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L. Joseph Melton

L. Joseph Melton

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2025
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Medicine
USA
2023

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199
Citations
151890
World Ranking
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201

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201
Citations
154443
World Ranking
181
National Ranking
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award

Overview

L. Joseph Melton is affiliated with the Mayo Clinic in the United States. Their research contributions are primarily published in the field of biotechnology, with a notable focus on topics related to developments and news in that discipline.

Their recent publications include:

  • Top ten news stories in 2024, published in 2024 in Nature Biotechnology
  • Top ten news stories in 2025, published in 2025 in Nature Biotechnology

Melton's work has appeared exclusively in the journal Nature Biotechnology, where they have contributed at least two papers. This suggests a consistent research presence in a specialized high-impact publication associated with biotechnology.

There are no frequent co-authors listed, indicating that Melton may publish either individually or with a varied set of collaborators. Similarly, no specific fields, subfields, or main research topics beyond biotechnology have been explicitly identified, pointing to a focused yet possibly broad engagement within biotechnological research.

No book publications or awards have been recorded for Melton. The absence of additional bibliometric data or fields of study implies that their public research output is mainly centered on articles in recognized scientific journals within the biotechnology sector.

Best Publications

  • The diagnosis of osteoporosis

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

  • Epidemiology and outcomes of osteoporotic fractures.

    Steven R Cummings;L Joseph Melton

  • Trends in the incidence of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism: a 25-year population-based study.

    Marc D. Silverstein;Marc D. Silverstein;John A. Heit;David N. Mohr;Tanya M. Petterson

  • Risk factors for deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism: a population-based case-control study.

    John A. Heit;Marc D. Silverstein;Marc D. Silverstein;David N. Mohr;Tanya M. Petterson

  • History of the Rochester Epidemiology Project

    L. Joseph Melton

  • Sex steroids and the construction and conservation of the adult skeleton.

    B. Lawrence Riggs;Sundeep Khosla;L. Joseph Melton

  • Predictors of Recurrence After Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism: A Population-Based Cohort Study

    John A. Heit;David N. Mohr;Marc D. Silverstein;Marc D. Silverstein;Tanya M. Petterson

  • Medical Expenditures for the Treatment of Osteoporotic Fractures in the United States in 1995: Report from the National Osteoporosis Foundation

    Nancy Fox Ray;Julien K. Chan;Mae Thamer;L. Joseph Melton

  • Perspective : how many women have osteoporosis ?

    L. Joseph Melton;Elizabeth A. Chrischilles;Cyrus Cooper;Ann W. Lane

  • A long-term study of prognosis in monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance.

    Robert A. Kyle;Terry M. Therneau;S. Vincent Rajkumar;Janice R. Offord

  • Predictive Value of BMD for Hip and Other Fractures

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

  • Trends in the incidence of venous thromboembolism during pregnancy or postpartum : A 30-year population-based study

    John A. Heit;Catie E. Kobbervig;Andra H. James;Tanya M. Petterson

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

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

  • Prevalence of Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance

    Robert A. Kyle;Terry M. Therneau;S. Vincent Rajkumar;Dirk R. Larson

  • Relative impact of risk factors for deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism: a population-based study.

    John A. Heit;W. Michael O'Fallon;Tanya M. Petterson;Christine M. Lohse

  • Population-Based Study of Survival after Osteoporotic Fractures

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

  • A Unitary Model for Involutional Osteoporosis: Estrogen Deficiency Causes Both Type I and Type II Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women and Contributes to Bone Loss in Aging Men

    B. Lawrence Riggs;Sundeep Khosla;L. Joseph Melton

  • A reference standard for the description of osteoporosis.

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

  • Benign breast disease and the risk of breast cancer

    Lynn C. Hartmann;Thomas A. Sellers;Marlene H. Frost;Wilma L. Lingle

  • EPIDEMIOLOGY OF VERTEBRAL FRACTURES IN WOMEN

    L. Joseph Melton;Stephen H. Kan;Mark A. Frye;Heinz W. Wahner

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