Nils Billestrup

9.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
125 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Nils Billestrup is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nils Billestrup has authored 125 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 57 papers in Surgery and 54 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Nils Billestrup's work include Pancreatic function and diabetes (57 papers), Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (51 papers) and Diabetes and associated disorders (32 papers). Nils Billestrup is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic function and diabetes (57 papers), Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (51 papers) and Diabetes and associated disorders (32 papers). Nils Billestrup collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and Sweden. Nils Billestrup's co-authors include Jens Høiriis Nielsen, Thomas Mandrup‐Poulsen, Christin Carter‐Su, Gunnar Norstedt, Joachim Størling, Giovanna Allevato, Annette Møldrup, Johnny Arnsdorf, Elisabeth D. Galsgaard and Wylie Vale and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Nils Billestrup

123 papers receiving 7.0k 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.

The Ectopic Expression of Pax4 in the Mouse Pancreas Converts Progenitor Cells into α and Subsequently β Cells

2009 426 citations Patrick Collombat, Xiaobo Xu et al. Cell profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Nils Billestrup	3.2k	3.0k	2.3k	1.8k	1.7k	125	7.2k
Christin Carter‐Su	3.4k 1.0×	4.8k 1.6×	768 0.3×	1.1k 0.6×	3.8k 2.2×	124	9.4k
Brian Zambrowicz	1.7k 0.5×	3.4k 1.1×	1.3k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	818 0.5×	82	6.8k
Sotirios K. Karathanasis	1.5k 0.5×	3.1k 1.1×	2.1k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	408 0.2×	85	6.2k
J. Andrew Pospisilik	1.4k 0.4×	2.1k 0.7×	1.2k 0.5×	687 0.4×	1.1k 0.6×	58	5.0k
Howard C. Towle	2.3k 0.7×	4.3k 1.4×	2.6k 1.1×	1.2k 0.7×	524 0.3×	102	7.2k
Doris A. Stoffers	3.8k 1.2×	4.5k 1.5×	6.9k 3.0×	3.6k 2.0×	1.2k 0.7×	98	10.5k
Rüdiger Göke	3.6k 1.1×	2.9k 1.0×	2.5k 1.1×	393 0.2×	835 0.5×	108	6.9k
Donald K. Scott	1.2k 0.4×	2.5k 0.8×	2.2k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	431 0.2×	98	5.0k
Takanari Gotoda	1.8k 0.6×	3.8k 1.3×	3.1k 1.3×	581 0.3×	729 0.4×	114	8.4k
Xiao‐Jian Sun	1.9k 0.6×	8.1k 2.7×	1.9k 0.8×	617 0.3×	1.4k 0.8×	127	11.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nils Billestrup

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Jørgensen, K., Signe Schultz Pedersen, Siv A. Hjorth, Nils Billestrup, & Michala Prause. (2024). Protection of beta cells against cytokine‐induced apoptosis by the gut microbial metabolite butyrate. FEBS Journal. 292(1). 226–240.

Pedersen, Signe Schultz, Michala Prause, Christina Sørensen, et al.. (2023). Targeted Delivery of Butyrate Improves Glucose Homeostasis, Reduces Hepatic Lipid Accumulation and Inflammation in db/db Mice. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(5). 4533–4533. 13 indexed citations

Pedersen, Signe Schultz, et al.. (2023). Butyrate functions as a histone deacetylase inhibitor to protect pancreatic beta cells from IL ‐1β‐induced dysfunction. FEBS Journal. 291(3). 566–583. 19 indexed citations

Christensen, Dan Ploug, et al.. (2015). Inflammatory Cytokines Stimulate Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 Expression and Release from Pancreatic Beta Cells. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 36(1). 20–29. 19 indexed citations

Prause, Michala, Lukas Adrian Berchtold, Mette Trauelsen, et al.. (2015). TRAF2 mediates JNK and STAT3 activation in response to IL-1β and IFNγ and facilitates apoptotic death of insulin-producing β-cells. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 420. 24–36. 22 indexed citations

