Peter Arner

80.4k total citations · 9 hit papers
576 papers, 43.9k citations indexed

About

Peter Arner is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Arner has authored 576 papers receiving a total of 43.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 354 papers in Physiology, 169 papers in Molecular Biology and 153 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Peter Arner's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (315 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (144 papers) and Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (79 papers). Peter Arner is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (315 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (144 papers) and Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (79 papers). Peter Arner collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, France and United Kingdom. Peter Arner's co-authors include Mikael Rydén, Fredrik Lönnqvist, Johan Hoffstedt, Jan Bolinder, Hendrik Lehnert, Jens Brøchner‐Mortensen, Ramón Gomis, Steen Andersen, Gökhan S. Hotamışlıgil and Bruce M. Spiegelman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Peter Arner

572 papers receiving 42.6k citations

Hit Papers

Increased adipose tissue expression of tumor necrosis fac... 1993 2026 2004 2015 1995 2001 2001 2008 1995 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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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. Increased adipose tissue expression of tumor necrosis factor-alpha in human obesity and insulin resistance.
    1995 2.8k citations Peter Arner et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  2. The Effect of Irbesartan on the Development of Diabetic Nephropathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
    2001 2.1k citations Peter Arner et al. profile →
  3. [Effect of irbesartan on the development of diabetic nephropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes].
    2001 2.0k citations Peter Arner et al. profile →
  4. Dynamics of fat cell turnover in humans
    2008 1.7k citations Kirsty L. Spalding, Peter Arner et al. profile →
  5. Overexpression of the obese (ob) gene in adipose tissue of human obese subjects
    1995 598 citations Fredrik Lönnqvist, Peter Arner et al. profile →
  6. Adipocyte Turnover: Relevance to Human Adipose Tissue Morphology
    2009 505 citations Peter Arner, Pål O. Westermark et al. Diabetes profile →
  7. Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Is a Novel Adipokine Potentially Linking Obesity to the Metabolic Syndrome
    2011 481 citations Daniela Lamers, Susanne Famulla et al. Diabetes profile →
  8. Tissue distribution of beta 3-adrenergic receptor mRNA in man.
    1993 442 citations Stéphane Krief, Fredrik Lönnqvist et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  9. Lipid and glucose metabolism in white adipocytes: pathways, dysfunction and therapeutics
    2021 350 citations Peter Arner, Dominique Langin et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter Arner Sweden 105 21.2k 13.1k 10.8k 8.7k 8.6k 576 43.9k
Iichiro Shimomura Japan 99 19.3k 0.9× 24.9k 1.9× 15.9k 1.5× 10.7k 1.2× 11.1k 1.3× 668 56.5k
Matthias Blüher Germany 92 17.8k 0.8× 14.7k 1.1× 12.7k 1.2× 5.5k 0.6× 5.6k 0.6× 698 41.3k
Takashi Kadowaki Japan 119 16.3k 0.8× 17.1k 1.3× 25.1k 2.3× 7.6k 0.9× 14.1k 1.6× 869 62.0k
Gerald M. Reaven United States 109 19.1k 0.9× 13.4k 1.0× 13.6k 1.3× 11.2k 1.3× 30.5k 3.6× 666 59.5k
Yoshihiro Ogawa Japan 103 11.4k 0.5× 8.2k 0.6× 9.8k 0.9× 9.6k 1.1× 4.8k 0.6× 849 40.7k
Michael D. Jensen United States 85 19.3k 0.9× 7.1k 0.5× 5.1k 0.5× 5.6k 0.6× 8.1k 0.9× 324 37.7k
Gökhan S. Hotamışlıgil United States 105 24.3k 1.1× 29.9k 2.3× 26.3k 2.4× 6.5k 0.7× 8.1k 1.0× 178 71.9k
Jerrold M. Olefsky United States 136 24.9k 1.2× 19.1k 1.5× 34.7k 3.2× 5.3k 0.6× 15.5k 1.8× 592 72.0k
C. Ronald Kahn United States 143 26.6k 1.3× 13.6k 1.0× 36.9k 3.4× 5.5k 0.6× 13.9k 1.6× 515 74.9k
Michael Stümvoll Germany 87 11.9k 0.6× 9.3k 0.7× 9.8k 0.9× 3.7k 0.4× 7.3k 0.9× 582 32.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rosén, Jörgen, Peter Arner, Patrik K. E. Magnusson, et al.. (2025). Heritability and polygenic load for comorbid anxiety and depression. Translational Psychiatry. 15(1). 98–98. 1 indexed citations
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Arner, Peter, Thorkild I. A. Sørensen, & Daniel P. Andersson. (2025). Adipose cellularity as a measurement of long-term changes in body weight: a Swedish cohort study spanning 1988–2016. EClinicalMedicine. 82. 103165–103165.
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Ha, Thomas J, Peter Zhang, Joanna Yeung, et al.. (2019). Identification of novel cerebellar developmental transcriptional regulators with motif activity analysis. BMC Genomics. 20(1). 11 indexed citations
