John A. Batsis

13.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
223 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

John A. Batsis is a scholar working on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Geriatrics and Gerontology. According to data from OpenAlex, John A. Batsis has authored 223 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 109 papers in Physiology, 58 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 42 papers in Geriatrics and Gerontology. Recurrent topics in John A. Batsis's work include Nutrition and Health in Aging (85 papers), Frailty in Older Adults (41 papers) and Body Composition Measurement Techniques (35 papers). John A. Batsis is often cited by papers focused on Nutrition and Health in Aging (85 papers), Frailty in Older Adults (41 papers) and Body Composition Measurement Techniques (35 papers). John A. Batsis collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and United Kingdom. John A. Batsis's co-authors include Francisco López-Jiménez, Dennis T. Villareal, Stephen J. Bartels, Todd A. MacKenzie, Virend K. Somers, Maria L. Collazo–Clavell, Abel Romero‐Corral, Randal J. Thomas, Laura Barré and Fatima H. Sert Kuniyoshi and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

John A. Batsis

209 papers receiving 7.6k 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.

Accuracy of body mass index in diagnosing obesity in the adult general population

2008 1.1k citations John A. Batsis, Francisco López-Jiménez et al. profile →
Sarcopenic obesity in older adults: aetiology, epidemiology and treatment strategies

2018 899 citations John A. Batsis, Dennis T. Villareal profile →
Sarcopenic obesity in older adults: a clinical overview

2024 112 citations John A. Batsis et al. profile →
Health outcomes of sarcopenia: a consensus report by the outcome working group of the Global Leadership Initiative in Sarcopenia (GLIS)

2025 21 citations John A. Batsis et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
John A. Batsis United States	43	4.1k	1.8k	1.3k	1.1k	958	223	7.8k
Tamara B. Harris United States	47	4.8k 1.2×	1.9k 1.0×	1.4k 1.1×	1.6k 1.5×	932 1.0×	87	10.3k
Giuseppe Sergi Italy	56	5.8k 1.4×	1.6k 0.8×	1.6k 1.2×	993 0.9×	2.2k 2.3×	331	11.5k
Carlos Celis‐Morales United Kingdom	50	4.4k 1.1×	2.8k 1.5×	621 0.5×	1.8k 1.6×	910 0.9×	373	10.7k
Annemarie Koster Netherlands	58	5.3k 1.3×	2.8k 1.5×	524 0.4×	1.4k 1.3×	588 0.6×	237	10.5k
Jason M. R. Gill United Kingdom	60	5.2k 1.3×	3.0k 1.7×	742 0.6×	1.8k 1.6×	380 0.4×	229	11.9k
José R. Banegas Spain	55	2.4k 0.6×	3.5k 1.9×	1.1k 0.9×	3.3k 3.0×	808 0.8×	308	11.1k
Wei Shen United States	41	4.1k 1.0×	1.2k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	1.3k 1.2×	599 0.6×	115	8.0k
Dawn E. Alley United States	39	4.0k 1.0×	1.0k 0.6×	518 0.4×	384 0.4×	1.5k 1.5×	61	8.0k
Lucy Lennon United Kingdom	49	2.8k 0.7×	1.6k 0.9×	1.0k 0.8×	2.1k 1.9×	699 0.7×	163	9.2k
Miles D. Witham United Kingdom	42	1.9k 0.5×	1.0k 0.6×	486 0.4×	1.3k 1.2×	705 0.7×	263	7.0k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Batsis, John A., et al.. (2025). Treating Sarcopenic Obesity in the Era of Incretin Therapies: Perspectives and Challenges. Diabetes. 74(12). 2179–2190. 6 indexed citations

Lynch, David H., A. W. Andrews, William E. Butler, et al.. (2025). CoCare ‐ CI : A Clinical Innovation to Address Behavioral Symptoms in Hospitalized Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 73(8). 2562–2570.

