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Researcher · Western Health · Australia

Ben Kirk

Ben Kirk publishes mostly in Physiology, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Geriatrics and Gerontology, on topics such as Nutrition and Health in Aging, Bone health and osteoporosis research and Frailty in Older Adults.

ORCID 0000-0002-0176-776X OpenAlex
World rank
#173,285
of 7,710,434 ranked researchers
Rank in Australia
#5,992
of 140,210
Works
82
Citations
5.3k
Citations per work
64.7
h-index
27
i10-index 48Top 15% in Physiology (Medicine)
Ben Kirk

What does Ben Kirk research?

Ben Kirk's work is mostly in Medicine (55%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (12%), Health Professions (4%).

Health Sciences: 48 works · 59.1% of their workMedicine: 45 works · 54.7% of their workPhysiology: 30 works · 36.9% of their workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 8 works · 10.2% of their workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 6 works · 7.6% of their workHealth Professions: 4 works · 4.4% of their workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 4 works · 4.4% of their workEverything else: 23 works · 28.5% of their workLife Sciences: 10 works · 12.4% of their workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 works · 12.4% of their workCell Biology: 5 works · 6.2% of their workMolecular Biology: 5 works · 6.2% of their workTHEIR WORKBen Kirk82works
Life Sciences12%Health Sciences59%

Their six largest subfields, inside their fields and domains; the grey slice is everything else they publish. The interactive view splits every one of their works down to single topics.

The fields and subfields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine4554.7%
    2. Health Professions44.4%
  2. Everything else2328.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1012.4%
  1. 1Physiology37% of their works
  2. 2Orthopedics and Sports Medicine10% of their works
  3. 3Geriatrics and Gerontology8% of their works
  4. 4Cell Biology6% of their works
  5. 5Molecular Biology6% of their works
  6. 6Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation4% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Ben Kirk's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Aging, Inflammation, Muscle Mass, Cancer Cachexia, Sarcopenia, Physical Performance, Bone Mineral Density and Fractures.

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 20 words, with their numbers
  1. Aging813 topics
  2. Inflammation672 topics
  3. Muscle Mass662 topics
  4. Cancer Cachexia501 topic
  5. Sarcopenia501 topic
  6. Physical Performance262 topics
  7. Bone Mineral Density191 topic
  8. Fractures191 topic
  9. Frailty171 topic
  10. Geriatric Assessment171 topic
  11. Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis161 topic
  12. Body Mass Index161 topic
  13. Metabolism141 topic
  14. Protein141 topic
  15. Muscle Regeneration121 topic
  16. Skeletal Muscle Atrophy121 topic
  17. Fall Risk91 topic
  18. Gait Speed91 topic
  19. Cardiorespiratory Fitness51 topic
  20. Exercise Capacity51 topic

Where does Ben Kirk work?

Ben Kirk's main affiliation in the publication record is Western Health, Australia.

How many publications and citations does Ben Kirk have?

OpenAlex counts 82 works and 5,302 citations for Ben Kirk, an h-index of 27, ranking #173,285 of 7,710,434 researchers worldwide on the quality 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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