Walter Wahli

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Walter Wahli is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter Wahli has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Genetics and 5 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Walter Wahli's work include Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (5 papers), Estrogen and related hormone effects (4 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (4 papers). Walter Wahli is often cited by papers focused on Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (5 papers), Estrogen and related hormone effects (4 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (4 papers). Walter Wahli collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, France and United States. Walter Wahli's co-authors include Mai Perroud, Ernest Martinez, Alan P. Wolffe, Malcolm G. Parker, Grigorios Krey, Eric Kalkhoven, F. L’Horset, Olivier Braissant, Daniel Robyr and Francois X. Claret and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, The EMBO Journal and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Walter Wahli

15 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Fatty Acids, Eicosanoids, and Hypolipidemic Agents Identi... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 250 500 750
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  1. Fatty Acids, Eicosanoids, and Hypolipidemic Agents Identified as Ligands of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors by Coactivator-Dependent Receptor Ligand Assay
    1997 999 citations Grigorios Krey, Olivier Braissant et al. Molecular Endocrinology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Walter Wahli Switzerland 10 1.6k 608 475 221 206 15 2.1k
F. L’Horset France 12 1.5k 0.9× 853 1.4× 441 0.9× 194 0.9× 197 1.0× 15 2.1k
Françoise Givel Switzerland 7 1.6k 1.0× 683 1.1× 463 1.0× 159 0.7× 185 0.9× 8 2.1k
Robert W. Lim United States 24 1.2k 0.8× 718 1.2× 180 0.4× 368 1.7× 265 1.3× 42 2.9k
E Widmark Sweden 12 1.2k 0.7× 240 0.4× 367 0.8× 198 0.9× 153 0.7× 16 1.7k
Jan Fleckner Denmark 24 1.4k 0.9× 219 0.4× 401 0.8× 137 0.6× 157 0.8× 43 2.1k
Tamio Noguchi Japan 29 1.6k 1.0× 284 0.5× 422 0.9× 350 1.6× 108 0.5× 75 2.3k
Corine Glineur France 17 1.4k 0.9× 281 0.5× 319 0.7× 148 0.7× 161 0.8× 24 2.1k
Marco Crettaz United States 20 1.5k 1.0× 283 0.5× 715 1.5× 143 0.6× 102 0.5× 28 2.3k
A. Trentalance Italy 23 826 0.5× 731 1.2× 170 0.4× 104 0.5× 250 1.2× 72 1.9k
Roseann Piantedosi United States 28 1.7k 1.1× 223 0.4× 334 0.7× 265 1.2× 151 0.7× 35 2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Walter Wahli

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Fields of papers citing papers by Walter Wahli

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Walter Wahli

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

All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Barroso, Emma, Ricardo Rodríguez‐Calvo, Antoni Camins, et al.. (2024). PPARβ/δ upregulates the insulin receptor β subunit in skeletal muscle by reducing lysosomal activity and EphB4 levels. Cell Communication and Signaling. 22(1). 595–595. 1 indexed citations
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Rotman, Nicolas, Nicolas Guex, Erwan Gouranton, & Walter Wahli. (2013). PPARβ Interprets a Chromatin Signature of Pluripotency to Promote Embryonic Differentiation at Gastrulation. PLoS ONE. 8(12). e83300–e83300. 6 indexed citations
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Dubuquoy, Laurent, et al.. (2005). Scaffold attachment factor B1 directly interacts with nuclear receptors in living cells and represses transcriptional activity. Journal of Molecular Endocrinology. 35(3). 503–517. 39 indexed citations
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Sanguino, Elena, Liliane Michalik, Walter Wahli, et al.. (2003). Lack of hypotriglyceridemic effect of gemfibrozil as a consequence of age-related changes in rat liver PPARα. Biochemical Pharmacology. 67(1). 157–166. 36 indexed citations
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Wahli, Walter, et al.. (2003). 2WS08-2 PPARs control cell physiology and survival. Atherosclerosis Supplements. 4(2). 96–96. 1 indexed citations
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Ciana, Paolo, Elisabetta Vegeto, Miguel Beato, et al.. (2002). Looking at nuclear receptors from the heights of Erice. EMBO Reports. 3(2). 125–129. 7 indexed citations
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Robyr, Daniel, Alan P. Wolffe, & Walter Wahli. (2000). Nuclear Hormone Receptor Coregulators In Action: Diversity For Shared Tasks. Molecular Endocrinology. 14(3). 329–347. 300 indexed citations
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Wahli, Walter, et al.. (1999). Fatty Acids, Eicosanoids, and Hypolipidemic Agents Regulate Gene Expression Through Direct Binding to Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 447. 199–209. 37 indexed citations
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Keller, Hansjörg, Pallavi R. Devchand, Mai Perroud, & Walter Wahli. (1997). PPARα Structure-Function Relationships Derived from Species-Specific Differences in Responsiveness to Hypolipidemic Agents. Biological Chemistry. 378(7). 651–656. 87 indexed citations
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Krey, Grigorios, Olivier Braissant, F. L’Horset, et al.. (1997). Fatty Acids, Eicosanoids, and Hypolipidemic Agents Identified as Ligands of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors by Coactivator-Dependent Receptor Ligand Assay. Molecular Endocrinology. 11(6). 779–791. 999 indexed citations breakdown →
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Claret, Francois X., et al.. (1993). A nucleosome-dependent static loop potentiates estrogen-regulated transcription from the Xenopus vitellogenin B1 promoter in vitro.. The EMBO Journal. 12(2). 423–433. 193 indexed citations
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Wahli, Walter & Ernest Martinez. (1991). Superfamily of steroid nuclear receptors: positive and negative regulators of gene expression. The FASEB Journal. 5(9). 2243–2249. 254 indexed citations
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Seiler-Tuyns, Anne, Anne‐Marie Mérillat, Denise Nardelli‐Haefliger, & Walter Wahli. (1988). The human estrogen receptor can regulate exogenous but not endogenous vitellogenin gene promoters in aXenopuscell line. Nucleic Acids Research. 16(17). 8291–8305. 25 indexed citations
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Wahli, Walter, et al.. (1986). Transposition of a bacterial IS3 element into aXenopusVi-element. Nucleic Acids Research. 14(19). 7814–7814. 1 indexed citations
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Walker, Philippe, et al.. (1986). Identification of estrogen-responsive DNA sequences by transient expression experiments in a human breast cancer cell line. Nucleic Acids Research. 14(22). 8755–8770. 158 indexed citations

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