Nicholas Douris

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Nicholas Douris is a scholar working on Physiology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicholas Douris has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Physiology, 6 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 5 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Nicholas Douris's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (7 papers), Fibroblast Growth Factor Research (5 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (5 papers). Nicholas Douris is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (7 papers), Fibroblast Growth Factor Research (5 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (5 papers). Nicholas Douris collaborates with scholars based in United States, Ukraine and Serbia. Nicholas Douris's co-authors include Eleftheria Maratos–Flier, Jeffrey S. Flier, Ffolliott M. Fisher, Alexei Kharitonenkov, Sandra Kleiner, Jun Wu, Rina J. Mepani, Bruce M. Spiegelman, Francisco Verdeguer and Carla B. Green and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Genes & Development and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Nicholas Douris

13 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

FGF21 regulates PGC-1α and browning of white adipose tissues in adaptive thermogenesis

2012 1.2k citations Ffolliott M. Fisher, Sandra Kleiner et al. Genes & Development profile →

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Alexandre Caron Canada

Dominique Larrouy France

Alexander W. Fischer Germany

Robert I. Csikasz Sweden

Vedrana S. Susulic United States

Stéphane Krief France

Anthony E. Civitarese United States

O. Champigny France

L. J. Bukowiecki Canada

Robert R. Bowers United States

Alexandre Caron Canada

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672 ×0.7

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510 ×0.8

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450 ×1.1

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286 ×1.4

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Countries citing papers authored by Nicholas Douris

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13 of 13 papers shown

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Douris, Nicholas, Bhavna N. Desai, Ffolliott M. Fisher, et al.. (2017). Beta-adrenergic receptors are critical for weight loss but not for other metabolic adaptations to the consumption of a ketogenic diet in male mice. Molecular Metabolism. 6(8). 854–862. 34 indexed citations

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Desai, Bhavna N., Garima Singhal, Mikiko Watanabe, et al.. (2017). Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) is robustly induced by ethanol and has a protective role in ethanol associated liver injury. Molecular Metabolism. 6(11). 1395–1406. 118 indexed citations

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Singhal, Garima, Nicholas Douris, Alan Fish, et al.. (2016). Fibroblast growth factor 21 has no direct role in regulating fertility in female mice. Molecular Metabolism. 5(8). 690–698. 29 indexed citations

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Douris, Nicholas, Tamar Melman, Pavlos Pissios, et al.. (2015). Adaptive changes in amino acid metabolism permit normal longevity in mice consuming a low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1852(10). 2056–2065. 79 indexed citations

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Chee, Melissa J., et al.. (2015). Melanin-concentrating hormone is necessary for olanzapine-inhibited locomotor activity in male mice. European Neuropsychopharmacology. 25(10). 1808–1816. 5 indexed citations

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Douris, Nicholas, Darko Stevanović, Ffolliott M. Fisher, et al.. (2015). Central Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 Browns White Fat via Sympathetic Action in Male Mice. Endocrinology. 156(7). 2470–2481. 170 indexed citations

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Fisher, Ffolliott M., Sandra Kleiner, Nicholas Douris, et al.. (2012). FGF21 regulates PGC-1α and browning of white adipose tissues in adaptive thermogenesis. Genes & Development. 26(3). 271–281. 1237 indexed citations breakdown →

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Douris, Nicholas, et al.. (2011). Nocturnin Expression Is Induced by Fasting in the White Adipose Tissue of Restricted Fed Mice. PLoS ONE. 6(2). e17051–e17051. 29 indexed citations

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Douris, Nicholas, Shihoko Kojima, Xiaoyue Pan, et al.. (2011). Nocturnin Regulates Circadian Trafficking of Dietary Lipid in Intestinal Enterocytes. Current Biology. 21(16). 1347–1355. 75 indexed citations

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Kawai, Masanobu, Carla B. Green, Beata Lecka‐Czernik, et al.. (2010). A circadian-regulated gene, Nocturnin , promotes adipogenesis by stimulating PPAR-γ nuclear translocation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(23). 10508–10513. 126 indexed citations

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Douris, Nicholas & Carla B. Green. (2008). NOC out the fat: A short review of the circadian deadenylase Nocturnin. Annals of Medicine. 40(8). 622–626. 20 indexed citations

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Green, Carla B., Nicholas Douris, Shihoko Kojima, et al.. (2007). Loss of Nocturnin, a circadian deadenylase, confers resistance to hepatic steatosis and diet-induced obesity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(23). 9888–9893. 183 indexed citations

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Douris, Nicholas, et al.. (2002). Comparison of an espB gene fecal polymerase chain reaction assay with bacteriologic isolation for detection of Citrobacter rodentium infection in mice.. PubMed. 52(5). 439–44. 11 indexed citations

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