RN Pierson

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

RN Pierson is a scholar working on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Emergency Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, RN Pierson has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Physiology, 2 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 2 papers in Emergency Medicine. Recurrent topics in RN Pierson's work include Body Composition Measurement Techniques (11 papers), Nutrition and Health in Aging (8 papers) and Thermoregulation and physiological responses (4 papers). RN Pierson is often cited by papers focused on Body Composition Measurement Techniques (11 papers), Nutrition and Health in Aging (8 papers) and Thermoregulation and physiological responses (4 papers). RN Pierson collaborates with scholars based in United States. RN Pierson's co-authors include S. B. Heymsfield, Steven W. Lichtman, J Wang, Robert C. Smith, M. Aulet, RN Baumgartner, SB Heymsfield, Antonios O. Aliprantis, Yakov Kamen and Mary E. Russell and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

RN Pierson

14 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Appendicular skeletal muscle mass: measurement by dual-photon absorptiometry

1990 701 citations S. B. Heymsfield, Robert C. Smith et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
RN Pierson United States	14	1.8k	378	266	239	210	14	2.3k
RN Pierson United States	8	1.2k 0.6×	146 0.4×	245 0.9×	149 0.6×	97 0.5×	8	1.6k
SB Heymsfield United States	19	1.6k 0.9×	434 1.1×	26 0.1×	208 0.9×	204 1.0×	28	2.1k
V.L. Karsegard Switzerland	20	1.0k 0.6×	175 0.5×	87 0.3×	82 0.3×	53 0.3×	31	1.4k
C McManus United States	9	1.1k 0.6×	169 0.4×	41 0.2×	140 0.6×	249 1.2×	9	1.8k
Santiago Burastero United States	9	889 0.5×	388 1.0×	120 0.5×	79 0.3×	47 0.2×	10	1.5k
O. Selberg Germany	23	1.7k 0.9×	350 0.9×	279 1.0×	36 0.2×	214 1.0×	58	2.9k
N. J. Fuller United Kingdom	24	1.9k 1.1×	382 1.0×	17 0.1×	205 0.9×	161 0.8×	45	2.9k
Clinton Hall United States	15	1.1k 0.6×	255 0.7×	23 0.1×	157 0.7×	106 0.5×	46	1.7k
Vincenzo Malafarina Spain	16	1.2k 0.7×	225 0.6×	47 0.2×	145 0.6×	146 0.7×	28	2.0k

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Paxton, Anne, et al.. (1998). Anthropometric equations for studying body fat in pregnant women. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 67(1). 104–110. 34 indexed citations

Pierson, RN, et al.. (1996). Comparison of five body-composition methods in peritoneal dialysis patients. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 64(2). 125–130. 50 indexed citations

Heymsfield, SB, Zeke Wang, Marjolein Visser, Dympna Gallagher, & RN Pierson. (1996). Techniques used in the measurement of body composition: an overview with emphasis on bioelectrical impedance analysis. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 64(3). 478S–484S. 112 indexed citations

Wang, ZM, Stanley Heshka, RN Pierson, & S. B. Heymsfield. (1995). Systematic organization of body-composition methodology: an overview with emphasis on component-based methods. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 61(3). 457–465. 83 indexed citations

Wadden, TA, et al.. (1992). Clinical correlates of short- and long-term weight loss. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 56(1). 271S–274S. 81 indexed citations

Wang, J, Mary E. Russell, Santiago Burastero, et al.. (1992). Body-fat measurement In patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: which method should be used?. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 56(6). 963–967. 31 indexed citations

Ortiz, Oscar Contreras, Mary E. Russell, RN Baumgartner, et al.. (1992). Differences in skeletal muscle and bone mineral mass between black and white females and their relevance to estimates of body composition. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 55(1). 8–13. 244 indexed citations

Baumgartner, RN, et al.. (1991). Body composition in elderly people: effect of criterion estimates on predictive equations. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 53(6). 1345–1353. 201 indexed citations

Kehayias, J.J., et al.. (1991). In vivo determination of body fat by measuring total body carbon. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 53(6). 1339–1344. 65 indexed citations

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Heymsfield, S. B., Robert C. Smith, M. Aulet, et al.. (1990). Appendicular skeletal muscle mass: measurement by dual-photon absorptiometry. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 52(2). 214–218. 701 indexed citations breakdown →

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Heymsfield, S. B., Steven W. Lichtman, RN Baumgartner, et al.. (1990). Body composition of humans: comparison of two improved four-compartment models that differ in expense, technical complexity, and radiation exposure. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 52(1). 52–58. 231 indexed citations

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Wadden, TA, A. J. Stunkard, Manuel Peña, et al.. (1988). Body fat deposition in adult obese women. I Patterns of fat distribution.. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 47(2). 225–228. 19 indexed citations

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Pierson, RN, et al.. (1985). Body composition studies in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 42(6). 1255–1265. 348 indexed citations

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Thornton, J., et al.. (1983). Prediction of the resting metabolic rate in obese patients. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 37(4). 595–602. 149 indexed citations

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