Ruth Best

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Ruth Best is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruth Best has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 3 papers in Molecular Biology and 2 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Ruth Best's work include Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (7 papers), Adrenal Hormones and Disorders (3 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (2 papers). Ruth Best is often cited by papers focused on Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (7 papers), Adrenal Hormones and Disorders (3 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (2 papers). Ruth Best collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, France and United States. Ruth Best's co-authors include Christopher R.W. Edwards, Jonathan R. Seckl, Yuri Kotelevtsev, Pauline Jamieson, Dieter Schmoll, Megan C. Holmes, Ann N. Burchell, Roger Brown, John J. Mullins and B. R. Walker and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism and Hypertension.

In The Last Decade

Ruth Best

9 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

11β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 knockout mice show attenuated glucocorticoid-inducible responses and resist hyperglycemia on obesity or stress

1997 723 citations Yuri Kotelevtsev, Megan C. Holmes et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ruth Best United Kingdom	7	998	261	234	216	210	9	1.3k
J. Paterson United Kingdom	5	975 1.0×	178 0.7×	548 2.3×	219 1.0×	216 1.0×	7	1.5k
Richard H. Underwood United States	17	594 0.6×	75 0.3×	133 0.6×	287 1.3×	132 0.6×	42	1.1k
Sabine Tunn Germany	14	466 0.5×	94 0.4×	78 0.3×	158 0.7×	50 0.2×	22	870
E. A. van der Veen Netherlands	20	809 0.8×	41 0.2×	384 1.6×	209 1.0×	110 0.5×	41	1.4k
J Šulcová Czechia	17	469 0.5×	150 0.6×	75 0.3×	220 1.0×	43 0.2×	50	906
G. S. Kledzik United States	17	487 0.5×	96 0.4×	283 1.2×	224 1.0×	121 0.6×	24	1.3k
Ludmila Filaretova Russia	18	236 0.2×	279 1.1×	161 0.7×	94 0.4×	299 1.4×	86	898
Katya B. Rubinow United States	17	298 0.3×	89 0.3×	112 0.5×	170 0.8×	98 0.5×	36	758
William E. Schutzer United States	18	185 0.2×	102 0.4×	199 0.9×	314 1.5×	45 0.2×	28	948
Fernando S. Carneiro Brazil	26	535 0.5×	33 0.1×	366 1.6×	549 2.5×	171 0.8×	65	1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Ruth Best

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ruth Best

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9 of 9 papers shown

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Best, Ruth & B. R. Walker. (1997). Additional value of measurement of urinary cortisone and unconjugated cortisol metabolites in assessing the activity of 11β‐hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase in vivo. Clinical Endocrinology. 47(2). 231–236. 110 indexed citations

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Best, Ruth, et al.. (1997). Seasonal Variation in Glucocorticoid Activity in Healthy Men¹. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 82(12). 4015–4019. 114 indexed citations

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Best, Ruth, Susan M. Nelson, & BR Walker. (1997). Dexamethasone and 11-dehydrodexamethasone as tools to investigate the isozymes of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase in vitro and in vivo. Journal of Endocrinology. 153(1). 41–48. 58 indexed citations

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Kotelevtsev, Yuri, Megan C. Holmes, Ann N. Burchell, et al.. (1997). 11β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 knockout mice show attenuated glucocorticoid-inducible responses and resist hyperglycemia on obesity or stress. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 94(26). 14924–14929. 723 indexed citations breakdown →

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Rose, Ken A., Genevieve Stapleton, Karin Dott, et al.. (1997). Cyp7b, a novel brain cytochrome P450, catalyzes the synthesis of neurosteroids 7α-hydroxy dehydroepiandrosterone and 7α-hydroxy pregnenolone. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 94(10). 4925–4930. 184 indexed citations

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Kotelevtsev, Yuri, Pauline Jamieson, Ruth Best, et al.. (1996). Inactivation of 11β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 by gene targeting in mice. Endocrine Research. 22(4). 791–792. 6 indexed citations

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Walker, Brian R., Ruth Best, Cedric Shackleton, Paul L. Padfield, & Christopher R.W. Edwards. (1996). Increased Vasoconstrictor Sensitivity to Glucocorticoids in Essential Hypertension. Hypertension. 27(2). 190–196. 100 indexed citations

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Walker, Brian R. & Ruth Best. (1995). Clinical investigation of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase. Endocrine Research. 21(1-2). 379–387. 21 indexed citations

9.

Best, Ruth, et al.. (1976). POMR for Operating and Recovery Rooms. Nursing Management. 7(8). 18–22. 1 indexed citations

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