2026 Michael C. Nevitt: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Scientists	170	852	780	511	457	976	154270
Medicine	174	444	401	268	237	973	161273

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2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award

Overview

Michael C. Nevitt is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of medicine, with a focus on rheumatology, surgery, biomedical engineering, pharmacology, and orthopedics and sports medicine.

The scientist's work concentrates on various aspects of osteoarthritis and related musculoskeletal conditions. Key topics include:

Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
Hip disorders and treatments
Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies

Michael C. Nevitt has contributed extensively to scholarly literature, with notable recent papers including:

Development and Validation of a Multitask Deep Learning Model for Severity Grading of Hip Osteoarthritis Features on Radiographs (2020, Radiology)
Knee osteoarthritis and time-to all-cause mortality in six community-based cohorts: an international meta-analysis of individual participant-level data (2021, Aging Clinical and Experimental Research)
Is hip morphology a risk factor for developing hip osteoarthritis? A systematic review with meta-analysis (2021, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage)
Examining Timeliness of Total Knee Replacement Among Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis in the U.S. (2020, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery)
Meniscal Root Tears and Extrusion Are Significantly Associated with the Development of Accelerated Knee Osteoarthritis: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative (2020, Cartilage)

Their frequent coauthors include:

David T. Felson
Cora E. Lewis
J.A. Lynch
Nancy E. Lane
Tuhina Neogi

Michael C. Nevitt's work has been published regularly in several venues, with multiple publications in:

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Arthritis Care & Research
Arthritis & Rheumatology
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open
UNC Libraries

Best Publications

Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

Christopher J.L. Murray;Theo Vos;Rafael Lozano;Mohsen Naghavi

11164
Citations
Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

Theo Vos;Abraham D. Flaxman;Mohsen Naghavi;Rafael Lozano

10248
Citations
Risk factors for hip fracture in white women. Study of Osteoporotic Fractures Research Group.

Steven R. Cummings;Michael C. Nevitt;Warren S. Browner;Katie Stone

5719
Citations
Gait speed and survival in older adults.

Stephanie Studenski;Subashan Perera;Kushang Patel;Caterina Rosano

5101
Citations
Randomised trial of effect of alendronate on risk of fracture in women with existing vertebral fractures

Dennis M Black;Steven R Cummings;David B Karpf;Jane A Cauley

4831
Citations
Vertebral fracture assessment using a semiquantitative technique

H K Genant;C Y Wu;C van Kuijk;M C Nevitt

4724
Citations
Osteoarthritis: New Insights Part 1: The Disease and Its Risk Factors

D. T. Felson;R. C. Lawrence;P. A. Dieppe;R. Hirsch

3544
Citations
The Loss of Skeletal Muscle Strength, Mass, and Quality in Older Adults: The Health, Aging and Body Composition Study

Bret H Goodpaster;Seok Won Park;Tamara B Harris;Steven B Kritchevsky

3428
Citations
Bone density at various sites for prediction of hip fractures

S R Cummings;D M Black;M C Nevitt;W Browner

3118
Citations
Risk factors for recurrent nonsyncopal falls. A prospective study.

Michael C. Nevitt;Steven R. