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D-Index
76
Citations
20911
World Ranking
18788
National Ranking
9363

Susan Wray 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 Susan Wray sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 345 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Susan Wray 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 Susan Wray sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 8th percentile

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

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Susan Wray is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Within these fields, Wray's work focuses extensively on Reproductive Medicine, with additional contributions to Molecular Biology, Genetics, Social Psychology, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

The main topics addressed in Wray's research include:

  • Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Ovarian function and disorders
  • Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
  • Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
  • Reproductive Biology and Fertility
  • Reproductive System and Pregnancy

Wray has published extensively, with notable recent papers including:

  • "Development of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone system" (2021) in the Journal of Neuroendocrinology
  • "Nitric oxide resets kisspeptin-excited GnRH neurons via PIP2 replenishment" (2020) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Drebrin regulates cytoskeleton dynamics in migrating neurons through interaction with CXCR4" (2021) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Novel factor in olfactory ensheathing cell-astrocyte crosstalk: Anti-inflammatory protein α-crystallin B" (2020) in Glia
  • "Heterogeneous Origin of Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone-1 Neurons in Mouse Embryos Detected by Islet-1/2 Expression" (2020) in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Frequent coauthors in Wray's publications include:

  • Stéphanie Constantin
  • Maria Stamou
  • Ravikumar Balasubramanian
  • Clarisse Quignon
  • Hannah Bow

Wray's research appears regularly in several key journals, including:

  • Journal of the Endocrine Society
  • Journal of Neuroendocrinology
  • Endocrinology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

In addition to journal articles, Wray has contributed to academic books, including "Developmental Neuroendocrinology" published by Springer International Publishing in 2020.

Their contributions to the scientific community have been recognized through membership and fellowship awards, including:

  • Member of Academia Europaea (2008)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Best Publications

  • Evidence that cells expressing luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone mRNA in the mouse are derived from progenitor cells in the olfactory placode

    Susan Wray;Philip Grant;Harold Gainer

  • Spatiotemporal cell expression of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone in the prenatal mouse: evidence for an embryonic origin in the olfactory placode

    Susan Wray;Andra Nieburgs;Stela Elkabes

  • Effect of metformin on maternal and fetal outcomes in obese pregnant women (EMPOWaR): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

    Carolyn Chiswick;Rebecca M Reynolds;Fiona Denison;Amanda J Drake

  • Migratory arrest of gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons in transgenic mice.

    Sally Radovick;Susan Wray;Eric Lee;Donald K. Nicols

  • Neural Crest and Ectodermal Cells Intermix in the Nasal Placode to Give Rise to GnRH-1 Neurons, Sensory Neurons, and Olfactory Ensheathing Cells

    Paolo Emanuele Forni;Carol Taylor-Burds;Vida Senkus Melvin;Taylor Williams

  • From Nose to Brain: Development of Gonadotrophin‐Releasing Hormone ‐1 Neurones

    S Wray

  • A critical assessment of methods of measuring metabolite concentrations by NMR spectroscopy.

    Paul S. Tofts;Susan Wray

  • Vimentin-Positive, c-KIT-Negative Interstitial Cells in Human and Rat Uterus: A Role in Pacemaking?

    R.A. Duquette;A. Shmygol;C. Vaillant;A. Mobasheri

  • Postnatal morphological changes in rat LHRH neurons correlated with sexual maturation

    Susan Wray;Gloria Hoffman

  • Spatially restricted expression of a member of a new family of murine Distal-less homeobox genes in the developing forebrain.

    Robinson Gw;Wray S;Mahon Ka

  • A developmental study of the quantitative distribution of LHRH neurons within the central nervous system of postnatal male and female rats

    Susan Wray;Gloria Hoffman

  • Electrical and synaptic properties of embryonic luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone neurons in explant cultures.

    K Kusano;S Fueshko;H Gainer;S Wray

  • The physiological basis of uterine contractility: a short review.

    S. Wray;S. Kupittayanant;A. Shmygol;R. D. Smith

  • Oxytocic plant cyclotides as templates for peptide G protein-coupled receptor ligand design.

    Johannes Koehbach;Margaret O'Brien;Markus Muttenthaler;Marion Miazzo

  • LHRH cells migrate on peripherin fibers in embryonic olfactory explant cultures: an in vitro model for neurophilic neuronal migration.

    S. Fueshko;S. Wray

  • Novel gene expressed in nasal region influences outgrowth of olfactory axons and migration of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) neurons

    P.R. Kramer;Susan Wray

  • Development of gonadotropin-releasing hormone-1 neurons.

    S. Wray

  • GnRH, anosmia and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism - where are we?

    Paolo E. Forni;Susan Wray

  • GABA Inhibits Migration of Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone Neurons in Embryonic Olfactory Explants

    Susan M. Fueshko;Sharon Key;Susan Wray

  • Kisspeptin-10 facilitates a plasma membrane-driven calcium oscillator in gonadotropin-releasing hormone-1 neurons.

    Stephanie Constantin;Claudia Simone Caligioni;Stanko Stojilkovic;Susan Wray

Frequent Co-Authors

Gloria E. Hoffman
Gloria E. Hoffman Morgan State University
Heiner Westphal
Heiner Westphal National Institutes of Health
Aldo Fasolo
Aldo Fasolo University of Turin
Stanko S. Stojilkovic
Stanko S. Stojilkovic National Institutes of Health
Vincent Prevot
Vincent Prevot University of Lille
William C. Wetsel
William C. Wetsel Duke University
Beat H. Gähwiler
Beat H. Gähwiler University of Zurich
Trevor Williams
Trevor Williams Texas A&M University
James S. Schwaber
James S. Schwaber Thomas Jefferson University
Rebecca Campbell
Rebecca Campbell Michigan State University

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