Ormond A. MacDougald

31.4k total citations · 11 hit papers
170 papers, 22.8k citations indexed

About

Ormond A. MacDougald is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ormond A. MacDougald has authored 170 papers receiving a total of 22.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 99 papers in Molecular Biology, 70 papers in Physiology and 36 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Ormond A. MacDougald's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (66 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (34 papers) and Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (27 papers). Ormond A. MacDougald is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (66 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (34 papers) and Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (27 papers). Ormond A. MacDougald collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Denmark. Ormond A. MacDougald's co-authors include Evan D. Rosen, M. Daniel Lane, Sarah E. Ross, Christina N. Bennett, Kenneth Longo, Nahid Hemati, Isabelle Gerin, William P. Cawthorn, Robin L. Erickson and Erica L. Scheller and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Ormond A. MacDougald

166 papers receiving 22.4k citations

Hit Papers

Adipocyte differentiation from the inside out 1994 2026 2004 2015 2006 2000 2006 1995 2007 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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.

  1. Adipocyte differentiation from the inside out
    2006 2.1k citations Ormond A. MacDougald et al. profile →
  2. Inhibition of Adipogenesis by Wnt Signaling
    2000 1.6k citations Sarah E. Ross, Nahid Hemati et al. profile →
  3. TSC2 Integrates Wnt and Energy Signals via a Coordinated Phosphorylation by AMPK and GSK3 to Regulate Cell Growth
    2006 1.1k citations Ormond A. MacDougald et al. profile →
  4. TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION OF GENE EXPRESSION DURING ADIPOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION
    1995 954 citations Ormond A. MacDougald et al. profile →
  5. p53-Mediated Activation of miRNA34 Candidate Tumor-Suppressor Genes
    2007 918 citations Isabelle Gerin, Ormond A. MacDougald et al. profile →
  6. Regulation of osteoblastogenesis and bone mass by Wnt10b
    2005 713 citations Kenneth Longo, Kurt D. Hankenson et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  7. Activation of canonical Wnt signalling is required for TGF-β-mediated fibrosis
    2012 679 citations Ormond A. MacDougald et al. Nature Communications profile →
  8. The Role of C/EBP Genes in Adipocyte Differentiation
    1998 649 citations Sarah E. Ross, Ormond A. MacDougald et al. profile →
  9. Regulation of Wnt Signaling during Adipogenesis
    2002 627 citations Sarah E. Ross, Kenneth Longo et al. profile →
  10. Regulation of Adipocyte Development
    1994 553 citations Ormond A. MacDougald et al. profile →
  11. Marrow Fat and Bone—New Perspectives
    2013 319 citations Pouneh K. Fazeli, Ormond A. MacDougald et al. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ormond A. MacDougald United States 70 13.2k 6.7k 4.9k 3.4k 2.3k 170 22.8k
John M. Shelton United States 75 15.7k 1.2× 3.4k 0.5× 2.5k 0.5× 2.9k 0.8× 2.2k 1.0× 152 22.8k
Christian Dani France 58 7.2k 0.5× 3.9k 0.6× 2.4k 0.5× 1.8k 0.5× 1.7k 0.7× 160 13.5k
Gou Young Koh South Korea 86 16.6k 1.3× 4.7k 0.7× 2.3k 0.5× 3.5k 1.0× 4.2k 1.9× 274 29.2k
Josef Pfeilschifter Germany 79 11.8k 0.9× 4.6k 0.7× 2.0k 0.4× 2.3k 0.7× 1.9k 0.8× 544 24.4k
David R. Clemmons United States 87 12.1k 0.9× 4.1k 0.6× 1.6k 0.3× 4.4k 1.3× 3.5k 1.6× 344 30.2k
Peter S. Rabinovitch United States 80 11.9k 0.9× 5.3k 0.8× 2.1k 0.4× 2.6k 0.7× 4.3k 1.9× 305 24.6k
Min Lü United States 81 13.2k 1.0× 2.1k 0.3× 2.9k 0.6× 1.9k 0.5× 4.2k 1.8× 227 21.4k
Patrick Seale United States 54 9.1k 0.7× 12.1k 1.8× 6.7k 1.4× 1.4k 0.4× 2.8k 1.2× 97 20.3k
Gérard Ailhaud France 70 6.7k 0.5× 7.3k 1.1× 4.2k 0.9× 2.0k 0.6× 2.7k 1.2× 257 17.4k
Mathieu Laplante Canada 36 8.9k 0.7× 3.8k 0.6× 3.3k 0.7× 1.6k 0.5× 1.2k 0.6× 78 15.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Learman, Brian S., et al.. (2026). A catecholamine-independent pathway controlling adaptive adipocyte lipolysis. Nature Metabolism. 8(1). 96–115.
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Burton, Carla M., Alfredo Mancuso, A Singer, et al.. (2025). Control of physiologic glucose homeostasis via hypothalamic modulation of gluconeogenic substrate availability. Molecular Metabolism. 99. 102216–102216.
