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Most cited papers in Body Composition Measurement Techniques

Body Composition Measurement Techniques

What are the most cited papers in Body Composition Measurement Techniques?

The most cited paper in Body Composition Measurement Techniques is "Establishing a standard definition for child overweight and obesity worldwide: international survey" (Tim James Cole, 2000), with 16,616 citations. Next come "Sarcopenia: revised European consensus on definition and diagnosis" (14,151) and "Sarcopenia: European consensus on definition and diagnosis" (11,720).

Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 1,086 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#Paper
1 Establishing a standard definition for child overweight and obesity worldwide: international survey Tim James Cole · BMJ Open access 6 May 2000 16,616
2 Sarcopenia: revised European consensus on definition and diagnosis Alfonso José Cruz-Jentoft et al. · Age and Ageing Open access 24 Sep 2018 14,151
3 Sarcopenia: European consensus on definition and diagnosis Alfonso José Cruz-Jentoft, Jean‐Pierre Baeyens, Jürgen Martin Bauer et al. · Age and Ageing Open access 13 Apr 2010 11,720
4 Development of a WHO growth reference for school-aged children and adolescents Mercedes de Onís · Bulletin of the World Health Organization Open access Sep 2007 8,902
5 Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults Leandra Abarca-Gómez et al. · The Lancet Open access1,040 authors 13 Oct 2017 7,739
6 Glucose clamp technique: a method for quantifying insulin secretion and resistance. R. A. DeFronzo, J. D. Tobin, R Andres · American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism Sep 1979 7,488
7 Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia: 2019 Consensus Update on Sarcopenia Diagnosis and Treatment Liang‐Kung Chen et al. · Journal of the American Medical Directors Association Open access 4 Feb 2020 7,159
8 Body fat assessed from total body density and its estimation from skinfold thickness: measurements on 481 men and women aged from 16 to 72 Years J. V. G. A. Durnin, James R. G. Womersley · British Journal Of Nutrition Open access Jul 1974 6,389
9 Definition and classification of cancer cachexia: an international consensus Kenneth Fearon, Florian Strasser, Stefan D. Anker et al. · The Lancet Oncology 5 Feb 2011 5,828
10 The dielectric properties of biological tissues: II. Measurements in the frequency range 10 Hz to 20 GHz Sami Gabriel, R W M Lau, Camelia Gabriel · Physics in Medicine and Biology Open access Nov 1996 4,286
11 Sarcopenia in Asia: Consensus Report of the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia Liang‐Kung Chen et al. · Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 24 Jan 2014 4,202
12 National, regional, and global trends in body-mass index since 1980: systematic analysis of health examination surveys and epidemiological studies with 960 country-years and 9·1 million participants Mariel McKenzie Finucane, Gretchen A Stevens, Melanie J. Cowan et al. · The Lancet Open access Feb 2011 4,078
13 Epidemiology of Sarcopenia among the Elderly in New Mexico Richard Baumgartner, Kathleen M. Koehler, Dympna Gallagher et al. · American Journal of Epidemiology 15 Apr 1998 4,054
14 Prevalence of Obesity and Trends in Body Mass Index Among US Children and Adolescents, 1999-2010 Cynthia L. Ogden, Margaret Deutsch Carroll, Brian K. Kit et al. · JAMA Open access 18 Jan 2012 3,965
15 Federation Proceedings R A Phillips · Nutrition Reviews 27 Apr 2009 3,964
16 Sarcopenia Alfonso José Cruz-Jentoft, Avan Aihie Sayer · The Lancet Jun 2019 3,850
17 Statistical Methods For Assessing Measurement Error (Reliability) in Variables Relevant to Sports Medicine Greg Atkinson, Alan Michael Nevill · Sports Medicine 1998 3,805
18 Body-Mass Index and Mortality in a Prospective Cohort of U.S. Adults Eugenia E. Calle, Michael J. Thun, Jennifer M. Petrelli et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 7 Oct 1999 3,673
19 Sarcopenia: An Undiagnosed Condition in Older Adults. Current Consensus Definition: Prevalence, Etiology, and Consequences. International Working Group on Sarcopenia Roger A. Fielding et al. · Journal of the American Medical Directors Association Open access 5 Mar 2011 3,319
20 Prevalence and clinical implications of sarcopenic obesity in patients with solid tumours of the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts: a population-based study Carla Marques Maia Prado, Jessica R. L. Lieffers, Linda J. McCargar et al. · The Lancet Oncology 8 Jun 2008 3,278
21 Prevalence of High Body Mass Index in US Children and Adolescents, 2007-2008 Cynthia L. Ogden · JAMA 14 Jan 2010 3,220
22 Generalized equations for predicting body density of men Andrew S. Jackson, M. L. Pollock · British Journal Of Nutrition Open access Nov 1978 3,210
23 Bioelectrical impedance analysis?part I: review of principles and methods Ursula G. Kyle · Clinical Nutrition 11 Aug 2004 3,208
24 Extended international ( IOTF ) body mass index cut‐offs for thinness, overweight and obesity Tim James Cole, Tim Lobstein · Pediatric Obesity 19 Jun 2012 3,204
