E. M. Simonsick

15.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
21 papers, 12.1k citations indexed

About

E. M. Simonsick is a scholar working on Geriatrics and Gerontology, Psychiatry and Mental health and Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. According to data from OpenAlex, E. M. Simonsick has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 12.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Geriatrics and Gerontology, 6 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 5 papers in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. Recurrent topics in E. M. Simonsick's work include Frailty in Older Adults (5 papers), Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (5 papers) and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (4 papers). E. M. Simonsick is often cited by papers focused on Frailty in Older Adults (5 papers), Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (5 papers) and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (4 papers). E. M. Simonsick collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Australia. E. M. Simonsick's co-authors include Luigi Ferrucci, Jack M. Guralnik, Dan G. Blazer, Robert J. Glynn, Robert B. Wallace, Paul A. Scherr, Lisa Berkman, Anne B. Newman, Stephen B. Kritchevsky and Marjolein Visser and has published in prestigious journals such as SLEEP, The Journals of Gerontology Series A and Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics.

In The Last Decade

E. M. Simonsick

20 papers receiving 11.8k 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.

A Short Physical Performance Battery Assessing Lower Extremity Function: Association With Self-Reported Disability and Prediction of Mortality and Nursing Home Admission

1994 7.4k citations Jack M. Guralnik, E. M. Simonsick et al. Journal of Gerontology profile →
The Loss of Skeletal Muscle Strength, Mass, and Quality in Older Adults: The Health, Aging and Body Composition Study

2006 2.2k citations Bret H. Goodpaster, Sang‐Won Park et al. The Journals of Gerontology Series A profile →
Muscle Mass, Muscle Strength, and Muscle Fat Infiltration as Predictors of Incident Mobility Limitations in Well-Functioning Older Persons

2005 1.1k citations Marjolein Visser, Bret H. Goodpaster et al. The Journals of Gerontology Series A profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
E. M. Simonsick United States	17	6.2k	3.0k	2.4k	2.4k	1.2k	21	12.1k
Stefano Volpato Italy	65	5.1k 0.8×	3.0k 1.0×	1.1k 0.4×	1.6k 0.7×	1.4k 1.2×	282	13.1k
Hiroyuki Shimada Japan	55	4.4k 0.7×	3.7k 1.2×	2.7k 1.1×	3.8k 1.6×	528 0.5×	420	11.5k
Jennifer S. Brach United States	54	3.2k 0.5×	1.3k 0.4×	4.2k 1.7×	3.1k 1.3×	1.0k 0.9×	185	10.8k
Finbarr C. Martin United Kingdom	42	10.7k 1.7×	5.2k 1.7×	1.4k 0.6×	2.1k 0.9×	2.3k 1.9×	152	17.4k
M. Pahor United States	47	5.0k 0.8×	2.0k 0.7×	752 0.3×	1.6k 0.7×	769 0.7×	104	10.5k
M. A. Fiatarone United States	33	5.7k 0.9×	1.2k 0.4×	2.3k 1.0×	2.0k 0.8×	797 0.7×	52	11.7k
Maria A. Fiatarone Singh Australia	47	5.2k 0.8×	831 0.3×	1.3k 0.5×	1.6k 0.7×	1.3k 1.1×	107	11.2k
Takehiko Doi Japan	47	2.9k 0.5×	2.6k 0.9×	1.8k 0.7×	2.9k 1.2×	415 0.4×	250	8.5k
Gabor Abellán van Kan France	39	6.7k 1.1×	6.3k 2.1×	989 0.4×	2.0k 0.8×	1.0k 0.9×	79	11.1k
Robert M. Boudreau United States	55	3.9k 0.6×	1.3k 0.4×	1.2k 0.5×	1.6k 0.7×	2.3k 1.9×	234	12.7k

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Holingue, Calliope, Noel T. Mueller, Toshiko Tanaka, et al.. (2020). 0135 Self-Reported Sleep and Gut Microbiome Composition and Diversity: Associations in Well-Functioning Older Adults. SLEEP. 43(Supplement_1). A53–A53.

