Román Romero‐Ortuño

8.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
222 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Román Romero‐Ortuño is a scholar working on Geriatrics and Gerontology, Physiology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Román Romero‐Ortuño has authored 222 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 109 papers in Geriatrics and Gerontology, 72 papers in Physiology and 47 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Román Romero‐Ortuño's work include Frailty in Older Adults (105 papers), Nutrition and Health in Aging (67 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (46 papers). Román Romero‐Ortuño is often cited by papers focused on Frailty in Older Adults (105 papers), Nutrition and Health in Aging (67 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (46 papers). Román Romero‐Ortuño collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United Kingdom and Czechia. Román Romero‐Ortuño's co-authors include Rose Anne Kenny, Jeremy Walston, Jean Woo, Finbarr C. Martin, Elsa Dent, Howard Bergman, Brian Lawlor, Lisa Cogan, Victoria L. Keevil and Richard Biram and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Román Romero‐Ortuño

199 papers receiving 5.5k citations

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Management of frailty: opportunities, challenges, and future directions

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Román Romero‐Ortuño Ireland	37	3.1k	2.2k	1.4k	906	766	222	5.6k
Ruth E. Hubbard Australia	45	4.4k 1.4×	2.7k 1.2×	1.9k 1.3×	1.1k 1.2×	1.1k 1.4×	173	7.1k
Vasi Naganathan Australia	44	3.2k 1.0×	2.4k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	769 0.8×	889 1.2×	278	8.5k
Evelyne A. Gahbauer United States	31	4.6k 1.5×	2.8k 1.2×	1.9k 1.3×	1.5k 1.7×	760 1.0×	68	7.1k
Theodore K. Malmstrom United States	31	4.6k 1.5×	4.4k 2.0×	1.6k 1.1×	908 1.0×	584 0.8×	88	7.5k
Gotaro Kojima United Kingdom	33	4.0k 1.3×	3.2k 1.4×	1.8k 1.3×	1.0k 1.1×	278 0.4×	62	5.5k
Caroline Blaum United States	41	1.8k 0.6×	1.9k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	949 1.0×	616 0.8×	95	5.8k
Helen C. Roberts United Kingdom	40	2.8k 0.9×	4.2k 1.9×	984 0.7×	1.0k 1.1×	719 0.9×	168	8.4k
Ling Han United States	35	2.2k 0.7×	1.2k 0.5×	977 0.7×	1.0k 1.2×	723 0.9×	131	5.7k
Olga Theou Canada	49	5.9k 1.9×	4.6k 2.1×	2.6k 1.8×	1.2k 1.3×	750 1.0×	190	8.2k
Nancye M. Peel Australia	35	1.9k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	703 0.5×	892 1.0×	672 0.9×	107	4.8k

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Kennedy, Fiona, Deirdre Murray, Clíona Ní Cheallaigh, Román Romero‐Ortuño, & Julie Broderick. (2025). Evaluation of a Low-threshold Exercise And Protein supplementation intervention for Women (LEAP-W) experiencing homelessness and addiction: Protocol for a single-arm mixed methods feasibility study. PLoS ONE. 20(2). e0300412–e0300412.

Ferris, H., Mary E. Walsh, Niamh A. Merriman, et al.. (2025). Identifying frailty in acutely hospitalised patients with hip fracture: are the clinical frailty scale and irish hip fracture database frailty index comparable for predicting adverse outcomes?. European Geriatric Medicine. 17(1). 129–138.

Kennedy, Fiona, Clíona Ní Cheallaigh, Román Romero‐Ortuño, Deirdre Murray, & Julie Broderick. (2024). Acceptability and utility of a broad test battery to evaluate physical functioning and frailty in community-based settings for people experiencing homelessness and addiction–Findings from the LEAP trials. Physiotherapy. 126. 101449–101449. 1 indexed citations

Feng, Xue, et al.. (2024). Existing and Emerging Measures of Muscle Strength and Mass in the Assessment of Sarcopenia. Age and Ageing. 53(Supplement_4).

