Rudolph L. Leibel

49.6k total citations · 10 hit papers
270 papers, 37.9k citations indexed

About

Rudolph L. Leibel is a scholar working on Physiology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rudolph L. Leibel has authored 270 papers receiving a total of 37.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 121 papers in Physiology, 87 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 71 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Rudolph L. Leibel's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (86 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (78 papers) and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (48 papers). Rudolph L. Leibel is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (86 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (78 papers) and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (48 papers). Rudolph L. Leibel collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. Rudolph L. Leibel's co-authors include Stuart P. Weisberg, Michael Rosenbaum, Anthony W. Ferrante, Manisha Desai, Michael Rosenbaum, Jules Hirsch, Streamson C. Chua, Wendy K. Chung, Charles A. LeDuc and Randy J. Seeley and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Rudolph L. Leibel

266 papers receiving 36.9k citations

Hit Papers

Obesity is associated with macrophage accumulation in adi... 1995 2026 2005 2015 2003 2003 1995 2013 2005 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k
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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. Obesity is associated with macrophage accumulation in adipose tissue
    2003 7.2k citations Stuart P. Weisberg, Manisha Desai et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  2. Obesity is associated with macrophage accumulation in adipose tissue
    2003 6.9k citations Stuart P. Weisberg, Manisha Desai et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  3. Changes in Energy Expenditure Resulting from Altered Body Weight
    1995 1.5k citations Rudolph L. Leibel, Michael Rosenbaum et al. profile →
  4. The Long-Term Stability of the Human Gut Microbiota
    2013 1.5k citations Rudolph L. Leibel, Michael Rosenbaum et al. profile →
  5. CCR2 modulates inflammatory and metabolic effects of high-fat feeding
    2005 1.2k citations Stuart P. Weisberg, Deborah Hunter et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  6. Phenotypes of Mouse diabetes and Rat fatty Due to Mutations in the OB (Leptin) Receptor
    1996 893 citations Streamson C. Chua, Wendy K. Chung et al. profile →
  7. Obesity and leptin resistance: distinguishing cause from effect
    2010 643 citations Martin G. Myers, Rudolph L. Leibel et al. profile →
  8. Obesity Pathogenesis: An Endocrine Society Scientific Statement
    2017 487 citations Lori M. Zeltser, Rudolph L. Leibel et al. profile →
  9. Ketogenic Diets Alter the Gut Microbiome Resulting in Decreased Intestinal Th17 Cells
    2020 390 citations Rudolph L. Leibel, Michael Rosenbaum et al. profile →
  10. MC4R-dependent suppression of appetite by bone-derived lipocalin 2
    2017 325 citations Rudolph L. Leibel, Wendy K. Chung 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
Rudolph L. Leibel United States 81 17.5k 13.2k 9.4k 7.9k 4.6k 270 37.9k
Yoshihiro Ogawa Japan 103 11.4k 0.6× 8.2k 0.6× 9.8k 1.0× 8.0k 1.0× 5.4k 1.2× 849 40.7k
Karine Clément France 93 14.0k 0.8× 11.3k 0.9× 10.5k 1.1× 3.1k 0.4× 2.4k 0.5× 384 31.9k
Peter Arner Sweden 105 21.2k 1.2× 13.1k 1.0× 10.8k 1.1× 4.2k 0.5× 3.2k 0.7× 576 43.9k
Christos S. Mantzoros United States 123 21.3k 1.2× 20.1k 1.5× 10.1k 1.1× 15.7k 2.0× 7.8k 1.7× 642 56.4k
Rexford S. Ahima United States 80 13.8k 0.8× 10.4k 0.8× 6.9k 0.7× 13.9k 1.8× 6.2k 1.3× 238 32.2k
Matthias Blüher Germany 92 17.8k 1.0× 14.7k 1.1× 12.7k 1.3× 3.7k 0.5× 2.0k 0.4× 698 41.3k
Éric Ravussin United States 118 32.6k 1.9× 9.5k 0.7× 8.4k 0.9× 12.6k 1.6× 6.7k 1.5× 559 54.2k
Stephen O’Rahilly United Kingdom 108 16.2k 0.9× 9.8k 0.7× 16.7k 1.8× 14.4k 1.8× 7.8k 1.7× 429 46.8k
Bente Klarlund Pedersen Denmark 127 30.8k 1.8× 12.4k 0.9× 16.2k 1.7× 2.2k 0.3× 4.0k 0.9× 758 71.8k
Samuel Klein United States 104 23.6k 1.3× 12.7k 1.0× 11.9k 1.3× 3.9k 0.5× 4.1k 0.9× 383 48.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Belle, Steven H., Dympna Gallagher, Susan B. Roberts, et al.. (2025). The Physiology Of the WEight Reduced State (POWERS) study: overview and study design. International Journal of Obesity.
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Rapuano, Kristina M., Link Tejavibulya, Anfei Li, et al.. (2023). Heightened sensitivity to high-calorie foods in children at risk for obesity: insights from behavior, neuroimaging, and genetics. Brain Imaging and Behavior. 17(5). 461–470. 3 indexed citations
