Ruth Ames

6.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Ruth Ames is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Nephrology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruth Ames has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 19 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 10 papers in Nephrology. Recurrent topics in Ruth Ames's work include Bone health and osteoporosis research (35 papers), Vitamin D Research Studies (19 papers) and Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments (7 papers). Ruth Ames is often cited by papers focused on Bone health and osteoporosis research (35 papers), Vitamin D Research Studies (19 papers) and Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments (7 papers). Ruth Ames collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, Belgium and United States. Ruth Ames's co-authors include Ian R. Reid, Greg Gamble, Anne Horne, Margaret C. Evans, Andrew Grey, Barbara Mason, Mark J Bolland, M C Evans, Susan J. Sharpe and Gregory D. Gamble and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Ruth Ames

55 papers receiving 4.6k 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.

Vascular events in healthy older women receiving calcium supplementation: randomised controlled trial

2008 453 citations Mark J Bolland, P. Alan Barber et al. BMJ profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ruth Ames New Zealand	36	2.8k	1.9k	897	762	734	56	4.8k
Ian M. Dick Australia	36	2.4k 0.9×	2.1k 1.1×	809 0.9×	761 1.0×	560 0.8×	102	5.7k
Peder Charles Denmark	36	1.9k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	485 0.5×	559 0.7×	336 0.5×	98	4.4k
Sol Epstein United States	35	2.0k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	528 0.6×	437 0.6×	377 0.5×	104	4.4k
M C Chapuy France	21	3.1k 1.1×	3.1k 1.7×	570 0.6×	1.6k 2.1×	405 0.6×	30	5.4k
Gregory D. Gamble New Zealand	35	1.5k 0.5×	948 0.5×	512 0.6×	589 0.8×	381 0.5×	92	4.4k
Harald Dobnig Austria	41	2.8k 1.0×	3.0k 1.6×	696 0.8×	1.6k 2.1×	466 0.6×	88	6.7k
Anne Horne New Zealand	49	3.1k 1.1×	2.2k 1.2×	675 0.8×	868 1.1×	569 0.8×	174	7.2k
Diane Krueger United States	33	1.7k 0.6×	1.8k 0.9×	952 1.1×	1.2k 1.6×	320 0.4×	130	4.1k
René Rizzoli Switzerland	31	2.4k 0.8×	605 0.3×	946 1.1×	323 0.4×	276 0.4×	78	4.7k
Allan G. Need Australia	28	1.4k 0.5×	1.3k 0.7×	478 0.5×	604 0.8×	299 0.4×	50	2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Ruth Ames

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Ames, Ruth, B. Mason, Mark J Bolland, et al.. (2014). Bone density in healthy men after cessation of calcium supplements: 20-month follow-up of a randomized controlled trial. Osteoporosis International. 26(1). 173–178. 1 indexed citations

Bacon, Catherine J., Mark J Bolland, Ruth Ames, et al.. (2011). Prevalent dietary supplement use in older New Zealand men.. PubMed. 124(1337). 55–62. 6 indexed citations

Bolland, Mark J, Niels C van Pelt, Anne Horne, et al.. (2009). Abdominal aortic calcification on vertebral morphometry images predicts incident myocardial infarction. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 25(3). 505–512. 71 indexed citations

Pelt, Niels van, Peter Ruygrok, Mark J Bolland, et al.. (2009). Do calcium supplements lead to an increase in coronary calcification?. Heart Lung and Circulation. 18. S241–S241. 2 indexed citations

Bolland, Mark J, Catherine J. Bacon, Anne Horne, et al.. (2009). Vitamin D insufficiency and health outcomes over 5 y in older women. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 91(1). 82–89. 105 indexed citations

Bolland, Mark J, P. Alan Barber, Robert N. Doughty, et al.. (2008). Vascular events in healthy older women receiving calcium supplementation: randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 336(7638). 262–266. 453 indexed citations breakdown →

Reid, Ian R., Barbara Mason, Anne Horne, et al.. (2006). Randomized controlled trial of calcium in normal older women. The American Journal of Medicine.

Bolland, Mark J, Ruth Ames, Anne Horne, et al.. (2006). The effect of treatment with a thiazide diuretic for 4 years on bone density in normal postmenopausal women. Osteoporosis International. 18(4). 479–486. 90 indexed citations

Bolland, Mark J, Andrew Grey, Ruth Ames, et al.. (2005). Fat mass is an important predictor of parathyroid hormone levels in postmenopausal women. Bone. 38(3). 317–321. 114 indexed citations

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Bolland, Mark J, Andrew Grey, Ruth Ames, et al.. (2005). Determinants of vitamin D status in older women living in a subtropical climate. Osteoporosis International. 16(12). 1641–1648. 145 indexed citations

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Wu, Fiona, Ruth Ames, Margaret C. Evans, John T. France, & Ian R. Reid. (2001). Determinants of sex hormone‐binding globulin in normal postmenopausal women. Clinical Endocrinology. 54(1). 81–87. 38 indexed citations

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Reid, Ian R., Ruth Ames, Brandon Orr‐Walker, et al.. (2000). Hydrochlorothiazide reduces loss of cortical bone in normal postmenopausal women: a randomized controlled trial. The American Journal of Medicine. 109(5). 362–370. 137 indexed citations

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Grey, Andrew, et al.. (1995). The effect of the antiestrogen tamoxifen on bone mineral density in normal late postmenopausal women. The American Journal of Medicine. 99(6). 636–641. 113 indexed citations

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Reid, Ian R., M C Evans, & Ruth Ames. (1993). 92281170 Relationships between upper-arm anthropometry and soft-tissue composition in postmenopausal women. Maturitas. 16(3). 208–208. 2 indexed citations

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Reid, Ian, Ruth Ames, Margaret C. Evans, Greg Gamble, & Susan J. Sharpe. (1993). Effect of Calcium Supplementation on Bone Loss in Postmenopausal Women. New England Journal of Medicine. 328(7). 460–464. 401 indexed citations

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Evans, M C, et al.. (1992). Relationships between upper-arm anthropometry and soft-tissue composition in postmenopausal women. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 56(3). 463–466. 20 indexed citations

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Reid, Ian R., M C Evans, Ruth Ames, & D. Wattie. (1992). 91239697 The influence of osteophytes and aortic calcification on spinal mineral density in postmenopausal women. Maturitas. 14(3). 244–244. 4 indexed citations

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Reid, IR, et al.. (1992). Dietary calcium supplementation slows the decline in total body bone mineral density in postmenopausal women. Bone and Mineral. 17. 73–73. 1 indexed citations

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Cundy, Tim, M C Evans, Helen Roberts, et al.. (1991). Bone density in women receiving depot medroxyprogesterone acetate for contraception.. BMJ. 303(6793). 13–16. 190 indexed citations

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Reid, Ian R., M C Evans, Ruth Ames, & D. Wattie. (1991). The Influence of Osteophytes and Aortic Calcification on Spinal Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women*. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 72(6). 1372–1374. 184 indexed citations

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