Thomas Skurk

8.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
125 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Thomas Skurk is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Skurk has authored 125 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Physiology, 33 papers in Molecular Biology and 31 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Thomas Skurk's work include Diet and metabolism studies (35 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (27 papers) and Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (27 papers). Thomas Skurk is often cited by papers focused on Diet and metabolism studies (35 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (27 papers) and Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (27 papers). Thomas Skurk collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Qatar. Thomas Skurk's co-authors include Hans Hauner, Christian Herder, Vanessa van Harmelen, Martin Wabitsch, Yu‐Mi Lee, K Röhrig, Beate Brandl, Hubert Kolb, Pamela Fischer‐Posovszky and Sylvia Müller-Scholze and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Skurk

112 papers receiving 5.1k 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.

Relationship between Adipocyte Size and Adipokine Expression and Secretion

2006 983 citations Thomas Skurk, Hans Hauner et al. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism profile →
T-lymphocyte Infiltration in Visceral Adipose Tissue

2008 562 citations Thomas Skurk, Hans Hauner et al. profile →
The gut commensal Blautia maintains colonic mucus function under low-fiber consumption through secretion of short-chain fatty acids

2024 79 citations Sandra Holmberg, R Feeney et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers

Thomas Skurk

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Raffaella Cancello Italy

Camilo Silva Spain

José E. Galgani Chile

Bee K. Tan United Kingdom

Ingrid Dahlman Sweden

Vladimír Štich Czechia

Margaret F. Gregor United States

Francisco Ortega Spain

Neda Rasouli United States

Seung Jin Han South Korea

Raffaella Cancello Italy

Thomas Skurk

2.2k ×0.9

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2.3k ×1.1

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1.2k ×0.9

867 ×1.0

CCM

517 ×0.9

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Citations per year, relative to Thomas Skurk Thomas Skurk (= 1×) peers Raffaella Cancello

Countries citing papers authored by Thomas Skurk

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Skurk

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Skurk

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Thomas Skurk. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Thomas Skurk 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 Thomas Skurk. Thomas Skurk is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Kiesswetter, Eva, Beate Brandl, Thomas Skurk, et al.. (2025). Association of OGTT-curve Shape With Anthropometric, Metabolic, and Inflammatory Parameters in Healthy Adults. Journal of the Endocrine Society. 9(6). bvaf060–bvaf060.

Brandl, Beate, et al.. (2024). Validation of N-Methylpyridinium as a Feasible Biomarker for Roasted Coffee Intake. Beverages. 10(1). 12–12. 2 indexed citations

Bader‐Mittermaier, Stephanie, et al.. (2024). Impact of food processing on the in vitro and in vivo glycemic response to citrus fiber-enriched dough products. Journal of Functional Foods. 117. 106230–106230. 2 indexed citations

Raffler, Johannes, Werner Römisch‐Margl, Matthias Arnold, et al.. (2024). The HuMet Repository: Watching human metabolism at work. Cell Reports. 43(8). 114416–114416. 1 indexed citations

Skurk, Thomas, et al.. (2024). Impact of dietary fiber on body weight during 16/8 intermittent fasting. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN. 63. 1259–1259.

Holmberg, Sandra, R Feeney, V. K., et al.. (2024). The gut commensal Blautia maintains colonic mucus function under low-fiber consumption through secretion of short-chain fatty acids. Nature Communications. 15(1). 3502–3502. 79 indexed citations breakdown →

Rubin, Deborah C., Anja Bosy‐Westphal, Stefan Kabisch, et al.. (2023). Nutritional Recommendations for People with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes. 131(01/02). 33–50.

Skurk, Thomas, Anja Bosy‐Westphal, Stefan Kabisch, et al.. (2023). Empfehlungen zur Ernährung von Personen mit Typ-2-Diabetes mellitus. PubMed Central. 19(4). 482–512. 1 indexed citations

Giesbertz, Pieter, Beate Brandl, Dorothee Volkert, Hans Hauner, & Thomas Skurk. (2023). Age‐related metabolite profiles and their relation to clinical outcomes in young adults, middle‐aged individuals, and older people. The FASEB Journal. 37(6). e22968–e22968. 8 indexed citations

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Brandl, Beate, et al.. (2023). Benefits of Fiber-Enriched Foods on Satiety and Parameters of Human Well-Being in Adults with and without Cardiometabolic Risk. Nutrients. 15(18). 3871–3871. 2 indexed citations

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Matchado, Monica Steffi, Maximilian Zwiebel, Michael Lauber, et al.. (2022). Namco: a microbiome explorer. Microbial Genomics. 8(8). 10 indexed citations

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Wawro, Nina, Christa Meisinger, Beate Brandl, et al.. (2022). Evaluation of the metabotype concept after intervention with oral glucose tolerance test and dietary fiber-enriched food: An enable study. Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases. 32(10). 2399–2409. 11 indexed citations

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Seeliger, Claudine, Beate Brandl, Thomas Skurk, et al.. (2022). Effect of BMI on the Thermogenic Response to Cold Exposure and Associated Changes in Metabolism and Browning Markers in Adult Humans. Obesity Facts. 15(3). 405–415. 8 indexed citations

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Skurk, Thomas, Anja Bosy‐Westphal, Stefan Kabisch, et al.. (2022). Empfehlungen zur Ernährung von Personen mit Diabetes mellitus Typ 2. PubMed Central. 18(4). 449–481. 2 indexed citations

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Brandl, Beate, Jutta Roosen, Eva Kiesswetter, et al.. (2021). Association of eating motives with anthropometry, body composition, and dietary intake in healthy German adults. Appetite. 170. 105865–105865. 4 indexed citations

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Sproesser, Gudrun, Thomas Skurk, Beate Brandl, et al.. (2020). The Relationship Between Healthy Eating Motivation and Protein Intake in Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Varying Functional Status. Nutrients. 12(3). 662–662. 2 indexed citations

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Brandl, Beate, Thomas Skurk, Christina Holzapfel, et al.. (2020). Gender Differences in the Response to Short-term Cold Exposure in Young Adults. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 105(5). e1938–e1948. 26 indexed citations

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Meule, Adrian, Christina Holzapfel, Beate Brandl, et al.. (2019). Measuring orthorexia nervosa: A comparison of four self-report questionnaires. Appetite. 146. 104512–104512. 66 indexed citations

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Lang, Roman, Yu‐Mi Lee, Andreas Dunkel, et al.. (2013). Bioappearance and pharmacokinetics of bioactives upon coffee consumption. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 405(26). 8487–8503. 80 indexed citations

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Skurk, Thomas, et al.. (2000). Beta-Adrenoceptor Agonists and Other cAMP Elevating Agents Suppress PAI-1 Production of Human Adipocytes in Primary Culture. Hormone and Metabolic Research. 32(11/12). 509–514. 10 indexed citations

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