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40870
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19916
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9918

Ernst Knobil 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 Ernst Knobil sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 180 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Ernst Knobil 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 Ernst Knobil sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1995 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1986 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1958 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Ernst Knobil was affiliated with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in the United States. Their career included recognition by several prestigious academic institutions and organizations, reflecting their involvement in the scientific community over multiple decades.

Knobil was a member of the National Academy of Sciences since 1986. They were also elected as a member of the National Academy of Medicine in 1995, representing significant acknowledgment in both biological and medical sciences. Additionally, Knobil was a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, an honor received in 1958.

This scientist's recorded data indicates no listed recent papers, co-authors, publication venues, book publications, or specific fields and subfields of study. Likewise, there are no details on main topics of research work covered or documented publications. Thus, the summary is focused on their institutional affiliation and honors rather than detailed research output.

Knobil's recognition by the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Medicine suggests a contribution to areas intersecting biological sciences and health related fields during their career. Their Fellowship at the AAAS indicates involvement in the broader advancement of science.

Best Publications

  • The Physiology of Reproduction

    Ernst Knobil;Jimmy D. Neill

  • Hypophysial responses to continuous and intermittent delivery of hypopthalamic gonadotropin-releasing hormone

    PE Belchetz;TM Plant;Y Nakai;EJ Keogh

  • The neuroendocrine control of the menstrual cycle.

    Ernst Knobil

  • Knobil and Neill's Physiology of reproduction

    T. M. Plant;Anthony J Zeleznik;David F. Albertini;Robert L. Goodman

  • Frequency and Amplitude of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Stimulation and Gonadotropin Secretion in the Rhesus Monkey

    L Wildt;A. Häusler;G. Marshall;J. S. Hutchison

  • Time course of serum estrogen and luteinizing hormone (LH) concentrations during the menstrual cycle of the rhesus monkey.

    J. Hotchkiss;L. E. Atkinson;E. Knobil

  • Surgical disconnection of the medial basal hypothalamus and pituitary function in the rhesus monkey. I. Gonadotropin secretion.

    L. C. Krey;W. R. Butler;E. Knobil

  • On the Control of Gonadotropin Secretion in the Rhesus Monkey

    E Knobil

  • Control of the Rhesus Monkey Menstrual Cycle: Permissive Role of Hypothalamic Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone

    E. Knobil;T. M. Plant;L. Wildt;P. E. Belchetz

  • Circhoral Oscillations of Plasma LH Levels in the Ovariectomized Rhesus Monkey

    D. J. Dierschke;A. N. Bhattacharya;L. E. Atkinson;E. Knobil

  • Experimental Induction of Puberty in the Infantile Female Rhesus Monkey

    L. Wildt;G. Marshall;E. Knobil

  • Relationship Between the Plasma Levels of Luteinizing Hormone and Progesterone During the Normal Menstrual Cycle

    J. D. Neill;E. D. B. Johansson;J. K. Datta;E. Knobil

  • Positive and negative feedback control by estrogen of luteinizing hormone secretion in the rhesus monkey.

    F.J. Karsch;D.J. Dierschke;R.F. Weick;T. Yamaji

  • On the Sites of the Negative and Positive Feedback Actions of Estradiol in the Control of Gonadotropin Secretion in the Rhesus Monkey

    Y. Nakai;T.M. Plant;D.L. Hess;E.J. Keogh

  • Central electrophysiologic correlates of pulsatile luteinizing hormone secretion in the rhesus monkey.

    Richard C. Wilson;James S. Kesner;Jean-Marc Kaufman;Tsuguo Uemura

  • The Physiology of Reproduction, Second Edition

    Ernst Knobil;Jimmy D. Neill;Gilbert S. Greenwald;Clement L. Markert

  • Induced LH surges in the rhesus monkey: Strength-duration characteristics of the estrogen stimulus

    F. J. Karsch;R. F. Weick;W. R. Butler;D. J. Dierschke

  • Sexual differentiation of pituitary function: Apparent difference between primates and rodents

    F. J. Karsch;D. J. Dierschke;E. Knobil

  • The arcuate nucleus and the control of gonadotropin and prolactin secretion in the female rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta).

    T. M. Plant;L. C. Krey;J. Moossy;J. T. McCORMACK

  • Hypophysial Responses to Continuous and Intermittent Delivery of Hypothalamic Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone

    P E Belchetz;T M Plant;Y Nakai;E J Keogh

Frequent Co-Authors

W.R. Butler
W.R. Butler Cornell University
Lucio Annunziato
Lucio Annunziato University of Naples Federico II
Ezio Ghigo
Ezio Ghigo University of Turin
Fred J. Karsch
Fred J. Karsch University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Gaetano Lombardi
Gaetano Lombardi University of Naples Federico II
Mark E. Molitch
Mark E. Molitch Northwestern University
Gordon D. Niswender
Gordon D. Niswender Colorado State University
Eric G. Ball
Eric G. Ball Harvard University

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