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D-Index
80
Citations
21174
World Ranking
17210
National Ranking
8623

Howard A Fink 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 Howard A Fink sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 420 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Howard A Fink 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 Howard A Fink sits on this spectrum.

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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

Howard A Fink is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with specific contributions to subfields such as orthopedics and sports medicine, surgery, physiology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and pharmacology.

The scientist's work encompasses a variety of topics, notably bone health and osteoporosis research, hip and femur fractures, nutrition and health in aging, frailty in older adults, musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, nutritional studies and diet, and health systems, economic evaluations, and quality of life.

Among their recent publications are:

  • 2022 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Prevention and Treatment of Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis, 2023, Arthritis & Rheumatology
  • Association of Thyroid Dysfunction With Cognitive Function, 2021, JAMA Internal Medicine
  • Nutrition state of science and dementia prevention: recommendations of the Nutrition for Dementia Prevention Working Group, 2022, The Lancet Healthy Longevity
  • Benefits and Harms of Prescription Drugs and Supplements for Treatment of Clinical Alzheimer-Type Dementia, 2020, Annals of Internal Medicine
  • Efficacy and Safety of Testosterone Treatment in Men: An Evidence Report for a Clinical Practice Guideline by the American College of Physicians, 2020, Annals of Internal Medicine

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Kristine E. Ensrud
  • Jane A. Cauley
  • Petra Bůžková
  • Joshua I. Barzilay
  • John A. Robbins

Howard A Fink has published extensively in notable venues such as:

  • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
  • Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series A
  • Annals of Internal Medicine
  • JBMR Plus

Best Publications

  • Comparison of 2 Frailty Indexes for Prediction of Falls, Disability, Fractures, and Death in Older Women

    Kristine E. Ensrud;Susan K. Ewing;Brent C. Taylor;Howard A. Fink

  • Frailty and Risk of Falls, Fracture, and Mortality in Older Women: The Study of Osteoporotic Fractures

    Kristine E. Ensrud;Kristine E. Ensrud;Susan K. Ewing;Brent C. Taylor;Howard A. Fink;Howard A. Fink

  • A Comparison of Frailty Indexes for the Prediction of Falls, Disability, Fractures and Mortality in Older Men

    Kristine E. Ensrud;Kristine E. Ensrud;Kristine E. Ensrud;Susan K. Ewing;Peggy M. Cawthon;Howard A. Fink;Howard A. Fink

  • 2017 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Prevention and Treatment of Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis

    Lenore Buckley;Gordon Guyatt;Howard A. Fink;Michael Cannon

  • 2017 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Prevention and Treatment of Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis: ACR GUIDELINE FOR GLUCOCORTICOID-INDUCED OSTEOPOROSIS PREVENTION AND TREATMENT

    Lenore Buckley;Gordon Guyatt;Howard A. Fink;Michael Cannon

  • Poor Sleep Is Associated With Impaired Cognitive Function in Older Women: The Study of Osteoporotic Fractures

    Terri Blackwell;Kristine Yaffe;Sonia Ancoli-Israel;Jennifer L. Schneider

  • Vision impairment and combined vision and hearing impairment predict cognitive and functional decline in older women.

    Michael Y. Lin;Peter R. Gutierrez;Katie L. Stone;Kristine Yaffe

  • What proportion of incident radiographic vertebral deformities is clinically diagnosed and vice versa

    Howard A Fink;Donna L Milavetz;Lisa Palermo;Michael C Nevitt

  • Medical management to prevent recurrent nephrolithiasis in adults: a systematic review for an American College of Physicians Clinical Guideline.

    Howard A. Fink;Timothy J. Wilt;Keith E. Eidman;Pranav S. Garimella

  • Association of Testosterone and Estradiol Deficiency with Osteoporosis and Rapid Bone Loss in Older Men

    Howard A. Fink;Howard A. Fink;Susan K. Ewing;Kristine E. Ensrud;Kristine E. Ensrud;Elizabeth Barrett-Connor

  • Subclinical thyroid dysfunction and fracture risk: A meta-analysis

    Manuel R. Blum;Douglas C. Bauer;Tinh Hai Collet;Howard A. Fink;Howard A. Fink

  • Long‐Term Prediction of Incident Hip Fracture Risk in Elderly White Women: Study of Osteoporotic Fractures

    Brent C. Taylor;Pamela J. Schreiner;Katie L. Stone;Howard A. Fink

  • Screening for, Monitoring, and Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease Stages 1 to 3: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and for an American College of Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline

    Howard A. Fink;Areef Ishani;Brent C. Taylor;Nancy L. Greer

  • Sildenafil for male erectile dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Howard A. Fink;Roderick Mac Donald;Indulis R. Rutks;David B. Nelson

  • Physical Activity Interventions in Preventing Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer-Type Dementia: A Systematic Review

    Michelle Brasure;Priyanka Desai;Heather Davila;Victoria A. Nelson

  • 25-Hydroxyvitamin D levels and cognitive performance and decline in elderly men

    Y. Slinin;M. L. Paudel;B. C. Taylor;H. A. Fink

  • Higher albumin:creatinine ratio and lower estimated glomerular filtration rate are potential risk factors for decline of physical performance in the elderly: the Cardiovascular Health Study.

    Petra Bůžková;Joshua I Barzilay;Howard A Fink;John A Robbins

  • Oral phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors and hormonal treatments for erectile dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Alexander Tsertsvadze;Howard A. Fink;Fatemeh Yazdi;Roderick MacDonald

  • BMD and Risk of Hip and Nonvertebral Fractures in Older Men:A Prospective Study and Comparison With Older Women

    Steven R Cummings;Peggy M Cawthon;Kristine E Ensrud;Jane A Cauley

  • Vision impairment and combined vision and hearing impairment predict cognitive and functional decline among older women.

    MY Lin;PR Gutierrez;KL Stone;K Yaffe

Frequent Co-Authors

Timothy J Wilt
Timothy J Wilt University of Minnesota
Kristine E. Ensrud
Kristine E. Ensrud University of Minnesota
Jane A. Cauley
Jane A. Cauley University of Pittsburgh
Eric S. Orwoll
Eric S. Orwoll Oregon Health & Science University
Peggy M. Cawthon
Peggy M. Cawthon University of California, San Francisco
Steven R. Cummings
Steven R. Cummings University of California, San Francisco
Douglas C. Bauer
Douglas C. Bauer University of California, San Francisco
Elizabeth Barrett-Connor
Elizabeth Barrett-Connor University of California, San Diego
Robert L. Kane
Robert L. Kane University of Minnesota
John A Robbins
John A Robbins University of California, Davis

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