Adewole L. Okunade

6.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
56 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

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Adewole L. Okunade is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Adewole L. Okunade has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Physiology and 12 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Adewole L. Okunade's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (13 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (11 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (8 papers). Adewole L. Okunade is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (13 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (11 papers) and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (8 papers). Adewole L. Okunade collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Greece. Adewole L. Okunade's co-authors include Bruce W. Patterson, Samuel Klein, Faidon Magkos, Elisa Fabbrini, Nada A. Abumrad, Jun Yoshino, Terri Pietka, B. Selma Mohammed, Xiong Su and Courtney Luecking and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Adewole L. Okunade

56 papers receiving 4.8k citations

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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.

Intrahepatic fat, not visceral fat, is linked with metabolic complications of obesity

2009 762 citations Elisa Fabbrini, Faidon Magkos et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Effects of Moderate and Subsequent Progressive Weight Loss on Metabolic Function and Adipose Tissue Biology in Humans with Obesity

2016 623 citations Faidon Magkos, Gemma Fraterrigo et al. Cell Metabolism profile →
Insulin resistance drives hepatic de novo lipogenesis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

2019 534 citations Gordon I. Smith, Mahalakshmi Shankaran et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
The brown fat–enriched secreted factor Nrg4 preserves metabolic homeostasis through attenuation of hepatic lipogenesis

2014 386 citations Dequan Zhou, Adewole L. Okunade et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Adewole L. Okunade United States	31	1.9k	1.6k	1.5k	1.2k	736	56	4.9k
Armando R. Tovar Mexico	43	2.0k 1.1×	1.1k 0.7×	2.3k 1.5×	1.2k 1.0×	702 1.0×	227	6.6k
Shigetada Furukawa Japan	11	2.6k 1.4×	2.2k 1.4×	1.6k 1.1×	874 0.7×	456 0.6×	21	6.2k
Nimbe Torres Mexico	42	1.9k 1.0×	929 0.6×	2.0k 1.3×	1.1k 0.9×	597 0.8×	204	5.8k
Christine M. Williams United Kingdom	46	1.8k 0.9×	758 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	1.6k 1.3×	1.0k 1.4×	119	7.1k
Hui‐Young Lee South Korea	37	2.1k 1.1×	1.4k 0.9×	3.1k 2.1×	1.1k 0.9×	1.1k 1.5×	122	6.3k
Javier Delgado‐Lista Spain	42	2.4k 1.3×	927 0.6×	2.0k 1.3×	1.0k 0.9×	830 1.1×	215	6.5k
Morgan D. Fullerton Canada	31	1.2k 0.6×	1.3k 0.8×	2.7k 1.8×	707 0.6×	1.0k 1.4×	62	4.6k
Margarete Mehrabian United States	39	1.9k 1.0×	831 0.5×	3.7k 2.5×	583 0.5×	972 1.3×	71	6.7k
René L. Jacobs Canada	40	1.3k 0.7×	1.6k 1.1×	2.2k 1.5×	883 0.7×	718 1.0×	110	6.0k
Johan W. E. Jocken Netherlands	33	3.5k 1.9×	1.3k 0.8×	2.6k 1.8×	723 0.6×	538 0.7×	69	5.9k

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Bittel, Adam J., Daniel C. Bittel, Bettina Mittendorfer, et al.. (2019). A single bout of resistance exercise improves postprandial lipid metabolism in overweight/obese men with prediabetes. Diabetologia. 63(3). 611–623. 16 indexed citations

Smith, Gordon I., Mahalakshmi Shankaran, Mihoko Yoshino, et al.. (2019). Insulin resistance drives hepatic de novo lipogenesis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 130(3). 1453–1460. 534 indexed citations breakdown →

Vliet, Stephan van, Gordon I. Smith, R. Ramaswamy, et al.. (2018). The muscle anabolic effect of protein ingestion during a hyperinsulinaemic euglycaemic clamp in middle‐aged women is not caused by leucine alone. The Journal of Physiology. 596(19). 4681–4692. 10 indexed citations

