Robert Silman

1.9k total citations
57 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Robert Silman is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Molecular Biology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Silman has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Robert Silman's work include Circadian rhythm and melatonin (27 papers), Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (6 papers) and Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics (4 papers). Robert Silman is often cited by papers focused on Circadian rhythm and melatonin (27 papers), Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (6 papers) and Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics (4 papers). Robert Silman collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Robert Silman's co-authors include R. Leone, I. Maureen Young, Diane Holland, S. Tabaqchali, Peter Francis, I.R. Smith, R. J. L. HOOPER, T. Chard, P.E. Mullen and M A Preece and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Robert Silman

57 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert Silman United Kingdom 23 660 250 235 191 171 57 1.4k
Thomas S. King United States 24 876 1.3× 548 2.2× 198 0.8× 160 0.8× 310 1.8× 71 1.7k
Yoshiyata TAKAHASHI Japan 8 1.1k 1.6× 285 1.1× 330 1.4× 103 0.5× 219 1.3× 31 2.0k
G.J.M. Maestroni Switzerland 19 1.3k 2.0× 203 0.8× 270 1.1× 125 0.7× 432 2.5× 24 1.9k
Paul R. Rosteck United States 17 1.2k 1.8× 504 2.0× 719 3.1× 56 0.3× 564 3.3× 22 2.5k
Regis R. Vollmer United States 27 629 1.0× 270 1.1× 543 2.3× 31 0.2× 190 1.1× 56 2.1k
Robert Rivest Canada 26 588 0.9× 692 2.8× 518 2.2× 99 0.5× 392 2.3× 50 1.9k
Thomas Hübschle Germany 26 502 0.8× 151 0.6× 404 1.7× 52 0.3× 347 2.0× 50 1.7k
J Cardot France 18 144 0.2× 144 0.6× 147 0.6× 111 0.6× 121 0.7× 53 906
María Dolores Maldonado y Aibar Spain 18 1.0k 1.5× 88 0.4× 323 1.4× 103 0.5× 342 2.0× 34 1.8k
S. Pavel Netherlands 28 540 0.8× 352 1.4× 232 1.0× 43 0.2× 176 1.0× 81 1.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Silman

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Silman, Robert. (2010). Catastrophe and homeostasis. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health. 20(3). 177–189. 1 indexed citations
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Di, Wei‐Li, et al.. (1999). The pineal and extra‐pineal origins of 5‐sulphatoxy N‐acetyl‐serotonin in humans. Journal of Pineal Research. 26(4). 221–226. 6 indexed citations
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Djahanbakhch, O., et al.. (1998). Elevated Nocturnal Melatonin Is a Consequence of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Deficiency in Women with Hypothalamic Amenorrhea. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 83(10). 3653–3662. 24 indexed citations
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Price, Karen M., et al.. (1998). First trimester maternal serum concentrations of fetal antigen 2 in normal pregnancies and those affected by trisomy 21. Human Reproduction. 13(6). 1706–1708. 8 indexed citations
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Di, Wei‐Li, et al.. (1996). An enzyme immunoassay for 6‐sulphatoxy‐melatonin in human urine. Journal of Pineal Research. 20(2). 51–56. 14 indexed citations
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Djahanbakhch, O., et al.. (1996). Evidence for the Bauman variant in Kallmann’s syndrome. Clinical Endocrinology. 44(1). 103–110. 12 indexed citations
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Di, Wei‐Li, et al.. (1996). The purification and characterization of biological 6‐sulphatoxymelatonin and comparison with synthetic 6‐sulphatoxymelatonin. Journal of Pineal Research. 20(2). 98–114. 5 indexed citations
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Price, Karen M., Robert Silman, Paul W. Armstrong, & J.G. Grudzinskas. (1995). Pregnancy: Abnormal amniotic fetal antigen 2 concentrations in trisomy 18 and trisomy 21. Human Reproduction. 10(9). 2438–2440. 2 indexed citations
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Price, Karen M., Robert Silman, Paul W. Armstrong, Børge Teisner, & J.G. Grudzinskas. (1995). The typing of fetal antigen 2 in human amniotic fluid. Clinica Chimica Acta. 236(2). 181–194. 3 indexed citations
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Price, Karen M., Robert Silman, & J. G. Grudzinskas. (1994). Isolation of fetal antigen 2 and assay standardisation. Clinica Chimica Acta. 226(1). 83–88. 2 indexed citations
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Di, Wei‐Li, et al.. (1993). HPLC assay of melatonin in plasma with fluorescence detection. Clinical Chemistry. 39(11). 2242–2247. 32 indexed citations
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Silman, Robert. (1991). Melatonin and the human gonadotrophin-releasing hormone pulse generator. Journal of Endocrinology. 128(1). 7–11. 49 indexed citations
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Young, I. Maureen, et al.. (1988). Constant Pineal Output and Increasing Body Mass Account for Declining Melatonin Levels During Human Growth and Sexual Maturation. Journal of Pineal Research. 5(1). 71–85. 52 indexed citations
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Tabaqchali, S., Robert Silman, & D.T. Holland. (1987). Automation in clinical microbiology: a new approach to identifying micro-organisms by automated pattern matching of proteins labelled with 35S-methionine.. Journal of Clinical Pathology. 40(9). 1070–1087. 28 indexed citations
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Tabaqchali, S., S. O’Farrell, D.T. Holland, & Robert Silman. (1986). Method for the typing of Clostridium difficile based on polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of [35S]methionine-labeled proteins. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 23(1). 197–198. 45 indexed citations
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Smith, I.R., R. Leone, Robert Silman, et al.. (1979). 5-Methoxytryptophol in Rat Pineal Glands and Other Tissues. Progress in brain research. 52. 267–269. 4 indexed citations
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Smith, I, R. Leone, R. J. L. HOOPER, et al.. (1979). CONCENTRATION OF 5-METHOXYTRYPTOPHOL IN PINEAL GLAND AND PLASMA OF THE RAT. Journal of Endocrinology. 83(1). 35–40. 11 indexed citations
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Smith, I.R., R. Leone, Robert Silman, et al.. (1979). O-Acetyl-5-methoxytryptophol – Tentative Identification in Pineal Glands. Progress in brain research. 52. 259–261. 11 indexed citations
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Mullen, P.E. & Robert Silman. (1977). The pineal and psychiatry: a review. Psychological Medicine. 7(3). 407–417. 26 indexed citations
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Wilson, Bary W., W. Snedden, Robert Silman, I.R. Smith, & Paul E. Mullen. (1977). A gas chromatography-mass spectrometry method for the quantitative analysis of melatonin in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid. Analytical Biochemistry. 81(2). 283–291. 33 indexed citations

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