Thomas Lang

22.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
252 papers, 16.9k citations indexed

About

Thomas Lang is a scholar working on Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Surgery and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Lang has authored 252 papers receiving a total of 16.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 126 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, 68 papers in Surgery and 52 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Thomas Lang's work include Bone health and osteoporosis research (117 papers), Bone and Joint Diseases (35 papers) and Hip and Femur Fractures (34 papers). Thomas Lang is often cited by papers focused on Bone health and osteoporosis research (117 papers), Bone and Joint Diseases (35 papers) and Hip and Femur Fractures (34 papers). Thomas Lang collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Iceland. Thomas Lang's co-authors include Harry K. Genant, Ying Lü, Tamara B. Harris, Kristine E. Ensrud, Adrian LeBlanc, Clifford J. Rosen, Harlan Evans, Jane A. Cauley, Matthias Schwab and Dennis M. Black and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of the American Chemical Society and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Lang

245 papers receiving 16.4k citations

Hit Papers

The Effects of Parathyroid Hormone and Alendronate Alone ... 1996 2026 2006 2016 2003 1996 2004 2009 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. The Effects of Parathyroid Hormone and Alendronate Alone or in Combination in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
    2003 862 citations Dennis M. Black, Kristine E. Ensrud et al. profile →
  2. Noninvasive assessment of bone mineral and structure: State of the art
    1996 731 citations Harry K. Genant, Steven T. Harris et al. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research profile →
  3. Cortical and Trabecular Bone Mineral Loss From the Spine and Hip in Long-Duration Spaceflight
    2004 610 citations Thomas Lang, Harry K. Genant et al. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research profile →
  4. Sarcopenia: etiology, clinical consequences, intervention, and assessment
    2009 572 citations Thomas Lang, Tamara B. Harris et al. Osteoporosis International profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas Lang United States 70 7.3k 4.1k 4.0k 3.8k 3.2k 252 16.9k
Nancy E. Lane United States 87 7.7k 1.1× 2.3k 0.6× 6.6k 1.6× 4.0k 1.0× 6.0k 1.9× 488 24.0k
Graeme Jones Australia 84 6.5k 0.9× 3.7k 0.9× 8.7k 2.2× 1.7k 0.5× 3.1k 1.0× 777 30.7k
Jacques P. Brown Canada 69 11.2k 1.5× 1.3k 0.3× 4.3k 1.1× 8.4k 2.2× 5.8k 1.8× 308 19.3k
J. Reeve United Kingdom 71 12.6k 1.7× 1.9k 0.5× 6.3k 1.6× 4.9k 1.3× 4.9k 1.6× 300 18.8k
Robert R. Recker United States 92 21.9k 3.0× 3.3k 0.8× 4.9k 1.2× 12.9k 3.4× 14.5k 4.6× 465 39.5k
T. Huizinga Netherlands 113 1.2k 0.2× 2.0k 0.5× 3.0k 0.7× 4.4k 1.1× 6.6k 2.1× 1.1k 49.4k
John T. Sharp United States 56 1.1k 0.2× 1.8k 0.4× 2.8k 0.7× 2.1k 0.6× 2.6k 0.8× 212 30.7k
James C. Reynolds United States 66 1.3k 0.2× 1.7k 0.4× 4.3k 1.1× 1.9k 0.5× 2.4k 0.8× 326 15.4k
John P. Bilezikian United States 112 17.0k 2.3× 3.0k 0.7× 10.7k 2.7× 15.4k 4.0× 10.7k 3.4× 623 43.4k
Paul Mulder Netherlands 74 1.1k 0.2× 3.4k 0.8× 3.3k 0.8× 755 0.2× 2.8k 0.9× 548 21.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Lang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Lang

