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George J. F. Heigenhauser

George J. F. Heigenhauser

McMaster University
Canada

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
93
Citations
25188
World Ranking
11029
National Ranking
439

George J. F. Heigenhauser 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 George J. F. Heigenhauser sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 331 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

George J. F. Heigenhauser 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 George J. F. Heigenhauser sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 93 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

George J. F. Heigenhauser is affiliated with McMaster University in Canada. Their research spans multiple fields within biological and medical sciences, with a particular focus on physiology, cell biology, and ecology.

The primary fields of study for Heigenhauser include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields of interest consist of:

  • Physiology
  • Cell Biology
  • Ecology
  • Complementary and alternative medicine

Their main research topics address areas such as:

  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Muscle metabolism and nutrition
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications
  • Cardiovascular and exercise physiology

Heigenhauser's recent publications reflect these interests. Notable papers include:

  • Resting metabolic rate and skeletal muscle SERCA and Na + /K + ATPase activities are not affected by fish oil supplementation in healthy older adults, 2020, published in Physiological Reports
  • Dichloroacetate reveals the presence of metabolic inertia at the start of exercise in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss, Walbaum 1792), 2020, published in Journal of Fish Biology

Heigenhauser collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Sebastián Jannas-Vela
  • Shannon L. Klingel
  • Daniel T. Cervone
  • Kate A. Wickham
  • David M. Mutch

Their work is often published in journals such as:

  • Physiological Reports
  • Journal of Fish Biology

Best Publications

  • Six sessions of sprint interval training increases muscle oxidative potential and cycle endurance capacity in humans

    Kirsten A. Burgomaster;Scott C. Hughes;George J. F. Heigenhauser;Suzanne N. Bradwell

  • Two weeks of high-intensity aerobic interval training increases the capacity for fat oxidation during exercise in women

    Jason L. Talanian;Stuart D. R. Galloway;George J. F. Heigenhauser;Arend Bonen

  • Repeated transient mRNA bursts precede increases in transcriptional and mitochondrial proteins during training in human skeletal muscle

    Christopher G. R. Perry;James Lally;Graham P. Holloway;George J. F. Heigenhauser

  • Effect of short-term sprint interval training on human skeletal muscle carbohydrate metabolism during exercise and time-trial performance

    Kirsten A. Burgomaster;George J. F. Heigenhauser;Martin J. Gibala

  • High-intensity aerobic interval training increases fat and carbohydrate metabolic capacities in human skeletal muscle

    Christopher G.R. PerryC.G.R. Perry;Christopher G.R. PerryC.G.R. Perry;George J.F. HeigenhauserG.J.F. Heigenhauser;George J.F. HeigenhauserG.J.F. Heigenhauser;Arend BonenA. Bonen;Arend BonenA. Bonen;Lawrence L. SprietL.L. Spriet;Lawrence L. SprietL.L. Spriet

  • Triacylglycerol accumulation in human obesity and type 2 diabetes is associated with increased rates of skeletal muscle fatty acid transport and increased sarcolemmal FAT/CD36.

    Arend Bonen;Michelle L. Parolin;Gregory R. Steinberg;Jorge Calles-Escandon

  • Regulation of skeletal muscle glycogen phosphorylase and PDH during maximal intermittent exercise

    Michelle L. Parolin;Alan Chesley;Mark P. Matsos;Lawrence L. Spriet

  • Endurance training in obese humans improves glucose tolerance and mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation and alters muscle lipid content

    Clinton R. Bruce;A. Brianne Thrush;Valerie A. Mertz;Veronic Bezaire

  • Muscle glycogenolysis and H+ concentration during maximal intermittent cycling.

    L. L. Spriet;M. I. Lindinger;R. S. McKelvie;G. J. Heigenhauser

  • Effects of training duration on substrate turnover and oxidation during exercise

    S. M. Phillips;H. J. Green;M. A. Tarnopolsky;G. J. F. Heigenhauser

  • The role of adipokines as regulators of skeletal muscle fatty acid metabolism and insulin sensitivity

    D. J. Dyck;G. J. F. Heigenhauser;C. R. Bruce

  • Muscle power and metabolism in maximal intermittent exercise

    N. Mccartney;L. L. Spriet;G. J. F. Heigenhauser;J. M. Kowalchuk

  • INTEGRATED RESPONSES TO EXHAUSTIVE EXERCISE AND RECOVERY IN RAINBOW TROUT WHITE MUSCLE: ACID-BASE, PHOSPHOGEN, CARBOHYDRATE, LIPID, AMMONIA, FLUID VOLUME AND ELECTROLYTE METABOLISM

    Yuxiang Wang;George J. F. Heigenhauser;Chris M. Wood

  • Progressive effect of endurance training on metabolic adaptations in working skeletal muscle

    S. M. Phillips;H. J. Green;M. A. Tarnopolsky;G. J. F. Heigenhauser

  • Leptin increases FA oxidation in lean but not obese human skeletal muscle: evidence of peripheral leptin resistance

    Gregory R. Steinberg;Michelle L. Parolin;George J. F. Heigenhauser;David J. Dyck

  • Effect of induced metabolic acidosis on human skeletal muscle metabolism during exercise

    M. G. Hollidge-Horvat;M. L. Parolin;D. Wong;N. L. Jones

  • Mitochondrial long chain fatty acid oxidation, fatty acid translocase/CD36 content and carnitine palmitoyltransferase I activity in human skeletal muscle during aerobic exercise

    Graham P. Holloway;Veronic Bezaire;George J. F. Heigenhauser;Narendra N. Tandon

  • Intramuscular triacylglycerol, glycogen and acetyl group metabolism during 4 h of moderate exercise in man

    Matthew James Watt;George J F Heigenhauser;David J Dyck;Lawrence L Spriet

  • Factors influencing hydrogen ion concentration in muscle after intense exercise

    J. M. Kowalchuk;G. J. Heigenhauser;M. I. Lindinger;J. R. Sutton

  • An enzymatic approach to lactate production in human skeletal muscle during exercise.

    Lawrence L. Spriet;Richard A. Howlett;George J. F. Heigenhauser

Frequent Co-Authors

Lawrence L. Spriet
Lawrence L. Spriet University of Guelph
Norman L. Jones
Norman L. Jones McMaster University
Arend Bonen
Arend Bonen University of Guelph
Matthew J. Watt
Matthew J. Watt University of Melbourne
Robert S. McKelvie
Robert S. McKelvie University of Western Ontario
Chris M. Wood
Chris M. Wood University of British Columbia
Narendra N. Tandon
Narendra N. Tandon Cellphire Therapeutics
Mark A. Tarnopolsky
Mark A. Tarnopolsky McMaster University
Joost J. F. P. Luiken
Joost J. F. P. Luiken Maastricht University
Gregory R. Steinberg
Gregory R. Steinberg McMaster University

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