Morris J. Birnbaum

51.2k citations

243 papers · 41.3k indexed · 25 hit papers · h-index 102

Molecular Biology top 0.05%
Physiology top 0.05%
Surgery top 0.1%
Epidemiology top 0.2%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism top 0.1%

Co-authors: James Mu Scott A. Summers Han Cho Qingwei Chu Russell Miller Gerald I. Shulman Richard A. Roth Aimee D. Kohn
Topics: Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (97 papers)Pancreatic function and diabetes (72 papers)PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer (57 papers)
Cited by: Molecular Biology Physiology Aging
Journals: Nature Science Cell
Partner nations: United States France United Kingdom

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Morris J. Birnbaum

243 papers receiving 40.7k citations

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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.

Regulation of Neuronal Survival by the Serine-Threonine Protein Kinase Akt

1997 2.2k citations Morris J. Birnbaum et al. Science profile →
Insulin Resistance and a Diabetes Mellitus-Like Syndrome in Mice Lacking the Protein Kinase Akt2 (PKBβ)

2001 1.5k citations Han Cho, James Mu et al. Science profile →
AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Induces a p53-Dependent Metabolic Checkpoint

2005 1.3k citations Russell G. Jones, David R. Plas et al. Molecular Cell profile →
AMP-kinase regulates food intake by responding to hormonal and nutrient signals in the hypothalamus

2004 1.3k citations James Mu, Pascal Ferré et al. profile →
Expression of a Constitutively Active Akt Ser/Thr Kinase in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes Stimulates Glucose Uptake and Glucose Transporter 4 Translocation

1996 1.1k citations Scott A. Summers, Morris J. Birnbaum et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
Inhibition of Ceramide Synthesis Ameliorates Glucocorticoid-, Saturated-Fat-, and Obesity-Induced Insulin Resistance

2007 973 citations Morris J. Birnbaum, Scott A. Summers et al. Cell Metabolism profile →
AMP kinase is required for mitochondrial biogenesis in skeletal muscle in response to chronic energy deprivation

2002 851 citations Lawrence H. Young, Marc Pypaert et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Essential Regulation of Cell Bioenergetics by Constitutive InsP3 Receptor Ca2+ Transfer to Mitochondria

2010 851 citations Craig B. Thompson, Morris J. Birnbaum et al. profile →
Akt1/PKBα Is Required for Normal Growth but Dispensable for Maintenance of Glucose Homeostasis in Mice

2001 795 citations Han Cho, Joanne L. Thorvaldsen et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
A Role for AMP-Activated Protein Kinase in Contraction- and Hypoxia-Regulated Glucose Transport in Skeletal Muscle

2001 776 citations James Mu, Morris J. Birnbaum et al. Molecular Cell profile →
Convergent evidence for impaired AKT1-GSK3β signaling in schizophrenia

2004 763 citations Morris J. Birnbaum et al. profile →
Receptor-mediated activation of ceramidase activity initiates the pleiotropic actions of adiponectin

2010 730 citations Morris J. Birnbaum, Scott A. Summers et al. profile →
Biguanides suppress hepatic glucagon signalling by decreasing production of cyclic AMP

2013 662 citations Qingwei Chu, Marc Foretz et al. profile →
AMP-activated protein kinase mediates ischemic glucose uptake and prevents postischemic cardiac dysfunction, apoptosis, and injury

2004 618 citations Raymond R. Russell, Ji Li et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
Memory CD8+ T Cells Use Cell-Intrinsic Lipolysis to Support the Metabolic Programming Necessary for Development

2014 611 citations David O’Sullivan, Gerritje J. W. van der Windt et al. Immunity profile →
Role of Akt/protein kinase B in metabolism

2002 553 citations Han Cho, Morris J. Birnbaum et al. profile →
Hepatic Acetyl CoA Links Adipose Tissue Inflammation to Hepatic Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes

2015 536 citations Morris J. Birnbaum, Gerald I. Shulman et al. profile →
MICU1 Is an Essential Gatekeeper for MCU-Mediated Mitochondrial Ca2+ Uptake that Regulates Cell Survival

2012 520 citations Morris J. Birnbaum et al. profile →
Identification of a novel gene encoding an insulin-responsive glucose transporter protein

1989 505 citations Morris J. Birnbaum profile →
Cloning and characterization of a cDNA encoding the rat brain glucose-transporter protein.

