Philipp E. Scherer

95.6k total citations · 44 hit papers
503 papers, 74.4k citations indexed

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Philipp E. Scherer is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Philipp E. Scherer has authored 503 papers receiving a total of 74.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 253 papers in Epidemiology, 240 papers in Physiology and 191 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Philipp E. Scherer's work include Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (212 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (196 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (65 papers). Philipp E. Scherer is often cited by papers focused on Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (212 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (196 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (65 papers). Philipp E. Scherer collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Philipp E. Scherer's co-authors include Anders H. Berg, Michael P. Lisanti, Terry P. Combs, Christine M. Kusminski, Harvey F. Lodish, Michael W. Rajala, María Elena Trujillo Ortega, Kai Sun, Zhao V. Wang and Takashi Okamoto and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Philipp E. Scherer

493 papers receiving 73.0k citations

Hit Papers

A Novel Serum Protein Similar to C1q, Produced Exclusivel... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1995 2001 2005 2011 1998 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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  1. A Novel Serum Protein Similar to C1q, Produced Exclusively in Adipocytes
    1995 2.6k citations Philipp E. Scherer et al. profile →
  2. The adipocyte-secreted protein Acrp30 enhances hepatic insulin action
    2001 2.1k citations Anders H. Berg, Terry P. Combs et al. profile →
  3. Adipose Tissue, Inflammation, and Cardiovascular Disease
    2005 1.7k citations Anders H. Berg, Philipp E. Scherer profile →
  4. Adipose tissue remodeling and obesity
    2011 1.4k citations Christine M. Kusminski, Philipp E. Scherer et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  5. Caveolins, a Family of Scaffolding Proteins for Organizing “Preassembled Signaling Complexes” at the Plasma Membrane
    1998 1.3k citations Philipp E. Scherer et al. profile →
  6. Visceral Fat Adipokine Secretion Is Associated With Systemic Inflammation in Obese Humans
    2007 1.1k citations Philipp E. Scherer et al. profile →
  7. Obesity-associated improvements in metabolic profile through expansion of adipose tissue
    2007 1.0k citations Yves Deshaies, Philipp E. Scherer et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  8. Adipogenesis and metabolic health
    2019 1.0k citations Philipp E. Scherer et al. profile →
  9. ACRP30/adiponectin: an adipokine regulating glucose and lipid metabolism
    2002 1.0k citations Anders H. Berg, Terry P. Combs et al. profile →
  10. Tracking adipogenesis during white adipose tissue development, expansion and regeneration
    2013 1.0k citations Rana K. Gupta, Philipp E. Scherer et al. profile →
  11. Complex Distribution, Not Absolute Amount of Adiponectin, Correlates with Thiazolidinedione-mediated Improvement in Insulin Sensitivity
