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Hector F. DeLuca 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 Hector F. DeLuca sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,307 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hector F. DeLuca 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 Hector F. DeLuca sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 165 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2012 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 1979 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1978 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1974 - Canada Gairdner International Award
  • 1965 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Hector F. DeLuca is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with notable contributions in subfields such as Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Cell Biology, Genetics, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Oncology.

The scientist's work focuses heavily on vitamin-related studies, particularly Vitamin D, alongside related areas such as biotin, estrogen effects, antioxidants, endocrine disruptors, stress responses, and muscle metabolism.

Recent publications from the scientist include:

  • Vitamin D esters are the major form of vitamin D produced by UV irradiation in mice (2022) - Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences
  • Vitamin D binding protein greatly improves bioactivity but is not essential for orally administered vitamin D (2021) - Physiological Reports
  • Synthesis and Biological Activity of 2,22-Dimethylene Analogues of 19-Norcalcitriol and Related Compounds (2020) - Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Vitamin D receptor absence does not enhance intestinal tumorigenesis in ApcPirc/+rats (2022) - Biology Open
  • Antibody production in mice requires neither vitamin D, nor the vitamin D receptor (2022) - Frontiers in Immunology

Frequent co-authors associated with Hector F. DeLuca include:

  • Lori A. Plum
  • Rafał R. Siciński
  • Izabela K. Sibilska-Kaminski
  • Adrian Fabisiak
  • Pawel Brzeminski

The scientist's work appears regularly in the following publication venues:

  • Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences
  • Physiological Reports
  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Biology Open
  • Frontiers in Immunology

Main research topics covered by their publications are:

  • Vitamin D Research Studies
  • Biotin and Related Studies
  • Estrogen and related hormone effects
  • Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Muscle metabolism and nutrition

Throughout their career, Hector F. DeLuca has received several awards, including:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1965)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1978)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1979)
  • Canada Gairdner International Award (1974)
  • Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (2012)

Best Publications

  • Overview of general physiologic features and functions of vitamin D

    Hector F DeLuca

  • Current Understanding of the Molecular Actions of Vitamin D

    Glenville Jones;Stephen A. Strugnell;Hector F. DeLUCA

  • Vitamin D: its role and uses in immunology

    Hector F. Deluca;Margherita T. Cantorna

  • The control of 25-hydroxyvitamin D metabolism by inorganic phosphorus

    Y. Tanaka;H.F. Deluca

  • Target cells for 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 in intestinal tract, stomach, kidney, skin, pituitary, and parathyroid.

    Walter E. Stumpf;Madhabananda Sar;Frederic A. Reid;Yoko Tanaka

  • Intestinal Calcium Absorption and Serum Vitamin D Metabolites in Normal Subjects and Osteoporotic Patients: EFFECT OF AGE AND DIETARY CALCIUM

    J C Gallagher;B L Riggs;J Eisman;A Hamstra

  • 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 reversibly blocks the progression of relapsing encephalomyelitis, a model of multiple sclerosis

    Margherita T. Cantorna;Colleen E. Hayes;Hector F. Deluca

  • Expression of 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 Receptor in the Immune System☆

    Christian M. Veldman;Margherita T. Cantorna;Hector F. DeLuca

  • Metabolism and mechanism of action of vitamin D.

    H F DeLuca;H K Schnoes

  • Control of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol metabolism by parathyroid glands.

    M. Garabedian;M. F. Holick;H. F. Deluca;I. T. Boyle

  • 1,25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol: A Potent Stimulator of Bone Resorption in Tissue Culture

    L. G. Raisz;C. L. Trummel;M. F. Holick;H. F. Deluca

  • The vitamin D story: a collaborative effort of basic science and clinical medicine.

    Hector F. Deluca

  • Assay variation confounds the diagnosis of hypovitaminosis D: a call for standardization.

    N. Binkley;D. Krueger;C. S. Cowgill;L. Plum

  • 25-Hydroxycholecalciferol. A biologically active metabolite of vitamin D3

    J W Blunt;H F DeLuca;H K Schnoes

  • Where is the vitamin D receptor

    Yongji Wang;Jinge Zhu;Hector F. DeLuca

  • Identification of a DNA sequence responsible for binding of the 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 receptor and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 enhancement of mouse secreted phosphoprotein 1 (SPP-1 or osteopontin) gene expression

    Masaki Noda;Robert L. Vogel;Ann Marie Craig;Jean Prahl

  • Isolation and identification of 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol. A metabolite of vitamin D active in intestine.

    M F Holick;H K Schnoes;H F DeLuca;T Suda

  • The role of vitamin A in mammalian reproduction and embryonic development.

    Margaret Clagett-Dame;Hector F. DeLuca

  • Vitamin D: Recent Advances

    Hector F. DeLuca;Heinrich K. Schnoes

  • A sensitive, precise, and convenient method for determination of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D in human plasma☆

    John A. Eisman;Alan J. Hamstra;Barbara E. Kream;Hector F. DeLuca

Frequent Co-Authors

Heinrich K. Schnoes
Heinrich K. Schnoes University of Wisconsin–Madison
Michael F. Holick
Michael F. Holick Boston University
Margherita T. Cantorna
Margherita T. Cantorna Pennsylvania State University
Neal A. Jorgensen
Neal A. Jorgensen University of Wisconsin–Madison
Tatsuo Suda
Tatsuo Suda Saitama Medical University
Colleen E. Hayes
Colleen E. Hayes University of Wisconsin–Madison
Bernard P. Halloran
Bernard P. Halloran University of California, San Francisco
Walter E. Stumpf
Walter E. Stumpf University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
John A. Eisman
John A. Eisman Garvan Institute of Medical Research
David H. Baker
David H. Baker University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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