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John A. Kanis 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 John A. Kanis sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,202 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John A. Kanis 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 John A. Kanis sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 184 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Australia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in Australia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2019 - Olof Johnell Science Award, International Osteoporosis Foundation

Overview

John A. Kanis is affiliated with the Australian Catholic University in Australia. The primary focus of their research lies within the field of Medicine, with significant contributions to subfields such as Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Surgery, Molecular Biology, Physiology, and Oncology.

Their research mainly addresses topics including Bone health and osteoporosis research, Hip and Femur Fractures, Bone Metabolism and Diseases, Bone health and treatments, Nutrition and Health in Aging, Bone fractures and treatments, and Hip disorders and treatments.

Frequent collaborators in their work include Nicholas C. Harvey, Eugène McCloskey, Helena Johansson, Mattias Lorentzon, and Enwu Liu.

John A. Kanis has published extensively in the following venues:

  • Osteoporosis International
  • Archives of Osteoporosis
  • Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
  • Aging Clinical and Experimental Research
  • Calcified Tissue International

Their recent published papers include:

  • "Fragility fractures in Europe: burden, management and opportunities," 2020, Archives of Osteoporosis
  • "SCOPE 2021: a new scorecard for osteoporosis in Europe," 2021, Archives of Osteoporosis
  • "UK clinical guideline for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis," 2022, Archives of Osteoporosis
  • "The Conceptual Definition of Sarcopenia: Delphi Consensus from the Global Leadership Initiative in Sarcopenia (GLIS)," 2024, Age and Ageing
  • "Osteoporosis in Europe: a compendium of country-specific reports," 2022, Archives of Osteoporosis

Among the recognitions received, John A. Kanis was awarded the Olof Johnell Science Award by the International Osteoporosis Foundation in 2019.

Best Publications

  • A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

    Stephen S. Lim;Theo Vos;Abraham D. Flaxman;Goodarz Danaei

  • Sarcopenia: Revised European consensus on definition and diagnosis

    Alfonso Jose Cruz-Jentoft;Gulistan Bahat;Jurgen Bauer;Yves Boirie

  • Bone histomorphometry: Standardization of nomenclature, symbols, and units: Report of the asbmr histomorphometry nomenclature committee

    A. Michael Parfitt;Marc K. Drezner;Francis H. Glorieux;John A. Kanis

  • Bone Histomorphometry : Standardization of Nomenclature, Symbols, and Units

    A. M. Parfitt;M. K. Drezner;F. H. Glorieux;J. A. Kanis

  • An estimate of the worldwide prevalence and disability associated with osteoporotic fractures.

    Olof Johnell;John A. Kanis

  • The diagnosis of osteoporosis

    John A. Kanis;L. Joseph Melton;Claus Christiansen;Conrad C. Johnston

  • ASSESSMENT OF FRACTURE RISK AND ITS APPLICATION TO SCREENING FOR POSTMENOPAUSAL OSTEOPOROSIS

    L Alexeeva;P Burkhardt;C Christiansen;C Cooper

  • FRAX™ and the assessment of fracture probability in men and women from the UK

    John Kanis;O. Johnell;Anders Oden;Helena Johansson

  • World-wide Projections for Hip Fracture

    B. Gullberg;O. Johnell;J.A. Kanis

  • Osteoporosis in the European Union: medical management, epidemiology and economic burden. A report prepared in collaboration with the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industry Associations (EFPIA).

    E. Hernlund;A. Svedbom;M. Ivergård;Juliet E. Compston

  • Diagnosis of osteoporosis and assessment of fracture risk

    John A Kanis

  • Assessment of fracture risk and its application to screening for postmenopausal osteoporosis: synopsis of a WHO report. WHO Study Group.

    Kanis Ja

  • Standardized nomenclature, symbols, and units for bone histomorphometry: A 2012 update of the report of the ASBMR Histomorphometry Nomenclature Committee

    David W Dempster;Juliet E Compston;Marc K Drezner;Francis H Glorieux

  • European guidance for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women

    John A. Kanis;Eugene V. McCloskey;Helena Johansson;Cyrus Cooper

  • Body mass index as a predictor of fracture risk: A meta-analysis

    C De Laet;JA Kanis;A Oden;H Johanson

  • Predictive Value of BMD for Hip and Other Fractures

    Olof Johnell;John A Kanis;Anders Oden;Helena Johansson

  • A meta-analysis of previous fracture and subsequent fracture risk

    J A Kanis;O Johnell;C De Laet;Helena Johansson

  • Assessment of fracture risk.

    John A. Kanis;Frederik Borgstrom;Chris De Laet;Helena Johansson

  • Epidemiology of osteoporotic fractures

    Olof Johnell;John Kanis

  • A systematic review of hip fracture incidence and probability of fracture worldwide

    John A. Kanis;Anders Oden;Eugene V. McCloskey;Helena Johansson

Frequent Co-Authors

Eugene V. McCloskey
Eugene V. McCloskey University of Sheffield
Cyrus Cooper
Cyrus Cooper University of Southampton
Helena Johansson
Helena Johansson Australian Catholic University
Anders Odén
Anders Odén Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Nicholas C. Harvey
Nicholas C. Harvey University of Southampton
René Rizzoli
René Rizzoli Geneva College
Jean-Yves Reginster
Jean-Yves Reginster University of Liège
Olof Johnell
Olof Johnell Malmö University
William D. Leslie
William D. Leslie University of Manitoba
Mattias Lorentzon
Mattias Lorentzon University of Gothenburg

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