Robert L. Brunner

18.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
113 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Robert L. Brunner is a scholar working on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert L. Brunner has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Physiology, 20 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 17 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Robert L. Brunner's work include Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments (14 papers), Eating Disorders and Behaviors (12 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (10 papers). Robert L. Brunner is often cited by papers focused on Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments (14 papers), Eating Disorders and Behaviors (12 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (10 papers). Robert L. Brunner collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and Saudi Arabia. Robert L. Brunner's co-authors include Andrea Z. LaCroix, Joseph Altman, Aaron K. Aragaki, Shirley A. Bayer, JoAnn E. Manson, Sally A. Shumaker, Richard E. Butcher, Charles V. Vorhees, Barbara B. Cochrane and Mark A. Espeland and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Robert L. Brunner

109 papers receiving 5.8k 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.

Frailty: Emergence and Consequences in Women Aged 65 and Older in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study

2005 832 citations Nancy Fúgate Woods, Andrea Z. LaCroix et al. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society profile →
Effect of Estrogen Plus Progestin on Global Cognitive Function in Postmenopausal Women

2003 696 citations Stephen R. Rapp, Mark A. Espeland et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert L. Brunner United States	35	1.5k	1.4k	1.3k	852	819	113	6.2k
Eef Hogervorst United Kingdom	44	2.0k 1.3×	1.1k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	1.1k 1.3×	706 0.9×	170	7.0k
Barry J. Gurland United States	42	1.2k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	480 0.6×	497 0.6×	131	7.4k
Beverly N. Jones United States	18	1.2k 0.8×	993 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	561 0.7×	467 0.6×	23	5.0k
Ming‐Xin Tang United States	43	1.5k 1.0×	4.1k 3.0×	1.2k 0.9×	1.3k 1.5×	614 0.7×	75	10.0k
Peter P. Zandi United States	55	1.1k 0.7×	3.0k 2.2×	1.9k 1.5×	1.2k 1.4×	621 0.8×	202	11.4k
Hiroshi Shimokata Japan	46	763 0.5×	2.7k 2.0×	450 0.3×	1.4k 1.6×	512 0.6×	314	8.3k
María M. Corrada United States	43	789 0.5×	3.1k 2.3×	753 0.6×	771 0.9×	540 0.7×	171	7.5k
Joanne Ryan Australia	46	805 0.5×	1.0k 0.7×	701 0.5×	708 0.8×	387 0.5×	276	6.4k
Michael Davidson United States	39	2.4k 1.6×	771 0.6×	1.0k 0.8×	468 0.5×	361 0.4×	121	7.0k
Bu B. Yeap Australia	52	4.0k 2.6×	1.3k 1.0×	693 0.5×	540 0.6×	279 0.3×	299	8.8k

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Beydoun, Hind A., May A. Beydoun, Jordan Weiss, et al.. (2025). Cardiovascular disease, bone fracture, and all-cause mortality risks among postmenopausal women by arthritis and veteran status: A multistate Markov transition analysis. GeroScience. 47(3). 4169–4186.

Beydoun, Hind A., et al.. (2024). Relationship of psychotropic medication use with physical function among postmenopausal women. GeroScience. 46(6). 5797–5817. 2 indexed citations

Beydoun, Hind A., May A. Beydoun, Sylvia Wassertheil‐Smoller, et al.. (2024). Depressive symptoms and antidepressant use in relation to white blood cell count among postmenopausal women from the Women’s Health Initiative. Translational Psychiatry. 14(1). 157–157. 2 indexed citations

Beydoun, Hind A., May A. Beydoun, Rebecca L. Kinney, et al.. (2024). Pathways From Socioeconomic Factors to Major Cardiovascular Events Among Postmenopausal Veteran and Nonveteran Women: Findings From the Women's Health Initiative. Journal of the American Heart Association. 13(24). e037253–e037253. 1 indexed citations

