Vishwa Deep Dixit

17.6k total citations · 6 hit papers
96 papers, 13.5k citations indexed

About

Vishwa Deep Dixit is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Physiology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Vishwa Deep Dixit has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 13.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Epidemiology, 42 papers in Physiology and 32 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Vishwa Deep Dixit's work include Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (44 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (28 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (21 papers). Vishwa Deep Dixit is often cited by papers focused on Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (44 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (28 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (21 papers). Vishwa Deep Dixit collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and China. Vishwa Deep Dixit's co-authors include Yun‐Hee Youm, Ryan W. Grant, Anthony Ravussin, Bolormaa Vandanmagsar, Emily L. Goldberg, Thirumala‐Devi Kanneganti, Dennis D. Taub, Jacqueline M. Stephens, Randall L. Mynatt and Éric Ravussin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Vishwa Deep Dixit

93 papers receiving 13.3k 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.

The NLRP3 inflammasome instigates obesity-induced inflammation and insulin resistance

2011 2.1k citations Bolormaa Vandanmagsar, Yun‐Hee Youm et al. profile →
The ketone metabolite β-hydroxybutyrate blocks NLRP3 inflammasome–mediated inflammatory disease

2015 1.6k citations Yun‐Hee Youm, Kim Nguyen et al. profile →
Ghrelin inhibits leptin- and activation-induced proinflammatory cytokine expression by human monocytes and T cells

2004 672 citations Vishwa Deep Dixit, Eric Schaffer et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
Ghrelin inhibits leptin- and activation-induced proinflammatory cytokine expression by human monocytes and T cells

2004 619 citations Vishwa Deep Dixit, Eric Schaffer et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
Canonical Nlrp3 Inflammasome Links Systemic Low-Grade Inflammation to Functional Decline in Aging

2013 511 citations Yun‐Hee Youm, Kim Nguyen et al. Cell Metabolism profile →
Caloric restriction in humans reveals immunometabolic regulators of health span

2022 178 citations Olga Spadaro, Yun‐Hee Youm et al. Science profile →

Peers

Vishwa Deep Dixit

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EPIDE

IMMUN

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Chieh Jason Chou Switzerland

Giamila Fantuzzi United States

Lı́cio A. Velloso Brazil

Oreste Gualillo Spain

Anders H. Berg United States

Wifredo Ricart Spain

Kazuhisa Maeda Japan

Joan Vendrell Spain

Carey N. Lumeng United States

Mathias Faßhauer Germany

Chieh Jason Chou Switzerland

Vishwa Deep Dixit

6.3k ×1.2

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4.2k ×1.0

6.6k ×1.7

EPIDE

2.2k ×0.7

IMMUN

1.3k ×0.6

EAS

Citations per year, relative to Vishwa Deep Dixit Vishwa Deep Dixit (= 1×) peers Chieh Jason Chou

Countries citing papers authored by Vishwa Deep Dixit

Since Specialization

Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Vishwa Deep Dixit

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vishwa Deep Dixit

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Gonzalez-Hurtado, Elsie, Keyi Li, Manish Mishra, et al.. (2025). Nerve-associated macrophages control adipose homeostasis across lifespan and restrain age-related inflammation. Nature Aging. 5(9). 1828–1843. 2 indexed citations

Orliaguet, Lucie, Yun‐Hee Youm, Yuanjiu Lei, et al.. (2025). Cysteine depletion triggers adipose tissue thermogenesis and weight loss. Nature Metabolism. 7(6). 1204–1222. 9 indexed citations

Burak, M. Furkan, Takara L. Stanley, Elizabeth A. Lawson, et al.. (2024). Adiposity, immunity, and inflammation: interrelationships in health and disease: a report from 24th Annual Harvard Nutrition Obesity Symposium, June 2023. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 120(1). 257–268. 5 indexed citations

Kim, Hee‐Hoon & Vishwa Deep Dixit. (2024). Defying “IL-11ness” by inhibiting inflammation: Strategy for health and longevity. Cell Metabolism. 36(9). 1911–1913. 1 indexed citations

