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Alexandra Papaioannou

Alexandra Papaioannou

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
79
Citations
23922
World Ranking
17516
National Ranking
733

Alexandra Papaioannou publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alexandra Papaioannou sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 480 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Alexandra Papaioannou D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alexandra Papaioannou sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 79 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Alexandra Papaioannou is affiliated with McMaster University in Canada and contributes extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on physiology, surgery, orthopedics and sports medicine, geriatrics and gerontology, and general health professions. Their research outputs total over 215 publications.

The scientist's main research topics include hip and femur fractures, nutrition and health in aging, frailty in older adults, bone health and osteoporosis research, balance, gait, and falls prevention, physical activity and health, as well as health systems, economic evaluations, and quality of life.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Alexandra Papaioannou include Jonathan D. Adachi, George Ioannidis, Lehana Thabane, Lora Giangregorio, and Caitlin McArthur.

The venues where their work is often published include Osteoporosis International, the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, BMJ Open, PLoS ONE, and Archives of Osteoporosis.

Recent representative publications demonstrate a focus on clinical guidelines, rehabilitation, and the impact of physical activity on aging populations. Selected papers are:

  • Barriers and facilitators to implementing evidence-based guidelines in long-term care: a qualitative evidence synthesis, 2021, Implementation Science
  • Clinical practice guideline for management of osteoporosis and fracture prevention in Canada: 2023 update, Canadian Medical Association Journal
  • Effects of dance on cognitive function in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2020, Age and Ageing
  • The global approach to rehabilitation following an osteoporotic fragility fracture: A review of the rehabilitation working group of the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) committee of scientific advisors, 2022, Osteoporosis International
  • Understanding and Managing Corticosteroid-Induced Osteoporosis, 2021, Open Access Rheumatology Research and Reviews

This body of work reflects an emphasis on both the clinical and rehabilitative aspects of osteoporosis and fracture prevention as well as considerations of aging-related conditions and interventions.

Best Publications

  • 2010 clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in Canada: summary

    Alexandra Papaioannou;Suzanne Morin;Angela M. Cheung;Stephanie Atkinson

  • Meta-Analyses of Therapies for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

    Ann Cranney;Peter Tugwell;George Wells;Andrew Willan

  • Relation between fractures and mortality: results from the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study

    George Ioannidis;Alexandra Papaioannou;Wilma M Hopman;Noori Akhtar-Danesh

  • Economic implications of hip fracture: health service use, institutional care and cost in Canada.

    M. E. Wiktorowicz;R. Goeree;A. Papaioannou;Jonathan D. Adachi

  • Effect of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors on the Risk of Fracture

    J. Brent Richards;Alexandra Papaioannou;Jonathan D. Adachi;Lawrence Joseph

  • A randomized double-blind trial to compare the efficacy of teriparatide [recombinant human parathyroid hormone (1-34)] with alendronate in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.

    Jean-Jacques Body;Gregory A. Gaich;Wim H. Scheele;Pandurang M. Kulkarni

  • Trends in hip fracture rates in Canada.

    William D. Leslie;Siobhan O’Donnell;Sonia Jean;Claudia Lagacé

  • Fragility Fractures and the Osteoporosis Care Gap: An International Phenomenon

    L. Giangregorio;A. Papaioannou;A. Cranney;N. Zytaruk

  • Oral vitamin B12 versus intramuscular vitamin B12 for vitamin B12 deficiency

    Josep Vidal-Alaball;Christopher Collett Butler;Rebecca Louise Cannings-John;Andrew Goringe

  • The influence of osteoporotic fractures on health-related quality of life in community-dwelling men and women across Canada.

    J. D. Adachi;G. Ioannidis;C. Berger;L. Joseph

  • III. Meta-Analysis of Risedronate for the Treatment of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

    Ann Cranney;Peter Tugwell;Jonathan Adachi;Bruce Weaver

  • Diagnosis and management of vertebral fractures in elderly adults.

    Alexandra Papaioannou;Nelson B Watts;David L Kendler;Chui Kin Yuen

  • Oral vitamin B12 versus intramuscular vitamin B12 for vitamin B12 deficiency: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

    Christopher Collett Butler;Josep Vidal-Alaball;Rebecca Louise Cannings-John;Andrew McCaddon

  • Efficacy of home-based exercise for improving quality of life among elderly women with symptomatic osteoporosis-related vertebral fractures

    A. Papaioannou;J. D. Adachi;K. Winegard;N. Ferko

  • Prediction of falls using a risk assessment tool in the acute care setting

    Alexandra Papaioannou;William Parkinson;Richard Cook;Nicole Ferko

  • Too Fit To Fracture: exercise recommendations for individuals with osteoporosis or osteoporotic vertebral fracture

    Lora Giangregorio;Lora Giangregorio;Alexandra Papaioannou;Norma J. MacIntyre;Maureen C. Ashe

  • Estimating the prevalence of renal insufficiency in seniors requiring long-term care

    Amit X. Garg;Alexandra Papaioannou;Nicole Ferko;Glenda Campbell

  • The impact of incident fractures on health-related quality of life: 5 years of data from the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study.

    A. Papaioannou;C. C. Kennedy;G. Ioannidis;G. Ioannidis;A. Sawka

  • Risk factors for low bone mass in healthy 40-60 year old women: a systematic review of the literature.

    E. J. Waugh;M.-A. Lam;G. A. Hawker;J. McGowan

  • Fracture prediction and calibration of a Canadian FRAX® tool: a population-based report from CaMos

    L.-A. Fraser;L. Langsetmo;C. Berger;G. Ioannidis

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan D. Adachi
Jonathan D. Adachi McMaster University
Lehana Thabane
Lehana Thabane McMaster University
Robert G. Josse
Robert G. Josse University of Toronto
David A. Hanley
David A. Hanley University of Calgary
Jacques P. Brown
Jacques P. Brown Université Laval
Angela M. Cheung
Angela M. Cheung University of Toronto
William D. Leslie
William D. Leslie University of Manitoba
David Goltzman
David Goltzman McGill University
Amiram Gafni
Amiram Gafni McMaster University
John D. Wark
John D. Wark University of Melbourne

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