Sylvie Dufour

19.0k total citations · 10 hit papers
66 papers, 15.0k citations indexed

About

Sylvie Dufour is a scholar working on Physiology, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sylvie Dufour has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 15.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Physiology, 27 papers in Epidemiology and 26 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Sylvie Dufour's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (30 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (18 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (18 papers). Sylvie Dufour is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (30 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (18 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (18 papers). Sylvie Dufour collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Denmark. Sylvie Dufour's co-authors include Gerald I. Shulman, Kitt Falk Petersen, Douglas E. Befroy, Gary W. Cline, Douglas L. Rothman, James Dziura, Charlotte E. Ariyan, Vincent Lebon, Ripudaman S. Hundal and Sonia Caprio and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Sylvie Dufour

65 papers receiving 14.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Impaired Mitochondrial Activity in the Insulin-Resistant Offspring of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

2004 1.7k citations Kitt Falk Petersen, Sylvie Dufour et al. profile →
Mitochondrial Dysfunction in the Elderly: Possible Role in Insulin Resistance

2003 1.7k citations Kitt Falk Petersen, Douglas E. Befroy et al. profile →
Effects of free fatty acids on glucose transport and IRS-1–associated phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase activity

1999 974 citations Didier Laurent, Margaret E. Griffin et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
Mechanism by which metformin reduces glucose production in type 2 diabetes.

2000 843 citations Ripudaman S. Hundal, Sylvie Dufour et al. Diabetes profile →
Reversal of Nonalcoholic Hepatic Steatosis, Hepatic Insulin Resistance, and Hyperglycemia by Moderate Weight Reduction in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

2005 688 citations Kitt Falk Petersen, Sylvie Dufour et al. Diabetes profile →
Leptin reverses insulin resistance and hepatic steatosis in patients with severe lipodystrophy

2002 581 citations Kitt Falk Petersen, Elif A Oral et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
The role of skeletal muscle insulin resistance in the pathogenesis of the metabolic syndrome

2007 558 citations Kitt Falk Petersen, Sylvie Dufour et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
The Effects of Rosiglitazone on Insulin Sensitivity, Lipolysis, and Hepatic and Skeletal Muscle Triglyceride Content in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

2002 536 citations Ripudaman S. Hundal, Sylvie Dufour et al. Diabetes profile →
Control of puberty in farmed fish

2009 515 citations Geir Lasse Taranger, Manuel Carrillo et al. General and Comparative Endocrinology profile →
Leptin reverses insulin resistance and hepatic steatosis in patients with severe lipodystrophy

2002 503 citations Kitt Falk Petersen, Elif A Oral et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sylvie Dufour

