Steven M. Watkins

13.3k citations

77 papers · 10.2k indexed · 6 hit papers · h-index 42

Co-authors: Gökhan S. Hotamışlıgil J. Bruce German Michelle M. Wiest Jerrold M. Olefsky Da Young Oh Suneng Fu Pingping Li Eun Ju Bae
Topics: Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (23 papers)Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (15 papers)Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (14 papers)
Cited by: Biochemistry Physiology Nutrition and Dietetics
Journals: Nature Cell Journal of Biological Chemistry
Partner nations: United States Switzerland Japan

In The Last Decade

Steven M. Watkins

77 papers receiving 10.0k 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.

GPR120 Is an Omega-3 Fatty Acid Receptor Mediating Potent Anti-inflammatory and Insulin-Sensitizing Effects

2010 1.9k citations Da Young Oh, Saswata Talukdar et al. Cell profile →
Identification of a Lipokine, a Lipid Hormone Linking Adipose Tissue to Systemic Metabolism

2008 882 citations Michelle M. Wiest, Steven M. Watkins et al. Cell profile →
Aberrant lipid metabolism disrupts calcium homeostasis causing liver endoplasmic reticulum stress in obesity

2011 826 citations Steven M. Watkins et al. profile →
The plasma lipidomic signature of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis†‡

2009 521 citations Michelle M. Wiest, Steven M. Watkins et al. profile →
Increased Adipocyte O2 Consumption Triggers HIF-1α, Causing Inflammation and Insulin Resistance in Obesity

2014 468 citations Yun Sok Lee, Jung‐whan Kim et al. Cell profile →
The Role of Endoplasmic Reticulum in Hepatic Lipid Homeostasis and Stress Signaling

