Clifford J. Rosen

62.4k total citations · 20 hit papers
575 papers, 43.6k citations indexed

About

Clifford J. Rosen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Clifford J. Rosen has authored 575 papers receiving a total of 43.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 244 papers in Molecular Biology, 212 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 143 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Clifford J. Rosen's work include Bone health and osteoporosis research (181 papers), Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (123 papers) and Bone Metabolism and Diseases (111 papers). Clifford J. Rosen is often cited by papers focused on Bone health and osteoporosis research (181 papers), Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (123 papers) and Bone Metabolism and Diseases (111 papers). Clifford J. Rosen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and China. Clifford J. Rosen's co-authors include Dennis M. Black, Mary Bouxsein, Wesley G. Beamer, Masanobu Kawai, JoAnn E. Manson, Anyonya R. Guntur, Christopher S. Kovács, John C. Gallagher, Anne Klibanski and Patsy M. Brannon and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Clifford J. Rosen

559 papers receiving 42.6k citations

Hit Papers

The 2011 Report on Dietary Reference Intakes f... 1996 2026 2006 2016 2010 2016 2003 2006 2002 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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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. The 2011 Report on Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium and Vitamin D from the Institute of Medicine: What Clinicians Need to Know
    2010 3.1k citations John C. Gallagher, Clifford J. Rosen et al. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism profile →
  2. Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
    2016 1.1k citations Dennis M. Black, Clifford J. Rosen profile →
  3. The Effects of Parathyroid Hormone and Alendronate Alone or in Combination in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
    2003 862 citations Dennis M. Black, Kristine E. Ensrud et al. profile →
  4. Mechanisms of Disease: is osteoporosis the obesity of bone?
    2006 779 citations Clifford J. Rosen, Mary Bouxsein Nature Clinical Practice Rheumatology profile →
  5. Circulating levels of IGF-1 directly regulate bone growth and density
    2002 703 citations Shoshana Yakar, Clifford J. Rosen et al. profile →
  6. Vitamin D Insufficiency
    2011 650 citations Clifford J. Rosen profile →
  7. Circulating levels of IGF-1 directly regulate bone growth and density
    2002 604 citations Shoshana Yakar, Clifford J. Rosen et al. profile →
  8. The Nonskeletal Effects of Vitamin D: An Endocrine Society Scientific Statement
    2012 568 citations Clifford J. Rosen, Dennis M. Black et al. profile →
  9. Adherence to Bisphosphonate Therapy and Fracture Rates in Osteoporotic Women: Relationship to Vertebral and Nonvertebral Fractures From 2 US Claims Databases
    2006 567 citations Clifford J. Rosen et al. profile →
  10. Osteoblast-specific Knockout of the Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF) Receptor Gene Reveals an Essential Role of IGF Signaling in Bone Matrix Mineralization
    2002 562 citations Mary Bouxsein, Clifford J. Rosen et al. profile →
  11. Genetic variability in adult bone density among inbred strains of mice
    1996 532 citations Clifford J. Rosen et al. Bone profile →
  12. Canonical Nlrp3 Inflammasome Links Systemic Low-Grade Inflammation to Functional Decline in Aging
    2013 511 citations Clifford J. Rosen et al. profile →
  13. Matrix IGF-1 maintains bone mass by activation of mTOR in mesenchymal stem cells
    2012 507 citations Clifford J. Rosen, Shoshana Yakar et al. profile →
  14. Pharmacological Management of Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline
    2019 501 citations Clifford J. Rosen, Dennis M. Black et al. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism profile →
  15. IOM Committee Members Respond to Endocrine Society Vitamin D Guideline
    2012 458 citations Clifford J. Rosen, John C. Gallagher et al. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism profile →
  16. Marrow Fat and Bone—New Perspectives
    2013 319 citations Pouneh K. Fazeli, Ormond A. MacDougald et al. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism profile →
  17. The health effects of vitamin D supplementation: evidence from human studies
    2021 309 citations Clifford J. Rosen et al. Nature Reviews Endocrinology profile →
  18. Myosteatosis in the Context of Skeletal Muscle Function Deficit: An Interdisciplinary Workshop at the National Institute on Aging
    2020 294 citations Clifford J. Rosen et al. profile →
  19. Pharmacological Management of Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women: An Endocrine Society Guideline Update
    2020 256 citations Clifford J. Rosen, Dennis M. Black et al. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism profile →
  20. Liver homeostasis is maintained by midlobular zone 2 hepatocytes
    2021 163 citations Clifford J. Rosen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Clifford J. Rosen United States 101 16.5k 16.0k 9.6k 7.8k 7.6k 575 43.6k
Sundeep Khosla United States 113 21.6k 1.3× 21.3k 1.3× 14.9k 1.5× 7.0k 0.9× 4.8k 0.6× 511 51.8k
Claus Christiansen Denmark 108 20.3k 1.2× 11.3k 0.7× 12.8k 1.3× 4.8k 0.6× 5.5k 0.7× 681 45.7k
Robert R. Recker United States 92 21.9k 1.3× 14.5k 0.9× 12.9k 1.3× 3.3k 0.4× 5.7k 0.8× 465 39.5k
John P. Bilezikian United States 112 17.0k 1.0× 10.7k 0.7× 15.4k 1.6× 3.0k 0.4× 7.1k 0.9× 623 43.4k
Pierre D. Delmas France 116 28.0k 1.7× 12.5k 0.8× 16.7k 1.7× 3.4k 0.4× 6.5k 0.9× 403 45.1k
Eric Orwoll United States 97 15.9k 1.0× 6.4k 0.4× 6.8k 0.7× 7.0k 0.9× 4.3k 0.6× 499 33.2k
