2026 Harry C. Blair: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	64	9630	8889	4253	3822	203	15191

Overview

Harry C. Blair is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, contributing to over 70 publications across these disciplines.

The scientist's work focuses on several specialized subfields, including:

Molecular Biology
Rheumatology
Oncology
Clinical Biochemistry
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

Blair's research topics cover a diverse range of areas related to bone and metabolic health as well as cellular function, specifically:

Bone Metabolism and Diseases
Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
Bone health and treatments
Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments
Alkaline Phosphatase Research Studies
Ion Channels and Receptors

Their publication record includes multiple papers in notable journals. Selected recent papers are:

"Phenylketonuria oxidative stress and energy dysregulation: Emerging pathophysiological elements provide interventional opportunity" (2022), published in Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
"Repurposing erectile dysfunction drugs tadalafil and vardenafil to increase bone mass" (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"Phylogeny and chemistry of biological mineral transport" (2020), published in Bone
"Mesenchymal stem cell energy deficit and oxidative stress contribute to osteopenia in the Pahenu2 classical PKU mouse" (2021), published in Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
"Growth and mineralization of osteoblasts from mesenchymal stem cells on microporous membranes: Epithelial-like growth with transmembrane resistance and pH gradient" (2021), published in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Blair frequently collaborates with a range of coauthors, including:

Irina L. Tourkova
Quitterie C. Larrouture
Steven F. Dobrowolski
Paul H. Schlesinger
John B. Barnett

Notable venues where Blair's work has appeared multiple times are:

Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
Bone Reports
The FASEB Journal
American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology
PLoS ONE

Best Publications

Osteoclastic bone resorption by a polarized vacuolar proton pump

Harry C. Blair;Steven L. Teitelbaum;Steven L. Teitelbaum;Robert Ghiselli;Stephen Gluck

1154
Citations
FSH Directly Regulates Bone Mass

Li Sun;Yuanzhen Peng;Allison C. Sharrow;Allison C. Sharrow;Jameel Iqbal

840
Citations
TSH Is a Negative Regulator of Skeletal Remodeling

Etsuko Abe;Russell C Marians;Wanqin Yu;Wanqin Yu;Xue Bin Wu;Xue Bin Wu

839
Citations
Osteoblast differentiation and bone matrix formation in vivo and in vitro

Harry C. Blair;Quitterie C. Larrouture;Yanan Li;Hang Lin

439
Citations
Bisphosphonates directly inhibit the bone resorption activity of isolated avian osteoclasts in vitro.

Aldo Carano;Steven L. Teitelbaum;John D. Konsek;Paul H. Schlesinger

409
Citations
Epidermal Growth Factor Activates m-Calpain (Calpain II), at Least in Part, by Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase-Mediated Phosphorylation

A. Glading;R. J. Bodnar;I. J. Reynolds;H. Shiraha

366
Citations
Isolated osteoclasts resorb the organic and inorganic components of bone.

Harry C. Blair;Arnold J. Kahn;Edmond C. Crouch;John J. Jeffrey

352
Citations
Epidermal growth factor as a candidate for ex vivo expansion of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells.

Kenichi Tamama;Vivian H. Fan;Vivian H. Fan;Linda G. Griffith;Harry C. Blair

342
Citations
Glucocerebrosidase gene-deficient mouse recapitulates Gaucher disease displaying cellular and molecular dysregulation beyond the macrophage.

Pramod K. Mistry;Jun Liu;Mei Yang;Timothy Nottoli

306
Citations
Variable effects of tyrosine kinase inhibitors on avian osteoclastic activity and reduction of bone loss in ovariectomized rats

Harry C. Blair;S. Elizabeth Jordan;T. Greg Peterson;Stephen Barnes

268
Citations
Impaired osteoblastic differentiation, reduced bone formation, and severe osteoporosis in noggin-overexpressing mice

Xue-Bin Wu;Yanan Li;Adina Schneider;Wanqin Yu

257
Citations
How the osteoclast degrades bone

Harry C. Blair

249
Citations
Characterization of the Osteoclast Ruffled Border Chloride Channel and Its Role in Bone Resorption

Paul H. Schlesinger;Harry C. Blair;Steven L. Teitelbaum;John C. Edwards

247
Citations
Recent advances in osteoclast biology and pathological bone resorption.

Harry C. Blair;N.A. Athanasou

241
Citations
Osteoclastogenesis, bone resorption, and osteoclast-based therapeutics

Mone Zaidi;Harry C Blair;Baltit S Moonga;Etsuko Abe

236
Citations
Defining thyrotropin-dependent and -independent steps of thyroid hormone synthesis by using thyrotropin receptor-null mice.

R. C. Marians;L. Ng;H. C. Blair;P. Unger

235
Citations
Follicle-stimulating hormone stimulates TNF production from immune cells to enhance osteoblast and osteoclast formation

Jameel Iqbal;Li Sun;T. Rajendra Kumar;Harry C. Blair

223
Citations
Mechanisms balancing skeletal matrix synthesis and degradation.

Harry C. Blair;Mone Zaidi;Paul H. Schlesinger

212
Citations
Osteoclast signalling pathways

Harry C. Blair;Lisa J. Robinson;Mone Zaidi

200
Citations
Osteoclasts are important for bone angiogenesis

Frank C. Cackowski;Judith L. Anderson;Kenneth D. Patrene;Rushir J. Choksi

198
Citations