Kristine E. Ensrud

79.6k citations

622 papers · 56.6k indexed · 21 hit papers · h-index 115

Orthopedics and Sports Medicine top 0.01%
Surgery top 0.05%
Oncology top 0.05%
Physiology top 0.05%
Molecular Biology top 0.5%

Co-authors: Jane A. Cauley Steven R. Cummings Dennis M. Black Katie L. Stone Michael C. Nevitt Eric Orwoll Douglas C. Bauer Peggy M. Cawthon
Topics: Bone health and osteoporosis research (305 papers)Hip and Femur Fractures (150 papers)Nutrition and Health in Aging (90 papers)
Cited by: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Geriatrics and Gerontology Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Journals: New England Journal of Medicine The Lancet JAMA
Partner nations: United States Canada Australia

In The Last Decade

Kristine E. Ensrud

603 papers receiving 54.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Randomised trial of effect of alendronate on risk of fracture in women with existing vertebral fractures

1996 2.9k citations Dennis M. Black, Steven R. Cummings et al. profile →
Risk Factors for Hip Fracture in White Women

1995 2.8k citations Steven R. Cummings, Katie L. Stone et al. profile →
Bone density at various sites for prediction of hip fractures

1993 1.9k citations Steven R. Cummings, Dennis M. Black et al. profile →
Frailty: implications for clinical practice and public health

2019 1.9k citations Kristine E. Ensrud et al. profile →
Effects of Continuing or Stopping Alendronate After 5 Years of Treatment

2006 1.0k citations Dennis M. Black, Kristine E. Ensrud et al. profile →
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 →
Sleep-Disordered Breathing, Hypoxia, and Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in Older Women

2011 821 citations Kristine Yaffe, Susan Redline et al. profile →
Fracture Risk Reduction with Alendronate in Women with Osteoporosis: The Fracture Intervention Trial

2000 785 citations Dennis M. Black, Kristine E. Ensrud et al. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism profile →
BMD at Multiple Sites and Risk of Fracture of Multiple Types: Long-Term Results From the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures

2003 781 citations Katie L. Stone, Li‐Yung Lui et al. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research profile →
Comparison of 2 Frailty Indexes for Prediction of Falls, Disability, Fractures, and Death in Older Women

2008 748 citations Kristine E. Ensrud profile →
Risk of Mortality Following Clinical Fractures

2000 735 citations Jane A. Cauley, Kristine E. Ensrud et al. profile →
Design and baseline characteristics of the osteoporotic fractures in men (MrOS) study — A large observational study of the determinants of fracture in older men

2005 651 citations Eric Orwoll, Jane A. Cauley et al. profile →
Older Women with Diabetes Have an Increased Risk of Fracture: A Prospective Study

2001 613 citations Kristine E. Ensrud, Jane A. Cauley et al. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism profile →
Improvement in spine bone density and reduction in risk of vertebral fractures during treatment with antiresorptive drugs

2002 578 citations Steven R. Cummings, Kristine E. Ensrud et al. profile →
Frailty and Risk of Falls, Fracture, and Mortality in Older Women: The Study of Osteoporotic Fractures

2007 566 citations Kristine E. Ensrud, Howard A Fink et al. The Journals of Gerontology Series A profile →
Osteoporosis

2017 559 citations Kristine E. Ensrud et al. profile →
Endogenous Hormones and the Risk of Hip and Vertebral Fractures among Older Women

1998 501 citations Steven R. Cummings, Katie L. Stone et al. profile →
The hypoxic burden of sleep apnoea predicts cardiovascular disease-related mortality: the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study and the Sleep Heart Health Study

2018 461 citations Katie L. Stone, Sonia Ancoli‐Israel et al. profile →
Epidemiology of Fracture Risk With Advancing Age

2013 323 citations Kristine E. Ensrud The Journals of Gerontology Series A profile →
Gait Speed Predicts Incident Disability: A Pooled Analysis

2015 304 citations Kristine E. Ensrud, Eric Orwoll et al. The Journals of Gerontology Series A profile →
Osteoporosis

