Brendan Egan

7.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
112 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Brendan Egan is a scholar working on Physiology, Cell Biology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Brendan Egan has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Physiology, 43 papers in Cell Biology and 20 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Brendan Egan's work include Muscle metabolism and nutrition (43 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (26 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (24 papers). Brendan Egan is often cited by papers focused on Muscle metabolism and nutrition (43 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (26 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (24 papers). Brendan Egan collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United States and Sweden. Brendan Egan's co-authors include Juleen R. Zierath, Mark Evans, Donal J. O’Gorman, Anna Krook, Romain Barrès, Morten Rasmussen, Tomas Fritz, Kenneth Caidahl, Jie Yan and Jonas T. Treebak and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Physiological Reviews and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Brendan Egan

98 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Exercise Metabolism and the Molecular Regulation of Skeletal Muscle Adaptation

2013 1.5k citations Brendan Egan, Juleen R. Zierath Cell Metabolism profile →
Acute Exercise Remodels Promoter Methylation in Human Skeletal Muscle

2012 660 citations Romain Barrès, Brendan Egan et al. Cell Metabolism profile →
Molecular responses to acute exercise and their relevance for adaptations in skeletal muscle to exercise training

2022 131 citations Brendan Egan et al. profile →
Exercise induces tissue-specific adaptations to enhance cardiometabolic health

2024 51 citations Stephen P. Ashcroft, Ben Stocks et al. Cell Metabolism profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Brendan Egan	2.9k	1.9k	1.4k	785	638	112	5.2k
Jørgen Jensen	2.8k 1.0×	2.4k 1.2×	1.5k 1.1×	881 1.1×	486 0.8×	132	5.8k
Andrew Garnham	2.2k 0.8×	1.4k 0.7×	1.8k 1.3×	1.0k 1.3×	927 1.5×	121	4.6k
Espen E. Spangenburg	1.8k 0.6×	2.5k 1.3×	1.0k 0.7×	798 1.0×	405 0.6×	112	4.8k
Thomas Gustafsson	2.7k 0.9×	2.6k 1.4×	1.4k 1.0×	972 1.2×	683 1.1×	172	6.8k
Henning Wackerhage	2.0k 0.7×	2.3k 1.2×	2.6k 1.9×	640 0.8×	808 1.3×	100	5.1k
Sean L. McGee	2.9k 1.0×	2.9k 1.5×	1.2k 0.9×	746 1.0×	889 1.4×	117	6.9k
Adeel Safdar	2.8k 1.0×	1.9k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	949 1.2×	938 1.5×	49	5.2k
Andreas M. Nieß	1.6k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	906 0.7×	1.2k 1.6×	456 0.7×	168	4.2k
Nigel K. Stepto	1.6k 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	597 0.8×	968 1.5×	111	5.9k
Bethan E. Phillips	2.6k 0.9×	1.6k 0.8×	1.8k 1.3×	534 0.7×	663 1.0×	180	5.1k

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Egan, Brendan, et al.. (2025). Effects of acute exercise or short-term exercise interventions on metabolic markers during experimentally-induced sleep loss in humans: A systematic literature review. Journal of sport and health science. 14. 101044–101044.

Egan, Brendan, et al.. (2025). Evaluation of the Agreement Between Research‐Grade Actigraphy Sleep, Consumer‐Grade Smartwatches and Self‐Reported Sleep Diaries in Masters Endurance Athletes. Journal of Sleep Research. 34(6). e70177–e70177.

Whitfield, Jamie, et al.. (2025). UCI Sports Nutrition Project: Considerations and Applications for the Use of Sports Foods and Supplements to Improve Performance in Cycling. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. 1–28. 1 indexed citations

Marini, Carlo Ferri, et al.. (2025). Association of blood lactate accumulation with fat metabolism during exercise: method matters. International Journal of Sports Medicine. 46(8). 577–587.

Egan, Brendan, et al.. (2025). Effect of Increasing Red Meat Intake on Iron Status in Adults with Normal and Suboptimal Iron Status: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis of Intervention Studies. Nutrition Reviews. 83(8). 1389–1401.

Egan, Brendan, et al.. (2024). Effects of 3 days of citrulline malate supplementation on short‐duration repeated sprint running performance in male team sport athletes. European Journal of Sport Science. 24(6). 758–765.

Egan, Brendan, et al.. (2024). Multisystem impact of altering acid load of ingested exogenous ketone supplements at rest in young healthy adults. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 328(3). R386–R395. 1 indexed citations

Ashcroft, Stephen P., Ben Stocks, Brendan Egan, & Juleen R. Zierath. (2024). Exercise induces tissue-specific adaptations to enhance cardiometabolic health. Cell Metabolism. 36(2). 278–300. 51 indexed citations breakdown →

Ambrosio, Fabrisia, Brendan Egan, Michael D. Roberts, et al.. (2024). Mitigating skeletal muscle wasting in unloading and augmenting subsequent recovery. The Journal of Physiology. 603(13). 3641–3652. 5 indexed citations

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O’Driscoll, Lorraine, et al.. (2023). The separation and identification of circulating small extracellular vesicles from endurance‐trained, strength‐trained and recreationally active men. The Journal of Physiology. 601(22). 5075–5091. 4 indexed citations

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Nolan, David, et al.. (2023). The Effect of Hormonal Contraceptive Use on Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy, Power and Strength Adaptations to Resistance Exercise Training: A Systematic Review and Multilevel Meta-analysis. Sports Medicine. 54(1). 105–125. 11 indexed citations

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O’Driscoll, Lorraine, et al.. (2023). Functional assays reflective of cancer hallmarks in BT‐549 cells are not impacted by media supplemented with exercise‐trained plasma. Experimental Physiology. 109(7). 1124–1133. 2 indexed citations

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Palumbo, Alessandro Scotto di, et al.. (2021). Effects of a Long Chain n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid-rich Multi-ingredient Nutrition Supplement on Body Composition and Physical Function in Older Adults with Low Skeletal Muscle Mass. Journal of Dietary Supplements. 19(4). 499–514. 15 indexed citations

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Massart, Julie, Rasmus J. O. Sjögren, Brendan Egan, et al.. (2021). Endurance exercise training-responsive miR-19b-3p improves skeletal muscle glucose metabolism. Nature Communications. 12(1). 5948–5948. 37 indexed citations

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Nugent, Anne P., et al.. (2020). Habitual protein intake, protein distribution patterns and dietary sources in Irish adults with stratification by sex and age. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 33(4). 465–476. 31 indexed citations

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Reynolds, Ciara, et al.. (2020). Longitudinal Study of Maternal BMI in Successive Pregnancies. Obesity. 28(2). 460–467. 4 indexed citations

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Carson, Brian P., et al.. (2019). Regulation of GLUT4 translocation in an in vitro cell model using postprandial human serum ex vivo. Experimental Physiology. 104(6). 800–807. 9 indexed citations

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Egan, Brendan, et al.. (2018). A prospective, observational study investigating the use of carbon monoxide screening to identify maternal smoking in a large university hospital in Ireland. BMJ Open. 8(7). e022089–e022089. 8 indexed citations

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Reynolds, Ciara, et al.. (2018). Feasibility of recruitment to a behavioural smoking cessation intervention combined with ongoing online support. European Journal of Public Health. 29(1). 170–172. 3 indexed citations

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Egan, Brendan, et al.. (2017). A National Audit of Smoking Cessation Services in Irish Maternity Units. PubMed. 110(6). 580–580. 10 indexed citations

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