Brian K. Kennedy

36.0k total citations · 11 hit papers
242 papers, 21.4k citations indexed

About

Brian K. Kennedy is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Aging and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian K. Kennedy has authored 242 papers receiving a total of 21.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 152 papers in Molecular Biology, 109 papers in Aging and 60 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Brian K. Kennedy's work include Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (109 papers), Nuclear Structure and Function (35 papers) and Fungal and yeast genetics research (35 papers). Brian K. Kennedy is often cited by papers focused on Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (109 papers), Nuclear Structure and Function (35 papers) and Fungal and yeast genetics research (35 papers). Brian K. Kennedy collaborates with scholars based in United States, Singapore and China. Brian K. Kennedy's co-authors include Matt Kaeberlein, Stanley Fields, Valter D. Longo, Christopher R. Burtner, Kristan K. Steffen, Leonard Guarente, Ryan Powers, Ed Harlow, Katherine H. Schreiber and Dudley W. Lamming and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Brian K. Kennedy

236 papers receiving 21.0k citations

Hit Papers

Geroscience: Linking Aging to Chronic D... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2014 2005 2006 2014 2005 500 1000 1.5k
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Geroscience: Linking Aging to Chronic Disease
    2014 1.7k citations Brian K. Kennedy et al. Cell profile →
  2. Regulation of Yeast Replicative Life Span by TOR and Sch9 in Response to Nutrients
    2005 1.0k citations Matt Kaeberlein, Ryan Powers et al. Science profile →
  3. Extension of chronological life span in yeast by decreased TOR pathway signaling
    2006 741 citations Ryan Powers, Matt Kaeberlein et al. profile →
  4. Low Protein Intake Is Associated with a Major Reduction in IGF-1, Cancer, and Overall Mortality in the 65 and Younger but Not Older Population
    2014 655 citations Luigi Fontana, Brian K. Kennedy et al. profile →
  5. Substrate-specific Activation of Sirtuins by Resveratrol
    2005 603 citations Matt Kaeberlein, Stanley Fields et al. profile →
  6. NPAT links cyclin E–Cdk2 to the regulation of replication-dependent histone gene transcription
    2000 552 citations Jiyong Zhao, Brian K. Kennedy et al. profile →
  7. Sirtuins in Aging and Age-Related Disease
    2006 509 citations Brian K. Kennedy et al. Cell profile →
  8. The quest to slow ageing through drug discovery
    2020 307 citations Brian K. Kennedy et al. profile →
  9. Handbook of Theories of Aging
    2016 277 citations Brian K. Kennedy et al. profile →
  10. Alpha-Ketoglutarate, an Endogenous Metabolite, Extends Lifespan and Compresses Morbidity in Aging Mice
    2020 266 citations Brian K. Kennedy et al. profile →
  11. From geroscience to precision geromedicine: Understanding and managing aging
    2025 61 citations Andrea B. Maier, Brian K. Kennedy et al. Cell profile →

Peers

Brian K. Kennedy
Matt Kaeberlein United States
Valter D. Longo United States
Richard Weindruch United States
Thomas von Zglinicki United Kingdom
Anne Brunet United States
Richard A. Miller United States
Nektarios Tavernarakis Greece
Rafael de Cabo United States
Luigi Fontana Italy
Andrew Dillin United States
Matt Kaeberlein United States
Brian K. Kennedy
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian K. Kennedy

