Rex A. Hess

18.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
232 papers, 14.7k citations indexed

About

Rex A. Hess is a scholar working on Reproductive Medicine, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rex A. Hess has authored 232 papers receiving a total of 14.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 133 papers in Reproductive Medicine, 99 papers in Genetics and 77 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Rex A. Hess's work include Sperm and Testicular Function (121 papers), Reproductive Biology and Fertility (55 papers) and Estrogen and related hormone effects (39 papers). Rex A. Hess is often cited by papers focused on Sperm and Testicular Function (121 papers), Reproductive Biology and Fertility (55 papers) and Estrogen and related hormone effects (39 papers). Rex A. Hess collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and China. Rex A. Hess's co-authors include David Bunick, Paul S. Cooke, Luiz R. França, Janice M. Bahr, Dennis B. Lubahn, Qing Zhou, Marie‐Claude Hofmann, Kay Carnes, Rong Nie and Gail S. Prins and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Rex A. Hess

229 papers receiving 14.3k citations

Hit Papers

A role for oestrogens in ... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 2009 2017 2016 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. A role for oestrogens in the male reproductive system
    1997 730 citations Rex A. Hess, David Bunick et al. profile →
  2. Spermatogenesis and Cycle of the Seminiferous Epithelium
    2009 570 citations Rex A. Hess, Luiz R. França profile →
  3. Estrogens in Male Physiology
    2017 331 citations Paul S. Cooke, CheMyong Ko et al. profile →
  4. The Sertoli cell: one hundred fifty years of beauty and plasticity
    2016 301 citations Luiz R. França, Rex A. Hess et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Rex A. Hess 7.3k 5.9k 4.8k 3.5k 2.2k 232 14.7k
Lonnie D. Russell 9.6k 1.3× 3.6k 0.6× 5.5k 1.1× 5.6k 1.6× 1.2k 0.6× 173 14.8k
Philippa T. K. Saunders 9.8k 1.3× 7.0k 1.2× 6.1k 1.3× 4.2k 1.2× 2.2k 1.0× 293 19.3k
Bernard Jégou 4.9k 0.7× 2.6k 0.4× 3.6k 0.8× 3.0k 0.8× 943 0.4× 241 12.7k
Paul S. Cooke 3.5k 0.5× 4.1k 0.7× 3.6k 0.8× 1.6k 0.5× 2.4k 1.1× 166 12.8k
Michael D. Griswold 6.8k 0.9× 4.1k 0.7× 5.8k 1.2× 4.1k 1.2× 995 0.5× 156 12.6k
Dolores D. Mruk 9.0k 1.2× 2.0k 0.3× 5.4k 1.1× 4.5k 1.3× 1.1k 0.5× 223 15.0k
C. Yan Cheng 14.5k 2.0× 3.6k 0.6× 9.0k 1.9× 7.0k 2.0× 2.4k 1.1× 487 25.0k
Dennis B. Lubahn 5.1k 0.7× 12.1k 2.0× 9.0k 1.9× 2.1k 0.6× 6.9k 3.1× 189 24.6k
JoAnne S. Richards 6.8k 0.9× 6.7k 1.1× 6.5k 1.4× 9.4k 2.7× 2.2k 1.0× 225 19.9k
Barry R. Zirkin 4.5k 0.6× 1.7k 0.3× 2.8k 0.6× 1.9k 0.5× 2.5k 1.1× 163 9.4k

