Matthew J. Watt

21.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
215 papers, 14.9k citations indexed

About

Matthew J. Watt is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthew J. Watt has authored 215 papers receiving a total of 14.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 130 papers in Physiology, 88 papers in Molecular Biology and 53 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Matthew J. Watt's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (116 papers), Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (45 papers) and Muscle metabolism and nutrition (43 papers). Matthew J. Watt is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (116 papers), Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (45 papers) and Muscle metabolism and nutrition (43 papers). Matthew J. Watt collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Canada. Matthew J. Watt's co-authors include Mark A. Febbraio, Gregory R. Steinberg, Ruth C. R. Meex, Lawrence L. Spriet, Bruce E. Kemp, Clinton R. Bruce, Andrea L. Hevener, Andrew J. Hoy, Magdalene K. Montgomery and George J. F. Heigenhauser and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Matthew J. Watt

209 papers receiving 14.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Interleukin-6 Increases Insulin-Stimulated Glucose Disposal in Humans and Glucose Uptake and Fatty Acid Oxidation In Vitro via AMP-Activated Protein Kinase

2006 679 citations Gregory R. Steinberg, Anna G. Holmes et al. profile →
Hepatokines: linking nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and insulin resistance

2017 476 citations Matthew J. Watt et al. profile →
The Liver as an Endocrine Organ—Linking NAFLD and Insulin Resistance

2019 448 citations Matthew J. Watt, Paula M. Miotto et al. profile →
Obesity Drives STAT-1-Dependent NASH and STAT-3-Dependent HCC

2018 280 citations Florian Wiede, Garron T. Dodd et al. profile →
Integrative metabolism in MASLD and MASH: Pathophysiology and emerging mechanisms

2025 33 citations Gregory R. Steinberg, William De Nardo et al. Journal of Hepatology profile →

