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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 111 5321 4996 2872 2663 466 47180

Michael O. Thorner publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael O. Thorner between 1974 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael O. Thorner published across 52 years, from 1974 to 2025, averaging 9.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 1984. 4 of the 476 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1974 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 1984. 1974: 9 publications 1975: 8 publications 1976: 5 publications 1977: 6 publications 1978: 5 publications 1979: 10 publications 1980: 10 publications 1981: 9 publications 1982: 16 publications 1983: 18 publications 1984: 31 publications 1985: 25 publications 1986: 23 publications 1987: 17 publications 1988: 20 publications 1989: 16 publications 1990: 8 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 11 publications 1993: 10 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 10 publications 1996: 15 publications 1997: 14 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 4 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 4 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 3 publications
1974 2025

476 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael O. Thorner: publications per year, 1974 to 2025
Year Publications
1974 9
1975 8
1976 5
1977 6
1978 5
1979 10
1980 10
1981 9
1982 16
1983 18
1984 31
1985 25
1986 23
1987 17
1988 20
1989 16
1990 8
1991 5
1992 11
1993 10
1994 8
1995 10
1996 15
1997 14
1998 10
1999 8
2000 7
2001 12
2002 6
2003 5
2004 13
2005 5
2006 5
2007 4
2008 15
2009 12
2010 11
2011 4
2012 6
2013 7
2014 6
2015 7
2016 3
2017 2
2018 2
2019 1
2020 4
2021 3
2022 1
2023 4
2024 1
2025 3
Total 476
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Michael O. Thorner publications per year - data summary

  • Michael O. Thorner, a Medicine scholar from University of Virginia, has 476 publications recorded across 52 years, from 1974 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1974 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 1984, with 31 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2019, 2022 and 2024, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 9.2 papers per year over the whole span, or 9.2 per year counting only the 52 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 12 publications, 3% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1974-1991: 241 publications (13.4 per year); 1992-2009: 170 publications (9.4 per year); 2010-2025: 65 publications (4.1 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is declining.

Michael O. Thorner 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 Michael O. Thorner sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 461–480 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 466 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751 466
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Michael O. Thorner publication distribution in Medicine in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 20,134 Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 86 ranges running from 101–120 to 1,796+ publications.
  • Michael O. Thorner, a Medicine scholar from University of Virginia, records 466 publications - the 52nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 52% of ranked Medicine scientists score the same or lower than Michael O. Thorner, and about 48% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 441–460 publications range, and Michael O. Thorner ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 341–360 publications, holding 922 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 64% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 521–540 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Michael O. Thorner 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 Michael O. Thorner sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 110–111 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 111 D-Index — 74th percentile

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

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429 111
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Michael O. Thorner D-index placement in Medicine in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 20,134 Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 75 ranges running from 70–71 to 217+ D-Index.
  • Michael O. Thorner, a Medicine scholar from University of Virginia, records 111 D-Index - the 74th percentile of the discipline.
  • 74% of ranked Medicine scientists score the same or lower than Michael O. Thorner, and about 26% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 94–95 D-Index range, and Michael O. Thorner ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 82–83 D-Index, holding 1,027 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 106–107 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2000 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Michael O. Thorner is affiliated with the University of Virginia in the United States. Their research primarily covers the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Other areas of study include Genetics, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Physiology, and Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

The main research topics addressed by Michael O. Thorner include:

  • Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting
  • Diet and Metabolism Studies
  • Hormonal and Reproductive Studies
  • Vitamin D Research Studies

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Journal of the Endocrine Society
  • UNC Libraries
  • Endocrine Abstracts
  • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series A

They have collaborated multiple times with several co-authors, including:

  • John C. McKew
  • George M. Bright
  • Aleksandra K. Bruchey
  • Erik L. Brincks
  • Peter Clayton

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Michael O. Thorner include:

  • Hormones and Aging: An Endocrine Society Scientific Statement, 2023, published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Development of a Predictive Enrichment Marker for the Oral GH Secretagogue LUM-201 in Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency, 2021, published in Journal of the Endocrine Society
  • Corroboration of Height Velocity Prediction Markers for rhGH With an Oral GH Secretagogue Treatment in Children With GHD, 2021, published in Journal of the Endocrine Society
  • Growth Hormone Secretagogues as Potential Therapeutic Agents to Restore Growth Hormone Secretion in Older Subjects to Those Observed in Young Adults, 2023, published in The Journals of Gerontology Series A
  • A GH Secretagogue Receptor Agonist (LUM-201) Elicits Greater GH Responses than Standard GH Secretagogues in Subjects of a Pediatric GH Deficiency Trial, 2022, published in Hormone Research in Paediatrics

Among the recognitions received, Michael O. Thorner was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2000 and is a member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • The role of ghrelin in GH secretion and GH disorders.

