Wynn Wacker

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Wynn Wacker is a scholar working on Physiology, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Wynn Wacker has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Physiology, 9 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 4 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Wynn Wacker's work include Body Composition Measurement Techniques (12 papers), Bone health and osteoporosis research (9 papers) and Nutrition and Health in Aging (6 papers). Wynn Wacker is often cited by papers focused on Body Composition Measurement Techniques (12 papers), Bone health and osteoporosis research (9 papers) and Nutrition and Health in Aging (6 papers). Wynn Wacker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and China. Wynn Wacker's co-authors include David L. Ergun, Megan Rothney, Cynthia Davis, Sanjiv Kaul, Michael D. Shapiro, Dawn Peters, Yi Xia, John Shepherd, Bo Fan and Michael A. Levine and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, Experimental Neurology and Osteoporosis International.

In The Last Decade

Wynn Wacker

20 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Dual‐Energy X‐Ray Absorptiometry for Quantification of Vi... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300 400
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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. Dual‐Energy X‐Ray Absorptiometry for Quantification of Visceral Fat
    2012 476 citations Sanjiv Kaul, Megan Rothney et al. Obesity profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wynn Wacker United States 14 741 332 225 205 185 20 1.3k
Thomas L. Kelly United States 12 1.0k 1.4× 443 1.3× 313 1.4× 169 0.8× 151 0.8× 20 1.8k
Rachel J. Wetzsteon United States 16 295 0.4× 307 0.9× 248 1.1× 125 0.6× 95 0.5× 21 1.0k
Tomasz Miazgowski Poland 19 241 0.3× 250 0.8× 114 0.5× 265 1.3× 84 0.5× 71 1.1k
Anu V. Gerweck United States 21 727 1.0× 542 1.6× 176 0.8× 273 1.3× 307 1.7× 35 1.8k
J. Freund Australia 15 656 0.9× 704 2.1× 175 0.8× 405 2.0× 236 1.3× 30 1.9k
Jesse C. Krakauer United States 16 778 1.0× 301 0.9× 666 3.0× 166 0.8× 386 2.1× 30 2.0k
SM Williams New Zealand 10 271 0.4× 171 0.5× 199 0.9× 87 0.4× 81 0.4× 16 731
Loran M. Salamone United States 10 578 0.8× 438 1.3× 138 0.6× 143 0.7× 50 0.3× 11 1.0k
S. Murphy United Kingdom 21 369 0.5× 556 1.7× 134 0.6× 190 0.9× 56 0.3× 41 1.4k
RN Baumgartner United States 8 1.1k 1.5× 145 0.4× 177 0.8× 121 0.6× 86 0.5× 8 1.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wynn Wacker

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rothney, Megan, Yi Xia, Wynn Wacker, et al.. (2013). Precision of a new tool to measure visceral adipose tissue (VAT) using dual‐energy X‐Ray absorptiometry (DXA). Obesity. 21(1). E134–6. 68 indexed citations
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Xia, Yi, David L. Ergun, Wynn Wacker, et al.. (2013). Relationship Between Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry Volumetric Assessment and X-ray Computed Tomography–Derived Single-Slice Measurement of Visceral Fat. Journal of Clinical Densitometry. 17(1). 78–83. 32 indexed citations
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Fan, Bo, John Shepherd, Michael A. Levine, et al.. (2013). National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Whole-Body Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry Reference Data for GE Lunar Systems. Journal of Clinical Densitometry. 17(3). 344–377. 78 indexed citations
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Lin, Huandong, Hongmei Yan, Shengxiang Rao, et al.. (2013). Quantification of visceral adipose tissue using lunar dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry in Asian Chinese. Obesity. 21(10). 2112–2117. 19 indexed citations
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Rothney, Megan, Alberico L. Catapano, Wynn Wacker, et al.. (2013). Abdominal visceral fat measurement using dual‐energy X‐ray: Association with cardiometabolic risk factors. Obesity. 21(9). 1798–1802. 78 indexed citations
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Ergun, David L., Megan Rothney, Mary Oates, et al.. (2012). Visceral Adipose Tissue Quantification Using Lunar Prodigy. Journal of Clinical Densitometry. 16(1). 75–78. 39 indexed citations
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Rothney, Megan, François‐Pierre Martin, Yi Xia, et al.. (2012). Precision of GE Lunar iDXA for the Measurement of Total and Regional Body Composition in Nonobese Adults. Journal of Clinical Densitometry. 15(4). 399–404. 97 indexed citations
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Kaul, Sanjiv, Megan Rothney, Dawn Peters, et al.. (2012). Dual‐Energy X‐Ray Absorptiometry for Quantification of Visceral Fat. Obesity. 20(6). 1313–1318. 476 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shepherd, John, Bo Fan, Ying Lü, et al.. (2012). A multinational study to develop universal standardization of whole-body bone density and composition using GE Healthcare Lunar and Hologic DXA systems. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 27(10). 2208–2216. 165 indexed citations
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Zhao, Jinhua, et al.. (2010). Can Forearm Bone Mineral Density be Measured With DXA in the Supine Position? A Study in Chinese Population. Journal of Clinical Densitometry. 13(2). 147–150. 4 indexed citations
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Rezzi, Serge, Fiona Ginty, Maurice Beaumont, et al.. (2009). Body Composition Precision with the Lunar iDXA. Journal of Clinical Densitometry. 12(3). 402–402. 12 indexed citations
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Sievänen, Harri, et al.. (2008). A Novel DXA-Based Hip Failure Index Captures Hip Fragility Independent of BMD. Journal of Clinical Densitometry. 11(3). 367–372. 2 indexed citations
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Kiebzak, Gary M., Kenneth G. Faulkner, Wynn Wacker, et al.. (2007). Effect of Precision Error on T-scores and the Diagnostic Classification of Bone Status. Journal of Clinical Densitometry. 10(3). 239–243. 17 indexed citations
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Wacker, Wynn, et al.. (2007). Precision of Lunar Achilles+ bone quality measurements: time dependency and multiple machine use in field studies. British Journal of Radiology. 80(959). 919–925. 25 indexed citations
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Kiebzak, Gary M., Kenneth G. Faulkner, Wynn Wacker, Ronald C. Hamdy, & Nelson B. Watts. (2007). Accuracy Error versus Precision Error and the Effect on T-Scores. Journal of Clinical Densitometry. 10(4). 417–419. 2 indexed citations
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Faulkner, Kenneth G., et al.. (2006). Determination of T-score Confidence Limits for Diagnosing Osteoporosis. Journal of Clinical Densitometry. 9(2). 237–237. 2 indexed citations
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Faulkner, K., et al.. (2006). Accuracy and Precision of the Lunar iDXA, a New Fan-Beam Densitometer. Journal of Clinical Densitometry. 9(2). 237–237. 7 indexed citations
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Faulkner, Kenneth G., et al.. (2005). Femur strength index predicts hip fracture independent of bone density and hip axis length. Osteoporosis International. 17(4). 593–599. 140 indexed citations
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Hans, D., et al.. (2002). Longitudinal Quality Control Methodology for the Quantitative Ultrasound Achilles+ in Clinical Trial Settings. Osteoporosis International. 13(10). 788–795. 13 indexed citations
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Bernstein, Jerald J., et al.. (1984). Spinal motoneuron dendritic alteration after spinal cord hemisection in the rat. Experimental Neurology. 83(3). 548–554. 26 indexed citations

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