Robert Caesar

6.9k total citations · 6 hit papers
30 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Robert Caesar is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Caesar has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Physiology and 8 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Robert Caesar's work include Gut microbiota and health (17 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (12 papers) and Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (5 papers). Robert Caesar is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (17 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (12 papers) and Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (5 papers). Robert Caesar collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Denmark and France. Robert Caesar's co-authors include Fredrik Bäckhed, Marc Schoeler, Valentina Tremaroli, Patrice D. Cani, Petia Kovatcheva‐Datchary, Rosie Perkins, Marcus Ståhlman, Muhammad Tanweer Khan, Lisa Olsson and Frida Fåk and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Robert Caesar

30 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

Metformin alters the gut microbiome of individuals with t... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2017 2019 2015 2016 2018 250 500 750 1000
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.

  1. Metformin alters the gut microbiome of individuals with treatment-naive type 2 diabetes, contributing to the therapeutic effects of the drug
    2017 1.2k citations Hao Wu, Valentina Tremaroli et al. profile →
  2. Dietary lipids, gut microbiota and lipid metabolism
    2019 839 citations Marc Schoeler, Robert Caesar Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders profile →
  3. Crosstalk between Gut Microbiota and Dietary Lipids Aggravates WAT Inflammation through TLR Signaling
    2015 752 citations Robert Caesar, Valentina Tremaroli et al. Cell Metabolism profile →
  4. Microbiota-induced obesity requires farnesoid X receptor
    2016 378 citations Nina Sommer, Felix Sommer et al. Gut profile →
  5. Aberrant intestinal microbiota in individuals with prediabetes
    2018 339 citations Kristine H. Allin, Valentina Tremaroli et al. Diabetologia profile →
  6. Synergy and oxygen adaptation for development of next-generation probiotics
    2023 112 citations Muhammad Tanweer Khan, Chinmay Dwibedi et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert Caesar Sweden 19 3.5k 2.2k 785 537 517 30 4.8k
Matteo Sérino France 31 3.4k 1.0× 2.0k 0.9× 940 1.2× 549 1.0× 540 1.0× 55 5.5k
Mark V. Boekschoten Netherlands 47 3.5k 1.0× 2.4k 1.1× 1.2k 1.5× 384 0.7× 419 0.8× 112 6.8k
Rosie Perkins Sweden 16 2.8k 0.8× 1.6k 0.7× 457 0.6× 451 0.8× 432 0.8× 22 3.6k
Margarete Mehrabian United States 39 3.7k 1.1× 1.9k 0.9× 831 1.1× 356 0.7× 583 1.1× 71 6.7k
Fredrik Karlsson Sweden 19 4.2k 1.2× 2.2k 1.0× 380 0.5× 700 1.3× 399 0.8× 28 5.3k
Elin Org Estonia 21 4.3k 1.2× 2.4k 1.1× 542 0.7× 573 1.1× 336 0.6× 40 5.8k
Earl B. Britt United States 4 4.8k 1.4× 3.1k 1.4× 743 0.9× 570 1.1× 424 0.8× 4 7.0k
Hubert Plovier Belgium 20 2.7k 0.8× 1.7k 0.8× 453 0.6× 387 0.7× 446 0.9× 22 4.0k
Ara Koh South Korea 15 4.6k 1.3× 2.1k 0.9× 621 0.8× 592 1.1× 367 0.7× 43 6.4k
Hao Ding China 14 3.8k 1.1× 2.3k 1.1× 718 0.9× 533 1.0× 445 0.9× 47 5.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Caesar

