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112
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55707
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5089
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52

Claus Christiansen 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 Claus Christiansen sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 657 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Claus Christiansen 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 Claus Christiansen sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 112 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Claus Christiansen is affiliated with Nordic Bioscience in Denmark. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with specific contributions in subfields including epidemiology, surgery, orthopedics and sports medicine, rheumatology, and infectious diseases.

The scientist's research covers several main topics, notably bone health and osteoporosis research, hip and femur fractures, bone fractures and treatments, osteoarthritis treatment and mechanisms, emergency and acute care studies, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, as well as skin and cellular biology research.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Claus Christiansen include:

  • Cecilie L. Bager
  • M.A. Karsdal
  • Liesbeth Vandenput
  • Eugène McCloskey
  • Enwu Liu

The scientist has contributed publications in a range of venues, with a higher frequency in:

  • Osteoporosis International
  • Scientific Reports
  • PLoS ONE
  • British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
  • BMC Infectious Diseases

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Claus Christiansen include:

  • Update of the fracture risk prediction tool FRAX: a systematic review of potential cohorts and analysis plan (2022), published in Osteoporosis International
  • Previous fracture and subsequent fracture risk: a meta-analysis to update FRAX (2023), published in Osteoporosis International
  • Serum C-reactive protein metabolite (CRPM) is associated with incidence of contralateral knee osteoarthritis (2021), published in Scientific Reports
  • Healthcare practitioner experiences and willingness to prescribe pre-exposure prophylaxis in the US (2020), published in PLoS ONE
  • Safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetic characterisation of DACRA KBP-042 in healthy male subjects (2021), published in British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Best Publications

  • Denosumab for Prevention of Fractures in Postmenopausal Women With Osteoporosis

    Steven R. Cummings;Javier San Martin;Michael R. Mcclung;Ethel S. Siris

  • Variant of transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) gene confers risk of type 2 diabetes.

    Struan F. A. Grant;Gudmar Thorleifsson;Inga Reynisdottir;Rafil Benediktsson

  • EFFECTS OF RALOXIFENE ON BONE MINERAL DENSITY, SERUM CHOLESTEROL CONCENTRATIONS, AND UTERINE ENDOMETRIUM IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN

    Pierre D. Delmas;Nina H. Bjarnason;Bruce H. Mitlak;Anne-Catherine Ravoux

  • Effects of oral ibandronate administered daily or intermittently on fracture risk in postmenopausal osteoporosis.

    Charles H Chesnut;Arne Skag;Claus Christiansen;Robert Recker

  • A variant in CDKAL1 influences insulin response and risk of type 2 diabetes.

    Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir;Gudmar Thorleifsson;Inga Reynisdottir;Rafn Benediktsson

  • Two variants on chromosome 17 confer prostate cancer risk, and the one in TCF2 protects against type 2 diabetes

    Julius Gudmundsson;Patrick Sulem;Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir;Jon T. Bergthorsson

  • BONE MASS IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN AFTER WITHDRAWAL OF OESTROGEN/GESTAGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY

    Claus Christiansen;Merete Sanvig Christensen;Ib Transbøl

  • Multiple Genetic Loci for Bone Mineral Density and Fractures

    Unnur Styrkarsdottir;Bjarni V. Halldorsson;Solveig Gretarsdottir;Daniel F. Gudbjartsson

  • Effect of Abaloparatide vs Placebo on New Vertebral Fractures in Postmenopausal Women With Osteoporosis: A Randomized Clinical Trial

    Paul D. Miller;Gary Hattersley;Bente Juel Riis;Gregory C. Williams

  • Prevention of early postmenopausal bone loss: controlled 2-year study in 315 normal females.

    Claus Christiansen;Merete S. Christensen;Peter McNAIR;Claus Hagen

  • Prevention of bone loss with alendronate in postmenopausal women under 60 years of age. Early Postmenopausal Intervention Cohort Study Group.

    D. Hosking;C. E. D. Chilvers;C. Christiansen;P. Ravn

  • Relationship between osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women.

    László B Tankó;Claus Christiansen;David A Cox;Mary Jane Geiger

  • Efficacy of bazedoxifene in reducing new vertebral fracture risk in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis: results from a 3-year, randomized, placebo-, and active-controlled clinical trial.

    Stuart L Silverman;Claus Christiansen;Harry K Genant;Slobodan Vukicevic

  • Does calcium supplementation prevent postmenopausal bone loss? A double-blind, controlled clinical study.

    B Riis;K Thomsen;C Christiansen

  • Refining the impact of TCF7L2 gene variants on type 2 diabetes and adaptive evolution

    Agnar Helgason;Snæbjörn Pálsson;Snæbjörn Pálsson;Gudmar Thorleifsson;Struan F A Grant;Struan F A Grant

  • The Effects of Tibolone in Older Postmenopausal Women

    Steven R. Cummings;Bruce Ettinger;Pierre D. Delmas;Peter Kenemans

  • Validation of body composition by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA).

    J. Haarbo;A. Gotfredsen;C. Hassager;C. Christiansen

  • Cigarette smoking, serum estrogens, and bone loss during hormone-replacement therapy early after menopause.

    Jytte Jensen;Claus Christiansen;Paul Rødbro

  • A meta-analysis of the association of fracture risk and body mass index in women

    Helena Johansson;John A. Kanis;Anders Odén;Eugene McCloskey

  • Reduction of Vertebral Fracture Risk in Postmenopausal Women With Osteoporosis Treated With Raloxifene: Results From a 3-year Randomized Clinical Trial

    Bruce Ettinger;Dennis M. Black;Bruce H. Mitlak;Ronald K. Knickerbocker

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Hassager
Christian Hassager University of Copenhagen
Kenneth G. Mann
Kenneth G. Mann University of Vermont
Sten Madsbad
Sten Madsbad University of Copenhagen
Paul A. Price
Paul A. Price University of California, San Diego

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