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Thomas M. S. Wolever

Thomas M. S. Wolever

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
118
Citations
51362
World Ranking
4060
National Ranking
156

Thomas M. S. Wolever publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Thomas M. S. Wolever sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 485 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Thomas M. S. Wolever D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Thomas M. S. Wolever sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 118 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Thomas M. S. Wolever is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Medicine and Nursing, with 94 and 32 publications respectively. Within these broader fields, their work extensively covers specialized areas including Nutrition and Dietetics, Physiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Epidemiology.

The scientist's research encompasses multiple key topics, such as:

  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
  • Food composition and properties
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management

Thomas M. S. Wolever has contributed to numerous scientific publications, including the following recent papers:

  • Effect of low glycaemic index or load dietary patterns on glycaemic control and cardiometabolic risk factors in diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials, 2021, BMJ
  • The effect of oat β-glucan on postprandial blood glucose and insulin responses: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2021, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • Dietary Fibre Consensus from the International Carbohydrate Quality Consortium (ICQC), 2020, Nutrients
  • Important Food Sources of Fructose-Containing Sugars and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Trials, 2022, Nutrients
  • Dietary Glycaemic Index Labelling: A Global Perspective, 2021, Nutrients

The scientist frequently publishes in several academic venues, with the highest number of contributions found in:

  • Current Developments in Nutrition
  • Nutrients
  • Journal of Nutrition
  • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Collaborative work is a significant aspect of their research, often coauthoring with other experts in the field. Frequent collaborators include:

  • John L. Sievenpiper
  • Tauseef Khan
  • Fei Au-Yeung
  • Andreea Zurbau
  • David J.A. Jenkins

Best Publications

  • Glycemic index of foods: a physiological basis for carbohydrate exchange.

    D J Jenkins;T M Wolever;R H Taylor;H Barker

  • The glycemic index: methodology and clinical implications

    T. M. S. Wolever;D. J. A. Jenkins;A. L. Jenkins;R. G. Josse

  • Dietary fibres, fibre analogues, and glucose tolerance: importance of viscosity.

    D J Jenkins;T M Wolever;A R Leeds;M A Gassull

  • Glycaemic index methodology.

    F Brouns;Inger Björck;K N Frayn;A L Gibbs

  • The use of the glycemic index in predicting the blood glucose response to mixed meals.

    T M S Wolever;D J A Jenkins

  • Glycemic index, glycemic load and glycemic response: An International Scientific Consensus Summit from the International Carbohydrate Quality Consortium (ICQC)

    L S A Augustin;C W C Kendall;C W C Kendall;C W C Kendall;D J A Jenkins;D J A Jenkins;W C Willett

  • High α-linolenic acid flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum):some nutritional properties in humans

    Stephen C. Cunnane;Sujata Ganguli;Chantale Menard;Andrea C. Liede

  • Nibbling versus gorging: metabolic advantages of increased meal frequency.

    D J Jenkins;T M Wolever;V Vuksan;F Brighenti

  • DIETARY FIBRE REDEFINED

    Hugh Trowell;DavidA.T Southgate;ThomasM.S Wolever;AnthonyR Leeds

  • The Efficacy of Acarbose in the Treatment of Patients with Non–Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus: A Multicenter, Controlled Clinical Trial

    J L Chiasson;R G Josse;J A Hunt;C Palmason

  • UNABSORBABLE CARBOHYDRATES AND DIABETES: DECREASED POST-PRANDIAL HYPERGLYCÆMIA

    DavidJ.A. Jenkins;AnthonyR. Leeds;ThomasM.S. Wolever;DavidV. Goff

  • Adiposity, gut microbiota and faecal short chain fatty acids are linked in adult humans

    J Fernandes;W Su;S Rahat-Rozenbloom;T M S Wolever

  • Overweight among children and adolescents in a Native Canadian community: prevalence and associated factors

    Anthony J.G. Hanley;Stewart B. Harris;Joel Gittelsohn;Thomas M.S. Wolever

  • Gut Microbial Metabolism Drives Transformation of Msh2-Deficient Colon Epithelial Cells

    Antoaneta Belcheva;Thergiory Irrazabal;Susan J. Robertson;Catherine Streutker

  • Nutritional attributes of traditional flaxseed in healthy young adults

    S. C. Cunnane;M. J. Hamadeh;A. C. Liede;L. U. Thompson

  • Metabolic effects of a low-glycemic-index diet

    D J Jenkins;T M Wolever;G R Collier;A Ocana

  • The glycemic index.

    Thomas M. S. Wolever

  • The glycaemic index of foods tested in diabetic patients: A new basis for carbohydrate exchange favouring the use of legumes

    D. J. A. Jenkins;T. M. S. Wolever;A. L. Jenkins;M. J. Thorne

  • Physicochemical properties of oat β-glucan influence its ability to reduce serum LDL cholesterol in humans: a randomized clinical trial

    Thomas M S Wolever;Susan M Tosh;Alison L Gibbs;Jennie Brand-Miller

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

David J.A. Jenkins
David J.A. Jenkins University of Toronto
Robert G. Josse
Robert G. Josse University of Toronto
Cyril W.C. Kendall
Cyril W.C. Kendall University of Toronto
John L. Sievenpiper
John L. Sievenpiper University of Toronto
Lilian U. Thompson
Lilian U. Thompson University of Toronto
Jennie Brand-Miller
Jennie Brand-Miller University of Sydney
Anthony J.G. Hanley
Anthony J.G. Hanley University of Toronto
Philip W. Connelly
Philip W. Connelly University of Toronto
Joseph Beyene
Joseph Beyene McMaster University
Furio Brighenti
Furio Brighenti University of Parma

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