Michel Bernier

15.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
202 papers, 9.4k citations indexed

About

Michel Bernier is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michel Bernier has authored 202 papers receiving a total of 9.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 102 papers in Molecular Biology, 54 papers in Physiology and 21 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Michel Bernier's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (33 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (16 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (16 papers). Michel Bernier is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (33 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (16 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (16 papers). Michel Bernier collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Belgium. Michel Bernier's co-authors include Rafael de Cabo, Clara Di Germanio, Josephine M. Egan, Sutapa Kole, Plácido Navas, Andrea Di Francesco, M. Daniel Lane, D M Laird, Irving W. Wainer and Olga D. Carlson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Michel Bernier

201 papers receiving 9.2k 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.

Gut-expressed gustducin and taste receptors regulate secretion of glucagon-like peptide-1

2007 813 citations Hyeung-Jin Jang, Zaza Kokrashvili et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
A time to fast

2018 334 citations Andrea Di Francesco, Clara Di Germanio et al. Science profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Michel Bernier	4.2k	2.5k	1.2k	911	898	202	9.4k
Federico V. Pallardó	5.4k 1.3×	2.9k 1.2×	649 0.6×	439 0.5×	1.2k 1.3×	225	13.7k
Enzo Nisoli	3.1k 0.7×	4.3k 1.8×	862 0.7×	893 1.0×	479 0.5×	139	8.7k
Roy G. Cutler	2.8k 0.7×	3.8k 1.5×	492 0.4×	878 1.0×	488 0.5×	62	8.3k
Manuel Portero-Otı́n	5.6k 1.3×	4.3k 1.8×	1.0k 0.9×	263 0.3×	962 1.1×	233	11.3k
Byung Pal Yu	3.3k 0.8×	2.5k 1.0×	399 0.3×	428 0.5×	600 0.7×	161	8.0k
Wilhelm Krone	2.7k 0.7×	2.6k 1.1×	1.8k 1.6×	1.3k 1.4×	633 0.7×	182	7.8k
George E. Barreto	4.2k 1.0×	2.8k 1.1×	679 0.6×	446 0.5×	397 0.4×	298	11.8k
Frédéric Picard	3.6k 0.9×	3.5k 1.4×	821 0.7×	631 0.7×	269 0.3×	92	8.3k
Consuelo Borrás	3.3k 0.8×	2.9k 1.2×	642 0.6×	292 0.3×	620 0.7×	150	8.8k
Donald A. McClain	6.4k 1.5×	2.7k 1.1×	1.5k 1.3×	668 0.7×	753 0.8×	166	11.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Michel Bernier

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michel Bernier

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michel Bernier

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Bernier, Michel, Nathan L. Price, Simonetta Camandola, et al.. (2025). Is taurine an aging biomarker?. Science. 388(6751). eadl2116–eadl2116. 5 indexed citations

Bernier, Michel, et al.. (2025). Seven questions for a student's donor: Evaluation of a fictional conversation lends insight into professional identity formation in medical students. Anatomical Sciences Education. 18(5). 425–435. 1 indexed citations

Aon, Miguel A., et al.. (2023). How is Big Data reshaping preclinical aging research?. Lab Animal. 52(12). 289–314.

Wnorowski, Artur, Danuta Dudzik, Michel Bernier, et al.. (2022). Deprogramming metabolism in pancreatic cancer with a bi-functional GPR55 inhibitor and biased β2 adrenergic agonist. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 3618–3618. 8 indexed citations

Díaz‐Ruiz, Alberto, Nathan L. Price, Melissa Carpenter, et al.. (2021). Diet composition influences the metabolic benefits of short cycles of very low caloric intake. Nature Communications. 12(1). 6463–6463. 17 indexed citations

Schumann, Tina, Jörg König, Christian von Loeffelholz, et al.. (2021). Deletion of the diabetes candidate gene Slc16a13 in mice attenuates diet-induced ectopic lipid accumulation and insulin resistance. Communications Biology. 4(1). 826–826. 14 indexed citations

Bodogai, Monica, Jonathan Kato, Melissa Carpenter, et al.. (2021). Daily caloric restriction limits tumor growth more effectively than caloric cycling regardless of dietary composition. Nature Communications. 12(1). 6201–6201. 79 indexed citations

Petr, Michael, Irene Alfaras, Woei-Nan Bair, et al.. (2021). A cross-sectional study of functional and metabolic changes during aging through the lifespan in male mice. eLife. 10. 56 indexed citations

Mishra, Amrendra, Hamed Mirzaei, Novella Guidi, et al.. (2021). Fasting-mimicking diet prevents high-fat diet effect on cardiometabolic risk and lifespan. Nature Metabolism. 3(10). 1342–1356. 58 indexed citations

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Siegel, David, Peter S. Harris, Andrea Di Francesco, et al.. (2020). A redox-mediated conformational change in NQO1 controls binding to microtubules and α-tubulin acetylation. Redox Biology. 39. 101840–101840. 19 indexed citations

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Francesco, Andrea Di, Clara Di Germanio, Michel Bernier, & Rafael de Cabo. (2018). A time to fast. Science. 362(6416). 770–775. 334 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cortassa, Sonia, Viviane Caceres, Carlo G. Tocchetti, et al.. (2018). Metabolic remodelling of glucose, fatty acid and redox pathways in the heart of type 2 diabetic mice. The Journal of Physiology. 598(7). 1393–1415. 30 indexed citations

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Wahl, Devin, Michel Bernier, Stephen J. Simpson, Rafael de Cabo, & David G. Le Couteur. (2018). Future directions of resveratrol research. PubMed. 4(4). 287–290. 24 indexed citations

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Siendones, Emilio, Sara Santa-Cruz Calvo, Alejandro Martín‐Montalvo, et al.. (2014). Membrane-Bound CYB5R3 Is a Common Effector of Nutritional and Oxidative Stress Response Through FOXO3a and Nrf2. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 21(12). 1708–1725. 39 indexed citations

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Gwon, A‐Ryeong, Jong Sung Park, Thiruma V. Arumugam, et al.. (2012). Oxidative lipid modification of nicastrin enhances amyloidogenic γ‐secretase activity in Alzheimer’s disease. Aging Cell. 11(4). 559–568. 86 indexed citations

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O’Connell, Michael P., Jennifer L. Fiori, Fred E. Indig, et al.. (2009). Wnt5A Activates the Calpain-Mediated Cleavage of Filamin A. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 129(7). 1782–1789. 58 indexed citations

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Jang, Hyeung-Jin, Zaza Kokrashvili, Michael J. Theodorakis, et al.. (2007). Gut-expressed gustducin and taste receptors regulate secretion of glucagon-like peptide-1. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(38). 15069–15074. 813 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kummert, Michaël, Michel Bernier, Andrea Costa, & Jean Paris. (2007). A comparison between geothermal absorption and compression heat pumps for space conditioning. International Journal of Environmental Studies. 64(4). 467–487. 4 indexed citations

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Wang, Yihong, Whaseon Lee‐Kwon, Jennifer L. Martindale, et al.. (1999). Modulation of CCAAT/Enhancer-Binding Protein-α Gene Expression by Metabolic Signals in Rodent Adipocytes. Endocrinology. 140(7). 2938–2947. 7 indexed citations

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Bruyn, Cécile De, A. Delforge, Dominique Bron, et al.. (1997). Ex Vivo Expansion of CD34+CD38− Cord Blood Cells. Journal of Hematotherapy. 6(2). 93–102. 9 indexed citations

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