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D-Index
90
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28557
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12238
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6266

Ronald L. Horst 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 Ronald L. Horst sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 358 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ronald L. Horst 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 Ronald L. Horst sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 90 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ronald L. Horst was affiliated with Heartland Assays, LLC in the United States. Their research primarily focused on medicine, with particular attention to obstetrics and gynecology, surgery, education, developmental and educational psychology, as well as public health, environmental and occupational health.

The scientist's published work emphasized various topics, including:

  • Uterine Myomas and Treatments
  • Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments
  • Management of metastatic bone disease
  • Online and Blended Learning
  • Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
  • Innovations in Medical Education

Among their recent academic contributions were two papers:

  • "The role of multimodal adjuvant therapy for FIGO I-II carcinosarcoma of the uterus: a systematic review," published in 2022 in Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology
  • "Evaluating the Effectiveness of Interactive Virtual Patients for Medical Education in Zambia: Randomized Controlled Trial," published in 2023 in JMIR Medical Education

Ronald L. Horst collaborated with several coauthors, including:

  • Olga van der Hel
  • L. Lutgens
  • Maaike A. van der Aa
  • B.F.M. Slangen
  • Roy F.P.M. Kruitwagen

Their work appeared in journals focused on oncology and medical education, with publications in:

  • Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology
  • JMIR Medical Education

Best Publications

  • Physiological changes at parturition and their relationship to metabolic disorders.

    J.P. Goff;R.L. Horst

  • Genome-wide association study of circulating vitamin D levels

    Jiyoung Ahn;Kai Yu;Rachael Stolzenberg-Solomon;K. Claire Simon

  • Marked suppression of secondary hyperparathyroidism by intravenous administration of 1,25-dihydroxy-cholecalciferol in uremic patients.

    E Slatopolsky;C Weerts;J Thielan;R Horst

  • A Microassay for 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D Not Requiring High Performance Liquid Chromatography: Application to Clinical Studies*

    Timothy A. Reinhardt;Ronald L. Horst;John W. Orf;Bruce W. Hollis

  • Biochemical evaluation of patients with cancer-associated hypercalcemia: evidence for humoral and nonhumoral groups.

    Andrew F. Stewart;Ronald Horst;Leonard J. Deftos;Edwin C. Cadman

  • Prevalence of subclinical hypocalcemia in dairy herds.

    Timothy A. Reinhardt;John D. Lippolis;Brian J. McCluskey;Jesse P. Goff

  • Strategies for preventing milk fever in dairy cattle.

    R.L. Horst;J.P. Goff;T.A. Reinhardt;D.R. Buxton

  • Vitamin D3 Is More Potent Than Vitamin D2 in Humans

    Robert P. Heaney;Robert R. Recker;James Grote;Ronald L. Horst

  • Hypercalcemia in an anephric patient with sarcoidosis: evidence for extrarenal generation of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D.

    Galen L. Barbour;Jack W. Coburn;Eduardo Slatopolsky;Anthony W. Norman

  • Effects of the addition of potassium or sodium, but not calcium, to prepartum rations on milk fever in dairy cows

    J.P. Goff;R.L. Horst

  • Determination of vitamin D and its metabolites in plasma from normal and anephric man

    Richard M. Shepard;Ronald L. Horst;Alan J. Hamstra;Hector F. DeLuca

  • Calcium and Vitamin D Metabolism in the Dairy Cow

    R.L. Horst;J.P. Goff;T.A. Reinhardt

  • Regulation of L-selectin and CD18 on bovine neutrophils by glucocorticoids: effects of cortisol and dexamethasone

    Jeanne L. Burton;Marcus E. Kehrli;Sushila Kapil;Sushila Kapil;Ronald L. Horst

  • Regulation of calcium and phosphorus homeostasis in the dairy cow

    Ronald L. Horst

  • Serum vitamin D concentration and prostate cancer risk: a nested case-control study.

    Jiyoung Ahn;Ulrike Peters;Ulrike Peters;Demetrius Albanes;Mark P. Purdue

  • Addition of chloride to a prepartal diet high in cations increases 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D response to hypocalcemia preventing milk fever.

    J.P. Goff;R.L. Horst;F.J. Mueller;J.K. Miller

  • Vitamin D3 Distribution and Status in the Body

    Robert P. Heaney;Ronald L. Horst;Diane M. Cullen;Laura A.G. Armas

  • The importance of circulating 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D in the pathogenesis of hypercalciuria and renal-stone formation in primary hyperparathyroidism.

    A E Broadus;R L Horst;R Lang;E T Littledike

  • Effects of altering dietary cation-anion difference on calcium and energy metabolism in peripartum cows.

    S.J. Moore;M.J. VandeHaar;B.K. Sharma;T.E. Pilbeam

  • Calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium homeostasis in ruminants.

    T.A. Reinhardt;R.L. Horst;J.P. Goff

  • Ca2+-ATPases and their expression in the mammary gland of pregnant and lactating rats

    Timothy A. Reinhardt;Ronald L. Horst

  • Effect of mastectomy on milk fever, energy, and vitamins A, E, and beta-carotene status at parturition.

    Jesse P. Goff;Kayoko Kimura;Ronald L. Horst

  • Hypercalcemia, Hypercalciuria, and Elevated Calcitriol Concentrations with Autosomal Dominant Transmission Due to CYP24A1 Mutations: Effects of Ketoconazole Therapy

    Peter J. Tebben;Dawn S. Milliner;Ronald L. Horst;Peter C. Harris

Frequent Co-Authors

Jesse P. Goff
Jesse P. Goff Iowa State University
Timothy A. Reinhardt
Timothy A. Reinhardt Agricultural Research Service
Donald C. Beitz
Donald C. Beitz Iowa State University
Mark P. Purdue
Mark P. Purdue National Institutes of Health
Demetrius Albanes
Demetrius Albanes National Institutes of Health
Neal A. Jorgensen
Neal A. Jorgensen University of Wisconsin–Madison
Marjorie L. McCullough
Marjorie L. McCullough American Cancer Society
Hector F. DeLuca
Hector F. DeLuca University of Wisconsin–Madison
Anne Zeleniuch-Jacquotte
Anne Zeleniuch-Jacquotte New York University
Milan R. Uskokovic
Milan R. Uskokovic Roche (Switzerland)

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