Cruise, Sharon, M.D. Ward, Román Romero‐Ortuño, et al.. (2024). Frailty on the island of Ireland: evidence from the NICOLA and TILDA studies. European Journal of Public Health. 34(4). 710–716. 2 indexed citations

Ávila‐Funes, José Alberto, et al.. (2024). Age-friendly initiatives: Mexico. The journal of nutrition health & aging. 28(1). 100007–100007. 1 indexed citations

Cominetti, Márcia R., et al.. (2023). Protecting cognitive function in older adults with age-related hearing loss: Insights from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) and the role of hearing aids. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 112. 105043–105043. 6 indexed citations

Rivasi, Giulia, Giuseppe Dario Testa, Enrico Brunetti, et al.. (2023). Prevalence and correlates of frailty in older hypertensive outpatients according to different tools: the HYPER-FRAIL pilot study. Journal of Hypertension. 42(1). 86–94. 5 indexed citations

Travers, John, Román Romero‐Ortuño, John Langan, et al.. (2023). Building resilience and reversing frailty: a randomised controlled trial of a primary care intervention for older adults. Age and Ageing. 52(2). 39 indexed citations

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Hartley, Peter, Faye Forsyth, Aisling O’Halloran, Rose Anne Kenny, & Román Romero‐Ortuño. (2023). Eight-year longitudinal falls trajectories and associations with modifiable risk factors: evidence from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA). Age and Ageing. 52(3). 8 indexed citations

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García‐Hermoso, Antônio, Joaquín Fernández‐Irigoyen, Enrique Santamaría, et al.. (2023). Biomarkers of delirium risk in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 15. 1174644–1174644. 21 indexed citations

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Knight, Silvin P., et al.. (2023). Relationship between sarcopenia and orthostatic blood pressure recovery in older falls clinic attendees. European Geriatric Medicine. 14(3). 439–446. 6 indexed citations

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Zambom-Ferraresi, Fabrício, Mikel L. Sáez de Asteasu, Joaquín Fernández‐Irigoyen, et al.. (2022). Effectiveness of a multicomponent exercise training program for the management of delirium in hospitalized older adults using near-infrared spectroscopy as a biomarker of brain perfusion: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 14. 1013631–1013631. 3 indexed citations

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Romero‐Ortuño, Román, et al.. (2021). 37 ‘FRAIL’ BY DIFFERENT MEASURES: A COMPARISON OF 8-YEAR MORTALITY IN THE IRISH LONGITUDINAL STUDY ON AGEING (TILDA). Age and Ageing. 50(Supplement_3). ii9–ii41.

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Moloney, David, Silvin P. Knight, Louise Newman, Rose Anne Kenny, & Román Romero‐Ortuño. (2021). Eight Orthostatic Haemodynamic Patterns in The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA): Stability and Clinical Associations after 4 Years. Geriatrics. 6(2). 50–50. 5 indexed citations

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Oscanoa, Teodoro J., et al.. (2020). Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) genetic variation and longevity in Peruvian older people: a cross-sectional study. Annals of Human Biology. 47(3). 309–312. 2 indexed citations

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Rivasi, Giulia, Rose Anne Kenny, Andrea Ungar, & Román Romero‐Ortuño. (2019). Effects of benzodiazepines on orthostatic blood pressure in older people. European Journal of Internal Medicine. 72. 73–78. 20 indexed citations

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O’Connell, Matthew, George M. Savva, Ciarán Finucane, et al.. (2018). Impairments in Hemodynamic Responses to Orthostasis Associated with Frailty: Results from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA). Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 66(8). 1475–1483. 22 indexed citations

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Wall, Jasmine, et al.. (2015). Association of the clinical frailty scale with hospital outcomes. QJM. 108(12). 943–949. 231 indexed citations

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Smith, Marie, et al.. (2011). An integrated model of complex continuing care: the experience of The Royal Hospital Donnybrook 2009-2010. Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -). 1 indexed citations

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