Ian R. Reid New Zealand 98 17.2k 1.0× 8.4k 0.5× 11.0k 1.1× 4.0k 0.5× 6.8k 0.9× 492 31.4k
B. Lawrence Riggs United States 121 29.3k 1.8× 18.7k 1.2× 15.0k 1.6× 5.7k 0.7× 8.6k 1.1× 390 55.4k
Richard Eastell United Kingdom 109 26.7k 1.6× 11.8k 0.7× 17.5k 1.8× 3.1k 0.4× 6.0k 0.8× 632 42.6k
Huibert A. P. Pols Netherlands 90 11.9k 0.7× 6.9k 0.4× 5.0k 0.5× 3.9k 0.5× 5.0k 0.7× 238 31.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Paccou, Julien, Claudia Gagnon, Elaine W Yu, & Clifford J. Rosen. (2025). Effects of weight-loss interventions on bone health in people living with obesity. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 40(12). 1319–1331.
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Liu, Linyi, et al.. (2024). Calorie restriction induces mandible bone loss by regulating mitochondrial function. Bone. 190. 117326–117326. 1 indexed citations
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Fan, Yi, Ping Lyu, Jiahe Wang, et al.. (2024). Negative feedback between PTH1R and IGF1 through the Hedgehog pathway in mediating craniofacial bone remodeling. JCI Insight. 10(3). 1 indexed citations
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Reppe, Sjur, Kaare M. Gautvik, Ryan D. Ross, et al.. (2024). Network Analysis of Brain and Bone Tissue Transcripts Reveals Shared Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias and Osteoporosis. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 79(11). 1 indexed citations
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Marqueti, Rita de Cássia, et al.. (2023). Role of resistance training in bone macro and micro damages in an estrogen absence animal model. Life Sciences. 317. 121417–121417. 2 indexed citations
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Gallagher, John C. & Clifford J. Rosen. (2023). Vitamin D: 100 years of discoveries, yet controversy continues. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. 11(5). 362–374. 58 indexed citations
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Colón‐Emeric, Cathleen, Heather E. Whitson, Sarah D. Berry, et al.. (2019). AGS and NIA Bench‐to Bedside Conference Summary: Osteoporosis and Soft Tissue (Muscle and Fat) Disorders. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 68(1). 31–38. 13 indexed citations
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Ayadi, Amina El, et al.. (2019). Early reduced bone formation following burn injury in rats is not inversely related to marrow adiposity. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(3). 84–86. 1 indexed citations
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Suchacki, Karla J., William P. Cawthorn, & Clifford J. Rosen. (2016). Bone marrow adipose tissue: formation, function and regulation. Current Opinion in Pharmacology. 28. 50–56. 57 indexed citations
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Scheller, Erica L., Casey R. Doucette, Brian S. Learman, et al.. (2015). Region-specific variation in the properties of skeletal adipocytes reveals regulated and constitutive marrow adipose tissues. Nature Communications. 6(1). 13775–13775. 330 indexed citations
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Hiraga, Toru, Akira Myoui, Nobuyuki Hashimoto, et al.. (2012). Bone-Derived IGF Mediates Crosstalk between Bone and Breast Cancer Cells in Bony Metastases. Cancer Research. 72(16). 4238–4249. 76 indexed citations
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Zhu, Lingling, Harry C. Blair, Jay Cao, et al.. (2012). Blocking antibody to the β-subunit of FSH prevents bone loss by inhibiting bone resorption and stimulating bone synthesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(36). 14574–14579. 116 indexed citations
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Kawai, Masanobu & Clifford J. Rosen. (2010). PPARγ: a circadian transcription factor in adipogenesis and osteogenesis. Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 6(11). 629–636. 263 indexed citations
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Turner, Russell T., Donald Β. Jump, Carmen P. Wong, et al.. (2009). Growth hormone regulates the balance between bone formation and bone marrow adiposity. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 25(4). 757–768. 113 indexed citations
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Black, Dennis M., Mary Bouxsein, Lisa Palermo, et al.. (2008). Randomized Trial of Once-Weekly Parathyroid Hormone (1-84) on Bone Mineral Density and Remodeling. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 93(6). 2166–2172. 40 indexed citations
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Rubin, Clinton T., Encarnación Capilla, Howard C. Crawford, et al.. (2007). Adipogenesis is inhibited by brief, daily exposure to high-frequency, extremely low-magnitude mechanical signals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(45). 17879–17884. 217 indexed citations
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Rosen, Clifford J. & Mary Bouxsein. (2006). Mechanisms of Disease: is osteoporosis the obesity of bone?. Nature Clinical Practice Rheumatology. 2(1). 35–43. 779 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bauer, Douglas C., Patrick Garnero, John P. Bilezikian, et al.. (2006). Short-Term Changes in Bone Turnover Markers and Bone Mineral Density Response to Parathyroid Hormone in Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 91(4). 1370–1375. 94 indexed citations
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Sullivan, Susan, Clifford J. Rosen, William A. Halteman, Tai C. Chen, & Michael F. Holick. (2005). Adolescent Girls in Maine Are at Risk for Vitamin D Insufficiency. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 105(6). 971–974. 179 indexed citations

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