| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | The determination of five steroids in avian plasma by radioimmunoassay and competitive protein-binding | Steroids | 1975 | 612 |
| 2 | The estradiol pharmacophore: Ligand structure-estrogen receptor binding affinity relationships and a model for the receptor binding site | Steroids | 1997 | 570 |
| 3 | Neurotrophic and neuroprotective actions of estrogen: Basic mechanisms and clinical implications | Steroids | 2007 | 497 |
| 4 | Estrogen receptors alpha (ERα) and beta (ERβ): Subtype-selective ligands and clinical potential | Steroids | 2014 | 490 |
| 5 | The key role of 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases in sex steroid biology | Steroids | 1997 | 448 |
| 6 | Scatchard plots: Common errors in correction and interpretation | Steroids | 1975 | 444 |
| 7 | Steroid research at Syntex: “the Pill” and cortisone | Steroids | 1992 | 443 |
| 8 | Estrogen receptor phosphorylation | Steroids | 2003 | 428 |
| 9 | Estrogen receptor interaction with co-activators and co-repressors☆ | Steroids | 2000 | 413 |
| 10 | Steroids and “the Pill”: early steroid research at Searle | Steroids | 1992 | 395 |
| 11 | CAR and PXR: The xenobiotic-sensing receptors☆ | Steroids | 2007 | 394 |
| 12 | Extraction of steroid conjugates with a neutral resin | Steroids | 1968 | 385 |
| 13 | A radioimmunoassay for plasma testosterone | Steroids | 1970 | 383 |
| 14 | MCF-7: A human breast cancer cell line with estrogen, androgen, progesterone, and glucocorticoid receptors | Steroids | 1975 | 374 |
| 15 | The human glucocorticoid receptor: Molecular basis of biologic function | Steroids | 2010 | 361 |
| 16 | Influence of the site of conjugation on the specificity of antibodies to progesterone | Steroids | 1973 | 348 |
| 17 | Peripheral benzodiazepine receptor in cholesterol transport and steroidogenesis | Steroids | 1997 | 348 |
| 18 | The structure of the nuclear hormone receptors | Steroids | 1999 | 348 |
| 19 | Comparative binding affinity of estrogens and its relation to estrogenic potency | Steroids | 1969 | 339 |
| 20 | DHEA and the Intracrine Formation of Androgens and Estrogens in Peripheral Target Tissues: Its Role during Aging | Steroids | 1998 | 335 |
| 21 | Antioxidant effects of estradiol and 2-hydroxyestradiol on iron-induced lipid peroxidation of rat liver microsomes | Steroids | 1994 | 333 |
| 22 | Estrogen and bone health in men and women | Steroids | 2015 | 329 |
| 23 | Inflammation in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Underpinning of insulin resistance and ovarian dysfunction | Steroids | 2012 | 328 |
| 24 | The human glucocorticoid receptor: One gene, multiple proteins and diverse responses | Steroids | 2005 | 327 |
| 25 | Peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptor: structure and function of a cholesterol-binding protein in steroid and bile acid biosynthesis | Steroids | 2003 | 311 |
| 26 | Cellular functions of plasma membrane estrogen receptors | Steroids | 2002 | 307 |
| 27 | Effects of estrogens and progestogens on the renin-aldosterone system and blood pressure | Steroids | 1996 | 299 |
| 28 | A simple method for the assay of eight steroids in small volumes of plasma | Steroids | 1976 | 297 |
| 29 | 17α,20β-Dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one, a maturation-inducing hormone in fish oocytes: Mechanisms of synthesis and action | Steroids | 1997 | 292 |
| 30 | Rat Estradiol Binding Plasma Protein (EBP) | Steroids | 1971 | 291 |
| 31 | Glucocorticoids, feto-placental 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2, and the early life origins of adult disease | Steroids | 1997 | 289 |
| 32 | Radioimmunoassay of plasma estrogens | Steroids | 1971 | 288 |
| 33 | Development and evolution of therapies targeted to the estrogen receptor for the treatment and prevention of breast cancer | Steroids | 2007 | 282 |
| 34 | The distribution of estrogen receptor-β mRNA in the rat hypothalamus | Steroids | 1996 | 277 |
| 35 | Advances in microbial steroid biotransformation | Steroids | 1997 | 273 |
| 36 | The role of estrogens and estrogen receptors in normal prostate growth and disease | Steroids | 2008 | 273 |
| 37 | The importance of local synthesis of estrogen within the breast | Steroids | 1987 | 270 |
| 38 | Measurement of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in the clinical laboratory: Current procedures, performance characteristics and limitations | Steroids | 2010 | 262 |
| 39 | The utilization of circulating dehydroisoandrosterone sulfate for estrogen synthesis during human pregnancy | Steroids | 1963 | 261 |
| 40 | Evaluation of a method to measure long term cortisol levels | Steroids | 2011 | 261 |
| 41 | Estrogen-binding substances of target tissues | Steroids | 1969 | 259 |
| 42 | Sex hormones and coronary disease: a review of the clinical studies | Steroids | 1990 | 259 |
| 43 | Comparative distribution of estrogen receptor-α (ER-α) and β (ER-β) mRNA in the rat pituitary, gonad, and reproductive tract | Steroids | 1998 | 256 |
| 44 | Rapid glucocorticoid effects on immune cells | Steroids | 2002 | 254 |
| 45 | Studies on the binding of testosterone to human plasma | Steroids | 1968 | 250 |
| 46 | Radioimmunoassay of plasma estrone and estradiol | Steroids | 1970 | 249 |
| 47 | Aromatase expression in the ovary: Hormonal and molecular regulation | Steroids | 2008 | 249 |
| 48 | Trilostane, an orally active inhibitor of steroid biosynthesis | Steroids | 1978 | 244 |
| 49 | Sterol molecule: structure, biosynthesis, and function | Steroids | 1992 | 243 |
| 50 | Vitamin D receptor signaling mechanisms: Integrated actions of a well-defined transcription factor | Steroids | 2013 | 234 |
