W. R. Lyons
Impact in
- Physiology top 2%
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Body Composition Measurement Techniques
- Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
- Geriatrics and Gerontology top 5%
- Frailty in Older Adults
Papers in
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- Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors 8
- Genetics 6
- Estrogen and related hormone effects 5
- Co-authors
- S. B. Heymsfield (1 shared paper)Richard Baumgartner (1 shared paper)Robert Ross (1 shared paper)Dympna Gallagher (1 shared paper)Allen C. Enders (1 shared paper)Marjorie M. Nelson (2 shared papers)Herbert M. Evans (2 shared papers)Ruth E. Johnson (2 shared papers)
- Journals
- Endocrinology (5 papers)Experimental Biology and Medicine (2 papers)Cancer (2 papers)The Anatomical Record (1 paper)Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United StatesCanada
In The Last Decade
W. R. Lyons
21 papers receiving 1.5k citations
W. R. Lyons's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 98
- Physiology 738
- Geriatrics and Gerontology 84
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 80
- Hepatology 48
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 81
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Fields of papers citing papers by W. R. Lyons
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside W. R. Lyons, 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 | Cadaver validation of skeletal muscle measurement by magnetic resonance imaging and computerized tomography Hit paper breakdown → | 1998 | 1248 |
| 2 | 1964 | 96 | |
| 3 | 1955 | 21 | |
| 4 | 1951 | 21 | |
| 5 | 1957 | 21 | |
| 6 | 1953 | 13 | |
| 7 | 1953 | 12 | |
| 8 | 1959 | 12 | |
| 9 | 1955 | 12 | |
| 10 | Further studies on the effects of pituitary growth hormone (STH) on C3H mice bearing a transplanted mammary adenocarcinoma. | 1954 | 11 |
| 11 | 1969 | 9 | |
| 12 | The effect of pituitary growth hormone (somatotrophin) on the body weight and tumor growth in C3H mice bearing a transplantable mammary adenocarcinoma. | 1952 | 8 |
| 13 | 1953 | 7 | |
| 14 | Effect of Hormones and of Parity on the Occurrence of Hyperplastic Alveolar Nodules and Tumors in the Mammary Glands of Female A/Crgl Mice | 1960 | 6 |
| 15 | 1954 | 6 | |
| 16 | 1971 | 5 | |
| 17 | 1958 | 4 | |
| 18 | Mammary-stimulating activities of human pituitary hormones. | 1960 | 4 |
| 19 | A small perfusion apparatus for the study of surviving, isolated organs. | 1954 | 3 |
| 20 | 1966 | 2 |
About W. R. Lyons
W. R. Lyons is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Agronomy and Crop Science, having authored 23 papers that have together received 1.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (8 papers), Estrogen and related hormone effects (5 papers), Reproductive Physiology in Livestock (3 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (3 papers), Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes (2 papers), PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer (2 papers), Body Composition Measurement Techniques (1 paper) and Folate and B Vitamins Research (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Physiology (738 citations), Geriatrics and Gerontology (84 citations), Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (80 citations), Hepatology (48 citations) and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (81 citations). W. R. Lyons has collaborated with scholars based in United States and Canada. Frequent co-authors include S. B. Heymsfield, Richard Baumgartner, Robert Ross, Dympna Gallagher, Allen C. Enders, Marjorie M. Nelson, Herbert M. Evans, Ruth E. Johnson, R. David Cole and Choh Hao Li. Their work appears in journals such as Endocrinology, Experimental Biology and Medicine, Cancer, The Anatomical Record and Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia.
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