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Robustness of gametogenesis in the scleractinian coral, Tubastraea aurea, in the shallow-water hydrothermal vent field off Kueishan Island, northeastern Taiwan 2025 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·(unknown), (unknown), Baoyi Wang, Sylvie Dufour, Ching‐Fong Chang	0
2	Effect of Burosumab on Muscle Function and Strength, and Rates of ATP Synthesis in Skeletal Muscle in Adults With XLH 2023 ·The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism ·Karl Insogna, Rebecca Sullivan, (unknown), Yanhong Deng, (unknown), Christine Simpson, Sylvie Dufour, Thomas O. Carpenter, Kitt Falk Petersen	3
3	Ethnic and sex differences in hepatic lipid content and related cardiometabolic parameters in lean individuals 2022 ·JCI Insight ·Kitt Falk Petersen, Sylvie Dufour, Fangyong Li, Douglas L. Rothman, Gerald I. Shulman	18
4	Effect of a ketogenic diet on hepatic steatosis and hepatic mitochondrial metabolism in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease 2020 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Panu K. Luukkonen, Sylvie Dufour, Kun Lyu, (unknown), Antti Hakkarainen, Tiina E. Lehtimäki, Gary W. Cline, Kitt Falk Petersen, Gerald I. Shulman, Hannele Yki‐Järvinen	178
5	Glucagon stimulates gluconeogenesis by INSP3R1-mediated hepatic lipolysis 2020 ·Nature ·Rachel J. Perry, Dongyan Zhang, Mateus T. Guerra, Allison L. Brill, Leigh Goedeke, Ali Nasiri, Aviva Rabin-Court, Yongliang Wang, Liang Peng, Sylvie Dufour, Ye Zhang, Xian‐Man Zhang, Gina M. Butrico, (unknown), Yuichi Nozaki, Gary W. Cline, Kitt Falk Petersen, Michael H. Nathanson, Barbara E. Ehrlich, Gerald I. Shulman	124
6	Leptin Mediates a Glucose-Fatty Acid Cycle to Maintain Glucose Homeostasis in Starvation 2018 ·Cell ·Rachel J. Perry, Yongliang Wang, Gary W. Cline, Aviva Rabin-Court, Joongyu D. Song, Sylvie Dufour, Xian Man Zhang, Kitt Falk Petersen, Gerald I. Shulman	126
7	Reversal of muscle insulin resistance by weight reduction in young, lean, insulin-resistant offspring of parents with type 2 diabetes 2012 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Kitt Falk Petersen, Sylvie Dufour, Katsutaro Morino, Peter S. Yoo, Gary W. Cline, Gerald I. Shulman	65
8	Skeletal Muscle Insulin Resistance Promotes Increased Hepatic De Novo Lipogenesis, Hyperlipidemia, and Hepatic Steatosis in the Elderly 2012 ·Diabetes ·Clare A. Flannery, Sylvie Dufour, Rasmus Rabøl, Gerald I. Shulman, Kitt Falk Petersen	128
9	Disassociation of Liver and Muscle Insulin Resistance from Ectopic Lipid Accumulation in Low-Birth-Weight Individuals 2011 ·The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism ·Sylvie Dufour, Kitt Falk Petersen	14
10	Resistance to thyroid hormone is associated with raised energy expenditure, muscle mitochondrial uncoupling, and hyperphagia 2010 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·(unknown), David B. Savage, Sylvie Dufour, Nadia Schoenmakers, Peter R. Murgatroyd, Douglas E. Befroy, David Halsall, (unknown), Philippa Raymond‐Barker, Suzanne Curran, Elana Henning, Julia M. Keogh, (unknown), John H. Lazarus, Douglas L. Rothman, I. Sadaf Farooqi, Gerald I. Shulman, Krishna Chatterjee, Kitt Falk Petersen	90
11	Control of puberty in farmed fish breakdown → 2009 ·General and Comparative Endocrinology ·Geir Lasse Taranger, Manuel Carrillo, Rüdiger Schulz, Pascal Fontaine, Silvia Zanuy, Alicia Felip, Finn‐Arne Weltzien, Sylvie Dufour, Ørjan Karlsen, Birgitta Norberg, Eva Andersson, Tom Hansen	515
12	Increased substrate oxidation and mitochondrial uncoupling in skeletal muscle of endurance-trained individuals 2008 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Douglas E. Befroy, Kitt Falk Petersen, Sylvie Dufour, Graeme F. Mason, Douglas L. Rothman, Gerald I. Shulman	80
13	The role of skeletal muscle insulin resistance in the pathogenesis of the metabolic syndrome breakdown → 2007 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Kitt Falk Petersen, Sylvie Dufour, David B. Savage, Stefan Bilz, (unknown), Shin Yonemitsu, Gary W. Cline, Douglas E. Befroy, Laura Zemany, Barbara B. Kahn, Xenophon Papademetris, Douglas L. Rothman, Gerald I. Shulman	558
14	Low Adiponectin Levels in Adolescent Obesity: A Marker of Increased Intramyocellular Lipid Accumulation 2003 ·The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism ·Ram Weiss, Sylvie Dufour, (unknown), Kitt Falk Petersen, James Dziura, Sara E. Taksali, Gerald I. Shulman, Sonia Caprio	156
15	Leptin reverses insulin resistance and hepatic steatosis in patients with severe lipodystrophy breakdown → 2002 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Kitt Falk Petersen, Elif A Oral, Sylvie Dufour, Douglas E. Befroy, Charlotte E. Ariyan, Chunli Yu, Gary W. Cline, Alex M. DePaoli, Simeon I. Taylor, Phillip Görden, Gerald I. Shulman	503
16	Effect of triiodothyronine on mitochondrial energy coupling in human skeletal muscle 2001 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Vincent Lebon, Sylvie Dufour, Kitt Falk Petersen, Jianming Ren, Beat M. Jucker, Lori A. Slezak, Gary W. Cline, Douglas L. Rothman, Gerald I. Shulman	124
17	Effect of triiodothyronine on mitochondrial energy coupling in human skeletal muscle 2001 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Vincent Lebon, Sylvie Dufour, Kitt Falk Petersen, Jianming Ren, Beat M. Jucker, Lori A. Slezak, Gary W. Cline, Douglas L. Rothman, Gerald I. Shulman	133
18	Effects of free fatty acids on glucose transport and IRS-1–associated phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase activity breakdown → 1999 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·(unknown), Didier Laurent, (unknown), Margaret E. Griffin, Sylvie Dufour, Gary W. Cline, Lori A. Slezak, Dana K. Andersen, Ripudaman S. Hundal, Douglas L. Rothman, Kitt Falk Petersen, Gerald I. Shulman	974
19	NMR Studies of Inorganic Phosphate Compartmentation in the Isolated Rat Liver during Acidic Perfusion 1997 ·Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics ·(unknown), Jean‐Louis Gallis, Sylvie Dufour, Paul Canioni	8
20	Temperature Dependence of NMR Relaxation Times of Nucleoside Triphosphates and Inorganic Phosphate in the Isolated Perfused Rat Liver. Effect on Pi Compartmentation 1996 ·Journal of Magnetic Resonance Series B ·Sylvie Dufour, Eric Thiaudière, (unknown), Jean‐Louis Gallis, (unknown), Paul Canioni	13

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