Randall J. Urban

11.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
172 papers, 9.0k citations indexed

About

Randall J. Urban is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Randall J. Urban has authored 172 papers receiving a total of 9.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 48 papers in Molecular Biology and 33 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Randall J. Urban's work include Hormonal and reproductive studies (40 papers), Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (38 papers) and Muscle metabolism and nutrition (32 papers). Randall J. Urban is often cited by papers focused on Hormonal and reproductive studies (40 papers), Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (38 papers) and Muscle metabolism and nutrition (32 papers). Randall J. Urban collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Greece. Randall J. Urban's co-authors include Melinda Sheffield‐Moore, Johannes D. Veldhuis, Charles R. Gilkison, Robert R. Wolfe, Arny A. Ferrando, Yvonne Bodenburg, E. Lichar Dillon, Brent E. Masel, Jacques Baillargeon and Jie Jiang and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Randall J. Urban

169 papers receiving 8.7k citations

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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.

Adverse Events Associated With Testosterone Replacement in Middle-Aged and Older Men: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trials

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Randall J. Urban United States	46	4.3k	2.6k	2.0k	2.0k	1.4k	172	9.0k
Marc R. Blackman United States	49	5.3k 1.2×	2.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	2.1k 1.1×	1.1k 0.8×	155	9.6k
S. Mitchell Harman United States	54	6.8k 1.6×	2.1k 0.8×	1.3k 0.6×	1.7k 0.9×	1.6k 1.2×	154	11.2k
Peter J. Snyder United States	52	10.0k 2.3×	3.0k 1.2×	1.8k 0.9×	815 0.4×	2.5k 1.8×	143	13.5k
Georg Brabant Germany	66	5.8k 1.4×	3.5k 1.3×	634 0.3×	2.9k 1.5×	915 0.7×	348	15.4k
Daniel T. O’Connor United States	67	2.0k 0.5×	6.9k 2.6×	3.2k 1.6×	1.8k 0.9×	815 0.6×	368	15.7k
Thomas W. Storer United States	44	3.8k 0.9×	1.7k 0.6×	2.4k 1.2×	1.6k 0.8×	568 0.4×	118	8.1k
Andrea Fabbri Italy	48	3.8k 0.9×	1.4k 0.5×	464 0.2×	1.4k 0.7×	1.5k 1.1×	155	7.8k
Jordan D. Tobin United States	41	3.3k 0.8×	1.5k 0.6×	816 0.4×	1.7k 0.9×	479 0.4×	59	8.4k
Jens F. Rehfeld Denmark	65	3.7k 0.9×	4.3k 1.6×	634 0.3×	3.1k 1.6×	370 0.3×	415	14.9k
Jeremy Tomlinson United Kingdom	59	8.6k 2.0×	2.4k 0.9×	954 0.5×	2.3k 1.1×	678 0.5×	233	14.6k

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Matz, M, Laura Porterfield, Michael D. Jochum, et al.. (2024). Gut pathobiont enrichment observed in a population predisposed to dementia, type 2 diabetics of Mexican descent living in South Texas. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 1 indexed citations

Wright, Traver J., Timothy R. Elliott, Kathleen M. Randolph, et al.. (2024). Prevalence of fatigue and cognitive impairment after traumatic brain injury. PLoS ONE. 19(3). e0300910–e0300910. 4 indexed citations

Wright, Traver J., Kathleen M. Randolph, Kevin C.J. Yuen, et al.. (2023). Is there a role for growth hormone replacement in adults to control acute and post-acute COVID-19?. Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 37(6). 101842–101842. 3 indexed citations

Wright, Traver J., Kathleen M. Randolph, Kevin C.J. Yuen, et al.. (2023). Traumatic brain injury, abnormal growth hormone secretion, and gut dysbiosis. Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 37(6). 101841–101841. 5 indexed citations

Elliott, Timothy R., Yu‐Yu Hsiao, Kathleen M. Randolph, et al.. (2023). Efficient assessment of brain fog and fatigue: Development of the Fatigue and Altered Cognition Scale (FACs). PLoS ONE. 18(12). e0295593–e0295593. 5 indexed citations

