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John P. Kirwan

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Medicine

D-Index
89
Citations
37751
World Ranking
12500
National Ranking
6402

John P. Kirwan 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 John P. Kirwan sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 426 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John P. Kirwan 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 John P. Kirwan sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

John P. Kirwan is affiliated with the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in the United States. Their primary field of study is Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Physiology, Molecular Biology, Surgery, Epidemiology, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

The research topics that define Kirwan's academic contributions include:

  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Muscle metabolism and nutrition

Kirwan's recent publications reflect a focus on obesity, metabolic health, and surgical interventions for type 2 diabetes. Selected recent papers include:

  • "Joint international consensus statement for ending stigma of obesity" (2020), published in Nature Medicine
  • "Definition and diagnostic criteria of clinical obesity" (2025), published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • "Long-Term Outcomes of Medical Management vs Bariatric Surgery in Type 2 Diabetes" (2024), published in JAMA
  • "Sarcopenic obesity: emerging mechanisms and therapeutic potential" (2023), published in Metabolism
  • "Obesity, the most common comorbidity in SARS-CoV-2: is leptin the link?" (2020), published in International Journal of Obesity

Their research has appeared frequently in journals including:

  • Diabetes
  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The American Journal of the Medical Sciences
  • Nutrients

Kirwan collaborates regularly with several researchers, with notable frequent co-authors such as:

  • Christopher L. Axelrod
  • Elizabeth R. M. Zunica
  • Wagner S. Dantas
  • Jacob T. Mey
  • Elizabeth C. Heintz

Best Publications

  • Bariatric Surgery Versus Intensive Medical Therapy in Obese Patients With Diabetes

    Philip R. Schauer;Sangeeta R. Kashyap;Kathy Wolski;Stacy A. Brethauer

  • Bariatric Surgery versus Intensive Medical Therapy for Diabetes — 5-Year Outcomes

    Philip R. Schauer;Deepak L. Bhatt;John P. Kirwan;Kathy Wolski

  • Bariatric Surgery versus Intensive Medical Therapy for Diabetes — 3-Year Outcomes

    Philip R. Schauer;Deepak L. Bhatt;John P. Kirwan;Kathy Wolski

  • TNF-α Is a Predictor of Insulin Resistance in Human Pregnancy

    John P. Kirwan;Sylvie Hauguel-De Mouzon;Jacques Lepercq;Jean-Claude Challier

  • Joint international consensus statement for ending stigma of obesity.

    Francesco Rubino;Francesco Rubino;Rebecca M. Puhl;David E. Cummings;Robert H. Eckel

  • Cellular Mechanisms for Insulin Resistance in Normal Pregnancy and Gestational Diabetes

    Linda A. Barbour;Carrie E. McCurdy;Teri L. Hernandez;John P. Kirwan

  • Energy expenditure during front crawl swimming: Predicting success in middle-distance events

    D. L. Costill;J. Kovaleski;D. Porter;John P Kirwan

  • Gestational Diabetes and Insulin Resistance: Role in Short- and Long-Term Implications for Mother and Fetus

    Patrick M. Catalano;John P. Kirwan;Sylvie Haugel-de Mouzon;Janet King

  • Plasma Ceramides Are Elevated in Obese Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes and Correlate With the Severity of Insulin Resistance

    Jacob M. Haus;Jacob M. Haus;Sangeeta R. Kashyap;Takhar Kasumov;Renliang Zhang

  • Effects of repeated days of intensified training on muscle glycogen and swimming performance.

    David L. Costill;Michael G. Flynn;John P. Kirwan;Joseph A. Houmard

  • Can diabetes be surgically cured? Long-term metabolic effects of bariatric surgery in obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

    Stacy A. Brethauer;Ali Aminian;Héctor Romero-Talamás;Esam Batayyah

  • Metabolic Syndrome and Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    George Thomas;Ashwini R. Sehgal;Sangeeta R. Kashyap;Titte R. Srinivas

  • Reactive oxygen species-induced oxidative stress in the development of insulin resistance and hyperandrogenism in polycystic ovary syndrome.

    Frank González;Neal S Rote;Judi Minium;John P Kirwan

  • Pentoxifylline improves nonalcoholic steatohepatitis: A randomized placebo-controlled trial

    Claudia Ortiz Zein;Claudia Ortiz Zein;Claudia Ortiz Zein;Lisa M. Yerian;Prema Gogate;Rocio Lopez

  • Insulin Resistance in Aging Is Related to Abdominal Obesity

    Wendy M Kohrt;John P Kirwan;Myrlene A Staten;Raymond E Bourey

  • Metabolic Effects of Bariatric Surgery in Patients With Moderate Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: Analysis of a randomized control trial comparing surgery with intensive medical treatment

    Sangeeta R. Kashyap;Deepak L. Bhatt;Kathy Wolski;Richard M. Watanabe

  • Improvements in exercise performance: effects of carbohydrate feedings and diet

    P. D. Neufer;D. L. Costill;M. G. Flynn;John P Kirwan

  • Exercise-induced reversal of insulin resistance in obese elderly is associated with reduced visceral fat

    Valerie B O'Leary;Christine M Marchetti;Raj K Krishnan;Bradley P Stetzer

  • Acute effects of gastric bypass versus gastric restrictive surgery on β-cell function and insulinotropic hormones in severely obese patients with type 2 diabetes

    Sangeeta R Kashyap;S. Daud;K. R. Kelly;A. Gastaldelli

  • Bariatric Surgery versus Intensive Medical Therapy in Obese Patients with Diabetes Schauer PR, Kashyap SR, Wolski K et al. Bariatric surgery versus intensive medical therapy in obese patients with diabetes. N Engl J Med. 2012 Mar 26. (Epub ahead of print)

    Philip R. Schauer;Sangeeta R. Kashyap;Kathy Wolski;Stacy A. Brethauer

Frequent Co-Authors

Sankar D. Navaneethan
Sankar D. Navaneethan Baylor College of Medicine
Deepak L. Bhatt
Deepak L. Bhatt Mount Sinai Hospital
William J. Evans
William J. Evans University of California, Berkeley
David L. Costill
David L. Costill Ball State University
Wendy M. Kohrt
Wendy M. Kohrt University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Steven E. Nissen
Steven E. Nissen Cleveland Clinic
Patrick M. Catalano
Patrick M. Catalano Case Western Reserve University
John O. Holloszy
John O. Holloszy Washington University in St. Louis
Roger A. Fielding
Roger A. Fielding Tufts University
Joseph A. Houmard
Joseph A. Houmard East Carolina University

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