Shahram Hedjazifar

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Shahram Hedjazifar is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Shahram Hedjazifar has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Physiology, 10 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Shahram Hedjazifar's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (14 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (9 papers) and Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity (5 papers). Shahram Hedjazifar is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (14 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (9 papers) and Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity (5 papers). Shahram Hedjazifar collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Spain and Finland. Shahram Hedjazifar's co-authors include Ulf Smith, Ann Hammarstedt, Birgit Gustafson, Silvia Gogg, Annika Nerstedt, Lachmi Jenndahl, John Grünberg, Jenny Hoffmann, Cristina M. Rondinone and Joseph Grimsby and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Physiological Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Shahram Hedjazifar

22 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Impaired Adipogenesis and Dysfunctional Adipose Tissue in Human Hypertrophic Obesity

2018 327 citations Ann Hammarstedt, Silvia Gogg et al. Physiological Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shahram Hedjazifar Sweden	16	961	755	672	326	168	22	1.8k
Silvia Gogg Sweden	13	935 1.0×	738 1.0×	671 1.0×	269 0.8×	149 0.9×	18	1.7k
Eva Klimčáková France	27	1.3k 1.3×	898 1.2×	645 1.0×	392 1.2×	147 0.9×	37	2.1k
Alexandra L. Ghaben United States	9	901 0.9×	748 1.0×	826 1.2×	279 0.9×	123 0.7×	10	1.8k
Lavanya Vishvanath United States	19	1.5k 1.6×	1.1k 1.4×	570 0.8×	431 1.3×	165 1.0×	23	2.1k
Thomas S. Morley United States	12	921 1.0×	805 1.1×	531 0.8×	322 1.0×	203 1.2×	17	1.8k
K Röhrig Germany	18	784 0.8×	845 1.1×	554 0.8×	224 0.7×	272 1.6×	25	1.7k
Sylvie Franckhauser Spain	20	740 0.8×	449 0.6×	599 0.9×	175 0.5×	197 1.2×	28	1.4k
Naomi Hosogai Japan	8	690 0.7×	592 0.8×	344 0.5×	256 0.8×	110 0.7×	11	1.2k
Agnès Pernin Switzerland	13	811 0.8×	733 1.0×	818 1.2×	379 1.2×	252 1.5×	16	2.0k
Hiroyuki Mori United States	15	610 0.6×	407 0.5×	619 0.9×	125 0.4×	239 1.4×	23	1.6k

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Mirra, Paola, Antonella Desiderio, Rosa Spinelli, et al.. (2021). Adipocyte precursor cells from first degree relatives of type 2 diabetic patients feature changes in hsa‐mir‐23a‐5p , ‐193a‐5p , and ‐193b‐5p and insulin‐like growth factor 2 expression. The FASEB Journal. 35(4). e21357–e21357. 11 indexed citations

Hoffmann, Jenny, Shahram Hedjazifar, L Bonnet, et al.. (2021). Adult mice are unresponsive to AAV8-Gremlin1 gene therapy targeting the liver. PLoS ONE. 16(2). e0247300–e0247300. 1 indexed citations

Erlandsson, Malin C., Shahram Hedjazifar, Rille Pullerits, et al.. (2021). Impact of the Uncoupling Protein 1 on Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Cells. 10(5). 1131–1131. 4 indexed citations

Hedjazifar, Shahram, Ann Hammarstedt, L Bonnet, et al.. (2019). The Novel Adipokine Gremlin 1 Antagonizes Insulin Action and Is Increased in Type 2 Diabetes and NAFLD/NASH. Diabetes. 69(3). 331–341. 41 indexed citations

Hoffmann, Jenny, John Grünberg, Ann Hammarstedt, et al.. (2019). BMP4 gene therapy enhances insulin sensitivity but not adipose tissue browning in obese mice. Molecular Metabolism. 32. 15–26. 19 indexed citations

