Heidi J. Kalkwarf

13.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
178 papers, 9.7k citations indexed

About

Heidi J. Kalkwarf is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Heidi J. Kalkwarf has authored 178 papers receiving a total of 9.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 54 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 42 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Heidi J. Kalkwarf's work include Bone health and osteoporosis research (53 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (37 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (24 papers). Heidi J. Kalkwarf is often cited by papers focused on Bone health and osteoporosis research (53 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (37 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (24 papers). Heidi J. Kalkwarf collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Heidi J. Kalkwarf's co-authors include Babette S. Zemel, Joan M. Lappe, Jane Khoury, Bonny Specker, Catherine M. Gordon, Bruce P. Lanphear, Mary B. Leonard, Sharon E. Oberfield, Vicente Gilsanz and John Shepherd and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Environmental Science & Technology and American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

Heidi J. Kalkwarf

173 papers receiving 9.4k 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.

The National Osteoporosis Foundation’s position statement on peak bone mass development and lifestyle factors: a systematic review and implementation recommendations

2016 905 citations Heidi J. Kalkwarf, Joan M. Lappe et al. profile →
Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry Interpretation and Reporting in Children and Adolescents: The 2007 ISCD Pediatric Official Positions

2008 592 citations Heidi J. Kalkwarf et al. Journal of Clinical Densitometry profile →
Official Positions of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry and Executive Summary of the 2007 ISCD Pediatric Position Development Conference

2008 556 citations Mary B. Leonard, Heidi J. Kalkwarf et al. Journal of Clinical Densitometry profile →
International Society for Clinical Densitometry 2007 Adult and Pediatric Official Positions

2008 441 citations Mary B. Leonard, Heidi J. Kalkwarf et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Heidi J. Kalkwarf United States	49	3.4k	2.2k	2.1k	1.5k	1.4k	178	9.7k
Bonny Specker United States	51	2.9k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	2.1k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	1.6k 1.2×	185	9.4k
Laura K. Bachrach United States	48	3.6k 1.1×	1.9k 0.9×	1.3k 0.6×	1.3k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	128	8.6k
Joan M. Lappe United States	53	5.2k 1.5×	2.0k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	3.5k 2.5×	168	10.7k
Kate A. Ward United Kingdom	40	2.4k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	933 0.4×	1.0k 0.7×	858 0.6×	264	6.7k
Ailsa Goulding New Zealand	45	2.1k 0.6×	2.5k 1.1×	2.9k 1.4×	1000 0.7×	827 0.6×	123	7.9k
Elizabeth A. Krall United States	55	3.9k 1.1×	1.9k 0.9×	1.7k 0.8×	1.5k 1.0×	2.6k 1.8×	147	11.0k
Magnus K. Karlsson Sweden	62	5.4k 1.6×	2.6k 1.2×	1.5k 0.7×	4.1k 2.7×	1.5k 1.1×	379	13.6k
Ann Prentice United Kingdom	64	3.2k 0.9×	2.9k 1.3×	3.5k 1.7×	1.0k 0.7×	3.1k 2.2×	278	13.8k
Ghada El‐Hajj Fuleihan Lebanon	56	5.4k 1.6×	1.8k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	2.4k 1.6×	5.5k 3.9×	186	12.8k
Jonathan H. Tobias United Kingdom	45	2.8k 0.8×	1.3k 0.6×	910 0.4×	1.9k 1.2×	1.1k 0.8×	255	8.1k

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Zemel, Babette S., John Shepherd, Leila Kazemi, et al.. (2025). Pediatric Lateral Distal Femur Reference Ranges for Ages 1 to 18 years. Journal of Clinical Densitometry. 28(3). 101594–101594. 1 indexed citations

Kuiper, Jordan R., Taylor Etzel, Bruce P. Lanphear, et al.. (2025). Associations of endocrine disrupting chemical biomarkers and their mixture with vitamin D biomarker concentrations in childhood: The HOME Study. Environmental Research. 288(Pt 2). 123316–123316.