1986 490 citations Morris J. Birnbaum et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
The Small Intestine Converts Dietary Fructose into Glucose and Organic Acids

2018 444 citations Morris J. Birnbaum et al. Cell Metabolism profile →
The aetiology and molecular landscape of insulin resistance

2021 399 citations Morris J. Birnbaum et al. profile →
Unraveling the Regulation of Hepatic Metabolism by Insulin

2017 332 citations Morris J. Birnbaum et al. profile →
Molecular aspects of fructose metabolism and metabolic disease

2021 179 citations Morris J. Birnbaum et al. Cell Metabolism profile →
Efficacy and Safety of Oral Small Molecule Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonist Danuglipron for Glycemic Control Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

2023 86 citations Morris J. Birnbaum et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Hepatic Activin E mediates liver-adipose inter-organ communication, suppressing adipose lipolysis in response to elevated serum fatty acids 2023 ·Molecular Metabolism ·John D Griffin,Joanne Buxton,Jeffrey A. Culver,Robert Barnes,(unknown),(unknown),Stephen E Flaherty,Barbara Bernardo,Trenton T. Ross,Kendra K. Bence,Morris J. Birnbaum	14
2	Pharma and Academia: What We Have Here Is a Failure to Communicate 2016 ·Cell Metabolism ·Morris J. Birnbaum	5
3	Memory CD8+ T Cells Use Cell-Intrinsic Lipolysis to Support the Metabolic Programming Necessary for Developmentbreakdown → 2014 ·Immunity ·David O’Sullivan,Gerritje J. W. van der Windt,Stanley Ching‐Cheng Huang,Jonathan D. Curtis,Chih‐Hao Chang,Michael D. Buck,Jing Qiu,Amber M. Smith,Wing Y. Lam,(unknown),Fong‐Fu Hsu,Morris J. Birnbaum,Edward J. Pearce,Erika L. Pearce	611
4	PPARγ contributes to PKM2 and HK2 expression in fatty liver 2012 ·Nature Communications ·Ganna Panasyuk,(unknown),Céline Chauvin,Ludivine A. Pradelli,Yasuo Horie,Akira Suzuki,Jean‐Sébastien Annicotte,Lluís Fajas,Marc Foretz,Francisco Verdeguer,Marco Pontoglio,Pascal Ferré,Jean‐Yves Scoazec,Morris J. Birnbaum,Jean‐Ehrland Ricci,Mario Pende	126
5	Akt1 and Akt2 promote peripheral B-cell maturation and survival 2009 ·Blood ·(unknown),Marisa M. Juntilla,Matthew Thomas,Daniel Northrup,Jeffrey C. Rathmell,Morris J. Birnbaum,Gary A. Koretzky,David Allman	72
6	Akt and CHIP coregulate tau degradation through coordinated interactions 2008 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Chad A. Dickey,John Koren,Yong‐Jie Zhang,Ya-Fei Xu,Umesh K. Jinwal,Morris J. Birnbaum,Bobby R. Monks,Mei Sun,(unknown),Cam Patterson,Rachel M. Bailey,Judith Dunmore,(unknown),(unknown),Dave Morgan,Leonard Petrucelli	174
7	Opposing Roles for Akt1 and Akt2 in Rac/Pak Signaling and Cell Migration 2006 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Guo-Lei Zhou,David Tucker,Sun Sik Bae,(unknown),Morris J. Birnbaum,Jeffrey Field	119
8	AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Induces a p53-Dependent Metabolic Checkpointbreakdown → 2005 ·Molecular Cell ·Russell G. Jones,David R. Plas,Sara Kubek,Monica Buzzai,James Mu,Yang Xu,Morris J. Birnbaum,Craig B. Thompson	1320
9	The PP2A-Associated Protein α4 Is an Essential Inhibitor of Apoptosis 2004 ·Science ·Mei Kong,Casey Fox,James Mu,Laura A. Solt,(unknown),Ryan M. Cinalli,Morris J. Birnbaum,Tullia Lindsten,Craig B. Thompson	125
10	AMP-activated protein kinase mediates ischemic glucose uptake and prevents postischemic cardiac dysfunction, apoptosis, and injurybreakdown → 2004 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Raymond R. Russell,Ji Li,David Coven,Marc Pypaert,Christoph Zechner,Monica Palmeri,Frank J. Giordano,James Mu,Morris J. Birnbaum,Lawrence H. Young	618