Chondronikola, Maria, Faidon Magkos, Jun Yoshino, et al.. (2018). Effect of Progressive Weight Loss on Lactate Metabolism: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Obesity. 26(4). 683–688. 18 indexed citations

Magkos, Faidon, Gemma Fraterrigo, Jun Yoshino, et al.. (2016). Effects of Moderate and Subsequent Progressive Weight Loss on Metabolic Function and Adipose Tissue Biology in Humans with Obesity. Cell Metabolism. 23(4). 591–601. 623 indexed citations breakdown →

Smith, Gordon I., Jun Yoshino, Shannon C. Kelly, et al.. (2016). High-Protein Intake during Weight Loss Therapy Eliminates the Weight-Loss-Induced Improvement in Insulin Action in Obese Postmenopausal Women. Cell Reports. 17(3). 849–861. 92 indexed citations

Fabbrini, Elisa, Courtney Luecking, Latisha Love‐Gregory, et al.. (2015). Physiological Mechanisms of Weight Gain−Induced Steatosis in People With Obesity. Gastroenterology. 150(1). 79–81.e2. 38 indexed citations

Magkos, Faidon, Gordon I. Smith, Dominic N. Reeds, et al.. (2013). One day of overfeeding impairs nocturnal glucose but not fatty acid homeostasis in overweight men. Obesity. 22(2). 435–440. 11 indexed citations

Musselman, Laura Palanker, Jill L. Fink, Prasanna Venkatesh Ramachandran, et al.. (2013). Role of Fat Body Lipogenesis in Protection against the Effects of Caloric Overload in Drosophila. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(12). 8028–8042. 105 indexed citations

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Guo, Lin, Xu Zhang, Dequan Zhou, Adewole L. Okunade, & Xiong Su. (2012). Stereospecificity of fatty acid 2-hydroxylase and differential functions of 2-hydroxy fatty acid enantiomers. Journal of Lipid Research. 53(7). 1327–1335. 43 indexed citations

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Miller, Bernard V., Bruce W. Patterson, Adewole L. Okunade, & Samuel Klein. (2012). Fatty acid and very low density lipoprotein metabolism in obese African American and Caucasian women with type 2 diabetes. Journal of Lipid Research. 53(12). 2767–2772. 12 indexed citations

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Fabbrini, Elisa, Faidon Magkos, Caterina Conte, et al.. (2011). Validation of a novel index to assess insulin resistance of adipose tissue lipolytic activity in obese subjects. Journal of Lipid Research. 53(2). 321–324. 33 indexed citations

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Fabbrini, Elisa, Faidon Magkos, B. Selma Mohammed, et al.. (2009). Intrahepatic fat, not visceral fat, is linked with metabolic complications of obesity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(36). 15430–15435. 762 indexed citations breakdown →

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Okunade, Adewole L.. (2004). Oleanene constituents of Lantana cujabensis. Fitoterapia. 75(3-4). 327–331. 2 indexed citations

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Lewis, Walter H., Adewole L. Okunade, & Memory Elvin‐Lewis. (2004). Pau d’Arco or Lapacho (Tabebuia). 527–535. 2 indexed citations

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Okunade, Adewole L., et al.. (2003). Antiplasmodial activity of extracts and quassinoids isolated from seedlings of Ailanthus altissima (Simaroubaceae). Phytotherapy Research. 17(6). 675–677. 59 indexed citations

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Okunade, Adewole L.. (2002). Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asteraceae). Fitoterapia. 73(1). 1–16. 249 indexed citations

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Okunade, Adewole L., Walter H. Lewis, Memory Elvin‐Lewis, Steven Casper, & Daniel E. Goldberg. (2001). Cinchonicine-derived alkaloids from the bark of the Peruvian Ladenbergia oblongifolia. Fitoterapia. 72(6). 717–719. 6 indexed citations

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Okunade, Adewole L., et al.. (1994). Antimicrobial Properties of Alkaloids from Xanthorhiza simplicissima. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 83(3). 404–406. 40 indexed citations

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Hubert, Terrance D., Adewole L. Okunade, & David F. Wiemer. (1987). Quadrangolide, a heliangolide from Eupatorium quadrangularae. Phytochemistry. 26(6). 1751–1753. 12 indexed citations

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