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Robert L. Rosenfield

Robert L. Rosenfield

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
89
Citations
31504
World Ranking
12619
National Ranking
6455

Robert L. Rosenfield 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 Robert L. Rosenfield sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 299 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert L. Rosenfield 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 Robert L. Rosenfield sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Robert L. Rosenfield is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine, with a particular emphasis on Reproductive Medicine and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. The subfields also include Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Molecular Biology, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Their published work spans key topics such as:

  • Ovarian function and disorders
  • Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
  • Reproductive Biology and Fertility
  • Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
  • Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment
  • Reproductive Health and Technologies
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases

Robert L. Rosenfield has contributed articles to multiple scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Endocrine Reviews
  • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Current Opinion in Pediatrics
  • Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
  • Journal of the Endocrine Society

Recent papers authored by Rosenfield include:

  • "Normal and Premature Adrenarche," 2021, Endocrine Reviews
  • "Current concepts of polycystic ovary syndrome pathogenesis," 2020, Current Opinion in Pediatrics
  • "Perspectives on the International Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Adolescence," 2020, Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
  • "The Search for the Causes of Common Hyperandrogenism, 1965 to Circa 2015," 2024, Endocrine Reviews
  • "Letter to the Editor: 'Glucocorticoid Resistance in Premature Adrenarche and PCOS: From Childhood to Adulthood,'" 2020, Journal of the Endocrine Society

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • David W. Cooke
  • Sally Radovick
  • Kathryn A. Martin
  • R. Jeffrey Chang
  • David A. Ehrmann

Best Publications

  • Prevalence of impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

    D A Ehrmann;R B Barnes;R L Rosenfield;M K Cavaghan

  • Hirsutism: Implications, etiology, and management☆

    Richard Hatch;Robert L. Rosenfield;Moon H. Kim;M. D. Donald Tredway

  • The Pathogenesis of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): The Hypothesis of PCOS as Functional Ovarian Hyperandrogenism Revisited.

    Robert L. Rosenfield;David A. Ehrmann

  • The Diagnosis of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome during Adolescence

    Selma F. Witchel;Sharon Oberfield;Robert L. Rosenfield;Ethel Codner

  • Polycystic ovary syndrome as a form of functional ovarian hyperandrogenism due to dysregulation of androgen secretion

    David A. Ehrmann;Randall B. Barnes;Robert L. Rosenfield

  • TROGLITAZONE IMPROVES DEFECTS IN INSULIN ACTION, INSULIN SECRETION, OVARIAN STEROIDOGENESIS, AND FIBRINOLYSIS IN WOMEN WITH POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME

    David A. Ehrmann;David J. Schneider;Burton E. Sobel;Melissa K. Cavaghan

  • Evaluation and Treatment of Hirsutism in Premenopausal Women: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline

    Kathryn A. Martin;R. Jeffrey Chang;David A. Ehrmann;Lourdes Ibanez

  • Insulin secretory defects in polycystic ovary syndrome. Relationship to insulin sensitivity and family history of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.

    D A Ehrmann;J Sturis;M M Byrne;T Karrison

  • Thelarche, Pubarche, and Menarche Attainment in Children With Normal and Elevated Body Mass Index

    Robert L Rosenfield;Rebecca B Lipton;Melinda L Drum

  • Role of Hormones in Pilosebaceous Unit Development

    Dianne Deplewski;Robert L. Rosenfield

  • The biochemical basis for increased Testosterone production in theca cells propagated from patients with polycystic ovary syndrome

    Velen L. Nelson;Ke-nan Qin;Robert L. Rosenfield;Jennifer R. Wood

  • Effects of metformin on insulin secretion, insulin action, and ovarian steroidogenesis in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

    David A. Ehrmann;Melissa K. Cavaghan;Jacqueline Imperial;Jeppe Sturis

  • Insulin-like growth factor I and insulin potentiate luteinizing hormone-induced androgen synthesis by rat ovarian thecal-interstitial cells.

    José F. Cara;Robert L. Rosenfield

  • Detection of Functional Ovarian Hyperandrogenism in Women With Androgen Excess

    David A. Ehrmann;Robert L. Rosenfield;Randall B. Barnes;Deborah F. Brigell

  • Sexual hormones in human skin.

    C. C. Zouboulis;W.-C. Chen;M. J. Thornton;K. Qin

  • Follow-up study of male and female offspring of DES-exposed mothers.

    M Bibbo;W B Gill;F Azizi;R Blough

  • What is the pathogenesis of acne

    C C Zouboulis;A Eady;M.P. Philpott;LA Goldsmith

  • Pituitary-ovarian responses to nafarelin testing in the polycystic ovary syndrome

    Randall B. Barnes;Robert L. Rosenfield;Stephen Burstein;David A. Ehrmann

  • Ovarian hyperandrogynism as a result of congenital adrenal virilizing disorders: evidence for perinatal masculinization of neuroendocrine function in women.

    Randall B. Barnes;Robert L. Rosenfield;David A. Ehrmann;Jose F. Cara

  • Clinical review: Identifying children at risk for polycystic ovary syndrome.

    Robert L. Rosenfield

Frequent Co-Authors

Samuel Refetoff
Samuel Refetoff University of Chicago
Kenneth S. Polonsky
Kenneth S. Polonsky University of Chicago
Christos C. Zouboulis
Christos C. Zouboulis Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg Theodor Fontane
Judith L. Ross
Judith L. Ross Thomas Jefferson University
Martijn H. Breuning
Martijn H. Breuning Leiden University Medical Center
Lourdes Ibáñez
Lourdes Ibáñez Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona Hopital
Silva A. Arslanian
Silva A. Arslanian University of Pittsburgh
Linda A. DiMeglio
Linda A. DiMeglio Indiana University
Pinchas Cohen
Pinchas Cohen University of Southern California

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