Publications

100+ publications and counting

Recent publications of interest, grouped by our research programs, with citation counts where available.

Inorganic nitrate to increase ambulation in peripheral artery disease

Program 01 · the founding line of the lab

Allen JD, Stabler T, Kenjale A, Ham KL, Robbins JL, Duscha BD, Dobrosielski DA, Annex BH.

Plasma Nitrite Flux Predicts Exercise Performance in Peripheral Arterial Disease following 3 Months of Exercise Training.

Free Radical Biology & Medicine · 2010 · PMID 20620208

132
citations

Kenjale AA, Ham KL, Stabler T, Robbins JL, Johnson JL, VanBruggen MD, Privette G, Yim E, Kraus WE, Allen JD.

Dietary Nitrate Supplementation Enhances Exercise Performance in Peripheral Arterial Disease.

Journal of Applied Physiology · 2011 · PMID 21454745 · first RCT of an NO precursor to move a functional endpoint

440
citations

Woessner M, VanBruggen MD, Pieper CF, O'Reilly E, Johnson J, Kraus WE, Allen JD.

Beet the Best? Dietary Inorganic Nitrate to Augment Exercise Training in Lower-Extremity PAD with Intermittent Claudication.

Circulation Research · 2018 · PMCID PMC6202165

60
citations

The oral microbiome as obligate for nitrate metabolism

Program 02 · why nitrate works for some people and not others

Woessner M, Smoliga JM, Tarzia B, Stabler T, VanBruggen M, Allen JD.

A stepwise reduction in plasma and salivary nitrite with increasing strengths of mouthwash following a dietary nitrate load.

Nitric Oxide: Biology & Chemistry · 2016 · PMID 26778227

163
citations

Burleigh MC, Liddle L, Monaghan C, Muggeridge DJ, Sculthorpe N, Butcher J, Henriquez F, Allen JD, Easton C.

Salivary nitrite production is elevated in individuals with a higher abundance of oral nitrate-reducing bacteria.

Free Radical Biology & Medicine · 2018 · PMID 29550328

126
citations

Stahl M, Grammer E, Weltman A, Burleigh M, Derella C, Abbate A, Denicolai M, Allen JD.

Oral Nitrate Reducing Capacity and Aerobic Fitness are Impaired in Older Individuals with HFrEF.

Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol · 2025 · PMID 40920641

recent

PRIME: exercise prescriptions for older adults & heart failure

Program 03 · function without central cardiovascular strain

Allen JD, VanBruggen MD, Johannsen NM, Robbins JL, Credeur DP, Pieper CF, Sloane R, Earnest CP, Church TS, Ravussin E, Kraus WE, Welsch MA.

PRIME: A Novel Low-Mass, High-Repetition Approach to Improve Function in Older Adults.

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2018 · PMCID PMC5899050

landmark

Giuliano C, Levinger I, Vogrin S, Neil C, Allen JD.

PRIME-HF: Novel Exercise for Older Patients with Heart Failure — A Pilot Randomised Controlled Study.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2020 · PMID 32293033

seeded R01

Sex differences and the menopausal transition

Program 04 · moving sex from afterthought to design principle

Ortiz de Zevallos J, Hogwood AC, Kruse KK, De Guzman J, Buckley M, Weltman AL, Allen JD.

Sex Differences in the Effects of Inorganic Nitrate on Exercise Economy and Endurance Capacity in Healthy Young Adults.

Journal of Applied Physiology · 2023 · PMID 37823208

23/yr
citations

Hogwood AC, Ortiz de Zevallos J, Kruse KK, De Guzman J, Buckley M, Weltman AL, Allen JD.

The Effects of Inorganic Nitrate on Exercise Economy and Endurance Capacity Across the Menstrual Cycle.

Journal of Applied Physiology · 2023 · PMID 37732374

18/yr
citations

Hogwood AC, Ortiz de Zevallos J, Weeldreyer N, Clark J, Mazzella V, Cain L, Myaing D, Love K, Weltman AL, Allen JD.

Acute Effects of Exercise Intensity and Inorganic Nitrate on Vascular Health in Females After Menopause.

Journal of Applied Physiology · 2023 · PMID 37795531

10/yr
citations

Derella CC, Hogwood AC, Ortiz de Zevallos J, Weeldreyer NR, Love KM, Weltman AL, Allen JD.

Acute Effects of Exercise Intensity and Inorganic Nitrate on the Buckberg Ratio in Postmenopausal Females.

Experimental Physiology · 2026 · in press

in press

Recent & selected

Reviews, consensus, and new directions

Shannon OM, et al. (senior author Allen JD).

Dietary Nitrate as an Ergogenic Aid — a Delphi consensus statement.

Sports Medicine · 2022

consensus

McDermott MM, Kim-Shapiro DB, Allen JD.

Nitric-Oxide-Based Therapies for Peripheral Artery Disease: Evidence and Opportunities.

Nitric Oxide · 2025 · PMID 40383459

review

Derella CC, Anderson KC, Woessner MN, Paterson C, Allen JD.

Ergogenic Effect of Nitrate Supplementation in Clinical Populations: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Nutrients · 2024 · PMID 39599618

meta-analysis

Stahl ME, Grammer EE, Ortiz de Zevallos J, Paterson C, Weltman AL, Allen JD.

Influence of Metformin on Exercise Metabolism and Capacity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab · 2026 · in press

in press

Citation figures as reported in the author's June 2026 scholarly-impact statement. For the complete, continuously updated list, see the NCBI bibliography →