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All Works

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Wang, Yuexi, Ullas V. Chembazhi, Jie Ji, et al.. (2024). PTBP1 mediates Sertoli cell actin cytoskeleton organization by regulating alternative splicing of actin regulators. Nucleic Acids Research. 52(20). 12244–12261. 3 indexed citations
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Park, Chan Jin, Sandra Soto‐Heras, Jieun Oh, et al.. (2024). Inhibition of testicular development by suppressing neonatal LH rise in male domestic pigs. Animal Reproduction Science. 270. 107606–107606.
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Campolina-Silva, Gabriel Henrique, Charles Joly Beauparlant, Arnaud Droit, et al.. (2024). ARL13B controls male reproductive tract physiology through primary and Motile Cilia. Communications Biology. 7(1). 1318–1318. 3 indexed citations
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Pan, Bo, Shuo Yuan, Kamiar Moin, et al.. (2023). Disrupted intercellular bridges and spermatogenesis in fatty acyl‐CoA reductase 1 knockout mice: A new model of ether lipid deficiency. The FASEB Journal. 37(5). e22908–e22908. 2 indexed citations
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Graceli, Jones Bernardes, et al.. (2023). Role for Nongenomic Estrogen Signaling in Male Fertility. Endocrinology. 165(3). 1 indexed citations
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Hermo, Louis, Deqiang Ding, Chao Wei, et al.. (2023). SYPL1 defines a vesicular pathway essential for sperm cytoplasmic droplet formation and male fertility. Nature Communications. 14(1). 5113–5113. 5 indexed citations
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Lee, Arthur S., Jannette Rusch, Abul Usmani, et al.. (2019). Rare mutations in the complement regulatory gene CSMD1 are associated with male and female infertility. Nature Communications. 10(1). 4626–4626. 26 indexed citations
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Campolina-Silva, Gabriel Henrique, Rex A. Hess, & Cleida A. Oliveira. (2018). Seasonal variation of cell proliferation and apoptosis in the efferent ductules and epididymis of the Neotropical bat Artibeus lituratus (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae). General and Comparative Endocrinology. 273. 3–10. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yong, Hong Liu, Wei Li, et al.. (2017). Intraflagellar transporter protein 140 (IFT140), a component of IFT‐A complex, is essential for male fertility and spermiogenesis in mice. Cytoskeleton. 75(2). 70–84. 45 indexed citations
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Avelar, Gleide Fernandes de, et al.. (2010). Postnatal somatic cell proliferation and seminiferous tubule maturation in pigs: A non-random event. Theriogenology. 74(1). 11–23. 32 indexed citations
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Oliveira, Cleida A., Qing Zhou, Kay Carnes, et al.. (2002). ER Function in the Adult Male Rat: Short- and Long-Term Effects of the Antiestrogen ICI 182,780 on the Testis and Efferent Ductules, without Changes in Testosterone. Endocrinology. 143(6). 2399–2409. 65 indexed citations
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Janulis, Lynn, Janice M. Bahr, Rex A. Hess, et al.. (1998). Rat Testicular Germ Cells and Epididymal Sperm Contain Active P450 Aromatase. Journal of Andrology. 19(1). 65–71. 104 indexed citations
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Hardy, Matthew P., Chantal M. Sottas, Lonnie D. Russell, et al.. (1996). Increased Proliferation of Leydig Cells Induced by Neonatal Hypothyroidism in the Rat. Journal of Andrology. 17(3). 231–238. 75 indexed citations
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Chapin, Robert E., et al.. (1995). SYMPOSIUM OVERVIEW Endocrine Modulation of Reproduction 1. 8 indexed citations
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Hess, Rex A., David Bunick, & J. M. Bahr. (1995). Sperm, a source of estrogen.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 103(suppl 7). 59–62. 75 indexed citations
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Carter, Susan D., Rex A. Hess, & John W. Laskey. (1987). The Fungicide Methyl 2-Benzimidazole Carbamate Causes Infertility in Male Sprague-Dawley Rats12. Biology of Reproduction. 37(3). 709–717. 68 indexed citations
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THURSTON, R.J., et al.. (1975). ULTRASTRUCTURAL STUDIES OF SEMEN ABNORMALITIES AND HERPESVIRUS ASSOCIATED WITH CULTURED TESTICULAR CELLS FROM DOMESTIC TURKEYS. Reproduction. 45(2). 235–241. 22 indexed citations

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