Ferrannini, Ele, Ritesh K. Baboota, Shahram Hedjazifar, et al.. (2019). Mannose is an insulin-regulated metabolite reflecting whole-body insulin sensitivity in man. Metabolism. 102. 153974–153974. 24 indexed citations

Hammarstedt, Ann, Silvia Gogg, Shahram Hedjazifar, Annika Nerstedt, & Ulf Smith. (2018). Impaired Adipogenesis and Dysfunctional Adipose Tissue in Human Hypertrophic Obesity. Physiological Reviews. 98(4). 1911–1941. 327 indexed citations breakdown →

Grünberg, John, Jenny Hoffmann, Shahram Hedjazifar, et al.. (2017). Overexpressing the novel autocrine/endocrine adipokine WISP2 induces hyperplasia of the heart, white and brown adipose tissues and prevents insulin resistance. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 26 indexed citations

Hoffmann, Jenny, John Grünberg, Christopher Church, et al.. (2017). BMP4 Gene Therapy in Mature Mice Reduces BAT Activation but Protects from Obesity by Browning Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue. Cell Reports. 20(5). 1038–1049. 61 indexed citations

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Longo, Michele, Gregory Alexander Raciti, Federica Zatterale, et al.. (2017). Epigenetic modifications of the Zfp/ZNF423 gene control murine adipogenic commitment and are dysregulated in human hypertrophic obesity. Diabetologia. 61(2). 369–380. 48 indexed citations

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Grünberg, John, et al.. (2017). CCN5/WISP2 and metabolic diseases. Journal of Cell Communication and Signaling. 12(1). 309–318. 25 indexed citations

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Ohlsson, Claes, Ann Hammarstedt, Liesbeth Vandenput, et al.. (2017). Increased adipose tissue aromatase activity improves insulin sensitivity and reduces adipose tissue inflammation in male mice. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 313(4). E450–E462. 47 indexed citations

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Gustafson, Birgit, Shahram Hedjazifar, Silvia Gogg, Ann Hammarstedt, & Ulf Smith. (2015). Insulin resistance and impaired adipogenesis. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. 26(4). 193–200. 288 indexed citations

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Gustafson, Birgit, Ann Hammarstedt, Shahram Hedjazifar, et al.. (2015). BMP4 and BMP Antagonists Regulate Human White and Beige Adipogenesis. Diabetes. 64(5). 1670–1681. 167 indexed citations

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Grünberg, John, Ann Hammarstedt, Shahram Hedjazifar, & Ulf Smith. (2014). The Novel Secreted Adipokine WNT1-inducible Signaling Pathway Protein 2 (WISP2) Is a Mesenchymal Cell Activator of Canonical WNT. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289(10). 6899–6907. 65 indexed citations

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Gustafson, Birgit, Ann Hammarstedt, Shahram Hedjazifar, & Ulf Smith. (2013). Restricted Adipogenesis in Hypertrophic Obesity. Diabetes. 62(9). 2997–3004. 119 indexed citations

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Gustafson, Birgit, Silvia Gogg, Shahram Hedjazifar, et al.. (2009). Inflammation and impaired adipogenesis in hypertrophic obesity in man. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 297(5). E999–E1003. 238 indexed citations

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Andersson, Christian X., Birgit Gustafson, Ann Hammarstedt, Shahram Hedjazifar, & Ulf Smith. (2008). Inflamed adipose tissue, insulin resistance and vascular injury. Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews. 24(8). 595–603. 90 indexed citations

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Hedjazifar, Shahram, Lachmi Jenndahl, Hiroaki Shimokawa, & Dan Baeckström. (2005). PKB mediates c-erbB2-induced epithelial β1 integrin conformational inactivation through Rho-independent F-actin rearrangements. Experimental Cell Research. 307(1). 259–275. 7 indexed citations

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Hedjazifar, Shahram, et al.. (2002). c-erbB2–induced Disruption of Matrix Adhesion and Morphogenesis Reveals a Novel Role for Protein Kinase B as a Negative Regulator of α₂β₁Integrin Function. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 13(8). 2894–2908. 8 indexed citations

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