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David A. Hood

David A. Hood

York University
Canada

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Biology and Biochemistry
Canada
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
79
Citations
36340
World Ranking
4207
National Ranking
140

David A. Hood publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 318 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

David A. Hood D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David A. Hood sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

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

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

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

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

    David A. Hood

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

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

  • Coordination of metabolic plasticity in skeletal muscle.

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

  • Mitochondrial function and apoptotic susceptibility in aging skeletal muscle.

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

  • 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

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

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

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

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

  • Properties of skeletal muscle mitochondria isolated from subsarcolemmal and intermyofibrillar regions

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

  • Mechanisms of exercise-induced mitochondrial biogenesis in skeletal muscle.

    David A. HoodD.A. Hood

  • Effect of denervation on mitochondrially mediated apoptosis in skeletal muscle.

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

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

  • Regulation of Mitochondrial Biogenesis in Muscle by Endurance Exercise

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

  • Plasticity of skeletal muscle mitochondria in response to contractile activity.

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

  • Role of p53 in Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Apoptosis in Skeletal Muscle

    Ayesha Saleem;Peter J. Adhihetty;David Albert Hood

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

    Kaitlyn Beyfuss;David A. Hood

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

    David A. Hood

Frequent Co-Authors

Evelina Gatti
Evelina Gatti Aix-Marseille University
Shazib Pervaiz
Shazib Pervaiz National University of Singapore
Sergio Lavandero
Sergio Lavandero University of Chile
Nektarios Tavernarakis
Nektarios Tavernarakis Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas
Steven Finkbeiner
Steven Finkbeiner University of California, San Francisco
Beth Levine
Beth Levine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dirk Pette
Dirk Pette University of Konstanz
Leonidas C. Platanias
Leonidas C. Platanias Northwestern University
Hsing Jien Kung
Hsing Jien Kung Taipei Medical University
Boris Zhivotovsky
Boris Zhivotovsky Karolinska Institute

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