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Blake B. Rasmussen publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Blake B. Rasmussen sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 239 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Blake B. Rasmussen D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Blake B. Rasmussen sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 76 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Blake B. Rasmussen is affiliated with The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in the United States. Their research spans fields primarily related to medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a focus on physiology, molecular biology, and cell biology among other related subfields.

The main topics of Rasmussen's work cover adipose tissue and metabolism, muscle physiology and disorders, muscle metabolism and nutrition, nutrition and health in aging, cardiovascular and exercise physiology, diet and metabolism studies, as well as mitochondrial function and pathology.

Frequent co-authors include Elena Volpi, Rosario Maroto, Sean P. Kilroe, Erik D. Marchant, and Hanna Kalenta, highlighting a collaborative research network.

Rasmussen has published multiple articles in several recurring venues, including:

  • Journal of Applied Physiology
  • Journal of Nutrition
  • American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Physiology

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Rasmussen demonstrate involvement in both experimental and translational research:

  • "Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity Consortium (MoTrPAC): Mapping the Dynamic Responses to Exercise," 2020, Cell
  • "Resistance exercise training promotes fiber type-specific myonuclear adaptations in older adults," 2020, Journal of Applied Physiology
  • "Measuring Exercise Capacity and Physical Function in Adult and Older Mice," 2020, The Journals of Gerontology Series A
  • "Biology of Activating Transcription Factor 4 (ATF4) and Its Role in Skeletal Muscle Atrophy," 2021, Journal of Nutrition
  • "Molecular adaptations in response to exercise training are associated with tissue-specific transcriptomic and epigenomic signatures," 2024, Cell Genomics

These publications illustrate research interests encompassing molecular and cellular responses to exercise, muscle physiology, and transcriptomic and epigenomic regulation related to physical activity.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Dietary protein recommendations and the prevention of sarcopenia.

    Douglas Paddon-Jones;Blake B Rasmussen

  • Timing of amino acid-carbohydrate ingestion alters anabolic response of muscle to resistance exercise

    Kevin D. Tipton;Kevin D. Tipton;Blake B. Rasmussen;Blake B. Rasmussen;Sharon L. Miller;Sharon L. Miller;Steven E. Wolf

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • An oral essential amino acid-carbohydrate supplement enhances muscle protein anabolism after resistance exercise

    Blake B. Rasmussen;Kevin D. Tipton;Sharon L. Miller;Steven E. Wolf

  • Resistance exercise increases AMPK activity and reduces 4E‐BP1 phosphorylation and protein synthesis in human skeletal muscle

    Hans C. Dreyer;Hans C. Dreyer;Satoshi Fujita;Jerson G. Cadenas;David L. Chinkes

  • Blood flow restriction during low-intensity resistance exercise increases S6K1 phosphorylation and muscle protein synthesis.

    Satoshi Fujita;Satoshi Fujita;Takashi Abe;Micah J. Drummond;Jerson G. Cadenas

  • The Response of Muscle Protein Anabolism to Combined Hyperaminoacidemia and Glucose-Induced Hyperinsulinemia Is Impaired in the Elderly

    Elena Volpi;Bettina Mittendorfer;Bettina Mittendorfer;Blake B. Rasmussen;Robert R. Wolfe;Robert R. Wolfe

  • Leucine-enriched essential amino acid and carbohydrate ingestion following resistance exercise enhances mTOR signaling and protein synthesis in human muscle

    Hans C. Dreyer;Micah J. Drummond;Bart Pennings;Satoshi Fujita

  • Rapamycin administration in humans blocks the contraction-induced increase in skeletal muscle protein synthesis

    Micah J. Drummond;Christopher S. Fry;Erin L. Glynn;Hans C. Dreyer

  • Blood flow restriction exercise stimulates mTORC1 signaling and muscle protein synthesis in older men

    Christopher S. Fry;Erin L. Glynn;Micah J. Drummond;Kyle Lee Timmerman

  • Insulin resistance of muscle protein metabolism in aging

    Blake B. Rasmussen;Satoshi Fujita;Robert R. Wolfe;Bettina Mittendorfer

  • Basal muscle amino acid kinetics and protein synthesis in healthy young and older men.

    Elena Volpi;Melinda Sheffield-Moore;Blake B. Rasmussen;Robert R. Wolfe;Robert R. Wolfe

  • Skeletal muscle protein anabolic response to resistance exercise and essential amino acids is delayed with aging

    Micah J. Drummond;Hans C. Dreyer;Bart Pennings;Christopher S. Fry

  • Nutrient signalling in the regulation of human muscle protein synthesis

    Satoshi Fujita;Hans C. Dreyer;Micah J. Drummond;Erin L. Glynn

  • Nutritional and contractile regulation of human skeletal muscle protein synthesis and mTORC1 signaling

    Micah J. Drummond;Hans C. Dreyer;Christopher S. Fry;Erin L. Glynn

  • Aging impairs contraction-induced human skeletal muscle mTORC1 signaling and protein synthesis

    Christopher S Fry;Micah J Drummond;Erin L Glynn;Jared M Dickinson

  • Leucine-enriched nutrients and the regulation of mammalian target of rapamycin signalling and human skeletal muscle protein synthesis.

    Micah J Drummond;Blake B Rasmussen

  • Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Complex 1 Activation Is Required for the Stimulation of Human Skeletal Muscle Protein Synthesis by Essential Amino Acids

    Jared M. Dickinson;Christopher S. Fry;Micah J. Drummond;David M. Gundermann

  • Effect of insulin on human skeletal muscle protein synthesis is modulated by insulin-induced changes in muscle blood flow and amino acid availability.

    Satoshi Fujita;Blake B. Rasmussen;Jerson G. Cadenas;Jerson G. Cadenas;James J. Grady

Frequent Co-Authors

Elena Volpi
Elena Volpi The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Robert R. Wolfe
Robert R. Wolfe University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
David N. Herndon
David N. Herndon The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Christopher M. Adams
Christopher M. Adams University of Iowa
Evelina Gatti
Evelina Gatti Aix-Marseille University
John J. McCarthy
John J. McCarthy University of California, Irvine
Shazib Pervaiz
Shazib Pervaiz National University of Singapore
Maurizio Molinari
Maurizio Molinari Universita della Svizzera Italiana
Yee-Joo Tan
Yee-Joo Tan National University of Singapore
Beth Levine
Beth Levine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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