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D-Index
125
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70132
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3046
National Ranking
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Bret H. Goodpaster 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 Bret H. Goodpaster sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 407 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Bret H. Goodpaster 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 Bret H. Goodpaster sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 125 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Bret H. Goodpaster is affiliated with the Translational Research Institute in Australia. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with significant contributions to subfields such as Physiology, Complementary and alternative medicine, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics, including:

  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
  • Muscle metabolism and nutrition
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Body Composition Measurement Techniques
  • Diet and metabolism studies

Goodpaster has frequently published in several scientific venues. The most notable of these include:

  • Innovation in Aging
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series A
  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
  • Diabetes

Recent papers associated with their research are:

  • Exerkines in health, resilience and disease, 2022, Nature Reviews Endocrinology
  • Myosteatosis in the Context of Skeletal Muscle Function Deficit: An Interdisciplinary Workshop at the National Institute on Aging, 2020, Frontiers in Physiology
  • Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity Consortium (MoTrPAC): Mapping the Dynamic Responses to Exercise, 2020, Cell
  • Effect of Bimagrumab vs Placebo on Body Fat Mass Among Adults With Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity, 2021, JAMA Network Open
  • Exercise Intolerance in Older Adults With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction, 2021, Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Collaborations have been a significant part of their scientific output. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Paul M. Coen
  • Anne B. Newman
  • Peggy M. Cawthon
  • Steven R. Cummings
  • Stephen B. Kritchevsky

Best Publications

  • The Loss of Skeletal Muscle Strength, Mass, and Quality in Older Adults: The Health, Aging and Body Composition Study

    Bret H Goodpaster;Seok Won Park;Tamara B Harris;Steven B Kritchevsky

  • Strength, But Not Muscle Mass, Is Associated With Mortality in the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study Cohort

    Anne B. Newman;Varant Kupelian;Marjolein Visser;Eleanor M. Simonsick

  • Muscle mass, muscle strength, and muscle fat infiltration as predictors of incident mobility limitations in well-functioning older persons

    M. Visser;B.H. Goodpaster;S.B. Kritchevsky;A.B. Newman

  • Longitudinal study of muscle strength, quality, and adipose tissue infiltration

    Matthew J Delmonico;Tamara B Harris;Marjolein Visser;Seok Won Park

  • Attenuation of skeletal muscle and strength in the elderly: The Health ABC Study.

    Bret H. Goodpaster;Catherine L. Carlson;Marjolein Visser;Marjolein Visser;David E. Kelley

  • Skeletal muscle fatty acid metabolism in association with insulin resistance, obesity, and weight loss.

    David E. Kelley;Bret Goodpaster;Rena R. Wing;Jean-Aime Simoneau

  • Subcutaneous Abdominal Fat and Thigh Muscle Composition Predict Insulin Sensitivity Independently of Visceral Fat

    Goodpaster Bh;Thaete Fl;Simoneau Ja;Kelley De

  • Relationship of interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha with muscle mass and muscle strength in elderly men and women: the Health ABC Study.

    Marjolein Visser;Marco Pahor;Dennis R. Taaffe;Bret H. Goodpaster

  • Skeletal Muscle Lipid Content and Insulin Resistance: Evidence for a Paradox in Endurance-Trained Athletes

    Bret H. Goodpaster;Jing He;Simon Watkins;David E. Kelley

  • Deficiency of Subsarcolemmal Mitochondria in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes

    Vladimir B. Ritov;Elizabeth V. Menshikova;Jing He;Robert E. Ferrell

  • Sarcopenia: Alternative Definitions and Associations with Lower Extremity Function

    Anne B. Newman;Varant Kupelian;Marjolein Visser;Eleanor Simonsick

  • Leg Muscle Mass and Composition in Relation to Lower Extremity Performance in Men and Women Aged 70 to 79: The Health, Aging and Body Composition Study

    Marjolein Visser;Marjolein Visser;Stephen B. Kritchevsky;T. Bret H. Goodpaster;Anne B. Newman

  • Skeletal muscle attenuation determined by computed tomography is associated with skeletal muscle lipid content

    B. H. Goodpaster;D. E. Kelley;F. L. Thaete;Jing He

  • Thigh adipose tissue distribution is associated with insulin resistance in obesity and in type 2 diabetes mellitus.

    Goodpaster Bh;Thaete Fl;Kelley De

  • Effects of weight loss on regional fat distribution and insulin sensitivity in obesity.

    B H Goodpaster;D E Kelley;R R Wing;A Meier

  • Decreased Muscle Strength and Quality in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes The Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study

    Seok Won Park;Bret H. Goodpaster;Elsa S. Strotmeyer;Nathalie de Rekeneire

  • Obesity, regional body fat distribution, and the metabolic syndrome in older men and women

    Bret H. Goodpaster;Shanthi Krishnaswami;Tamara B. Harris;Andreas Katsiaras

  • Excessive Loss of Skeletal Muscle Mass in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes

    Seok Won Park;Bret H. Goodpaster;Jung Sun Lee;Lewis H. Kuller

  • The acute versus the chronic response to exercise.

    Paul D. Thompson;Stephen F. Crouse;Brett Goodpaster;David Kelley

  • Metabolic Flexibility in Health and Disease.

    Bret H. Goodpaster;Lauren M. Sparks

Frequent Co-Authors

Anne B. Newman
Anne B. Newman University of Pittsburgh
Tamara B. Harris
Tamara B. Harris National Institutes of Health
Stephen B. Kritchevsky
Stephen B. Kritchevsky Wake Forest University
David E. Kelley
David E. Kelley University of Pittsburgh
John M. Jakicic
John M. Jakicic University of Pittsburgh
Marjolein Visser
Marjolein Visser Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Suzanne Satterfield
Suzanne Satterfield University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Eleanor M. Simonsick
Eleanor M. Simonsick National Institutes of Health
Frances A. Tylavsky
Frances A. Tylavsky University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Ann V. Schwartz
Ann V. Schwartz University of California, San Francisco

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