Sonja Bastin

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 708 citations indexed

About

Sonja Bastin is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Oncology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sonja Bastin has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 708 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 10 papers in Oncology and 5 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Sonja Bastin's work include Bone health and treatments (10 papers), Bone health and osteoporosis research (10 papers) and Bone Metabolism and Diseases (5 papers). Sonja Bastin is often cited by papers focused on Bone health and treatments (10 papers), Bone health and osteoporosis research (10 papers) and Bone Metabolism and Diseases (5 papers). Sonja Bastin collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand and United States. Sonja Bastin's co-authors include Mark J Bolland, Ian R. Reid, Borislav Mihov, Anne Horne, Angela Stewart, Gregory D. Gamble, Andrew Grey, Greg Gamble, Vicky Tai and William Leung and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism and BMJ.

In The Last Decade

Sonja Bastin

14 papers receiving 702 citations

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Fracture Prevention with Zoledronate in Older Women with Osteopenia

2018 259 citations Ian R. Reid, Anne Horne et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sonja Bastin New Zealand	9	423	242	187	136	131	17	708
S. Kaiser Canada	14	531 1.3×	269 1.1×	376 2.0×	226 1.7×	93 0.7×	20	908
Dinaz Irani United States	11	366 0.9×	345 1.4×	254 1.4×	167 1.2×	175 1.3×	13	928
Ian M Godber United Kingdom	13	277 0.7×	182 0.8×	142 0.8×	40 0.3×	302 2.3×	21	762
Robert A. Overman United States	14	234 0.6×	170 0.7×	159 0.9×	168 1.2×	53 0.4×	24	682
Asgar Ali Kalla South Africa	16	195 0.5×	68 0.3×	163 0.9×	122 0.9×	73 0.6×	42	823
Xavier Surís Spain	12	206 0.5×	98 0.4×	132 0.7×	56 0.4×	86 0.7×	36	446
Amy B. Levine United States	16	249 0.6×	218 0.9×	262 1.4×	157 1.2×	108 0.8×	37	1.1k
Magda Conradie South Africa	12	139 0.3×	67 0.3×	128 0.7×	96 0.7×	46 0.4×	56	453
Sarah Leyland United Kingdom	7	279 0.7×	77 0.3×	139 0.7×	91 0.7×	38 0.3×	11	467
Bradley S. Stolshek United States	16	237 0.6×	266 1.1×	116 0.6×	71 0.5×	49 0.4×	44	753

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Reid, Ian R., et al.. (2026). Decreased nonvertebral fracture incidence with zoledronate use for >3 years: post hoc analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

Bolland, Mark J, Borislav Mihov, Sonja Bastin, et al.. (2025). Antifracture Efficacy of 5- or 10-Yearly Zoledronate in Women Aged 50 to 60 Years: Secondary Analyses of a Randomized Trial. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 111(4). e1080–e1087.

Walker, Cameron, et al.. (2022). Abusive head trauma in children: radiographs of the skull do not provide additional information in the diagnosis of skull fracture when multiplanar computed tomography with three-dimensional reconstructions is available. Pediatric Radiology. 52(5). 924–931. 8 indexed citations

Reid, Ian R., Anne Horne, Borislav Mihov, et al.. (2021). Effect of Zoledronate on Lower Respiratory Infections in Older Women: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Calcified Tissue International. 109(1). 12–16. 9 indexed citations

Reid, Ian R., Anne Horne, Borislav Mihov, et al.. (2020). Zoledronate Slows Weight Loss and Maintains Fat Mass in Osteopenic Older Women: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Calcified Tissue International. 106(4). 386–391. 5 indexed citations

Reid, Ian R., Anne Horne, Borislav Mihov, et al.. (2020). Predictors of Fracture in Older Women With Osteopenic Hip Bone Mineral Density Treated With Zoledronate. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 36(1). 61–66. 7 indexed citations

Reid, Ian R., Sonja Bastin, Anne Horne, et al.. (2020). Zoledronate Reduces Height Loss Independently of Vertebral Fracture Occurrence in a Randomized Trial in Osteopenic Older Women. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 37(11). 2149–2155.

Reid, Ian R., Anne Horne, Borislav Mihov, et al.. (2019). Effects of Zoledronate on Cancer, Cardiac Events, and Mortality in Osteopenic Older Women. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 35(1). 20–27. 57 indexed citations

Reid, Ian R., Anne Horne, Borislav Mihov, et al.. (2019). Anti‐fracture efficacy of zoledronate in subgroups of osteopenic postmenopausal women: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Internal Medicine. 286(2). 221–229. 20 indexed citations

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Kelly, Patrick J., Andrea L. Vincent, Melinda Nolan, & Sonja Bastin. (2019). Retinal haemorrhage in a child with optic neuritis and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis. BMJ Case Reports. 12(5). e227211–e227211. 4 indexed citations

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Reid, Ian R., Anne Horne, Borislav Mihov, et al.. (2018). Fracture Prevention with Zoledronate in Older Women with Osteopenia. New England Journal of Medicine. 379(25). 2407–2416. 259 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bolland, Mark J, William Leung, Vicky Tai, et al.. (2015). Calcium intake and risk of fracture: systematic review. BMJ. 351. h4580–h4580. 237 indexed citations

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Bastin, Sonja, et al.. (2015). Radiographic skeletal survey for non‐accidental injury: Systematic review and development of a national New Zealand protocol. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology. 59(1). 54–65. 14 indexed citations

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Bastin, Sonja, et al.. (2009). Role of ultrasound in the assessment of nodular thyroid disease. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology. 53(2). 177–187. 49 indexed citations

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Bastin, Sonja, et al.. (2009). Paget's disease of bone--becoming a rarity?. Lara D. Veeken. 48(10). 1232–1235. 28 indexed citations

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Cundy, Tim, Sonja Bastin, Helen Bird, & G. Gamble. (2009). Paget's disease of bone — Becoming a rarity?. Bone. 44. S122–S122. 1 indexed citations

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Bolland, Mark J, et al.. (2004). Bilateral Femoral Head Osteonecrosis After Septic Shock and Multiorgan Failure. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 19(3). 517–520. 10 indexed citations

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