Laue, Hannah E., Bruce P. Lanphear, Antonia M. Calafat, et al.. (2024). Time-varying associations of gestational and childhood triclosan with pubertal and adrenarchal outcomes in early adolescence. Environmental Epidemiology. 8(2). e305–e305. 1 indexed citations

Kuiper, Jordan R., Shelley H. Liu, Bruce P. Lanphear, et al.. (2024). Estimating effects of longitudinal and cumulative exposure to PFAS mixtures on early adolescent body composition. American Journal of Epidemiology. 193(6). 917–925. 5 indexed citations

Abu‐El‐Haija, Maisam, Lindsey Hornung, Douglas S. Fishman, et al.. (2023). Bone health in children with recurrent and chronic pancreatitis: A multi-center cross sectional analysis. Pancreatology. 23(7). 755–760. 1 indexed citations

Cole, Conrad R., et al.. (2023). Age‐related trajectory of bone density in children with intestinal failure: A longitudinal retrospective cohort study. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 47(6). 736–745. 1 indexed citations

Braun, Joseph M., George D. Papandonatos, Nan Li, et al.. (2022). Physical activity modifies the relation between gestational perfluorooctanoic acid exposure and adolescent cardiometabolic risk. Environmental Research. 214(Pt 3). 114021–114021. 23 indexed citations

Kalkwarf, Heidi J., Lindsey Hornung, Robert Siegel, et al.. (2022). Histologic Severity of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Associates with Reduced Bone Mineral Density in Children. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 68(2). 644–655. 5 indexed citations

Etzel, Taylor, Jordan R. Kuiper, Xiaobin Wang, et al.. (2022). Associations of early life phthalate exposures with adolescent lipid levels and insulin resistance: The HOME Study. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 248. 114102–114102. 7 indexed citations

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Li, Nan, Charles B. Eaton, Karl T. Kelsey, et al.. (2021). Neonatal and Adolescent Adipocytokines as Predictors of Adiposity and Cardiometabolic Risk in Adolescence. Obesity. 29(6). 1036–1045. 3 indexed citations

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Braun, Joseph M., Jessie P. Buckley, Kim M. Cecil, et al.. (2020). Adolescent follow-up in the Health Outcomes and Measures of the Environment (HOME) Study: cohort profile. BMJ Open. 10(5). e034838–e034838. 48 indexed citations

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Eliot, Melissa, Karl T. Kelsey, Aimin Chen, et al.. (2019). Neonatal Adipocytokines and Longitudinal Patterns of Childhood Growth. Obesity. 27(8). 1323–1330. 14 indexed citations

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Kaar, Jill L., Sarah J. Schmiege, Heidi J. Kalkwarf, et al.. (2019). Longitudinal Assessment of Sleep Trajectories during Early Childhood and Their Association with Obesity. Childhood Obesity. 16(3). 211–217. 6 indexed citations

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Xanthakos, Stavra A., Jane Khoury, Thomas H. Inge, et al.. (2019). Nutritional Risks in Adolescents After Bariatric Surgery. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 18(5). 1070–1081.e5. 43 indexed citations

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Chesi, Alessandra, Jonathan A. Mitchell, Heidi J. Kalkwarf, et al.. (2017). A Genomewide Association Study Identifies Two Sex‐Specific Loci, at SPTB and IZUMO3, Influencing Pediatric Bone Mineral Density at Multiple Skeletal Sites. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 32(6). 1274–1281. 28 indexed citations

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Kalkwarf, Heidi J., et al.. (2016). Are Mealtime Best Practice Guidelines for Child Care Centers Associated with Energy, Vegetable, and Fruit Intake?. Childhood Obesity. 12(1). 52–58. 47 indexed citations

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Kalkwarf, Heidi J., et al.. (2014). Bone Density and Timing of Puberty in a Longitudinal Study of Girls. Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. 28(3). 170–172. 9 indexed citations

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Foster, Bethany J., Heidi J. Kalkwarf, Justine Shults, et al.. (2010). Association of Chronic Kidney Disease with Muscle Deficits in Children. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 22(2). 377–386. 74 indexed citations

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Geraghty, Sheela R., Jane Khoury, & Heidi J. Kalkwarf. (2004). Comparison of Feeding Among Multiple Birth Infants. Twin Research. 7(6). 542–547. 8 indexed citations

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Geraghty, Sheela R., Jane Khoury, & Heidi J. Kalkwarf. (2004). Comparison of Feeding Among Multiple Birth Infants. Twin Research. 7(6). 542–547. 10 indexed citations

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