David J. Stensel

11.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
166 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

David J. Stensel is a scholar working on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, David J. Stensel has authored 166 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 105 papers in Physiology, 56 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 42 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in David J. Stensel's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (53 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (50 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (42 papers). David J. Stensel is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (53 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (50 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (42 papers). David J. Stensel collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Japan and Hong Kong. David J. Stensel's co-authors include Nicolette C. Bishop, James A. King, Myra A. Nimmo, Sarabjit Mastana, Martin R. Lindley, Michael Gleeson, Trish Gorely, Stuart Biddle, Stephen F. Burns and Masashi Miyashita and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature reviews. Immunology, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

David J. Stensel

157 papers receiving 6.7k 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.

The anti-inflammatory effects of exercise: mechanisms and implications for the prevention and treatment of disease

2011 1.7k citations David J. Stensel, Myra A. Nimmo et al. profile →
Health-enhancing physical activity and sedentary behaviour in children and adolescents

2004 674 citations Stuart Biddle, David J. Stensel et al. profile →
Exercise and chronic kidney disease: potential mechanisms underlying the physiological benefits

2023 65 citations David J. Stensel et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David J. Stensel United Kingdom	38	3.8k	1.9k	1.2k	949	904	166	6.9k
Gary R. Hunter United States	54	5.5k 1.4×	2.6k 1.4×	468 0.4×	538 0.6×	572 0.6×	293	10.4k
Dennis T. Villareal United States	59	7.7k 2.0×	2.0k 1.0×	616 0.5×	364 0.4×	396 0.4×	165	12.6k
Tuomo Rankinen United States	54	3.7k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	315 0.3×	325 0.4×	146	9.7k
Barry Braun United States	41	3.0k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	394 0.3×	291 0.3×	1.0k 1.1×	127	6.9k
J. Larry Durstine United States	38	2.7k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	334 0.3×	519 0.5×	559 0.6×	110	6.6k
Martine Duclos France	39	2.0k 0.5×	1.1k 0.5×	293 0.2×	633 0.7×	853 0.9×	270	6.2k
Éric T. Poehlman United States	59	5.5k 1.4×	2.5k 1.3×	728 0.6×	373 0.4×	393 0.4×	170	10.2k
Denis Prud’homme Canada	55	4.9k 1.3×	2.5k 1.3×	749 0.6×	562 0.6×	209 0.2×	240	11.8k
Loretta DiPietro United States	39	4.7k 1.2×	2.0k 1.0×	219 0.2×	476 0.5×	313 0.3×	142	8.7k
Alessandro Sartório Italy	42	2.2k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	353 0.3×	366 0.4×	212 0.2×	370	7.3k

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Henson, Joseph, Alice E. Thackray, David J. Bowrey, et al.. (2026). The Impact of a Fat-Dominant Preload Before a Carbohydrate-Rich Meal on Glucose Homeostasis in Patients Without Diabetes After Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Proof-of-Concept, Randomised, Open-Label, Crossover Study. Nutrients. 18(3). 469–469.

Lolli, Lorenzo, Javier T. Gonzalez, Oliver M. Shannon, et al.. (2025). Understanding Treatment Response Heterogeneity Using Crossover Randomized Controlled Trials: A Primer for Exercise and Nutrition Scientists. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. 35(6). 465–492. 2 indexed citations

King, James A., Alice E. Thackray, Catherine Gibbons, et al.. (2025). The mixed-meal tolerance test as an appetite assay: methodological and practical considerations. International Journal of Obesity. 49(11). 2168–2183.

