Marta Van Loan

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Marta Van Loan is a scholar working on Physiology, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Marta Van Loan has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Physiology, 12 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 9 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Marta Van Loan's work include Body Composition Measurement Techniques (23 papers), Nutrition and Health in Aging (13 papers) and Bone health and osteoporosis research (10 papers). Marta Van Loan is often cited by papers focused on Body Composition Measurement Techniques (23 papers), Nutrition and Health in Aging (13 papers) and Bone health and osteoporosis research (10 papers). Marta Van Loan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Netherlands. Marta Van Loan's co-authors include K. R. Segal, TB Van Itallie, A. L. Hodgdon, Scott B. Going, A. F. Roche, T. G. Lohman, Linda Houtkooper, Mark Hudes, Laura K. Bachrach and P Mayclin and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Journal of Clinical Oncology and American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

Marta Van Loan

59 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Lean body mass estimation by bioelectrical impedance anal... 1988 2026 2000 2013 1988 200 400 600
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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. Lean body mass estimation by bioelectrical impedance analysis: a four-site cross-validation study
    1988 747 citations K. R. Segal, Marta Van Loan et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Marta Van Loan United States 25 1.7k 628 576 342 281 60 2.9k
H. C. Lukaski United States 10 2.8k 1.6× 319 0.5× 449 0.8× 270 0.8× 806 2.9× 14 3.6k
M. Ann Laskey United Kingdom 25 1.2k 0.7× 1.2k 2.0× 450 0.8× 139 0.4× 85 0.3× 46 2.8k
K. R. Segal United States 19 1.8k 1.1× 239 0.4× 362 0.6× 248 0.7× 412 1.5× 30 2.5k
SB Heymsfield United States 19 1.6k 0.9× 208 0.3× 434 0.8× 83 0.2× 192 0.7× 28 2.1k
David A. Fields United States 41 2.1k 1.2× 539 0.9× 1.3k 2.2× 207 0.6× 172 0.6× 122 4.7k
N. J. Fuller United Kingdom 24 1.9k 1.1× 205 0.3× 382 0.7× 82 0.2× 410 1.5× 45 2.9k
T. G. Lohman United States 19 1.0k 0.6× 402 0.6× 662 1.1× 98 0.3× 98 0.3× 46 1.7k
D. T. Drinkwater Canada 21 957 0.6× 583 0.9× 264 0.5× 129 0.4× 22 0.1× 42 1.8k
Chris Cowell Australia 29 634 0.4× 435 0.7× 926 1.6× 521 1.5× 17 0.1× 74 2.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Marta Van Loan

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All Works

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Chin, Elizabeth L., Marta Van Loan, Ellen L. Bonnel, et al.. (2021). Machine Learning Identifies Stool pH as a Predictor of Bone Mineral Density in Healthy Multiethnic US Adults. Journal of Nutrition. 151(11). 3379–3390. 3 indexed citations
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Iuliano, Sandra, Shirley Poon, John A. Robbins, et al.. (2021). Effect of dietary sources of calcium and protein on hip fractures and falls in older adults in residential care: cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 375. n2364–n2364. 69 indexed citations
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Iuliano, Sandra, Shirley Poon, Xiaofang Wang, et al.. (2020). Dairy Supplementation Reduces Fractures and Falls in Institutionalized Older Adults: a Cluster-Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 35. 1 indexed citations
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Lee, Yujin, Dennis A. Savaiano, George P. McCabe, et al.. (2018). Behavioral Intervention in Adolescents Improves Bone Mass, Yet Lactose Maldigestion Is a Barrier. Nutrients. 10(4). 421–421. 6 indexed citations
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Lara, Primo N., Melissa Plets, Catherine M. Tangen, et al.. (2018). Bone turnover biomarkers identify unique prognostic risk groups in men with castration resistant prostate cancer and skeletal metastases: Results from SWOG S0421. Cancer Treatment and Research Communications. 16. 18–23. 4 indexed citations
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Witbracht, Megan, Marta Van Loan, Sean H. Adams, Nancy L. Keim, & Kevin D. Laugero. (2012). Dairy Food Consumption and Meal-Induced Cortisol Response Interacted to Influence Weight Loss in Overweight Women Undergoing a 12-Week, Meal-Controlled, Weight Loss Intervention. Journal of Nutrition. 143(1). 46–52. 14 indexed citations
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Kasim-Karakas, Sidika E., et al.. (2010). Translational nutrition research at UC Davis—the key role of the Clinical and Translational Science Center. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1190(1). 179–183. 1 indexed citations
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Stewart, Jeanne W., et al.. (2009). Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D is related to indicators of overall physical fitness in healthy postmenopausal women. Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society. 16(6). 1093–1101. 52 indexed citations
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Novotny, Rachel, Scott B. Going, Dorothy Teegarden, et al.. (2007). Hispanic and Asian Pubertal Girls Have Higher Android/Gynoid Fat Ratio Than Whites. Obesity. 15(6). 1565–1570. 41 indexed citations
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Loan, Marta Van. (2005). Human Body Composition. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 82(6). 1361–1361. 93 indexed citations
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Andréoli, A., et al.. (2001). Effects of different sports on bone density and muscle mass in highly trained athletes. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 33(4). 507–511. 209 indexed citations
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Strawford, Alison, Teresa Barbieri, Richard A. Neese, et al.. (1999). Effects of Nandrolone Decanoate Therapy in Borderline Hypogonadal Men With HIV-Associated Weight Loss. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes & Human Retrovirology. 20(2). 137–146. 61 indexed citations
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Strawford, Alison, Marta Van Loan, Elizabeth J. Parks, et al.. (1999). Resistance Exercise and Supraphysiologic Androgen Therapy in Eugonadal Men With HIV-Related Weight Loss. JAMA. 281(14). 1282–1282. 137 indexed citations
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Loan, Marta Van. (1996). Body Composition Techniques in Health and Disease. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 64(1). 122–122. 3 indexed citations
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Loan, Marta Van. (1993). Advances in Body Composition. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 58(4). 582–582. 9 indexed citations
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Burri, Betty J., Terry R. Neidlinger, Marta Van Loan, & Nancy L. Keim. (1990). Effect of low-calorie diets on plasma retinol-binding protein concentrations in overweight women. The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry. 1(9). 484–486. 5 indexed citations
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Keim, Nancy L., Teresa Barbieri, & Marta Van Loan. (1990). Comparison of Conductivity, Impedance and Density Methods for Body Composition Assessment of Obese Women. PubMed. 55. 227–229. 1 indexed citations
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Segal, K. R., et al.. (1988). Lean body mass estimation by bioelectrical impedance analysis: a four-site cross-validation study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 47(1). 7–12. 747 indexed citations breakdown →

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