Samuel Refetoff

30.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
502 papers, 22.9k citations indexed

About

Samuel Refetoff is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Samuel Refetoff has authored 502 papers receiving a total of 22.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 355 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 165 papers in Molecular Biology and 116 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Samuel Refetoff's work include Thyroid Disorders and Treatments (307 papers), Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (170 papers) and Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (57 papers). Samuel Refetoff is often cited by papers focused on Thyroid Disorders and Treatments (307 papers), Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (170 papers) and Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (57 papers). Samuel Refetoff collaborates with scholars based in United States, Belgium and Japan. Samuel Refetoff's co-authors include Roy E. Weiss, Alexandra M. Dumitrescu, Leslie J. DeGroot, Helmut Grasberger, Xiao-Hui Liao, Eve Van Cauter, Victor S. Fang, Yoshitaka Hayashi, Joachim Pohlenz and Xiao-Hui Liao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Samuel Refetoff

494 papers receiving 22.0k citations

Hit Papers

The Syndromes of Resistance to Thyroid Hormone* 1967 2026 1986 2006 1993 2004 1967 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. The Syndromes of Resistance to Thyroid Hormone*
    1993 592 citations Samuel Refetoff et al. profile →
  2. A Novel Syndrome Combining Thyroid and Neurological Abnormalities Is Associated with Mutations in a Monocarboxylate Transporter Gene
    2004 503 citations Alexandra M. Dumitrescu, Xiao-Hui Liao et al. profile →
  3. Familial Syndrome Combining Deaf-Mutism, Stippled Epiphyses, Goiter and Abnormally High PBI: Possible Target Organ Refractoriness to Thyroid Hormone12
    1967 408 citations Samuel Refetoff et al. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Samuel Refetoff United States 79 15.0k 7.2k 4.6k 2.5k 2.2k 502 22.9k
Theo J. Visser Netherlands 84 15.4k 1.0× 4.8k 0.7× 3.1k 0.7× 2.9k 1.2× 1.6k 0.7× 391 24.8k
John J. Kopchick United States 70 9.3k 0.6× 6.3k 0.9× 3.0k 0.6× 1.7k 0.7× 5.7k 2.6× 458 18.6k
Paul A. Kelly France 81 10.2k 0.7× 7.8k 1.1× 4.7k 1.0× 1.2k 0.5× 2.0k 0.9× 404 23.2k
Henry G. Friesen Canada 73 9.2k 0.6× 5.4k 0.8× 3.2k 0.7× 972 0.4× 1.5k 0.7× 351 18.7k
Michael O. Thorner United States 77 14.1k 0.9× 3.6k 0.5× 1.9k 0.4× 3.7k 1.5× 4.7k 2.1× 329 21.2k
Pinchas Cohen United States 79 8.6k 0.6× 10.1k 1.4× 2.8k 0.6× 918 0.4× 5.8k 2.7× 318 22.5k
Derek LeRoith United States 73 8.4k 0.6× 9.3k 1.3× 2.5k 0.5× 769 0.3× 3.0k 1.4× 281 18.9k
Detlev Ganten Germany 81 7.3k 0.5× 10.0k 1.4× 2.1k 0.4× 2.2k 0.9× 3.4k 1.6× 556 26.3k
Andrzej Bartke United States 79 7.9k 0.5× 6.5k 0.9× 3.4k 0.7× 2.6k 1.1× 7.7k 3.6× 635 24.0k
Charles T. Roberts United States 67 8.4k 0.6× 8.4k 1.2× 2.6k 0.6× 377 0.2× 1.8k 0.8× 264 16.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Abdullah, Mohammed A., Samuel Refetoff, A Bertolini, et al.. (2023). Congenital Hypothyroidism in Two Sudanese Families Harboring a Novel Iodotyrosine Deiodinase Mutation (IYD R279C). Thyroid. 33(2). 261–266. 4 indexed citations
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França, Mônica M., et al.. (2022). A Novel Pathogenic Variant in PAX8 Leads to Familial Congenital Hypothyroidism. Thyroid. 32(8). 1000–1002. 1 indexed citations
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Grijota-Martínez, Carmen, Soledad Bárez‐López, Eva Ausó, et al.. (2020). Intranasal delivery of Thyroid hormones in MCT8 deficiency. PLoS ONE. 15(7). e0236113–e0236113. 6 indexed citations
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Bárez‐López, Soledad, Carmen Grijota-Martínez, Xiao-Hui Liao, Samuel Refetoff, & Ana Guadaño‐Ferraz. (2019). Intracerebroventricular administration of the thyroid hormone analog TRIAC increases its brain content in the absence of MCT8. PLoS ONE. 14(12). e0226017–e0226017. 10 indexed citations
