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80
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16975
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Elena Volpi 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 Elena Volpi sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 304 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Elena Volpi 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 Elena Volpi sits on this spectrum.

70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Elena Volpi is affiliated with The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in the United States. Their research is primarily focused within the field of Medicine, contributing extensively to subfields including Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Molecular Biology, and Cell Biology.

The main topics addressed in Elena Volpi's work include:

  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Muscle metabolism and nutrition
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
  • Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • Frailty in Older Adults

Their notable recent publications encompass a range of studies across influential journals. Key papers include:

  • A Randomized Trial of a Multifactorial Strategy to Prevent Serious Fall Injuries, 2020, published in New England Journal of Medicine
  • Exercise Intolerance in Older Adults With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction, 2021, published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Sex Hormones and Novel Corona Virus Infectious Disease (COVID-19), 2020, published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings
  • Resistance exercise training promotes fiber type-specific myonuclear adaptations in older adults, 2020, published in Journal of Applied Physiology
  • Biology of Activating Transcription Factor 4 (ATF4) and Its Role in Skeletal Muscle Atrophy, 2021, published in Journal of Nutrition

Elena Volpi frequently publishes in venues such as Innovation in Aging, Journal of Applied Physiology, The Journals of Gerontology Series A, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, and SLEEP. Innovation in Aging stands out as the most frequent venue with eleven publications.

The scientist collaborates regularly with several researchers, including Blake B. Rasmussen, Rachel Deer, Thomas M. Gill, David B. Reuben, and Erich J. Greene. These co-authors have been partners on multiple projects, reflecting an active and collaborative research environment.

Best Publications

  • Evidence-Based Recommendations for Optimal Dietary Protein Intake in Older People: A Position Paper From the PROT-AGE Study Group

    Juergen Bauer;Gianni Biolo;Tommy Cederholm;Matteo Cesari

  • Essential amino acids are primarily responsible for the amino acid stimulation of muscle protein anabolism in healthy elderly adults

    Elena Volpi;Hisamine Kobayashi;Melinda Sheffield-Moore;Bettina Mittendorfer;Bettina Mittendorfer

  • Brown Adipose Tissue Improves Whole-Body Glucose Homeostasis and Insulin Sensitivity in Humans

    Maria Chondronikola;Elena Volpi;Elisabet Børsheim;Craig Porter;Craig Porter

  • Resistance exercise increases AMPK activity and reduces 4E‐BP1 phosphorylation and protein synthesis in human skeletal muscle

    Hans C. Dreyer;Hans C. Dreyer;Satoshi Fujita;Jerson G. Cadenas;David L. Chinkes

  • Blood flow restriction during low-intensity resistance exercise increases S6K1 phosphorylation and muscle protein synthesis.

    Satoshi Fujita;Satoshi Fujita;Takashi Abe;Micah J. Drummond;Jerson G. Cadenas

  • Amino acid ingestion improves muscle protein synthesis in the young and elderly

    Douglas Paddon-Jones;Melinda Sheffield-Moore;Xiao Jun Zhang;Elena Volpi

  • The Response of Muscle Protein Anabolism to Combined Hyperaminoacidemia and Glucose-Induced Hyperinsulinemia Is Impaired in the Elderly

    Elena Volpi;Bettina Mittendorfer;Bettina Mittendorfer;Blake B. Rasmussen;Robert R. Wolfe;Robert R. Wolfe

  • Leucine-enriched essential amino acid and carbohydrate ingestion following resistance exercise enhances mTOR signaling and protein synthesis in human muscle

    Hans C. Dreyer;Micah J. Drummond;Bart Pennings;Satoshi Fujita

  • Role of dietary protein in the sarcopenia of aging.

    Douglas Paddon-Jones;Kevin R Short;Wayne W Campbell;Elena Volpi

  • Oral amino acids stimulate muscle protein anabolism in the elderly despite higher first-pass splanchnic extraction

    Elena Volpi;Bettina Mittendorfer;Steven E. Wolf;Robert R. Wolfe;Robert R. Wolfe

  • Muscle tissue changes with aging.

    Elena Volpi;Reza Nazemi;Satoshi Fujita

  • Rapamycin administration in humans blocks the contraction-induced increase in skeletal muscle protein synthesis

    Micah J. Drummond;Christopher S. Fry;Erin L. Glynn;Hans C. Dreyer

  • Blood flow restriction exercise stimulates mTORC1 signaling and muscle protein synthesis in older men

    Christopher S. Fry;Erin L. Glynn;Micah J. Drummond;Kyle Lee Timmerman

  • Exogenous amino acids stimulate net muscle protein synthesis in the elderly.

    Elena Volpi;Arny A. Ferrando;Catherine W. Yeckel;Kevin D. Tipton

  • Insulin resistance of muscle protein metabolism in aging

    Blake B. Rasmussen;Satoshi Fujita;Robert R. Wolfe;Bettina Mittendorfer

  • Basal muscle amino acid kinetics and protein synthesis in healthy young and older men.

    Elena Volpi;Melinda Sheffield-Moore;Blake B. Rasmussen;Robert R. Wolfe;Robert R. Wolfe

  • Skeletal muscle protein anabolic response to resistance exercise and essential amino acids is delayed with aging

    Micah J. Drummond;Hans C. Dreyer;Bart Pennings;Christopher S. Fry

  • Nutrient signalling in the regulation of human muscle protein synthesis

    Satoshi Fujita;Hans C. Dreyer;Micah J. Drummond;Erin L. Glynn

  • Is the Optimal Level of Protein Intake for Older Adults Greater Than the Recommended Dietary Allowance

    Elena Volpi;Wayne W. Campbell;Johanna T. Dwyer;Mary Ann Johnson

  • Aging impairs contraction-induced human skeletal muscle mTORC1 signaling and protein synthesis

    Christopher S Fry;Micah J Drummond;Erin L Glynn;Jared M Dickinson

Frequent Co-Authors

Blake B. Rasmussen
Blake B. Rasmussen The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Robert R. Wolfe
Robert R. Wolfe University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Thomas G. Travison
Thomas G. Travison Harvard University
James Dziura
James Dziura Yale University
Thomas M. Gill
Thomas M. Gill Yale University
David B. Reuben
David B. Reuben University of California, Los Angeles
Yong Fang Kuo
Yong Fang Kuo The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Shalender Bhasin
Shalender Bhasin Brigham and Women's Hospital
Jerry H. Gurwitz
Jerry H. Gurwitz University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Pamela W. Duncan
Pamela W. Duncan Wake Forest University

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