Diana Rucker

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Diana Rucker is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Pharmacology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Diana Rucker has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 4 papers in Pharmacology and 3 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Diana Rucker's work include Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment (3 papers), Diabetes Treatment and Management (3 papers) and Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (2 papers). Diana Rucker is often cited by papers focused on Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment (3 papers), Diabetes Treatment and Management (3 papers) and Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (2 papers). Diana Rucker collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Brazil. Diana Rucker's co-authors include Raj Padwal, David C.W. Lau, Cíntia Chaves Curioni, David A. Hanley, Gordon H. Fick, Marcello Tonelli, Otto Z. Sellinger, Ravi Thadhani, F. de Balbian Verster and Lindsey M. Warkentin and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Diabetes Care and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Diana Rucker

19 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Long term pharmacotherapy for obesity and overweight: updated meta-analysis
    2007 583 citations Diana Rucker, Raj Padwal et al. BMJ profile →

Peers

Diana Rucker
Erik Muls Belgium
Teis Andersen Denmark
John V. St. Peter United States
Gabriel I. Uwaifo United States
Elisabetta Dall’Aglio Italy
Ferruccio Galletti Italy
Feng‐Hwa Lu Taiwan
Maria Teresa Zanella Brazil
Hyung Joon Yoo South Korea
Claes Wilhelmsson Sweden
Erik Muls Belgium
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Fields of papers citing papers by Diana Rucker

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Diana Rucker

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All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Rucker, Diana, et al.. (2019). Sex differences in the treatment and outcome of emergency general surgery. PLoS ONE. 14(11). e0224278–e0224278. 31 indexed citations
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Warkentin, Lindsey M., et al.. (2019). Incidence and predictors of postoperative delirium in the older acute care surgery population: a prospective study. Canadian Journal of Surgery. 62(1). 33–38. 36 indexed citations
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Rucker, Diana, Brenda R. Hemmelgarn, Meng Lin, et al.. (2010). Quality of care and mortality are worse in chronic kidney disease patients living in remote areas. Kidney International. 79(2). 210–217. 89 indexed citations
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Rucker, Diana, Ravi Thadhani, & Marcello Tonelli. (2010). Trace Element Status in Hemodialysis Patients. Seminars in Dialysis. 23(4). 389–395. 70 indexed citations
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Jaremko, Jacob L., et al.. (2010). Incidence and Significance of Inconclusive Results in Ultrasound for Appendicitis in Children and Teenagers. Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal. 62(3). 197–202. 30 indexed citations
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Rucker, Diana, et al.. (2009). Vitamin D insufficiency and treatment with oral vitamin D3 in northern-dwelling patients with chronic kidney disease. Journal of Nephrology. 22(1). 75–82. 28 indexed citations
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Rucker, Diana & Marcello Tonelli. (2009). Cardiovascular risk and management in chronic kidney disease. Nature Reviews Nephrology. 5(5). 287–296. 52 indexed citations
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Rucker, Diana, et al.. (2007). Long term pharmacotherapy for obesity and overweight: updated meta-analysis. BMJ. 335(7631). 1194–1199. 583 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rucker, Diana, et al.. (2007). overweight: updated meta-analysis Long term pharmacotherapy for obesity and. 2 indexed citations
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Rucker, Diana, Brian H. Rowe, Jeffrey Johnson, et al.. (2006). Educational intervention to reduce falls and fear of falling in patients after fragility fracture: Results of a controlled pilot study. Preventive Medicine. 42(4). 316–319. 36 indexed citations
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Rucker, Diana, Jeffrey Johnson, Dean T. Eurich, et al.. (2006). The Natural History of LDL Control in Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Care. 29(11). 2506–2508. 1 indexed citations
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Rucker, Diana, Shereen Ezzat, Anastasia Diamandi, Javad Khosravi, & David A. Hanley. (2004). IGF‐I and testosterone levels as predictors of bone mineral density in healthy, community‐dwelling men. Clinical Endocrinology. 60(4). 491–499. 40 indexed citations
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Padwal, Raj, et al.. (2003). Long-term pharmacotherapy for obesity and overweight. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD004094–CD004094. 277 indexed citations
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Salo, Paul, Tom Hogervorst, Ruth A. Seerattan, Diana Rucker, & Robert C. Bray. (2002). Selective joint denervation promotes knee osteoarthritis in the aging rat. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 20(6). 1256–1264. 49 indexed citations
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Rucker, Diana, et al.. (2002). Vitamin D insufficiency in a population of healthy western Canadians.. PubMed. 166(12). 1517–24. 247 indexed citations
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Hogervorst, Tom, Tammo H. Pels Rijcken, Diana Rucker, Cor P. van der Hart, & W. K. Taconis. (2002). Changes in Bone Scans after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 30(6). 823–833. 14 indexed citations
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Sellinger, Otto Z., Diana Rucker, & F. de Balbian Verster. (1964). A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF LYSOSOMAL N‐ACETYL‐β‐d‐GLUCOSAMINIDASE AND MITOCHONDRIAL ASPARTIC TRANSAMINASE OF RAT CEREBRAL CORTEX *. Journal of Neurochemistry. 11(4). 271–280. 53 indexed citations
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Sellinger, Otto Z. & Diana Rucker. (1963). Latency and solubilization of the mitochondrial aspartate transaminase of rat cerebral cortex. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Specialized Section on Enzymological Subjects. 67. 504–507. 11 indexed citations
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Sellinger, Otto Z. & Diana Rucker. (1963). Latency and solubilization of the mitochondrial aspartate transaminase of rat cerebral cortex. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 67. 504–507. 6 indexed citations

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