Werner J. Kovacs

8.8k total citations
42 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Werner J. Kovacs is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Werner J. Kovacs has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Surgery and 10 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Werner J. Kovacs's work include Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (29 papers), Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (9 papers) and Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (6 papers). Werner J. Kovacs is often cited by papers focused on Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (29 papers), Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (9 papers) and Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (6 papers). Werner J. Kovacs collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Austria. Werner J. Kovacs's co-authors include Skaidrite K. Krisans, Phyllis L. Faust, Sebastian Jessberger, Marlen Knobloch, Nicola Zamboni, Clay F. Semenkovich, Gary J. Samuels, Christian P. Kubicek, Katrin Kuhls and Thomas Börner and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Werner J. Kovacs

40 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Peers

Werner J. Kovacs
Ge Bai China
Takashi Kuramoto Japan
Qingyuan Ge United States
Paola Giussani Italy
Xiaoju Max United States
Eva Cano Spain
Gary M. Jenkins United States
Grace Y. Liu United States
Zhixue Liu China
Jon P. Durkin Canada
Ge Bai China
Werner J. Kovacs
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Countries citing papers authored by Werner J. Kovacs

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Werner J. Kovacs

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All Works

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Matsushita, Mai, Jonathan Muri, Ivan Berest, et al.. (2025). Peroxisomes are critical for a unique metabolic demand and survival of alveolar macrophages. Cell Reports. 44(5). 115623–115623. 1 indexed citations
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Sankar, Devanarayanan Siva, Stéphanie Pébernard, Christine Vionnet, et al.. (2024). The ULK1 effector BAG2 regulates autophagy initiation by modulating AMBRA1 localization. Cell Reports. 43(9). 114689–114689. 8 indexed citations
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Giger, Sonja, Larisa V. Kovtonyuk, Sebastian G. Utz, et al.. (2020). A Single Metabolite which Modulates Lipid Metabolism Alters Hematopoietic Stem/Progenitor Cell Behavior and Promotes Lymphoid Reconstitution. Stem Cell Reports. 15(3). 566–576. 14 indexed citations
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Carmichael, Ruth E., et al.. (2020). A Functional SMAD2/3 Binding Site in the PEX11β Promoter Identifies a Role for TGFβ in Peroxisome Proliferation in Humans. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 8. 577637–577637. 10 indexed citations
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Schönenberger, Miriam J., et al.. (2020). Peroxisome-Deficiency and HIF-2α Signaling Are Negative Regulators of Ketohexokinase Expression. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 8. 566–566. 13 indexed citations
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Charles, Khanichi N., Janis E. Shackelford, Phyllis L. Faust, et al.. (2020). Functional Peroxisomes Are Essential for Efficient Cholesterol Sensing and Synthesis. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 8. 560266–560266. 19 indexed citations
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Kovacs, Werner J., et al.. (2018). Pexophagy in yeast and mammals: an update on mysteries. Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 150(5). 473–488. 30 indexed citations
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Knobloch, Marlen, Gregor-Alexander Pilz, Bart Ghesquière, et al.. (2017). A Fatty Acid Oxidation-Dependent Metabolic Shift Regulates Adult Neural Stem Cell Activity. Cell Reports. 20(9). 2144–2155. 237 indexed citations
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Schönenberger, Miriam J. & Werner J. Kovacs. (2017). Isolation of Peroxisomes from Mouse Brain Using a Continuous Nycodenz Gradient: A Comparison to the Isolation of Liver and Kidney Peroxisomes. Methods in molecular biology. 1595. 13–26. 5 indexed citations
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Schönenberger, Miriam J., Wilhelm Krek, & Werner J. Kovacs. (2015). EPAS1/HIF-2α is a driver of mammalian pexophagy. Autophagy. 11(6). 967–969. 17 indexed citations
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Fruhwürth, Stefanie, Werner J. Kovacs, Robert Bittman, et al.. (2014). Differential basolateral–apical distribution of scavenger receptor, class B, type I in cultured cells and the liver. Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 142(6). 645–655. 8 indexed citations
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Walter, Katharina, Miriam J. Schönenberger, Martin Trötzmüller, et al.. (2014). Hif-2α Promotes Degradation of Mammalian Peroxisomes by Selective Autophagy. Cell Metabolism. 20(5). 882–897. 119 indexed citations
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Faust, Phyllis L. & Werner J. Kovacs. (2013). Cholesterol biosynthesis and ER stress in peroxisome deficiency. Biochimie. 98. 75–85. 80 indexed citations
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Kovacs, Werner J., Khanichi N. Charles, Katharina Walter, et al.. (2012). Peroxisome deficiency-induced ER stress and SREBP-2 pathway activation in the liver of newborn PEX2 knock-out mice. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1821(6). 895–907. 31 indexed citations
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Niemeier, Andreas, Werner J. Kovacs, Wolfgang Strobl, & Herbert Stangl. (2008). Atherogenic diet leads to posttranslational down-regulation of murine hepatocyte SR-BI expression. Atherosclerosis. 202(1). 169–175. 15 indexed citations
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Lüers, Georg H., et al.. (2007). Peroxisomes in Human and Mouse Testis: Differential Expression of Peroxisomal Proteins in Germ Cells and Distinct Somatic Cell Types of the Testis1. Biology of Reproduction. 77(6). 1060–1072. 60 indexed citations
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Kovacs, Werner J., Michael Schrader, Ingrid Walter, & Herbert Stangl. (2004). The hypolipidemic compound cetaben induces changes in Golgi morphology and vesicle movement. Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 122(2). 95–109. 6 indexed citations
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Kovacs, Werner J., et al.. (2002). Central role of peroxisomes in isoprenoid biosynthesis. Progress in Lipid Research. 41(5). 369–391. 123 indexed citations
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Kovacs, Werner J., Ingrid Walter, & Herbert Stangl. (2001). Cetaben-induced changes on the morphology and peroxisomal enzymes in MH1C1 rat hepatoma cells and HepG2 human hepatoblastoma cells. Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 115(6). 509–519. 4 indexed citations

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