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Irwin H. Rosenberg

Irwin H. Rosenberg

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Medicine

D-Index
109
Citations
55311
World Ranking
5689
National Ranking
3064

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1994 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1990 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Irwin H. Rosenberg is affiliated with Tufts University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research primarily in the fields of medicine and nursing, with a significant focus on nutrition and dietetics.

Their recent research includes publications covering diverse topics such as child nutrition, folate and B vitamins, and clinical nutrition. Notable papers include:

  • Knowledge gaps in understanding the metabolic and clinical effects of excess folates/folic acid: a summary, and perspectives, from an NIH workshop (2020) published in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • Hyperhomocysteinemia in Cardiovascular Diseases: Revisiting Observational Studies and Clinical Trials (2022) published in Thrombosis and Haemostasis
  • Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of 4 supplementary foods for treating moderate acute malnutrition: results from a cluster-randomized intervention trial in Sierra Leone (2021) published in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • Biomarkers of environmental enteric dysfunction are differently associated with recovery and growth among children with moderate acute malnutrition in Sierra Leone (2020) published in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • Cost-Effectiveness of 4 Specialized Nutritious Foods in the Prevention of Stunting and Wasting in Children Aged 6-23 Months in Burkina Faso: A Geographically Randomized Trial (2020) published in Current Developments in Nutrition

Throughout their career, Rosenberg has frequently published in the following journals:

  • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • Current Developments in Nutrition
  • Food and Nutrition Bulletin
  • Thrombosis and Haemostasis
  • Journal of Nutrition

Their research intersects several subfields, including:

  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Physiology
  • Rheumatology
  • Surgery

Major topics addressed in their research involve:

  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Folate and B Vitamins Research
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Esophageal and GI Pathology
  • Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology
  • Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments

Rosenberg has collaborated frequently with other researchers, including:

  • Beatrice Lorge Rogers (7 joint publications)
  • Breanne Langlois (4 joint publications)
  • Ye Shen (4 joint publications)
  • Devika Suri (4 joint publications)
  • Patrick Webb (4 joint publications)

The scientist's work has been recognized through membership and fellowships such as:

  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) since 1994
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 1990
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Best Publications

  • Plasma Homocysteine as a Risk Factor for Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease

    Sudha Seshadri;Alexa Beiser;Jacob Selhub;Paul F Jacques

  • Sarcopenia: origins and clinical relevance.

    Irwin H. Rosenberg

  • Vitamin Status and Intake as Primary Determinants of Homocysteinemia in an Elderly Population

    Jacob Selhub;Paul F. Jacques;Peter W. F. Wilson;David Rush

  • Relation Between Folate Status, a Common Mutation in Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase, and Plasma Homocysteine Concentrations

    P. F. Jacques;A. G. Bostom;R. R. Williams;R. C. Ellison

  • Association between Plasma Homocysteine Concentrations and Extracranial Carotid-Artery Stenosis

    Jacob Selhub;Paul F. Jacques;Andrew G. Bostom;Ralph B. D'Agostino

  • Skeletal Muscle Cutpoints Associated with Elevated Physical Disability Risk in Older Men and Women

    Ian Janssen;Richard N. Baumgartner;Robert Ross;Irwin H. Rosenberg

  • Water, hydration, and health.

    Barry M Popkin;Kristen E D'Anci;Irwin H Rosenberg

  • The Effect of Folic Acid Fortification on Plasma Folate and Total Homocysteine Concentrations

    Paul F. Jacques;Jacob Selhub;Andrew G. Bostom;Peter W.F. Wilson

  • A common mutation in the 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene affects genomic DNA methylation through an interaction with folate status

    Simonetta Friso;Sang-Woon Choi;Domenico Girelli;Joel B. Mason

  • Prevalence of cobalamin deficiency in the Framingham elderly population

    J. Lindenbaum;I. H. Rosenberg;P. W. F. Wilson;S. P. Stabler

  • Determinants of plasma total homocysteine concentration in the Framingham Offspring cohort

    Paul F Jacques;Andrew G Bostom;Peter Wf Wilson;Sharron Rich

  • Folate and vitamin B-12 status in relation to anemia, macrocytosis, and cognitive impairment in older Americans in the age of folic acid fortification.

    Martha Savaria Morris;Paul F Jacques;Irwin H Rosenberg;Jacob Selhub

  • Uses and interpretation of anthropometry in the elderly for the assessment of physical status. Report to the Nutrition Unit of the World Health Organization: the Expert Subcommittee on the Use and Interpretation of Anthropometry in the Elderly.

    Eveleth Pb;Andres R;Chumlea Wc;Eiben O

  • Rheumatoid cachexia: cytokine-driven hypermetabolism accompanying reduced body cell mass in chronic inflammation.

    Ronenn Roubenoff;Rebecca A. Roubenoff;Joseph G. Cannon;Joseph J. Kehayias

  • B vitamins, homocysteine, and neurocognitive function in the elderly

    Jacob Selhub;Laura C Bagley;Joshua Miller;Irwin H Rosenberg

  • Nonfasting Plasma Total Homocysteine Levels and Stroke Incidence in Elderly Persons: The Framingham Study

    Andrew G. Bostom;Irwin H. Rosenberg;Halit Silbershatz;Paul F. Jacques

  • A Temporal Association between Folic Acid Fortification and an Increase in Colorectal Cancer Rates May Be Illuminating Important Biological Principles: A Hypothesis

    Joel B. Mason;Aaron Dickstein;Paul F. Jacques;Paul Haggarty

  • Dose-dependent effects of folic acid on blood concentrations of homocysteine: a meta-analysis of the randomized trials

    R Clarke;C Frost;P Sherliker;S Lewington

  • Serum total homocysteine concentrations in the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1991-1994): population reference ranges and contribution of vitamin status to high serum concentrations.

    Jacob Selhub;Paul F. Jacques;Irwin H. Rosenberg;Gail Rogers

  • ASSOCIATION BETWEEN PLASMA HOMOCYSTEINE CONCENTRATION AND EXTRA CRANIAL CAROTID-ARTERY STENOSIS

    J Selhub;P F Jacques;A G Boston;R B D Agostino

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacob Selhub
Jacob Selhub Tufts University
Paul F. Jacques
Paul F. Jacques Tufts University
Peter W.F. Wilson
Peter W.F. Wilson Emory University
Katherine L. Tucker
Katherine L. Tucker University of Massachusetts Lowell
Gerard E. Dallal
Gerard E. Dallal Tufts University
Ronenn Roubenoff
Ronenn Roubenoff Novartis (Switzerland)
Ralph B. D'Agostino
Ralph B. D'Agostino Wake Forest University
Stephen C. Meredith
Stephen C. Meredith University of Chicago
Patrick Webb
Patrick Webb Tufts University
Marshal F. Folstein
Marshal F. Folstein Johns Hopkins University

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