2012 455 citations Steven M. Watkins et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Risk of diabetes associated with fatty acids in the de novo lipogenesis pathway is independent of insulin sensitivity and response: the Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Study (IRAS) 2019 ·BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care ·Waqas Qureshi,(unknown),Anthony J. Hanley,Steven M. Watkins,Carlos Lorenzo,Lynne E. Wagenknecht	34
2	Hematopoietic-Derived Galectin-3 Causes Cellular and Systemic Insulin Resistance 2016 ·Cell ·Pingping Li,Shuainan Liu,Min Lü,(unknown),Dayoung Oh,Takeshi Imamura,Andrew M. Johnson,Dorothy D. Sears,Zhufang Shen,Bing Cui,Lijuan Kong,Shaocong Hou,Xiao Liang,Salvatore Iovino,Steven M. Watkins,Wei Ying,Olivia Osborn,Joshua Wollam,Martin Brenner,Jerrold M. Olefsky	240
3	Associations of coffee consumption with markers of liver injury in the insulin resistance atherosclerosis study 2015 ·BMC Gastroenterology ·(unknown),Angela D. Liese,Carlos Lorenzo,Steven M. Haffner,Steven M. Watkins,Sarah Hamren,Jonathan K. Stiles,Lynne E. Wagenknecht,Anthony J. Hanley	15
4	Increased Adipocyte O2 Consumption Triggers HIF-1α, Causing Inflammation and Insulin Resistance in Obesitybreakdown → 2014 ·Cell ·Yun Sok Lee,Jung‐whan Kim,Olivia Osborne,Da Young Oh,Roman Šášik,Simon Schenk,Ai Chen,Heekyung Chung,Anne N. Murphy,Steven M. Watkins,Oswald Quehenberger,Randall S. Johnson,Jerrold M. Olefsky	468
5	Understanding the Apothecaries Within: The Necessity of a Systematic Approach for Defining the Chemical Output of the Human Microbiome 2014 ·Clinical and Translational Science ·Kirk Beebe,Brante P. Sampey,Steven M. Watkins,Michael V. Milburn,Andrea D. Eckhart	8
6	Serum pentadecanoic acid (15:0), a short-term marker of dairy food intake, is inversely associated with incident type 2 diabetes and its underlying disorders 2014 ·American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·(unknown),Steven M. Watkins,Angela D. Liese,Lynne E. Wagenknecht,Marian Rewers,Steven M. Haffner,Carlos Lorenzo,Anthony J. Hanley	104
7	High Fish plus Fish Oil Intake Is Associated with Slightly Reduced Risk of Venous Thromboembolism: The Tromsø Study 2014 ·Journal of Nutrition ·(unknown),Kristin F. Enga,(unknown),Ellisiv B. Mathiesen,Inger Njølstad,Tom Wilsgaard,Steven M. Watkins,Sigrid K. Brækkan,John‐Bjarne Hansen	28
8	Biomarkers in nutrition: new frontiers in research and application 2013 ·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·Gerald F. Combs,Paula R. Trumbo,Michelle C. McKinley,John A. Milner,Stephanie A. Studenski,Takeshi Kimura,Steven M. Watkins,Daniel J. Raiten	50
9	Enteric Microbiome Metabolites Correlate with Response to Simvastatin Treatment 2011 ·PLoS ONE ·Rima Kaddurah‐Daouk,Rebecca Baillie,Hongjie Zhu,Zhao‐Bang Zeng,Michelle M. Wiest,Uyen Thao Nguyen,(unknown),Steven M. Watkins,Miles Trupp,Ronald M. Krauss	154
10	GPR120 Is an Omega-3 Fatty Acid Receptor Mediating Potent Anti-inflammatory and Insulin-Sensitizing Effectsbreakdown → 2010 ·Cell ·Da Young Oh,Saswata Talukdar,Eun Ju Bae,Takeshi Imamura,Hidetaka Morinaga,WuQiang Fan,Pingping Li,Wendell J. Lu,Steven M. Watkins,Jerrold M. Olefsky	1921
11	Lipid Metabolism Predicts Changes in Body Composition during Energy Restriction in Overweight Humans 2008 ·Journal of Nutrition ·Jennifer T. Smilowitz,Michelle M. Wiest,Steven M. Watkins,Dorothy Teegarden,Michael B. Zemel,J. Bruce German,Marta D. Van Loan	16
12	Mice deficient in mitochondrial glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase-1 have diminished myocardial triacylglycerol accumulation during lipogenic diet and altered phospholipid fatty acid composition 2008 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids ·Tal M. Lewin,Hendrik de Jong,(unknown),Linda E. Hammond,Steven M. Watkins,Terry P. Combs,Rosalind Coleman	50
13	Agpat6—a novel lipid biosynthetic gene required for triacylglycerol production in mammary epithelium 2006 ·Journal of Lipid Research ·Anne P. Beigneux,Laurent Vergnes,Xin Qiao,Steven Quatela,Ryan M. Davis,Steven M. Watkins,Rosalind Coleman,Rosemary L. Walzem,Mark R. Philips,Karen Reue,Stephen G. Young	108
14	Lipopenia and Skin Barrier Abnormalities in DGAT2-deficient Mice 2004 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Scot J. Stone,Heather Myers,Steven M. Watkins,Barbara E. Brown,Kenneth R. Feingold,Peter M. Elias,Robert V. Farese	484
15	Effects of 2,3,7,8‐tetrachlorodibenzo‐p‐dioxin (TCDD) on fatty acid availability and neural tube formation in cynomolgus macaque, Macaca fascicularis 2004 ·Birth Defects Research Part B Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology ·Francisco Moran,Andrew G. Hendrickx,S. E. Shideler,James W. Overstreet,Steven M. Watkins,B. L. Lasley	10
16	Phosphatidylethanolamine-N-methyltransferase Activity and Dietary Choline Regulate Liver-Plasma Lipid Flux and Essential Fatty Acid Metabolism in Mice 2003 ·Journal of Nutrition ·Steven M. Watkins,Xiaonan Zhu,Steven H. Zeisel	134
17	Toward the implementation of metabolomic assessments of human health and nutrition 2002 ·Current Opinion in Biotechnology ·Steven M. Watkins,J. Bruce German	68
18	Metabolomics and Individual Metabolic Assessment: The Next Great Challenge for Nutrition 2002 ·Journal of Nutrition ·J. Bruce German,Matthew Roberts,Laurent B. Fay,Steven M. Watkins	54
19	Inhibition of proliferation and induction of apoptosis in SNU-1 human gastric cancer cells by the plant sulfolipid, sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol 2001 ·The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Steven M. Watkins,M. Eric Gershwin,J. Bruce German	17
20	Individual metabolism should guide agriculture toward foods for improved health and nutrition 2001 ·American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·Steven M. Watkins,Bruce D. Hammock,John W. Newman,J. Bruce German	49

About Steven M. Watkins

Steven M. Watkins is a scholar working on Biochemistry, Nutrition and Dietetics and Physiology, having authored 77 papers that have together received 10.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (23 papers), Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (15 papers) and Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biochemistry (1.9k citations), Physiology (3.1k citations) and Nutrition and Dietetics (1.8k citations). Steven M. Watkins has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Japan. Frequent co-authors include Gökhan S. Hotamışlıgil, J. Bruce German, Michelle M. Wiest, Jerrold M. Olefsky, Da Young Oh, Suneng Fu, Pingping Li, Eun Ju Bae, Takeshi Imamura and Saswata Talukdar. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Cell and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

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