Lynch, David H., Curtis L. Petersen, Delisha A. Stewart, et al.. (2024). Changes in senescence markers after a weight loss intervention in older adults with obesity. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 129. 105685–105685. 2 indexed citations

Janevic, Mary R., et al.. (2024). Older Adults With Obesity: Need for 4Ms Age‐Friendly Approach to Care. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 73(5). 1621–1623. 1 indexed citations

Dowling, Lisa, et al.. (2024). Nutrition interventions for body composition, physical function, cognition in hospitalized older adults: A systematic review of individuals 75 years and older. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 72(7). 2206–2218. 3 indexed citations

Cook, Summer B., et al.. (2024). Relationship of Handgrip Strength and Asymmetry with Walking Ability in Older Adults with Excess Adiposity. Advanced Biology. 8(10). e2400068–e2400068.

Lynch, David H., et al.. (2023). Establishing and sustaining an acute care for elders unit: An incremental journey to success. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 71(10). 3031–3039. 2 indexed citations

Lynch, David H., et al.. (2023). Impact of EASO/ESPEN-Defined Sarcopenic Obesity Following a Technology-Based Weight Loss Intervention. Calcified Tissue International. 114(1). 60–73. 6 indexed citations

Vincent, Heather K., et al.. (2023). Evidence-Based Dietary Practices to Improve Osteoarthritis Symptoms: An Umbrella Review. Nutrients. 15(13). 3050–3050. 8 indexed citations

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Petersen, Curtis L., et al.. (2022). A Smartwatch Step-Counting App for Older Adults: Development and Evaluation Study. JMIR Aging. 5(3). e33845–e33845. 3 indexed citations

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Kahkoska, Anna R., et al.. (2022). Individualized interventions and precision health: Lessons learned from a systematic review and implications for analytics‐driven geriatric research. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 71(2). 383–393. 1 indexed citations

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Torbahn, Gabriel, Lukas Schwingshackl, Helge Knüttel, et al.. (2022). Outcomes addressed in randomized controlled lifestyle intervention trials in community‐dwelling older people with (sarcopenic) obesity—An evidence map. Obesity Reviews. 23(10). e13497–e13497. 9 indexed citations

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Griffith, Rachel, et al.. (2022). Validation of Resting Energy Expenditure Equations in Older Adults with Obesity. Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics. 41(2). 126–139. 2 indexed citations

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Petersen, Curtis L., Brock C. Christensen, & John A. Batsis. (2021). Weight management intervention identifies association of decreased DNA methylation age with improved functional age measures in older adults with obesity. Clinical Epigenetics. 13(1). 46–46. 13 indexed citations

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Kennedy, Meaghan A., Peter R. DiMilia, Heather B. Blunt, et al.. (2021). Community health worker interventions for older adults with complex health needs: A systematic review. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 69(6). 1670–1682. 26 indexed citations

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Batsis, John A., et al.. (2021). Impact of whey protein supplementation in a weight-loss intervention in rural dwelling adults: A feasibility study. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN. 45. 426–432. 2 indexed citations

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Petersen, Curtis L., Ryan J. Halter, David Kotz, et al.. (2020). Using Natural Language Processing and Sentiment Analysis to Augment Traditional User-Centered Design: Development and Usability Study. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 8(8). e16862–e16862. 21 indexed citations

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Batsis, John A., Curtis L. Petersen, Matthew M. Clark, et al.. (2020). A Weight Loss Intervention Augmented by a Wearable Device in Rural Older Adults With Obesity: A Feasibility Study. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 76(1). 95–100. 27 indexed citations

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Batsis, John A., Curtis L. Petersen, Rebecca S. Crow, et al.. (2019). Weight change and risk of the foundation of National Institute of Health Sarcopenia-defined low lean mass: Data from the National Health and Nutrition examination surveys 1999–2004. Clinical Nutrition. 39(8). 2463–2470. 7 indexed citations

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Oliver, Brant J., et al.. (2019). Reducing Avoidable Facility Transfers (RAFT): Outcomes of a Team Model to Minimize Unwarranted Emergency Care at Skilled Nursing Facilities. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 20(8). 929–934. 13 indexed citations

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