Derek LeRoith
Impact in
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism top 0.05%
- Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
- Cancer Research top 0.5%
- Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
- Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism
Papers in
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- Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors 134
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- Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer 118
- Co-authors
- Emily J. Gallagher (45 shared papers)Charles T. Roberts (69 shared papers)Shoshana Yakar (40 shared papers)Martin Louis Adamo (24 shared papers)Ignacio Torres‐Alemán (4 shared papers)Haim Werner (20 shared papers)Jun-Li Liu (6 shared papers)Mohan K. Raizada (15 shared papers)
- Journals
- Endocrinology (30 papers)Journal of Biological Chemistry (18 papers)Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America (12 papers)Molecular Endocrinology (9 papers)The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (8 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesIsraelGermany
In The Last Decade
Derek LeRoith
295 papers receiving 20.0k citations
Derek LeRoith's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 160
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 8.4k
- Cancer Research 2.6k
- Molecular Biology 9.2k
- Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 796
- Physiology 3.0k
Countries citing papers authored by Derek LeRoith
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Fields of papers citing papers by Derek LeRoith
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Derek LeRoith, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liver-derived insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) is the principal source of IGF-I in blood but is not required for postnatal body growth in mice Hit paper breakdown → | 1999 | 806 |
| 2 | 2002 | 736 | |
| 3 | 2002 | 664 | |
| 4 | Obesity and Diabetes: The Increased Risk of Cancer and Cancer-Related Mortality Hit paper breakdown → | 2015 | 614 |
| 5 | 2001 | 491 | |
| 6 | 2002 | 414 | |
| 7 | 2002 | 390 | |
| 8 | 2019 | 343 | |
| 9 | 2004 | 333 | |
| 10 | 2004 | 332 | |
| 11 | Circulating insulin-like growth factor-I levels regulate colon cancer growth and metastasis. | 2002 | 328 |
| 12 | 1989 | 316 | |
| 13 | 2010 | 313 | |
| 14 | 1990 | 293 | |
| 15 | 2016 | 291 | |
| 16 | 2007 | 288 | |
| 17 | 1987 | 279 | |
| 18 | 1995 | 278 | |
| 19 | 2010 | 239 | |
| 20 | 2016 | 224 |
About Derek LeRoith
Derek LeRoith is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Physiology and Surgery, having authored 300 papers that have together received 20.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (134 papers), Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (118 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (41 papers), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (26 papers), Cancer Risks and Factors (16 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (16 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (16 papers) and Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism (13 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (8.4k citations), Cancer Research (2.6k citations), Molecular Biology (9.2k citations), Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (796 citations) and Physiology (3.0k citations). Derek LeRoith has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Israel and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Emily J. Gallagher, Charles T. Roberts, Shoshana Yakar, Martin Louis Adamo, Ignacio Torres‐Alemán, Haim Werner, Jun-Li Liu, Mohan K. Raizada, William L. Lowe and Eva Carro. Their work appears in journals such as Endocrinology, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America, Molecular Endocrinology and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
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