Ryu, Seungjin, Olga Spadaro, Sviatoslav Sidorov, et al.. (2023). Reduction of SPARC protects mice against NLRP3 inflammasome activation and obesity. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 133(19). 16 indexed citations

Ryu, Seungjin, Sviatoslav Sidorov, Éric Ravussin, et al.. (2022). The matricellular protein SPARC induces inflammatory interferon-response in macrophages during aging. Immunity. 55(9). 1609–1626.e7. 80 indexed citations

Spadaro, Olga, Yun‐Hee Youm, Irina Shchukina, et al.. (2022). Caloric restriction in humans reveals immunometabolic regulators of health span. Science. 375(6581). 671–677. 178 indexed citations breakdown →

Zhang, Xinbo, Jeffrey G. McDonald, Binod Aryal, et al.. (2021). Desmosterol suppresses macrophage inflammasome activation and protects against vascular inflammation and atherosclerosis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(47). 85 indexed citations

Goldberg, Emily L., Irina Shchukina, Yun‐Hee Youm, et al.. (2021). IL-33 causes thermogenic failure in aging by expanding dysfunctional adipose ILC2. Cell Metabolism. 33(11). 2277–2287.e5. 60 indexed citations

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Goldberg, Emily L., Irina Shchukina, Jennifer L. Asher, et al.. (2020). Ketogenesis activates metabolically protective γδ T cells in visceral adipose tissue. Nature Metabolism. 2(1). 50–61. 121 indexed citations

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Camell, Christina D. & Vishwa Deep Dixit. (2019). AGING INDUCES NLRP3 INFLAMMASOME DEPENDENT ADIPOSE B CELL EXPANSION TO IMPAIR METABOLIC HOMEOSTASIS. Innovation in Aging. 3(Supplement_1). S106–S106. 2 indexed citations

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Goldberg, Emily L., Ryan D. Molony, Eriko Kudo, et al.. (2019). Ketogenic diet activates protective γδ T cell responses against influenza virus infection. Science Immunology. 4(41). 96 indexed citations

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Youm, Yun‐Hee, Thirumala‐Devi Kanneganti, Bolormaa Vandanmagsar, et al.. (2012). The NLRP3 Inflammasome Promotes Age-Related Thymic Demise and Immunosenescence. Cell Reports. 1(1). 56–68. 132 indexed citations

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Vandanmagsar, Bolormaa, Yun‐Hee Youm, Anthony Ravussin, et al.. (2011). NLRP3 inflammasome regulates obesity induced systemic inflammation and insulin signaling (117.4). The Journal of Immunology. 186(1_Supplement). 117.4–117.4. 1 indexed citations

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Yang, Hyunwon, Yun‐Hee Youm, & Vishwa Deep Dixit. (2009). Inhibition of Thymic Adipogenesis by Caloric Restriction Is Coupled with Reduction in Age-Related Thymic Involution. The Journal of Immunology. 183(5). 3040–3052. 144 indexed citations

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Dixit, Vishwa Deep, Hyunwon Yang, Yuxiang Sun, et al.. (2007). Ghrelin promotes thymopoiesis during aging. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 117(10). 2778–2790. 164 indexed citations

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Dixit, Vishwa Deep & Dennis D. Taub. (2005). Ghrelin and immunity: A young player in an old field. Experimental Gerontology. 40(11). 900–910. 88 indexed citations

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Dixit, Vishwa Deep, Eric Schaffer, Robert Pyle, et al.. (2004). Ghrelin inhibits leptin- and activation-induced proinflammatory cytokine expression by human monocytes and T cells. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 114(1). 57–66. 672 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dixit, Vishwa Deep, Hyunwon Yang, Venkatachalam Udhayakumar, & R. Sridaran. (2003). Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Alters the T Helper Cytokine Balance in the Pregnant Rat1. Biology of Reproduction. 68(6). 2215–2221. 30 indexed citations

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Dixit, Vishwa Deep, et al.. (2001). Transport stress modulates adrenocorticotropin secretion from peripheral bovine lymphocytes.. Journal of Animal Science. 79(3). 729–729. 29 indexed citations

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