11	Defects in secretion, aggregation, and thrombus formation in platelets from mice lacking Akt2 2004 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Donna S. Woulfe,Hong Jiang,Alicia K. Morgans,Robert Monks,Morris J. Birnbaum,Lawrence F. Brass	184
12	On the InterAktion between Hexokinase and the Mitochondrion 2004 ·Developmental Cell ·Morris J. Birnbaum	23
13	Transduction of Growth or Mitogenic Signals into Translational Activation of TOP mRNAs Is Fully Reliant on the Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase-Mediated Pathway but Requires neither S6K1 nor rpS6 Phosphorylation 2002 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·(unknown),Hua Tang,Eran Hornstein,(unknown),Ruth Cohen,Sun Sik Bae,Morris J. Birnbaum,Oded Meyuhas	181
14	Insulin Resistance and a Diabetes Mellitus-Like Syndrome in Mice Lacking the Protein Kinase Akt2 (PKBβ)breakdown → 2001 ·Science ·Han Cho,James Mu,Jason K. Kim,Joanne L. Thorvaldsen,Qingwei Chu,E. Bryan Crenshaw,Klaus H. Kaestner,Marisa S. Bartolomei,Gerald I. Shulman,Morris J. Birnbaum	1512
15	Turning down insulin signaling 2001 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Morris J. Birnbaum	65
16	Protein Kinase A-Dependent and -Independent Signaling Pathways Contribute to Cyclic AMP-Stimulated Proliferation 1999 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·(unknown),Scott A. Summers,Gregory V. Prendergast,Jonathan Backer,Morris J. Birnbaum,Judy L. Meinkoth	158
17	Insulin-Stimulated Oocyte Maturation Requires Insulin Receptor Substrate 1 and Interaction with the SH2 Domains of Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase 1993 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Lee‐Ming Chuang,Martin G. Myers,Jonathan Backer,Steven E. Shoelson,Morris F. White,Morris J. Birnbaum,(unknown)	14
18	Pretranslational suppression of a glucose transporter protein causes insulin resistance in adipocytes from patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and obesity. 1991 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·W. Timothy Garvey,Lidia Maianu,(unknown),Morris J. Birnbaum,J M Ruíz Molina,Theodore P. Ciaraldi	254
19	The Human Growth Hormone Gene Locus: Structure, Evolution, and Allelic Variations 1987 ·DNA ·Heribert Hirt,(unknown),Morris J. Birnbaum,Ellson Y. Chen,Peter H. Seeburg,Norman L. Eberhardt,Andrea Barta	111
20	The human growth hormone gene locus: structure, evolution, and allelic variations 1987 ·DNA and Cell Biology ·Heribert Hirt,(unknown),Morris J. Birnbaum,Ellson Y. Chen,Peter H. Seeburg,Norman L. Eberhardt,Andrea Barta	2

About Morris J. Birnbaum

Morris J. Birnbaum is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Surgery, having authored 243 papers that have together received 41.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (97 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (72 papers) and PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer (57 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (27.6k citations), Physiology (9.9k citations) and Aging (622 citations). Morris J. Birnbaum has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include James Mu, Scott A. Summers, Han Cho, Qingwei Chu, Russell Miller, Gerald I. Shulman, Richard A. Roth, Aimee D. Kohn, Joseph T. Brozinick and O M Rosen. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

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