Christensen, Dan Ploug, Mattias Salling Dahllöf, Morten Lundh, et al.. (2011). Histone Deacetylase (HDAC) Inhibition as a Novel Treatment for Diabetes Mellitus. Molecular Medicine. 17(5-6). 378–390. 196 indexed citations

Börjesson, Anna, Sif G. Rønn, Allan E. Karlsen, Nils Billestrup, & S. Sandler. (2011). β-cell specific overexpression of suppressor of cytokine signalling-3 does not protect against multiple low dose streptozotocin induced type 1 diabetes in mice. Immunology Letters. 136(1). 74–79. 4 indexed citations

Kulahin, Nikolaj, Lars Groth Grunnet, Morten Lundh, et al.. (2010). Direct demonstration of NCAMcis-dimerization and inhibitory effect of palmitoylation using the BRET²technique. FEBS Letters. 585(1). 58–64. 9 indexed citations

Collombat, Patrick, Xiaobo Xu, Philippe Ravassard, et al.. (2009). The Ectopic Expression of Pax4 in the Mouse Pancreas Converts Progenitor Cells into α and Subsequently β Cells. Cell. 138(3). 449–462. 426 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gylvin, Titus, Jakob Ek, Anders Albrechtsen, et al.. (2008). Functional SOCS1 polymorphisms are associated with variation in obesity in whites. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. 11(3). 196–203. 23 indexed citations

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Jørgensen, Jens Otto Lunde, et al.. (2007). Effects of Growth Hormone on Glucose and Fat Metabolism in Human Subjects. Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America. 36(1). 75–87. 55 indexed citations

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Larsen, Lesli H., Joachim Størling, Martine I. Darville, et al.. (2005). Extracellular signal-regulated kinase is essential for interleukin-1-induced and nuclear factor κB-mediated gene expression in insulin-producing INS-1E cells. Diabetologia. 48(12). 2582–2590. 53 indexed citations

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Størling, Joachim, Nathalie Allaman-Pillet, Allan E. Karlsen, et al.. (2004). Antitumorigenic Effect of Proteasome Inhibitors on Insulinoma Cells. Endocrinology. 146(4). 1718–1726. 12 indexed citations

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Greenhalgh, Christopher J., Donald Metcalf, Anne L. Thaus, et al.. (2002). Biological Evidence That SOCS-2 Can Act Either as an Enhancer or Suppressor of Growth Hormone Signaling. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(43). 40181–40184. 143 indexed citations

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Hansen, Lone, Xinzhong Wang, John J. Kopchick, et al.. (1996). Identification of Tyrosine Residues in the Intracellular Domain of the Growth Hormone Receptor Required for Transcriptional Signaling and Stat5 Activation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(21). 12669–12673. 97 indexed citations

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Allevato, Giovanna, Nils Billestrup, Laure Goujon, et al.. (1995). Identification of Phenylalanine 346 in the Rat Growth Hormone Receptor as Being Critical for Ligand-mediated Internalization and Down-regulation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(29). 17210–17214. 77 indexed citations

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Lobie, PE, et al.. (1994). The cellular mechanism of growth hormone signal transduction. Acta Paediatrica. 83(s406). 39–46. 15 indexed citations

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Nielsen, Jens Høiriis, et al.. (1992). The Role of Growth Hormone and Prolactin in Beta Cell Growth and Regeneration. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 321. 9–20. 26 indexed citations

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Nielsen, Jens Høiriis, Annette Møldrup, & Nils Billestrup. (1990). Expression of the growth hormone receptor gene in insulin producing cells.. PubMed. 49(12). 1151–5. 5 indexed citations

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Sylvia, L., Kálmán Kovács, Lucia Ştefăneanu, et al.. (1990). Pituitary Mammosomatotroph Adenomas Develop in Old Mice Transgenic for Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone. Experimental Biology and Medicine. 193(3). 232–235. 50 indexed citations

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