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González, Bryan J., Haoquan Zhao, Jacqueline Niu, et al.. (2022). Reduced calcium levels and accumulation of abnormal insulin granules in stem cell models of HNF1A deficiency. Communications Biology. 5(1). 779–779. 16 indexed citations
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Hammond, Reza, Matthew C. Pahl, Chun Su, et al.. (2021). Biological constraints on GWAS SNPs at suggestive significance thresholds reveal additional BMI loci. eLife. 10. 32 indexed citations
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Körner, Judith, Gary W. Cline, Mark Slifstein, et al.. (2019). A role for foregut tyrosine metabolism in glucose tolerance. Molecular Metabolism. 23. 37–50. 31 indexed citations
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Stratigopoulos, George, et al.. (2018). DMSO increases efficiency of genome editing at two non-coding loci. PLoS ONE. 13(6). e0198637–e0198637. 12 indexed citations
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Rosenbaum, Michael & Rudolph L. Leibel. (2016). Models of energy homeostasis in response to maintenance of reduced body weight. Obesity. 24(8). 1620–1629. 70 indexed citations
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Wang, Liheng, Kana Meece, Damian J. Williams, et al.. (2015). Differentiation of hypothalamic-like neurons from human pluripotent stem cells. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 125(2). 796–808. 84 indexed citations
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Ravussin, Yann, Charles A. LeDuc, Kazuhisa Watanabe, et al.. (2014). Effects of chronic leptin infusion on subsequent body weight and composition in mice: Can body weight set point be reset?a. Molecular Metabolism. 3(4). 432–440. 30 indexed citations
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Shang, Linshan, Haiqing Hua, Héctor Martínez, et al.. (2013). β-Cell Dysfunction Due to Increased ER Stress in a Stem Cell Model of Wolfram Syndrome. Diabetes. 63(3). 923–933. 133 indexed citations
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Ravussin, Yann, Roee Gutman, Sabrina Diano, et al.. (2011). Effects of chronic weight perturbation on energy homeostasis and brain structure in mice. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 300(6). R1352–R1362. 46 indexed citations
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Duggal, Priya, Xiaoti Guo, Rashidul Haque, et al.. (2011). A mutation in the leptin receptor is associated with Entamoeba histolytica infection in children. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 121(3). 1191–1198. 112 indexed citations
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Chung, Wendy K., Thomas C. Jaramillo, Rudolph L. Leibel, et al.. (2008). Absence epilepsy in apathetic, a spontaneous mutant mouse lacking the h channel subunit, HCN2. Neurobiology of Disease. 33(3). 499–508. 61 indexed citations
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Weisberg, Stuart P., Deborah Hunter, Reid Huber, et al.. (2005). CCR2 modulates inflammatory and metabolic effects of high-fat feeding. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 116(1). 115–124. 1226 indexed citations breakdown →
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Weisberg, Stuart P., et al.. (2003). Obesity is associated with macrophage accumulation in adipose tissue. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 112(12). 1796–1808. 6861 indexed citations breakdown →
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Feng, Lin, et al.. (2002). The mouse mahoganoid coat color mutation disrupts a novel C3HC4 RING domain protein. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 110(10). 1449–1459. 3 indexed citations
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Wajnrajch, Michael P., Steve Kim, Leslie Plotnick, et al.. (2000). Autosomal Dominant Growth Hormone (GH) Deficiency Type II: The Del32–71-GH Deletion Mutant Suppresses Secretion of Wild-Type GH1. Endocrinology. 141(3). 883–890. 79 indexed citations
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Butz, Kenneth G., Streamson C. Chua, Erin E. Kershaw, et al.. (1997). The Rat Corpulent (cp) Mutation Maps to the Same Interval on (Pgm1‐Glut1) Rat Chromosome 5 as the Fatty (fa) Mutation. Obesity Research. 5(2). 142–145. 10 indexed citations
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Leibel, Rudolph L., et al.. (1997). Obesity genes: Molecular and metabolic mechanisms. 5(1). 2–7. 26 indexed citations
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Leibel, Rudolph L., et al.. (1974). Chronic meningococcemia in childhood.. JAMA Pediatrics. 127(1). 8 indexed citations

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