Robert A. Koza

4.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
51 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Robert A. Koza is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert A. Koza has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Physiology, 31 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Robert A. Koza's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (37 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (11 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (7 papers). Robert A. Koza is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (37 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (11 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (7 papers). Robert A. Koza collaborates with scholars based in United States, Poland and United Kingdom. Robert A. Koza's co-authors include Leslie P. Kozak, Carmen Guerra, K.V. Walsh, Hitoshi Yamashita, Randall L. Mynatt, Rea P. Anunciado‐Koza, Jong S. Rim, Ann A. Coulter, Lauren M. Sparks and George A. Bray and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Robert A. Koza

49 papers receiving 3.8k 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.

Emergence of brown adipocytes in white fat in mice is under genetic control. Effects on body weight and adiposity.

1998 537 citations Carmen Guerra, Robert A. Koza et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
A High-Fat Diet Coordinately Downregulates Genes Required for Mitochondrial Oxidative Phosphorylation in Skeletal Muscle

2005 502 citations Lauren M. Sparks, Hui Xie et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert A. Koza United States	28	2.7k	1.5k	1.1k	475	420	51	3.9k
Sam Virtue United Kingdom	33	2.4k 0.9×	1.7k 1.2×	1.6k 1.4×	382 0.8×	543 1.3×	64	4.7k
Roser Iglesias Spain	38	3.4k 1.3×	2.7k 1.8×	1.5k 1.3×	510 1.1×	615 1.5×	79	5.5k
Geneviève Tavernier France	27	2.4k 0.9×	1.4k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	327 0.7×	726 1.7×	52	3.6k
Mengle Shao United States	32	2.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	1.7k 1.5×	546 1.1×	543 1.3×	52	3.5k
Rolando B. Ceddia Canada	31	2.0k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	362 0.8×	278 0.7×	72	3.4k
William T. Festuccia Brazil	35	2.0k 0.7×	1.6k 1.1×	976 0.9×	283 0.6×	335 0.8×	100	3.8k
Kyle A. Rasbach United States	10	4.0k 1.5×	2.0k 1.3×	1.5k 1.3×	777 1.6×	465 1.1×	14	5.2k
Tomas B. Waldén Sweden	14	2.3k 0.9×	756 0.5×	1.4k 1.2×	303 0.6×	552 1.3×	16	3.0k
Mariëtte R. Boon Netherlands	35	2.5k 0.9×	773 0.5×	1.1k 0.9×	355 0.7×	788 1.9×	112	3.7k
Camilla Schéele Denmark	34	2.9k 1.1×	2.6k 1.8×	1.3k 1.1×	540 1.1×	557 1.3×	81	5.4k

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Martínez, María, et al.. (2025). Increased spontaneous physical activity in female MEST-deficient mice protects against diet-induced obesity. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 16. 1680158–1680158.

Yin, Haifeng, et al.. (2024). Interindividual differences of dietary fat‐inducible Mest in white adipose tissue of C57BL/6J mice are not heritable. Obesity. 32(6). 1144–1155. 1 indexed citations

Ravussin, Éric, Sven Enerbäck, & Robert A. Koza. (2023). Leslie Paul Kozak, PhD (1940–2023). Obesity. 31(12). 2885–2886. 1 indexed citations

Anunciado‐Koza, Rea P., J. Patrizia Stohn, Arturo Hernández, & Robert A. Koza. (2022). Social and maternal behavior in mesoderm specific transcript (Mest)-deficient mice. PLoS ONE. 17(7). e0271913–e0271913. 5 indexed citations

Yin, Haifeng, Michael P. Robich, Robert A. Koza, et al.. (2020). Protective role of ErbB3 signaling in myeloid cells during adaptation to cardiac pressure overload. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 152. 1–16. 8 indexed citations

Reifsnyder, Peter C., Sergey Ryzhov, Kevin Flurkey, et al.. (2018). Cardioprotective effects of dietary rapamycin on adult female C57BLKS/J‐Lepr^db mice. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1418(1). 106–117. 18 indexed citations

