Roy G. Smith

21.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
204 papers, 12.6k citations indexed

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Roy G. Smith is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Roy G. Smith has authored 204 papers receiving a total of 12.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 69 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 55 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Roy G. Smith's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (69 papers), Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (53 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (35 papers). Roy G. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (69 papers), Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (53 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (35 papers). Roy G. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and France. Roy G. Smith's co-authors include Yuxiang Sun, Alex Elbrecht, Scott D. Feighner, Lex H.T. Van der Ploeg, Saira Ahmed, Hui Zheng, José M. Garcia, Pei Wang, Andrew D. Howard and Hong Jiang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Roy G. Smith

201 papers receiving 12.2k 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.

Ghrelin stimulation of growth hormone release and appetite is mediated through the growth hormone secretagogue receptor

2004 588 citations Yuxiang Sun, Hui Zheng et al. profile →
Deletion of Ghrelin Impairs neither Growth nor Appetite

2003 514 citations Yuxiang Sun, Roy G. Smith et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Roy G. Smith United States	57	5.5k	4.3k	3.4k	3.3k	2.5k	204	12.6k
B. Jeanrenaud Switzerland	61	4.1k 0.7×	5.5k 1.3×	1.8k 0.5×	3.6k 1.1×	2.1k 0.8×	256	11.8k
Dominic J. Withers United Kingdom	49	3.2k 0.6×	4.0k 0.9×	1.4k 0.4×	5.9k 1.8×	2.0k 0.8×	103	13.0k
James L. Roberts United States	56	2.6k 0.5×	1.6k 0.4×	1.1k 0.3×	3.3k 1.0×	1.9k 0.8×	188	10.8k
Michael L.J. Ashford United Kingdom	49	3.1k 0.6×	2.7k 0.6×	1.6k 0.5×	5.4k 1.7×	1.0k 0.4×	151	11.4k
Hong Yu United States	50	2.7k 0.5×	2.0k 0.5×	1.4k 0.4×	4.0k 1.2×	655 0.3×	154	9.8k
Denise D. Belsham Canada	45	2.6k 0.5×	1.5k 0.4×	532 0.2×	1.8k 0.6×	762 0.3×	162	6.3k
Philip Lambert United States	27	2.2k 0.4×	3.8k 0.9×	970 0.3×	2.6k 0.8×	1.1k 0.4×	61	8.7k
Wai Haung Yu United States	48	1.3k 0.2×	5.3k 1.2×	896 0.3×	3.5k 1.1×	610 0.2×	145	11.6k
Thomas P. Burris United States	64	3.0k 0.5×	3.0k 0.7×	310 0.1×	6.4k 2.0×	1.2k 0.5×	190	13.4k
Barry I. Posner Canada	69	898 0.2×	2.1k 0.5×	521 0.2×	7.0k 2.1×	3.5k 1.4×	230	13.4k

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Pradhan, Geetali, Chia‐Shan Wu, Daniel Villarreal, et al.. (2021). β Cell GHS-R Regulates Insulin Secretion and Sensitivity. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(8). 3950–3950. 14 indexed citations

George, Susan R., András Kern, Roy G. Smith, & Rafael Franco. (2014). Dopamine receptor heteromeric complexes and their emerging functions. Progress in brain research. 211. 183–200. 35 indexed citations

Hill, Jonathon T., Teresa L. Mastracci, Carol L. Vinton, et al.. (2009). Ghrelin is dispensable for embryonic pancreatic islet development and differentiation. Regulatory Peptides. 157(1-3). 51–56. 19 indexed citations

Cruz, Carolina Colli & Roy G. Smith. (2007). The Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor. Vitamins and hormones. 77. 47–88. 49 indexed citations

Dixit, Vishwa Deep, Hyunwon Yang, Yuxiang Sun, et al.. (2007). Ghrelin promotes thymopoiesis during aging. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 117(10). 2778–2790. 164 indexed citations

Smith, Roy G., Hong Jiang, & Yuxiang Sun. (2005). Developments in ghrelin biology and potential clinical relevance. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. 16(9). 436–442. 86 indexed citations

Smith, Roy G., Yuxiang Sun, Lorena Betancourt, & Mark Asnicar. (2004). Growth hormone secretagogues: prospects and potential pitfalls. Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 18(3). 333–347. 26 indexed citations

Betancourt, Lorena & Roy G. Smith. (2002). Localization and the Role of Growth Hormone Secretagogues in the Central Nervous System. 5(1). 63–72. 1 indexed citations

Ye, Zhixiong, Raman K. Bakshi, Meng‐Hsin Chen, et al.. (2000). Modeling directed design and biological evaluation of quinazolinones as non-peptidic growth hormone secretagogues. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 10(1). 5–8. 19 indexed citations

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Smith, Roy G., et al.. (1999). A New Orphan Receptor Involved in Pulsatile Growth Hormone Release. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. 10(4). 128–135. 61 indexed citations

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Yang, Lihu, Kwan Leung, Tom Jacks, et al.. (1999). Thiazole-derived potent, highly bioavailable short duration growth hormone secretagogues. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 9(13). 1761–1766. 4 indexed citations

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Elbrecht, Alex, Yuli Chen, Alan Adams, et al.. (1999). L-764406 Is a Partial Agonist of Human Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor γ. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(12). 7913–7922. 92 indexed citations

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McKee, Karen K., Oksana Palyha, Scott D. Feighner, et al.. (1997). Molecular Analysis of Rat Pituitary and Hypothalamic Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptors. Molecular Endocrinology. 11(4). 415–423. 289 indexed citations

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Bennett, Pamela A., Gregory B. Thomas, Andrew D. Howard, et al.. (1997). Hypothalamic Growth Hormone Secretagogue-Receptor (GHS-R) Expression Is Regulated by Growth Hormone in the Rat. Endocrinology. 138(11). 4552–4557. 160 indexed citations

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Zheng, Hui, A.R.T. Bailey, Minghao Jiang, et al.. (1997). Somatostatin Receptor Subtype 2 Knockout Mice Are Refractory to Growth Hormone-Negative Feedback on Arcuate Neurons. Molecular Endocrinology. 11(11). 1709–1717. 129 indexed citations

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Smith, Roy G., et al.. (1990). Receptor interconversion model of hormone action. 1. Purification of a factor involved in conferring estradiol binding properties to the estrogen receptor. Biochemistry. 29(11). 2685–2690. 8 indexed citations

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Syms, Allan J., et al.. (1985). Effect of aging and cold temperature storage of hamster ova as assessed in the sperm penetration assay. Fertility and Sterility. 43(5). 766–772. 14 indexed citations

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Syms, Allan J., et al.. (1984). Conditions influencing human sperm capacitation and penetration of zona-free hamster ova. Fertility and Sterility. 41(4). 603–608. 77 indexed citations

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Syms, Allan J., et al.. (1984). Studies on human spermatozoa with round head syndrome. Fertility and Sterility. 42(3). 431–435. 42 indexed citations

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Smith, Roy G., et al.. (1981). A comparison of progesterone and R5020 binding in endometrium, ovary, pituitary, and hypothalamus. Fertility and Sterility. 35(4). 438–441. 7 indexed citations

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