    2004 978 citations Terry P. Combs, Michael W. Rajala et al. profile →
  12. Minireview: The Adipocyte—At the Crossroads of Energy Homeostasis, Inflammation, and Atherosclerosis
    2003 910 citations Michael W. Rajala, Philipp E. Scherer profile →
  13. Exercise-induced BCL2-regulated autophagy is required for muscle glucose homeostasis
    2012 907 citations Rhonda Bassel‐Duby, Philipp E. Scherer et al. profile →
  14. Structure-Function Studies of the Adipocyte-secreted Hormone Acrp30/Adiponectin
    2003 900 citations Terry P. Combs, Anders H. Berg et al. profile →
  15. Adipose Tissue
    2006 853 citations Philipp E. Scherer profile →
  16. Caveolins, Liquid-Ordered Domains, and Signal Transduction
    1999 850 citations Philipp E. Scherer et al. profile →
  17. Metabolic Dysregulation and Adipose Tissue Fibrosis: Role of Collagen VI
    2008 818 citations Eric S. Muise, Philipp E. Scherer et al. profile →
  18. Characterization of caveolin-rich membrane domains isolated from an endothelial-rich source: implications for human disease.
    1994 809 citations Philipp E. Scherer et al. profile →
  19. Adiponectin, Leptin, and Fatty Acids in the Maintenance of Metabolic Homeostasis through Adipose Tissue Crosstalk
    2016 774 citations Joseph M. Rutkowski, Philipp E. Scherer et al. profile →
  20. Endogenous glucose production is inhibited by the adipose-derived protein Acrp30
    2001 751 citations Terry P. Combs, Anders H. Berg et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  21. Receptor-mediated activation of ceramidase activity initiates the pleiotropic actions of adiponectin
    2010 730 citations Nils Halberg, Joseph M. Rutkowski et al. profile →
  22. Expression cloning of SR-BI, a CD36-related class B scavenger receptor.
    1994 715 citations Philipp E. Scherer et al. profile →
  23. Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1α Induces Fibrosis and Insulin Resistance in White Adipose Tissue
    2009 686 citations Nils Halberg, Ingrid Wernstedt Asterholm et al. profile →
  24. Adiponectin acts in the brain to decrease body weight
    2004 669 citations Anders H. Berg, Philipp E. Scherer et al. profile →
  25. Adiponectin – journey from an adipocyte secretory protein to biomarker of the metabolic syndrome
    2005 633 citations Philipp E. Scherer et al. profile →
  26. Molecular Cloning of Caveolin-3, a Novel Member of the Caveolin Gene Family Expressed Predominantly in Muscle
    1996 603 citations Philipp E. Scherer et al. profile →
  27. Expression of Caveolin-3 in Skeletal, Cardiac, and Smooth Muscle Cells
    1996 598 citations Philipp E. Scherer et al. profile →
  28. Obesity and cancer—mechanisms underlying tumour progression and recurrence
    2014 582 citations Min Gyu Kim, Philipp E. Scherer et al. profile →
  29. Lipid-induced insulin resistance mediated by the proinflammatory receptor TLR4 requires saturated fatty acid–induced ceramide biosynthesis in mice
    2011 558 citations Philipp E. Scherer, Scott A. Summers et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  30. Caveolae, caveolin and caveolin-rich membrane domains: a signalling hypothesis
    1994 557 citations Philipp E. Scherer et al. profile →