25 Low Relative Skeletal Muscle Mass (Sarcopenia) in Older Persons Is Associated with Functional Impairment and Physical Disability Ian Janssen, Steven B. Heymsfield, Robert R. Ross · Journal of the American Geriatrics Society May 2002 3,175
26 Skeletal muscle mass and distribution in 468 men and women aged 18–88 yr Ian Janssen, Steven B. Heymsfield, ZiMian Wang et al. · Journal of Applied Physiology Jul 2000 3,096
27 Adjustments to Zatsiorsky-Seluyanov's segment inertia parameters Paolo de Leva · Journal of Biomechanics Sep 1996 3,005
28 GLIM criteria for the diagnosis of malnutrition – A consensus report from the global clinical nutrition community Tommy Cederholm et al. · Clinical Nutrition Open access 3 Sep 2018 2,965
29 Smoothing reference centile curves: The lms method and penalized likelihood Tim James Cole, P. J. Green · Statistics in Medicine 1992 2,811
30 Skinfold equations for estimation of body fatness in children and youth. Mary H. Slaughter, T. G. Lohman, R. A. Boileau et al. · PubMed Oct 1988 2,738
31 A new predictive equation for resting energy expenditure in healthy individuals MD Mifflin, ST St Jeor, LA Hill et al. · American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Feb 1990 2,573
32 The multistage 20 metre shuttle run test for aerobic fitness L Léger, D. Mercier, C Gadoury et al. · Journal of Sports Sciences Jun 1988 2,557
33 The FNIH Sarcopenia Project: Rationale, Study Description, Conference Recommendations, and Final Estimates Stephanie A. Studenski, Katherine W. Peters, Dawn E. Alley et al. · The Journals of Gerontology Series A Open access 31 Mar 2014 2,553
34 Sarcopenia: Origins and Clinical Relevance Irwin H. Rosenberg · Journal of Nutrition Open access May 1997 2,426
35 Physical growth: National Center for Health Statistics percentiles Peter V. V. Hamill, TA Drizd, CL Johnson et al. · American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Mar 1979 2,368
36 Bioelectrical impedance analysis—part II: utilization in clinical practice Ursula G. Kyle, Ingvar G. Bosaeus, Antonino De Lorenzo et al. · Clinical Nutrition Dec 2004 2,353
37 Body Mass Index Frank Quentin Nuttall · Nutrition Today Open access May 2015 2,279
38 A practical and precise approach to quantification of body composition in cancer patients using computed tomography images acquired during routine care Marina Mourtzakis, Carla Marques Maia Prado, Jessica R. L. Lieffers et al. · Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism Oct 2008 2,225
39 Healthy percentage body fat ranges: an approach for developing guidelines based on body mass index Dympna Gallagher, Steven B. Heymsfield, Moonseong Heo et al. · American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Open access Sep 2000 2,157
40 Validation of the Mini Nutritional Assessment short-form (MNA®-SF): A practical tool for identification of nutritional status Matthias Kaiser, Jürgen Martin Bauer, Christiane Rämsch et al. · The journal of nutrition health & aging Open access Nov 2009 2,108
41 Body mass index reference curves for the UK, 1990. Tim James Cole, Jenny V Freeman, M A Preece · Archives of Disease in Childhood Open access Jul 1995 2,104
42 Prevalence of and interventions for sarcopenia in ageing adults: a systematic review. Report of the International Sarcopenia Initiative (EWGSOP and IWGS) Alfonso José Cruz-Jentoft, Francisco Romeu Landi, Stéphane Michel Schneider et al. · Age and Ageing ReviewOpen access 21 Sep 2014 2,013
43 Incidence, Severity, Aetiology and Prevention of Sports Injuries Willem van Mechelen, Hynek Hlobil, Han C.G. Kemper · Sports Medicine Aug 1992 2,010
44 Waist circumference as a vital sign in clinical practice: a Consensus Statement from the IAS and ICCR Working Group on Visceral Obesity Robert R. Ross, Ian J. Neeland, Shizuya Yamashita et al. · Nature Reviews Endocrinology ReviewOpen access 4 Feb 2020 1,996
45 Age-associated changes in skeletal muscles and their effect on mobility: an operational diagnosis of sarcopenia Fulvio Lauretani, Cosimo Roberto Russo, Stefania Bandinelli et al. · Journal of Applied Physiology Nov 2003 1,983
46 Prognostic value of grip strength: findings from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study Darryl P. Leong et al. · The Lancet Open access 13 May 2015 1,905
47 The impact of malnutrition on morbidity, mortality, length of hospital stay and costs evaluated through a multivariate model analysis María Isabel Toulson Davisson Correia · Clinical Nutrition 25 Mar 2003 1,880
48 High Body Mass Index for Age Among US Children and Adolescents, 2003-2006 Cynthia L. Ogden · JAMA 27 May 2008 1,856
49 Generalized equations for predicting body density of women Andrew S. Jackson, Michael L. Pollock, Ann Ward · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 1980 1,852
50 Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ): Nine Country Reliability and Validity Study Fiona Bull, Tahlia S. Maslin, Timothy P. Armstrong · Journal of Physical Activity and Health Nov 2009 1,832

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