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lang, Thomas, Eva Müller, Jan Heyda, et al.. (2025). Complete biodiverse lignocellulosic biomass fractionation process using the green solvent γ-valerolactone. RSC Sustainability. 3(10). 4533–4555. 2 indexed citations
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Schiller, Brigitte, Elisa Wirthgen, Frank Weber, et al.. (2024). Fecal calprotectin and platelet count predict histologic disease activity in pediatric ulcerative colitis: results from a projection-predictive feature selection. European Journal of Pediatrics. 183(8). 3277–3288. 2 indexed citations
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Sepp, Tuul, Jörn P. Scharsack, Thomas Lang, et al.. (2023). Response to Oncogenic Pollution in Two Fish Species: Are There Differences in Adaptive Potential?. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Kabesch, Michael, Susanne Brandstetter, Sebastian Häusler, et al.. (2020). Successful containment of Covid‐19 outbreak in a large maternity and perinatal center while continuing clinical service. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. 31(5). 560–564. 36 indexed citations
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Bodden, Jannis, Dan Sun, Gabby B. Joseph, et al.. (2020). Identification of non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients at risk for treatment-related vertebral density loss and fractures. Osteoporosis International. 32(2). 281–291. 7 indexed citations
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Marques, Elisa A., Martine Elbejjani, Vilmundur Guðnason, et al.. (2019). Cigarette Smoking Is Associated With Lower Quadriceps Cross-sectional Area and Attenuation in Older Adults. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 22(6). 935–941. 7 indexed citations
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Yin, Michael T., Arindam RoyChoudhury, Kyle K. Nishiyama, et al.. (2018). Bone density and microarchitecture in hepatitis C and HIV-coinfected postmenopausal minority women. Osteoporosis International. 29(4). 871–879. 5 indexed citations
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Lang, Thomas, Jack J. W. A. van Loon, Susan A. Bloomfield, et al.. (2017). Towards human exploration of space: the THESEUS review series on muscle and bone research priorities. npj Microgravity. 3(1). 8–8. 104 indexed citations
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Carballido‐Gamio, Julio, Serena Bonaretti, Galateia J. Kazakia, et al.. (2016). Statistical Parametric Mapping of HR-pQCT Images: A Tool for Population-Based Local Comparisons of Micro-Scale Bone Features. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 45(4). 949–962. 9 indexed citations
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Marques, Elisa A., Vilmundur Guðnason, Thomas Lang, et al.. (2016). Association of bone turnover markers with volumetric bone loss, periosteal apposition, and fracture risk in older men and women: the AGES-Reykjavik longitudinal study. Osteoporosis International. 27(12). 3485–3494. 33 indexed citations
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Harris, Tamara B., Xiaoling Song, Ilse Reinders, et al.. (2015). Plasma phospholipid fatty acids and fish-oil consumption in relation to osteoporotic fracture risk in older adults: the Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility Study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 101(5). 947–955. 25 indexed citations
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Lang, Thomas, Christina Justenhoven, Stefan Winter, et al.. (2011). The earwax-associated SNP c.538G>A (G180R) in ABCC11 is not associated with breast cancer risk in Europeans. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 129(3). 993–999. 14 indexed citations
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Yerges, Laura M, Lambertus Klei, Jane A. Cauley, et al.. (2009). High-Density Association Study of 383 Candidate Genes for Volumetric BMD at the Femoral Neck and Lumbar Spine Among Older Men. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 24(12). 2039–2049. 49 indexed citations
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Mehralivand, Sherif, Dennis Strand, Ute Gödtel‐Armbrust, et al.. (2008). 6-mercaptopurine and 9-(2-phosphonyl-methoxyethyl) adenine (PMEA) transport altered by two missense mutations in the drug transporter gene ABCC4. Human Mutation. 29(5). 659–669. 43 indexed citations
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Lang, Thomas. (2006). What do we know about fracture risk in long-duration spaceflight?. PubMed. 6(4). 319–21. 28 indexed citations
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Black, Dennis M., John P. Bilezikian, Kristine E. Ensrud, et al.. (2005). One Year of Alendronate After One Year of Parathyroid Hormone (1???84) for Osteoporosis. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 61(1). 34–35. 52 indexed citations
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Lang, Thomas, Monika Hitzl, Oliver Burk, et al.. (2004). Genetic polymorphisms in the multidrug resistance-associated protein 3 (ABCC3, MRP3) gene and relationship to its mRNA and protein expression in human liver. Pharmacogenetics. 14(3). 155–164. 81 indexed citations
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Lang, Thomas, Jing Li, Steven T. Harris, & Harry K. Genant. (1999). Assessment of Vertebral Bone Mineral Density Using Volumetric Quantitative CT. Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography. 23(1). 130–137. 121 indexed citations
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Lang, Thomas. (1998). Aut2p and Aut7p, two novel microtubule-associated proteins are essential for delivery of autophagic vesicles to the vacuole. The EMBO Journal. 17(13). 3597–3607. 217 indexed citations
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Lang, Thomas, William Berquist, Elizabeth Rich, et al.. (1994). Treatment of Recurrent Pancreatitis by Endoscopic Drainage of a Duodenal Duplication. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 18(4). 494–496. 6 indexed citations

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