Alexander S. Busch

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
54 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Alexander S. Busch is a scholar working on Reproductive Medicine, Molecular Biology and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander S. Busch has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Reproductive Medicine, 20 papers in Molecular Biology and 19 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Alexander S. Busch's work include Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (17 papers), Ovarian function and disorders (16 papers) and Sexual Differentiation and Disorders (16 papers). Alexander S. Busch is often cited by papers focused on Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (17 papers), Ovarian function and disorders (16 papers) and Sexual Differentiation and Disorders (16 papers). Alexander S. Busch collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, Germany and United Kingdom. Alexander S. Busch's co-authors include Anders Juul, Casper P. Hagen, Jørgen Holm Petersen, Elvira V. Bräuner, Camilla Eckert‐Lind, Gary Butler, Frank M. Biro, Kristian Almstrup, Margit Bistrup Fischer and Emmie N. Upners and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Alexander S. Busch

49 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Worldwide Secular Trends in Age at Pubertal Onset Assessed by Breast Development Among Girls

2020 252 citations Alexander S. Busch, Jørgen Holm Petersen et al. profile →
Large-scale GWAS reveals insights into the genetic architecture of same-sex sexual behavior

2019 213 citations Andrea Ganna, Karin J. H. Verweij et al. Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alexander S. Busch Denmark	18	542	360	270	265	208	54	1.3k
Manju Bhapkar United States	8	642 1.2×	190 0.5×	343 1.3×	191 0.7×	283 1.4×	11	1.7k
Loa Nordkap Denmark	18	566 1.0×	432 1.2×	392 1.5×	126 0.5×	160 0.8×	26	1.4k
Mikkel G. Mieritz Denmark	18	413 0.8×	255 0.7×	408 1.5×	178 0.7×	248 1.2×	26	1.2k
Jessica B. Spencer United States	21	543 1.0×	361 1.0×	442 1.6×	173 0.7×	86 0.4×	74	1.4k
D. Robert McConnaughey United States	22	397 0.7×	131 0.4×	546 2.0×	352 1.3×	166 0.8×	28	1.8k
Erica Rosanna Siu Brazil	16	435 0.8×	245 0.7×	222 0.8×	260 1.0×	89 0.4×	29	1.5k
S. G. Korenman United States	10	370 0.7×	325 0.9×	245 0.9×	290 1.1×	752 3.6×	15	1.9k
C.J.H. Kelnar United Kingdom	21	475 0.9×	542 1.5×	549 2.0×	350 1.3×	357 1.7×	48	1.8k
Lærke Priskorn Denmark	20	873 1.6×	384 1.1×	452 1.7×	125 0.5×	186 0.9×	59	1.9k
Donald Walt Chandler United States	20	220 0.4×	314 0.9×	167 0.6×	177 0.7×	487 2.3×	32	1.2k

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Sandmann, Sarah, et al.. (2025). Role of genetics in the age-related testosterone decline in men: a UK Biobank study. European Journal of Endocrinology. 193(2). 197–203. 1 indexed citations

Petersen, Jørgen Holm, Lise Aksglæde, Casper P. Hagen, et al.. (2025). Adolescent acne: association to sex, puberty, testosterone and dihydrotestosterone. Endocrine Connections. 14(5).

Potratz, Jenny, Frank Rutsch, Alexander Humberg, et al.. (2025). Necrolytic migratory erythema following prolonged continuous subcutaneous dasiglucagon administration: a rare dermatologic adverse event. Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Case Reports. 2025(2).

Winge, Sofia Boeg, Casper P. Hagen, Alexander S. Busch, et al.. (2025). Changes in Circulating Levels of miR-30b During Minipuberty and Puberty in Girls. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 111(3). 734–743.