Peers

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Matthew J. Watt

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Human MASLD is a diurnal disease driven by multisystem insulin resistance and reduced insulin availability at night 2026 ·Cell Metabolism ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ronnie Blazev, Matthew J. Watt, (unknown), Leanne Hodson, (unknown), Jeremy Tomlinson	0
2	HEXA-FC protein therapy increases skeletal muscle glucose uptake and improves glycaemic control in mice with insulin resistance and in a mouse model of type 2 diabetes 2025 ·Diabetologia ·Magdalene K. Montgomery, Sihan Lin, (unknown), (unknown), Zixi Cheng, Jacqueline Bayliss, Michael G. Leeming, Nicholas A. Williamson, Kim Loh, Liwei Dong, Matthew J. Watt	1
3	Integrated liver-secreted and plasma proteomics identify a predictive model that stratifies MASH 2025 ·Cell Reports Medicine ·William De Nardo, Olivia W. Lee, (unknown), Jacqueline Bayliss, (unknown), Paula M. Miotto, Stacey N. Keenan, (unknown), Antoni Ruciński, (unknown), Geraldine Ooi, Wendy A. Brown, (unknown), Stuart K. Roberts, Benjamin L. Parker, Magdalene K. Montgomery, Mark Larance, Paul R. Burton, Matthew J. Watt	2
4	Progressive fibrosis in human MASLD is associated with spatially linked transcriptomic signatures of metabolic reprogramming and senescence 2025 ·JHEP Reports ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Daniel Radford‐Smith, (unknown), Alex M. Dickens, (unknown), (unknown), Matej Orešič, Christian M. Nefzger, Eoin O’Sullivan, Matthew J. Watt, Grant A. Ramm, Andrew D. Clouston, Katharine M. Irvine, Quan Nguyen, Elizabeth E. Powell	1
5	The Triple E project: a factorial randomised controlled trial to enhance engagement with eHealth approaches to improve health risk behaviours among adolescents 2024 ·BMC Public Health ·Louise Thornton, (unknown), (unknown), Maree Teesson, Katrina E. Champion, Stephanie R. Partridge, Milena Heinsch, Bonnie Spring, Lauren A. Gardner, Debra Rickwood, Matthew Sunderland, Nicola C. Newton, Sarah Zaman, Julie Redfern, (unknown), Jessica Wilson, Matthew J. Watt, Frances Kay‐Lambkin	0
6	ACSM1 and ACSM3 Regulate Fatty Acid Metabolism to Support Prostate Cancer Growth and Constrain Ferroptosis 2024 ·Cancer Research ·Raj K. Shrestha, Zeyad D. Nassar, Adrienne R. Hanson, Richard Iggo, Scott L. Townley, Jonas Dehairs, Chui Y. Mah, (unknown), Mohammadreza Alizadeh‐Ghodsi, Marie Pickering, Bart Ghesquière, Matthew J. Watt, Lake‐Ee Quek, Andrew J. Hoy, Wayne D. Tilley, Johannes V. Swinnen, Lisa M. Butler, Luke A. Selth	18
7	Characterization of the skeletal muscle arginine methylome in health and disease reveals remodeling in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2024 ·The FASEB Journal ·(unknown), Ronnie Blazev, (unknown), Craig A. Goodman, Magdalene K. Montgomery, Kevin I. Watt, Christian S. Carl, Matthew J. Watt, Christian T. Voldstedlund, Erik A. Richter, Peter J. Crouch, Frederik J. Steyn, Shyuan T. Ngo, Benjamin L. Parker	2
8	Liver-derived extracellular vesicles improve whole-body glycaemic control via inter-organ communication 2024 ·Nature Metabolism ·Paula M. Miotto, (unknown), Stacey N. Keenan, William De Nardo, (unknown), (unknown), Garron T. Dodd, Benjamin L. Parker, Andrew F. Hill, Paul R. Burton, Kim Loh, Matthew J. Watt	20
9	Mouse strain-dependent variation in metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD): a comprehensive resource tool for pre-clinical studies 2023 ·Scientific Reports ·Hamzeh Karimkhanloo, Stacey N. Keenan, Jacqueline Bayliss, William De Nardo, Paula M. Miotto, (unknown), Shuai Nie, Nicholas A. Williamson, (unknown), Matthew J. Watt, Magdalene K. Montgomery	17
10	Mitochondria- and NOX4-dependent antioxidant defense mitigates progression to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in obesity 2023 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·(unknown), Supreet Kaur, Chrysovalantou E. Xirouchaki, Pei Kee Goh, Florian Wiede, Amanda J. Genders, Melanie Tran, Yaoyao Jia, (unknown), Wendy A. Brown, Catriona McLean, Junichi Sadoshima, Matthew J. Watt, Tony Tiganis	25
11	Investigating dual inhibition of ACC and CD36 for the treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in mice 2023 ·American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism ·(unknown), Jacqueline Bayliss, Stacey N. Keenan, Magdalene K. Montgomery, Matthew J. Watt	7
12	Multi-substrate Metabolic Tracing Reveals Marked Heterogeneity and Dependency on Fatty Acid Metabolism in Human Prostate Cancer 2022 ·Molecular Cancer Research ·(unknown), David P. De Souza, Birunthi Niranjan, William De Nardo, Shivakumar Keerthikumar, Kristin Brown, Renea A. Taylor, Matthew J. Watt	6
13	Hepatic lipidomic remodeling in severe obesity manifests with steatosis and does not evolve with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis 2021 ·Journal of Hepatology ·Geraldine Ooi, Peter J. Meikle, Kevin Huynh, Arul Earnest, Stuart K. Roberts, William Kemp, Benjamin L. Parker, Wendy A. Brown, Paul R. Burton, Matthew J. Watt	83
14	Skeletal muscle NOX4 is required for adaptive responses that prevent insulin resistance 2021 ·Science Advances ·Chrysovalantou E. Xirouchaki, Yaoyao Jia, Meagan J. McGrath, (unknown), Melanie Tran, Troy L. Merry, (unknown), Matthew J. Eramo, (unknown), Jonathan S. T. Woodhead, Randall F. D’Souza, (unknown), Ekaterina Salimova, Cheng Huang, Ralf B. Schittenhelm, Junichi Sadoshima, Matthew J. Watt, Christina A. Mitchell, Tony Tiganis	66
15	GIP receptor deletion in mice confers resistance to high-fat diet-induced obesity via alterations in energy expenditure and adipose tissue lipid metabolism 2021 ·American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism ·(unknown), Stacey N. Keenan, Paula M. Miotto, Jens J. Holst, Matthew J. Watt	26
16	Western Diet Induced Remodelling of the Tongue Proteome 2021 ·Proteomes ·Mriga Dutt, (unknown), Jeffrey Molendijk, Hamzeh Karimkhanloo, (unknown), Ronnie Blazev, Magdalene K. Montgomery, Matthew J. Watt, Benjamin L. Parker	9
17	Radical gastric cancer surgery results in widespread upregulation of pro‐tumourigenic intraperitoneal cytokines 2017 ·ANZ Journal of Surgery ·Andrew Long, Paul R. Burton, Michael J. de Veer, Geraldine Ooi, Cheryl Laurie, Peter Nottle, Matthew J. Watt, Wendy A. Brown	7
18	Differential Effects of IL6 and Activin A in the Development of Cancer-Associated Cachexia 2016 ·Cancer Research ·Justin L. Chen, Kelly L. Walton, Hongwei Qian, (unknown), Adam Hagg, Matthew J. Watt, Craig A. Harrison, Paul Gregorevic	61
19	Whole Body Deletion of AMP-activated Protein Kinase β2 Reduces Muscle AMPK Activity and Exercise Capacity 2010 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Gregory R. Steinberg, Hayley M. O’Neill, Nicolas Dzamko, Sandra Galić, Timur Naim, René Koopman, Sebastian B. Jørgensen, Jane Honeyman, Kimberly Hewitt, Zhiping Chen, Jonathan D. Schertzer, John W. Scott, Frank Köentgen, Gordon S. Lynch, Matthew J. Watt, Bryce J. W. van Denderen, Duncan J. Campbell, Bruce E. Kemp	138
20	HSP72 protects against obesity-induced insulin resistance 2008 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Jason Chung, (unknown), Darren C. Henstridge, Anna G. Holmes, Stanley M. H. Chan, José Luis Mesa Mesa, Graeme I. Lancaster, Robert J. Southgate, Clinton R. Bruce, Stephen J. Duffy, Ibolya Horváth, Ruben Mestril, Matthew J. Watt, Philip L. Hooper, Bronwyn A. Kingwell, László Vı́gh, Andrea L. Hevener, Mark A. Febbraio	425

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