World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
98
Citations
26756
World Ranking
9038
National Ranking
880

Overview

Kieran Clarke is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Within these domains, Clarke's work addresses several specialized subfields including physiology, molecular biology, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, clinical biochemistry, and cell biology.

The scientist's research encompasses a range of topics centered on metabolism and its relationship to diet, disease, and genetics. Key areas of study include diet and metabolism studies, adipose tissue and metabolism, metabolism and genetic disorders, diet, metabolism, and disease, muscle metabolism and nutrition, mitochondrial function and pathology, as well as metabolism, diabetes, and cancer.

Kieran Clarke has contributed papers to the following publication venues with notable frequency:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease
  • Endocrinology Diabetes & Metabolism
  • Physiological Reports
  • Scientific Reports

Frequent collaborators include Rhys Evans, Adrian Soto-Mota, Lilianne R. Mujica-Parodi, Pete J. Cox, and Nicholas G. Norwitz, each having coauthored multiple publications with Clarke.

Recent publications by Clarke include:

  • "Diet modulates brain network stability, a biomarker for brain aging, in young adults" (2020) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Cardiac ketone body metabolism" (2020) in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease
  • "The Effect of Blood Ketone Concentration and Exercise Intensity on Exogenous Ketone Oxidation Rates in Athletes" (2020) in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
  • "Why a d-β-hydroxybutyrate monoester?" (2020) in Biochemical Society Transactions
  • "Nutritional ketosis improves exercise metabolism in patients with very long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency" (2020) in Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease

Best Publications

  • D-beta-hydroxybutyrate protects neurons in models of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.

    Yoshihiro Kashiwaya;Takao Takeshima;Nozomi Mori;Kenji Nakashima

  • Abnormal cardiac and skeletal muscle energy metabolism in patients with type 2 diabetes.

    Michaela Scheuermann-Freestone;Per L. Madsen;David Manners;Andrew M. Blamire

  • Nutritional Ketosis Alters Fuel Preference and Thereby Endurance Performance in Athletes

    Pete J. Cox;Tom Kirk;Tom Ashmore;Kristof Willerton

  • Insulin, ketone bodies, and mitochondrial energy transduction.

    K Sato;Y Kashiwaya;C A Keon;N Tsuchiya

  • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy due to sarcomeric gene mutations is characterized by impaired energy metabolism irrespective of the degree of hypertrophy

    Jenifer G Crilley;Ernest A Boehm;Edward Blair;Bheeshma Rajagopalan

  • Metabolic Modulation With Perhexiline in Chronic Heart Failure A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Short-Term Use of a Novel Treatment

    Leong Lee;Ross Campbell;Michaela Scheuermann-Freestone;Rachel Taylor

  • Kinetics, safety and tolerability of (R)-3-hydroxybutyl (R)-3-hydroxybutyrate in healthy adult subjects.

    Kieran Clarke;Kirill Tchabanenko;Robert Pawlosky;Emma Carter

  • A ketone ester diet exhibits anxiolytic and cognition-sparing properties, and lessens amyloid and tau pathologies in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

    Yoshihiro Kashiwaya;Christian Bergman;Jong Hwan Lee;Ruiqian Wan

  • Uncoupling proteins in human heart

    Andrew J Murray;Russell E Anderson;Gillian C Watson;George K Radda

  • On the Metabolism of Exogenous Ketones in Humans.

    Brianna Jane Stubbs;Pete J Cox;Rhys David Evans;Peter Santer

  • In vivo assessment of pyruvate dehydrogenase flux in the heart using hyperpolarized carbon-13 magnetic resonance

    Marie A. Schroeder;Lowri E. Cochlin;Lisa C. Heather;Kieran Clarke

  • Real-time assessment of Krebs cycle metabolism using hyperpolarized 13C magnetic resonance spectroscopy

    Marie A. Schroeder;Helen J. Atherton;Daniel R. Ball;Mark A. Cole

  • Evidence from population mixing in British New Towns 1946-85 of an infective basis for childhood leukaemia

    L.J. Kinlen;K. Clarke;C. Hudson

  • Relationship Between Left Ventricular Structural and Metabolic Remodeling in Type 2 Diabetes

    Eylem Levelt;Masliza Mahmod;Stefan K. Piechnik;Rina Ariga

  • Is a High Glycogen Content Beneficial or Detrimental to the Ischemic Rat Heart? A Controversy Resolved

    Heather R. Cross;Lionel H. Opie;George K. Radda;Kieran Clarke

  • Thiazolidinedione Treatment Normalizes Insulin Resistance and Ischemic Injury in the Zucker Fatty Rat Heart

    Robert J. Sidell;Mark A. Cole;Nicholas J. Draper;Martine Desrois

  • Heart failure and diabetes: metabolic alterations and therapeutic interventions: a state-of-the-art review from the Translational Research Committee of the Heart Failure Association-European Society of Cardiology.

    Christoph Maack;Michael Lehrke;Johannes Backs;Frank R. Heinzel

  • Beneficial cardiovascular effects of bariatric surgical and dietary weight loss in obesity.

    Oliver J. Rider;Jane M. Francis;Mohammed K. Ali;Steffen E. Petersen

  • Cited2 controls left-right patterning and heart development through a Nodal-Pitx2c pathway.

    Simon D Bamforth;José Bragança;Cassandra R Farthing;Jürgen E Schneider

  • The role of Na+/K+ ATPase activity during low flow ischemia in preventing myocardial injury: a 31P, 23Na and 87Rb NMR spectroscopic study.

    Heather R. Cross;George K. Radda;Kieran Clarke

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefan Neubauer
Stefan Neubauer University of Oxford
George K. Radda
George K. Radda Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Richard L. Veech
Richard L. Veech National Institutes of Health
Matthew D. Robson
Matthew D. Robson University of Oxford
Hugh Watkins
Hugh Watkins University of Oxford
Julian L. Griffin
Julian L. Griffin University of Aberdeen
Steffen E. Petersen
Steffen E. Petersen Queen Mary University of London
Kay E. Davies
Kay E. Davies University of Oxford
Jane M. Francis
Jane M. Francis University of Oxford
Stefan K Piechnik
Stefan K Piechnik University of Oxford

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

If you’re interested in studying medicine in the USA, exploring related online degrees can broaden your skillset and open new career pathways within healthcare. One option is a health care administration degree, which prepares future leaders for managing hospitals and clinics efficiently. These programs are ideal if you are interested in the business and management side of healthcare.

For registered nurses aiming for advanced practice roles, asn to fnp bridge programs offer a flexible route to become a Family Nurse Practitioner, expanding your responsibility and impact in patient care. Nutrition is another key aspect of wellness and disease prevention. If you’re passionate about the science behind what we eat, consider pursuing the best online food science degree to work in research, public health, or consulting.

When choosing a healthcare program, always look for reputable accreditation. Curious about which master’s programs are recognized for quality? Explore which online healthcare degree programs are recognized for their accreditation by cahme? to ensure your education meets the highest standards.

Best Scientists Citing Kieran Clarke

Trending Scientists