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Philip W. Connelly

Philip W. Connelly

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D-Index
83
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23028
World Ranking
15706
National Ranking
656

Overview

Philip W. Connelly is a researcher affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada, specializing in medicine with a significant focus on obstetrics, gynecology, and metabolic diseases. Their academic work encompasses a wide range of topics primarily centered around gestational diabetes, metabolic complications in pregnancy, and related cardiovascular and inflammatory conditions.

Their research contributions span several subfields including:

  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Surgery
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Epidemiology

The main topics covered in their publications include:

  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
  • Pregnancy and Preeclampsia Studies
  • Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • Diet and Metabolism Studies
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins

Philip W. Connelly has authored numerous papers published in journals with a focus on diabetes and metabolic health. Key recent publications include:

  • Adipose Tissue Insulin Resistance Is Longitudinally Associated With Adipose Tissue Dysfunction, Circulating Lipids, and Dysglycemia: The PROMISE Cohort, 2021, Diabetes Care
  • Subtypes of Gestational Diabetes and Future Risk of Pre-Diabetes or Diabetes, 2021, EClinicalMedicine
  • The Association of Soluble CD163, a Novel Biomarker of Macrophage Activation, With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Its Underlying Physiological Disorders: A Systematic Review, 2021, Obesity Reviews
  • Postpartum Weight Retention and the Early Evolution of Cardiovascular Risk Over the First 5 Years After Pregnancy, 2024, Cardiovascular Diabetology
  • Treatment of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Maternal Risk of Diabetes After Pregnancy, 2023, Diabetes Care

Their frequent co-authors indicate active collaboration within the field, working extensively with researchers such as:

  • Anthony J. Hanley
  • Ravi Retnakaran
  • Bernard Zinman
  • Mathew Sermer
  • Chang Ye

The venues where they publish most frequently include:

  • Diabetes Care
  • EClinicalMedicine
  • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Cardiovascular Diabetology
  • Obesity Reviews

Best Publications

  • A major role for VCAM-1, but not ICAM-1, in early atherosclerosis

    Myron I. Cybulsky;Kaeko Iiyama;Hongmei Li;Suning Zhu

  • Effects of a Dietary Portfolio of Cholesterol-Lowering Foods vs Lovastatin on Serum Lipids and C-Reactive Protein

    David J. A. Jenkins;Cyril W. C. Kendall;Augustine Marchie;Dorothea A. Faulkner

  • Paraoxonase: biochemistry, genetics and relationship to plasma lipoproteins.

    Michael I. Mackness;Bharti Mackness;Paul N. Durrington;Philip W. Connelly

  • Dose Response of Almonds on Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors: Blood Lipids, Oxidized Low-Density Lipoproteins, Lipoprotein(a), Homocysteine, and Pulmonary Nitric Oxide A Randomized, Controlled, Crossover Trial

    David J.A. Jenkins;Cyril W.C. Kendall;Augustine Marchie;Tina L. Parker

  • Effects of high- and low-isoflavone soyfoods on blood lipids, oxidized LDL, homocysteine, and blood pressure in hyperlipidemic men and women

    David J A Jenkins;Cyril W C Kendall;Chung-Ja C Jackson;Philip W Connelly

  • The Canadian Trial of Carbohydrates in Diabetes (CCD), a 1-y controlled trial of low-glycemic-index dietary carbohydrate in type 2 diabetes: no effect on glycated hemoglobin but reduction in C-reactive protein

    Thomas M S Wolever;Alison L Gibbs;Christine Mehling;Jean-Louis Chiasson

  • C-reactive protein and gestational diabetes: the central role of maternal obesity.

    Ravi Retnakaran;Anthony J. G. Hanley;Nuryt Raif;Philip W. Connelly

  • Influence of Interferon-γ on the Extent and Phenotype of Diet-Induced Atherosclerosis in the LDLR-Deficient Mouse

    Chiara Buono;Carolyn E. Come;George Stavrakis;Graham F. Maguire

  • Direct comparison of a dietary portfolio of cholesterol-lowering foods with a statin in hypercholesterolemic participants

    David J A Jenkins;Cyril W C Kendall;Augustine Marchie;Dorothea A Faulkner

  • Glucose Intolerance in Pregnancy and Future Risk of Pre-Diabetes or Diabetes

    Ravi Retnakaran;Ying Qi;Mathew Sermer;Philip W Connelly

  • Effect of Empagliflozin on Erythropoietin Levels, Iron Stores, and Red Blood Cell Morphology in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Coronary Artery Disease.

    C. David Mazer;Gregory M.T. Hare;Philip W. Connelly;Richard E. Gilbert

  • Hepatic lipase deficiency. Clinical, biochemical, and molecular genetic characteristics.

    R. A. Hegele;J. A. Little;C. Vezina;G. F. Maguire

  • Effect of Wheat Bran on Glycemic Control and Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease in Type 2 Diabetes

    David J. A. Jenkins;Cyril W. C. Kendall;Livia S. A. Augustin;Margaret C. Martini

  • Assessment of the longer-term effects of a dietary portfolio of cholesterol-lowering foods in hypercholesterolemia

    David J. A. Jenkins;Cyril W. C. Kendall;Dorothea A. Faulkner;Tri Nguyen

  • Glucose intolerance in pregnancy and postpartum risk of metabolic syndrome in young women.

    Ravi Retnakaran;Ravi Retnakaran;Ying Qi;Philip W. Connelly;Philip W. Connelly;Mathew Sermer

  • Effect of a very-high-fiber vegetable, fruit, and nut diet on serum lipids and colonic function

    David J.A. Jenkins;Cyril W.C. Kendall;David G. Popovich;Edward Vidgen

  • Effect of a dietary portfolio of cholesterol-lowering foods given at 2 levels of intensity of dietary advice on serum lipids in hyperlipidemia: a randomized controlled trial.

    David J. A. Jenkins;Peter J. H. Jones;Benoit Lamarche;Cyril W. C. Kendall

  • Reduced adiponectin concentration in women with gestational diabetes: a potential factor in progression to type 2 diabetes.

    Ravi Retnakaran;Anthony J.G. Hanley;Nuryt Raif;Philip W. Connelly

  • A dietary portfolio approach to cholesterol reduction: combined effects of plant sterols, vegetable proteins, and viscous fibers in hypercholesterolemia.

    David J.A. Jenkins;Cyril W.C. Kendall;Dorothea Faulkner;Edward Vidgen

  • Hyperlipidemia and Atherosclerotic Lesion Development in LDL Receptor–Deficient Mice Fed Defined Semipurified Diets With and Without Cholate

    Andrew H. Lichtman;Steven K. Clinton;Kaeko Iiyama;Philip W. Connelly

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernard Zinman
Bernard Zinman University of Toronto
Anthony J.G. Hanley
Anthony J.G. Hanley University of Toronto
Robert A. Hegele
Robert A. Hegele University of Western Ontario
David J.A. Jenkins
David J.A. Jenkins University of Toronto
Stewart B. Harris
Stewart B. Harris University of Western Ontario
Thomas M. S. Wolever
Thomas M. S. Wolever University of Toronto
Robert G. Josse
Robert G. Josse University of Toronto
Cyril W.C. Kendall
Cyril W.C. Kendall University of Toronto
Peter Jones
Peter Jones University of Cambridge
Arnis Kuksis
Arnis Kuksis University of Toronto

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