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Walter L. Miller publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Walter L. Miller sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 374 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Walter L. Miller D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Walter L. Miller sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 116 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1994 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1972 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Walter L. Miller is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in subfields including Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Molecular Biology, Clinical Biochemistry, Genetics, and Cell Biology.

The scientist's work addresses multiple topics, notably:

  • Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
  • Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • Adrenal Hormones and Disorders
  • Hormonal and reproductive studies
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology

Frequent publication venues for Walter L. Miller include:

  • Hormone Research in Paediatrics
  • Endocrine Reviews
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Collaborations feature coauthors Christa E. Flück, Perrin C. White, Himangshu S. Bose, Randy M. Whittal, and Brendan Marshall.

Significant recent papers by Walter L. Miller include:

  • "Rickets, Vitamin D, and Ca/P Metabolism," 2022, Hormone Research in Paediatrics
  • "History of Adrenal Research: From Ancient Anatomy to Contemporary Molecular Biology," 2022, Endocrine Reviews
  • "Tenascin-X-Discovery and Early Research," 2021, Frontiers in Immunology

Additional important papers in the field authored by others but relevant to the domain include:

  • "Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia-Current Insights in Pathophysiology, Diagnostics, and Management," 2021, Endocrine Reviews
  • "Considering Sex as a Biological Variable in Basic and Clinical Studies: An Endocrine Society Scientific Statement," 2021, Endocrine Reviews

Walter L. Miller has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in both 1972 and 1994.

Best Publications

  • The molecular biology, biochemistry, and physiology of human steroidogenesis and its disorders.

    Walter L. Miller;Richard J. Auchus

  • Molecular Biology of Steroid Hormone Synthesis

    Walter L. Miller

  • Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Due to Steroid 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline

    Phyllis W. Speiser;Ricardo Azziz;Laurence S. Baskin;Lucia Ghizzoni

  • Role of steroidogenic acute regulatory protein in adrenal and gonadal steroidogenesis.

    Dong Lin;Teruo Sugawara;Jerome F. Strauss;Barbara J. Clark

  • The Pathophysiology and Genetics of Congenital Lipoid Adrenal Hyperplasia

    H S Bose;T Sugawara;J F Strauss rd;W L Miller

  • Consensus statement on 21-hydroxylase deficiency from the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and the Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society.

    Espe Cah;Peter E. Clayton;Sharon E. Oberfield;E. Martin Ritzen

  • Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to steroid 21-hydroxylase deficiency: an endocrine society clinical practice guideline

    Speiser Pw;Arlt W;Auchus Rj;Baskin Ls

  • Cytochrome b5 augments the 17,20-lyase activity of human P450c17 without direct electron transfer.

    Richard J. Auchus;Tim C. Lee;Walter L. Miller

  • Serine phosphorylation of human P450c17 increases 17,20-lyase activity: implications for adrenarche and the polycystic ovary syndrome

    Lin-Hua Zhang;Henry Rodriguez;Shuji Ohno;Walter L. Miller

  • Human cytochromes P450 in health and disease

    Daniel W. Nebert;Kjell Wikvall;Walter L. Miller

  • Human steroidogenic acute regulatory protein: functional activity in COS-1 cells, tissue-specific expression, and mapping of the structural gene to 8p11.2 and a pseudogene to chromosome 13

    T Sugawara;J A Holt;D Driscoll;J F Strauss

  • Structure and evolution of the growth hormone gene family.

    Walter L. Miller;Norman L. Eberhardt

  • Cytochrome P450c17 (steroid 17 alpha-hydroxylase/17,20 lyase): cloning of human adrenal and testis cDNAs indicates the same gene is expressed in both tissues.

    Bon-Chu Chung;James Picado-Leonard;Mitsuru Haniu;Michael Bienkowski

  • Cloning of Human 25-Hydroxyvitamin D-1α-Hydroxylase and Mutations Causing Vitamin D-Dependent Rickets Type 1

    Glenn K. Fu;Dong Lin;Martin Y. H. Zhang;Daniel D. Bikle

  • Cloning and sequence of the human gene for P450c17 (steroid 17 alpha-hydroxylase/17,20 lyase): similarity with the gene for P450c21.

    James Picado-Leonard;Walter L. Miller

  • Early steps in steroidogenesis: intracellular cholesterol trafficking: Thematic Review Series: Genetics of Human Lipid Diseases

    Walter L. Miller;Walter L. Miller;Himangshu S. Bose

  • Mutant P450 oxidoreductase causes disordered steroidogenesis with and without Antley-Bixler syndrome

    Christa Flück;Toshihro Tajima;Amit Vikram Pandey;Wiebke Arlt

  • Steroid hormone synthesis in mitochondria.

    Walter L. Miller

  • Human cholesterol side-chain cleavage enzyme, P450scc: cDNA cloning, assignment of the gene to chromosome 15, and expression in the placenta

    Bon-Chu Chung;Karla J. Matteson;Raimo Voutilainen;T. K. Mohandas

  • A recessive form of the Ehlers-Danlos syndrome caused by tenascin-X deficiency.

    Joost Schalkwijk;Manon C. Zweers;Peter M. Steijlen;Willow B. Dean

Frequent Co-Authors

John D. Baxter
John D. Baxter University of California, San Francisco
Bon-chu Chung
Bon-chu Chung China Medical University
Synthia H. Mellon
Synthia H. Mellon University of California, San Francisco
Jerome F. Strauss
Jerome F. Strauss University of Pennsylvania
Melvin M. Grumbach
Melvin M. Grumbach University of California, San Francisco
Stephen M. Black
Stephen M. Black Florida International University
Wiebke Arlt
Wiebke Arlt University of Birmingham
Laurence S. Baskin
Laurence S. Baskin University of California, San Francisco
Perrin C. White
Perrin C. White The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Kathleen M. Giacomini
Kathleen M. Giacomini University of California, San Francisco

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