Thomas S. Morley

2.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
17 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Thomas S. Morley is a scholar working on Physiology, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas S. Morley has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Physiology, 8 papers in Epidemiology and 5 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Thomas S. Morley's work include Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (7 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (7 papers) and Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity (2 papers). Thomas S. Morley is often cited by papers focused on Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (7 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (7 papers) and Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity (2 papers). Thomas S. Morley collaborates with scholars based in United States, Chile and South Korea. Thomas S. Morley's co-authors include Philipp E. Scherer, Jiyoung Park, Deborah J. Clegg, Min Gyu Kim, Qiong Wang, Ingrid Wernstedt Asterholm, Zhao V. Wang, Fernando Delgado‐López, Caroline Tao and Jonathan Y. Xia and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Nature Communications and Cell Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Thomas S. Morley

17 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Obesity and cancer—mechanisms underlying tumour progressi... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 2014 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Obesity and cancer—mechanisms underlying tumour progression and recurrence
    2014 582 citations Jiyoung Park, Thomas S. Morley et al. Nature Reviews Endocrinology profile →
  2. Adipocyte Inflammation Is Essential for Healthy Adipose Tissue Expansion and Remodeling
    2014 518 citations Ingrid Wernstedt Asterholm, Caroline Tao et al. Cell Metabolism profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas S. Morley United States 12 921 805 531 336 322 17 1.8k
Raghu Adya United Kingdom 20 756 0.8× 1.2k 1.6× 751 1.4× 295 0.9× 520 1.6× 31 2.6k
Jelena Todoric Austria 17 609 0.7× 871 1.1× 673 1.3× 441 1.3× 181 0.6× 25 2.2k
Richard A. Perugini United States 23 691 0.8× 459 0.6× 652 1.2× 342 1.0× 337 1.0× 47 2.2k
Yasunori Takata Japan 26 448 0.5× 470 0.6× 811 1.5× 213 0.6× 472 1.5× 90 2.2k
Eva Klimčáková France 27 1.3k 1.4× 898 1.1× 645 1.2× 104 0.3× 392 1.2× 37 2.1k
Michael C. Lam Hong Kong 8 666 0.7× 989 1.2× 339 0.6× 139 0.4× 539 1.7× 8 1.6k
Lavanya Vishvanath United States 19 1.5k 1.7× 1.1k 1.4× 570 1.1× 92 0.3× 431 1.3× 23 2.1k
Atsuko Nakatsuka Japan 20 574 0.6× 757 0.9× 662 1.2× 86 0.3× 247 0.8× 50 2.2k
Shahram Hedjazifar Sweden 16 961 1.0× 755 0.9× 672 1.3× 74 0.2× 326 1.0× 22 1.8k
Josef Wanninger Germany 22 482 0.5× 1.1k 1.4× 480 0.9× 142 0.4× 278 0.9× 36 1.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas S. Morley

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All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Morley, Thomas S., et al.. (2020). Characterizing Lymphangiogenesis and Concurrent Inflammation in Adipose Tissue in Response to VEGF-D. Frontiers in Physiology. 11. 363–363. 11 indexed citations
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Reyna, Andrea, et al.. (2019). Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor–D (VEGF-D) Overexpression and Lymphatic Expansion in Murine Adipose Tissue Improves Metabolism in Obesity. American Journal Of Pathology. 189(4). 924–939. 47 indexed citations
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Kusminski, Christine M., Alexandra L. Ghaben, Thomas S. Morley, et al.. (2019). A Novel Model of Diabetic Complications: Adipocyte Mitochondrial Dysfunction Triggers Massive β-Cell Hyperplasia. Diabetes. 69(3). 313–330. 39 indexed citations
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Xia, Jonathan Y., Kai Sun, Chelsea Hepler, et al.. (2017). Acute loss of adipose tissue-derived adiponectin triggers immediate metabolic deterioration in mice. Diabetologia. 61(4). 932–941. 40 indexed citations
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Hepler, Chelsea, Mengle Shao, Jonathan Y. Xia, et al.. (2017). Directing visceral white adipocyte precursors to a thermogenic adipocyte fate improves insulin sensitivity in obese mice. eLife. 6. 37 indexed citations
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Morley, Thomas S., et al.. (2016). Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration as a marker of endometrial cancer recurrence. BMJ Case Reports. 2016. bcr2016215286–bcr2016215286. 3 indexed citations
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Gordon, Jill, et al.. (2016). Breast Cancer in the Bahamas in 2009–2011. Breast Cancer Basic and Clinical Research. 10. BCBCR.S32792–BCBCR.S32792. 8 indexed citations
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Morley, Thomas S., Jonathan Y. Xia, & Philipp E. Scherer. (2015). Selective enhancement of insulin sensitivity in the mature adipocyte is sufficient for systemic metabolic improvements. Nature Communications. 6(1). 7906–7906. 81 indexed citations
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Vishvanath, Lavanya, Karen MacPherson, Chelsea Hepler, et al.. (2015). Pdgfrβ+ Mural Preadipocytes Contribute to Adipocyte Hyperplasia Induced by High-Fat-Diet Feeding and Prolonged Cold Exposure in Adult Mice. Cell Metabolism. 23(2). 350–359. 266 indexed citations
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Park, Jiyoung, Thomas S. Morley, Min Gyu Kim, Deborah J. Clegg, & Philipp E. Scherer. (2014). Obesity and cancer—mechanisms underlying tumour progression and recurrence. Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 10(8). 455–465. 582 indexed citations breakdown →
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Asterholm, Ingrid Wernstedt, Caroline Tao, Thomas S. Morley, et al.. (2014). Adipocyte Inflammation Is Essential for Healthy Adipose Tissue Expansion and Remodeling. Cell Metabolism. 20(1). 103–118. 518 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ye, Risheng, William L. Holland, Ruth Gordillo, et al.. (2014). Adiponectin is essential for lipid homeostasis and survival under insulin deficiency and promotes β-cell regeneration. eLife. 3. 84 indexed citations
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Xia, Jonathan Y., Thomas S. Morley, & Philipp E. Scherer. (2013). The adipokine/ceramide axis: Key aspects of insulin sensitization. Biochimie. 96. 130–139. 44 indexed citations
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Park, Jiyoung, Thomas S. Morley, & Philipp E. Scherer. (2013). Inhibition of endotrophin, a cleavage product of collagen VI, confers cisplatin sensitivity to tumours. EMBO Molecular Medicine. 5(6). 935–948. 76 indexed citations
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Morley, Thomas S.. (1974). Hepatic Necrosis After Enflurane Anesthesia. JAMA. 228(2). 159–159. 1 indexed citations
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Morley, Thomas S.. (1974). Halothane. International Anesthesiology Clinics. 12(2). 73–84. 1 indexed citations
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Morley, Thomas S.. (1971). BRONCHOSPASM DURING ANAESTHESIA. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 43(8). 822–822. 2 indexed citations

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