Susan Sumner

12.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
243 papers, 8.3k citations indexed

About

Susan Sumner is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Food Science and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Susan Sumner has authored 243 papers receiving a total of 8.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Molecular Biology, 40 papers in Food Science and 32 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Susan Sumner's work include Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (48 papers), Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety (22 papers) and Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (17 papers). Susan Sumner is often cited by papers focused on Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (48 papers), Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety (22 papers) and Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (17 papers). Susan Sumner collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Iran. Susan Sumner's co-authors include Timothy R. Fennell, Rodney W. Snyder, Joseph D. Eifert, Xiuxia Du, Wimal Pathmasiri, Susan McRitchie, Shuzhao Li, Stephen Barnes, Cameron R. Hackney and Robert C. Williams and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Susan Sumner

232 papers receiving 8.0k citations

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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.

Metabolomics Workbench: An international repository for metabolomics data and metadata, metabolite standards, protocols, tutorials and training, and analysis tools

2015 581 citations Susan Sumner et al. profile →
Metabolomics enables precision medicine: “A White Paper, Community Perspective”

2016 417 citations Susan Sumner et al. profile →
Advancing translational exposomics: bridging genome, exposome and personalized medicine

2025 14 citations Susan Sumner et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Susan Sumner United States	48	2.9k	1.9k	1.2k	1.1k	1.1k	243	8.3k
Steve L. Taylor United States	64	4.7k 1.6×	2.8k 1.4×	1.4k 1.1×	399 0.4×	974 0.9×	289	13.5k
Jun Li China	58	7.2k 2.5×	1.1k 0.6×	2.4k 2.0×	235 0.2×	933 0.9×	797	15.6k
Haider Raza United Arab Emirates	38	6.9k 2.4×	714 0.4×	1.8k 1.5×	424 0.4×	998 0.9×	114	13.4k
Robert L. Smith United Kingdom	54	3.7k 1.3×	871 0.4×	788 0.6×	530 0.5×	254 0.2×	303	11.2k
Yu Zhang China	57	3.1k 1.1×	2.3k 1.2×	2.0k 1.7×	1.0k 0.9×	188 0.2×	579	11.7k
Hiroshi Sakagami Japan	54	7.0k 2.4×	973 0.5×	1.7k 1.4×	260 0.2×	388 0.4×	706	14.8k
Samuel M. Cohen United States	56	3.4k 1.2×	873 0.4×	1.0k 0.8×	2.6k 2.3×	290 0.3×	328	10.8k
Annie John United Arab Emirates	26	5.4k 1.8×	668 0.3×	1.7k 1.4×	297 0.3×	985 0.9×	61	11.0k
Norberto Peporine Lopes Brazil	48	4.5k 1.5×	1.9k 1.0×	3.3k 2.7×	197 0.2×	545 0.5×	469	12.3k
Andrea Scaloni Italy	63	7.4k 2.5×	939 0.5×	2.6k 2.1×	212 0.2×	849 0.8×	403	13.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Susan Sumner

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Nieman, David C., Camila A. Sakaguchi, Mary Lake Polan, et al.. (2025). Pemmican Supplementation Linked to Beneficial Metabolite Signature in Marines During Cold Weather Operations Training. Current Developments in Nutrition. 9. 107388–107388.

Stewart, Delisha A., Susan Sumner, Susan McRitchie, et al.. (2025). Urinary signatures are associated with calorie restriction-mediated weight loss in obese Diversity Outbred mice. PLoS ONE. 20(12). e0329422–e0329422.

