Terry P. Combs

12.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
40 papers, 10.3k citations indexed

About

Terry P. Combs is a scholar working on Physiology, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Terry P. Combs has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 10.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Physiology, 22 papers in Epidemiology and 14 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Terry P. Combs's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (23 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (21 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (8 papers). Terry P. Combs is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (23 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (21 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (8 papers). Terry P. Combs collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Terry P. Combs's co-authors include Philipp E. Scherer, Anders H. Berg, Xueliang Du, Michael Brownlee, Michael W. Rajala, Utpal B. Pajvani, Silvana Obici, Luciano Rossetti, Michael P. Lisanti and Puneeth Iyengar and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Terry P. Combs

39 papers receiving 10.0k citations

Hit Papers

The adipocyte-secreted protein Acrp30 enhances hepatic in... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 2002 2004 2003 2001 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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. The adipocyte-secreted protein Acrp30 enhances hepatic insulin action
    2001 2.1k citations Anders H. Berg, Terry P. Combs et al. Nature Medicine profile →
  2. ACRP30/adiponectin: an adipokine regulating glucose and lipid metabolism
    2002 1.0k citations Anders H. Berg, Terry P. Combs et al. profile →
  3. Complex Distribution, Not Absolute Amount of Adiponectin, Correlates with Thiazolidinedione-mediated Improvement in Insulin Sensitivity
    2004 978 citations Utpal B. Pajvani, Meredith Hawkins et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  4. Structure-Function Studies of the Adipocyte-secreted Hormone Acrp30/Adiponectin
    2003 900 citations Utpal B. Pajvani, Xueliang Du et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  5. Endogenous glucose production is inhibited by the adipose-derived protein Acrp30
    2001 751 citations Terry P. Combs, Anders H. Berg et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Terry P. Combs United States 30 6.4k 5.0k 2.9k 2.1k 1.8k 40 10.3k
Michael W. Rajala United States 29 5.3k 0.8× 4.3k 0.9× 2.3k 0.8× 1.9k 0.9× 1.4k 0.8× 39 8.5k
Ryutaro Komuro Japan 22 4.4k 0.7× 3.0k 0.6× 2.6k 0.9× 903 0.4× 1.5k 0.8× 31 8.0k
Utpal B. Pajvani United States 36 4.8k 0.8× 3.1k 0.6× 2.3k 0.8× 1.2k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 71 8.0k
Michèle Guerre-Millo France 51 3.5k 0.5× 4.3k 0.8× 2.9k 1.0× 1.9k 0.9× 1.1k 0.6× 100 9.4k
Erin E. Kershaw United States 32 3.3k 0.5× 4.4k 0.9× 2.4k 0.8× 1.2k 0.6× 1.4k 0.8× 76 8.8k
Norikazu Maeda Japan 54 8.0k 1.2× 5.4k 1.1× 3.6k 1.3× 1.6k 0.8× 3.3k 1.8× 126 13.6k
Haiyan Xu China 22 6.5k 1.0× 5.0k 1.0× 2.8k 1.0× 1.0k 0.5× 1.5k 0.8× 36 10.9k
Zhao V. Wang United States 41 4.1k 0.6× 3.4k 0.7× 3.8k 1.3× 606 0.3× 2.5k 1.4× 68 10.0k
Daseng Yang United States 10 6.1k 0.9× 4.9k 1.0× 2.5k 0.9× 1.0k 0.5× 1.5k 0.8× 11 10.4k
Glenn T. Barnes United States 8 6.0k 0.9× 4.7k 0.9× 3.0k 1.1× 985 0.5× 1.4k 0.8× 9 10.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Combs, Terry P. & Errol B. Marliss. (2013). Adiponectin signaling in the liver. Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders. 15(2). 137–147. 119 indexed citations
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Hosick, Peter A., Robert G. McMurray, Anthony C. Hackney, et al.. (2012). Differences in the GH-IGF-I axis in children of different weight and fitness status. Growth Hormone & IGF Research. 22(2). 87–91. 9 indexed citations
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Weng, Meiqian, Michael J. Raher, Patricio Leyton, et al.. (2010). Adiponectin Decreases Pulmonary Arterial Remodeling in Murine Models of Pulmonary Hypertension. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 45(2). 340–347. 44 indexed citations
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Hosick, Peter A., Simon Klebanov, Shizuo Akira, et al.. (2009). Lipopolysaccharide inhibition of glucose production through the Toll‐like receptor‐4, myeloid differentiation factor 88, and nuclear factor κb pathway†. Hepatology. 50(2). 592–600. 63 indexed citations
