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20464
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17675
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Russell T. Turner 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 Russell T. Turner sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 325 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Russell T. Turner 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 Russell T. Turner sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Russell T. Turner is affiliated with Oregon State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a strong emphasis on physiology, orthopedics and sports medicine, molecular biology, epidemiology, and genetics.

The scientist's main research topics include adipose tissue and metabolism, bone health and osteoporosis research, adipokines, inflammation, and metabolic diseases, spaceflight effects on biology, regulation of appetite and obesity, endometriosis research and treatment, and bone metabolism and diseases.

Their recent publications demonstrate a concentration on bone health and metabolism as well as metabolic influences on bone and adipose tissues. Notable papers include:

  • 17α-Estradiol prevents ovariectomy-mediated obesity and bone loss, 2020, Experimental Gerontology
  • Effects of Propranolol on Bone, White Adipose Tissue, and Bone Marrow Adipose Tissue in Mice Housed at Room Temperature or Thermoneutral Temperature, 2020, Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • Validating Causal Diagrams of Human Health Risks for Spaceflight: An Example Using Bone Data from Rodents, 2022, Biomedicines
  • Rapamycin impairs bone accrual in young adult mice independent of Nrf2, 2021, Experimental Gerontology
  • Effects of graded increases in ethanol consumption on biochemical markers of bone turnover in young adult male cynomolgus macaques, 2021, Alcohol

Russell T. Turner has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Urszula T. Iwaniec, Adam J. Branscum, Carmen P. Wong, Lara H. Sattgast, and Dawn A. Olson. These partnerships encompass various studies related to their scientific interests.

The scientist has published extensively in select venues, reflecting their focus areas. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Bone Reports
  • Current Developments in Nutrition
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Journal of Endocrinology
  • Bone

This body of work underscores engagement with both foundational and applied aspects of bone biology, adipose tissue regulation, and impacts of environmental and pharmacological factors on physiological systems. Their research also addresses conditions relevant to spaceflight and metabolism-related diseases.

Best Publications

  • Skeletal Effects of Estrogen

    Turner Rt;Riggs Bl;Spelsberg Tc

  • Evidence that intermittent treatment with parathyroid hormone increases bone formation in adult rats by activation of bone lining cells

    H Dobnig;R T Turner

  • ANDROGENS DIRECTLY STIMULATE PROLIFERATION OF BONE CELLS IN VITRO

    C. H. Kasperk;J. E. Wergedal;J. R. Farley;T. A. Linkhart

  • Leptin reduces ovariectomy-induced bone loss in rats.

    Bartolome Burguera;Lorenz C. Hofbauer;Thierry Thomas;Francesca Gori

  • The effects of ovariectomy and 17β-estradiol on cortical bone histomorphometry in growing rats

    Russell T. Turner;Jacob J. Vandersteenhoven;Norman H. Bell

  • The effects of programmed administration of human parathyroid hormone fragment (1-34) on bone histomorphometry and serum chemistry in rats

    Harald Dobnig;Russell T. Turner

  • Parathyroid hormone stimulates bone formation and resorption in organ culture: evidence for a coupling mechanism.

    Guy A. Howard;Brian L. Bottemiller;Russell T. Turner;Jeanne I. Rader

  • Skeletal response to alcohol.

    Russell T. Turner

  • Peripheral leptin regulates bone formation.

    Russell T Turner;Satya P Kalra;Carmen P Wong;Kenneth A Philbrick

  • Mediators of the biphasic responses of bone to intermittent and continuously administered parathyroid hormone

    Rachel M. Locklin;Sundeep Khosla;Russell T. Turner;B. Lawrence Riggs

  • Human bone cells in culture metabolize 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 to 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and 24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3.

    G A Howard;R T Turner;D J Sherrard;D J Baylink

  • Differential effects of gonadal function on bone histomorphometry in male and female rats

    Russell T. Turner;Kathleen S. Hannon;Laurence M. Demers;James Buchanan

  • Animal models for osteoporosis.

    Russell T. Turner;Avudaiappan Maran;Sutada Lotinun;Theresa Hefferan

  • A novel antiinflammatory maintains glucocorticoid efficacy with reduced side effects.

    Michael J. Coghlan;Peer B. Jacobson;Ben Lane;Masaki Nakane

  • Tamoxifen Inhibits Osteoclast-Mediated Resorption of Trabecular Bone in Ovarian Hormone-Deficient Rats*

    Russell T. Turner;Glenn K. Wakley;Kathleen S. Hannon;Norman H. Bell

  • Alterations in skeletal perfusion with simulated microgravity: a possible mechanism for bone remodeling.

    Patrick N. Colleran;M. Keith Wilkerson;Susan A. Bloomfield;Larry J. Suva

  • Tamoxifen prevents the skeletal effects of ovarian hormone deficiency in rats

    Russell T. Turner;Glenn K. Wakley;Kathleen S. Hannon;Kathleen S. Hannon;Norman H. Bell

  • Differential effects of androgens on cortical bone histomorphometry in gonadectomized male and female rats

    Russell T. Turner;Glenn K. Wakley;Kathleen S. Hannon

  • Effects of neonatal sympathectomy and capsaicin treatment on bone remodeling in rats.

    E.L. Hill;R. Turner;R. Elde

  • Estrogen regulates the rate of bone turnover but bone balance in ovariectomized rats is modulated by prevailing mechanical strain

    Kim C. Westerlind;Thomas J. Wronski;Erik L. Ritman;Zong Ping Luo

Frequent Co-Authors

Erik L. Ritman
Erik L. Ritman Mayo Clinic
William G. Helferich
William G. Helferich University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
David J. Baylink
David J. Baylink Loma Linda University
Satya P. Kalra
Satya P. Kalra University of Florida
Clifford J. Rosen
Clifford J. Rosen Maine Medical Center
Sundeep Khosla
Sundeep Khosla Mayo Clinic
Bernard P. Halloran
Bernard P. Halloran University of California, San Francisco
Kathleen A. Grant
Kathleen A. Grant Oregon National Primate Research Center

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