2024 84 citations Kristine E. Ensrud et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Back pain precedes sleep problems in older men 2025 ·Innovation in Aging ·Soomi Lee,T. Muhammad,Eric J. Roseen,(unknown),(unknown),Cecilie K. Øverås,Hazel Jenkins,Casper Nim,James J. Young,Howard A Fink,Kristine E. Ensrud,David M. Almeida,Brent J. Small,Peggy M. Cawthon,Katie L. Stone	0
2	An international multi-cohort investigation of self-reported sleep and future depressive symptoms in older adults 2025 ·Scientific Reports ·Meredith L. Wallace,(unknown),(unknown),Daniel J. Buysse,Lucas Mentch,Meryl A. Butters,Katie L Stone,Kristine Yaffe,Lisa L. Barnes,Andrew Lim,Kristine E. Ensrud,Misti L. Paudel,Annemarie I. Luik	0
3	Long-term Trajectories of Low Back Pain in Older Men: A Prospective Cohort Study With 10-Year Analysis of the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study 2024 ·The Journals of Gerontology Series A ·(unknown),Eric J. Roseen,Sheena Patel,Aron Downie,Cecilie K. Øverås,Casper Nim,(unknown),Hazel Jenkins,James J. Young,Jan Hartvigsen,Jessica J. Wong,Katie L. Stone,Kristine E. Ensrud,Soomi Lee,Peggy M. Cawthon,Howard A Fink	3
4	The Vitamin D Metabolite Ratio Is Associated With Volumetric Bone Density in Older Men 2023 ·The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism ·Charles Ginsberg,Terri Blackwell,(unknown),Onur Potok,Jane A. Cauley,Kristine E. Ensrud,Simon Hsu,Deborah M. Kado,Eric Orwoll,Peggy M. Cawthon,Joachim H. Ix	0
5	The association between multimorbidity and osteoporosis investigation and treatment in high-risk fracture patients in Australia: A prospective cohort study 2023 ·PLoS Medicine ·Dana Bliuc,Thach Tran,Weiwen Chen,Dunia Alarkawi,(unknown),Fiona Blyth,Lyn March,Kristine E. Ensrud,Robert D. Blank	18
6	Reframing Hospital to Home Discharge from “Should We?” to “How Can We?”: COVID‐19 and Beyond 2021 ·Journal of the American Geriatrics Society ·Allison M. Gustavson,Amy Toonstra,Joshua K. Johnson,Kristine E. Ensrud	15
7	Red Cell Distribution Width Is a Risk Factor for Hip Fracture in Elderly Men Without Anemia 2020 ·Journal of Bone and Mineral Research ·Kyoung Min Kim,Li‐Yung Lui,Jane A. Cauley,Kristine E. Ensrud,Eric Orwoll,John T. Schousboe,Steven R. Cummings	29
8	Multidimensional Sleep and Mortality in Older Adults: A Machine-Learning Comparison With Other Risk Factors 2019 ·The Journals of Gerontology Series A ·Meredith L. Wallace,Daniel J. Buysse,Susan Redline,Katie L. Stone,Kristine E. Ensrud,Yue Leng,Sonia Ancoli‐Israel,Martica H. Hall	57
9	APOEε4 and slow wave sleep in older adults 2018 ·PLoS ONE ·Gregory J. Tranah,Kristine Yaffe,Caroline M. Nievergelt,Neeta Parimi,M. Maria Glymour,Kristine E. Ensrud,Jane A. Cauley,Sonia Ancoli‐Israel,Sara Mariani,Susan Redline,Katie L. Stone	14
10	Pooled Analysis of Six Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Interventions for Vasomotor Symptoms 2015 ·Obstetrics and Gynecology ·Katherine A. Guthrie,Andrea Z. LaCroix,Kristine E. Ensrud,Hadine Joffe,Katherine M. Newton,Susan D. Reed,Bette J. Caan,Janet S. Carpenter,Lee S. Cohen,Ellen W. Freeman,Joseph C. Larson,JoAnn E. Manson,Kathryn M. Rexrode,Todd C. Skaar,Barbara Sternfeld,Garnet L. Anderson	39
11	Long-term Cumulative Depressive Symptom Burden and Risk of Cognitive Decline and Dementia Among Very Old Women 2013 ·The Journals of Gerontology Series A ·Adina Zeki Al Hazzouri,Eric Vittinghoff,Amy L. Byers,Ken Covinsky,Dan G. Blazer,Susan J. Diem,Kristine E. Ensrud,K. Yaffe	54
12	Surgical menopause and nonvertebral fracture risk among older US women 2011 ·Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society ·Kimberly K. Vesco,Lynn M. Marshall,Heidi D Nelson,Linda Humphrey,Joanne Rizzo,Kathryn L. Pedula,Jane A. Cauley,Kristine E. Ensrud,Marc C. Hochberg,Diana M. Antoniucci,Teresa A. Hillier	18
