Vickie E. Baracos

60.1k total citations · 19 hit papers
373 papers, 38.3k citations indexed

About

Vickie E. Baracos is a scholar working on Physiology, Oncology and Geriatrics and Gerontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Vickie E. Baracos has authored 373 papers receiving a total of 38.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 259 papers in Physiology, 83 papers in Oncology and 73 papers in Geriatrics and Gerontology. Recurrent topics in Vickie E. Baracos's work include Nutrition and Health in Aging (232 papers), Frailty in Older Adults (73 papers) and Body Composition Measurement Techniques (55 papers). Vickie E. Baracos is often cited by papers focused on Nutrition and Health in Aging (232 papers), Frailty in Older Adults (73 papers) and Body Composition Measurement Techniques (55 papers). Vickie E. Baracos collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Vickie E. Baracos's co-authors include Carla M. Prado, Michael B. Sawyer, Tony Reiman, Linda J. McCargar, Lisa Martin, Jessica Lieffers, Marina Mourtzakis, Laura Birdsell, Alfred L. Goldberg and Neil Macdonald and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Vickie E. Baracos

363 papers receiving 37.6k citations

Hit Papers

Definition and classification... 1983 2026 1997 2011 2011 2008 2013 2008 2004 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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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.

  1. Definition and classification of cancer cachexia: an international consensus
    2011 4.0k citations Faith D. Ottery, Stein Kaasa et al. profile →
  2. Prevalence and clinical implications of sarcopenic obesity in patients with solid tumours of the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts: a population-based study
    2008 2.4k citations Carla M. Prado, Linda J. McCargar et al. profile →
  3. Cancer Cachexia in the Age of Obesity: Skeletal Muscle Depletion Is a Powerful Prognostic Factor, Independent of Body Mass Index
    2013 2.0k citations Lisa Martin, Linda J. McCargar et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology profile →
  4. A practical and precise approach to quantification of body composition in cancer patients using computed tomography images acquired during routine care
    2008 1.7k citations Carla M. Prado, Linda J. McCargar et al. profile →
  5. Multiple types of skeletal muscle atrophy involve a common program of changes in gene expression
    2004 1.3k citations Vickie E. Baracos, Alfred L. Goldberg et al. profile →
  6. Cancer-associated cachexia
    2018 1.1k citations Vickie E. Baracos, Lisa Martin et al. profile →
  7. Sarcopenia as a Determinant of Chemotherapy Toxicity and Time to Tumor Progression in Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Capecitabine Treatment
    2009 856 citations Carla M. Prado, Vickie E. Baracos et al. profile →
  8. ESPEN expert group recommendations for action against cancer-related malnutrition
    2017 811 citations Vickie E. Baracos, Florian Strasser et al. Clinical Nutrition profile →
  9. Understanding the mechanisms and treatment options in cancer cachexia
    2012 686 citations Vickie E. Baracos et al. profile →
  10. Muscle Wasting Is Associated With Mortality in Patients With Cirrhosis
    2011 627 citations Aldo J. Montaño‐Loza, Judith Meza–Junco et al. profile →
  11. Sarcopenia is associated with postoperative infection and delayed recovery from colorectal cancer resection surgery
    2012 625 citations Oliver F. Bathe, Vickie E. Baracos et al. British Journal of Cancer profile →
  12. Diagnostic Criteria for the Classification of Cancer-Associated Weight Loss
    2014 545 citations Lisa Martin, Ioannis Gioulbasanis et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology profile →
  13. Stimulation of Muscle Protein Degradation and Prostaglandin E2Release by Leukocytic Pyrogen (Interleukin-1)
    1983 529 citations Vickie E. Baracos, Alfred L. Goldberg et al. profile →
  14. Sarcopenia in an Overweight or Obese Patient Is an Adverse Prognostic Factor in Pancreatic Cancer
    2009 524 citations Lisa Martin, Vickie E. Baracos et al. profile →
  15. Measurement of skeletal muscle radiation attenuation and basis of its biological variation
    2014 520 citations Jocelyn B. Aubrey, Nina Esfandiari et al. Acta Physiologica profile →
  16. Tumour-derived PTH-related protein triggers adipose tissue browning and cancer cachexia
    2014 501 citations Vickie E. Baracos et al. profile →
  17. Severe muscle depletion in patients on the liver transplant wait list: Its prevalence and independent prognostic value
    2012 444 citations Puneeta Tandon, Mang Ma et al. Liver Transplantation profile →
  18. Sarcopenic obesity and myosteatosis are associated with higher mortality in patients with cirrhosis
    2015 386 citations Aldo J. Montaño‐Loza, Judith Meza–Junco et al. profile →
  19. Management of Cancer Cachexia: ASCO Guideline
    2020 373 citations Vickie E. Baracos, Marie Fallon et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Vickie E. Baracos Canada 85 27.2k 8.7k 8.6k 7.1k 5.8k 373 38.3k
Carla M. Prado Canada 63 14.3k 0.5× 4.0k 0.5× 4.5k 0.5× 1.6k 0.2× 3.1k 0.5× 300 18.4k
Ingvar Bosæus Sweden 56 10.6k 0.4× 1.9k 0.2× 2.4k 0.3× 2.1k 0.3× 3.0k 0.5× 189 16.1k
James L. Kirkland United States 87 18.1k 0.7× 1.8k 0.2× 1.7k 0.2× 11.6k 1.6× 2.1k 0.4× 292 33.0k
Stephan C. Bischoff Germany 81 11.1k 0.4× 1.4k 0.2× 1.1k 0.1× 5.3k 0.7× 5.2k 0.9× 326 25.4k
Mauro Zamboni Italy 61 14.6k 0.5× 841 0.1× 3.9k 0.4× 1.9k 0.3× 2.6k 0.5× 242 21.0k
Iichiro Shimomura Japan 99 19.3k 0.7× 3.5k 0.4× 467 0.1× 15.9k 2.2× 11.5k 2.0× 668 56.5k
Yūji Matsuzawa Japan 123 25.2k 0.9× 5.7k 0.7× 377 0.0× 16.7k 2.4× 14.8k 2.6× 700 80.5k
Ronenn Roubenoff United States 82 11.0k 0.4× 590 0.1× 1.9k 0.2× 4.2k 0.6× 2.1k 0.4× 239 23.4k
Neil Binkley United States 74 4.4k 0.2× 4.2k 0.5× 365 0.0× 3.7k 0.5× 5.4k 0.9× 385 29.6k
Dileep N. Lobo United Kingdom 73 6.3k 0.2× 4.3k 0.5× 1.1k 0.1× 856 0.1× 14.8k 2.6× 344 22.1k

