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Ralph A. DeFronzo

Ralph A. DeFronzo publishes mostly in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Molecular Biology and Physiology, on topics such as Diabetes Treatment and Management, Diabetes Management and Research and Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins.

World rank
#45,620
of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
Rank in United States
#21,005
of 358,040
Works
43
Citations
370
Citations per work
8.6

What does Ralph A. DeFronzo research?

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 34.6%Molecular Biology: 13.5%Physiology: 11.5%Epidemiology: 11.5%other fields: 28.9%35%top field
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism34.6%Molecular Biology13.5%Physiology11.5%Epidemiology11.5%other fields28.9%

Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.

  1. 1Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism35% of their works
  2. 2Molecular Biology14% of their works
  3. 3Physiology12% of their works
  4. 4Epidemiology12% of their works
  5. 5Surgery8% of their works
  6. 6Genetics6% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Ralph A. DeFronzo's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Cardiovascular Disease, Glycemic Control, Insulin Therapy, Insulin Resistance, Metabolic Syndrome, Type 2 Diabetes, Diabetes and Obesity.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 26 words, with their numbers
  1. Cardiovascular Disease143 topics
  2. Glycemic Control132 topics
  3. Insulin Therapy132 topics
  4. Insulin Resistance113 topics
  5. Metabolic Syndrome113 topics
  6. Type 2 Diabetes112 topics
  7. Diabetes102 topics
  8. Obesity82 topics
  9. Type 1 Diabetes82 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Outcomes71 topic
  11. Glucose Control71 topic
  12. Inflammation72 topics
  13. Continuous Glucose Monitoring61 topic
  14. Hypoglycemia61 topic
  15. Adipokines41 topic
  16. Adipose Tissue41 topic
  17. Atherosclerosis41 topic
  18. Glucose Metabolism41 topic
  19. AMP-Activated Protein Kinase31 topic
  20. Brown Adipose Tissue31 topic
  21. Ketogenic Diet31 topic
  22. Low-Carbohydrate Diet31 topic
  23. Metformin31 topic
  24. Thermogenesis31 topic
  25. Autoimmunity21 topic
  26. Genetics21 topic

Where does Ralph A. DeFronzo work?

Ralph A. DeFronzo's main affiliation in the publication record is The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center, United States.

How many publications and citations does Ralph A. DeFronzo have?

Science Explorer counts 43 works and 370 citations for Ralph A. DeFronzo, ranking #45,620 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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