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Caesar

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bergentall, Mattias, Valentina Tremaroli, Chuqing Sun, et al.. (2025). Gut microbiota mediates SREBP-1c-driven hepatic lipogenesis and steatosis in response to zero-fat high-sucrose diet. Molecular Metabolism. 97. 102162–102162. 1 indexed citations
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Caesar, Robert. (2024). The impact of novel probiotics isolated from the human gut on the gut microbiota and health. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. 27(S1). 3–14. 5 indexed citations
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Schoeler, Marc, Rima Chakaroun, Harald Brolin, et al.. (2024). Moderate variations in the human diet impact the gut microbiota in humanized mice. Acta Physiologica. 240(3). e14100–e14100. 2 indexed citations
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Khan, Muhammad Tanweer, Chinmay Dwibedi, Daniel Sundh, et al.. (2023). Synergy and oxygen adaptation for development of next-generation probiotics. Nature. 620(7973). 381–385. 112 indexed citations breakdown →
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Basic, Marijana, Dominique Dardevet, Peter M. Abuja, et al.. (2022). Approaches to discern if microbiome associations reflect causation in metabolic and immune disorders. Gut Microbes. 14(1). 2107386–2107386. 11 indexed citations
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Molinaro, Antonio, Ara Koh, Hao Wu, et al.. (2020). Hepatic expression of lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (Lbp) is induced by the gut microbiota through Myd88 and impairs glucose tolerance in mice independent of obesity. Molecular Metabolism. 37. 100997–100997. 16 indexed citations
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Schoeler, Marc & Robert Caesar. (2019). Dietary lipids, gut microbiota and lipid metabolism. Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders. 20(4). 461–472. 839 indexed citations breakdown →
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Molinaro, Antonio, Robert Caesar, Laurent L’homme, et al.. (2019). Liver-specific RORα deletion does not affect the metabolic susceptibility to western style diet feeding. Molecular Metabolism. 23. 82–87. 6 indexed citations
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Allin, Kristine H., Valentina Tremaroli, Robert Caesar, et al.. (2018). Aberrant intestinal microbiota in individuals with prediabetes. Diabetologia. 61(4). 810–820. 339 indexed citations breakdown →
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Molinaro, Antonio, Robert Caesar, Louise Mannerås Holm, et al.. (2017). Host–microbiota interaction induces bi-phasic inflammation and glucose intolerance in mice. Molecular Metabolism. 6(11). 1371–1380. 23 indexed citations
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Caesar, Robert, Heli Nygrén, Matej Orešič, & Fredrik Bäckhed. (2016). Interaction between dietary lipids and gut microbiota regulates hepatic cholesterol metabolism. Journal of Lipid Research. 57(3). 474–481. 68 indexed citations
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Sommer, Nina, Felix Sommer, Robert Caesar, et al.. (2016). Microbiota-induced obesity requires farnesoid X receptor. Gut. 66(3). 429–437. 378 indexed citations breakdown →
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Caesar, Robert, Valentina Tremaroli, Petia Kovatcheva‐Datchary, Patrice D. Cani, & Fredrik Bäckhed. (2015). Crosstalk between Gut Microbiota and Dietary Lipids Aggravates WAT Inflammation through TLR Signaling. Cell Metabolism. 22(4). 658–668. 752 indexed citations breakdown →
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Caesar, Robert, Frida Fåk, & Fredrik Bäckhed. (2010). Effects of gut microbiota on obesity and atherosclerosis via modulation of inflammation and lipid metabolism. Journal of Internal Medicine. 268(4). 320–328. 203 indexed citations
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Wensaas, Andreas J., Arild C. Rustan, Robert Caesar, et al.. (2009). Dietary supplementation of tetradecylthioacetic acid increases feed intake but reduces body weight gain and adipose depot sizes in rats fed on high‐fat diets. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. 11(11). 1034–1049. 13 indexed citations
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Gombault, Aurélie, Jonas Warringer, Robert Caesar, et al.. (2009). A phenotypic study ofTFS1mutants differentially altered in the inhibition of Ira2p or CPY. FEMS Yeast Research. 9(6). 867–874. 3 indexed citations
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Caesar, Robert & Christian A. Drevon. (2008). Pancreatic contamination of mesenteric adipose tissue samples can be avoided by adjusted dissection procedures. Journal of Lipid Research. 49(7). 1588–1594. 11 indexed citations
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Caesar, Robert, Jonas Warringer, & Anders Blomberg. (2006). Physiological Importance and Identification of Novel Targets for the N-Terminal Acetyltransferase NatB. Eukaryotic Cell. 5(2). 368–378. 38 indexed citations
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Caesar, Robert & Anders Blomberg. (2004). The Stress-induced Tfs1p Requires NatB-mediated Acetylation to Inhibit Carboxypeptidase Y and to Regulate the Protein Kinase A Pathway. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(37). 38532–38543. 59 indexed citations

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