Cao, He, et al.. (2025). An untargeted metabolomic analysis of acute AFB1 treatment in liver, breast, and lung cells. PLoS ONE. 20(1). e0313159–e0313159. 2 indexed citations

Lynch, David H., Curtis L. Petersen, Delisha A. Stewart, et al.. (2024). Changes in senescence markers after a weight loss intervention in older adults with obesity. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 129. 105685–105685. 2 indexed citations

Thomas, Diana M., Rob Knight, Jack A. Gilbert, et al.. (2024). Transforming Big Data into AI‐ready data for nutrition and obesity research. Obesity. 32(5). 857–870. 4 indexed citations

Nieman, David C., Camila A. Sakaguchi, James C. Williams, et al.. (2024). A Multiomics Evaluation of the Countermeasure Influence of 4-Week Cranberry Beverage Supplementation on Exercise-Induced Changes in Innate Immunity. Nutrients. 16(19). 3250–3250. 1 indexed citations

Laue, Hannah E., Julia A. Bauer, Wimal Pathmasiri, et al.. (2024). Patterns of infant fecal metabolite concentrations and social behavioral development in toddlers. Pediatric Research. 96(1). 253–260. 4 indexed citations

Francis, Ellen C., Katerina Kechris, Randi K. Johnson, et al.. (2024). Maternal Serum Metabolomics in Mid-Pregnancy Identifies Lipid Pathways as a Key Link to Offspring Obesity in Early Childhood. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(14). 7620–7620. 3 indexed citations

Laue, Hannah E., Kevin S. Bonham, Modupe O. Coker, et al.. (2024). Prospective association of the infant gut microbiome with social behaviors in the ECHO consortium. Molecular Autism. 15(1). 21–21. 3 indexed citations

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Rushing, Blake R., et al.. (2023). Metabolomics Analysis Reveals Altered Metabolic Pathways and Response to Doxorubicin in Drug-Resistant Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells. Metabolites. 13(7). 865–865. 16 indexed citations

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Pathmasiri, Wimal, Blake R. Rushing, Natalie K. Barker, et al.. (2023). Multi-omics analyses reveal ClpP activators disrupt essential mitochondrial pathways in triple-negative breast cancer. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 14. 1136317–1136317. 13 indexed citations

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Rushing, Blake R., et al.. (2023). Metabolomics Analysis Reveals Novel Targets of Chemosensitizing Polyphenols and Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(5). 4406–4406. 19 indexed citations

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Jacobson, Melanie H., Yuyan Wang, Mengling Liu, et al.. (2022). Longitudinal associations of pre-pregnancy BMI and gestational weight gain with maternal urinary metabolites: an NYU CHES study. International Journal of Obesity. 46(7). 1332–1340. 3 indexed citations

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Rushing, Blake R., et al.. (2022). Commonalities in Metabolic Reprogramming between Tobacco Use and Oral Cancer. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(16). 10261–10261. 9 indexed citations

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Loeser, Richard F., Liubov Arbeeva, Kathryn L. Kelley, et al.. (2021). Association of Increased Serum Lipopolysaccharide, But Not Microbial Dysbiosis, With Obesity‐Related Osteoarthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatology. 74(2). 227–236. 51 indexed citations

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Coleman, Michael F., Ciara H. O’Flanagan, Xuewen Chen, et al.. (2021). Metabolic Response of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer to Folate Restriction. Nutrients. 13(5). 1637–1637. 9 indexed citations

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Ghanbari, Reza, Ali Teimoori, Anahita Sadeghı, et al.. (2020). Existing Antiviral Options Against SARS-CoV-2 Replication in COVID-19 Patients. Future Microbiology. 15(18). 1747–1758. 29 indexed citations

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Loeser, Richard F., Wimal Pathmasiri, Susan Sumner, et al.. (2016). Association of urinary metabolites with radiographic progression of knee osteoarthritis in overweight and obese adults: an exploratory study. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 24(8). 1479–1486. 47 indexed citations

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Sumner, Susan, et al.. (1996). Evaluation of a Phosphate To Control Pathogen Growth in Fresh and Processed Meat Products. Journal of Food Protection. 59(4). 356–359. 7 indexed citations

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Sumner, Susan & Julie A. Albrecht. (1995). Implementation of food safety and HACCP training for small food processors: a pilot study in Nebraska. 15(7). 424–429. 6 indexed citations

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