Blake B. Rasmussen

24.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
165 papers, 13.7k citations indexed

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Blake B. Rasmussen is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Blake B. Rasmussen has authored 165 papers receiving a total of 13.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 111 papers in Cell Biology, 89 papers in Molecular Biology and 74 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Blake B. Rasmussen's work include Muscle metabolism and nutrition (109 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (60 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (32 papers). Blake B. Rasmussen is often cited by papers focused on Muscle metabolism and nutrition (109 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (60 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (32 papers). Blake B. Rasmussen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and France. Blake B. Rasmussen's co-authors include Elena Volpi, Micah J. Drummond, Christopher S. Fry, Erin L. Glynn, Hans C. Dreyer, Robert R. Wolfe, Douglas Paddon‐Jones, Kyle L. Timmerman, Satoshi Fujita and Shaheen Dhanani and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Blake B. Rasmussen

162 papers receiving 13.3k 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.

Dietary protein recommendations and the prevention of sarcopenia

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Blake B. Rasmussen United States	67	7.2k	6.6k	5.5k	2.3k	2.1k	165	13.7k
Elena Volpi United States	68	8.6k 1.2×	10.3k 1.5×	5.5k 1.0×	2.2k 0.9×	1.9k 0.9×	184	17.0k
Paul L. Greenhaff United Kingdom	68	8.2k 1.1×	6.1k 0.9×	3.7k 0.7×	3.9k 1.7×	2.5k 1.2×	252	14.2k
Micah J. Drummond United States	47	4.1k 0.6×	3.9k 0.6×	3.7k 0.7×	1.4k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	131	8.1k
Anton J. M. Wagenmakers Netherlands	65	6.8k 0.9×	6.8k 1.0×	2.1k 0.4×	2.3k 1.0×	2.3k 1.1×	245	12.2k
Jørgen F. P. Wojtaszewski Denmark	79	3.9k 0.5×	10.2k 1.5×	11.3k 2.0×	586 0.3×	1.6k 0.8×	262	18.4k
P. Darrell Neufer United States	59	2.9k 0.4×	6.2k 0.9×	5.3k 1.0×	876 0.4×	1.9k 0.9×	142	11.2k
Gerrit van Hall Denmark	55	2.4k 0.3×	4.6k 0.7×	2.3k 0.4×	1.2k 0.5×	2.2k 1.1×	205	10.1k
G. Lynis Dohm United States	63	3.4k 0.5×	7.9k 1.2×	6.0k 1.1×	479 0.2×	942 0.5×	215	13.2k
Steven K. Baker Canada	48	3.4k 0.5×	2.2k 0.3×	2.0k 0.4×	2.2k 1.0×	1.1k 0.5×	106	7.7k
Matthijs K. C. Hesselink Netherlands	62	2.7k 0.4×	8.3k 1.2×	4.5k 0.8×	420 0.2×	998 0.5×	198	12.4k

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Weldon, Korri, et al.. (2025). Low-frequency ultrasound reverses insulin resistance and diabetes-induced changes in the muscle transcriptome in aged mice. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 328(6). E899–E910.

Kilroe, Sean P., Emily Arentson‐Lantz, Steven G. Widen, et al.. (2025). Transcriptomic time course of skeletal muscle disuse and rehabilitation in middle‐aged adults. Physiological Reports. 13(15). e70497–e70497. 1 indexed citations

Ebert, Scott M., Céline S. Nicolas, Paul Schreiber, et al.. (2024). Ursolic Acid Induces Beneficial Changes in Skeletal Muscle mRNA Expression and Increases Exercise Participation and Performance in Dogs with Age-Related Muscle Atrophy. Animals. 14(2). 186–186. 2 indexed citations

Graber, Ted G., et al.. (2023). Skeletal Muscle Transcriptome Alterations Related to Declining Physical Function in Older Mice. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(2). 159–178. 7 indexed citations

Maroto, Rosario, et al.. (2023). Metabolomic and Lipidomic Signature of Skeletal Muscle with Constitutively Active Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1. Journal of Nutrition. 153(12). 3397–3405. 3 indexed citations

