Thomas E. Childs

925 total citations
30 papers, 771 citations indexed

About

Thomas E. Childs is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas E. Childs has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 771 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Physiology, 12 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Thomas E. Childs's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (15 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (8 papers) and Genetics and Physical Performance (6 papers). Thomas E. Childs is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (15 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (8 papers) and Genetics and Physical Performance (6 papers). Thomas E. Childs collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Denmark. Thomas E. Childs's co-authors include Frank W. Booth, Espen E. Spangenburg, Dharmesh Vyas, Michael D. Roberts, Tsghe Abraha, Lillian C. Folk, Richard Madsen, J. Scott Pattison, Ryan G. Toedebusch and Gregory N. Ruegsegger and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Physiology, The FASEB Journal and Journal of Applied Physiology.

In The Last Decade

Thomas E. Childs

29 papers receiving 760 citations

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas E. Childs United States 14 400 370 186 120 107 30 771
Jonathon A. B. Smith Sweden 12 413 1.0× 585 1.6× 177 1.0× 125 1.0× 63 0.6× 19 952
Christopher A. Wolff United States 16 373 0.9× 530 1.4× 176 0.9× 98 0.8× 46 0.4× 27 950
Sandra J. Kolker United States 16 506 1.3× 228 0.6× 52 0.3× 57 0.5× 83 0.8× 21 881
Richard J. Zeman United States 21 522 1.3× 256 0.7× 256 1.4× 150 1.3× 37 0.3× 42 1.3k
Marcus Moberg Sweden 16 275 0.7× 314 0.8× 335 1.8× 156 1.3× 75 0.7× 42 758
Andy V. Khamoui United States 19 376 0.9× 394 1.1× 119 0.6× 110 0.9× 31 0.3× 47 1.1k
B. Semporé France 18 391 1.0× 475 1.3× 289 1.6× 172 1.4× 186 1.7× 38 1.1k
Daniel J. Ham Australia 17 508 1.3× 450 1.2× 263 1.4× 94 0.8× 36 0.3× 42 967
K.V. Walsh United Kingdom 7 284 0.7× 538 1.5× 89 0.5× 115 1.0× 109 1.0× 10 876
M. H. Mayet France 15 309 0.8× 446 1.2× 302 1.6× 153 1.3× 104 1.0× 21 864

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All Works

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Godwin, Joshua S., Thomas E. Childs, Vincent J. Dalbo, et al.. (2025). Skeletal muscle atrophy induced by aging and disuse atrophy are strongly associated with the upregulation of the endoplasmic stress protein CHOP in rats. Molecular Biology Reports. 52(1). 322–322. 1 indexed citations
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Chou, Chih‐Hsuan, Thomas E. Childs, R. Scott Rector, et al.. (2024). Hindlimb immobilization induces insulin resistance and elevates mitochondrial ROS production in the hippocampus of female rats. Journal of Applied Physiology. 137(3). 512–526. 5 indexed citations
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Childs, Thomas E., et al.. (2023). Selective breeding for physical inactivity produces cognitive deficits via altered hippocampal mitochondrial and synaptic function. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 15. 1147420–1147420. 5 indexed citations
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Childs, Thomas E., et al.. (2022). Acute Wheel-Running Increases Markers of Stress and Aversion-Related Signaling in the Basolateral Amygdala of Male Rats. Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology. 8(1). 6–6. 3 indexed citations
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Childs, Thomas E., et al.. (2020). The role of nucleus accumbens CREB attenuation in rescuing low voluntary running behavior in female rats. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 98(11). 2302–2316. 8 indexed citations
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Ruegsegger, Gregory N., et al.. (2018). Overexpression of Protein Kinase Inhibitor Alpha Reverses Rat Low Voluntary Running Behavior. Molecular Neurobiology. 56(3). 1782–1797. 12 indexed citations
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Ruegsegger, Gregory N., Terese M. Zidon, Thomas E. Childs, et al.. (2017). Maternal Western diet age‐specifically alters female offspring voluntary physical activity and dopamine‐ and leptin‐related gene expression. The FASEB Journal. 31(12). 5371–5383. 19 indexed citations
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Ruegsegger, Gregory N., et al.. (2016). Hypothalamic Npy mRNA is correlated with increased wheel running and decreased body fat in calorie-restricted rats. Neuroscience Letters. 618. 83–88. 11 indexed citations
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Ruegsegger, Gregory N., et al.. (2016). Loss of Cdk5 function in the nucleus accumbens decreases wheel running and may mediate age‐related declines in voluntary physical activity. The Journal of Physiology. 595(1). 363–384. 12 indexed citations
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Roberts, Michael D., Ryan G. Toedebusch, Kevin D. Wells, et al.. (2014). Nucleus accumbens neuronal maturation differences in young rats bred for low versus high voluntary running behaviour. The Journal of Physiology. 592(10). 2119–2135. 37 indexed citations
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Roberts, Michael D., Nathan T. Jenkins, Thomas E. Childs, et al.. (2013). Elevated skeletal muscle irisin precursor FNDC5 mRNA in obese OLETF rats. Metabolism. 62(8). 1052–1056. 67 indexed citations
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Roberts, Michael D., C M Lockwood, Kirk L. Pappan, et al.. (2013). Comparing serum responses to acute feedings of an extensively hydrolyzed whey protein concentrate versus a native whey protein concentrate in rats: a metabolomics approach. Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism. 39(2). 158–167. 16 indexed citations
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Roberts, Michael D., Jacob D. Brown, Ryan G. Toedebusch, et al.. (2013). Phenotypic and molecular differences between rats selectively bred to voluntarily run high vs. low nightly distances. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 304(11). R1024–R1035. 46 indexed citations
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Toedebusch, Ryan G., et al.. (2012). Postprandial leucine and insulin responses and toxicological effects of a novel whey protein hydrolysate-based supplement in rats. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition. 9(sup1). 1 indexed citations
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Roberts, Michael D., et al.. (2011). Dopamine D1 receptor modulation in nucleus accumbens lowers voluntary wheel running in rats bred to run high distances. Physiology & Behavior. 105(3). 661–668. 62 indexed citations
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Pattison, J. Scott, Lillian C. Folk, Richard Madsen, Thomas E. Childs, & Frank W. Booth. (2003). Transcriptional profiling identifies extensive downregulation of extracellular matrix gene expression in sarcopenic rat soleus muscle. Physiological Genomics. 15(1). 34–43. 64 indexed citations
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Pattison, J. Scott, Lillian C. Folk, Richard Madsen, et al.. (2003). Expression profiling identifies dysregulation of myosin heavy chains IIb and IIx during limb immobilization in the soleus muscles of old rats. The Journal of Physiology. 553(2). 357–368. 38 indexed citations
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Vyas, Dharmesh, Espen E. Spangenburg, Tsghe Abraha, Thomas E. Childs, & Frank W. Booth. (2002). GSK-3β negatively regulates skeletal myotube hypertrophy. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 283(2). C545–C551. 129 indexed citations

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