Ruth Gordillo

6.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
68 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Ruth Gordillo is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruth Gordillo has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Epidemiology and 18 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Ruth Gordillo's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (15 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (13 papers) and Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (12 papers). Ruth Gordillo is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (15 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (13 papers) and Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (12 papers). Ruth Gordillo collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Germany. Ruth Gordillo's co-authors include Philipp E. Scherer, K. N. Houk, William L. Holland, Fernando R. Clemente, Christine M. Kusminski, Paul Ha‐Yeon Cheong, Christophe Allemann, Clair Crewe, Nolwenn Joffin and Kai Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Ruth Gordillo

68 papers receiving 4.1k 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.

An FGF21-Adiponectin-Ceramide Axis Controls Energy Expenditure and Insulin Action in Mice

2013 455 citations William L. Holland, Andrew C. Adams et al. Cell Metabolism profile →
Extracellular vesicle-based interorgan transport of mitochondria from energetically stressed adipocytes

2021 277 citations Clair Crewe, Jan‐Bernd Funcke et al. Cell Metabolism profile →

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Michael R. Jirousek United States

Brigitte Guérin Canada

Aimee Landar United States

Homero Rubbo Uruguay

Celia Quijano Uruguay

Pascale Perret France

Nükhet Aykin‐Burns United States

C. Roger White United States

Nicole Helbecque France

Leonor Thomson Uruguay

Michael R. Jirousek United States

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ruth Gordillo

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ruth Gordillo. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ruth Gordillo based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ruth Gordillo. Ruth Gordillo is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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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

Gliniak, Christy, Ruth Gordillo, Yun‐Hee Youm, et al.. (2025). FGF21 promotes longevity in diet-induced obesity through metabolic benefits independent of growth suppression. Cell Metabolism. 37(7). 1547–1567.e6. 6 indexed citations

Wang, May-Yun, Zhuzhen Zhang, Shangang Zhao, et al.. (2024). Downregulation of the kidney glucagon receptor, essential for renal function and systemic homeostasis, contributes to chronic kidney disease. Cell Metabolism. 36(3). 575–597.e7. 21 indexed citations

Zhu, Qingzhang, Shiuhwei Chen, Jan‐Bernd Funcke, et al.. (2024). PAQR4 regulates adipocyte function and systemic metabolic health by mediating ceramide levels. Nature Metabolism. 6(7). 1347–1366. 7 indexed citations

Song, Ran, Xiaohong Li, Miao Tang, et al.. (2023). The dual lipid desaturase/hydroxylase DEGS2 controls phytoceramide levels necessary to counter intestinal inflammation. Disease Models & Mechanisms. 16(9). 2 indexed citations

Wang, Zixi, Shijia Zhu, Yuemeng Jia, et al.. (2023). Positive selection of somatically mutated clones identifies adaptive pathways in metabolic liver disease. Cell. 186(9). 1968–1984.e20. 41 indexed citations

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

Williams, Tere, Ignacio Guerrero‐Ros, Yanfen Ma, et al.. (2020). Induction of Effective Immunity against Trypanosoma cruzi. Infection and Immunity. 88(4). 9 indexed citations

Pedersen, Line, Stian Knappskog, Per Eystein Lønning, et al.. (2020). Golgi-Localized PAQR4 Mediates Antiapoptotic Ceramidase Activity in Breast Cancer. Cancer Research. 80(11). 2163–2174. 14 indexed citations

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Apostolopoulou, Maria, Ruth Gordillo, Sofiya Gancheva, et al.. (2020). Role of ceramide-to-dihydroceramide ratios for insulin resistance and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in humans. BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. 8(2). e001860–e001860. 24 indexed citations

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Gordillo, Ruth. (2020). Supercritical fluid chromatography hyphenated to mass spectrometry for metabolomics applications. Journal of Separation Science. 44(1). 448–463. 18 indexed citations

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Bu, Dawei, Clair Crewe, Christine M. Kusminski, et al.. (2019). Human endotrophin as a driver of malignant tumor growth. JCI Insight. 4(9). 54 indexed citations

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Crewe, Clair, Yi Zhu, Vivian A. Paschoal, et al.. (2019). SREBP-regulated adipocyte lipogenesis is dependent on substrate availability and redox modulation of mTORC1. JCI Insight. 4(15). 51 indexed citations

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Apostolopoulou, Maria, Ruth Gordillo, Chrysi Koliaki, et al.. (2018). Specific Hepatic Sphingolipids Relate to Insulin Resistance, Oxidative Stress, and Inflammation in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis. Diabetes Care. 41(6). 1235–1243. 211 indexed citations

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Ye, Risheng, Ruth Gordillo, Mengle Shao, et al.. (2018). Intracellular lipid metabolism impairs β cell compensation during diet-induced obesity. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 128(3). 1178–1189. 33 indexed citations

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Deng, Yingfeng, Zhao V. Wang, Ruth Gordillo, et al.. (2018). Adipocyte Xbp1s overexpression drives uridine production and reduces obesity. Molecular Metabolism. 11. 1–17. 36 indexed citations

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Crewe, Clair, Nolwenn Joffin, Joseph M. Rutkowski, et al.. (2018). An Endothelial-to-Adipocyte Extracellular Vesicle Axis Governed by Metabolic State. Cell. 175(3). 695–708.e13. 309 indexed citations

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Xia, Jonathan Y., Kai Sun, Chelsea Hepler, et al.. (2017). Acute loss of adipose tissue-derived adiponectin triggers immediate metabolic deterioration in mice. Diabetologia. 61(4). 932–941. 40 indexed citations

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Wang, Qiong, Caroline Tao, Lei Jiang, et al.. (2015). Distinct regulatory mechanisms governing embryonic versus adult adipocyte maturation. Nature Cell Biology. 17(9). 1099–1111. 109 indexed citations

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Vázquez, José Luís, et al.. (2004). Sugar Recognition by the Lactose Permease of Escherichia coli. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(47). 49214–49221. 25 indexed citations

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