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49550
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14345
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7252

Clay F. Semenkovich 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 Clay F. Semenkovich sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 237 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Clay F. Semenkovich 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 Clay F. Semenkovich sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Clay F. Semenkovich is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research primarily spans across the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a notable focus on Molecular Biology, Surgery, Cancer Research, Physiology, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors
  • Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism
  • Peripheral Artery Disease Management
  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes

Several recent publications demonstrate the breadth of their research interests. These include:

  • Satellite glial cells promote regenerative growth in sensory neurons, 2020, Nature Communications
  • FASN-Dependent Lipid Metabolism Links Neurogenic Stem/Progenitor Cell Activity to Learning and Memory Deficits, 2020, Cell stem cell
  • Palmitoylation couples insulin hypersecretion with β cell failure in diabetes, 2023, Cell Metabolism
  • Liver ACOX1 regulates levels of circulating lipids that promote metabolic health through adipose remodeling, 2024, Nature Communications
  • Hepatic lipids promote liver metastasis, 2020, JCI Insight

The venues where Semenkovich has frequently published include:

  • Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Diabetes
  • JVS Vascular Science
  • Nature Communications

They have collaborated extensively with several co-authors, among whom the most frequent are:

  • Mohamed A. Zayed
  • Larisa Belaygorod
  • Sangeeta Adak
  • Xiaochao Wei
  • Connor Engel

Recognition includes membership in the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

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

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

  • The gut microbiota as an environmental factor that regulates fat storage

    Fredrik Bäckhed;Hao Ding;Hao Ding;Ting Wang;Lora V. Hooper

  • Gut Microbiota from Twins Discordant for Obesity Modulate Metabolism in Mice

    Vanessa K. Ridaura;Jeremiah J. Faith;Federico E. Rey;Jiye Cheng

  • Mechanisms underlying the resistance to diet-induced obesity in germ-free mice

    Fredrik Bäckhed;Jill K. Manchester;Clay F. Semenkovich;Jeffrey I. Gordon

  • Thiazolidinedione use, fluid retention, and congestive heart failure: a consensus statement from the American Heart Association and American Diabetes Association.

    Richard W. Nesto;David Bell;Robert O. Bonow;Vivian Fonseca

  • PGC-1alpha deficiency causes multi-system energy metabolic derangements: muscle dysfunction, abnormal weight control and hepatic steatosis.

    Teresa C Leone;John J Lehman;Brian N Finck;Paul J Schaeffer

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

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

  • Chronic activation of AMP kinase results in NRF-1 activation and mitochondrial biogenesis.

    Raynald Bergeron;Jian Ming Ren;Kevin S. Cadman;Irene K. Moore

  • Autophagy Links Inflammasomes to Atherosclerotic Progression

    Babak Razani;Chu Feng;Trey Coleman;Roy Emanuel

  • Resistance exercise decreases skeletal muscle tumor necrosis factor α in frail elderly humans

    Jeffrey S. Greiwe;Bo Cheng;Deborah C. Rubin;Kevin E. Yarasheski

  • New hepatic fat activates PPARalpha to maintain glucose, lipid, and cholesterol homeostasis

    Manu V. Chakravarthy;Zhijun Pan;Yimin Zhu;Karen Tordjman

  • Identification of a Physiologically Relevant Endogenous Ligand for PPARα in Liver

    Manu V. Chakravarthy;Irfan J. Lodhi;Li Yin;Raghu R.V. Malapaka

  • Insulin resistance and atherosclerosis.

    Clay F. Semenkovich

  • Exercise induces rapid increases in GLUT4 expression, glucose transport capacity, and insulin-stimulated glycogen storage in muscle.

    Jian-Ming Ren;C. F. Semenkovich;E. A. Gulve;Jiaping Gao

  • Metabolic control of adult neural stem cell activity by Fasn-dependent lipogenesis

    Marlen Knobloch;Simon M. G. Braun;Simon M. G. Braun;Luis Zurkirchen;Carolin Von Schoultz

  • Peroxisomes: a nexus for lipid metabolism and cellular signaling.

    Irfan J. Lodhi;Clay F. Semenkovich

  • Fatty acid synthase and liver triglyceride metabolism: Housekeeper or messenger?

    Anne P.L. Jensen-Urstad;Clay F. Semenkovich

  • Effects of microbiota-directed foods in gnotobiotic animals and undernourished children

    Jeanette L. Gehrig;Siddarth Venkatesh;Hao Wei Chang;Matthew C. Hibberd

  • Skeletal muscle respiratory uncoupling prevents diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance in mice.

    Bing Li;Lorraine A. Nolte;Jeong-Sun Ju;Dong Ho Han

  • A potential link between muscle peroxisome proliferator- activated receptor-α signaling and obesity-related diabetes

    Brian N. Finck;Carlos Bernal-Mizrachi;Dong Ho Han;Trey Coleman

Frequent Co-Authors

James M. Cheverud
James M. Cheverud Loyola University Chicago
John O. Holloszy
John O. Holloszy Washington University in St. Louis
Babak Razani
Babak Razani University of Pittsburgh
Fong-Fu Hsu
Fong-Fu Hsu Washington University in St. Louis
Michael L. McDaniel
Michael L. McDaniel Washington University in St. Louis
John Turk
John Turk Washington University in St. Louis
Evelina Gatti
Evelina Gatti Aix-Marseille University
Daniel P. Kelly
Daniel P. Kelly University of Pennsylvania
Shazib Pervaiz
Shazib Pervaiz National University of Singapore
Sebastian Jessberger
Sebastian Jessberger University of Zurich

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