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Lizio, Marina, Ruslan Deviatiiarov, Hiroki Nagai, et al.. (2017). Systematic analysis of transcription start sites in avian development. PLoS Biology. 15(9). e2002887–e2002887. 28 indexed citations
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Rönnerblad, Michelle, Robin Andersson, Tor Olofsson, et al.. (2014). Analysis of the DNA methylome and transcriptome in granulopoiesis reveals timed changes and dynamic enhancer methylation. Blood. 123(17). e79–e89. 60 indexed citations
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Stålman, Anders, et al.. (2011). Temperature-Sensitive Release of Prostaglandin E2 and Diminished Energy Requirements in Synovial Tissue with Postoperative Cryotherapy. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 93(21). 1961–1968. 36 indexed citations
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Lamers, Daniela, Susanne Famulla, Nina Wronkowitz, et al.. (2011). Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Is a Novel Adipokine Potentially Linking Obesity to the Metabolic Syndrome. Diabetes. 60(7). 1917–1925. 481 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bézaire, Véronic, Aline Mairal, Corinne Lefort, et al.. (2009). Contribution of Adipose Triglyceride Lipase and Hormone-sensitive Lipase to Lipolysis in hMADS Adipocytes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(27). 18282–18291. 169 indexed citations
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Spalding, Kirsty L., Peter Arner, Pål O. Westermark, et al.. (2008). Dynamics of Fat Cell Turnover in Humans. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 63(9). 577–578. 43 indexed citations
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Langin, Dominique & Peter Arner. (2006). Importance of TNFα and neutral lipases in human adipose tissue lipolysis. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. 17(8). 314–320. 100 indexed citations
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Mulder, Hindrik, Maria Sörhede‐Winzell, Juan Antonio Rojas‐Contreras, et al.. (2003). Hormone-sensitive Lipase Null Mice Exhibit Signs of Impaired Insulin Sensitivity whereas Insulin Secretion Is Intact. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(38). 36380–36388. 95 indexed citations
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Klannemark, Mia, Torben Østerlund, Kristoffer Ström, et al.. (2002). The hormone-sensitive lipase C-60G gene polymorphism is associated with abdominal obesity. Diabetologia. 45. 124–124. 1 indexed citations
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Wu, Xiangdong, Johan Hoffstedt, Reetu R. Singh, et al.. (2001). Depot-Specific Variation in Protein-Tyrosine Phosphatase Activities in Human Omental and Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue: A Potential Contribution to Differential Insulin Sensitivity. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 86(12). 5973–5980. 51 indexed citations
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Arner, Peter & Johan Hoffstedt. (1999). Adrenoceptor genes in human obesity. Journal of Internal Medicine. 245(6). 667–672. 98 indexed citations
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Large, V., L Hellström, Fredrik Lönnqvist, et al.. (1997). Human beta-2 adrenoceptor gene polymorphisms are highly frequent in obesity and associate with altered adipocyte beta-2 adrenoceptor function.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 100(12). 3005–3013. 343 indexed citations
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Cederholm, Tommy, Peter Arner, & Jan Palmblad. (1997). Low circulating leptin levels in protein‐energy malnourished chronically ill elderly patients. Journal of Internal Medicine. 242(5). 377–382. 37 indexed citations
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Wennlund, A, Hans Wahrenberg, Eva Toft, Jan Bolinder, & Peter Arner. (1994). Lipolytic and Cardiac Responses to Various Forms of Stress in Humans. International Journal of Sports Medicine. 15(7). 408–413. 11 indexed citations
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Krief, Stéphane, Fredrik Lönnqvist, S. Raimbault, et al.. (1993). Tissue distribution of beta 3-adrenergic receptor mRNA in man.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 91(1). 344–349. 442 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lönnqvist, Fredrik, A Wennlund, Hans Wahrenberg, & Peter Arner. (1992). Effects of mental stress on lipolysis in humans. Metabolism. 41(6). 622–630. 14 indexed citations
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Arner, Peter, et al.. (1981). Insulin binding to isolated human omental and sub cutaneous fat cells. Diabetologia. 21(3). 243–244. 4 indexed citations

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