Beydoun, Hind A., Nazmus Saquib, Robert B. Wallace, et al.. (2022). Psychotropic medication use and Parkinson's disease risk amongst older women. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. 9(8). 1163–1176. 8 indexed citations

Neuhouser, Marian L., Linda Van Horn, James M. Shikany, et al.. (2020). Barriers to eating are associated with poor physical function in older women. Preventive Medicine. 139. 106234–106234. 4 indexed citations

Salmoirago‐Blotcher, Elena, Kathleen M. Hovey, Chris Andrews, et al.. (2019). Psychological Traits, Heart Rate Variability, and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Healthy Aging Women—The Women's Health Initiative. Psychosomatic Medicine. 81(3). 256–264. 11 indexed citations

Stefanick, Marcia L., Robert L. Brunner, Xiaoyan Leng, et al.. (2016). The Relationship of Cardiovascular Disease to Physical Functioning in Women Surviving to Age 80 and Above in the Women’s Health Initiative. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 71(Suppl 1). S42–S53. 13 indexed citations

Naughton, Michelle J., Robert L. Brunner, Patricia E. Hogan, et al.. (2016). Global Quality of Life Among WHI Women Aged 80 Years and Older. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 71(Suppl 1). S72–S78. 9 indexed citations

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Saquib, Nazmus, Robert L. Brunner, Jessica Kubo, et al.. (2013). Self-perceived physical health predicts cardiovascular disease incidence and death among postmenopausal women. BMC Public Health. 13(1). 468–468. 27 indexed citations

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Goveas, Joseph S., Mark A. Espeland, Patricia E. Hogan, et al.. (2011). Depressive symptoms, brain volumes and subclinical cerebrovascular disease in postmenopausal women: The Women's Health Initiative MRI Study. Journal of Affective Disorders. 132(1-2). 275–284. 44 indexed citations

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Bertone‐Johnson, Elizabeth R., Sally I. Powers, Leslie Spangler, et al.. (2011). Vitamin D intake from foods and supplements and depressive symptoms in a diverse population of older women. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 94(4). 1104–1112. 86 indexed citations

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Espeland, Mark A., Robert L. Brunner, Patricia E. Hogan, et al.. (2010). Long‐Term Effects of Conjugated Equine Estrogen Therapies on Domain‐Specific Cognitive Function: Results from the Women's Health Initiative Study of Cognitive Aging Extension. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 58(7). 1263–1271. 42 indexed citations

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Spangler, Leslie, Delia Scholes, Robert L. Brunner, et al.. (2008). Depressive Symptoms, Bone Loss, and Fractures in Postmenopausal Women. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 23(5). 567–574. 110 indexed citations

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Smoller, Jordan W., Mark H. Pollack, Sylvia Wassertheil‐Smoller, et al.. (2006). Panic Attacks, Daily Life Ischemia, and Chest Pain in Postmenopausal Women. Psychosomatic Medicine. 68(6). 824–832. 7 indexed citations

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Espeland, Mark A., Stephen R. Rapp, Sally A. Shumaker, et al.. (2004). Conjugated Equine Estrogens and Global Cognitive Function in Postmenopausal Women: Women???s Health Initiative Memory Study. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 59(10). 712–714. 199 indexed citations

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Hays, Jennifer, Judith K. Ockene, Robert L. Brunner, et al.. (2003). Effects of Estrogen Plus Progestin on Health-Related Quality of Life. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 58(10). 671–672. 27 indexed citations

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Brunner, Robert L., et al.. (2001). Evaluation of the Impact and Acceptance of a Nutrition Program in an HIV Community Clinic. AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 15(10). 533–543. 5 indexed citations

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Borberg, H., et al.. (1995). Acute Changes of Haemorheological Parameters by LDL Apheresis: Specific Immunoadsorption versus Cascade Filtration. Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy. 22(Suppl. 1). 42–44. 5 indexed citations

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Brunner, Robert L., et al.. (1979). Neuropsychologic consequences of Reye syndrome. The Journal of Pediatrics. 95(5). 706–711. 19 indexed citations

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