Nils Halberg

6.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
30 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Nils Halberg is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nils Halberg has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Physiology and 10 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Nils Halberg's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (13 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (10 papers) and Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (4 papers). Nils Halberg is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (13 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (10 papers) and Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (4 papers). Nils Halberg collaborates with scholars based in United States, Norway and Denmark. Nils Halberg's co-authors include Sohail F. Tavazoie, Philipp E. Scherer, Hani Goodarzi, Claudio R. Alarcón, Hyeseung Lee, Ingrid Wernstedt Asterholm, Zhao V. Wang, Mitsukuni Yoshida, Ulysses J. Magalang and Kai Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Medicine and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Nils Halberg

30 papers receiving 5.1k 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.

N6-methyladenosine marks primary microRNAs for processing

2015 1.1k citations Claudio R. Alarcón, Hyeseung Lee et al. Nature profile →
Receptor-mediated activation of ceramidase activity initiates the pleiotropic actions of adiponectin

2010 730 citations William L. Holland, Russell Miller et al. Nature Medicine profile →
Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1α Induces Fibrosis and Insulin Resistance in White Adipose Tissue

2009 686 citations Nils Halberg, Tayeba Khan et al. Molecular and Cellular Biology profile →
Carbon Dot Therapeutic Platforms: Administration, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion, Toxicity, and Therapeutic Potential

2022 176 citations Adam Truskewycz, Hong Yin et al. Small profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nils Halberg United States	22	2.6k	1.8k	1.5k	1.4k	642	30	5.2k
Jialiang Zhang China	28	2.0k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	714 0.5×	746 1.2×	60	4.3k
Cynthia M. Smas United States	26	2.6k 1.0×	2.2k 1.2×	1.6k 1.1×	483 0.4×	608 0.9×	41	5.5k
Tim J. Schulz Germany	36	2.5k 1.0×	3.5k 2.0×	1.9k 1.3×	537 0.4×	705 1.1×	115	6.7k
Pascal Peraldi France	28	2.8k 1.1×	1.8k 1.0×	1.9k 1.2×	460 0.3×	450 0.7×	51	5.8k
Hideyuki Yamawaki Japan	43	2.2k 0.9×	1.2k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	660 0.5×	1.4k 2.2×	169	5.8k
Jae Myoung Suh United States	23	2.4k 0.9×	1.6k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	392 0.3×	347 0.5×	42	4.7k
Sarah M. Nicoloro United States	29	1.9k 0.7×	2.3k 1.3×	1.8k 1.2×	381 0.3×	742 1.2×	36	4.7k
Nino Giorgadze United States	18	1.5k 0.6×	3.0k 1.7×	1.3k 0.9×	416 0.3×	583 0.9×	23	4.5k
Harald Esterbauer Austria	41	2.7k 1.0×	1.6k 0.9×	760 0.5×	415 0.3×	434 0.7×	94	5.5k
Lily Dong United States	41	2.7k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	2.1k 1.4×	334 0.2×	417 0.6×	74	5.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nils Halberg

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20 of 20 papers shown

Truskewycz, Adam, et al.. (2025). Cobalt-Doped Carbon Quantum Dots Work Synergistically with Weak Acetic Acid to Eliminate Antimicrobial-Resistant Bacterial Infections. ACS Nano. 19(37). 33103–33117. 1 indexed citations

Zhu, Qingzhang, Shiuhwei Chen, Jan‐Bernd Funcke, et al.. (2024). PAQR4 regulates adipocyte function and systemic metabolic health by mediating ceramide levels. Nature Metabolism. 6(7). 1347–1366. 7 indexed citations

Truskewycz, Adam, Hong Yin, Nils Halberg, et al.. (2022). Carbon Dot Therapeutic Platforms: Administration, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion, Toxicity, and Therapeutic Potential. Small. 18(16). e2106342–e2106342. 176 indexed citations breakdown →

