Brian Onken

2.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
10 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Brian Onken is a scholar working on Aging, Molecular Biology and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Onken has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Aging, 4 papers in Molecular Biology and 2 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Brian Onken's work include Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (8 papers), Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (2 papers) and Fungal and yeast genetics research (2 papers). Brian Onken is often cited by papers focused on Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (8 papers), Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (2 papers) and Fungal and yeast genetics research (2 papers). Brian Onken collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Netherlands. Brian Onken's co-authors include Monica Driscoll, Cynthia Kenyon, Abha Chandra, Laura L. Mitic, Malene Bredahl Hansen, Eric C. Chang, Heidi H. Wiener, Mark R. Philips, Véronique Pizon and Hongzhang Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Molecular and Cellular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Brian Onken

10 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A Role for Autophagy in the Extension of Lifespan by Dietary Restriction in C. elegans

2008 587 citations Malene Bredahl Hansen, Abha Chandra et al. PLoS Genetics profile →
Metformin Induces a Dietary Restriction–Like State and the Oxidative Stress Response to Extend C. elegans Healthspan via AMPK, LKB1, and SKN-1

2010 515 citations Brian Onken, Monica Driscoll PLoS ONE profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brian Onken United States	9	788	683	426	287	248	10	1.4k
Ryan Powers United States	7	1.1k 1.4×	1.2k 1.8×	533 1.3×	190 0.7×	240 1.0×	8	1.9k
Jessica T. Chang United States	10	726 0.9×	523 0.8×	246 0.6×	601 2.1×	190 0.8×	14	1.4k
Stacey Robida-Stubbs United States	7	742 0.9×	692 1.0×	310 0.7×	123 0.4×	306 1.2×	7	1.2k
Sri Devi Narasimhan United States	10	1.0k 1.3×	787 1.2×	369 0.9×	98 0.3×	391 1.6×	12	1.6k
C. Daniel De Magalhaes Filho United States	11	416 0.5×	304 0.4×	202 0.5×	229 0.8×	163 0.7×	12	875
Cara L. Green United States	18	413 0.5×	397 0.6×	825 1.9×	123 0.4×	262 1.1×	37	1.3k
Doreen Kuhlow Germany	11	359 0.5×	504 0.7×	365 0.9×	97 0.3×	120 0.5×	13	993
Jennifer M. A. Tullet United Kingdom	17	1.1k 1.4×	897 1.3×	365 0.9×	57 0.2×	432 1.7×	28	1.7k
Shuji Honda Japan	16	1.0k 1.3×	664 1.0×	471 1.1×	52 0.2×	342 1.4×	21	1.6k
Heehwa G. Son South Korea	14	572 0.7×	424 0.6×	221 0.5×	55 0.2×	189 0.8×	24	966

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian Onken

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10 of 10 papers shown

Driscoll, Monica, Brian Onken, Anna L Coleman-Hulbert, et al.. (2025). NIA Caenorhabditis Intervention Testing Program: identification of robust and reproducible pharmacological interventions that promote longevity across experimentally accessible, genetically diverse populations. GeroScience. 47(3). 2791–2816. 2 indexed citations

Onken, Brian, Natallia Kalinava, & Monica Driscoll. (2020). Gluconeogenesis and PEPCK are critical components of healthy aging and dietary restriction life extension. PLoS Genetics. 16(8). e1008982–e1008982. 15 indexed citations

Chen, Yunjiao, Brian Onken, Hongzhang Chen, et al.. (2020). Healthy lifespan extension mediated by oenothein B isolated from Eucalyptus grandis × Eucalyptus urophylla GL9 in Caenorhabditis elegans. Food & Function. 11(3). 2439–2450. 13 indexed citations

Chen, Yunjiao, Brian Onken, Hongzhang Chen, et al.. (2014). Mechanism of Longevity Extension ofCaenorhabditis elegansInduced by Pentagalloyl Glucose Isolated from Eucalyptus Leaves. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 62(15). 3422–3431. 57 indexed citations

Vora, Mehul, Brian Onken, Jian Xue, et al.. (2013). Deletion of microRNA-80 Activates Dietary Restriction to Extend C. elegans Healthspan and Lifespan. PLoS Genetics. 9(8). e1003737–e1003737. 62 indexed citations

Onken, Brian & Monica Driscoll. (2010). Metformin Induces a Dietary Restriction–Like State and the Oxidative Stress Response to Extend C. elegans Healthspan via AMPK, LKB1, and SKN-1. PLoS ONE. 5(1). e8758–e8758. 515 indexed citations breakdown →

Hansen, Malene Bredahl, Abha Chandra, Laura L. Mitic, et al.. (2008). A Role for Autophagy in the Extension of Lifespan by Dietary Restriction in C. elegans. PLoS Genetics. 4(2). e24–e24. 587 indexed citations breakdown →

Onken, Brian, Heidi H. Wiener, Mark R. Philips, & Eric C. Chang. (2006). Compartmentalized signaling of Ras in fission yeast. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(24). 9045–9050. 88 indexed citations

Hansen, Malene, Abha Chandra, Laura L. Mitic, et al.. (2005). A Role for Autophagy Genes in the Extension of Lifespan by Dietary Restriction in C. elegans. PLoS Genetics. preprint(2008). e24–e24. 18 indexed citations

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Pizon, Véronique, et al.. (2002). Two Ras Pathways in Fission Yeast Are Differentially Regulated by Two Ras Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 22(13). 4598–4606. 60 indexed citations

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