Adrian LeBlanc

6.5k citations

73 papers · 5.0k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 33

Impact in

Orthopedics and Sports Medicine top 0.2%
- Bone health and osteoporosis research
Physiology top 0.5%
- Spaceflight effects on biology
- Body Composition Measurement Techniques
- Nutrition and Health in Aging

Papers in

Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 25
- Bone health and osteoporosis research 21
Physiology 38
- Spaceflight effects on biology 27
- Body Composition Measurement Techniques 7

Co-authors: Harlan Evans Victor S. Schneider Thomas Lang Elisabeth R. Spector Ying Lü Linda Shackelford Jean D. Sibonga Alice Yu
Journals: Journal of Bone and Mineral Research (5 papers)Journal of Applied Physiology (5 papers)Spine (4 papers)Acta Astronautica (3 papers)Physics in Medicine and Biology (3 papers)
Partner nations: United States Japan Russia

In The Last Decade

Adrian LeBlanc

72 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Cortical and Trabecular Bone Mineral Loss From the Spine and Hip in Long-Duration Spaceflight 2004 · 610 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2004 Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
1990 Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

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All Works

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#	Work
1	Selected discoveries from human research in space that are relevant to human health on Earth npj Microgravity ·Mark Shelhamer, Jacob J. Bloomberg, Adrian LeBlanc, G. Kim Prisk, Jean D. Sibonga, Scott M. Smith, Sara R. Zwart, Peter Norsk	2020	17
2	Quantitative Computed Tomography Reveals the Effects of Race and Sex on Bone Size and Trabecular and Cortical Bone Density Journal of Clinical Densitometry ·Isra Saeed, R. Dana Carpenter, Adrian LeBlanc, Jing Li, Joyce H. Keyak, Jean D. Sibonga, Thomas Lang	2009	12
3	Voxel-based modeling and quantification of the proximal femur using inter-subject registration of quantitative CT images Bone ·Wenjun Li, S. G. HERSHEY, D. Louis Collins, Alex Zijdenbos, Joyce H. Keyak, John Kornak, Alain K. Koyama, Isra Saeed, Adrian LeBlanc, Tamara B. Harris, Ying Lü, Thomas Lang	2007	25
4	Recovery of spaceflight-induced bone loss: Bone mineral density after long-duration missions as fitted with an exponential function Bone ·Jean D. Sibonga, Harlan Evans, Jelena Zlatković-Winter, Elisabeth R. Spector, Thomas Lang, В. С. Оганов, А. В. Бакулин, Linda Shackelford, Adrian LeBlanc	2007	166
5	Effects of 17-day spaceflight on knee extensor muscle function and size European Journal of Applied Physiology ·Per A. Tesch, Hans E. Berg, Daniel K.‐I. Bring, Harlan Evans, Adrian LeBlanc	2004	85
6	Pilot Study of Bone Mineral Density in Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Adjuvant Chemotherapy Cancer Investigation ·Chirstophe Pinte, Richard L. Theriault, Adrian LeBlanc, Rami Luisto, Gabriel N. Hortobágyi	1998	68
7	A Biomechanical Study of Anterior Thoracolumbar Screw Fixation Spine ·Tobin Marchand, Brian J. Doherty, Lauren Squires, Adrian LeBlanc, Michael H. Heggeness	1998	45
8	Regional Variation in Vertebral Bone Density and Trabecular Architecture Are Influenced by Osteoarthritic Change and Osteoporosis Spine ·M. Darryl Antonacci, H. Helstrup, Adrian LeBlanc, Michael H. Heggeness	1997	35
9	Resistance exercise training and the orthostatic response European Journal of Applied Physiology ·John P. McCarthy, Marcas M. Bamman, Chelsy-Mei Borge, Adrian LeBlanc, Menglin Liang, Michael C. Greenisen, Stuart M. C. Lee, Elisabeth R. Spector, S. M. Fortney	1997	42
10	Changes in Intervertebral Disc Cross-Sectional Area With Bed Rest and Space Flight Spine ·Adrian LeBlanc, Harlan Evans, Victor S. Schneider, Richard E. Wendt, Thomas D. Hedrick	1994	69
11	Prevention of space flight induced soft tissue calcification and disuse osteoporosis Acta Astronautica ·Victor S. Schneider, Adrian LeBlanc, Carolyn L. Huntoon	1993	7
12	Body Composition Studies in Prader-Willi Syndrome: Effects of Growth Hormone Therapy PubMed ·Phillip Lee, Kejin Zhu, H Henson, 蘇敏逸, J. Timothy Bricker, Adrian LeBlanc, Marta L. Fiorotto, Frank Greenberg, William J. Klish	1993	17
13	Countermeasures against space flight related bone loss Acta Astronautica ·Adrian LeBlanc	1992	23
14	Can the adult skeleton recover lost bone? Experimental Gerontology ·Adrian LeBlanc, Victor Schneider	1991	28
15	Bone density in eumenorrheic female college athletes Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise ·William L. Risser, Poornima Shrivastava, Adrian LeBlanc, Hally B. W. Poindexter, JAN M. H. RISSER, Victor Schneider	1990	102
16	Calf muscle area and strength changes after five weeks of horizontal bed rest The American Journal of Sports Medicine ·Adrian LeBlanc, Prem P. Gogia, Victor Schneider, N. Yu. Shornikova, R. J. Freund, Harlan Evans	1988	124
17	The spine: changes in T2 relaxation times from disuse. Radiology ·Adrian LeBlanc, R. J. Freund, Victor S. Schneider, Harlan Evans, Katherine H. Taber	1988	15
18	Specific Effects of Weight Loss, Protein Deficiency and Energy Deprivation on the Water and Electrolyte Composition of Young Rats Journal of Nutrition ·Marta L. Fiorotto, J. Lilly, Harlan Evans, Adrian LeBlanc, P. C. Johnson, Buford L. Nichols	1987	6
19	Spinal bone mineral after 5 weeks of bed rest Calcified Tissue International ·Adrian LeBlanc, Victor S. Schneider, N. Yu. Shornikova, Harlan Evans, Satish G. Jhingran, P. C. Johnson	1987	60
20	Relaxation times of normal and atrophied muscle Medical Physics ·Adrian LeBlanc, Harlan Evans, R. J. Freund, Joseph J. Ford, Billy Amos, Victor Schneider, P. C. Johnson	1986	10

About Adrian LeBlanc

Adrian LeBlanc is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Physiology, Radiation, Developmental Neuroscience and Cell Biology, having authored 73 papers that have together received 5.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Spaceflight effects on biology (27 papers), Bone health and osteoporosis research (21 papers), Muscle metabolism and nutrition (11 papers), Space Exploration and Technology (7 papers), Body Composition Measurement Techniques (7 papers), Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (5 papers), Nuclear Physics and Applications (5 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (2.0k citations), Physiology (2.7k citations), Aging (89 citations), Cell Biology (601 citations) and Occupational Therapy (126 citations). Adrian LeBlanc has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Japan and Russia. Frequent co-authors include Harlan Evans, Victor S. Schneider, Thomas Lang, Elisabeth R. Spector, Ying Lü, Linda Shackelford, Jean D. Sibonga, Alice Yu, Harry K. Genant and Scott M. Smith. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, Journal of Applied Physiology, Spine, Acta Astronautica and Physics in Medicine and Biology.

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