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Ozaki, Takashi, Tsutomu Matsubara, Daekwan Seo, et al.. (2012). Thyroid Regeneration: Characterization of Clear Cells After Partial Thyroidectomy. Endocrinology. 153(5). 2514–2525. 30 indexed citations
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Franco, Aime T., Roberta Malaguarnera, Samuel Refetoff, et al.. (2011). Thyrotrophin receptor signaling dependence of Braf-induced thyroid tumor initiation in mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(4). 1615–1620. 177 indexed citations
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Barca‐Mayo, Olga, Xiao-Hui Liao, Manuela Alonso‐Sampedro, et al.. (2011). Thyroid Hormone Receptor α and Regulation of Type 3 Deiodinase. Molecular Endocrinology. 25(4). 575–583. 52 indexed citations
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Morte, Beatriz, Diego Díez, Carmen Grijota-Martínez, et al.. (2010). Thyroid Hormone-Regulated Mouse Cerebral Cortex Genes Are Differentially Dependent on the Source of the Hormone: A Study in Monocarboxylate Transporter-8- and Deiodinase-2-Deficient Mice. Endocrinology. 151(5). 2381–2387. 102 indexed citations
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Kocherginsky, Masha, et al.. (2010). Autoimmunity in Patients with Resistance to Thyroid Hormone. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 95(7). 3189–3193. 39 indexed citations
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Miller, Kelly A., et al.. (2009). Oncogenic Kras Requires Simultaneous PI3K Signaling to Induce ERK Activation and Transform Thyroid Epithelial Cells In vivo. Cancer Research. 69(8). 3689–3694. 111 indexed citations
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Sánchez-Mendoza, Eduardo H., Carmen Grijota-Martínez, Alexandra M. Dumitrescu, et al.. (2009). Importance of Monocarboxylate Transporter 8 for the Blood-Brain Barrier-Dependent Availability of 3,5,3′-Triiodo-l-Thyronine. Endocrinology. 150(5). 2491–2496. 144 indexed citations
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Zamproni, I., Helmut Grasberger, Francesca Cortinovis, et al.. (2007). Biallelic Inactivation of the Dual Oxidase Maturation Factor 2 (DUOXA2) Gene as a Novel Cause of Congenital Hypothyroidism. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 93(2). 605–610. 119 indexed citations
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Dumitrescu, Alexandra M., Xiao-Hui Liao, Roy E. Weiss, Kathleen J. Millen, & Samuel Refetoff. (2006). Tissue-Specific Thyroid Hormone Deprivation and Excess in Monocarboxylate Transporter (Mct) 8-Deficient Mice. Endocrinology. 147(9). 4036–4043. 260 indexed citations
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Murphy, Esther, Sabine Costagliola, Gilbert Vassart, et al.. (2006). Congenitally hypothyroid mice with (Pax8 −/− ) or without (hyt/hyt) functional TSH receptors (TSHR) display equivalent skeletal phenotypes. 11. 1 indexed citations
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Weiss, Roy E., Martine Géhin, Jianming Xu, et al.. (2002). Thyroid Function in Mice with Compound Heterozygous and Homozygous Disruptions of SRC-1 and TIF-2 Coactivators: Evidence for Haploinsufficiency. Endocrinology. 143(4). 1554–1557. 32 indexed citations
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Reutrakul, Sirimon, Alexandra M. Dumitrescu, Paolo Emidio Macchia, et al.. (2002). Complete Thyroxine-Binding Globulin (TBG) Deficiency in Two Families without Mutations in Coding or Promoter Regions of the TBG Genes:In VitroDemonstration of Exon Skipping. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 87(3). 1045–1051. 15 indexed citations
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Reutrakul, Sirimon, Onno E. Janßen, & Samuel Refetoff. (2001). Three Novel Mutations Causing Complete T4-Binding Globulin Deficiency. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 86(10). 5039–5044. 19 indexed citations
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Barsano, Charles P., et al.. (1989). Leukocyte alkaline phosphatase in hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism. Response to initiation of thyroxine replacement therapy. Metabolism. 38(4). 311–314. 2 indexed citations

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