Ben Kirk

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Ben Kirk is a scholar working on Physiology, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ben Kirk has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Physiology, 16 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 14 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Ben Kirk's work include Nutrition and Health in Aging (36 papers), Muscle metabolism and nutrition (14 papers) and Body Composition Measurement Techniques (14 papers). Ben Kirk is often cited by papers focused on Nutrition and Health in Aging (36 papers), Muscle metabolism and nutrition (14 papers) and Body Composition Measurement Techniques (14 papers). Ben Kirk collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Canada and United Kingdom. Ben Kirk's co-authors include Gustavo Duque, Giovanni Lombardi, Jack Feehan, Jesse Zanker, Steven Phu, Ahmed Al Saedi, Sara Vogrin, Ebrahim Bani Hassan, Sharon L. Brennan‐Olsen and F. Amirabdollahian and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research and Nutrients.

In The Last Decade

Ben Kirk

50 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Muscle, Bone, and Fat Crosstalk: the Biological Role of M... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 100 200 300
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.

  1. Muscle, Bone, and Fat Crosstalk: the Biological Role of Myokines, Osteokines, and Adipokines
    2020 337 citations Ben Kirk, Jack Feehan et al. Current Osteoporosis Reports profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ben Kirk Australia 20 1.0k 364 273 250 218 51 1.5k
Patrick Kortebein United States 15 842 0.8× 258 0.7× 400 1.5× 279 1.1× 256 1.2× 34 1.6k
Lisa Ceglia United States 20 814 0.8× 331 0.9× 307 1.1× 274 1.1× 53 0.2× 47 1.8k
Barbara Nicklas United States 18 863 0.8× 396 1.1× 336 1.2× 285 1.1× 46 0.2× 24 1.9k
Steven Phu Australia 17 743 0.7× 169 0.5× 61 0.2× 133 0.5× 334 1.5× 35 1.2k
Konstantinos Volaklis Greece 21 520 0.5× 379 1.0× 73 0.3× 74 0.3× 139 0.6× 31 1.4k
Jakub Mesinovic Australia 14 672 0.7× 134 0.4× 91 0.3× 109 0.4× 112 0.5× 35 911
Giulia Bano Italy 11 930 0.9× 95 0.3× 85 0.3× 114 0.5× 235 1.1× 12 1.3k
R. Baumgartner United States 7 854 0.8× 134 0.4× 101 0.4× 125 0.5× 275 1.3× 14 1.2k
S. Wijers Netherlands 13 1.0k 1.0× 50 0.1× 200 0.7× 90 0.4× 215 1.0× 15 1.2k
Georgia Colleluori United States 18 614 0.6× 125 0.3× 106 0.4× 299 1.2× 53 0.2× 42 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Ben Kirk

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ben Kirk

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ben Kirk

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ben Kirk. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ben Kirk 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 Ben Kirk. Ben Kirk is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Candow, Darren G., Ben Kirk, Philip D. Chilibeck, & Gustavo Duque. (2025). The potential of creatine monohydrate supplementation in the management of osteosarcopenia. Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care. 28(3). 235–239. 2 indexed citations
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Kirk, Ben, Stéphanie Harrison, Jesse Zanker, et al.. (2025). Interactions between bone density and muscle mass in predicting all-cause mortality: a 10-year prospective cohort study of 1388 older men (aged 77–101 years). Age and Ageing. 54(7). 3 indexed citations
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Kirk, Ben, Giovanni Lombardi, & Gustavo Duque. (2025). Bone and muscle crosstalk in ageing and disease. Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 21(6). 375–390. 8 indexed citations
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Kirk, Ben, Sara Vogrin, Wei‐Ju Lee, et al.. (2025). Osteosarcopenia and frailty risk in community-dwelling older adults: A follow-up of the I-Lan Longitudinal Aging Study. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 136. 105888–105888. 1 indexed citations
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Kirk, Ben, Chia‐Ling Kuo, Jesse Zanker, et al.. (2024). Diagnostic Power of Serum Creatinine/Cystatin C Ratio for Identifying Low MRI-Muscle Volume and Low Grip Strength: Data From 9 731 to 149 707 UK Biobank Older Adults. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 80(1). 3 indexed citations
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Kirk, Ben, et al.. (2024). Leukocyte telomere length is associated with MRI‐thigh fat‐free muscle volume: data from 16 356 UK Biobank adults. Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle. 15(3). 1157–1166. 3 indexed citations
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Kuo, Chia‐Ling, Ben Kirk, Luke C. Pilling, et al.. (2023). Very Low and High Levels of Vitamin D Are Associated with Shorter Leukocyte Telomere Length in 148,321 UK Biobank Participants. Nutrients. 15(6). 1474–1474. 3 indexed citations
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Kirk, Ben, Stéphanie Harrison, Jesse Zanker, et al.. (2023). Interactions Between HR‐pQCT Bone Density and D 3 Cr Muscle Mass (or HR‐pQCT Bone Structure and HR‐pQCT Muscle Density) in Predicting Fractures: The Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 38(9). 1245–1257. 9 indexed citations
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Giannos, Panagiotis, Konstantinos Prokopidis, David D. Church, et al.. (2022). Associations of Bioavailable Serum Testosterone With Cognitive Function in Older Men: Results From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 78(1). 151–157. 17 indexed citations
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Candow, Darren G., Scott C. Forbes, Ben Kirk, & Gustavo Duque. (2021). Current Evidence and Possible Future Applications of Creatine Supplementation for Older Adults. Nutrients. 13(3). 745–745. 39 indexed citations
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Kirk, Ben, et al.. (2021). Leucine‐enriched whey protein supplementation, resistance‐based exercise, and cardiometabolic health in older adults: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle. 12(6). 2022–2033. 32 indexed citations
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Kirk, Ben, Jack Feehan, Giovanni Lombardi, & Gustavo Duque. (2020). Muscle, Bone, and Fat Crosstalk: the Biological Role of Myokines, Osteokines, and Adipokines. Current Osteoporosis Reports. 18(4). 388–400. 337 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kirk, Ben, Sandra Iuliano, Robin M. Daly, & Gustavo Duque. (2020). Effects of protein supplementation on muscle wasting disorders: A brief update of the evidence. Australasian Journal on Ageing. 39(S2). 3–10. 4 indexed citations
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Kirk, Ben, Steven Phu, Sharon L. Brennan‐Olsen, Ebrahim Bani Hassan, & Gustavo Duque. (2020). Associations between osteoporosis, the severity of sarcopenia and fragility fractures in community-dwelling older adults. European Geriatric Medicine. 11(3). 443–450. 46 indexed citations
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Kirk, Ben, Ahmed Al Saedi, & Gustavo Duque. (2019). Osteosarcopenia: A case of geroscience. Aging Medicine. 2(3). 147–156. 100 indexed citations
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Kirk, Ben, Jamie Pugh, Rosanna Cousins, & Shaun Phillips. (2018). Concussion in University Level Sport: Knowledge and Awareness of Athletes and Coaches. Sports. 6(4). 102–102. 10 indexed citations

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