2026 David A. Hood: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	79	4207	3882	140	127	318	36340

Research.com Recognitions

2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Canada Leader Award

Overview

David A. Hood is affiliated with York University in Canada. Their research spans several interconnected fields within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a particular focus on molecular and cellular mechanisms related to muscle physiology and metabolism.

The primary fields of study in which Hood has contributed are:

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Medicine

Their subfields of study include:

Molecular Biology
Epidemiology
Physiology
Cell Biology
Rehabilitation

Hood's research topics concentrate on several key areas:

Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
Muscle Physiology and Disorders
Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
Muscle Metabolism and Nutrition
Exercise and Physiological Responses
Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease

Some notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Hood are:

Manifestations of Age on Autophagy, Mitophagy and Lysosomes in Skeletal Muscle, 2021, published in Cells
The influence of age, sex, and exercise on autophagy, mitophagy, and lysosome biogenesis in skeletal muscle, 2022, published in Skeletal Muscle
Mitochondrial Bioenergetics and Turnover during Chronic Muscle Disuse, 2021, published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Time-dependent changes in autophagy, mitophagy and lysosomes in skeletal muscle during denervation-induced disuse, 2022, published in The Journal of Physiology
p53 regulates skeletal muscle mitophagy and mitochondrial quality control following denervation-induced muscle disuse, 2021, published in Journal of Biological Chemistry

Frequent collaborators in Hood's research include:

Ashley N. Oliveira
Jonathan M. Memme
Mikhaela Slavin
Neushaw Moradi
Victoria C. Sanfrancesco

Hood regularly publishes in venues such as:

The FASEB Journal
Physiology
American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology
Journal of Applied Physiology
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

8665
Citations
Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

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

8488
Citations
Invited Review: contractile activity-induced mitochondrial biogenesis in skeletal muscle.

David A. Hood

911
Citations
Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

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

895
Citations
Coordination of metabolic plasticity in skeletal muscle.

David A Hood;Isabella Irrcher;Vladimir Ljubicic;Anna-Maria Joseph

475
Citations
Mitochondrial function and apoptotic susceptibility in aging skeletal muscle.

Béatrice Chabi;Vladimir Ljubicic;Keir J. Menzies;Julianna H. Huang

475
Citations
Interactions between ROS and AMP kinase activity in the regulation of PGC-1α transcription in skeletal muscle cells

Isabella Irrcher;Vladimir Ljubicic;David A. Hood

443
Citations
PPARγ coactivator-1α expression during thyroid hormone-and contractile activity-induced mitochondrial adaptations

Isabella Irrcher;Peter J. Adhihetty;Treacey Sheehan;Anna-Maria Joseph

405
Citations
Maintenance of Skeletal Muscle Mitochondria in Health, Exercise, and Aging.

David A Hood;Jonathan M Memme;Ashley N Oliveira;Matthew Triolo

388
Citations
Properties of skeletal muscle mitochondria isolated from subsarcolemmal and intermyofibrillar regions

A. M. Cogswell;R. J. Stevens;D. A. Hood

327
Citations
Mechanisms of exercise-induced mitochondrial biogenesis in skeletal muscle.

David A. HoodD.A. Hood

303
Citations
Effect of denervation on mitochondrially mediated apoptosis in skeletal muscle.

Peter J. Adhihetty;Michael F. N. O'Leary;Beatrice Chabi;Karen L. Wicks

291
Citations
Erratum to: Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (Autophagy, 12, 1, 1-222, 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

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

287
Citations
Role of PGC-1α during acute exercise-induced autophagy and mitophagy in skeletal muscle.

Anna Vainshtein;Liam D. Tryon;Marion Pauly;David A. Hood

281
Citations
AMP-Activated Protein Kinase-Regulated Activation of the PGC-1α Promoter in Skeletal Muscle Cells

Isabella Irrcher;Vladimir Ljubicic;Angie F. Kirwan;David A. Hood

258
Citations
Regulation of Mitochondrial Biogenesis in Muscle by Endurance Exercise

Isabella Irrcher;Peter J. Adhihetty;Anna-Maria Joseph;Vladimir Ljubicic

257
Citations
Plasticity of skeletal muscle mitochondria in response to contractile activity.

Peter J. Adhihetty;Isabella Irrcher;Anna-Maria Joseph;Vladimir Ljubicic

246
Citations
Role of p53 in Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Apoptosis in Skeletal Muscle

Ayesha Saleem;Peter J. Adhihetty;David Albert Hood

232
Citations
A systematic review of p53 regulation of oxidative stress in skeletal muscle.

Kaitlyn Beyfuss;David A. Hood

228
Citations
Plasticity in Skeletal, Cardiac, and Smooth Muscle Invited Review: Contractile activity-induced mitochondrial biogenesis in skeletal muscle

David A. Hood

138
Citations