Ailsa Goulding

10.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
123 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

About

Ailsa Goulding is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Ailsa Goulding has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 32 papers in Physiology and 29 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Recurrent topics in Ailsa Goulding's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (28 papers), Bone health and osteoporosis research (27 papers) and Body Composition Measurement Techniques (20 papers). Ailsa Goulding is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (28 papers), Bone health and osteoporosis research (27 papers) and Body Composition Measurement Techniques (20 papers). Ailsa Goulding collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United States and United Kingdom. Ailsa Goulding's co-authors include Rachael W. Taylor, Sheila Williams, Ianthe E. Jones, Andrea M. Grant, I. E. Jones, E. Gold, Patrick Manning, Zuguo Mei, Michael I. Goran and Laurence M. Grummer‐Strawn and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Diabetes Care and American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Ailsa Goulding

121 papers receiving 7.4k citations

Hit Papers

Evaluation of waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, an... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 2002 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Evaluation of waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, and the conicity index as screening tools for high trunk fat mass, as measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, in children aged 3–19 y
    2000 732 citations Rachael W. Taylor, Ianthe E. Jones et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →
  2. Validity of body mass index compared with other body-composition screening indexes for the assessment of body fatness in children and adolescents
    2002 679 citations Zuguo Mei, Laurence M. Grummer‐Strawn 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 Career Trend Papers Cites
Ailsa Goulding New Zealand 45 2.9k 2.5k 2.1k 1.2k 1.1k 123 7.9k
Bonny Specker United States 51 2.1k 0.7× 1.5k 0.6× 2.9k 1.4× 957 0.8× 1.0k 0.9× 185 9.4k
Bo Gullberg Sweden 53 2.6k 0.9× 1.8k 0.7× 2.5k 1.2× 1.1k 0.9× 466 0.4× 188 11.3k
Trudy L. Burns United States 51 3.6k 1.3× 1.8k 0.7× 835 0.4× 890 0.7× 1.7k 1.5× 204 10.3k
MaryFran Sowers United States 54 1.8k 0.6× 1.3k 0.5× 2.5k 1.2× 702 0.6× 484 0.4× 121 9.2k
Virginia A. Stallings United States 59 3.0k 1.0× 1.9k 0.8× 747 0.4× 1.4k 1.1× 3.0k 2.8× 278 12.2k
Alistair W. Stewart New Zealand 56 1.5k 0.5× 2.6k 1.1× 457 0.2× 1.2k 1.0× 1.3k 1.2× 172 9.7k
Elizabeth A. Krall United States 55 1.7k 0.6× 1.9k 0.8× 3.9k 1.9× 868 0.7× 315 0.3× 147 11.0k
Marta D. Van Loan United States 37 1.8k 0.6× 2.4k 1.0× 1.1k 0.5× 377 0.3× 528 0.5× 95 5.7k
Christa Scheidt‐Nave Germany 44 1.4k 0.5× 943 0.4× 1.3k 0.6× 1.1k 0.9× 420 0.4× 210 6.9k
John C. Thornton United States 48 2.1k 0.7× 2.7k 1.1× 617 0.3× 399 0.3× 793 0.7× 151 6.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Al‐Sallami, Hesham, Ailsa Goulding, Andrea M. Grant, et al.. (2015). Prediction of Fat-Free Mass in Children. Clinical Pharmacokinetics. 54(11). 1169–1178. 120 indexed citations
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Taylor, Rachael W., et al.. (2011). Changes in fat mass and fat-free mass during the adiposity rebound: FLAME study. International Journal of Pediatric Obesity. 6(2-2). e243–e251. 37 indexed citations
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Taylor, Rachael W., Sheila Williams, Andrea M. Grant, Barry Taylor, & Ailsa Goulding. (2010). Predictive Ability of Waist‐to‐Height in Relation to Adiposity in Children Is Not Improved With Age and Sex‐Specific Values. Obesity. 19(5). 1062–1068. 52 indexed citations
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Taylor, Rachael W., Andrea M. Grant, Sheila Williams, & Ailsa Goulding. (2009). Sex Differences in Regional Body Fat Distribution From Pre‐ to Postpuberty. Obesity. 18(7). 1410–1416. 168 indexed citations
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Waters, Debra L., Leigh Hale, Andrea M. Grant, Peter Herbison, & Ailsa Goulding. (2009). Osteoporosis and gait and balance disturbances in older sarcopenic obese New Zealanders. Osteoporosis International. 21(2). 351–357. 88 indexed citations
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Cowan, Jan O., Sarah L. Young, Ailsa Goulding, et al.. (2008). The Association between Obesity and Asthma: Interactions between Systemic and Airway Inflammation. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 178(5). 469–475. 152 indexed citations
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Mei, Zuguo, Laurence M. Grummer‐Strawn, Angelo Pietrobelli, et al.. (2002). Validity of body mass index compared with other body-composition screening indexes for the assessment of body fatness in children and adolescents. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 75(6). 978–985. 679 indexed citations breakdown →
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Williams, Sheila, et al.. (2002). Children who avoid drinking cow milk have low dietary calcium intakes and poor bone health. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 76(3). 675–680. 262 indexed citations
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Taylor, Rachael W., Ianthe E. Jones, Sheila Williams, & Ailsa Goulding. (2000). Evaluation of waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, and the conicity index as screening tools for high trunk fat mass, as measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, in children aged 3–19 y. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 72(2). 490–495. 732 indexed citations breakdown →
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Taylor, Rachael W. & Ailsa Goulding. (1998). Validation of a short food frequency questionnaire to assess calcium intake in children aged 3 to 6 years. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 52(6). 464–465. 50 indexed citations
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Taylor, Rachael W., et al.. (1998). Body mass index, waist girth, and waist-to-hip ratio as indexes of total and regional adiposity in women: evaluation using receiver operating characteristic curves. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 67(1). 44–49. 241 indexed citations
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McAuley, Kirsten A., et al.. (1997). Low vitamin D status is common among elderly Dunedin women.. PubMed. 110(1048). 275–7. 14 indexed citations
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Taylor, Rachael W., E. Gold, Patrick Manning, & Ailsa Goulding. (1997). Gender differences in body fat content are present well before puberty. International Journal of Obesity. 21(11). 1082–1084. 126 indexed citations
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Goulding, Ailsa. (1997). Sodium and calcium metabolism. Bulletin. International Dairy Federation. 322(322). 33–36. 6 indexed citations
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Feng, Wei, Bob Marshall, Nick Lewis‐Barned, & Ailsa Goulding. (1993). Low follicular oestrogen levels in New Zealand women consuming high fibre diets: a risk factor for osteopenia?. PubMed. 106(965). 419–22. 10 indexed citations
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McParland, Brent E., Ailsa Goulding, & Angela Campbell. (1989). Dietary salt affects biochemical markers of resorption and formation of bone in elderly women.. BMJ. 299(6703). 834.2–835. 64 indexed citations
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Goulding, Ailsa, et al.. (1983). Radiological prevalence of Paget's disease in Dunedin, New Zealand.. BMJ. 286(6382). 1937.1–1937. 33 indexed citations

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