    Ralf Nass;Bruce D. Gaylinn;Michael O. Thorner

  • Characterization of a growth hormone-releasing factor from a human pancreatic islet tumour.

    Jean Rivier;Joachim Spiess;Michael Thorner;Wylie Vale

  • Consensus guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of growth hormone (GH) deficiency in childhood and adolescence: Summary statement of the GH research society

    Kenneth M. Attie;Bengt Ake Bengtsson;Sandra L. Blethen;Werner Blum

  • Effects of sex and age on the 24-hour profile of growth hormone secretion in man: importance of endogenous estradiol concentrations

    K. Y. Ho;W. S. Evans;R. M. Blizzard;J. D. Veldhuis

  • Treatment of acromegaly with the growth hormone-receptor antagonist pegvisomant.

    Trainer Pj;Drake Wm;Katznelson L;Freda Pu

  • Consensus guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of adults with growth hormone deficiency: Summary statement of the growth hormone research society workshop on adult growth hormone deficiency

    A. Attanasio;K. Attie;R. Baxter;B. A. Bengtsson

  • Long-term treatment of acromegaly with pegvisomant, a growth hormone receptor antagonist

    Aart Jan van der Lely;R Kent Hutson;Peter J Trainer;G Michael Besser

  • INHIBITION OF GASTRIN AND GASTRIC-ACID SECRETION BY GROWTH-HORMONE RELEASE-INHIBITING HORMONE

    S.R Bloom;C.H Mortimer;M.O Thorner;G.M Besser

  • The mutant growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) receptor of the little mouse does not bind GHRH.

    Bruce D. Gaylinn;Venita I. DeAlmeida;Charles E. Lyons;Kenneth C. Wu

  • Modulation of mammalian life span by the short isoform of p53

    Bernhard Maier;Wendy Gluba;Brian Bernier;Terry Turner

  • Fasting enhances growth hormone secretion and amplifies the complex rhythms of growth hormone secretion in man.

    K. Y. Ho;J. D. Veldhuis;M. L. Johnson;R. Furlanetto

  • Impaired growth hormone responses to growth hormone-releasing factor in obesity. A pituitary defect reversed with weight reduction.

    Timothy Williams;Michael Berelowitz;Stephen N. Joffe;Michael O. Thorner

  • Long-term treatment of galactorrhoea and hypogonadism with bromocriptine.

    M. O. Thorner;A. S. McNeilly;C. Hagan;G. M. Besser

  • Bromocriptine as Primary Therapy for Prolactin-Secreting Macroadenomas: Results of a Prospective Multicenter Study*

    M. E. Molitch;R. L. Elton;R. E. Blackwell;B. Caldwell

  • Absence of ghrelin protects against early-onset obesity.

    Katherine E. Wortley;Juan-Pablo del Rincon;Jane D. Murray;Karen Garcia

  • Growth Hormone (GH)-Releasing Peptide Stimulates GH Release in Normal Men and Acts Synergistically with GH-Releasing Hormone*

    C Y Bowers;G A Reynolds;D Durham;C M Barrera

  • Somatotroph Hyperplasia: SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF ACROMEGALY BY REMOVAL OF A PANCREATIC ISLET TUMOR SECRETING A GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING FACTOR

    M. O. Thorner;R. L. Perryman;M. J. Cronin;A. D. Rogol

  • Acyl and Total Ghrelin Are Suppressed Strongly by Ingested Proteins, Weakly by Lipids, and Biphasically by Carbohydrates

    Karen E. Foster-Schubert;Joost Overduin;Joost Overduin;Catherine E. Prudom;Jianhua Liu

  • Augmented growth hormone (GH) secretory burst frequency and amplitude mediate enhanced GH secretion during a two-day fast in normal men.

    Mark L. Hartman;Johannes D. Veldhuis;Michael L. Johnson;Mary M. Lee

  • Octreotide Treatment of Acromegaly: A Randomized, Multicenter Study

    Shereen Ezzat;Peter J. Snyder;William Francis Young;Louis D. Boyajy

Frequent Co-Authors

Mary Lee Vance
Mary Lee Vance University of Virginia
Alan D. Rogol
Alan D. Rogol University of Virginia
Wylie Vale
Wylie Vale Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Jean Rivier
Jean Rivier Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Ken K. Y. Ho
Ken K. Y. Ho University of Pittsburgh
Kalman Kovacs
Kalman Kovacs St. Michael's Hospital
Lawrence A. Frohman
Lawrence A. Frohman University of Illinois at Chicago
Stephen M Shalet
Stephen M Shalet University of Manchester
John J. Kopchick
John J. Kopchick Ohio University

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