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Elizabeth J. Atkinson

Elizabeth J. Atkinson

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2025

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Best Female Scientists

D-Index
110
Citations
43868
World Ranking
893
National Ranking
543

Medicine

D-Index
113
Citations
46468
World Ranking
4961
National Ranking
2692

Elizabeth J. Atkinson 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 Elizabeth J. Atkinson sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 371 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Elizabeth J. Atkinson 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 Elizabeth J. Atkinson sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 113 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% 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

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award

Overview

Elizabeth J. Atkinson is a researcher affiliated with the Mayo Clinic in the United States. Their work predominantly spans the field of Medicine, with a strong focus on several subfields including Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Surgery, Physiology, Rheumatology, and Immunology.

The scientist's research topics are diverse but show a concentration in areas related to hormonal and endocrine functions, as well as cellular aging mechanisms. The main research topics include:

  • Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
  • Adrenal Hormones and Disorders
  • Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
  • Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors
  • Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments
  • Liver Diseases and Immunity
  • Bone health and osteoporosis research

Elizabeth J. Atkinson has contributed to numerous papers published in prominent venues. Some recent notable publications are:

  • "A new gene set identifies senescent cells and predicts senescence-associated pathways across tissues," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "The senescence-associated secretome as an indicator of age and medical risk," 2020, JCI Insight
  • "Senolytics reduce coronavirus-related mortality in old mice," 2021, Science
  • "Epidemiology of adrenal tumours in Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA: a population-based cohort study," 2020, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • "Association of Infant Antibiotic Exposure With Childhood Health Outcomes," 2020, Mayo Clinic Proceedings

The researcher frequently publishes in several journals including:

  • Journal of the Endocrine Society
  • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • European Neuropsychopharmacology
  • European Journal of Endocrinology
  • Aging Cell

Elizabeth J. Atkinson has maintained ongoing collaborations with a range of co-authors, including Sara J. Achenbach, Irina Bancos, Nathan K. LeBrasseur, Sundeep Khosla, and Jasmine Saini, with varying degrees of frequent co-authorship documented.

Best Publications

  • Incidence of clinically diagnosed vertebral fractures: a population-based study in Rochester, Minnesota, 1985-1989.

    Colin Cooper;E. J. Atkinson;W. M. O'Fallon;L. J. Melton

  • Cellular senescence mediates fibrotic pulmonary disease

    Marissa J. Schafer;Thomas A. White;Koji Iijima;Andrew J. Haak

  • Population-Based Study of Survival after Osteoporotic Fractures

    Cyrus Cooper;Elizabeth J. Atkinson;Steven J. Jacobsen;W. Michael O’Fallon

  • Relationship of serum sex steroid levels and bone turnover markers with bone mineral density in men and women: A key role for bioavailable estrogen

    Sundeep Khosla;L. Joseph Melton;Elizabeth J. Atkinson;W. M. O'Fallon

  • Long-term fracture prediction by bone mineral assessed at different skeletal sites

    L. Joseph Melton;Elizabeth J. Atkinson;W. Michael O'Fallon;Heinz W. Wahner

  • Population-based study of age and sex differences in bone volumetric density, size, geometry, and structure at different skeletal sites.

    B Lawrence Riggs;L Joseph Melton;Richard A Robb;Jon J Camp

  • New loci associated with kidney function and chronic kidney disease

    Anna Köttgen;Anna Köttgen;Cristian Pattaro;Carsten A. Böger;Christian Fuchsberger

  • Relative contributions of testosterone and estrogen in regulating bone resorption and formation in normal elderly men

    Alireza Falahati-Nini;B. Lawrence Riggs;Elizabeth J. Atkinson;W. Michael O’Fallon

  • Bone density and fracture risk in men.

    L. Joseph Melton;Elizabeth J. Atkinson;Michael K. O'Connor;W. Michael O'Fallon

  • Primary biliary cirrhosis associated with HLA, IL12A, and IL12RB2 variants.

    Gideon M. Hirschfield;Xiangdong Liu;Chun Xu;Yue Lu

  • Relationship of Serum Sex Steroid Levels to Longitudinal Changes in Bone Density in Young Versus Elderly Men

    Sundeep Khosla;L. Joseph Melton;Elizabeth J. Atkinson;W. M. O’Fallon

  • Vertebral fractures predict subsequent fractures.

    L J Melton;E J Atkinson;C Cooper;W M O'Fallon

  • Effects of Sex and Age on Bone Microstructure at the Ultradistal Radius: A Population-Based Noninvasive In Vivo Assessment

    Sundeep Khosla;B Lawrence Riggs;Elizabeth J Atkinson;Ann L Oberg

  • A population-based assessment of rates of bone loss at multiple skeletal sites: evidence for substantial trabecular bone loss in young adult women and men.

    B Lawrence Riggs;L Joseph Melton;Richard A Robb;Jon J Camp

  • Genetic associations at 53 loci highlight cell types and biological pathways relevant for kidney function

    Cristian Pattaro;Alexander Teumer;Mathias Gorski;Audrey Y. Chu

  • Clinical features and outcome of subacute thyroiditis in an incidence cohort: Olmsted County, Minnesota, study.

    Vahab Fatourechi;Jaroslaw P. Aniszewski;Guiti Z. Eghbali Fatourechi;Elizabeth J. Atkinson

  • Incidence of Primary Hyperparathyroidism in Rochester, Minnesota, 1993–2001: An Update on the Changing Epidemiology of the Disease†

    Robert A Wermers;Sundeep Khosla;Elizabeth J Atkinson;Sara J Achenbach

  • Role of serum leptin, insulin, and estrogen levels as potential mediators of the relationship between fat mass and bone mineral density in men versus women.

    T Thomas;B Burguera;L.J Melton;E.J Atkinson

  • Relationship of bone turnover to bone density and fractures

    L. Joseph Melton;Sundeep Khosla;Elizabeth J. Atkinson;W. Michael O'Fallon

  • Relationship between body composition and bone mass in women

    Sundeep Khosla;Elizabeth J. Atkinson;B. Lawrence Riggs;L. Joseph Melton

Frequent Co-Authors

Sundeep Khosla
Sundeep Khosla Mayo Clinic
L. Joseph Melton
L. Joseph Melton Mayo Clinic
Nicholas J. Talley
Nicholas J. Talley University of Newcastle Australia
Caroline S. Fox
Caroline S. Fox MSD (United States)
Anna Köttgen
Anna Köttgen University of Freiburg

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