Liu, Xiao‐Zheng, Line Pedersen, James B. Lorens, et al.. (2022). C/EBPB-dependent adaptation to palmitic acid promotes tumor formation in hormone receptor negative breast cancer. Nature Communications. 13(1). 69–69. 33 indexed citations

Pedersen, Line, et al.. (2021). High-dimensional immunotyping of tumors grown in obese and non-obese mice. Disease Models & Mechanisms. 14(4). 8 indexed citations

Liu, Xiao‐Zheng, Line Pedersen, & Nils Halberg. (2021). Cellular mechanisms linking cancers to obesity. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(5). 55–72. 42 indexed citations

Pedersen, Line, Stian Knappskog, Per Eystein Lønning, et al.. (2020). Golgi-Localized PAQR4 Mediates Antiapoptotic Ceramidase Activity in Breast Cancer. Cancer Research. 80(11). 2163–2174. 14 indexed citations

Bu, Dawei, Clair Crewe, Christine M. Kusminski, et al.. (2019). Human endotrophin as a driver of malignant tumor growth. JCI Insight. 4(9). 54 indexed citations

Halberg, Nils, et al.. (2016). PITPNC1 Recruits RAB1B to the Golgi Network to Drive Malignant Secretion. Cancer Cell. 29(3). 339–353. 103 indexed citations

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Jun, Jonathan C., Dileep Unnikrishnan, Mi‐Kyung Shin, et al.. (2016). Adipose HIF-1α causes obesity by suppressing brown adipose tissue thermogenesis. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 95(3). 287–297. 41 indexed citations

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Furlow, Paul W., Steven Zhang, T. David Soong, et al.. (2015). Mechanosensitive pannexin-1 channels mediate microvascular metastatic cell survival. Nature Cell Biology. 17(7). 943–952. 117 indexed citations

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Alarcón, Claudio R., Hyeseung Lee, Hani Goodarzi, Nils Halberg, & Sohail F. Tavazoie. (2015). N6-methyladenosine marks primary microRNAs for processing. Nature. 519(7544). 482–485. 1089 indexed citations breakdown →

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Rutkowski, Joseph M., Nils Halberg, Qiong Wang, et al.. (2014). Differential transendothelial transport of adiponectin complexes. Cardiovascular Diabetology. 13(1). 47–47. 18 indexed citations

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Drager, Luciano F., Qiaoling Yao, Mi‐Kyung Shin, et al.. (2013). Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia Induces Atherosclerosis via Activation of Adipose Angiopoietin-like 4. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 188(2). 240–248. 138 indexed citations

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Holland, William L., Russell Miller, Zhao V. Wang, et al.. (2010). Receptor-mediated activation of ceramidase activity initiates the pleiotropic actions of adiponectin. Nature Medicine. 17(1). 55–63. 730 indexed citations breakdown →

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Halberg, Nils, Tayeba Khan, Maria E. Trujillo, et al.. (2009). Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1α Induces Fibrosis and Insulin Resistance in White Adipose Tissue. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 29(16). 4467–4483. 686 indexed citations breakdown →

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Halberg, Nils, Ingrid Wernstedt Asterholm, & Philipp E. Scherer. (2008). The Adipocyte as an Endocrine Cell. Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America. 37(3). 753–768. 324 indexed citations

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Asterholm, Ingrid Wernstedt, Nils Halberg, & Philipp E. Scherer. (2007). Mouse models of lipodystrophy: Key reagents for the understanding of the metabolic syndrome. Drug Discovery Today Disease Models. 4(1). 17–24. 37 indexed citations

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Halberg, Nils, et al.. (2005). Effect of intermittent fasting and refeeding on insulin action in healthy men. Journal of Applied Physiology. 99(6). 2128–2136. 203 indexed citations

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Roepstorff, Carsten, Nils Halberg, Thore Hillig, et al.. (2004). Malonyl-CoA and carnitine in regulation of fat oxidation in human skeletal muscle during exercise. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 288(1). E133–E142. 137 indexed citations

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