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Michael J. Davies

Michael J. Davies

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Chemistry
Denmark
2026

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Chemistry

D-Index
115
Citations
57204
World Ranking
621
National Ranking
4

Medicine

D-Index
135
Citations
81714
World Ranking
2040
National Ranking
28

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Chemistry in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Denmark Leader Award

Overview

Michael J. Davies is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

Their research spans several subfields, including molecular biology, immunology, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, physiology, and biochemistry. The scientist's primary topics of investigation focus on neutrophil, myeloperoxidase and oxidative mechanisms; diabetes treatment and management; redox biology and oxidative stress; nitric oxide and endothelin effects; diabetes management and research; pancreatic function and diabetes; and protease and inhibitor mechanisms.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Michael J. Davies include:

  • The Role of Myeloperoxidase in Biomolecule Modification, Chronic Inflammation, and Disease, 2020, Antioxidants and Redox Signaling
  • Role of myeloperoxidase and oxidant formation in the extracellular environment in inflammation-induced tissue damage, 2021, Free Radical Biology and Medicine
  • Processed foods drive intestinal barrier permeability and microvascular diseases, 2021, Science Advances
  • Defining roles of specific reactive oxygen species (ROS) in cell biology and physiology, 2022, Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
  • Guidelines for measuring reactive oxygen species and oxidative damage in cells and in vivo, 2022, Nature Metabolism

The scientist collaborates frequently with several researchers, including Eduardo Fuentes-Lemus, Per Hägglund, Luke F. Gamon, Clare L. Hawkins, and Christine Y. Chuang.

Michael J. Davies has published extensively in various venues, with a notable number of publications in the following journals:

  • Free Radical Biology and Medicine
  • Redox Biology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Circulation
  • Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism

Best Publications

  • A Novel Method for Measuring Antioxidant Capacity and its Application to Monitoring the Antioxidant Status in Premature Neonates

    Nicholas J. Miller;Catherine Rice-Evans;Michael J. Davies;Vimala Gopinathan

  • Thrombosis and Acute Coronary-Artery Lesions in Sudden Cardiac Ischemic Death

    Michael John Davies;Anthony Thomas

  • Biochemistry and pathology of radical-mediated protein oxidation

    Roger T. Dean;Shanlin Fu;Roland Stocker;Michael J. Davies

  • The prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome in a community sample assessed under contrasting diagnostic criteria

    Wendy A. March;Vivienne M. Moore;Kristyn J. Willson;David I.W. Phillips

  • The oxidative environment and protein damage

    Michael J. Davies

  • Reproductive Technologies and the Risk of Birth Defects

    Michael J. Davies;Vivienne M. Moore;Kristyn J. Willson;Phillipa Van Essen

  • Singlet oxygen-mediated damage to proteins and its consequences

    Michael J. Davies

  • Overweight, obesity and central obesity in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    S. S. Lim;M. J. Davies;Robert J Norman;L. J. Moran

  • Protein oxidation and peroxidation.

    Michael J. Davies

  • Generation and propagation of radical reactions on proteins.

    Clare L. Hawkins;Michael J. Davies

  • Absolute Rate Constants for the Reaction of Hypochlorous Acid with Protein Side Chains and Peptide Bonds

    David I. Pattison;Michael J. Davies

  • The modern pharmacology of paracetamol: therapeutic actions, mechanism of action, metabolism, toxicity and recent pharmacological findings

    Garry G. Graham;Michael J. Davies;Michael J. Davies;Richard O. Day;Anthoulla Mohamudally

  • Direct detection of free radicals in the reperfused rat heart using electron spin resonance spectroscopy.

    P B Garlick;M J Davies;D J Hearse;T F Slater

  • Intramyocardial platelet aggregation in patients with unstable angina suffering sudden ischemic cardiac death.

    M J Davies;A C Thomas;P A Knapman;J R Hangartner

  • Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of sitagliptin, an inhibitor of dipeptidyl peptidase IV, in healthy subjects: Results from two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies with single oral doses

    Gary A. Herman;Cathy Stevens;Kristien Van Dyck;Arthur Bergman

  • The impact of lifestyle factors on reproductive performance in the general population and those undergoing infertility treatment: a review

    G.F. Homan;M. Davies;R. Norman

  • Effect of Single Oral Doses of Sitagliptin, a Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitor, on Incretin and Plasma Glucose Levels after an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

    Gary A. Herman;Arthur Bergman;Catherine Stevens;Paul Kotey

  • Hypochlorite-induced oxidation of amino acids, peptides and proteins.

    C. L. Hawkins;D. I. Pattison;M. J. Davies

  • Mammalian heme peroxidases: from molecular mechanisms to health implications.

    Michael J. Davies;Clare L. Hawkins;David I. Pattison;Martin D. Rees

  • The effect of obesity on polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Siew Lim;Richard Norman;Michael Davies;Lisa Moran

  • Stable markers of oxidant damage to proteins and their application in the study of human disease.

    Michael J Davies;Shanlin Fu;Hongjie Wang;Roger T Dean

Frequent Co-Authors

Clare L. Hawkins
Clare L. Hawkins University of Copenhagen
David I. Pattison
David I. Pattison The Heart Research Institute
Robert J. Norman
Robert J. Norman University of Adelaide
Roger T. Dean
Roger T. Dean Western Sydney University
Roger J. W. Truscott
Roger J. W. Truscott University of Wollongong
Ernst Malle
Ernst Malle Medical University of Graz
Catherine Rice-Evans
Catherine Rice-Evans King's College London
David S. Celermajer
David S. Celermajer Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Kerry-Anne Rye
Kerry-Anne Rye University of New South Wales
John M. Whitelock
John M. Whitelock University of New South Wales

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