Rontoyanni, Victoria G., Tatiana Moro, Nisha Bhattarai, et al.. (2023). Skeletal Muscle Bioenergetics in Critical Limb Ischemia and Diabetes. Journal of Surgical Research. 288. 108–117. 1 indexed citations

Miller, Matthew J., George R. Marcotte, Nathan Basisty, et al.. (2023). The transcription regulator ATF4 is a mediator of skeletal muscle aging. GeroScience. 45(4). 2525–2543. 18 indexed citations

Lavin, Kaleen M., Brandon M. Roberts, Christopher S. Fry, et al.. (2019). The Importance of Resistance Exercise Training to Combat Neuromuscular Aging. Physiology. 34(2). 112–122. 90 indexed citations

Reidy, Paul T., Christopher S. Fry, Rachel Deer, et al.. (2017). Protein Supplementation Does Not Affect Myogenic Adaptations to Resistance Training. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 49(6). 1197–1208. 32 indexed citations

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Layman, Donald K., Tracy G. Anthony, Blake B. Rasmussen, et al.. (2015). Defining meal requirements for protein to optimize metabolic roles of amino acids. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 101(6). 1330S–1338S. 102 indexed citations

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Porter, Craig, Paul T. Reidy, Nisha Bhattarai, Labros S. Sidossis, & Blake B. Rasmussen. (2014). Resistance Exercise Training Alters Mitochondrial Function in Human Skeletal Muscle. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 47(9). 1922–1931. 215 indexed citations

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Glynn, Erin L., Christopher S. Fry, Kyle L. Timmerman, et al.. (2013). Addition of Carbohydrate or Alanine to an Essential Amino Acid Mixture Does Not Enhance Human Skeletal Muscle Protein Anabolism. Journal of Nutrition. 143(3). 307–314. 42 indexed citations

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Reidy, Paul T., Dillon K. Walker, Jared M. Dickinson, et al.. (2013). Protein Blend Ingestion Following Resistance Exercise Promotes Human Muscle Protein Synthesis. Journal of Nutrition. 143(4). 410–416. 146 indexed citations

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Dickinson, Jared M., et al.. (2012). Aging differentially affects human skeletal muscle amino acid transporter expression when essential amino acids are ingested after exercise. Clinical Nutrition. 32(2). 273–280. 68 indexed citations

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Walker, Dillon K., Jared M. Dickinson, Kyle L. Timmerman, et al.. (2011). Exercise, Amino Acids, and Aging in the Control of Human Muscle Protein Synthesis. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 43(12). 2249–2258. 111 indexed citations

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Dickinson, Jared M., Christopher S. Fry, Micah J. Drummond, et al.. (2011). Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Complex 1 Activation Is Required for the Stimulation of Human Skeletal Muscle Protein Synthesis by Essential Amino Acids1–3. Journal of Nutrition. 141(5). 856–862. 217 indexed citations

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Drummond, Micah J., John J. McCarthy, Mala Sinha, et al.. (2010). Aging and microRNA expression in human skeletal muscle: a microarray and bioinformatics analysis. Physiological Genomics. 43(10). 595–603. 188 indexed citations

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Volpi, Elena, David L. Chinkes, & Blake B. Rasmussen. (2008). Sequential muscle biopsies during a 6-h tracer infusion do not affect human mixed muscle protein synthesis and muscle phenylalanine kinetics. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 295(4). E959–E963. 20 indexed citations

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Bell, Jill A., Elena Volpi, Satoshi Fujita, et al.. (2006). Skeletal Muscle Protein Anabolic Response to Increased Energy and Insulin Is Preserved in Poorly Controlled Type 2 Diabetes. Journal of Nutrition. 136(5). 1249–1255. 38 indexed citations

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Rasmussen, Blake B., Ulf Holmbäck, Elena Volpi, et al.. (2002). Malonyl coenzyme A and the regulation of functional carnitine palmitoyltransferase-1 activity and fat oxidation in human skeletal muscle. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 110(11). 1687–1693. 11 indexed citations

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