Willis, Scott A., Jack A. Sargeant, Christopher R. Bradley, et al.. (2024). Greater hepatic lipid saturation is associated with impaired glycaemic regulation in men with metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease but is not altered by 6 weeks of exercise training. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. 26(9). 4030–4042. 4 indexed citations

Willis, Scott A., Siôn Parry, Gaël Ennequin, et al.. (2023). The effect of acute and chronic exercise on hepatic lipid composition. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 33(5). 550–568. 3 indexed citations

Willis, Scott A., Joseph Henson, Jack A. Sargeant, et al.. (2023). Associations of objectively measured physical activity, sedentary time and cardiorespiratory fitness with adipose tissue insulin resistance and ectopic fat. International Journal of Obesity. 47(10). 1000–1007. 5 indexed citations

Thackray, Alice E., Elanor C. Hinton, Julian Hamilton‐Shield, et al.. (2023). Exploring the acute effects of running on cerebral blood flow and food cue reactivity in healthy young men using functional magnetic resonance imaging. Human Brain Mapping. 44(9). 3815–3832. 7 indexed citations

Sargeant, Jack A., James A. King, Thomas Yates, et al.. (2022). The effects of empagliflozin, dietary energy restriction, or both on appetite‐regulatory gut peptides in individuals with type 2 diabetes and overweight or obesity: The SEESAW randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. 24(8). 1509–1521. 10 indexed citations

Maylor, Benjamin D., et al.. (2022). Breaking up sitting with short frequent or long infrequent physical activity breaks does not lead to compensatory changes in appetite, appetite-regulating hormones or energy intake. Appetite. 182. 106445–106445. 2 indexed citations

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Burns, Stephen F., et al.. (2021). Postprandial Metabolism and Physical Activity in Asians: A Narrative Review. International Journal of Sports Medicine. 42(11). 953–966. 7 indexed citations

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Burns, Stephen F., et al.. (2020). Effects of a single bout of walking on postprandial triglycerides in men of Chinese, European and Japanese descent: a multisite randomised crossover trial. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. 6(1). e000928–e000928. 2 indexed citations

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Dorling, James L., Alice E. Thackray, James A. King, et al.. (2020). No Influence of the Fat Mass and Obesity-Associated Gene rs9939609 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism on Blood Lipids in Young Males. Nutrients. 12(12). 3857–3857. 6 indexed citations

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Miyashita, Masashi, et al.. (2020). Energy replacement diminishes the postprandial triglyceride-lowering effect from accumulated walking in older women. European Journal of Nutrition. 59(5). 2261–2270. 6 indexed citations

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Dorling, James L., David J. Clayton, Wayne G. Carter, et al.. (2019). A randomized crossover trial assessing the effects of acute exercise on appetite, circulating ghrelin concentrations, and butyrylcholinesterase activity in normal-weight males with variants of the obesity-linked FTO rs9939609 polymorphism. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 110(5). 1055–1066. 32 indexed citations

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Dorling, James L., et al.. (2018). Effect of Obesity-Linked FTO rs9939609 Variant on Physical Activity and Dietary Patterns in Physically Active Men and Women. Journal of Obesity. 2018. 1–8. 12 indexed citations

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Dorling, James L., David Broom, Stephen F. Burns, et al.. (2018). Acute and Chronic Effects of Exercise on Appetite, Energy Intake, and Appetite-Related Hormones: The Modulating Effect of Adiposity, Sex, and Habitual Physical Activity. Nutrients. 10(9). 1140–1140. 159 indexed citations

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Varela-Mato, Verónica, James A. King, Thomas Yates, et al.. (2017). Cross-sectional surveillance study to phenotype lorry drivers’ sedentary behaviours, physical activity and cardio-metabolic health. BMJ Open. 7(6). e013162–e013162. 28 indexed citations

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Bailey, Daniel P., Lindsey R. Smith, Bryna Chrismas, et al.. (2015). Appetite and gut hormone responses to moderate-intensity continuous exercise versus high-intensity interval exercise, in normoxic and hypoxic conditions. Appetite. 89. 237–245. 53 indexed citations

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Stensel, David J.. (2010). Primary Prevention of CVD: Physical Activity. American family physician. 82(2). 136. 9 indexed citations

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Brooke‐Wavell, Katherine & David J. Stensel. (2008). Exercise and children's bone health.. PubMed. 18(6). 205–8. 8 indexed citations

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