  31. The crystal structure of a complement-1q family protein suggests an evolutionary link to tumor necrosis factor
    1998 547 citations Philipp E. Scherer et al. profile →
  32. Targeting adipose tissue in the treatment of obesity-associated diabetes
    2016 539 citations Christine M. Kusminski, Philipp E. Scherer et al. profile →
  33. Mice Lacking Adiponectin Show Decreased Hepatic Insulin Sensitivity and Reduced Responsiveness to Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor γ Agonists
    2005 522 citations Andrea R. Nawrocki, Michael W. Rajala et al. profile →
  34. Adipocyte Inflammation Is Essential for Healthy Adipose Tissue Expansion and Remodeling
    2014 518 citations Ingrid Wernstedt Asterholm, Philipp E. Scherer et al. profile →
  35. The ominous triad of adipose tissue dysfunction: inflammation, fibrosis, and impaired angiogenesis
    2017 515 citations Clair Crewe, Philipp E. Scherer et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  36. Why does obesity cause diabetes?
    2022 508 citations Philipp E. Scherer et al. profile →
  37. Flotillin and Epidermal Surface Antigen Define a New Family of Caveolae-associated Integral Membrane Proteins
    1997 501 citations Philipp E. Scherer et al. profile →
  38. Adiponectin: mechanistic insights and clinical implications
    2012 489 citations Philipp E. Scherer et al. profile →
  39. Adiponectin, the past two decades
    2016 456 citations Philipp E. Scherer et al. profile →
  40. An FGF21-Adiponectin-Ceramide Axis Controls Energy Expenditure and Insulin Action in Mice
    2013 455 citations Christine M. Kusminski, Ruth Gordillo et al. profile →
  41. The cell biology of fat expansion
    2015 396 citations Joseph M. Rutkowski, Philipp E. Scherer et al. profile →
  42. Extracellular vesicle-based interorgan transport of mitochondria from energetically stressed adipocytes
    2021 277 citations Clair Crewe, Jan‐Bernd Funcke et al. profile →
  43. Metabolic Messengers: adiponectin
    2019 250 citations Leon G. Straub, Philipp E. Scherer profile →
  44. Transforming obesity: The advancement of multi-receptor drugs
    2024 54 citations Christine M. Kusminski, Philipp E. Scherer et al. profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Philipp E. Scherer United States 135 32.5k 31.5k 26.9k 12.8k 11.8k 503 74.4k
Gökhan S. Hotamışlıgil United States 105 29.9k 0.9× 24.3k 0.8× 26.3k 1.0× 10.2k 0.8× 6.5k 0.5× 178 71.9k
Bruce M. Spiegelman United States 172 39.1k 1.2× 71.2k 2.3× 73.0k 2.7× 11.0k 0.9× 11.3k 1.0× 350 137.4k
Johan Auwerx Switzerland 157 19.7k 0.6× 29.9k 1.0× 51.3k 1.9× 4.7k 0.4× 3.9k 0.3× 638 96.6k
C. Ronald Kahn United States 143 13.6k 0.4× 26.6k 0.8× 36.9k 1.4× 6.0k 0.5× 5.5k 0.5× 515 74.9k
Jerrold M. Olefsky United States 136 19.1k 0.6× 24.9k 0.8× 34.7k 1.3× 5.2k 0.4× 5.3k 0.4× 592 72.0k
Jeffrey S. Flier United States 137 19.8k 0.6× 28.4k 0.9× 22.6k 0.8× 4.1k 0.3× 5.0k 0.4× 314 80.7k
Takashi Kadowaki Japan 119 17.1k 0.5× 16.3k 0.5× 25.1k 0.9× 2.7k 0.2× 7.6k 0.6× 869 62.0k
Bart Staels France 147 18.4k 0.6× 18.2k 0.6× 41.5k 1.5× 2.8k 0.2× 6.0k 0.5× 789 78.9k
Yūji Matsuzawa Japan 123 36.8k 1.1× 25.2k 0.8× 16.7k 0.6× 2.1k 0.2× 16.7k 1.4× 700 80.5k
Iichiro Shimomura Japan 99 24.9k 0.8× 19.3k 0.6× 15.9k 0.6× 1.9k 0.1× 10.7k 0.9× 668 56.5k

