Oren Froy

7.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
119 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Oren Froy is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Oren Froy has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 59 papers in Physiology and 32 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Oren Froy's work include Circadian rhythm and melatonin (60 papers), Dietary Effects on Health (40 papers) and Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (21 papers). Oren Froy is often cited by papers focused on Circadian rhythm and melatonin (60 papers), Dietary Effects on Health (40 papers) and Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (21 papers). Oren Froy collaborates with scholars based in Israel, France and United States. Oren Froy's co-authors include Nava Chapnik, Daniela Jakubowicz, Maayan Barnea, Julio Wainstein, Michael Gurevitz, Zecharia Madar, Ruth Miskin, Hadas Sherman, Yoni Genzer and Steven M. Reppert and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Oren Froy

117 papers receiving 6.1k citations

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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.

High Caloric intake at breakfast vs. dinner differentially influences weight loss of overweight and obese women

2013 440 citations Maayan Barnea, Oren Froy et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Oren Froy Israel	46	2.9k	2.7k	1.5k	977	584	119	6.2k
Peter J. Morgan United Kingdom	56	2.4k 0.8×	6.5k 2.4×	1.9k 1.2×	568 0.6×	408 0.7×	211	9.7k
Juan R. Calvo Spain	47	1.5k 0.5×	4.2k 1.6×	1.7k 1.1×	236 0.2×	174 0.3×	127	7.7k
Perry Barrett United Kingdom	51	1.6k 0.5×	4.4k 1.7×	1.7k 1.1×	528 0.5×	770 1.3×	230	8.7k
Amir Zarrinpar United States	28	3.2k 1.1×	2.1k 0.8×	1.7k 1.1×	501 0.5×	253 0.4×	54	5.8k
Randall L. Mynatt United States	39	3.4k 1.2×	1.3k 0.5×	3.8k 2.4×	773 0.8×	224 0.4×	95	8.9k
Lex H.T. Van der Ploeg United States	57	3.4k 1.1×	5.0k 1.9×	4.6k 3.0×	478 0.5×	1.4k 2.4×	132	12.6k
Enzo Ottaviani Italy	40	1.5k 0.5×	360 0.1×	2.2k 1.4×	413 0.4×	327 0.6×	213	9.2k
Krister Kristensson Sweden	59	1.9k 0.7×	961 0.4×	3.1k 2.0×	624 0.6×	1.2k 2.0×	300	11.8k
Danielle R. Reed United States	56	1.3k 0.4×	1.3k 0.5×	1.3k 0.8×	843 0.9×	721 1.2×	171	9.5k
David Murphy United Kingdom	50	1.0k 0.3×	2.0k 0.8×	2.7k 1.7×	971 1.0×	431 0.7×	311	8.4k

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Chapnik, Nava, et al.. (2025). β-Hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB) increases muscle mass and diminishes weight gain in high-fat-fed mice. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 142. 109926–109926. 1 indexed citations

Froy, Oren, et al.. (2025). Validation of a Smartphone Application for Monitoring Circadian Appetite: A Randomized Crossover Trial in Free-Living and Controlled Settings. Nutrients. 17(3). 384–384. 1 indexed citations

Chapnik, Nava, et al.. (2024). β-Hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB) leads to phospholipase D2 (PLD2) activation and alters circadian rhythms in myotubes. Food & Function. 15(8). 4389–4398. 2 indexed citations

Weintraub, Yael, Shlomi Cohen, Nava Chapnik, et al.. (2023). Inverse Relationship Between Clock Gene Expression and Inflammatory Markers in Ulcerative Colitis Patients Undergoing Remission. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 68(6). 2454–2462. 6 indexed citations

Toledano, Yoel, et al.. (2022). Relationship among chrononutrition, sleep, and glycemic control in women with gestational diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM. 4(5). 100660–100660. 16 indexed citations

Chapnik, Nava, et al.. (2020). REV-ERBα alters circadian rhythms by modulating mTOR signaling. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 521. 111108–111108. 15 indexed citations

Weintraub, Yael, Shlomi Cohen, Nava Chapnik, et al.. (2019). Clock Gene Disruption Is an Initial Manifestation of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 18(1). 115–122.e1. 57 indexed citations

Genzer, Yoni, Nava Chapnik, & Oren Froy. (2017). Effect of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) on hepatocyte metabolism. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 88. 69–74. 26 indexed citations

Froy, Oren. (2017). Circadian rhythms, nutrition and implications for longevity in urban environments. Proceedings of The Nutrition Society. 77(3). 216–222. 23 indexed citations

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Chapnik, Nava, et al.. (2015). Serotonin suppresses food anticipatory activity and synchronizes the food-entrainable oscillator during time-restricted feeding. Behavioural Brain Research. 297. 150–154. 9 indexed citations

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Solomon, Gili, et al.. (2012). New fast and reversible leptin antagonist-induced mice model of metabolic syndrome and T2DM. 15th International & 14th European Congress of Endocrinology. 29. 1 indexed citations

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Froy, Oren. (2010). Metabolism and Circadian Rhythms - Implications for Body Weight. 3(1). 3 indexed citations

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Froy, Oren & Zev Sthoeger. (2009). Defensins in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1173(1). 365–369. 18 indexed citations

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Froy, Oren, Nava Chapnik, & Ruth Miskin. (2008). Effect of intermittent fasting on circadian rhythms in mice depends on feeding time. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development. 130(3). 154–160. 58 indexed citations

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Barnea, Maayan, Zecharia Madar, & Oren Froy. (2008). Glucose and insulin are needed for optimal defensin expression in human cell lines. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 367(2). 452–456. 41 indexed citations

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Chapnik, Nava, Hadas Sherman, & Oren Froy. (2007). A one-tube site-directed mutagenesis method using PCR and primer extension. Analytical Biochemistry. 372(2). 255–257. 12 indexed citations

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Froy, Oren, Nava Chapnik, & Ruth Miskin. (2006). Long-lived αMUPA transgenic mice exhibit pronounced circadian rhythms. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 291(5). E1017–E1024. 63 indexed citations

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Froy, Oren. (2005). Regulation of mammalian defensin expression by Toll-like receptor-dependent and independent signalling pathways. Cellular Microbiology. 7(10). 1387–1397. 123 indexed citations

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Šauman, Ivo, Adriana D. Briscoe, Haisun Zhu, et al.. (2005). Connecting the Navigational Clock to Sun Compass Input in Monarch Butterfly Brain. Neuron. 46(3). 457–467. 139 indexed citations

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Karbat, Izhar, Felix Frolow, Oren Froy, et al.. (2004). Molecular Basis of the High Insecticidal Potency of Scorpion α-Toxins. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(30). 31679–31686. 85 indexed citations

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