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D-Index
123
Citations
54467
World Ranking
558
National Ranking
32

John R. Speakman publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John R. Speakman sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 759 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John R. Speakman 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 John R. Speakman sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 123 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in China Leader Award
  • 2020 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2018 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2011 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2004 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Overview

John R. Speakman is affiliated with the University of Aberdeen in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics explored in their work include:

  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Muscle metabolism and nutrition

Some of the scientist's recent papers are:

  • "Daily energy expenditure through the human life course," 2021, Science
  • "The energy balance model of obesity: beyond calories in, calories out," 2022, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • "GDF15 promotes weight loss by enhancing energy expenditure in muscle," 2023, Nature
  • "A standard calculation methodology for human doubly labeled water studies," 2021, Cell Reports Medicine
  • "Risk of metabolic abnormalities in osteoarthritis: a new perspective to understand its pathological mechanisms," 2023, Bone Research

They have frequently published in the following venues:

  • Cell Metabolism
  • Journal of Experimental Biology
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series A

Frequent co-authors of Speakman include:

  • Catherine Hambly
  • Sumei Hu
  • Xueying Zhang
  • P. J. Butler
  • J. Anne Brown

In addition to articles, John R. Speakman has contributed to book publications, including a title published by Oxford University Press:

  • Animal Physiology (2021)

Throughout their career, Speakman has received multiple awards and honors:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2020)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (2018)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2016)
  • Member of Academia Europaea (2011)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2004)
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Best Publications

  • Body size, energy metabolism and lifespan.

    John R. Speakman

  • A guide to analysis of mouse energy metabolism

    Matthias H Tschöp;John R Speakman;John R Speakman;Jonathan R S Arch;Johan Auwerx

  • Energy balance and its components: implications for body weight regulation

    Kevin D. Hall;Steven B. Heymsfield;Joseph W. Kemnitz;Samuel Klein

  • The physiological costs of reproduction in small mammals

    John R Speakman

  • Factors influencing variation in basal metabolic rate include fat-free mass, fat mass, age, and circulating thyroxine but not sex, circulating leptin, or triiodothyronine

    Alexandra M Johnstone;Sandra D Murison;Jackie S Duncan;Kellie A Rance

  • Energy balance measurement: when something is not better than nothing

    N V Dhurandhar;D Schoeller;A W Brown;S B Heymsfield

  • Evidence for lifespan extension and delayed age-related biomarkers in insulin receptor substrate 1 null mice

    Colin Selman;Steven Lingard;Agharul I. Choudhury;Rachel L. Batterham

  • AMPK is essential for energy homeostasis regulation and glucose sensing by POMC and AgRP neurons

    Marc Claret;Mark A. Smith;Rachel L. Batterham;Colin Selman

  • Uncoupled and surviving: individual mice with high metabolism have greater mitochondrial uncoupling and live longer

    John R. Speakman;John R. Speakman;Darren A. Talbot;Colin Selman;Sam Snart

  • Measuring metabolic rate in the field: the pros and cons of the doubly labelled water and heart rate methods

    P. J. Butler;J. A. Green;I. L. Boyd;J. R. Speakman

  • Physical activity and resting metabolic rate

    John R. Speakman;Colin Selman

  • Maximal heat dissipation capacity and hyperthermia risk: neglected key factors in the ecology of endotherms

    John R. Speakman;Elżbieta Król

  • Low energy values of fish as a probable cause of a major seabird breeding failure in the North Sea

    S. Wanless;M. P. Harris;P. Redman;J. R. Speakman

  • Climate-mediated energetic constraints on the distribution of hibernating mammals

    Murray M. Humphries;Murray M. Humphries;Donald W. Thomas;John R. Speakman;John R. Speakman

  • Energetic and fitness costs of mismatching resource supply and demand in seasonally breeding birds.

    Donald W. Thomas;Jacques Blondel;Philippe Perret;Marcel M. Lambrechts

  • Obesity: The Integrated Roles of Environment and Genetics

    John R. Speakman

  • High hunting costs make African wild dogs vulnerable to kleptoparasitism by hyaenas

    Martyn L. Gorman;Michael G. Mills;Jacobus P. Raath;John R. Speakman

  • Thrifty genes for obesity, an attractive but flawed idea, and an alternative perspective: the 'drifty gene' hypothesis.

    John Roger Speakman

  • Polymorphisms of the FTO Gene Are Associated With Variation in Energy Intake, but not Energy Expenditure

    John Roger Speakman;John Roger Speakman;Kellie A. Rance;Alexandra Johnstone

  • Oxidative damage, ageing, and life-history evolution: where now?

    Colin Selman;Jonathan D. Blount;Daniel H. Nussey;John R. Speakman;John R. Speakman

Frequent Co-Authors

Sharon E. Mitchell
Sharon E. Mitchell University of Aberdeen
Colin Selman
Colin Selman University of Glasgow
Paul A. Racey
Paul A. Racey University of Exeter
Michael Scantlebury
Michael Scantlebury Queen's University Belfast
Murray M. Humphries
Murray M. Humphries McGill University
Daniel E. L. Promislow
Daniel E. L. Promislow University of Washington
Luonan Chen
Luonan Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
David Lusseau
David Lusseau Technical University of Denmark
Graeme C. Hays
Graeme C. Hays Deakin University
David B. Allison
David B. Allison Indiana University

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