Liaw, Lucy, Igor Prudovsky, Robert A. Koza, et al.. (2016). Lipid Profiling of In Vitro Cell Models of Adipogenic Differentiation: Relationships With Mouse Adipose Tissues. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 117(9). 2182–2193. 38 indexed citations

Kozak, Leslie P., Robert A. Koza, Rea P. Anunciado‐Koza, Tamra Mendoza, & Susan S. Newman. (2012). Inherent Plasticity of Brown Adipogenesis in White Fat of Mice Allows for Recovery from Effects of Post-Natal Malnutrition. PLoS ONE. 7(2). e30392–e30392. 23 indexed citations

Anunciado‐Koza, Rea P., Jingying Zhang, Jozef Ukropec, et al.. (2011). Inactivation of the Mitochondrial Carrier SLC25A25 (ATP-Mg2+/Pi Transporter) Reduces Physical Endurance and Metabolic Efficiency in Mice. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(13). 11659–11671. 80 indexed citations

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Kozak, Leslie P., Robert A. Koza, & Rea P. Anunciado‐Koza. (2010). Brown fat thermogenesis and body weight regulation in mice: relevance to humans. International Journal of Obesity. 34(S1). S23–S27. 65 indexed citations

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Koza, Robert A., Pamela M. Rogers, & Leslie P. Kozak. (2009). Inter-individual variation of dietary fat-induced mesoderm specific transcript in adipose tissue within inbred mice is not caused by altered promoter methylation. Epigenetics. 4(7). 512–518. 17 indexed citations

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Koza, Robert A., Larissa Nikonova, Jessica C. Hogan, et al.. (2006). Changes in Gene Expression Foreshadow Diet-Induced Obesity in Genetically Identical Mice. PLoS Genetics. 2(5). e81–e81. 272 indexed citations

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Xue, Bingzhong, et al.. (2006). Genetic variability affects the development of brown adipocytes in white fat but not in interscapular brown fat. Journal of Lipid Research. 48(1). 41–51. 233 indexed citations

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Sparks, Lauren M., Hui Xie, Robert A. Koza, et al.. (2006). High-fat/low-carbohydrate diets regulate glucose metabolism via a long-term transcriptional loop. Metabolism. 55(11). 1457–1463. 16 indexed citations

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Xue, Bingzhong, Ann A. Coulter, Jong S. Rim, Robert A. Koza, & Leslie P. Kozak. (2005). Transcriptional Synergy and the Regulation of Ucp1 during Brown Adipocyte Induction in White Fat Depots. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 25(18). 8311–8322. 155 indexed citations

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Koza, Robert A., Kevin Flurkey, Christopher J. Braun, et al.. (2004). Contributions of dysregulated energy metabolism to type 2 diabetes development in NZO/H1Lt mice with polygenic obesity. Metabolism. 53(6). 799–808. 28 indexed citations

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Brown, Laura, et al.. (2002). Lethal Hypoglycemic Ketosis and Glyceroluria in Mice Lacking Both the Mitochondrial and the Cytosolic Glycerol Phosphate Dehydrogenases. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(36). 32899–32904. 32 indexed citations

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Brown, Laura E., Robert A. Koza, Marc L. Reitman, et al.. (2002). Normal Thyroid Thermogenesis but Reduced Viability and Adiposity in Mice Lacking the Mitochondrial Glycerol Phosphate Dehydrogenase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(36). 32892–32898. 62 indexed citations

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Sampson, Stephen B., David Higgins, Benjamin A. Taylor, et al.. (1998). An edited linkage map for the AXB and BXA recombinant inbred mouse strains. Mammalian Genome. 9(9). 688–694. 27 indexed citations

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Guerra, Carmen, et al.. (1998). Abnormal nonshivering thermogenesis in mice with inherited defects of fatty acid oxidation.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 102(9). 1724–1731. 114 indexed citations

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