Nils Welsh

8.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
165 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

Nils Welsh is a scholar working on Surgery, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Nils Welsh has authored 165 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 114 papers in Surgery, 76 papers in Molecular Biology and 61 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Nils Welsh's work include Pancreatic function and diabetes (113 papers), Diabetes and associated disorders (54 papers) and Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (26 papers). Nils Welsh is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic function and diabetes (113 papers), Diabetes and associated disorders (54 papers) and Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (26 papers). Nils Welsh collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and Denmark. Nils Welsh's co-authors include Décio L. Eizirik, Stellan Sandler, Miriam Cnop, Sigurd Lenzen, Anne Jörns, Jean‐Christophe Jonas, Claes Hellerström, Johan Saldeen, Klaus Bendtzen and Michael Welsh and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Nils Welsh

165 papers receiving 7.2k citations

Hit Papers

Mechanisms of Pancreatic ... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. Mechanisms of Pancreatic β-Cell Death in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
    2005 1.2k citations Nils Welsh, Sigurd Lenzen et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Nils Welsh 4.2k 2.9k 2.5k 2.1k 1.2k 165 7.4k
C. Bruce Verchere 4.0k 0.9× 2.6k 0.9× 2.2k 0.9× 2.1k 1.0× 2.1k 1.7× 163 7.7k
Raghavendra G. Mirmira 3.9k 0.9× 3.1k 1.1× 2.6k 1.0× 1.7k 0.8× 709 0.6× 185 6.8k
Jean‐Christophe Jonas 4.2k 1.0× 2.9k 1.0× 1.9k 0.7× 2.0k 0.9× 903 0.8× 98 6.6k
Lorella Marselli 5.8k 1.4× 3.3k 1.1× 3.5k 1.4× 3.0k 1.4× 1.0k 0.8× 144 9.2k
Yoshio Fujitani 3.9k 0.9× 3.4k 1.2× 2.0k 0.8× 2.9k 1.4× 1.0k 0.9× 169 9.6k
Julie Kerr‐Conte 4.2k 1.0× 2.7k 0.9× 2.3k 0.9× 2.6k 1.2× 826 0.7× 146 7.3k
Marco Bugliani 3.9k 0.9× 2.6k 0.9× 1.9k 0.8× 2.1k 1.0× 840 0.7× 92 6.5k
R Lupi 3.9k 0.9× 2.6k 0.9× 1.8k 0.7× 2.3k 1.1× 965 0.8× 85 6.3k
Alessandra K. Cardozo 3.8k 0.9× 1.8k 0.6× 2.2k 0.9× 1.1k 0.5× 705 0.6× 68 6.4k
Herbert Y. Gaisano 4.2k 1.0× 4.0k 1.4× 1.3k 0.5× 1.6k 0.8× 1.1k 1.0× 228 8.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Nils Welsh

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nils Welsh

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nils Welsh

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cen, Jing, et al.. (2024). GDF15 Protects Insulin-Producing Beta Cells against Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines and Metabolic Stress via Increased Deamination of Intracellular Adenosine. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(2). 801–801. 6 indexed citations
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Shi, Ruifeng, Jing Cen, Gunilla T. Westermark, et al.. (2023). CLEC11A improves insulin secretion and promotes cell proliferation in human beta-cells. Journal of Molecular Endocrinology. 71(1). 1 indexed citations
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Cen, Jing, et al.. (2023). Metabolic stress-induced human beta-cell death is mediated by increased intracellular levels of adenosine. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 14. 1060675–1060675. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Xuan, Shady Younis, Jing Cen, et al.. (2021). ZBED6 counteracts high-fat diet-induced glucose intolerance by maintaining beta cell area and reducing excess mitochondrial activation. Diabetologia. 64(10). 2292–2305. 17 indexed citations
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Cen, Jing, et al.. (2021). Pharmacological Inhibition of NOX4 Improves Mitochondrial Function and Survival in Human Beta-Cells. Biomedicines. 9(12). 1865–1865. 10 indexed citations
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Kristinsson, Hjalti, et al.. (2017). EndoC-βH1 cells display increased sensitivity to sodium palmitate when cultured in DMEM/F12 medium. Islets. 9(3). e1296995–e1296995. 21 indexed citations
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Fred, Rikard G., et al.. (2017). Addition of exogenous sodium palmitate increases the IAPP/insulin mRNA ratio via GPR40 in human EndoC-βH1 cells. Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences. 122(3). 149–159. 10 indexed citations
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Lopes, Miguel, Burak Kutlu, Michela Miani, et al.. (2014). Temporal profiling of cytokine-induced genes in pancreatic β-cells by meta-analysis and network inference. Genomics. 103(4). 264–275. 44 indexed citations
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Mokhtari, Dariush, Ilir Mehmeti, Xuan Wang, et al.. (2009). Increased Hsp70 expression attenuates cytokine-induced cell death in islets of Langerhans from Shb knockout mice. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 387(3). 553–557. 16 indexed citations
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Hägerkvist, Robert, et al.. (2006). Imatinib mesylate (Gleevec) protects against streptozotocin-induced diabetes and islet cell death in vitro. Cell Biology International. 30(12). 1013–1017. 46 indexed citations
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Lehtihet, Mikael, Nils Welsh, Per‐Olof Berggren, George A. Cook, & Åke Sjöholm. (2003). Glibenclamide inhibits islet carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 activity, leading to PKC-dependent insulin exocytosis. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 285(2). E438–E446. 36 indexed citations
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Sjöholm, Åke, Qimin Zhang, Nils Welsh, et al.. (2000). Rapid Ca2+ Influx and Diacylglycerol Synthesis in Growth Hormone-mediated Islet β-Cell Mitogenesis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(28). 21033–21040. 26 indexed citations
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Carlsson, Carina, Lisa Borg, & Nils Welsh. (1999). Sodium Palmitate Induces Partial Mitochondrial Uncoupling and Reactive Oxygen Species in Rat Pancreatic Isletsin Vitro1. Endocrinology. 140(8). 3422–3428. 206 indexed citations
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Eizirik, Décio L., S. Sandler, Nils Welsh, et al.. (1994). Cytokines suppress human islet function irrespective of their effects on nitric oxide generation.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 93(5). 1968–1974. 272 indexed citations
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Welsh, Nils, Boris A. Margulis, Klaus Bendtzen, & S. Sandler. (1994). Liposomal delivery of antioxidant enzymes protects against hydrogen peroxide- but not interleukin-1β-induced inhibition of glucose metabolism in rat pancreatic islets. Journal of Endocrinology. 143(1). 151–156. 15 indexed citations
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Sjöholm, Åke, Per Arkhammar, Nils Welsh, et al.. (1993). Enhanced stimulus-secretion coupling in polyamine-depleted rat insulinoma cells. An effect involving increased cytoplasmic Ca2+, inositol phosphate generation, and phorbol ester sensitivity.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 92(4). 1910–1917. 29 indexed citations
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Sandler, Stellan, et al.. (1989). Decreased cell replication and polyamine content in insulin-producing cells after exposure to human interleukin 1β. Immunology Letters. 22(4). 267–272. 30 indexed citations
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Eizirik, Décio L., Stellan Sandler, Nils Welsh, & Claes Hellerström. (1988). Preferential Reduction of Insulin Production in Mouse Pancreatic Islets Maintained in Culture after Streptozotocin Exposure*. Endocrinology. 122(4). 1242–1249. 51 indexed citations

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