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All Works

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Ebadi, Maryam, Alessandro Parente, Norman M. Kneteman, et al.. (2025). Type II fibre atrophy and nuclear disruption in decompensated cirrhosis. JHEP Reports. 7(9). 101455–101455.
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Narasimhan, Ashok, Ioannis Gioulbasanis, Richard J.E. Skipworth, et al.. (2024). A genome wide association study to identify germline copy number variants associated with cancer cachexia: a preliminary analysis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(1). 55–65.
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Kubrak, Catherine, Lisa Martin, Aaron J. Grossberg, et al.. (2024). Quantifying the severity of sarcopenia in patients with cancer of the head and neck. Clinical Nutrition. 43(4). 989–1000. 11 indexed citations
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Amano, Koji, Jane B. Hopkinson, Vickie E. Baracos, et al.. (2022). Perspectives of Health Care Professionals on Multimodal Interventions for Cancer Cachexia. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 244–254. 14 indexed citations
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Ebadi, Maryam, Lisa Martin, Sunita Ghosh, et al.. (2017). Subcutaneous adiposity is an independent predictor of mortality in cancer patients. British Journal of Cancer. 117(1). 148–155. 173 indexed citations
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Tarumi, Yoko, et al.. (2016). P169 High CAGE Score and Late Referral Pattern Typify End-Stage Liver Failure Patients Referred to a Regional Palliative Care Program. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 52(6). e111–e111. 1 indexed citations
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Montaño‐Loza, Aldo J., Judith Meza–Junco, Vickie E. Baracos, et al.. (2014). Severe muscle depletion predicts postoperative length of stay but is not associated with survival after liver transplantation. Liver Transplantation. 20(6). 640–648. 234 indexed citations
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Aubrey, Jocelyn B., Nina Esfandiari, Vickie E. Baracos, et al.. (2014). Measurement of skeletal muscle radiation attenuation and basis of its biological variation. Acta Physiologica. 210(3). 489–497. 520 indexed citations breakdown →
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Parsons, Henrique A., et al.. (2012). Body Composition, Symptoms, and Survival in Advanced Cancer Patients Referred to a Phase I Service. PLoS ONE. 7(1). e29330–e29330. 85 indexed citations
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Kubrak, Catherine, Kärin Olson, Naresh Jha, et al.. (2012). Clinical determinants of weight loss in patients receiving radiation and chemoirradiation for head and neck cancer: A prospective longitudinal view. Head & Neck. 35(5). 695–703. 77 indexed citations
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Lin, Hsiu-Chin, Vickie E. Baracos, Russell Greiner, & Chun-Nam Yu. (2011). Learning Patient-Specific Cancer Survival Distributions as a Sequence of Dependent Regressors. Neural Information Processing Systems. 24. 1845–1853. 81 indexed citations
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Olson, Kärin, W. Todd Rogers, Ying Cui, et al.. (2011). Development and psychometric testing of the Adaptive Capacity Index, an instrument to measure adaptive capacity in individuals with advanced cancer. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 48(8). 986–994. 8 indexed citations
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Lowe, Sonya S., Sharon Watanabe, Vickie E. Baracos, & Kerry S. Courneya. (2011). Determinants of Physical Activity in Palliative Cancer Patients: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior. PubMed. 10(1). 30–36. 20 indexed citations
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Yang, Jing, Baoping Zhao, Vickie E. Baracos, & J.J. Kennelly. (2005). Effects of Bovine Somatotropin on β-Casein mRNA Levels in Mammary Tissue of Lactating Cows. Journal of Dairy Science. 88(8). 2806–2812. 21 indexed citations
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Baracos, Vickie E.. (2003). Overview on Metabolic Adaptation to Stress. PubMed. 8. 1–13. 2 indexed citations
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Bricon, Thierry Le, et al.. (1995). Negative impact of cancer chemotherapy on protein metabolism in healthy and tumor-bearing rats. Metabolism. 44(10). 1340–1348. 55 indexed citations
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Baracos, Vickie E., et al.. (1989). Effect of Escherichia coli infection on growth and protein metabolism in broiler chicks (Gallus domesticus). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Physiology. 94(2). 323–331. 14 indexed citations
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Goldberg, Alfred L., Ísis do Carmo Kettelhut, K. Furuno, Julie M. Fagan, & Vickie E. Baracos. (1988). Activation of protein breakdown and prostaglandin E2 production in rat skeletal muscle in fever is signaled by a macrophage product distinct from interleukin 1 or other known monokines.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 81(5). 1378–1383. 108 indexed citations

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