William E. Rainey

24.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
309 papers, 17.3k citations indexed

About

William E. Rainey is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, William E. Rainey has authored 309 papers receiving a total of 17.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 237 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 99 papers in Molecular Biology and 82 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in William E. Rainey's work include Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (211 papers), Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors (66 papers) and Estrogen and related hormone effects (66 papers). William E. Rainey is often cited by papers focused on Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (211 papers), Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors (66 papers) and Estrogen and related hormone effects (66 papers). William E. Rainey collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Italy. William E. Rainey's co-authors include Raymond J. Rodgers, Bruce R. Carr, Richard J. Auchus, Hironobu Sasano, Ian M. Bird, J. Ian Mason, Jerry W. Shay, Woodring E. Wright, William Byrd and Yasuhiro Nakamura and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

William E. Rainey

303 papers receiving 17.0k 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.

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

2004 1.1k citations William E. Rainey et al. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology profile →
Telomerase activity in human germline and embryonic tissues and cells

1996 1.1k citations William E. Rainey, Jerry W. Shay et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
William E. Rainey United States	72	9.5k	5.9k	4.3k	3.6k	1.9k	309	17.3k
Paul A. Kelly France	81	10.2k 1.1×	7.8k 1.3×	1.8k 0.4×	4.7k 1.3×	3.0k 1.6×	404	23.2k
Charles T. Roberts United States	67	8.4k 0.9×	8.4k 1.4×	1.8k 0.4×	2.6k 0.7×	929 0.5×	264	16.9k
Judson J. Van Wyk United States	70	8.9k 0.9×	6.5k 1.1×	1.9k 0.4×	2.9k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	176	15.7k
Walter L. Miller United States	79	9.6k 1.0×	11.7k 2.0×	1.8k 0.4×	6.4k 1.8×	2.9k 1.5×	258	22.6k
John J. Kopchick United States	70	9.3k 1.0×	6.3k 1.1×	1.8k 0.4×	3.0k 0.8×	536 0.3×	458	18.6k
Henry G. Friesen Canada	73	9.2k 1.0×	5.4k 0.9×	2.0k 0.5×	3.2k 0.9×	2.6k 1.4×	351	18.7k
Andrzej Bartke United States	79	7.9k 0.8×	6.5k 1.1×	1.4k 0.3×	3.4k 0.9×	3.7k 1.9×	635	24.0k
Evan R. Simpson United States	84	6.7k 0.7×	7.7k 1.3×	1.5k 0.3×	10.7k 3.0×	4.5k 2.4×	332	23.9k
Peter J. Fuller Australia	53	3.5k 0.4×	3.2k 0.5×	1.9k 0.4×	2.2k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	313	9.6k
Jean D. Wilson United States	73	9.1k 1.0×	9.0k 1.5×	1.9k 0.4×	5.2k 1.4×	2.8k 1.5×	260	19.1k

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Bandulik, Sascha, Chandan Kumar‐Sinha, Aaron M. Udager, et al.. (2025). Somatic Mutations in MCOLN3 Are Associated With Aldosterone-Producing Adenomas. Hypertension. 82(10). 1778–1788. 2 indexed citations

Lerário, Antônio Marcondes, Matthew Ullenbruch, Matthew Taylor, et al.. (2024). Chronic activation of adrenal Gq signaling induces Cyp11b2 expression in the zona fasciculata and hyperaldosteronism. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 585. 112176–112176. 1 indexed citations

Ghayee, Hans K., Yiling Xu, Heather Hatch, et al.. (2022). Development of Human Adrenocortical Adenoma (HAA1) Cell Line from Zona Reticularis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(1). 584–584. 1 indexed citations

Tezuka, Yuta, et al.. (2021). The Age-Dependent Changes of the Human Adrenal Cortical Zones Are Not Congruent. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 106(5). 1389–1397. 20 indexed citations

Fu, Rui, Juilee Rege, Antje Hirsekorn, et al.. (2021). RNA-binding proteins regulate aldosterone homeostasis in human steroidogenic cells. RNA. 27(8). 933–945. 4 indexed citations

