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Frederick Naftolin

Frederick Naftolin

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
114
Citations
41031
World Ranking
4792
National Ranking
2599

Frederick Naftolin 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 Frederick Naftolin sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 621 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Frederick Naftolin 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 Frederick Naftolin sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 114 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% 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

  • 1982 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Frederick Naftolin is affiliated with New York University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, particularly focusing on endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism, as well as genetics and pulmonary and respiratory medicine. Their research covers a broad spectrum of topics related to menopause, hormone effects, cerebrovascular diseases, and dermatology.

The scientist's recent papers include:

  • Menopause and the Skin: Old Favorites and New Innovations in Cosmeceuticals for Estrogen-Deficient Skin, 2020, Dermatology and Therapy
  • Factors Influencing Skin Aging and the Important Role of Estrogens and Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs), 2022, Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology
  • Estrogen Action and Gut Microbiome Metabolism in Dermal Health, 2022, Dermatology and Therapy
  • Heart fat and carotid artery atherosclerosis progression in recently menopausal women: impact of menopausal hormone therapy: The KEEPS trial, 2020, Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society
  • Lessons from KEEPS: the Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study, 2020, Climacteric

Frederick Naftolin's frequent co-authors include:

  • JoAnn E. Manson
  • Carey E. Gleason
  • N. Maritza Dowling
  • Marcelle I. Cedars
  • Kejal Kantarci

The primary publication venues for their work are:

  • Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Dermatology and Therapy
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Human Reproduction

The main fields of study Frederick Naftolin engages in are Medicine, with particular emphasis on subfields such as Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Genetics, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Dermatology, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

Their research topics predominantly cover:

  • Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments
  • Estrogen and related hormone effects
  • Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
  • Phytoestrogen effects and research
  • Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Skin Protection and Aging

In recognition of their work, Frederick Naftolin was awarded the title of Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1982.

Best Publications

  • Sexual differentiation of the central nervous system

    Neil J. MacLusky;Frederick Naftolin

  • The formation of estrogens by central neuroendocrine tissues

    F Naftolin;K J Ryan;I J Davies;V V Reddy

  • CHARACTERIZATION OF THE INAPPROPRIATE GONADOTROPIN SECRETION IN POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME

    R. Rebar;H. L. Judd;S. S. C. Yen;J. Rakoff

  • Unilateral transplantation of human fetal mesencephalic tissue into the caudate nucleus of patients with parkinson’s disease

    Dennis D. Spencer;Dennis D. Spencer;Richard J. Robbins;Frederick Naftolin;Frederick Naftolin;Kenneth L. Marek;Kenneth L. Marek

  • Pulsatile patterns of gonadotropin release in subjects with and without ovarian function.

    S. S. C. Yen;C. C. Tsai;F. Naftolin;G. Vandenberg

  • Effect of Estrogen on Brain Activation Patterns in Postmenopausal Women During Working Memory Tasks

    S E Shaywitz;B A Shaywitz;K R Pugh;R K Fulbright

  • Effects of Hormone Therapy on Cognition and Mood in Recently Postmenopausal Women: Findings from the Randomized, Controlled KEEPS–Cognitive and Affective Study

    Carey E. Gleason;N. Maritza Dowling;Whitney Wharton;JoAnn A E Manson

  • KEEPS: The Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study

    S M Harman;E A Brinton;M Cedars;R Lobo

  • High-grade endometrial carcinoma in tamoxifen-treated breast cancer patients.

    Urania Magriples;Frederick Naftolin;Peter E. Schwartz;Maria Luisa Carcangiu

  • Aromatization of Androstenedione by the Anterior Hypothalamus of Adult Male and Female Rats

    F. Naftolin;K. J. Ryan;Z. Petro

  • RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BLOOD LEVELS OF LUTEINIZING HORMONE AND TESTOSTERONE IN BULLS, AND THE EFFECTS OF SEXUAL STIMULATION

    C. B. Katongole;F. Naftolin;R. V. Short

  • AROMATIZATION OF ANDROSTENEDIONE BY THE DIENCEPHALON

    F. Naftolin;K. J. Ryan;Z. Petro

  • Tissue-specific synthesis and oxidative metabolism of estrogens.

    Colin R. Jefcoate;Joachim G. Liehr;Richard J. Santen;Thomas R. Sutter

  • Monitoring of collagen and collagen fragments in chromatography of protein mixtures.

    Gabor Huszar;John Maiocco;Frederick Naftolin

  • Estradiol upregulates Bcl-2 expression in adult brain neurons.

    Luis M. Garcia-Segura;Patricia Cardona-Gomez;Frederick Naftolin;Julie A. Chowen

  • Arterial Imaging Outcomes and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Recently Menopausal Women: A Randomized Trial

    S. Mitchell Harman;Dennis M. Black;Frederick Naftolin;Eliot A. Brinton

  • Effect of Long-Term Estrogen Deprivation on Apoptotic Responses of Breast Cancer Cells to 17β-Estradiol

    Robert X.-D. Song;Gil Mor;Fred Naftolin;Robert A. McPherson

  • Aromatase immunoreactivity in axon terminals of the vertebrate brain. An immunocytochemical study on quail, rat, monkey and human tissues.

    Frederick Naftolin;Tamas L. Horvath;Robert L. Jakab;Csaba Leranth

  • Heterogeneity in the neuropeptide Y-containing neurons of the rat arcuate nucleus: GABAergic and non-GABAergic subpopulations

    Tamas L Horvath;Ingo Bechmann;Ingo Bechmann;Frederick Naftolin;Satya P Kalra

  • Estrogen is essential for maintaining nigrostriatal dopamine neurons in primates: implications for Parkinson's disease and memory.

    Csaba Leranth;Robert H. Roth;John D. Elsworth;Frederick Naftolin

Frequent Co-Authors

Neil J. MacLusky
Neil J. MacLusky University of Guelph
Luis M. Garcia-Segura
Luis M. Garcia-Segura Spanish National Research Council
Tamas L. Horvath
Tamas L. Horvath Yale University
Csaba Leranth
Csaba Leranth Yale University
Kenneth J. Ryan
Kenneth J. Ryan Harvard University
Marya Shanabrough
Marya Shanabrough Yale University
Gil Mor
Gil Mor Wayne State University
Ignacio Torres-Aleman
Ignacio Torres-Aleman Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience
Basil C. Tarlatzis
Basil C. Tarlatzis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

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