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Robert A. Rizza

Robert A. Rizza

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
112
Citations
71736
World Ranking
5050
National Ranking
2735

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Robert A. Rizza is affiliated with the Mayo Clinic in the United States. Their research primarily encompasses the field of Medicine with a specialization in Surgery, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

The scientist's work focuses on a range of topics including pancreatic function and diabetes, diabetes management and research, diabetes treatment and management, diabetes and associated disorders, scoliosis diagnosis and treatment, diabetes, cardiovascular risks and lipoproteins, and the intersection of metabolism, diabetes, and cancer.

Recent notable publications include:

  • Identification of osteoclast-osteoblast coupling factors in humans reveals links between bone and energy metabolism (2020) - Nature Communications
  • Fasting glucagon concentrations are associated with longitudinal decline of β-cell function in non-diabetic humans (2020) - Metabolism
  • Diabetes-associated genetic variation in TCF7L2 alters pulsatile insulin secretion in humans (2020) - JCI Insight
  • Insulin Pulse Characteristics and Insulin Action in Non-diabetic Humans (2021) - The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • The relationship between insulin and glucagon concentrations in non-diabetic humans (2022) - Physiological Reports

Frequent collaborators of Robert A. Rizza include Adrian Vella, Aleksey V. Matveyenko, Chiara Dalla Man, Marcello C. Laurenti, and Claudio Cobelli. These coauthors have contributed multiple publications in joint research efforts.

The scientist has published regularly in venues such as Diabetes, Nature Communications, Metabolism, JCI Insight, and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Among professional recognitions, Robert A. Rizza is a member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Report of the expert committee on the diagnosis and classification of diabetes mellitus

    James R. Gavin;K. G M M Alberti;Mayer B. Davidson;Ralph A. DeFronzo

  • β-Cell Deficit and Increased β-Cell Apoptosis in Humans With Type 2 Diabetes

    Alexandra E. Butler;Juliette Janson;Susan Bonner-Weir;Robert A Ritzel

  • Follow-up report on the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus.

    Saul Genuth;K. G M M Alberti;Peter Bennett;John Buse

  • Meal Simulation Model of the Glucose-Insulin System

    C.D. Man;R.A. Rizza;C. Cobelli

  • Dose-response characteristics for effects of insulin on production and utilization of glucose in man

    Robert A. Rizza;Lawrence J. Mandarino;John E. Gerich

  • Influence of body fat distribution on free fatty acid metabolism in obesity

    M. D. Jensen;M. W. Haymond;R. A. Rizza;Philip Cryer

  • Cortisol-Induced Insulin Resistance in Man: Impaired Suppression of Glucose Production and Stimulation of Glucose Utilization due to a Postreceptor Defect of Insulin Action

    Robert A. Rizza;Lawrence J. Mandarino;John E. Gerich

  • Impact of Aerobic Exercise Training on Age-Related Changes in Insulin Sensitivity and Muscle Oxidative Capacity

    Kevin R. Short;Janet L. Vittone;Maureen L. Bigelow;David N. Proctor

  • DHEA in elderly women and DHEA or testosterone in elderly men

    K. Sreekumaran Nair;Robert A. Rizza;Peter O'brien;Ketan Dhatariya

  • β-Cell Replication Is the Primary Mechanism Subserving the Postnatal Expansion of β-Cell Mass in Humans

    Juris J. Meier;Alexandra E. Butler;Yoshifumi Saisho;Travis Monchamp

  • Intensive intraoperative insulin therapy versus conventional glucose management during cardiac surgery: a randomized trial.

    Gunjan Y. Gandhi;Gregory A. Nuttall;Martin D. Abel;Charles J. Mullany

  • Intraoperative hyperglycemia and perioperative outcomes in cardiac surgery patients

    Gunjan Y. Gandhi;Gregory A. Nuttall;Martin D. Abel;Charles J. Mullany

  • Sustained beta cell apoptosis in patients with long-standing type 1 diabetes: indirect evidence for islet regeneration?

    J. J. Meier;A. Bhushan;A. E. Butler;R. A. Rizza

  • Lack of suppression of glucagon contributes to postprandial hyperglycemia in subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

    Pankaj Shah;Adrian Vella;Ananda Basu;Rita Basu

  • Role of Glucagon, Catecholamines, and Growth Hormone in Human Glucose Counterregulation: EFFECTS OF SOMATOSTATIN AND COMBINED α- AND β-ADRENERGIC BLOCKADE ON PLASMA GLUCOSE RECOVERY AND GLUCOSE FLUX RATES AFTER INSULIN-INDUCED HYPOGLYCEMIA

    Robert A. Rizza;Philip E. Cryer;John E. Gerich

  • Effects of Growth Hormone on Insulin Action in Man: Mechanisms of Insulin Resistance, Impaired Suppression of Glucose Production, and Impaired Stimulation of Glucose Utilization

    Robert A Rizza;Lawrence J Mandarino;John E Gerich

  • High Expression Rates of Human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide Induce Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress–Mediated β-Cell Apoptosis, a Characteristic of Humans With Type 2 but Not Type 1 Diabetes

    Chang Jiang Huang;Chia Yu Lin;Leena Haataja;Tatyana Gurlo

  • Effects of glucocorticoids on carbohydrate metabolism

    M. Mcmahon;J. Gerich;R. Rizza

  • Mechanisms of the Age-Associated Deterioration in Glucose Tolerance: Contribution of Alterations in Insulin Secretion, Action, and Clearance

    Rita Basu;Elena Breda;Ann L. Oberg;Claudia C. Powell

  • Preventing Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes A call to action from the American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association

    Robert H. Eckel;Richard Kahn;Rose Marie Robertson;Robert A. Rizza

Frequent Co-Authors

Claudio Cobelli
Claudio Cobelli University of Padua
Peter C. Butler
Peter C. Butler University of California, Los Angeles
Morey W. Haymond
Morey W. Haymond Baylor College of Medicine
Peter C. O'Brien
Peter C. O'Brien Mayo Clinic
Lawrence J. Mandarino
Lawrence J. Mandarino University of Arizona
Bernard R. Landau
Bernard R. Landau Case Western Reserve University

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