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Chen, Yang, Rolf Adler, Hiroyuki Mori, et al.. (2025). Effects of FGF21, soluble TGFBR2, and environmental temperature on metabolic dysfunction in lipodystrophic mice. JCI Insight. 10(16).
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Kang, Qianqian, et al.. (2023). Adipose METTL14‐Elicited N6‐Methyladenosine Promotes Obesity, Insulin Resistance, and NAFLD Through Suppressing β Adrenergic Signaling and Lipolysis. Advanced Science. 10(28). e2301645–e2301645. 18 indexed citations
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Foss‐Freitas, Maria Cristina, İlgın Yıldırım Şimşir, Korcan Demir, et al.. (2023). Deciphering the Clinical Presentations in LMNA-related Lipodystrophy: Report of 115 Cases and a Systematic Review. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 109(3). e1204–e1224. 10 indexed citations
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Jung, Byung Chul, Daofeng Li, Wei‐Chieh Mu, et al.. (2023). TET3 plays a critical role in white adipose development and diet-induced remodeling. Cell Reports. 42(10). 113196–113196. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Ziru, Devika P. Bagchi, Junxiong Zhu, et al.. (2022). Constitutive bone marrow adipocytes suppress local bone formation. JCI Insight. 7(21). 43 indexed citations
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Scheller, Erica L., Shaima Khandaker, Brian S. Learman, et al.. (2018). Bone marrow adipocytes resist lipolysis and remodeling in response to β-adrenergic stimulation. Bone. 118. 32–41. 82 indexed citations
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Ma, Xiaoya, et al.. (2017). Iron elevation and adipose tissue remodeling in the epididymal depot of a mouse model of polygenic obesity. PLoS ONE. 12(6). e0179889–e0179889. 31 indexed citations
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Scheller, Erica L., Casey R. Doucette, Brian S. Learman, et al.. (2015). Region-specific variation in the properties of skeletal adipocytes reveals regulated and constitutive marrow adipose tissues. Nature Communications. 6(1). 13775–13775. 330 indexed citations
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Ge, Chunxi, William P. Cawthorn, Yan Li, et al.. (2015). Reciprocal Control of Osteogenic and Adipogenic Differentiation by ERK/MAP Kinase Phosphorylation of Runx2 and PPARγ Transcription Factors. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 231(3). 587–596. 107 indexed citations
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MacDougald, Ormond A.. (2014). Methods of adipose tissue biology. Elsevier eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Mori, Hiroyuki, Michael A. Reid, Kenneth Longo, et al.. (2012). Secreted frizzled-related protein 5 suppresses adipocyte mitochondrial metabolism through WNT inhibition. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 122(7). 2405–2416. 142 indexed citations
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Xu, Bin, Isabelle Gerin, Hongzhi Miao, et al.. (2010). Multiple Roles for the Non-Coding RNA SRA in Regulation of Adipogenesis and Insulin Sensitivity. PLoS ONE. 5(12). e14199–e14199. 172 indexed citations
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Kennell, Jennifer A., Isabelle Gerin, Ormond A. MacDougald, & Ken M. Cadigan. (2008). The microRNA miR-8 is a conserved negative regulator of Wnt signaling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(40). 15417–15422. 167 indexed citations
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Hall, Christopher L., Sona Kang, Ormond A. MacDougald, & Evan T. Keller. (2005). Role of wnts in prostate cancer bone metastases. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 97(4). 661–672. 128 indexed citations
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Chiang, Shian-Huey & Ormond A. MacDougald. (2003). Will fatty worms help cure human obesity?. Trends in Genetics. 19(10). 523–525. 16 indexed citations
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Ross, Sarah E., Robin L. Erickson, Nahid Hemati, & Ormond A. MacDougald. (1999). Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 Is an Insulin-Regulated C/EBPα Kinase. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 19(12). 8433–8441. 168 indexed citations
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MacDougald, Ormond A., Steven D. Clarke, & Donald Β. Jump. (1992). Tissue specificity of S14 and fatty acid synthase invitro transcription. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 182(2). 631–637. 11 indexed citations

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