey R., Yi-Hung Liao, Zhenping Ding, et al.. (2013). An amino acid mixture improves glucose tolerance and lowers insulin resistance in the obese Zucker rat. Amino Acids. 45(1). 191–203. 14 indexed citations

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Kleinert, Maximilian, et al.. (1977). [First clinical experiences with a new transvenous endocardial screw-in lead (author's transl)].. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 66(8). 454–8. 6 indexed citations

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Kleinert, Maximilian, et al.. (1977). [Comparative studies of thresholds after implantation of pacemaker leads of different size (author's transl)].. PubMed. 66(4). 191–7. 6 indexed citations

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