Tony K.T. Lam

9.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
105 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Tony K.T. Lam is a scholar working on Physiology, Surgery and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Tony K.T. Lam has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Physiology, 49 papers in Surgery and 47 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Tony K.T. Lam's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (47 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (41 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (31 papers). Tony K.T. Lam is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (47 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (41 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (31 papers). Tony K.T. Lam collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and South Korea. Tony K.T. Lam's co-authors include Luciano Rossetti, Gary J. Schwartz, Roger Gutiérrez‐Juárez, Frank A. Duca, Alessandro Pocai, Brittany A. Rasmussen, Adria Giacca, Carol Lam, Madhu Chari and Silvana Obici and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Tony K.T. Lam

103 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Hypothalamic KATP channels control hepatic glucose production

2005 508 citations Alessandro Pocai, Tony K.T. Lam et al. profile →
Metformin activates a duodenal Ampk–dependent pathway to lower hepatic glucose production in rats

2015 327 citations Frank A. Duca, Clémence D. Côté et al. Nature Medicine profile →
Obesity and the kidney: mechanistic links and therapeutic advances

2024 47 citations David Z.I. Cherney, Tony K.T. Lam et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Pharmacological and physiological activation of TGR5 in the NTS lowers food intake by enhancing leptin-STAT3 signaling 2025 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Song‐Yang Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Pengcheng Wang, Allison Xu, Zeyu Yang, Tony K.T. Lam	2
2	A metabolic balance of GLP-1 and NMDA receptors in the brain 2024 ·Cell ·Jessica T.Y. Yue, (unknown), Tony K.T. Lam	2
3	Metformin triggers a kidney GDF15-dependent area postrema axis to regulate food intake and body weight 2023 ·Cell Metabolism ·Song‐Yang Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yu-Mi Lim, (unknown), David Z.I. Cherney, (unknown), Heather N. Reich, Tony K.T. Lam	43
4	Human gut microbiota after bariatric surgery alters intestinal morphology and glucose absorption in mice independently of obesity 2022 ·Gut ·Fernando F. Anhê, Soumaya Zlitni, Song‐Yang Zhang, Béatrice S.-Y. Choi, (unknown), Kevin P. Foley, Nicole G. Barra, Michael G. Surette, Laurent Biertho, Denis Richard, André Tchernof, Tony K.T. Lam, André Marette, Jonathan D. Schertzer	43
5	The metabolic impact of small intestinal nutrient sensing 2021 ·Nature Communications ·Frank A. Duca, T.M. Zaved Waise, Willem T. Peppler, Tony K.T. Lam	132
6	Immunologic impact of the intestine in metabolic disease 2017 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Daniel A. Winer, Shawn Winer, Helen J. Dranse, Tony K.T. Lam	65
7	Inhibition of glycine transporter-1 in the dorsal vagal complex improves metabolic homeostasis in diabetes and obesity 2016 ·Nature Communications ·Jessica T.Y. Yue, Mona A. Abraham, Paige V. Bauer, Mary P. LaPierre, Peili Wang, Frank A. Duca, B Filippi, Owen Chan, Tony K.T. Lam	23
8	Resveratrol activates duodenal Sirt1 to reverse insulin resistance in rats through a neuronal network 2015 ·Nature Medicine ·Clémence D. Côté, Brittany A. Rasmussen, Frank A. Duca, Melika Zadeh‐Tahmasebi, Joseph A. Baur, (unknown), Danna M. Breen, B Filippi, Tony K.T. Lam	124
9	Glucagon and lipid signaling in the hypothalamus 2014 ·Mammalian Genome ·Mary P. LaPierre, Mona A. Abraham, B Filippi, Jessica T.Y. Yue, Tony K.T. Lam	3
10	Hypothalamic glucagon signals through the KATP channels to regulate glucose production 2013 ·Molecular Metabolism ·Mona A. Abraham, Jessica T.Y. Yue, Mary P. LaPierre, Guy A. Rutter, Peter E. Light, B Filippi, Tony K.T. Lam	29
11	Hypothalamic glucagon signaling inhibits hepatic glucose production 2013 ·Nature Medicine ·(unknown), Jessica T.Y. Yue, B Filippi, Mona A. Abraham, Madhu Chari, Carol Lam, (unknown), (unknown), Maureen Charron, Tony K.T. Lam	90
12	Insulin Activates Erk1/2 Signaling in the Dorsal Vagal Complex to Inhibit Glucose Production 2012 ·Cell Metabolism ·B Filippi, (unknown), Christine Tang, Tony K.T. Lam	89
13	Duodenal Activation of cAMP-Dependent Protein Kinase Induces Vagal Afferent Firing and Lowers Glucose Production in Rats 2012 ·Gastroenterology ·Brittany A. Rasmussen, Danna M. Breen, Ping Luo, Grace W.C. Cheung, (unknown), Biying Sun, Andrea Kokorovic, Weifang Rong, Tony K.T. Lam	41
14	Jejunal nutrient sensing is required for duodenal-jejunal bypass surgery to rapidly lower glucose concentrations in uncontrolled diabetes 2012 ·Nature Medicine ·Danna M. Breen, Brittany A. Rasmussen, Andrea Kokorovic, Rennian Wang, Grace W.C. Cheung, Tony K.T. Lam	164
15	Hypothalamic Leucine Metabolism Regulates Liver Glucose Production 2011 ·Diabetes ·Ya Su, Tony K.T. Lam, (unknown), Alessandro Pocai, Joseph Bryan, Lydia Aguilar‐Bryan, Roger Gutiérrez‐Juárez	54
16	Hypothalamic sensing of circulating lactate regulates glucose production 2008 ·Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine ·Andrea Kokorovic, Grace W.C. Cheung, Luciano Rossetti, Tony K.T. Lam	29
17	Hypothalamic resistin induces hepatic insulin resistance 2007 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Evan D. Muse, Tony K.T. Lam, Philipp E. Scherer, Luciano Rossetti	92
18	A Balance of Lipid-Sensing Mechanisms in the Brain and Liver 2007 ·Cell Metabolism ·(unknown), Penny Y.T. Wang, Tony K.T. Lam	53
19	Effects of portal free fatty acid elevation on insulin clearance and hepatic glucose flux 2006 ·American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism ·Hidenori Yoshii, Tony K.T. Lam, Neehar Gupta, Tracy Goh, C. Andrew Haber, Hiroshi Uchino, (unknown), Victor Z. Chong, (unknown), I. George Fantus, Andrea Mari, Ryuzo Kawamori, Adria Giacca	28
20	3-D components of a biological neural network visualized in computer generated imagery: I. Macular receptive field organization 1990 ·Acta Oto-Laryngologica ·Muriel D. Ross, (unknown), Glenn E. Meyer, Tony K.T. Lam, (unknown)	22

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