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76
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18096
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18903
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1708

Richard J. Ross 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 Richard J. Ross sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 374 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard J. Ross 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 Richard J. Ross sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 76 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Richard J. Ross is affiliated with the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a more focused concentration in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. They have also contributed to Molecular Biology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Behavioral Neuroscience, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

The scientist's work covers various topics including:

  • Adrenal Hormones and Disorders
  • Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
  • Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
  • Hormonal and reproductive studies
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments
  • Sleep and related disorders

Richard J. Ross has been published frequently in several journals. The venues with the most publications include:

  • Endocrine Abstracts
  • Journal of the Endocrine Society
  • European Journal of Endocrinology
  • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Pituitary

Their recent papers demonstrate a range of topics and applications, such as the use of artificial intelligence in aesthetic surgery consultation and the evaluation of chatbot efficacy in plastic surgery. Notable recent publications are:

  • "Aesthetic Surgery Advice and Counseling from Artificial Intelligence: A Rhinoplasty Consultation with ChatGPT", 2023, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
  • "Evaluating Chatbot Efficacy for Answering Frequently Asked Questions in Plastic Surgery: A ChatGPT Case Study Focused on Breast Augmentation", 2023, Aesthetic Surgery Journal
  • "Adverse cardiovascular events and mortality in men during testosterone treatment: an individual patient and aggregate data meta-analysis", 2022, The Lancet Healthy Longevity
  • "Modified-Release Hydrocortisone in Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia", 2021, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • "Home Waking Salivary Cortisone to Screen for Adrenal Insufficiency", 2023, NEJM Evidence

Richard J. Ross has collaborated frequently with a group of co-authors including:

  • John Newell-Price
  • Wiebke Arlt
  • Alessandro Prete
  • Nicole Reisch
  • Aled Rees

In addition to journal articles, they have contributed to book publications. One such work is "Innovative Pharmacometric Approaches to Inform Drug Development and Clinical Use," published by Frontiers Media in 2024.

Best Publications

  • Diabetes mellitus associated with a pathogenic point mutation in mitochondrial DNA

    Reardon W;Ross Rj;Sweeney Mg;Luxon Lm

  • Health Status of Adults with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: A Cohort Study of 203 Patients

    Wiebke Arlt;Debbie S. Willis;Sarah H. Wild;Nils Krone

  • High-Dose Leptin Activates Human Leukocytes Via Receptor Expression on Monocytes

    Hamid Zarkesh-Esfahani;Graham Pockley;Russell A. Metcalfe;Martin Bidlingmaier

  • Mutations within Sox2/SOX2 are associated with abnormalities in the hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal axis in mice and humans

    Daniel Kelberman;Karine Rizzoti;Ariel Avilion;Maria Bitner-Glindzicz

  • Critically ill patients have high basal growth hormone levels with attenuated oscillatory activity associated with low levels of insulin-like growth factor-I.

    Richard Ross;John Miell;Emma Freeman;Jennifer Jones

  • Ghrelin stimulates, whereas des-octanoyl ghrelin inhibits, glucose output by primary hepatocytes

    Carlotta Gauna;Patric J. D. Delhanty;Leo J. Hofland;Joop A. M. J. L. Janssen

  • Modified-Release Hydrocortisone to Provide Circadian Cortisol Profiles

    Miguel Debono;Cyrus Ghobadi;Amin Rostami-Hodjegan;Hiep Huatan

  • A Short Isoform of the Human Growth Hormone Receptor Functions as a Dominant Negative Inhibitor of the Full-Length Receptor and Generates Large Amounts of Binding Protein

    R. J. M. Ross;N. Esposito;X. Y. Shen;S. Von Laue

  • A dominant-negative mutation of the growth hormone receptor causes familial short stature.

    R M Ayling;R Ross;P Towner;S Von Laue

  • Leptin Indirectly Activates Human Neutrophils via Induction of TNF-α

    Hamid Zarkesh-Esfahani;Alan G. Pockley;Zida Wu;Paul G. Hellewell

  • Weight-related dosing, timing and monitoring hydrocortisone replacement therapy in patients with adrenal insufficiency.

    Peak M. Mah;Richard C. Jenkins;Amin Rostami-Hodjegan;John Newell-Price

  • Maternally inherited diabetes and deafness is a distinct subtype of diabetes and associates with a single point mutation in the mitochondrial tRNA Leu(UUR) gene

    J. M. W. van den Ouweland;H. H. P. J. Lemkes;R. C. Trembath;R. Ross

  • A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the leptin receptor is associated with BMI, fat mass and leptin levels in postmenopausal Caucasian women.

    Naomi D. Quinton;Allison J. Lee;Richard J. M. Ross;Richard Eastell

  • Cortisol as a marker for increased mortality in patients with incidental adrenocortical adenomas.

    Miguel Debono;Mike Bradburn;Matthew Bull;Barney Harrison

  • Estrogen inhibits GH signaling by suppressing GH-induced JAK2 phosphorylation, an effect mediated by SOCS-2

    K C Leung;N Doyle;M Ballesteros;Klara Sjögren

  • The induction of a specific protease for insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 in the circulation during severe illness.

    S. C. Davies;J. A. H. Wass;R. J. M. Ross;A. M. Cotterill

  • Free triiodothyronine has a distinct circadian rhythm that is delayed but parallels thyrotropin levels.

    Wanda Russell;R F Harrison;N Smith;Ken H Darzy

  • Critical illness is associated with low circulating concentrations of insulin-like growth factors-I and -II, alterations in insulin-like growth factor binding proteins, and induction of an insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 protease

    Andrew C. Frca Timmins;Andrew M. Cotterill;Sian C. Cwyfan Hughes;Jeff M. P. Holly

  • Growth hormone, insulinlike growth factor‐1, and insulinlike growth factor binding proteins 1 and 3 in chronic liver disease

    Anthony Donaghy;Richard Ross;Alexander Gimson;Sian Cwyfan Hughes

  • GH safety workshop position paper: a critical appraisal of recombinant human GH therapy in children and adults

    David B Allen;Philippe Backeljauw;Martin Bidlingmaier;Beverly Biller

Frequent Co-Authors

Wiebke Arlt
Wiebke Arlt University of Birmingham
Ashley B. Grossman
Ashley B. Grossman University of Oxford
G. M. Besser
G. M. Besser St Bartholomew's Hospital
Peter J. Artymiuk
Peter J. Artymiuk University of Sheffield
Martin Bidlingmaier
Martin Bidlingmaier Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Brian R. Walker
Brian R. Walker Newcastle University
Christian J. Strasburger
Christian J. Strasburger Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Amin Rostami-Hodjegan
Amin Rostami-Hodjegan University of Manchester
William Z. Potter
William Z. Potter National Institutes of Health
Ken K. Y. Ho
Ken K. Y. Ho University of Pittsburgh

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