Sean H. Adams

High Impact

Professor

UAMS

Also affiliated: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (2015); Arkansas Children's Hospital (2015–2020); Pennsylvania State University (2015); Agricultural Research Service (2007–2020); United States Department of Agriculture (2010–2015); North Carolina State University (1995); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (1993–2015); University of South Africa (2016); South Dakota State University (2025); Urbana University (1996); University of California, Santa Cruz (1992–1994); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2016–2020); Royal Pharmaceutical Society (1978); West Health (2011–2014); Genesys (United States) (2000–2001); University of California System (2014); Western Human Nutrition Research Center (2007–2020); Health Sciences and Nutrition (2015); Nutrition 21 (United States) (2015–2016); Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco Medical Center (2000–2002); Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine (2015); XOMA (United States) (2015); Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center (2014–2021); PDL BioPharma (United States) (2004); Applied Natural Sciences (2016); University of California Davis Medical Center (2021–2025); UC Davis Health (2023); The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (2015); Atotech (United States) (2001); Sunesis (United States) (2000–2006); Universitat de Barcelona (1997); University of California, Davis (2007–2025); The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (1998–2004)

48 h-index 231 pubs 11,803 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

Links

ORCID Lab Website

OverviewAI-generated summary

Sean H. Adams' research investigates the physiological and molecular mechanisms underlying metabolic diseases, with a particular focus on obesity, diet, and their impact on various bodily systems. His work has explored sex differences in skeletal muscle, examining fiber type, capillarity, and transcriptomics in mouse models. Adams has also studied the effects of exercise and diet-induced weight loss on hepatic bile acid synthesis and serum concentrations in obese women, as well as how diet influences serum protein glycosylation in women at risk for cardiometabolic disease.

Further research by Adams has delved into the functions of myoglobin, considering its roles as a delivery vehicle for oxygen and fuels, a metabolic sensor, and its potential involvement in brown adipose tissue, utilizing myoglobin knockout mice. His investigations also encompass the assessment of insulin sensitivity and postprandial triglyceridemic responses using a mixed macronutrient tolerance test. Adams has contributed to studies on the effects of blueberry phytochemicals on cell models of inflammation and oxidative stress. His scholarly output includes over 230 publications, with an h-index of 48 and more than 11,500 citations, designating him as a highly cited researcher.

Metrics

h-index: 48
Publications: 231
Citations: 11,803

Positions

Professor publications 2007–2025

University of California, Davis Department of Surgery, School of Medicine ORCID
Professor publications 2015–2025

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences ORCID

Selected Publications

Abstract 1547 Innovative Insights into Myoglobin-Metabolite Interactions and Muscle Cell Bioenergetics (2025)

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Cardiorespiratory Fitness Associates with Blood Pressure and Metabolic Health of Children—The Arkansas Active Kids Study (2021)

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 15 citations DOI OpenAlex
Predictors of Platelet Mitochondria Respiration in Children – The Arkansas Active Kids Study (2021)

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Metabolic physiology and skeletal muscle phenotypes in male and female myoglobin knockout mice (2021)

American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism 13 citations DOI OpenAlex
On the potential role of globins in brown adipose tissue: a novel conceptual model and studies in myoglobin knockout mice (2021)

American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism 19 citations DOI OpenAlex
Human Milk-Fed Piglets Have a Distinct Small Intestine and Circulatory Metabolome Profile Relative to That of Milk Formula-Fed Piglets (2021)

mSystems 11 citations DOI OpenAlex
Two SARS-CoV-2 Genome Sequences of Isolates from Rural U.S. Patients Harboring the D614G Mutation, Obtained Using Nanopore Sequencing (2021)

Microbiology Resource Announcements 15 citations DOI OpenAlex
Neonatal Diet Impacts the Large Intestine Luminal Metabolome at Weaning and Post-Weaning in Piglets Fed Formula or Human Milk (2020)

Frontiers in Immunology 11 citations DOI OpenAlex
Fibroblast Growth Factor-21 to Adiponectin Ratio: A Potential Biomarker to Monitor Liver Fat in Children With Obesity (2020)

Frontiers in Endocrinology 18 citations DOI OpenAlex
Impact of a weight loss and fitness intervention on exercise‐associated plasma oxylipin patterns in obese, insulin‐resistant, sedentary women (2020)

Physiological Reports 29 citations DOI OpenAlex
Divergence in aerobic capacity impacts bile acid metabolism in young women (2020)

Journal of Applied Physiology 14 citations DOI OpenAlex
Coupling of energy intake and energy expenditure across a temperature spectrum: impact of diet-induced obesity in mice (2020)

American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism 17 citations DOI OpenAlex