Lee B. Smith

7.7k citations

115 papers · 5.4k · 3 hit papers · h-index 40

Impact in

Reproductive Medicine top 0.2%
- Sperm and Testicular Function
Genetics top 1%
- Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities

Papers in

Molecular Biology 54
- Sexual Differentiation and Disorders 31
- Renal and related cancers 9
Reproductive Medicine 52
- Sperm and Testicular Function 49

Co-authors: William H. Walker (1 shared paper)Richard M. Sharpe (19 shared papers)Laura O’Hara (26 shared papers)Philippa T. K. Saunders (15 shared papers)Michelle Welsh (6 shared papers)Diane Rebourcet (26 shared papers)Hayley M Scott (2 shared papers)Rod T. Mitchell (24 shared papers)
Journals: PLoS ONE (12 papers)Endocrinology (8 papers)Scientific Reports (7 papers)The FASEB Journal (7 papers)Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology (4 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom Australia United States

In The Last Decade

Lee B. Smith

114 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Lee B. Smith's Hit Papers

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Sertoli cells as key drivers of testis function 2021 · 140 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2021 Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology
2014 Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology
2008 Journal of Clinical Investigation

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1	The regulation of spermatogenesis by androgens Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology ·Lee B. Smith, William H. Walker Hit paper breakdown →	2014	636
2	Identification in rats of a programming window for reproductive tract masculinization, disruption of which leads to hypospadias and cryptorchidism Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Michelle Welsh, Philippa T. K. Saunders, M. Fisken, Hayley M Scott, Gary R. Hutchison, Lee B. Smith, Richard M. Sharpe Hit paper breakdown →	2008	593
3	Androgen receptor roles in spermatogenesis and infertility Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism ·Laura O’Hara, Lee B. Smith	2015	186
4	Androgen action via testicular peritubular myoid cells is essential for male fertility The FASEB Journal ·Michelle Welsh, Philippa T. K. Saunders, Nina Atanassova, Richard M. Sharpe, Lee B. Smith	2009	184
5	Fetal programming of adult Leydig cell function by androgenic effects on stem/progenitor cells Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Karen Kilcoyne, Lee B. Smith, Nina Atanassova, Sheila Macpherson, Chris McKinnell, Sander van den Driesche, Matthew S. Jobling, Thomas Chambers, Karel De Gendt, Guido Verhoeven, Laura O’Hara, Sophie Platts, Luiz R. França, Nathália de Lima e Martins Lara, Richard A. Anderson, Richard M. Sharpe	2014	151
6	Sertoli cells as key drivers of testis function Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology ·Liza O’Donnell, Lee B. Smith, Diane Rebourcet Hit paper breakdown →	2021	140
7	Sertoli Cell Number Defines and Predicts Germ and Leydig Cell Population Sizes in the Adult Mouse Testis Endocrinology ·Diane Rebourcet, Annalucia Darbey, Ana Monteiro, Ugo Soffientini, Yi Ting Tsai, Ian Handel, Jean-Lüc Pitetti, Serge Nef, Lee B. Smith, Peter J. O’Shaughnessy	2017	120
8	Deciphering Cell Lineage Specification during Male Sex Determination with Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Cell Reports ·Isabelle Stévant, Yasmine Neirijnck, Christelle Borel, Jessica Escoffier, Lee B. Smith, Stylianos E. Antonarakis, Emmanouil T. Dermitzakis, Serge Nef	2018	120
9	Sertoli cells control peritubular myoid cell fate and support adult Leydig cell development in the prepubertal testis Development ·Diane Rebourcet, Peter J. O’Shaughnessy, Jean-Luc Pitetti, Ana Monteiro, Laura O’Hara, Laura Milne, Yi Ting Tsai, Lyndsey Cruickshanks, Dieter Riethmacher, Florian Guillou, Rod T. Mitchell, Rob vanʼt Hof, Tom C. Freeman, Serge Nef, Lee B. Smith	2014	113
10	Sertoli Cells Maintain Leydig Cell Number and Peritubular Myoid Cell Activity in the Adult Mouse Testis PLoS ONE ·Diane Rebourcet, Peter J. O’Shaughnessy, Ana Monteiro, Laura Milne, Lyndsey Cruickshanks, N. Weitzel Jeffrey, Florian Guillou, Tom C. Freeman, Rod T. Mitchell, Lee B. Smith	2014	112
11	Prolonged exposure to acetaminophen reduces testosterone production by the human fetal testis in a xenograft model Science Translational Medicine ·Sander van den Driesche, Joni Macdonald, Richard A. Anderson, Zoe C Johnston, Tarini Chetty, Lee B. Smith, Chris McKinnell, Afshan Dean, Natalie Homer, Anne Jørgensen, María Elena Camacho-Moll, Richard M. Sharpe, Rod T. Mitchell	2015	107