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All Works

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Straub, Leon G., Jan‐Bernd Funcke, Nolwenn Joffin, et al.. (2025). Defining lipedema's molecular hallmarks by multi-omics approach for disease prediction in women. Metabolism. 168. 156191–156191. 4 indexed citations
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Balas, Maggie M., et al.. (2025). The Role of COL6A3 in Tumorigenesis, Metastasis, Diagnosis, and Disease Management. Cancers. 17(21). 3449–3449.
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Retnakaran, Ravi, Dawei Bu, Philip W. Connelly, et al.. (2025). Serum endotrophin relates to blood pressure in young South Asian women but not White women: evidence of ethnic variation in its early vascular implications. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 25(1). 689–689.
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Kim, Dae-Seok, Jan‐Bernd Funcke, Shiuhwei Chen, et al.. (2025). ETP-specific-knockout mice reveal endotrophin as a key regulator of kidney fibrosis in ischemia–reperfusion injury models. Experimental & Molecular Medicine. 57(11). 2475–2486.
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Lebek, Simon, Xurde M. Caravia, Leon G. Straub, et al.. (2023). CRISPR-Cas9 base editing of pathogenic CaMKIIδ improves cardiac function in a humanized mouse model. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 134(1). 20 indexed citations
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Joffin, Nolwenn, Vivian A. Paschoal, Christy Gliniak, et al.. (2021). Mitochondrial metabolism is a key regulator of the fibro-inflammatory and adipogenic stromal subpopulations in white adipose tissue. Cell stem cell. 28(4). 702–717.e8. 47 indexed citations
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Weiss, Louis M., et al.. (2021). Fat tissue regulates the pathogenesis and severity of cardiomyopathy in murine chagas disease. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 15(4). e0008964–e0008964. 19 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zhao, T. F. Gallagher, Philipp E. Scherer, & Bruce Beutler. (2020). Tissue-specific disruption of Kbtbd2 uncovers adipocyte-intrinsic and -extrinsic features of the teeny lipodystrophy syndrome. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(21). 11829–11835. 6 indexed citations
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Kruglikov, Ilja L. & Philipp E. Scherer. (2019). Caveolin‐1 as a possible target in the treatment for acne. Experimental Dermatology. 29(2). 177–183. 14 indexed citations
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Arner, Emily N., et al.. (2018). Loss of Tbk1 kinase activity protects mice from diet-induced metabolic dysfunction. Molecular Metabolism. 16. 139–149. 31 indexed citations
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Casimiro, Mathew C., Gabriele Di Sante, Agnese Di Rocco, et al.. (2017). Cyclin D1 Restrains Oncogene-Induced Autophagy by Regulating the AMPK–LKB1 Signaling Axis. Cancer Research. 77(13). 3391–3405. 51 indexed citations
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Nagajyothi, Fnu, Mia M. Thi, Menachem Hanani, et al.. (2014). Adipocytes in both brown and white adipose tissue of adult mice are functionally connected via gap junctions: implications for Chagas disease. Microbes and Infection. 16(11). 893–901. 30 indexed citations
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Drager, Luciano F., Qiaoling Yao, Mi‐Kyung Shin, et al.. (2013). Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia Induces Atherosclerosis via Activation of Adipose Angiopoietin-like 4. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 188(2). 240–248. 138 indexed citations
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Keuper, Michaela, Ingrid Wernstedt Asterholm, Philipp E. Scherer, et al.. (2013). TRAIL (TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand) regulates adipocyte metabolism by caspase-mediated cleavage of PPARgamma. Cell Death and Disease. 4(1). e474–e474. 44 indexed citations
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Ho, Gloria Y. F., Marc J. Gunter, Howard D. Strickler, et al.. (2012). Adipokines Linking Obesity with Colorectal Cancer Risk in Postmenopausal Women. Cancer Research. 72(12). 3029–3037. 118 indexed citations
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Asterholm, Ingrid Wernstedt, John McDonald, Pierre-Gilles Blanchard, et al.. (2012). Lack of “immunological fitness” during fasting in metabolically challenged animals. Journal of Lipid Research. 53(7). 1254–1267. 38 indexed citations
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Weng, Meiqian, Michael J. Raher, Patricio Leyton, et al.. (2010). Adiponectin Decreases Pulmonary Arterial Remodeling in Murine Models of Pulmonary Hypertension. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 45(2). 340–347. 44 indexed citations
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Landskroner-Eiger, Shira, Bin‐Zhi Qian, Eric S. Muise, et al.. (2009). Proangiogenic Contribution of Adiponectin toward Mammary Tumor Growth In vivo. Clinical Cancer Research. 15(10). 3265–3276. 122 indexed citations
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Florant, Gregory L., et al.. (2004). Fat-cell mass, serum leptin and adiponectin changes during weight gain and loss in yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventris). Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 174(8). 633–639. 66 indexed citations
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Combs, Terry P., Anders H. Berg, Silvana Obici, Philipp E. Scherer, & Luciano Rossetti. (2001). Endogenous glucose production is inhibited by the adipose-derived protein Acrp30. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 108(12). 1875–1881. 751 indexed citations breakdown →

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