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fong, Sheng, et al.. (2025). LinAge2: providing actionable insights and benchmarking with epigenetic clocks. PubMed. 11(1). 29–29. 1 indexed citations
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Guan, Lihuan, Lei Feng, Roger Ho, et al.. (2025). The SG90 cohort of the oldest-old in Singapore. European Journal of Epidemiology. 40(9). 1133–1141.
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Tay, J.S.H., Lihuan Guan, Rajkumar Dorajoo, et al.. (2025). The Association of Physical Function and Physical Performance With DNA Methylation Clocks in Oldest-Old Living in Singapore—The SG90 Cohort. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 80(4).
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Navakkode, Sheeja & Brian K. Kennedy. (2025). Alpha‐Ketoglutarate Ameliorates Synaptic Plasticity Deficits in APP / PS1 Mice Model of Alzheimer's Disease. Aging Cell. 24(11). e70235–e70235.
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Masedunskas, Andrius, Giovanna Petrucci, Valeria Tosti, et al.. (2025). Prolonged fasting promotes systemic inflammation and platelet activation in humans: A medically supervised, water-only fasting and refeeding study. Molecular Metabolism. 96. 102152–102152. 5 indexed citations
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Fong, Sheng, et al.. (2024). Principal component-based clinical aging clocks identify signatures of healthy aging and targets for clinical intervention. Nature Aging. 4(8). 1137–1152. 17 indexed citations
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Blank, Heidi M., Mitsuhiro Tsuchiya, Marcel Brun, et al.. (2024). Late-life dietary folate restriction reduces biosynthesis without compromising healthspan in mice. Life Science Alliance. 7(10). e202402868–e202402868. 2 indexed citations
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Teh, Daniel Boon Loong, et al.. (2023). Unraveling female reproductive senescence to enhance healthy longevity. Cell Research. 33(1). 11–29. 48 indexed citations
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Lim, Elaine Hsuen, et al.. (2022). Ironing out exercise on immuno-oncological outcomes. Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer. 10(9). e002976–e002976. 7 indexed citations
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Zou, Ke, Silvi Rouskin, Mark A. McCormick, et al.. (2020). Life span extension by glucose restriction is abrogated by methionine supplementation: Cross-talk between glucose and methionine and implication of methionine as a key regulator of life span. Science Advances. 6(32). eaba1306–eaba1306. 54 indexed citations
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Solis, Gregory M., Rozina Kardakaris, Elizabeth R. Valentine, et al.. (2018). Translation attenuation by minocycline enhances longevity and proteostasis in old post-stress-responsive organisms. eLife. 7. 46 indexed citations
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Blank, Heidi M., Chong He, Richard P. Metz, et al.. (2017). Translational control of lipogenic enzymes in the cell cycle of synchronous, growing yeast cells. The EMBO Journal. 36(4). 487–502. 52 indexed citations
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Frock, Richard L., Steven C. Chen, Carmen Lau, et al.. (2012). Cardiomyocyte-Specific Expression of Lamin A Improves Cardiac Function in Lmna−/− Mice. PLoS ONE. 7(8). e42918–e42918. 24 indexed citations
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Burtner, Christopher R., Christopher J. Murakami, Brady Olsen, Brian K. Kennedy, & Matt Kaeberlein. (2011). A genomic analysis of chronological longevity factors in budding yeast. Cell Cycle. 10(9). 1385–1396. 66 indexed citations
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Kudlow, Brian A. & Brian K. Kennedy. (2006). Aging: Progeria and the Lamin Connection. Current Biology. 16(16). R652–R654. 18 indexed citations
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Kaeberlein, Matt, Ryan Powers, Kristan K. Steffen, et al.. (2005). Regulation of Yeast Replicative Life Span by TOR and Sch9 in Response to Nutrients. Science. 310(5751). 1193–1196. 1015 indexed citations breakdown →
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Barbie, David A., Brian A. Kudlow, Richard L. Frock, et al.. (2003). Nuclear Reorganization of Mammalian DNA Synthesis Prior to Cell Cycle Exit. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 24(2). 595–607. 30 indexed citations
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Kennedy, Brian K., Monica Gotta, David Sinclair, et al.. (1997). Redistribution of Silencing Proteins from Telomeres to the Nucleolus Is Associated with Extension of Life Span in S. cerevisiae. Cell. 89(3). 381–391. 301 indexed citations

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