Paul Cohen

18.0k total citations · 9 hit papers
83 papers, 12.7k citations indexed

About

Paul Cohen is a scholar working on Physiology, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Cohen has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 12.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Physiology, 28 papers in Epidemiology and 25 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Paul Cohen's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (54 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (27 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (16 papers). Paul Cohen is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (54 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (27 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (16 papers). Paul Cohen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Poland and Germany. Paul Cohen's co-authors include Bruce M. Spiegelman, Jeffrey M. Friedman, Shingo Kajimura, Melin J. Khandekar, James M. Ntambi, Makoto Miyazaki, Jun Wu, Lawrence Kazak, Alexander A. Soukas and Nicholas D. Socci and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Paul Cohen

79 papers receiving 12.5k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Prdm16 determines the thermogenic program of subcutaneous white adipose tissue in mice

2010 1.0k citations Patrick Seale, Jennifer L. Estall et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
Loss of stearoyl–CoA desaturase-1 function protects mice against adiposity

2002 911 citations James M. Ntambi, Makoto Miyazaki et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Role for Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase-1 in Leptin-Mediated Weight Loss

2002 695 citations Paul Cohen, Makoto Miyazaki et al. profile →
Adaptive thermogenesis in adipocytes: Is beige the new brown?

2013 686 citations Paul Cohen, Bruce M. Spiegelman et al. profile →
Molecular mechanisms of cancer development in obesity

2011 678 citations Paul Cohen, Bruce M. Spiegelman et al. profile →
A Creatine-Driven Substrate Cycle Enhances Energy Expenditure and Thermogenesis in Beige Fat

2015 571 citations Paul Cohen, Shingo Kajimura et al. profile →
Tumour-derived PTH-related protein triggers adipose tissue browning and cancer cachexia

2014 501 citations Paul Cohen, Bruce M. Spiegelman et al. Nature profile →
Brown adipose tissue is associated with cardiometabolic health

2021 432 citations Tobias Becher, Srikanth Palanisamy et al. Nature Medicine profile →
The cellular and functional complexity of thermogenic fat

2021 321 citations Paul Cohen, Shingo Kajimura Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology profile →

Peers

Paul Cohen

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Oksana Gavrilova United States

Yu‐Hua Tseng United States

Leslie P. Kozak United States

Deborah M. Muoio United States

Mikael Rydén Sweden

Gérard Ailhaud France

Jason K. Kim United States

William L. Holland United States

Hei Sook Sul United States

Jürgen Eckel Germany

Oksana Gavrilova United States

Paul Cohen

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4.9k ×1.1

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9.3k ×2.4

2.5k ×1.4

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1.2k ×0.7

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Countries citing papers authored by Paul Cohen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Paul Cohen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Cohen

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Rocha, Andréa L., Christian Schmedt, Guy Perkins, et al.. (2025). Abnormal mitochondrial structure and function in brown adipose tissue of SLC35A4-MP knockout mice. Science Advances. 11(35). eads7381–eads7381. 1 indexed citations

Gómez-Banoy, Nicolás, Eduardo Ortiz, Caroline S. Jiang, et al.. (2024). Body mass index and adiposity influence responses to immune checkpoint inhibition in endometrial cancer. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 134(17). 9 indexed citations

Robbins, Jeremy, Prashant Rao, Shuliang Deng, et al.. (2023). Plasma proteomic changes in response to exercise training are associated with cardiorespiratory fitness adaptations. JCI Insight. 8(7). 19 indexed citations

Wang, Luhong, Daqing Wang, Jingyi Chi, et al.. (2023). Control of lipolysis by a population of oxytocinergic sympathetic neurons. Nature. 625(7993). 175–180. 21 indexed citations

Becher, Tobias, et al.. (2022). Three-Dimensional Visualization of Atherosclerotic Vessels by Tissue Clearing and Light-Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy. Methods in molecular biology. 2419. 841–851.

Wibmer, Andreas G., Tobias Becher, Mahmoud Eljalby, et al.. (2021). Brown adipose tissue is associated with healthier body fat distribution and metabolic benefits independent of regional adiposity. Cell Reports Medicine. 2(7). 100332–100332. 66 indexed citations

Becher, Tobias, Srikanth Palanisamy, Daniel J. Kramer, et al.. (2021). Brown adipose tissue is associated with cardiometabolic health. Nature Medicine. 27(1). 58–65. 432 indexed citations breakdown →

Picatoste, Belén, et al.. (2021). Defective insulin-stimulated GLUT4 translocation in brown adipocytes induces systemic glucose homeostasis dysregulation independent of thermogenesis in female mice. Molecular Metabolism. 53. 101305–101305. 12 indexed citations

Cohen, Paul & Shingo Kajimura. (2021). The cellular and functional complexity of thermogenic fat. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. 22(6). 393–409. 321 indexed citations breakdown →

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Campbell, Clarissa, François Marchildon, Anthony Michaels, et al.. (2020). FXR mediates T cell-intrinsic responses to reduced feeding during infection. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(52). 33446–33454. 29 indexed citations

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Silva, Hernandez Moura, André Báfica, Gabriela F Rodrigues-Luiz, et al.. (2019). Vasculature-associated fat macrophages readily adapt to inflammatory and metabolic challenges. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 216(4). 786–806. 109 indexed citations

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Friedman, Danielle Novetsky, Emily S. Tonorezos, & Paul Cohen. (2019). Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome in Survivors of Childhood Cancer. Hormone Research in Paediatrics. 91(2). 118–127. 57 indexed citations

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Chi, Jingyi, Zhuhao Wu, Chan Hee J. Choi, et al.. (2018). Three-Dimensional Adipose Tissue Imaging Reveals Regional Variation in Beige Fat Biogenesis and PRDM16-Dependent Sympathetic Neurite Density. Cell Metabolism. 27(1). 226–236.e3. 189 indexed citations

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Choi, Chan Hee J. & Paul Cohen. (2017). Adipose crosstalk with other cell types in health and disease. Experimental Cell Research. 360(1). 6–11. 51 indexed citations

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Gregg, Justin R., Benjamin J. McCormick, Li Wang, et al.. (2016). Short term complications from transurethral resection of bladder tumor.. PubMed. 23(2). 8198–203. 43 indexed citations

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Cohen, Paul & Bruce M. Spiegelman. (2016). Cell biology of fat storage. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 27(16). 2523–2527. 154 indexed citations

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Seale, Patrick, Jennifer L. Estall, Shingo Kajimura, et al.. (2010). Prdm16 determines the thermogenic program of subcutaneous white adipose tissue in mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 121(1). 96–105. 1018 indexed citations breakdown →

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Asilmaz, Esra, Paul Cohen, Makoto Miyazaki, et al.. (2004). Site and mechanism of leptin action in a rodent form of congenital lipodystrophy. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 113(3). 414–424. 150 indexed citations

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Cohen, Paul, James M. Ntambi, & Jeffrey M. Friedman. (2003). Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase-1 and the Metabolic Syndrome. PubMed. 3(4). 271–280. 82 indexed citations

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Cohen, Paul. (1960). Influence of vitamin D3on the sexual functions of cattle. Preliminary report.. Tijdschrift voor diergeneeskunde. 85. 1163–1173.

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