Wright, Traver J., Richard B. Pyles, Melinda Sheffield‐Moore, et al.. (2023). Low growth hormone secretion associated with post-acute sequelae SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC) neurologic symptoms: A case-control pilot study. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 579. 112071–112071. 8 indexed citations

Durham, William J., Traver J. Wright, E. Lichar Dillon, et al.. (2022). Impact of Adjunct Testosterone on Cancer-Related Fatigue: An Ancillary Analysis from a Controlled Randomized Trial. Current Oncology. 29(11). 8340–8356. 3 indexed citations

Urban, Randall J., et al.. (2020). Sex Hormones and Novel Corona Virus Infectious Disease (COVID-19). Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 95(8). 1710–1714. 94 indexed citations

López, David S., Wahyu Wulaningsih, Konstantinos K. Tsilidis, et al.. (2020). Environment-wide association study to comprehensively test and validate associations between nutrition and lifestyle factors and testosterone deficiency: NHANES 1988–1994 and 1999–2004. HORMONES. 19(2). 205–214. 3 indexed citations

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Baillargeon, Jacques, Randall J. Urban, Mukaila A. Raji, et al.. (2019). Testosterone Prescribing Among Women in the USA, 2002–2017. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 35(6). 1891–1893. 2 indexed citations

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Wright, Traver J., Randall J. Urban, E. Lichar Dillon, et al.. (2019). Growth Hormone Alters Brain Morphometry, Connectivity, and Behavior in Subjects with Fatigue after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 37(8). 1052–1066. 28 indexed citations

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Baillargeon, Jacques, Randall J. Urban, David S. López, et al.. (2019). Opioid-Induced Hypogonadism in the United States. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(3). 276–284. 13 indexed citations

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Baillargeon, Jacques, Randall J. Urban, Yong‐Fang Kuo, et al.. (2014). Risk of Myocardial Infarction in Older Men Receiving Testosterone Therapy. Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 48(9). 1138–1144. 144 indexed citations

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Zhao, Junhan, Yvonne Bodenburg, Colin McGuckin, et al.. (2009). Oct‐4A isoform is expressed in human cord blood‐derived CD133 stem cells and differentiated progeny. Cell Proliferation. 42(3). 265–275. 5 indexed citations

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Nagamani, Manubai, et al.. (2007). Effects of raloxifene on insulin sensitivity, β-cell function, and hepatic insulin extraction in normal postmenopausal women. Fertility and Sterility. 89(3). 614–619. 17 indexed citations

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Bodenburg, Yvonne, et al.. (1998). Troglitazone Inhibits Progesterone Production in Porcine Granulosa Cells**This work was supported by a grant from the Sankyo Corporation (to R.J.U. and A.G.) and NIH Grant RO1-CA45181 (to M.N.).. Endocrinology. 139(12). 4962–4966. 73 indexed citations

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Veldhuis, Johannes D., Ali Iranmanesh, GERMAN LIZARRALDE, & Randall J. Urban. (1994). Combined deficits in the somatotropic and gonadotropic axes in healthy aging men: An appraisal of neuroendocrine mechanisms by deconvolution analysis. Neurobiology of Aging. 15(4). 509–517. 20 indexed citations

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Veldhuis, Johannes D., et al.. (1993). Evidence for attenuation of hypothalamic GnRH impulse strength with preservation of GnRH pulse frequency in men with chronic renal failure. Blood Purification. 11(1). 69–71. 1 indexed citations

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Urban, Randall J., Johannes D. Veldhuis, Robert M. Blizzard, & Maria Dufau. (1988). Attenuated release of biologically active luteinizing hormone in healthy aging men.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 81(4). 1020–1029. 73 indexed citations

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Urban, Randall J., SPYROS N. PAVLOU, Jean Rivier, et al.. (1988). Increased potency and sustained suppressive actions of a new gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist peptide in man.. PubMed. 101. 302–9. 1 indexed citations

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