Andreas Egli

2.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
29 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Andreas Egli is a scholar working on Physiology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Geriatrics and Gerontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Andreas Egli has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Physiology, 8 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 6 papers in Geriatrics and Gerontology. Recurrent topics in Andreas Egli's work include Vitamin D Research Studies (8 papers), Frailty in Older Adults (5 papers) and Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (3 papers). Andreas Egli is often cited by papers focused on Vitamin D Research Studies (8 papers), Frailty in Older Adults (5 papers) and Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (3 papers). Andreas Egli collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and France. Andreas Egli's co-authors include Heike A. Bischoff‐Ferrari, Bess Dawson‐Hughes, Hannes B. Staehelin, Jana Henschkowski, R. Theiler, John Orav, Douglas P. Kiel, Andreas E. Stuck, John B. Wong and Walter C. Willett and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society and Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

In The Last Decade

Andreas Egli

28 papers receiving 1.8k citations

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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.

Fall prevention with supplemental and active forms of vitamin D: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

2009 895 citations Heike A. Bischoff‐Ferrari, Bess Dawson‐Hughes et al. BMJ profile →
Monthly High-Dose Vitamin D Treatment for the Prevention of Functional Decline

2016 344 citations Heike A. Bischoff‐Ferrari, Bess Dawson‐Hughes et al. profile →
Individual and additive effects of vitamin D, omega-3 and exercise on DNA methylation clocks of biological aging in older adults from the DO-HEALTH trial

2025 27 citations Heike A. Bischoff‐Ferrari, Maud Wieczorek et al. Nature Aging profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Andreas Egli Switzerland	14	1.1k	627	482	406	201	29	1.8k
Jana Henschkowski Switzerland	11	1.3k 1.2×	881 1.4×	580 1.2×	411 1.0×	341 1.7×	11	2.1k
Lisa Ceglia United States	20	969 0.9×	331 0.5×	286 0.6×	814 2.0×	127 0.6×	47	1.8k
B. Begerow Slovakia	10	2.0k 1.8×	1.2k 1.9×	769 1.6×	659 1.6×	545 2.7×	15	2.9k
Claudia Gagnon Canada	25	918 0.8×	482 0.8×	386 0.8×	759 1.9×	504 2.5×	78	2.3k
Jaime P. Almandoz United States	17	497 0.4×	211 0.3×	252 0.5×	360 0.9×	277 1.4×	61	1.5k
Denise von Mühlen United States	34	1.2k 1.1×	832 1.3×	509 1.1×	633 1.6×	395 2.0×	54	3.9k
Elske M. Brouwer‐Brolsma Netherlands	29	671 0.6×	248 0.4×	390 0.8×	665 1.6×	139 0.7×	91	2.1k
Samantha Kimball Canada	20	1.7k 1.5×	309 0.5×	649 1.3×	296 0.7×	70 0.3×	37	2.1k
Marjo Tuppurainen Finland	31	529 0.5×	1.1k 1.7×	205 0.4×	683 1.7×	356 1.8×	68	2.5k
Silvina Levis United States	27	753 0.7×	1.3k 2.1×	234 0.5×	224 0.6×	311 1.5×	47	2.8k

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Kistler-Fischbacher, Melanie, Caroline de Godoi Rezende Costa Molino, Gabriele Armbrecht, et al.. (2025). Prevalence and incidence of osteoporotic vertebral fractures in community-dwelling European older adults: an observational analysis of the DO-HEALTH trial. Osteoporosis International. 36(6). 1077–1088.

Bischoff‐Ferrari, Heike A., Maud Wieczorek, Daniel W. Belsky, et al.. (2025). Individual and additive effects of vitamin D, omega-3 and exercise on DNA methylation clocks of biological aging in older adults from the DO-HEALTH trial. Nature Aging. 5(3). 376–385. 27 indexed citations breakdown →

Kistler-Fischbacher, Melanie, Caroline de Godoi Rezende Costa Molino, Reto W. Kressig, et al.. (2025). Cognitive function in generally healthy adults age 70 years and older in the 5-country DO-HEALTH study: MMSE and MoCA scores by sex, education and country. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. 37(1). 88–88. 1 indexed citations

Molino, Caroline de Godoi Rezende Costa, Bruno Vellas, John А. Kanis, et al.. (2024). Effect of vitamin D, omega‐3 supplementation, or a home exercise program on muscle mass and sarcopenia: DO ‐ HEALTH trial. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 73(4). 1049–1059. 2 indexed citations

