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Bernard Rees Smith

Bernard Rees Smith

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
51
Citations
8084
World Ranking
17301
National Ranking
1357

Bernard Rees Smith 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 Bernard Rees Smith sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 197 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Bernard Rees Smith 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 Bernard Rees Smith sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Bernard Rees Smith is affiliated with Cardiff University in the United Kingdom and specializes in research within the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work predominantly addresses Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, with additional involvement in Genetics, Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Rheumatology. The main research topics explored include Thyroid Disorders and Treatments, Diabetes and associated disorders, Pancreatic function and diabetes, Diabetes Management and Research, Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders, Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, and Urticaria and Related Conditions.

Their recent publications cover a range of subjects focused on thyroid-related conditions and treatments as well as autoimmune and metabolic diseases. Notable papers include:

  • TSH receptor specific monoclonal autoantibody K1-70TM targeting of the TSH receptor in subjects with Graves' disease and Graves' orbitopathy-Results from a phase I clinical trial (2022, Clinical Endocrinology)
  • Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1: an Italian survey on 158 patients (2021, Journal of Endocrinological Investigation)
  • Blocking the Thyrotropin Receptor with K1-70 in a Patient with Follicular Thyroid Cancer, Graves' Disease, and Graves' Ophthalmopathy (2021, Thyroid)
  • Practical applications of studies on the TSH receptor and TSH receptor autoantibodies (2020, Endocrine)
  • Structure of full-length TSH receptor in complex with antibody K1-70™ (2022, Journal of Molecular Endocrinology)

Bernard Rees Smith has published articles in several venues, with frequent contributions appearing in the Journal of Molecular Endocrinology, Acta Diabetologica, Endocrine Journal, Clinical Endocrinology, and Journal of Endocrinological Investigation.

Throughout their career, they have collaborated extensively with a network of coauthors. Frequent co-authors include Jadwiga Furmaniak, Jane Sanders, Paul W. Sanders, Michael J. Powell, and Mabel Ryder.

Best Publications

  • Autoantibodies to the thyrotropin receptor.

    Bernard Rees Smith;Sandra Melissa McLACHLAN;Jadwiga Furmaniak

  • Carbimazole and the autoimmune response in Graves' disease.

    Alan M. McGregor;Meryl M. Petersen;Sandra M. McLachlan;Patricia Rooke

  • Highly sensitive assays of autoantibodies to thyroglobulin and to thyroid peroxidase.

    K Beever;J Bradbury;D Phillips;S M McLachlan

  • Crystal structure of the TSH receptor in complex with a thyroid-stimulating autoantibody

    Jane Sanders;Dimitri Y. Chirgadze;Paul Sanders;Stuart Baker

  • TSH receptor antibodies.

    Bernard Rees Smith;Jane Sanders;Jadwiga Furmaniak

  • I. Adrenal Cortex and Steroid 21-Hydroxylase Autoantibodies in Adult Patients with Organ-Specific Autoimmune Diseases: Markers of Low Progression to Clinical Addison’s Disease

    Corrado Betterle;Marina Volpato;Bernard Rees Smith;Jadwiga Furmaniak

  • Thyroid-stimulating monoclonal antibodies.

    Jane Sanders;Jennifer Jeffreys;Hilde Depraetere;Tonya Richards

  • Estimated risk for developing autoimmune Addison's disease in patients with adrenal cortex autoantibodies.

    Graziella Coco;Chiara Dal Pra;Fabio Presotto;Maria Paola Albergoni

  • Monoclonal autoantibodies to the TSH receptor, one with stimulating activity and one with blocking activity, obtained from the same blood sample.

    Michele Evans;Jane Sanders;Tetsuya Tagami;Paul Sanders

  • A new assay for thyrotropin receptor autoantibodies

    Bernard Rees Smith;Jane Bolton;Stuart Young;Alastair Collyer

  • Geographical distribution of subclinical autoimmune thyroid disease in Britain: A study using highly sensitive direct assays for autoantibodies to thyroglobulin and thyroid peroxidase

    Louise M. Prentice;David I. W. Phillips;Deborah Sarsero;Karen Beever

  • Crystal structure of the TSH receptor (TSHR) bound to a blocking-type TSHR autoantibody.

    Paul Sanders;Stuart Young;Jane Sanders;Katarzyna Kabelis

  • EFFECTS OF RADIOIODINE ON THYROTROPHIN BINDING INHIBITING IMMUNOGLOBULINS IN GRAVES’DISEASE

    A M McGregor;M M Petersen;R Capiferri;D C Evered

  • Adrenal-Cortex Autoantibodies and Steroid-Producing Cells Autoantibodies in Patients with Addison’s Disease: Comparison of Immunofluorescence and Immunoprecipitation Assays

    C Betterle;M Volpato;B Pedini;S Chen

  • Steroid 21-hydroxylase autoantibodies: measurements with a new immunoprecipitation assay.

    Hideaki Tanaka;Maria S. Perez;Maria S. Perez;Michael Powell;Jane F. Sanders

  • THYROID STIMULATORS IN HEALTH AND DISEASE

    Reginald Hall;Bernard Rees Smith;El Daw Mukhtar

  • Glutamic acid decarboxylase autoantibody assay using 125I-labelled recombinant GAD65 produced in yeast

    Michael Powell;Louise Prentice;Takayuki Asawa;Ryoji Kato

  • The Interaction of TSH Receptor Autoantibodies with 125I-Labelled TSH Receptor

    Jane Sanders;Yasuo Oda;Yasuo Oda;Sara Roberts;Sara Roberts;Angela Kiddie

  • Crystal structure of the TSH re ceptor (TSHR) bound to a blocking-type TSHR autoantibody

    Paul Sanders;Stuart Young;Jane Sanders;Katarzyna Kabelis

  • EXTENSIVE CLINICAL EXPERIENCE Estimated Risk for Developing Autoimmune Addison's Disease in Patients with Adrenal Cortex Autoantibodies

    Graziella Coco;Chiara Dal Pra;Fabio Presotto;Maria Paola Albergoni

Frequent Co-Authors

Jadwiga Furmaniak
Jadwiga Furmaniak Cardiff University
Sandra M. McLachlan
Sandra M. McLachlan University of California, Los Angeles
Corrado Betterle
Corrado Betterle University of Padua
Tom L. Blundell
Tom L. Blundell University of Cambridge
Ezio Bonifacio
Ezio Bonifacio TU Dresden
Anne M. Dickinson
Anne M. Dickinson Newcastle University
Jun-ichi Kira
Jun-ichi Kira Kyushu University
Anette-G. Ziegler
Anette-G. Ziegler Technical University of Munich
Franco Mantero
Franco Mantero University of Padua
Marco Boscaro
Marco Boscaro University of Padua

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