Gary Sweeney

12.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
180 papers, 9.9k citations indexed

About

Gary Sweeney is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gary Sweeney has authored 180 papers receiving a total of 9.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Epidemiology, 76 papers in Physiology and 73 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Gary Sweeney's work include Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (78 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (67 papers) and Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (30 papers). Gary Sweeney is often cited by papers focused on Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (78 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (67 papers) and Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (30 papers). Gary Sweeney collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Hong Kong. Gary Sweeney's co-authors include Amira Klip, Aimin Xu, Romel Somwar, Ying Liu, E. Dale Abel, Sheldon E. Litwin, Rolando B. Ceddia, Yu Wang, Toolsie Ramlal and Rengasamy Palanivel and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Physiological Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Gary Sweeney

175 papers receiving 9.8k 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.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gary Sweeney Canada	57	3.8k	3.7k	3.5k	1.7k	1.4k	180	9.9k
Nora Klöting Germany	52	5.3k 1.4×	3.2k 0.9×	4.7k 1.4×	1.6k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	203	11.7k
William L. Holland United States	45	4.1k 1.1×	5.4k 1.4×	3.2k 0.9×	1.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	119	10.6k
Erin E. Kershaw United States	32	4.4k 1.2×	2.4k 0.6×	3.3k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	76	8.8k
Rosario Scalia United States	52	2.9k 0.8×	2.9k 0.8×	2.2k 0.6×	2.3k 1.4×	589 0.4×	110	10.3k
Mathias Faßhauer Germany	62	6.6k 1.8×	3.8k 1.0×	6.9k 2.0×	2.2k 1.3×	2.2k 1.6×	206	14.6k
Philippe Valet France	63	3.4k 0.9×	5.1k 1.4×	2.0k 0.6×	1.9k 1.1×	943 0.7×	236	13.1k
Harald Staiger Germany	54	2.9k 0.8×	3.2k 0.9×	3.0k 0.9×	1.2k 0.7×	929 0.7×	176	9.3k
Haiyan Xu China	22	5.0k 1.3×	2.8k 0.8×	6.5k 1.8×	1.5k 0.9×	1.0k 0.8×	36	10.9k
Andrea L. Hevener United States	45	5.0k 1.3×	5.3k 1.4×	3.7k 1.1×	952 0.6×	851 0.6×	80	12.0k
Yves Deshaies Canada	47	3.5k 0.9×	2.2k 0.6×	2.2k 0.6×	1.0k 0.6×	915 0.7×	181	7.3k

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Lei, Yubin, Hye Kyoung Sung, Dylan Burger, & Gary Sweeney. (2025). The therapeutic potential of adiponectin and extracellular vesicles for promoting improved healthspan. Ageing Research Reviews. 111. 102823–102823.

Inman, Robert D., et al.. (2025). Selective disruption of Traf1/cIAP2 interaction attenuates inflammatory responses and rheumatoid arthritis. Journal of Autoimmunity. 152. 103377–103377. 2 indexed citations

Nguyen, Khang, et al.. (2024). MitoNEET preserves muscle insulin sensitivity during iron overload by regulating mitochondrial iron, reactive oxygen species and fission. FEBS Journal. 291(18). 4062–4075. 2 indexed citations

Huang, Zhe, Hye Kyoung Sung, Leigang Jin, et al.. (2024). The adiponectin‐derived peptide ALY688 protects against the development of metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatohepatitis. Clinical and Translational Science. 17(6). e13760–e13760. 5 indexed citations

Dadson, Keith, Hye Kyoung Sung, Oyeronke Ayansola, et al.. (2024). Cardioprotection by the adiponectin receptor agonist ALY688 in a preclinical mouse model of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 171. 116119–116119. 8 indexed citations

Lei, Yubin, et al.. (2024). Development of a non-invasive bioassay for adiponectin target engagement in mice. iScience. 27(10). 110994–110994. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Ying, Carine Fillebeen, Anik Forest, et al.. (2023). Perturbations in lipid metabolism and gut microbiota composition precede cardiac dysfunction in a mouse model of thalassemia. The FASEB Journal. 37(12). e23257–e23257. 1 indexed citations

Sung, Hye Kyoung, et al.. (2023). Autophagy deficiency exacerbates iron overload induced reactive oxygen species production and apoptotic cell death in skeletal muscle cells. Cell Death and Disease. 14(4). 252–252. 25 indexed citations

Botta, Amy, Anik Forest, Caroline Daneault, et al.. (2021). Identification of Circulating Endocan-1 and Ether Phospholipids as Biomarkers for Complications in Thalassemia Patients. Metabolites. 11(2). 70–70. 3 indexed citations

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Rosa, Simone C. da Silva, Meilian Liu, & Gary Sweeney. (2021). Adiponectin Synthesis, Secretion and Extravasation from Circulation to Interstitial Space. Physiology. 36(3). 134–149. 51 indexed citations

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Liu, Ying, Vivian Vu, & Gary Sweeney. (2019). Examining the Potential of Developing and Implementing Use of Adiponectin-Targeted Therapeutics for Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 10. 842–842. 54 indexed citations

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Song, Erfei, James W.S. Jahng, Hye Kyoung Sung, et al.. (2017). Lipocalin-2 induces NLRP3 inflammasome activation via HMGB1 induced TLR4 signaling in heart tissue of mice under pressure overload challenge.. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 9(6). 2723–2735. 45 indexed citations

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Wijesekara, Nadeeja, et al.. (2010). Adiponectin-induced ERK and Akt Phosphorylation Protects against Pancreatic Beta Cell Apoptosis and Increases Insulin Gene Expression and Secretion*. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(44). 33623–33631. 187 indexed citations

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Cheng, Kenneth K.Y., Miguel A. Iglesias, Karen S.L. Lam, et al.. (2009). APPL1 Potentiates Insulin-Mediated Inhibition of Hepatic Glucose Production and Alleviates Diabetes via Akt Activation in Mice. Cell Metabolism. 9(5). 417–427. 112 indexed citations

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Teoh, Hwee, Adrian Quan, K. W. Annie Bang, et al.. (2008). Adiponectin deficiency promotes endothelial activation and profoundly exacerbates sepsis-related mortality. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 295(3). E658–E664. 68 indexed citations

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Eguchi, Megumi, et al.. (2007). Control of fatty acid metabolism by leptin in L6 rat myoblasts is regulated by hyperinsulinemia. Journal of Endocrinological Investigation. 30(3). 192–199. 2 indexed citations

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Vu, Vivian, Michael C. Riddell, & Gary Sweeney. (2007). Circulating adiponectin and adiponectin receptor expression in skeletal muscle: effects of exercise. Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews. 23(8). 600–611. 47 indexed citations

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Palanivel, Rengasamy, et al.. (2006). Distinct effects of short- and long-term leptin treatment on glucose and fatty acid uptake and metabolism in HL-1 cardiomyocytes. Metabolism. 55(8). 1067–1075. 57 indexed citations

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Palanivel, Rengasamy & Gary Sweeney. (2005). Regulation of fatty acid uptake and metabolism in L6 skeletal muscle cells by resistin. FEBS Letters. 579(22). 5049–5054. 98 indexed citations

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Sweeney, Gary, Wenyan Niu, Ronik Kanani, & Amira Klip. (2000). Regulation of the Na,K-Pump by Leptin in 3T3-L1 Fibroblasts. Endocrinology. 141(3). 1277–1277. 20 indexed citations

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