Sørensen, Kaspar, Alexander S. Busch, Marie Lindhardt Ljubicic, et al.. (2024). Serum DLK1 During Minipuberty and Pubertal Transition in Healthy Girls and in Girls With Precocious Puberty. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 110(6). 1570–1576. 1 indexed citations

Aksglæde, Lise, Rikke Beck Jensen, Casper P. Hagen, et al.. (2024). Serum Concentrations of Inhibin B in Healthy Females and Males Throughout Life. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 110(1). 70–77. 3 indexed citations

Busch, Alexander S., Marie Lindhardt Ljubicic, Emmie N. Upners, et al.. (2024). Polygenic Scores for Adult Testosterone and SHBG Levels Are Associated With Reproductive Hormone Levels in Male Infants. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 109(9). 2343–2348.

Ljubicic, Marie Lindhardt, Trine Holm Johannsen, Margit Bistrup Fischer, et al.. (2023). Serum LH/FSH ratios in 87 infants with differences of sex development. Endocrine Connections. 12(3). 1 indexed citations

Busch, Alexander S., Nina Neuhaus, Joachim Wistuba, et al.. (2023). Male minipuberty in human and non-human primates: planting the seeds of future fertility. Reproduction. 166(4). R63–R72. 5 indexed citations

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Hagen, Casper P., Margit Bistrup Fischer, Christine Wohlfahrt‐Veje, et al.. (2022). AMH concentrations in infancy and mid-childhood predict ovarian activity in adolescence: a long-term longitudinal study of healthy girls. EClinicalMedicine. 55. 101742–101742. 15 indexed citations

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Busch, Alexander S., Marie Lindhardt Ljubicic, Emmie N. Upners, et al.. (2022). Dynamic Changes of Reproductive Hormones in Male Minipuberty: Temporal Dissociation of Leydig and Sertoli Cell Activity. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 107(6). 1560–1568. 41 indexed citations

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Ljubicic, Marie Lindhardt, Alexander S. Busch, Emmie N. Upners, et al.. (2022). Dynamic changes in LH/FSH ratios in infants with normal sex development. European Journal of Endocrinology. 187(1). 135–142. 5 indexed citations

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Upners, Emmie N., Marie Lindhardt Ljubicic, Alexander S. Busch, et al.. (2021). Dynamic Changes in Serum IGF-I and Growth During Infancy: Associations to Body Fat, Target Height, and PAPPA2 Genotype. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 107(1). 219–229. 8 indexed citations

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Pereira, Ana, et al.. (2021). Total and Central Adiposity Are Associated With Age at Gonadarche and Incidence of Precocious Gonadarche in Boys. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 106(5). 1352–1361. 18 indexed citations

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Fischer, Margit Bistrup, Marie Lindhardt Ljubicic, Casper P. Hagen, et al.. (2020). Anogenital Distance in Healthy Infants: Method-, Age- and Sex-related Reference Ranges. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 105(9). 2996–3004. 23 indexed citations

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Lardone, María Cecilia, Alexander S. Busch, José Luis Santos, et al.. (2020). A Polygenic Risk Score Suggests Shared Genetic Architecture of Voice Break With Early Markers of Pubertal Onset in Boys. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 105(3). e349–e357. 4 indexed citations

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Koch, Trine, Elvira V. Bräuner, Alexander S. Busch, Martha Hickey, & Anders Juul. (2020). Marked Increase in Incident Gynecomastia: A 20-Year National Registry Study, 1998 to 2017. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 105(10). 3134–3140. 14 indexed citations

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Ganna, Andrea, Karin J. H. Verweij, Michel G. Nivard, et al.. (2019). Large-scale GWAS reveals insights into the genetic architecture of same-sex sexual behavior. Science. 365(6456). 213 indexed citations breakdown →

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Busch, Alexander S., Frank Tüttelmann, Jann‐Frederik Cremers, et al.. (2019). FSHB −211 G>T Polymorphism as Predictor for TESE Success in Patients With Unexplained Azoospermia. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 104(6). 2315–2324. 19 indexed citations

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Bang, Anne Kirstine, Alexander S. Busch, Kristian Almstrup, et al.. (2017). Is the FSHR 2039A>G variant associated with susceptibility to testicular germ cell cancer?. Andrology. 6(1). 176–183. 6 indexed citations

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