Morgan E. Levine

19.2k total citations · 8 hit papers
82 papers, 8.6k citations indexed

About

Morgan E. Levine is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Aging and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Morgan E. Levine has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 8.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Aging and 17 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Morgan E. Levine's work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (34 papers), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (18 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (16 papers). Morgan E. Levine is often cited by papers focused on Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (34 papers), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (18 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (16 papers). Morgan E. Levine collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and China. Morgan E. Levine's co-authors include Eileen M. Crimmins, Steve Horvath, Luigi Ferrucci, Themistocles L. Assimes, Ake T. Lu, Brian H. Chen, Zuyun Liu, Stefania Bandinelli, Austin Quach and Ching‐Ti Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Morgan E. Levine

82 papers receiving 8.5k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

An epigenetic biomarker of aging for lifespan and healthspan

2018 1.9k citations Morgan E. Levine, Ake T. Lu et al. Aging profile →
Low Protein Intake Is Associated with a Major Reduction in IGF-1, Cancer, and Overall Mortality in the 65 and Younger but Not Older Population

2014 655 citations Morgan E. Levine, Sebastian Brandhorst et al. profile →
Quantification of biological aging in young adults

2015 626 citations Daniel W. Belsky, Avshalom Caspi et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Modeling the Rate of Senescence: Can Estimated Biological Age Predict Mortality More Accurately Than Chronological Age?

2012 561 citations Morgan E. Levine The Journals of Gerontology Series A profile →
A new aging measure captures morbidity and mortality risk across diverse subpopulations from NHANES IV: A cohort study

2018 382 citations Zuyun Liu, Pei‐Lun Kuo et al. profile →
A systematic review of biological, social and environmental factors associated with epigenetic clock acceleration

2021 336 citations Albert Higgins‐Chen, Morgan E. Levine et al. Ageing Research Reviews profile →
Epigenetic age of the pre-frontal cortex is associated with neuritic plaques, amyloid load, and Alzheimer’s disease related cognitive functioning

2015 325 citations Morgan E. Levine, Steve Horvath et al. Aging profile →
Epigenetic-based age acceleration in a representative sample of older Americans: Associations with aging-related morbidity and mortality