Wannachalee, Taweesak, Lili Zhao, Kazutaka Nanba, et al.. (2019). Three Discrete Patterns of Primary Aldosteronism Lateralization in Response to Cosyntropin During Adrenal Vein Sampling. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 104(12). 5867–5876. 46 indexed citations

Mohan, Dipika R., Antônio Marcondes Lerário, Tobias Else, et al.. (2019). Targeted Assessment of G0S2 Methylation Identifies a Rapidly Recurrent, Routinely Fatal Molecular Subtype of Adrenocortical Carcinoma. Clinical Cancer Research. 25(11). 3276–3288. 46 indexed citations

Nanba, Kazutaka, Anand Vaidya, Gordon H. Williams, et al.. (2017). Age-Related Autonomous Aldosteronism. Circulation. 136(4). 347–355. 126 indexed citations

LaPensee, Christopher R., Jacqueline E. Mann, William E. Rainey, et al.. (2016). ATR-101, a Selective and Potent Inhibitor of Acyl-CoA Acyltransferase 1, Induces Apoptosis in H295R Adrenocortical Cells and in the Adrenal Cortex of Dogs. Endocrinology. 157(5). 1775–1788. 71 indexed citations

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Turcu, Adina F., Joshua M. Smith, Richard J. Auchus, & William E. Rainey. (2014). Adrenal Androgens and Androgen Precursors—Definition, Synthesis, Regulation and Physiologic Actions. Comprehensive physiology. 4(4). 1369–1381. 9 indexed citations

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Felizola, Saulo J.A., Yasuhiro Nakamura, Yoshikiyo Ono, et al.. (2014). PCP4: a regulator of aldosterone synthesis in human adrenocortical tissues. Journal of Molecular Endocrinology. 52(2). 159–167. 26 indexed citations

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Matsuda, Ken, Akira Uruno, Kaori Sugawara, et al.. (2013). Angiotensin II receptor blockers differentially affect CYP11B2 expression in human adrenal H295R cells. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 383(1-2). 60–68. 8 indexed citations

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Chantemèle, Eric J. Belin de, M. Irfan Ali, James Mintz, et al.. (2012). Increasing Peripheral Insulin Sensitivity by Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B Deletion Improves Control of Blood Pressure in Obesity. Hypertension. 60(5). 1273–1279. 22 indexed citations

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Chantemèle, Eric J. Belin de, James Mintz, William E. Rainey, & David W. Stepp. (2011). Impact of Leptin-Mediated Sympatho-Activation on Cardiovascular Function in Obese Mice. Hypertension. 58(2). 271–279. 82 indexed citations

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Ghayee, Hans K., Juilee Rege, Lori Watumull, et al.. (2010). Clinical, Biochemical, and Molecular Characterization of Macronodular Adrenocortical Hyperplasia of the Zona Reticularis: A New Syndrome. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 96(2). E243–E250. 27 indexed citations

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Rehman, Khurram, Rosa Sirianni, C. Richard Parker, William E. Rainey, & Bruce R. Carr. (2007). The Regulation of Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone Receptor by Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone in Human Fetal Adrenal Definitive/Transitional Zone Cells. Reproductive Sciences. 14(6). 578–587. 26 indexed citations

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Pezzi, Vincenzo, Colin D. Clyne, Sebastiano Andò, J. Michael Mathis, & William E. Rainey. (1997). Ca²⁺-Regulated Expression of Aldosterone Synthase Is Mediated By Calmodulin and Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases. Endocrinology. 138(2). 835–838. 58 indexed citations

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Illingworth, Peter, Nigel P. Groome, William E. Byrd, et al.. (1996). Inhibin-B: a likely candidate for the physiologically important form of inhibin in men.. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 81(4). 1321–1325. 286 indexed citations

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Rainey, William E., Ian M. Bird, William E. Byrd, & Bruce R. Carr. (1993). Effect of angiotensin II on human luteinized granulosa cells. Fertility and Sterility. 59(1). 143–147. 25 indexed citations

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Rainey, William E., Thomas M Price, Gary Means, & Bruce R. Carr. (1992). Effect of type 1 transforming growth factor-β on the level of aromatase cytochrome P-450 in human fetal hepatocytes. Journal of Endocrinology. 133(2). 311–320. 7 indexed citations

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