Ralph A. DeFronzo

51.6k citations
284 papers · 38.6k indexed · 24 hit papers · h-index 88

Ralph A. DeFronzo

281 papers receiving 37.2k citations

Hit Papers

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Peers

Ralph A. DeFronzo
Comparison fields: 5 of 174
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 19.4k
  • Molecular Biology 13.5k
  • Physiology 11.9k
  • Surgery 8.1k
  • Epidemiology 6.9k
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All Works

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Effects of exenatide (exendin-4) on glycemic control and weight over 30 weeks in metformin-treated patients with Type 2 diabetes
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Current therapy of diabetes mellitus
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Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and gestational diabetes mellitus: Same disease, another name?
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About Ralph A. DeFronzo

Ralph A. DeFronzo is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Physiology and Surgery, having authored 284 papers that have together received 38.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (114 papers), Diabetes Treatment and Management (110 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (73 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (19.4k citations), Physiology (11.9k citations) and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (1.9k citations). Ralph A. DeFronzo has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Italy and Qatar. Frequent co-authors include Masafumi Matsuda, Eleuterio Ferrannini, Muhammad Abdul‐Ghani, Lawrence J. Mandarino, Gerald I. Shulman, Muhammad Abdul-Ghani, Donald C. Simonson, Douglas J. Smith, Robert R. Henry and Edward J. Barrett. Their work appears in journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

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