12	Deletion of the Androgen Receptor in Adipose Tissue in Male Mice Elevates Retinol Binding Protein 4 and Reveals Independent Effects on Visceral Fat Mass and on Glucose Homeostasis Diabetes ·Kerry J. McInnes, Lee B. Smith, Nicole I. Hunger, Philippa T. K. Saunders, Ruth Andrew, Brian R. Walker	2012	100
13	Acute Versus Chronic Loss of Mammalian Azi1/Cep131 Results in Distinct Ciliary Phenotypes PLoS Genetics ·Emma A. Hall, Margaret Keighren, Matthew J. Ford, Tracey Davey, Andrew P. Jarman, Lee B. Smith, Ian J. Jackson, Pleasantine Mill	2013	97
14	Androgen Receptor Expression in the Caput Epididymal Epithelium Is Essential for Development of the Initial Segment and Epididymal Spermatozoa Transit Endocrinology ·Laura O’Hara, Michelle Welsh, Philippa T. K. Saunders, Lee B. Smith	2010	88
15	Bi-allelic Recessive Loss-of-Function Variants in FANCM Cause Non-obstructive Azoospermia The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Laura Kasak, Margus Punab, Liina Nagirnaja, Marina Grigorova, Ave Minajeva, Alexandra M. Lopes, Anna Maria Punab, Kenneth I. Aston, Filipa Carvalho, Eve Laasik, Lee B. Smith, Donald F. Conrad, Maris Laan	2018	85
16	Critical androgen‐sensitive periods of rat penis and clitoris development International Journal of Andrology ·Michelle Welsh, David J. MacLeod, Marion Walker, Lee B. Smith, Richard M. Sharpe	2009	81
17	An Essential Role for Katanin p80 and Microtubule Severing in Male Gamete Production PLoS Genetics ·Liza O’Donnell, Danielle Rhodes, Stephanie J. Smith, D. Jo Merriner, Brett Clark, Claire Borg, Belinda Whittle, Anne E. O’Connor, Lee B. Smith, Francis J. McNally, David M. de Kretser, Christopher C. Goodnow, Christopher J. Ormandy, Duangporn Jamsai, Moira K. O’Bryan	2012	81
18	Pleiotropic effects of extended blockade of CSF1R signaling in adult mice Journal of Leukocyte Biology ·Kristin A. Sauter, Clare Pridans, Anuj Sehgal, Yi Ting Tsai, Barry Bradford, Sobia Raza, Lindsey Moffat, Debbie Gow, Philippa M. Beard, Neil A. Mabbott, Lee B. Smith, David Hume	2014	79
19	Autocrine androgen action is essential for Leydig cell maturation and function, and protects against late‐onset Leydig cell apoptosis in both mice and men The FASEB Journal ·Laura O’Hara, Kerry J. McInnes, Ioannis Simitsidellis, Stephanie Morgan, Nina Atanassova, Jolanta Słowikowska‐Hilczer, Krzysztof Kula, Maria Szarras‐Czapnik, Laura Milne, Rod T. Mitchell, Lee B. Smith	2014	76
20	Proposed Role for COUP-TFII in Regulating Fetal Leydig Cell Steroidogenesis, Perturbation of Which Leads to Masculinization Disorders in Rodents PLoS ONE ·Sander van den Driesche, Marion Walker, Chris McKinnell, Hayley M Scott, Sharon L. Eddie, Rod T. Mitchell, Jonathan R. Seckl, Amanda J. Drake, Lee B. Smith, Richard A. Anderson, Richard M. Sharpe	2012	74

About Lee B. Smith

Lee B. Smith is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Reproductive Medicine, Genetics, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, having authored 115 papers that have together received 5.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Sperm and Testicular Function (49 papers), Sexual Differentiation and Disorders (31 papers), Reproductive Biology and Fertility (30 papers), Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (29 papers), Hormonal and reproductive studies (28 papers), Renal and related cancers (9 papers), Urologic and reproductive health conditions (6 papers) and Testicular diseases and treatments (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Reproductive Medicine (1.9k citations), Genetics (1.3k citations), Urology (273 citations), Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (676 citations) and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (597 citations). Lee B. Smith has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Frequent co-authors include William H. Walker, Richard M. Sharpe, Laura O’Hara, Philippa T. K. Saunders, Michelle Welsh, Diane Rebourcet, Hayley M Scott, Rod T. Mitchell, Gary R. Hutchison and Peter J. O’Shaughnessy. Their work appears in journals such as PLoS ONE, Endocrinology, Scientific Reports, The FASEB Journal and Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology.

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