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Ormond A. MacDougald 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 Ormond A. MacDougald sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 212 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ormond A. MacDougald 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 Ormond A. MacDougald sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 83 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Ormond A. MacDougald is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research spans several intersecting fields, primarily focused on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these areas, their work extensively covers Molecular Biology, Physiology, Epidemiology, Genetics, and Surgery.

The scientist's research centers on topics related to Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, RNA Research and Splicing, Nuclear Structure and Function, and Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases. Additional focal points include Fibroblast Growth Factor Research, Cancer-related gene regulation, and Mesenchymal stem cell research.

MacDougald has authored multiple papers published in leading journals. Some recent publications include:

  • Bone marrow adipose tissue is a unique adipose subtype with distinct roles in glucose homeostasis (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Wnt/β-catenin signaling regulates adipose tissue lipogenesis and adipocyte-specific loss is rigorously defended by neighboring stromal-vascular cells (2020, Molecular Metabolism)
  • Lipolysis of bone marrow adipocytes is required to fuel bone and the marrow niche during energy deficits (2022, eLife)
  • Mice as experimental models for human physiology: when several degrees in housing temperature matter (2021, Nature Metabolism)
  • Constitutive bone marrow adipocytes suppress local bone formation (2022, JCI Insight)

Frequent co-authors with whom MacDougald collaborates include:

  • Ziru Li
  • Kenneth T. Lewis
  • Rebecca L. Schill
  • Hiroyuki Mori
  • Devika P. Bagchi

Their publications are commonly found in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Metabolism
  • Journal of the Endocrine Society
  • JCI Insight
  • Diabetes

MacDougald was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Adipocyte differentiation from the inside out.

    Evan D. Rosen;Ormond A. MacDougald

  • Inhibition of Adipogenesis by Wnt Signaling

    Sarah E. Ross;Nahid Hemati;Kenneth A. Longo;Christina N. Bennett

  • Regulation of bone mass by Wnt signaling

    Venkatesh Krishnan;Henry U. Bryant;Ormond A. MacDougald

  • TSC2 Integrates Wnt and Energy Signals via a Coordinated Phosphorylation by AMPK and GSK3 to Regulate Cell Growth

    Ken Inoki;Hongjiao Ouyang;Tianqing Zhu;Charlotta Lindvall

  • p53-Mediated Activation of miRNA34 Candidate Tumor-Suppressor Genes

    Guido T. Bommer;Isabelle Gerin;Ying Feng;Andrew J. Kaczorowski

  • Transcriptional regulation of gene expression during adipocyte differentiation.

    Ormond A. MacDougald;M. Daniel Lane

  • Regulation of osteoblastogenesis and bone mass by Wnt10b

    Christina N. Bennett;Kenneth A. Longo;Wendy S. Wright;Larry J. Suva

  • The Role of C/EBP Genes in Adipocyte Differentiation *

    Gretchen J. Darlington;Sarah E. Ross;Ormond A. MacDougald

  • Activation of canonical Wnt signalling is required for TGF-β-mediated fibrosis

    Alfiya Akhmetshina;Katrin Palumbo;Clara Dees;Christina Bergmann

  • Regulation of Wnt signaling during adipogenesis.

    Christina N. Bennett;Sarah E. Ross;Kenneth A. Longo;Laszlo Bajnok

  • Regulation of Adipocyte Development

    P Cornelius;O A MacDougald;M D Lane

  • Regulated expression of the obese gene product (leptin) in white adipose tissue and 3T3-L1 adipocytes.

    O. A. Macdougald;Cheng-Shine Hwang;Haiying Fan;M. D. Lane

  • Bone marrow adipose tissue is an endocrine organ that contributes to increased circulating adiponectin during caloric restriction

    William P. Cawthorn;Erica L. Scheller;Brian S. Learman;Sebastian D. Parlee

  • Adipose tissue stem cells meet preadipocyte commitment: going back to the future

    William P. Cawthorn;Erica L. Scheller;Ormond A. MacDougald

  • Wnt Signaling Stimulates Osteoblastogenesis of Mesenchymal Precursors by Suppressing CCAAT/Enhancer-binding Protein α and Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor γ

    Sona Kang;Christina N. Bennett;Isabelle Gerin;Lauren A. Rapp

  • Wnt6, Wnt10a and Wnt10b inhibit adipogenesis and stimulate osteoblastogenesis through a β-catenin-dependent mechanism

    William P. Cawthorn;Adam J. Bree;Yao Yao;Baowen Du;Baowen Du

  • Wnt10b inhibits development of white and brown adipose tissues.

    Kenneth A. Longo;Wendy S. Wright;Sona Kang;Isabelle Gerin

  • Using molecular classification to predict gains in maximal aerobic capacity following endurance exercise training in humans.

    James A. Timmons;James A. Timmons;Steen Knudsen;Tuomo Rankinen;Lauren Gerard Koch

  • Adipogenesis: forces that tip the scales.

    Ormond A MacDougald;Susanne Mandrup

Frequent Co-Authors

Clifford J. Rosen
Clifford J. Rosen Maine Medical Center
Ken Inoki
Ken Inoki University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Kurt D. Hankenson
Kurt D. Hankenson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Donald B. Jump
Donald B. Jump Oregon State University
Anne Klibanski
Anne Klibanski Harvard University
Susanne Mandrup
Susanne Mandrup University of Southern Denmark
Kun-Liang Guan
Kun-Liang Guan Westlake University
Robert T. Kennedy
Robert T. Kennedy University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Malcolm L. Snead
Malcolm L. Snead University of Southern California
Martin G. Myers
Martin G. Myers University of Toronto

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