M. B. Sawyer

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

M. B. Sawyer is a scholar working on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, M. B. Sawyer has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Physiology, 5 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 5 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in M. B. Sawyer's work include Diet and metabolism studies (6 papers), Body Composition Measurement Techniques (5 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (4 papers). M. B. Sawyer is often cited by papers focused on Diet and metabolism studies (6 papers), Body Composition Measurement Techniques (5 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (4 papers). M. B. Sawyer collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, France and Gambia. M. B. Sawyer's co-authors include W. A. Coward, R. G. Whitehead, Ann Prentice, James Ashford, A. Black, Peter R. Murgatroyd, G R Goldberg, H L Davies, Janet H. Evans and A.M. Prentice and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

In The Last Decade

M. B. Sawyer

18 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

High levels of energy expenditure in obese women. 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. High levels of energy expenditure in obese women.
    1986 481 citations Ann Prentice, A. Black et al. BMJ profile →

Peers

M. B. Sawyer
JG Hautvast Netherlands
I. H. E. Rutishauser Australia
G R Goldberg United Kingdom
T J Cole United Kingdom
M. Janet Barger-Lux United States
J.G.A.J. Hautvast Netherlands
N. G. Norgan United Kingdom
Felix P. Heald United States
P. Tounian France
Hillel Vardi Israel
JG Hautvast Netherlands
M. B. Sawyer
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. B. Sawyer

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

All Works

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Fuller, N. J., M. B. Sawyer, W. A. Coward, Pamela Paxton, & M. Elia. (1996). Components of total energy expenditure in free-living elderly men (over 75 years of age): Measurement, predictability and relationship to quality-of-life indices. British Journal Of Nutrition. 75(2). 161–173. 26 indexed citations
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Fuller, N. J., M. B. Sawyer, M. Ann Laskey, Pamela Paxton, & M. Elia. (1996). Prediction of body composition in elderly men over 75 years of age. Annals of Human Biology. 23(2). 127–147. 22 indexed citations
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Fuller, N. J., M. B. Sawyer, & M. Elia. (1994). Comparative evaluation of body composition methods and predictions, and calculation of density and hydration fraction of fat-free mass, in obese women.. PubMed. 18(7). 503–12. 44 indexed citations
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Fuller, N. J., M. B. Sawyer, M. Ann Laskey, Pamela Paxton, & M. Elia. (1994). Bias between two reference methods of body composition assessment in elderly men. Clinical Nutrition. 13. 38–38. 2 indexed citations
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Stroud, Mike, W. A. Coward, & M. B. Sawyer. (1993). Measurements of energy expenditure using isotope-labelled water (2H2 180) during an Arctic expedition. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 67(4). 375–379. 41 indexed citations
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Coward, W. A., PR Murgatroyd, C. J. G. Wensing, et al.. (1993). Longitudinal assessment of energy expenditure in pregnancy by the doubly labeled water method. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 57(4). 494–505. 121 indexed citations
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Burstein, R., Yaffa Epstein, W. A. Coward, et al.. (1993). 231 ENERGY BALANCE IN SUBJECTS PERFORMING PHYSICAL EFFORTS IN COLD CLIMATE. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 25(Supplement). S43–S43. 4 indexed citations
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Goldberg, GR, AM Prentice, W. A. Coward, et al.. (1991). Longitudinal assessment of the components of energy balance in well-nourished lactating women. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 54(5). 788–798. 100 indexed citations
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Singh, Jaswant, A.M. Prentice, Erik Díaz-Bautista, et al.. (1989). Energy expenditure of Gambian women during peak agricultural activity measured by the doubly-labelled water method. British Journal Of Nutrition. 62(2). 315–329. 140 indexed citations
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Prentice, Ann, A. Black, W. A. Coward, et al.. (1986). High levels of energy expenditure in obese women.. BMJ. 292(6526). 983–987. 481 indexed citations breakdown →
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Prentice, Ann, H L Davies, A. Black, et al.. (1985). UNEXPECTEDLY LOW LEVELS OF ENERGY EXPENDITURE IN HEALTHY WOMEN. The Lancet. 325(8443). 1419–1422. 102 indexed citations
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Coward, W. A., Tim Cole, M. B. Sawyer, & A.M. Prentice. (1982). Breast-milk intake measurement in mixed-fed infants by administration of deuterium oxide to their mothers.. PubMed. 36(2). 141–8. 98 indexed citations
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Coward, W. A., R. G. Whitehead, M. B. Sawyer, Ann Prentice, & Janet H. Evans. (1979). NEW METHOD FOR MEASURING MILK INTAKES IN BREAST-FED BABIES. The Lancet. 314(8132). 13–14. 243 indexed citations
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Coward, W. A. & M. B. Sawyer. (1977). Whole-body albumin mass and distribution in rats fed on low-protein diets. British Journal Of Nutrition. 37(1). 127–134. 18 indexed citations
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Grimble, R.F., M. B. Sawyer, & R. G. Whitehead. (1969). Time relationships between the elevation of the serum amino acid ratio and changes in liver composition in malnourished rats. British Journal Of Nutrition. 23(4). 879–888. 31 indexed citations

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