MaryFran Sowers

12.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
121 papers, 9.2k citations indexed

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MaryFran Sowers is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, MaryFran Sowers has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 9.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 38 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 26 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in MaryFran Sowers's work include Bone health and osteoporosis research (39 papers), Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments (26 papers) and Estrogen and related hormone effects (21 papers). MaryFran Sowers is often cited by papers focused on Bone health and osteoporosis research (39 papers), Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments (26 papers) and Estrogen and related hormone effects (21 papers). MaryFran Sowers collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and China. MaryFran Sowers's co-authors include Mary Jannausch, Robert Scragg, Colin Bell, Karen A. Matthews, John F. Randolph, Gail A. Greendale, Ellen B. Gold, Carrie Karvonen‐Gutierrez, Mary Crutchfield and Joel S. Finkelstein and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Journal of the American Statistical Association and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

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MaryFran Sowers

121 papers receiving 8.9k citations

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Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D, Diabetes, and Ethnicity in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Sleep Is Associated with the Metabolic Syndrome in a Multi-Ethnic Cohort of Midlife Women: The SWAN Sleep Study 2012 ·SLEEP ·Martica H. Hall, Michele L. Okun, MaryFran Sowers, Karen A. Matthews, Howard M. Kravitz, Kimberly A. Hardin, Daniel J. Buysse, Joyce T. Bromberger, Jane F. Owens, Irina Karpov, Mark Sanders	91
2	Relationships between Menopausal and Mood Symptoms and EEG Sleep Measures in a Multi-ethnic Sample of Middle-Aged Women: The SWAN Sleep Study 2011 ·SLEEP ·Howard M. Kravitz, (unknown), MaryFran Sowers, Joyce T. Bromberger, Jane F. Owens, Karen A. Matthews, Martica H. Hall, Huiyong Zheng, Ellen B. Gold, Daniel J. Buysse	51
3	Relating smoking, obesity, insulin resistance, and ovarian biomarker changes to the final menstrual period 2010 ·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·MaryFran Sowers, Daniel McConnell, Matheos Yosef, Mary Jannausch, Sioḃán D. Harlow, John F. Randolph	59
4	Dietary Glycemic Load, Glycemic Index, and Associated Factors in a Multiethnic Cohort of Midlife Women 2009 ·Journal of the American College of Nutrition ·(unknown), Gladys Block, Barbara Sternfeld, MaryFran Sowers	21
5	Lack of quadriceps dysfunction in women with early knee osteoarthritis 2009 ·Journal of Orthopaedic Research® ·Abbey C. Thomas, MaryFran Sowers, Carrie Karvonen‐Gutierrez, Riann M. Palmieri‐Smith	26
6	Dietary Intake Related to Prevalent Functional Limitations in Midlife Women 2008 ·American Journal of Epidemiology ·Kristin Tomey, MaryFran Sowers, Carolyn Crandall, Janet M. Johnston, Mary Jannausch, Matheos Yosef	36
7	Two‐Stage Functional Mixed Models for Evaluating the Effect of Longitudinal Covariate Profiles on a Scalar Outcome 2007 ·Biometrics ·Daowen Zhang, Xihong Lin, MaryFran Sowers	43
8	Oestrogen metabolites in relation to isoprostanes as a measure of oxidative stress 2007 ·Clinical Endocrinology ·MaryFran Sowers, Daniel McConnell, Mary Jannausch, John F. Randolph, Robert D. Brook, Ellen B. Gold, (unknown), Bill L. Lasley	32
9	Risk Factors for Stress Fracture among Young Female Cross-Country Runners 2007 ·Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise ·Jennifer L. Kelsey, Laura K. Bachrach, Elizabeth Procter-Gray, Jeri W. Nieves, Gail A. Greendale, MaryFran Sowers, Byron W. Brown, (unknown), Sybil L. Crawford, Kristin Cobb	146
10	Adiposity and Reporting of Vasomotor Symptoms among Midlife Women: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation 2007 ·American Journal of Epidemiology ·Rebecca C. Thurston, MaryFran Sowers, Yue‐Fang Chang, Barbara Sternfeld, Ellen B. Gold, Janet M. Johnston, Karen A. Matthews	120
11	Selected Diet and Lifestyle Factors Are Associated with Estrogen Metabolites in a Multiracial/Ethnic Population of Women 2006 ·Journal of Nutrition ·MaryFran Sowers, Sybil L. Crawford, Daniel McConnell, John F. Randolph, Ellen B. Gold, Margaret Wilkin, Bill L. Lasley	52
12	Estrogen Receptor Genotypes and Their Association with the 10-Year Changes in Bone Mineral Density and Osteocalcin Concentrations 2004 ·The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism ·MaryFran Sowers, Mary Jannausch, Wei Liang, Marcia Willing	17
13	Association of lipoprotein(a), insulin resistance, and reproductive hormones in a multiethnic cohort of pre- and perimenopausal women (The SWAN Study) 2003 ·The American Journal of Cardiology ·MaryFran Sowers, Sybil L. Crawford, Jane A. Cauley, Evan A. Stein	25
14	Insulin Resistance, Hemostatic Factors, and Hormone Interactions in Pre- and Perimenopausal Women: SWAN 2003 ·The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism ·MaryFran Sowers, Carol A. Derby, Mary Jannausch, Javier I. Torréns, Richard C. Pasternak	58
15	Variation in nutrient intakes by ethnicity: results from the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN) 2002 ·Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society ·Mei-Hua Huang, Miriam Schocken, Gladys Block, MaryFran Sowers, Ellen B. Gold, Barbara Sternfeld, Teresa E. Seeman, Gail A. Greendale	70
16	Vitamins and Arthritis: The Roles of Vitamins A, C, D and E 1999 ·Deep Blue (University of Michigan) ·MaryFran Sowers, Laurie Lachance	1
17	Interpregnancy weight retention patterning in women who breastfed 1998 ·The Journal of Maternal-Fetal Medicine ·MaryFran Sowers, Daowen Zhang, Carol A. Janney	7
18	CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY AND OSTEOPOROSIS 1997 ·Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America ·MaryFran Sowers	9
19	Epidemiology of Bone Mass in Premenopausal Women 1993 ·Epidemiologic Reviews ·MaryFran Sowers, Deborah A. Galuska	80
20	Joint Influence of Fat and Lean Body Composition Compartments on Femoral Bone Mineral Density in Premenopausal Women 1992 ·American Journal of Epidemiology ·MaryFran Sowers, Anant M. Kshirsagar, Mary Crutchfield, (unknown)	103

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