Bruno Vellas

17.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
164 papers, 8.5k citations indexed

About

Bruno Vellas is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Physiology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Bruno Vellas has authored 164 papers receiving a total of 8.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 66 papers in Physiology and 39 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Bruno Vellas's work include Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (60 papers), Nutrition and Health in Aging (44 papers) and Frailty in Older Adults (29 papers). Bruno Vellas is often cited by papers focused on Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (60 papers), Nutrition and Health in Aging (44 papers) and Frailty in Older Adults (29 papers). Bruno Vellas collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Italy. Bruno Vellas's co-authors include Yves Rolland, Gabor Abellán van Kan, Sandrine Andrieu, S. Gillette‐Guyonnet, Jean Woo, Yves Boirie‌, John E. Morley, Fati Nourhashémi, Philip J. Garry and Linda J. Romero and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Neurology and The Lancet Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Bruno Vellas

160 papers receiving 8.1k 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.

Prevalence of and interventions for sarcopenia in ageing adults: a systematic review. Report of the International Sarcopenia Initiative (EWGSOP and IWGS)

2014 1.5k citations Bruno Vellas, Tommy Cederholm et al. profile →
Sarcopenia: Its assessment, etiology, pathogenesis, consequences and future perspectives

2008 759 citations Yves Rolland, Gabor Abellán van Kan et al. The journal of nutrition health & aging profile →
One‐Leg Balance Is an Important Predictor of Injurious Falls in Older Persons

1997 683 citations Bruno Vellas et al. profile →

Peers

Bruno Vellas

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Fati Nourhashémi France

M. Pahor United States

Suzanne Satterfield United States

Jeff D. Williamson United States

Sandrine Andrieu France

Todd M. Manini United States

Helen C. Roberts United Kingdom

Maria A. Fiatarone Singh Australia

Mark A. Sager United States

Ivan Bautmans Belgium

Fati Nourhashémi France

Bruno Vellas

4.2k ×0.9

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2.7k ×1.0

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868 ×0.9

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Countries citing papers authored by Bruno Vellas

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bruno Vellas

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bruno Vellas

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

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Angioni, Davide, Lefkos Middleton, Randall J. Bateman, et al.. (2025). Challenges and opportunities for novel combination therapies in Alzheimer's disease: a report from the EU/US CTAD Task Force. The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer s Disease. 12(6). 100163–100163. 2 indexed citations

Fuentealba, Matías, Laure Rouch, Sophie Guyonnet, et al.. (2025). A blood-based epigenetic clock for intrinsic capacity predicts mortality and is associated with clinical, immunological and lifestyle factors. Nature Aging. 5(7). 1207–1216. 7 indexed citations

Koochek, Afsaneh, Margaretha Nydahl, Jean-Marc Lemaı̂tre, et al.. (2025). The associations between biological markers of aging and appetite loss across adulthood: retrospective case–control data from the INSPIRE-T study. GeroScience. 48(1). 859–870.

Gonthier, Régis, M Adolphe, J.-P. Michel, et al.. (2022). Rapport 22-02. Après la crise COVID, quelles solutions pour l’EHPAD de demain ?. Bulletin de l Académie Nationale de Médecine. 206(4). 457–465.

Arbus, Christophe, et al.. (2019). Antidepressants in nursing homes for dependent older patients: the cross-sectional associations of institutional factors with prescription conformance. European Geriatric Medicine. 10(3). 421–430. 3 indexed citations

Chhetri, Jagadish K., et al.. (2019). Report from the First Clinical Trials on Alzheimer's Disease (CTAD) Asia-China 2018 : Bringing together Global Leaders. The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer s Disease. 6(2). 144–147. 6 indexed citations

Cesari, Matteo, Bruno Chicoulaa, Bertrand Fougère, et al.. (2017). How Older Persons Perceive the Loss of Independence: The Need of a Holistic Approach to Frailty.. PubMed. 6(2). 107–112. 11 indexed citations

Kahle‐Wrobleski, Kristin, Nicola Coley, Benoît Lepage, et al.. (2014). Understanding the Complexities of Functional Ability in Alzheimer's Disease: More Than Just Basic and Instrumental Factors. Current Alzheimer Research. 11(4). 357–366. 19 indexed citations

Vellas, Bruno, et al.. (2014). 09-2 Balneotherapy and ageing - the French experience. 77(5). 489–489.

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Cesari, Matteo, Yves Rolland, Gabor Abellán van Kan, et al.. (2014). Sarcopenia-Related Parameters and Incident Disability in Older Persons: Results From the “Invecchiare in Chianti” Study. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 70(4). 457–463. 50 indexed citations

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Tolson, Debbie, John E. Morley, Yves Rolland, & Bruno Vellas. (2011). Improving nursing home practice: an international concern. Nursing Older People. 23(9). 20–21. 3 indexed citations

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Kan, Gabor Abellán van, Wm. Cameron Chumlea, Mathieu Houles, et al.. (2011). Clinical Trials on Sarcopenia: Methodological Issues Regarding Phase 3 Trials. Clinics in Geriatric Medicine. 27(3). 471–482. 23 indexed citations

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Villars, Hélène, C. Hein, Thierry Voisin, et al.. (2008). Maladie d'Alzheimer et syndromes apparentés au stade sévère.. Revue Neurologique. 164. 1 indexed citations

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Rolland, Yves, Gabor Abellán van Kan, Athanase Bénétos, et al.. (2008). Frailty, osteoporosis and hip fracture: Causes, consequences and therapeutic perspectives. The journal of nutrition health & aging. 12(5). 319–330. 100 indexed citations

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Vellas, Bruno. (2008). HUTRITION, VIEILLISSEMENT ET CERVEAU : PRÉVENTION DU DECLIN COGNITIF. Le mensuel pratique et technique du kinésithérapeute. 491(491). 35–36. 1 indexed citations

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Kan, Gabor Abellán van, Giovanni Gambassi, C.P.G.M. de Groot, et al.. (2008). Nutrition and aging. The Carla workshop. The journal of nutrition health & aging. 12(6). 355–364. 11 indexed citations

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Nourhashémi, Fati, Pierre Jean Ousset, Sophie Gillette‐Guyonnet, et al.. (2007). A 2‐year follow‐up of 233 very mild (CDR 0.5) Alzheimer's disease patients (REAL.FR cohort). International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 23(5). 460–465. 16 indexed citations

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Cortes, Frédéric, et al.. (2006). Family history of dementia does not influence the progression of Alzheimer's disease at two years: Results from the REAL.FR Study. American Journal of Alzheimer s Disease & Other Dementias®. 21(2). 131–136. 6 indexed citations

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Rolland, Yves, S. Gillette‐Guyonnet, Fati Nourhashémi, et al.. (2003). Déambulation et maladie de type Alzheimer. Étude descriptive.Programme de recherche REAL.FR sur la maladie d'Alzheimer et les filières de soins. La Revue de Médecine Interne. 24. 333s–338s. 20 indexed citations

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Petit, H, S. Bakchine, Bruno Dubois, et al.. (1998). [Consensus statement of an interdisciplinary group of French experts on modalities of diagnosis and medical treatment of Alzheimer's disease at a treatable stage].. PubMed. 154(5). 432–8. 9 indexed citations

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