AF Roche

5.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
12 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

AF Roche is a scholar working on Physiology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, AF Roche has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Physiology, 4 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 4 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in AF Roche's work include Body Composition Measurement Techniques (5 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (4 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (4 papers). AF Roche is often cited by papers focused on Body Composition Measurement Techniques (5 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (4 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (4 papers). AF Roche collaborates with scholars based in United States. AF Roche's co-authors include P V Hamill, RN Baumgartner, R. M. Siervogel, J. Gardner, JH Himes, S. B. Heymsfield, Michael E. Bernardino, Bradford Towne, Ellen W. Demerath and Linda M. Beckett and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and International Journal of Obesity.

In The Last Decade

AF Roche

12 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Physical growth: National Center for Health Statistics percentiles

1979 2.0k citations P V Hamill, AF Roche et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →
The predictive value of childhood body mass index values for overweight at age 35 y

1994 573 citations AF Roche, J. Gardner et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
AF Roche United States	11	1.2k	1.2k	883	813	364	12	3.9k
P V Hamill United States	13	813 0.7×	408 0.3×	1.1k 1.3×	842 1.0×	314 0.9×	24	3.3k
Roger M. Siervogel United States	35	2.0k 1.6×	2.1k 1.7×	466 0.5×	990 1.2×	370 1.0×	96	5.2k
Jenny Freeman United Kingdom	20	2.0k 1.6×	893 0.7×	564 0.6×	1.4k 1.7×	483 1.3×	41	5.3k
Marta D. Van Loan United States	37	1.8k 1.5×	2.4k 2.0×	615 0.7×	528 0.6×	392 1.1×	95	5.7k
A. Roche United States	3	1.8k 1.5×	513 0.4×	419 0.5×	680 0.8×	515 1.4×	5	3.2k
S. S. Guo United States	4	3.2k 2.6×	932 0.8×	793 0.9×	1.3k 1.6×	873 2.4×	7	5.8k
Robert L. Mirwald Canada	35	1.6k 1.3×	2.0k 1.7×	253 0.3×	476 0.6×	276 0.8×	65	6.7k
Ihunnaya O. Frederick United States	26	1.1k 0.9×	469 0.4×	580 0.7×	2.0k 2.4×	236 0.6×	41	4.3k
David A. Fields United States	41	1.3k 1.0×	2.1k 1.8×	1.3k 1.5×	1.1k 1.3×	235 0.6×	122	4.7k
Renate L. Bergmann Germany	39	1.1k 0.9×	3.0k 2.4×	653 0.7×	1.0k 1.3×	232 0.6×	87	6.0k

Countries citing papers authored by AF Roche

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Fields of papers citing papers by AF Roche

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of AF Roche

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of AF Roche. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of AF Roche based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with AF Roche. AF Roche is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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12 of 12 papers shown

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Demerath, Ellen W., et al.. (2002). Comparison of percent body fat estimates using air displacement plethysmography and hydrodensitometry in adults and children. International Journal of Obesity. 26(3). 389–397. 95 indexed citations

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Roche, AF, et al.. (1997). Age- and maturity-related changes in body composition during adolescence into adulthood: The Fels Longitudinal Study. International Journal of Obesity. 21(12). 1167–1175. 158 indexed citations

3.

Roche, AF, et al.. (1994). The predictive value of childhood body mass index values for overweight at age 35 y. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 59(4). 810–819. 573 indexed citations breakdown →

4.

Guo, Shutao, et al.. (1993). Serial analysis of plasma lipids and lipoproteins from individuals 9–21 y of age. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 58(1). 61–67. 43 indexed citations

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Baumgartner, RN, et al.. (1988). Specific resistivity used to estimate fat-free mass from segmental body measures of bioelectric impedance. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 48(1). 7–15. 105 indexed citations

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Baumgartner, RN, S. B. Heymsfield, AF Roche, & Michael E. Bernardino. (1988). Abdominal composition quantified by computed tomography. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 48(4). 936–945. 100 indexed citations

7.

Baumgartner, RN, et al.. (1988). Bioelectric impedance phase angle and body composition. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 48(1). 16–23. 362 indexed citations

8.

Baumgartner, RN, AF Roche, & JH Himes. (1986). Incremental growth tables: supplementary to previously published charts. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 43(5). 711–722. 125 indexed citations

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Roche, AF, et al.. (1982). Race- and sex-specific reference data for triceps and subscapular skinfolds and weight/stature. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 35(2). 347–354. 259 indexed citations

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Roche, AF, et al.. (1979). Compressibility of skinfolds and the measurement of subcutaneous fatness. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 32(8). 1734–1740. 75 indexed citations

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Hamill, P V, et al.. (1979). Physical growth: National Center for Health Statistics percentiles. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 32(3). 607–629. 2050 indexed citations breakdown →

12.

Roche, AF, et al.. (1975). Physical growth of ethnic groups comprising the United States population. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 28(9). 1071–1074. 4 indexed citations

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