Tom Kirkwood

6.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
41 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Tom Kirkwood is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Aging and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tom Kirkwood has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Aging and 8 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Tom Kirkwood's work include Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (9 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (5 papers) and Frailty in Older Adults (4 papers). Tom Kirkwood is often cited by papers focused on Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (9 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (5 papers) and Frailty in Older Adults (4 papers). Tom Kirkwood collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Netherlands and Australia. Tom Kirkwood's co-authors include Axel Kowald, Bruno D’Udine, Neil B. Metcalfe, Robert Foley, John M. McNamara, Hamish G. Spencer, Pat Monaghan, Sonia E. Sultan, Patrick Bateson and David J.P. Barker and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Tom Kirkwood

39 papers receiving 3.4k 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.

Developmental plasticity and human health

2004 1.2k citations Patrick Bateson, David J.P. Barker et al. Nature profile →
Feedback between p21 and reactive oxygen production is necessary for cell senescence

2010 743 citations João F. Passos, Glyn Nelson et al. Molecular Systems Biology profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tom Kirkwood

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Assessment of Dietary Intake in Three Cohorts of Advanced Age in Two Countries: Methodology Challenges 2023 ·The journal of nutrition health & aging ·Ashley Adamson, Karen Davies, Carol Wham, Mere Kēpa, Emma Foster, Aled Jones, John C. Mathers, Antoneta Granic, Ruth Teh, Simon Moyes, Karen Hayman, Mario Siervo, (unknown), (unknown), Joanna Collerton, Carol Jagger, Tom Kirkwood, Lorna Dyall, Ngaire Kerse	3
2	No Evidence That Genetic Variation at the Klotho Locus Is Associated With Longevity in Caucasians from the Newcastle 85+ Study and the UK Biobank 2021 ·The Journals of Gerontology Series A ·(unknown), Heather J. Cordell, Carmen Martín-Ruiz, Louise Robinson, Tom Kirkwood, Alexandra I. F. Blakemore, Fotios Drenos	2
3	Serum Thyroid Function, Mortality and Disability in Advanced Old Age: The Newcastle 85+ Study 2016 ·The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism ·Simon H. S. Pearce, Salman Razvi, Mohammad E Yadegarfar, Carmen Martín-Ruiz, Andrew Kingston, Joanna Collerton, Theo J. Visser, Tom Kirkwood, Carol Jagger	66
4	Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration and its determinants in the very old: the Newcastle 85+ Study 2015 ·Osteoporosis International ·(unknown), Antoneta Granic, Karen Davies, Joanna Collerton, Carmen Martín-Ruiz, Mario Siervo, John C. Mathers, Ashley Adamson, Roger M. Francis, Simon H. S. Pearce, Salman Razvi, Tom Kirkwood, Carol Jagger	25
5	Detecting translational regulation by change point analysis of ribosome profiling data sets 2014 ·RNA ·Anže Županič, Catherine Méplan, Sushma Nagaraja Grellscheid, John C. Mathers, Tom Kirkwood, John E. Hesketh, Daryl P. Shanley	26
6	Acute Coronary Syndrome Among Older Patients 2014 ·Cardiology in Review ·Murugapathy Veerasamy, Richard J. Edwards, Gary A. Ford, Tom Kirkwood, Julia L. Newton, (unknown), Vijay Kunadian	31
7	The Association between Diagnosed Glaucoma and Cataract and Cognitive Performance in very old People: Cross-sectional Findings from the Newcastle 85+ Study 2013 ·Ophthalmic Epidemiology ·Joanna M. Jefferis, John‐Paul Taylor, Joanna Collerton, Carol Jagger, Andrew Kingston, Karen Davies, Tom Kirkwood, Michael W. Clarke	28
8	Shared Ageing Research Models (ShARM): a new facility to support ageing research 2013 ·Biogerontology ·(unknown), Paul Potter, Sara Wells, Tom Kirkwood, Thomas von Zglinicki, Anne McArdle, Cheryl L. Scudamore, Qing‐Jun Meng, Gerald de Haan, Anne E. Corcoran, Ilaria Bellantuono	5
9	Evolution of the mitochondrial fusion–fission cycle and its role in aging 2011 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Axel Kowald, Tom Kirkwood	109
10	Prevalence of arthritis and joint pain in the oldest old: findings from the Newcastle 85+ Study 2011 ·Age and Ageing ·Rachel Duncan, Roger M. Francis, Joanna Collerton, Karen Davies, Carol Jagger, Andrew Kingston, Tom Kirkwood, Louise Robinson, Fraser Birrell	24
11	Feedback between p21 and reactive oxygen production is necessary for cell senescence breakdown → 2010 ·Molecular Systems Biology ·João F. Passos, Glyn Nelson, Chunfang Wang, Torsten Richter, Cédric Simillion, Carole J. Proctor, Satomi Miwa, Sharon Olijslagers, Jennifer Hallinan, Anil Wipat, Gabriele Saretzki, K. Lenhard Rudolph, Tom Kirkwood, Thomas von Zglinicki	743
12	The mental wealth of nations 2008 ·Nature ·J. R. Beddington, Cary L. Cooper, John K. Field, Usha Goswami, Felicia A. Huppert, Rachel Jenkins, Hannah S. Jones, Tom Kirkwood, Barbara J. Sahakian, Sandy M Thomas	342
13	A Comparison of Computerized and Pencil‐and‐Paper Tasks in Assessing Cognitive Function in Community‐Dwelling Older People in the Newcastle 85+ Pilot Study 2007 ·Journal of the American Geriatrics Society ·Joanna Collerton, Daniel Collerton, Yasumichi Arai, (unknown), Martin Eccles, Carol Jagger, Ian G. McKeith, Brian K. Saxby, Tom Kirkwood, (unknown)	65
14	Nutrition for a longer life 2006 ·Nutrition Bulletin ·Tom Kirkwood	8
15	Developmental plasticity and human health breakdown → 2004 ·Nature ·Patrick Bateson, David J.P. Barker, Timothy H. Clutton-Brock, Debal Deb, Bruno D’Udine, Robert Foley, Peter D. Gluckman, Keith M. Godfrey, Tom Kirkwood, Marta Mìrazón Lahr, John M. McNamara, Neil B. Metcalfe, Pat Monaghan, Hamish G. Spencer, Sonia E. Sultan	1226
16	Ageing of Murine Small Intestinal Stem Cells 2001 ·Novartis Foundation symposium ·Christopher S. Potten, Kyle J. Martin, Tom Kirkwood	30
17	A network theory of ageing: the interactions of defective mitochondria, aberrant proteins, free radicals and scavengers in the ageing process 1996 ·Mutation Research/DNAging ·Axel Kowald, Tom Kirkwood	131
18	Towards a Network Theory of Ageing: A Model Combining the Free Radical Theory and the Protein Error Theory 1994 ·Journal of Theoretical Biology ·Axel Kowald, Tom Kirkwood	62
19	Networks and Chaos-Statistical and Probabilistic Aspects. 1994 ·Biometrics ·Tom Kirkwood, Ole E. Barndorff–Nielsen, Jens Ledet Jensen, Wilfrid S. Kendall	7
20	An accurate approximation to the distribution of the length of the longest matching word between two random DNA sequences 1990 ·Bulletin of Mathematical Biology ·Richard Mott, Tom Kirkwood, R. N. Curnow	13

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