13	Lasofoxifene in Postmenopausal Women With Osteoporosis 2010 ·Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey ·S. R. Cummings,Kristine E. Ensrud,Pierre D. Delmas,Andrea Z. LaCroix,Slobodan Vukičević,David M. Reid,Steven R. Goldstein,(unknown),(unknown),John R. Thompson,Roy A. Armstrong,David D. Thompson,T.J. Powles,José Zanchetta,(unknown),Patrick Neven,Richard Eastell	21
14	FRAX and Risk of Vertebral Fractures: The Fracture Intervention Trial 2009 ·Journal of Bone and Mineral Research ·Meghan G Donaldson,Lisa Palermo,John T. Schousboe,Kristine E. Ensrud,Marc C. Hochberg,Steven R. Cummings	76
15	Use of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and Sleep Disturbances in Community‐Dwelling Older Women 2006 ·Journal of the American Geriatrics Society ·Kristine E. Ensrud,Terri Blackwell,Sonia Ancoli‐Israel,Susan Redline,Kristine Yaffe,Susan J. Diem,David M. Claman,Katie L. Stone	23
16	One Year of Alendronate After One Year of Parathyroid Hormone (1???84) for Osteoporosis 2005 ·Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey ·Dennis M. Black,John P. Bilezikian,Kristine E. Ensrud,S. L. Greenspan,Lisa Palermo,Trisha F. Hue,Thomas Lang,Joan McGowan,Clifford J. Rosen	52
17	Diabetic retinopathy and functional disability in older women: The study of osteoporotic fractures (SOF) 2003 ·eScholarship (California Digital Library) ·Kathryn L. Pedula,Carol M. Mangione,(unknown),Peter Gutierrez,Teresa A. Hillier,Kristine E. Ensrud	1
18	Early onset and sustained efficacy of raloxifene on incident vertebral fractures in postmenopausal women with ostoporosis : 4-year results from the MORE trial 2001 ·Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège) ·H.A.P. Pols,Richard Eastell,Pierre Delmas,Jonathan D. Adachi,Kristine E. Ensrud,Kristine D. Harper,Somnath Sarkar,C. Gennari,Jean‐Yves Reginster,Robert R. Recker,Steven A. Harris,Wei Wu,(unknown),H K Genant	2
19	The effects of raloxifene on incident vertebral fractures in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis : 4-year results from the MORE trial 2000 ·Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège) ·Richard Eastell,Jonathan D. Adachi,Kristine D. Harper,Somnath Sarkar,PD Delmas,Kristine E. Ensrud,C. Gennari,Jean‐Yves Reginster,H. A. P. Pols,Robert R. Recker,Steven T. Harris,Wei Wu,H K Genant,D Black	6
20	The effect of 2 and 3 years of Raloxifene on vertebral and non-vertebral fractures in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis 1998 ·Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège) ·Kristine E. Ensrud,D Black,Robert R. Recker,Steven T. Harris,Pierre Delmas,H. A. P. Pols,Jean‐Yves Reginster,N. H. Bjarnason,C. Gennari,(unknown),Ronald K. Knickerbocker,Richard Eastell,Jonathan D. Adachi,B. Mitlak	17

About Kristine E. Ensrud

Kristine E. Ensrud is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Geriatrics and Gerontology and Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, having authored 622 papers that have together received 56.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Bone health and osteoporosis research (305 papers), Hip and Femur Fractures (150 papers) and Nutrition and Health in Aging (90 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (26.5k citations), Geriatrics and Gerontology (5.3k citations) and Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation (2.1k citations). Kristine E. Ensrud has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Jane A. Cauley, Steven R. Cummings, Dennis M. Black, Katie L. Stone, Michael C. Nevitt, Eric Orwoll, Douglas C. Bauer, Peggy M. Cawthon, Warren S. Browner and Harry K. Genant. Their work appears in journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

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