Ophélia Le Thuc

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 876 citations indexed

About

Ophélia Le Thuc is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Epidemiology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Ophélia Le Thuc has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 876 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 6 papers in Epidemiology and 4 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Ophélia Le Thuc's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (10 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (5 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (4 papers). Ophélia Le Thuc is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (10 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (5 papers) and Sleep and Wakefulness Research (4 papers). Ophélia Le Thuc collaborates with scholars based in France, Germany and Australia. Ophélia Le Thuc's co-authors include Carole Rovère, Jean‐Louis Nahon, Nicolas Blondeau, Cristina García‐Cáceres, Cynthia Lebeaupin, Antonio Iannelli, Albert Tran, Stéphanie Patouraux, Béatrice Bailly‐Maitre and Stéphanie Bonnafous and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, Cell Metabolism and Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Ophélia Le Thuc

14 papers receiving 869 citations

Hit Papers

Obesity-induced inflammation: connecting the periphery to... 2024 2026 2025 2024 10 20 30 40
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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.

  1. Obesity-induced inflammation: connecting the periphery to the brain
    2024 40 citations Ophélia Le Thuc, Cristina García‐Cáceres Nature Metabolism profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ophélia Le Thuc France 11 312 289 251 165 151 15 876
Daniela S. Razolli Brazil 18 295 0.9× 468 1.6× 240 1.0× 72 0.4× 378 2.5× 31 1.2k
Letícia Martins Ignácio-Souza Brazil 17 259 0.8× 392 1.4× 230 0.9× 70 0.4× 279 1.8× 54 1.0k
Chi Gu China 20 554 1.8× 138 0.5× 243 1.0× 74 0.4× 121 0.8× 26 1.4k
Gemma Comes Spain 18 304 1.0× 388 1.3× 127 0.5× 78 0.5× 44 0.3× 28 908
Kallirhoe Kalinderi Greece 17 258 0.8× 303 1.0× 150 0.6× 79 0.5× 32 0.2× 47 1.1k
Carmen Mugueta Spain 14 196 0.6× 352 1.2× 247 1.0× 47 0.3× 106 0.7× 25 920
Gil Myoung Kang South Korea 16 201 0.6× 189 0.7× 113 0.5× 46 0.3× 233 1.5× 26 664
Zhengtang Qi China 16 401 1.3× 304 1.1× 145 0.6× 68 0.4× 39 0.3× 42 862
Reyhan Westbrook United States 14 329 1.1× 609 2.1× 95 0.4× 39 0.2× 90 0.6× 24 1.0k
Chi Zhao-fu China 20 442 1.4× 199 0.7× 111 0.4× 35 0.2× 59 0.4× 45 951

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ophélia Le Thuc

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All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Thuc, Ophélia Le, Franziska Lechner, & Cristina García‐Cáceres. (2025). Hypothalamic astrocytes: connecting brain and periphery in metabolic control. Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders.
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Thuc, Ophélia Le & Cristina García‐Cáceres. (2024). Obesity-induced inflammation: connecting the periphery to the brain. Nature Metabolism. 6(7). 1237–1252. 40 indexed citations breakdown →
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González‐García, Ismael, Alberto Cebrian-Serrano, Ophélia Le Thuc, et al.. (2023). Estradiol regulates leptin sensitivity to control feeding via hypothalamic Cited1. Cell Metabolism. 35(3). 438–455.e7. 36 indexed citations
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Krahmer, Natalie, Ismael González‐García, Tim Gruber, et al.. (2022). Diet triggers specific responses of hypothalamic astrocytes in time and region dependent manner. Glia. 70(11). 2062–2078. 24 indexed citations
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Duriez, Philibert, Ida Nilsson, Ophélia Le Thuc, et al.. (2021). Exploring the Mechanisms of Recovery in Anorexia Nervosa through a Translational Approach: From Original Ecological Measurements in Human to Brain Tissue Analyses in Mice. Nutrients. 13(8). 2786–2786. 9 indexed citations
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Cansell, Céline, Ophélia Le Thuc, Coralie‐Anne Mosser, et al.. (2020). Dietary fat exacerbates postprandial hypothalamic inflammation involving glial fibrillary acidic protein‐positive cells and microglia in male mice. Glia. 69(1). 42–60. 44 indexed citations
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Thuc, Ophélia Le, et al.. (2017). Hypothalamic Inflammation and Energy Balance Disruptions: Spotlight on Chemokines. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 8. 197–197. 78 indexed citations
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Thuc, Ophélia Le, Jacques Noël, & Carole Rovère. (2017). An ex vivo Perifusion Method for Quantitative Determination of Neuropeptide Release from Mouse Hypothalamic Explants. BIO-PROTOCOL. 7(16). e2521–e2521. 1 indexed citations
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Méquinion, Mathieu, Ophélia Le Thuc, David Alexandre, et al.. (2016). Long-Term Energy Deficit in Mice Causes Long-Lasting Hypothalamic Alterations after Recovery. Neuroendocrinology. 105(4). 372–383. 12 indexed citations
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Thuc, Ophélia Le & Carole Rovère. (2016). Inflammation hypothalamique et dérégulations de la balance énergétique : focus sur les chimiokines. Biologie Aujourd hui. 210(4). 211–225. 2 indexed citations
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Thuc, Ophélia Le, Céline Cansell, Miled Bourourou, et al.. (2016). Central CCL2 signaling onto MCH neurons mediates metabolic and behavioral adaptation to inflammation. EMBO Reports. 17(12). 1738–1752. 40 indexed citations
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Lebeaupin, Cynthia, Emma Proïcs, Denis Rousseau, et al.. (2015). ER stress induces NLRP3 inflammasome activation and hepatocyte death. Cell Death and Disease. 6(9). e1879–e1879. 330 indexed citations
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Thuc, Ophélia Le, Nicolas Blondeau, Jean‐Louis Nahon, & Carole Rovère. (2015). The complex contribution of chemokines to neuroinflammation: switching from beneficial to detrimental effects. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1351(1). 127–140. 81 indexed citations
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Schneck, Anne-Sophie, Antonio Iannelli, Stéphanie Patouraux, et al.. (2013). Effects of sleeve gastrectomy in high fat diet-induced obese mice: respective role of reduced caloric intake, white adipose tissue inflammation and changes in adipose tissue and ectopic fat depots. Surgical Endoscopy. 28(2). 592–602. 21 indexed citations
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Lauritzen, Inger, Raphaëlle Pardossi‐Piquard, Charlotte Bauer, et al.. (2012). The β-Secretase-Derived C-Terminal Fragment of βAPP, C99, But Not Aβ, Is a Key Contributor to Early Intraneuronal Lesions in Triple-Transgenic Mouse Hippocampus. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(46). 16243–16255. 158 indexed citations

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