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Lewin, Tal M., Hendrik de Jong, Linda E. Hammond, et al.. (2008). Mice deficient in mitochondrial glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase-1 have diminished myocardial triacylglycerol accumulation during lipogenic diet and altered phospholipid fatty acid composition. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1781(6-7). 352–358. 50 indexed citations
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Boysen, Gunnar, Cameron O. Scarlett, Brenda Temple, et al.. (2007). Identification of covalent modifications in P450 2E1 by 1,2-epoxy-3-butene in vitro. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 166(1-3). 170–175. 14 indexed citations
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Trent, Chad M., et al.. (2006). Do low levels of circulating adiponectin represent a biomarker or just another risk factor for the metabolic syndrome?. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. 9(3). 246–258. 53 indexed citations
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Capozza, Franco, Terry P. Combs, Alex W. Cohen, et al.. (2005). Caveolin-3 knockout mice show increased adiposity and whole body insulin resistance, with ligand-induced insulin receptor instability in skeletal muscle. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 288(6). C1317–C1331. 92 indexed citations
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Pajvani, Utpal B., María Elena Trujillo Ortega, Terry P. Combs, et al.. (2005). Fat apoptosis through targeted activation of caspase 8: a new mouse model of inducible and reversible lipoatrophy. Nature Medicine. 11(7). 797–803. 245 indexed citations
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Combs, Terry P., Shankar Mukherjee, Cecília J. G. de Almeida, et al.. (2005). The Adipocyte as an Important Target Cell for Trypanosoma cruzi Infection. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(25). 24085–24094. 162 indexed citations
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Pajvani, Utpal B., Meredith Hawkins, Terry P. Combs, et al.. (2004). Complex Distribution, Not Absolute Amount of Adiponectin, Correlates with Thiazolidinedione-mediated Improvement in Insulin Sensitivity. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(13). 12152–12162. 978 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pajvani, Utpal B., Xueliang Du, Terry P. Combs, et al.. (2003). Structure-Function Studies of the Adipocyte-secreted Hormone Acrp30/Adiponectin. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(11). 9073–9085. 900 indexed citations breakdown →
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Combs, Terry P., Anders H. Berg, Michael W. Rajala, et al.. (2003). Sexual Differentiation, Pregnancy, Calorie Restriction, and Aging Affect the Adipocyte-Specific Secretory Protein Adiponectin. Diabetes. 52(2). 268–276. 462 indexed citations
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Cohen, Alex W., Babak Razani, Xiaobo Wang, et al.. (2003). Caveolin-1-deficient mice show insulin resistance and defective insulin receptor protein expression in adipose tissue. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 285(1). C222–C235. 298 indexed citations
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Woodman, Scott E., Anthony W. Ashton, William Schubert, et al.. (2003). Caveolin-1 Knockout Mice Show an Impaired Angiogenic Response to Exogenous Stimuli. American Journal Of Pathology. 162(6). 2059–2068. 109 indexed citations
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Razani, Babak, Terry P. Combs, Xiaobo Wang, et al.. (2002). Caveolin-1-deficient Mice Are Lean, Resistant to Diet-induced Obesity, and Show Hypertriglyceridemia with Adipocyte Abnormalities. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(10). 8635–8647. 467 indexed citations
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Combs, Terry P., Anders H. Berg, Silvana Obici, Philipp E. Scherer, & Luciano Rossetti. (2001). Endogenous glucose production is inhibited by the adipose-derived protein Acrp30. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 108(12). 1875–1881. 751 indexed citations breakdown →
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Combs, Terry P., Anders H. Berg, Silvana Obici, Philipp E. Scherer, & Luciano Rossetti. (2001). Endogenous glucose production is inhibited by the adipose-derived protein Acrp30. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 108(12). 1875–1881. 77 indexed citations
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Berg, Anders H., Terry P. Combs, Xueliang Du, Michael Brownlee, & Philipp E. Scherer. (2001). The adipocyte-secreted protein Acrp30 enhances hepatic insulin action. Nature Medicine. 7(8). 947–953. 2075 indexed citations breakdown →

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