Bischoff‐Ferrari, Heike A., Melanie Kistler-Fischbacher, Thomas Münzer, et al.. (2024). Effects of testosterone and vitamin D on fall risk in pre-frail hypogonadal men: a factorial design RCT. The journal of nutrition health & aging. 28(5). 100217–100217. 1 indexed citations

Willett, Walter C., E. John Orav, Ralph C. Schimmer, et al.. (2024). Adherence to the MIND diet and the odds of mild cognitive impairment in generally healthy older adults: The 3-year DO-HEALTH study. The journal of nutrition health & aging. 28(3). 100034–100034. 1 indexed citations

Sadlon, Angélique, Caroline de Godoi Rezende Costa Molino, Walter C. Willett, et al.. (2024). Effects of vitamin D, omega-3 and a simple strength exercise programme in cardiovascular disease prevention: The DO-HEALTH randomized controlled trial. The journal of nutrition health & aging. 28(2). 100037–100037. 6 indexed citations

Wieczorek, Maud, Bess Dawson‐Hughes, John А. Kanis, et al.. (2023). Association Between Multimorbidity and Rate of Falls: A 3-Year 5-Country Prospective Study in Generally Healthy and Active Community-Dwelling Adults Aged ≥70 Years. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 24(6). 804–810.e4. 8 indexed citations

Molino, Caroline de Godoi Rezende Costa, Patricia Chocano-Bedoya, Angélique Sadlon, et al.. (2022). Prevalence of polypharmacy in community-dwelling older adults from seven centres in five European countries: a cross-sectional study of DO-HEALTH. BMJ Open. 12(4). e051881–e051881. 14 indexed citations

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Chocano-Bedoya, Patricia, E. John Orav, Lauren A. Abderhalden, et al.. (2022). Prospective Study of Ageing Trajectories in the European DO-HEALTH Study. Gerontology. 69(1). 57–64. 3 indexed citations

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Molino, Caroline de Godoi Rezende Costa, Maud Wieczorek, Lauren A. Abderhalden, et al.. (2022). Association between iron deficiency and hospitalization rate in community-dwelling older adults: A 3-year prospective observational study of DO-HEALTH. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 117(1). 12–21. 1 indexed citations

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Ceglia, Lisa, Donato A. Rivas, Mathias Schlögl, et al.. (2022). Effect of vitamin D3 vs. calcifediol on VDR concentration and fiber size in skeletal muscle. Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism. 41(1). 41–51. 3 indexed citations

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Kistler-Fischbacher, Melanie, Patricia Chocano-Bedoya, Ursina Meyer, et al.. (2020). Safety and feasibility of a Dalcroze eurhythmics and a simple home exercise program among older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or mild dementia: the MOVE for your MIND pilot trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 6(1). 101–101. 6 indexed citations

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Grübler, Martin, et al.. (2020). Effects of vitamin D3 on glucose metabolism in patients with severe osteoarthritis: A randomized double‐blind trial comparing daily 2000 with 800 IU vitamin D3. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. 23(4). 1011–1019. 4 indexed citations

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Marzel, Alex, E. John Orav, Patricia Chocano-Bedoya, et al.. (2020). Playing a musical instrument is associated with slower cognitive decline in community-dwelling older adults. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. 32(8). 1577–1584. 22 indexed citations

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Abderhalden, Lauren A., Sandra De Meyer, Bess Dawson‐Hughes, et al.. (2020). Effect of daily 2000 IU versus 800 IU vitamin D on blood pressure among adults age 60 years and older: a randomized clinical trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 112(3). 527–537. 9 indexed citations

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Fischer, Karina, et al.. (2017). Gender-specific association between dietary acid load and total lean body mass and its dependency on protein intake in seniors. Osteoporosis International. 28(12). 3451–3462. 34 indexed citations

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Dawson‐Hughes, Bess, Eduard Sidelnikov, Andreas Egli, et al.. (2014). Calcifediol versus vitamin D3 effects on gait speed and trunk sway in young postmenopausal women: a double-blind randomized controlled trial. Osteoporosis International. 26(1). 373–381. 16 indexed citations

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Maier, Simon, Eduard Sidelnikov, Bess Dawson‐Hughes, et al.. (2013). Before and after hip fracture, vitamin D deficiency may not be treated sufficiently. Osteoporosis International. 24(11). 2765–2773. 19 indexed citations

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Bischoff‐Ferrari, Heike A., Bess Dawson‐Hughes, Hannes B. Staehelin, et al.. (2009). Fall prevention with supplemental and active forms of vitamin D: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. BMJ. 339(oct01 1). b3692–b3692. 895 indexed citations breakdown →

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