Lee B. Smith

7.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
115 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Lee B. Smith is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Reproductive Medicine and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Lee B. Smith has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Molecular Biology, 52 papers in Reproductive Medicine and 43 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Lee B. Smith's work include Sperm and Testicular Function (49 papers), Sexual Differentiation and Disorders (33 papers) and Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (31 papers). Lee B. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Sperm and Testicular Function (49 papers), Sexual Differentiation and Disorders (33 papers) and Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (31 papers). Lee B. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Lee B. Smith's co-authors include William H. Walker, Richard M. Sharpe, Philippa T. K. Saunders, Laura O’Hara, Michelle Welsh, Diane Rebourcet, Hayley M. Scott, Rod T. Mitchell, Gary R. Hutchison and Peter J. O’Shaughnessy and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Lee B. Smith

113 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Hit Papers

The regulation of spermatogenesis by androgens 2008 2026 2014 2020 2014 2008 2021 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. The regulation of spermatogenesis by androgens
    2014 612 citations Lee B. Smith et al. profile →
  2. Identification in rats of a programming window for reproductive tract masculinization, disruption of which leads to hypospadias and cryptorchidism
    2008 586 citations Michelle Welsh, Philippa T. K. Saunders et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  3. Sertoli cells as key drivers of testis function
    2021 131 citations Lee B. Smith, Diane Rebourcet et al. profile →

Peers

Lee B. Smith
Peter J. O’Shaughnessy United Kingdom
Dale B. Hales United States
Liza O’Donnell Australia
William H. Walker United States
Chris McKinnell United Kingdom
Pulak R. Manna United States
Margaret E. E. Jones Australia
Nigel G. Wreford Australia
Eugenia H. Goulding United States
Nina Atanassova Bulgaria
Peter J. O’Shaughnessy United Kingdom
Lee B. Smith
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lee B. Smith

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nielsen, John E., Jovana Kaludjerovic, Peter J. O’Shaughnessy, et al.. (2025). Changes in local mineral homeostasis facilitate the formation of benign and malignant testicular microcalcifications. eLife. 13.
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Nielsen, John E., Jovana Kaludjerovic, Peter J. O’Shaughnessy, et al.. (2024). Changes in local mineral homeostasis facilitate the formation of benign and malignant testicular microcalcifications. eLife. 13. 2 indexed citations
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Shaw, Isaac, Phoebe M. Kirkwood, Diane Rebourcet, et al.. (2022). A role for steroid 5 alpha-reductase 1 in vascular remodeling during endometrial decidualization. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 13. 1027164–1027164. 8 indexed citations
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O’Hara, Laura, Helen Christian, Paul Le Tissier, & Lee B. Smith. (2021). Hyperprolactinemia in a male pituitary androgen receptor knockout mouse is associated with female‐like lactotroph development. Andrology. 9(5). 1652–1661. 3 indexed citations
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Gannon, Anne‐Louise, Laura O’Hara, J. Ian Mason, et al.. (2019). Androgen receptor signalling in the male adrenal facilitates X-zone regression, cell turnover and protects against adrenal degeneration during ageing. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 10457–10457. 23 indexed citations
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Rebourcet, Diane, Ana Monteiro, Lyndsey Cruickshanks, et al.. (2019). Relationship of transcriptional markers to Leydig cell number in the mouse testis. PLoS ONE. 14(7). e0219524–e0219524. 5 indexed citations
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O’Shaughnessy, Peter J., Rod T. Mitchell, Ana Monteiro, et al.. (2019). Androgen receptor expression is required to ensure development of adult Leydig cells and to prevent development of steroidogenic cells with adrenal characteristics in the mouse testis. BMC Developmental Biology. 19(1). 8–8. 20 indexed citations
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Stévant, Isabelle, Yasmine Neirijnck, Christelle Borel, et al.. (2018). Deciphering Cell Lineage Specification during Male Sex Determination with Single-Cell RNA Sequencing. Cell Reports. 22(6). 1589–1599. 117 indexed citations
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Wu, Junxi, et al.. (2016). Influence of Androgen Receptor in Vascular Cells on Reperfusion following Hindlimb Ischaemia. PLoS ONE. 11(5). e0154987–e0154987. 11 indexed citations
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Smith, Lee B., et al.. (2016). Novel androgen-induced activity of an antimicrobial β-defensin: Regulation of Wolffian duct morphogenesis. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 442. 142–152. 11 indexed citations
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Kilcoyne, Karen, Lee B. Smith, Nina Atanassova, et al.. (2014). Fetal programming of adult Leydig cell function by androgenic effects on stem/progenitor cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(18). E1924–32. 149 indexed citations
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McInnes, Kerry J., Lee B. Smith, Nicole I. Hunger, et al.. (2012). 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. 61(5). 1072–1081. 99 indexed citations
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Dean, Afshan, Lee B. Smith, Sarah E. MacPherson, & Richard M. Sharpe. (2012). The effect of dihydrotestosterone exposure during or prior to the masculinization programming window on reproductive development in male and female rats. International Journal of Andrology. 35(3). 330–339. 73 indexed citations
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Driesche, Sander van den, Marion Walker, Chris McKinnell, et al.. (2012). Proposed Role for COUP-TFII in Regulating Fetal Leydig Cell Steroidogenesis, Perturbation of Which Leads to Masculinization Disorders in Rodents. PLoS ONE. 7(5). e37064–e37064. 74 indexed citations
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Welsh, Michelle, Lindsey Moffat, Alan S. McNeilly, et al.. (2011). Smooth Muscle Cell-Specific Knockout of Androgen Receptor: A New Model for Prostatic Disease. Endocrinology. 152(9). 3541–3551. 31 indexed citations
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O’Hara, Laura, Michelle Welsh, Philippa T. K. Saunders, & Lee B. Smith. (2010). Androgen Receptor Expression in the Caput Epididymal Epithelium Is Essential for Development of the Initial Segment and Epididymal Spermatozoa Transit. Endocrinology. 152(2). 718–729. 87 indexed citations
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Welsh, Michelle, David J. MacLeod, Marion Walker, Lee B. Smith, & Richard M. Sharpe. (2009). Critical androgen‐sensitive periods of rat penis and clitoris development. International Journal of Andrology. 33(1). e144–52. 80 indexed citations
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Welsh, Michelle, Philippa T. K. Saunders, Hayley M. Scott, et al.. (2008). Identification in rats of a programming window for reproductive tract masculinization, disruption of which leads to hypospadias and cryptorchidism. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 118(4). 1479–1490. 586 indexed citations breakdown →

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