Ko, Seung-uk, E. M. Simonsick, Nandini Deshpande, & Luigi Ferrucci. (2015). Sex-specific age associations of ankle proprioception test performance in older adults: results from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging. Age and Ageing. 44(3). 485–490. 37 indexed citations

Tian, Qu, Kirk I. Erickson, E. M. Simonsick, et al.. (2014). Physical Activity Predicts Microstructural Integrity in Memory-Related Networks in Very Old Adults. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 69(10). 1284–1290. 55 indexed citations

Perera, Subashan, Stephanie A. Studenski, Anne B. Newman, et al.. (2014). Are Estimates of Meaningful Decline in Mobility Performance Consistent Among Clinically Important Subgroups? (Health ABC Study). The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 69(10). 1260–1268. 64 indexed citations

Delmonico, Matthew J., Marjolein Visser, Robert M. Boudreau, et al.. (2013). Body Composition Explains Sex Differential in Physical Performance Among Older Adults. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 69(1). 93–100. 103 indexed citations

Peron, Emily P., Yan Zheng, Subashan Perera, et al.. (2012). Antihypertensive Drug Class Use and Differential Risk of Urinary Incontinence in Community-Dwelling Older Women. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 67(12). 1373–1378. 18 indexed citations

Stenholm, Sari, E. M. Simonsick, & Luigi Ferrucci. (2009). Secular Trends in Body Weight in Older Men Born Between 1877 and 1941: The Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 65A(1). 105–110. 12 indexed citations

Iwarsson, Susanne, Taina Rantanen, & E. M. Simonsick. (2008). Mobility And Participation In Old Age. The Gerontologist. 48. 454–454. 1 indexed citations

Simonsick, E. M., Anne B. Newman, Marjolein Visser, et al.. (2008). Mobility Limitation in Self-Described Well-Functioning Older Adults: Importance of Endurance Walk Testing. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 63(8). 841–847. 126 indexed citations

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Goldman, Suzanne E., Sonia Ancoli‐Israel, Robert M. Boudreau, et al.. (2008). Sleep Problems and Associated Daytime Fatigue in Community-Dwelling Older Individuals. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 63(10). 1069–1075. 84 indexed citations

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Mager, DE, E. M. Simonsick, Sarah N. Hilmer, et al.. (2007). Physical and Cognitive Performance and Burden of Anticholinergics, Sedatives, and ACE Inhibitors in Older Women. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 83(3). 422–429. 145 indexed citations

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Vogelzangs, Nicole, Aartjan T.F. Beekman, Stephen B. Kritchevsky, et al.. (2007). Psychosocial Risk Factors and the Metabolic Syndrome in Elderly Persons: Findings From the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 62(5). 563–569. 72 indexed citations

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Goodpaster, Bret H., Sang‐Won Park, T. B. Harris, et al.. (2006). The Loss of Skeletal Muscle Strength, Mass, and Quality in Older Adults: The Health, Aging and Body Composition Study. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 61(10). 1059–1064. 2238 indexed citations breakdown →

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Koster, Annemarie, Brenda W.J.H. Penninx, Hans Bosma, et al.. (2005). Is There a Biomedical Explanation for Socioeconomic Differences in Incident Mobility Limitation?. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 60(8). 1022–1027. 67 indexed citations

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Visser, Marjolein, Bret H. Goodpaster, Stephen B. Kritchevsky, et al.. (2005). Muscle Mass, Muscle Strength, and Muscle Fat Infiltration as Predictors of Incident Mobility Limitations in Well-Functioning Older Persons. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 60(3). 324–333. 1078 indexed citations breakdown →

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Vogt, Miriam A., et al.. (2003). Neck and shoulder pain in 70- to 79-year-old men and women: findings from the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study*1. The Spine Journal. 3(6). 435–441. 50 indexed citations

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Rooks, Ronica, E. M. Simonsick, Toni P. Miles, et al.. (2002). The Association of Race and Socioeconomic Status With Cardiovascular Disease Indicators Among Older Adults in the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study. The Journals of Gerontology Series B. 57(4). S247–S256. 85 indexed citations

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Simonsick, E. M., Anne B. Newman, M.C. Nevitt, et al.. (2001). Measuring Higher Level Physical Function in Well-Functioning Older Adults: Expanding Familiar Approaches in the Health ABC Study. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 56(10). M644–M649. 395 indexed citations

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Simonsick, E. M.. (1998). Physical disability and social interaction : factors associated with low social contact and home confinement in disabled older women. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 53(4). 7 indexed citations

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Guralnik, Jack M., E. M. Simonsick, Luigi Ferrucci, et al.. (1994). A Short Physical Performance Battery Assessing Lower Extremity Function: Association With Self-Reported Disability and Prediction of Mortality and Nursing Home Admission. Journal of Gerontology. 49(2). M85–M94. 7394 indexed citations breakdown →

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