Heidi K. Ortmeyer

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
65 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Heidi K. Ortmeyer is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Heidi K. Ortmeyer has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Physiology, 30 papers in Molecular Biology and 19 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Heidi K. Ortmeyer's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (29 papers), Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (21 papers) and Muscle metabolism and nutrition (19 papers). Heidi K. Ortmeyer is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (29 papers), Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (21 papers) and Muscle metabolism and nutrition (19 papers). Heidi K. Ortmeyer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Australia. Heidi K. Ortmeyer's co-authors include Noni L. Bodkin, Barbara C. Hansen, Kikuko Hotta, Tohru Funahashi, Yukio Arita, Yūji Matsuzawa, Alice S. Ryan, Bruce C. Hansen, Joseph Larner and Andrew P. Goldberg and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Heidi K. Ortmeyer

62 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Circulating Concentrations of the Adipocyte Protein Adipo... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 250 500 750
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  1. Circulating Concentrations of the Adipocyte Protein Adiponectin Are Decreased in Parallel With Reduced Insulin Sensitivity During the Progression to Type 2 Diabetes in Rhesus Monkeys
    2001 870 citations Kikuko Hotta, Noni L. Bodkin et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Heidi K. Ortmeyer United States 26 1.3k 903 758 486 447 65 2.8k
Radhika Muzumdar United States 37 1.7k 1.3× 875 1.0× 1.5k 2.0× 385 0.8× 885 2.0× 75 4.2k
Jianhua Shao United States 35 1.2k 0.9× 1.0k 1.1× 1.0k 1.4× 271 0.6× 424 0.9× 59 3.4k
Vincent Aguirre United States 14 1.3k 0.9× 846 0.9× 1.4k 1.8× 311 0.6× 529 1.2× 22 3.1k
Julio E. Ayala United States 31 1.6k 1.2× 578 0.6× 1.6k 2.1× 481 1.0× 894 2.0× 65 3.7k
Mario DiGirolamo United States 33 2.3k 1.7× 740 0.8× 784 1.0× 587 1.2× 764 1.7× 79 4.0k
David H. St‐Pierre Canada 22 1.4k 1.0× 741 0.8× 549 0.7× 567 1.2× 636 1.4× 53 2.7k
Justin D. Crane Canada 23 1.5k 1.1× 663 0.7× 1.4k 1.9× 166 0.3× 256 0.6× 40 3.1k
Marc Claret Spain 24 1.5k 1.2× 491 0.5× 1.8k 2.4× 1.2k 2.5× 387 0.9× 47 4.0k
Carla Roberta de Oliveira Carvalho Brazil 33 1.5k 1.1× 630 0.7× 1.3k 1.7× 762 1.6× 1.1k 2.5× 117 3.9k
Patrícia O. Prada Brazil 28 1.2k 0.9× 521 0.6× 1.1k 1.5× 472 1.0× 334 0.7× 50 2.6k

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All Works

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Ryan, Alice S., Guoyan Li, Shawna L. McMillin, & Heidi K. Ortmeyer. (2024). Sex differences in insulin regulation of skeletal muscle glycogen synthase and changes during weight loss and exercise in adults. Obesity. 32(4). 667–677. 2 indexed citations
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Ortmeyer, Heidi K., et al.. (2024). Physical Functioning, Physical Activity, and Variability in Gait Performance during the Six-Minute Walk Test. Sensors. 24(14). 4656–4656. 1 indexed citations
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Ortmeyer, Heidi K., et al.. (2023). The Role of Companion Dogs in the VA Maryland Health Care System Whole Health(y) GeroFit Program. Animals. 13(19). 3047–3047. 2 indexed citations
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Ferrara, Cynthia M., Andrew P. Goldberg, Heidi K. Ortmeyer, & Alice S. Ryan. (2006). Effects of Aerobic and Resistive Exercise Training on Glucose Disposal and Skeletal Muscle Metabolism in Older Men. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 61(5). 480–487. 100 indexed citations
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Ortmeyer, Heidi K.. (2003). Glycogen Synthase Activity in Adipose Tissue. PubMed. 155. 89–96. 2 indexed citations
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Bodkin, Noni L., Theron Alexander, Heidi K. Ortmeyer, Elizabeth Johnson, & Bruce C. Hansen. (2003). Mortality and Morbidity in Laboratory-maintained Rhesus Monkeys and Effects of Long-term Dietary Restriction. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 58(3). B212–B219. 177 indexed citations
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Ortmeyer, Heidi K.. (2001). In Vivo Insulin Regulation of Skeletal Muscle Glycogen Synthase in Calorie-Restricted and in Ad Libitum–Fed Rhesus Monkeys. Journal of Nutrition. 131(3). 907S–912S. 12 indexed citations
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Ortmeyer, Heidi K., Noni L. Bodkin, & Barbara C. Hansen. (1999). Paradoxical Phosphorylation of Skeletal Muscle Glycogen Synthase byin VivoInsulin in Very Lean Young Adult Rhesus Monkeys. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 892(1). 247–260. 4 indexed citations
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Hotta, Kikuko, Thomas A. Gustafson, Heidi K. Ortmeyer, Noni L. Bodkin, & Barbara C. Hansen. (1998). Monkey Leptin Receptor mRNA: Sequence, Tissue Distribution, and mRNA Expression in the Adipose Tissue of Normal, Hyperinsulinemic, and Type 2 Diabetic Rhesus Monkeys. Obesity Research. 6(5). 353–360. 10 indexed citations
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Ortmeyer, Heidi K.. (1998). Insulin Increases Liver Protein Phosphatase-1 and Protein Phosphatase-2C Activities in Lean, Young Adult Rhesus Monkeys. Hormone and Metabolic Research. 30(12). 705–710. 11 indexed citations
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Ortmeyer, Heidi K.. (1997). INSULIN DECREASES SKELETAL MUSCLE cAMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE (PKA) ACTIVITY IN NORMAL MONKEYS AND INCREASES PKA ACTIVITY IN INSULIN-RESISTANT RHESUS MONKEYS. Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology. 8(4). 223–236. 19 indexed citations
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Ortmeyer, Heidi K., Noni L. Bodkin, & Barbara C. Hansen. (1994). Relationship of skeletal muscle glucose 6-phosphate to glucose disposal rate and glycogen synthase activity in insulin-resistant and non-insulin-dependent diabetic rhesus monkeys. Diabetologia. 37(2). 127–133. 37 indexed citations
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Huang, Zhenhua, Noni L. Bodkin, Heidi K. Ortmeyer, Bruce C. Hansen, & Alan R. Shuldiner. (1994). Hyperinsulinemia is associated with altered insulin receptor mRNA splicing in muscle of the spontaneously obese diabetic rhesus monkey.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 94(3). 1289–1296. 42 indexed citations
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Ortmeyer, Heidi K., Noni L. Bodkin, & Barbara C. Hansen. (1994). Chronic Calorie Restriction Alters Glycogen Metabolism in Rhesus Monkeys. Obesity Research. 2(6). 549–555. 21 indexed citations
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Ortmeyer, Heidi K., Noni L. Bodkin, & Barbara C. Hansen. (1993). Adipose tissue glycogen synthase activation by in vivo insulin in spontaneously insulin-resistant and Type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetic rhesus monkeys. Diabetologia. 36(3). 200–206. 21 indexed citations
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Kennington, Allison S., Cynthia R. Hill, James W. Craig, et al.. (1990). Low Urinarychiro-Inositol Excretion in Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus. New England Journal of Medicine. 323(6). 373–378. 195 indexed citations

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