2023 99 citations Morgan E. Levine, Eileen M. Crimmins et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Age-invariant genes: multi-tissue identification and characterization of murine reference genes 2025 ·Aging ·John Gonzalez, Kyra Thrush, Margarita Meer, Morgan E. Levine, Albert Higgins‐Chen	1
2	Fasting-mimicking diet causes hepatic and blood markers changes indicating reduced biological age and disease risk 2024 ·Nature Communications ·Sebastian Brandhorst, Morgan E. Levine, Min Wei, (unknown), Todd E. Morgan, Krishna S. Nayak, Tanya B. Dorff, Kurt Hong, Eileen M. Crimmins, Pinchas Cohen, Valter D. Longo	23
3	Life course traumas and cardiovascular disease—the mediating role of accelerated aging 2022 ·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·Xingqi Cao, Jingyun Zhang, Chao Ma, Xueqin Li, Chia‐Ling Kuo, Morgan E. Levine, Guoqing Hu, Heather Allore, Xi Chen, Xifeng Wu, Zuyun Liu	7
4	Evidence of accelerated epigenetic aging of breast tissues in patients with breast cancer is driven by CpGs associated with polycomb-related genes 2022 ·Clinical Epigenetics ·(unknown), Erin Hofstatter, Zuyun Liu, Tess A. O’Meara, Anna Maria Storniolo, D. Dalela, Vineet K. Singh, Lajos Pusztai, Morgan E. Levine	10
5	Longitudinal phenotypic aging metrics in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging 2022 ·Nature Aging ·Pei‐Lun Kuo, Jennifer A. Schrack, Morgan E. Levine, Michelle Shardell, Eleanor M. Simonsick, Chee W. Chia, Ann Zenobia Moore, Toshiko Tanaka, Yang An, Ajoy Karikkineth, Majd AlGhatrif, Palchamy Elango, Linda Zukley, Josephine M. Egan, Rafael de Cabo, Susan M. Resnick, Luigi Ferrucci	43
6	Epigenetic aging of the demographically non-aging naked mole-rat 2022 ·Nature Communications ·Csaba Kerepesi, Margarita Meer, Julia Ablaeva, Vince G. Amoroso, Sang‐Goo Lee, Bohan Zhang, Maxim V. Gerashchenko, Alexandre Trapp, Sun Hee Yim, Ake T. Lu, Morgan E. Levine, Andrei Seluanov, Steve Horvath, Thomas J. Park, Vera Gorbunova, Vadim N. Gladyshev	28
7	A complex systems approach to aging biology 2022 ·Nature Aging ·Alan A. Cohen, Luigi Ferrucci, Tamàs Fülöp, Dominique Gravel, Nan Hao, Andres Kriete, Morgan E. Levine, Lewis A. Lipsitz, Marcel G. M. Olde Rikkert, Andrew D. Rutenberg, Nicholas Stroustrup, Ravi Varadhan	99
8	Genetic associations for two biological age measures point to distinct aging phenotypes 2021 ·Aging Cell ·Chia‐Ling Kuo, Luke C. Pilling, Zuyun Liu, Janice L. Atkins, Morgan E. Levine	96
9	The Socioeconomic Gradient in Epigenetic Ageing Clocks: Evidence from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and the Health and Retirement Study 2021 ·Epigenetics ·Lauren Schmitz, Wei Zhao, Scott M. Ratliff, Julia A. Goodwin, Jiacheng Miao, Qiongshi Lu, Xiuqing Guo, Kent D. Taylor, Jingzhong Ding, Ching‐Ti Liu, Morgan E. Levine, Jennifer A. Smith	74
10	A systematic review of biological, social and environmental factors associated with epigenetic clock acceleration breakdown → 2021 ·Ageing Research Reviews ·(unknown), (unknown), Albert Higgins‐Chen, Morgan E. Levine, Marco P. Boks	336
11	Biological Aging Predicts Vulnerability to COVID-19 Severity in UK Biobank Participants 2021 ·The Journals of Gerontology Series A ·Chia‐Ling Kuo, Luke C. Pilling, Janice L. Atkins, Jane Masoli, João Delgado, Christopher J. Tignanelli, George A. Kuchel, David Melzer, Kenneth B. Beckman, Morgan E. Levine	36
12	Underlying features of epigenetic aging clocks in vivo and in vitro 2020 ·Aging Cell ·Zuyun Liu, (unknown), Kyra Thrush, Wei Zhao, Scott M. Ratliff, Toshiko Tanaka, Lauren Schmitz, Jennifer A. Smith, Luigi Ferrucci, Morgan E. Levine	141
13	Midlife Study of the Louisville Twins: Connecting Cognitive Development to Biological and Cognitive Aging 2019 ·Behavior Genetics ·Christopher R. Beam, Eric Turkheimer, Deborah Finkel, Morgan E. Levine, Ebrahim Zandi, Thomas M. Guterbock, Evan J. Giangrande, (unknown), (unknown), Deborah Winders Davis	12
14	Predictors and implications of accelerated cognitive aging 2018 ·Biodemography and Social Biology ·Morgan E. Levine, Amal Harrati, Eileen M. Crimmins	12
15	Humanin Prevents Age-Related Cognitive Decline in Mice and is Associated with Improved Cognitive Age in Humans 2018 ·Scientific Reports ·Kelvin Yen, Junxiang Wan, Hemal H. Mehta, Brendan Miller, Amy Christensen, Morgan E. Levine, Matthew P. Salomon, Sebastian Brandhorst, Jialin Xiao, Su‐Jeong Kim, Gerardo Navarrete, Daniel Campo, G. Jean Harry, Valter D. Longo, Christian J. Pike, Wendy J. Mack, Howard N. Hodis, Eileen M. Crimmins, Pinchas Cohen	72
16	Is 60 the New 50? Examining Changes in Biological Age Over the Past Two Decades 2018 ·Demography ·Morgan E. Levine, Eileen M. Crimmins	59
17	Menopause accelerates biological aging 2016 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Morgan E. Levine, Ake T. Lu, Brian H. Chen, Dena Hernández, Andrew Singleton, Luigi Ferrucci, Stefania Bandinelli, Elias Salfati, JoAnn E. Manson, Austin Quach, Cynthia Kusters, Diana Kuh, Andrew Wong, Andrew E. Teschendorff, Martin Widschwendter, Beate Ritz, Devin Absher, Themistocles L. Assimes, Steve Horvath	319
18	Quantification of biological aging in young adults breakdown → 2015 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Daniel W. Belsky, Avshalom Caspi, Renate Houts, Harvey Jay Cohen, David L. Corcoran, Andrea Danese, HonaLee Harrington, Salomon Israel, Morgan E. Levine, Jonathan D. Schaefer, Karen Sugden, Ben Williams, Anatoli I. Yashin, Richie Poulton, Terrie E. Moffitt	626
19	A Polygenic Risk Score Associated with Measures of Depressive Symptoms Among Older Adults 2014 ·Biodemography and Social Biology ·Morgan E. Levine, Eileen M. Crimmins, Carol A. Prescott, Drystan Phillips, Thalida Em Arpawong, Jinkook Lee	34
20	Sarcopenic Obesity and Cognitive Functioning: The Mediating Roles of Insulin Resistance and Inflammation? 2012 ·Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research ·Morgan E. Levine, Eileen M. Crimmins	59

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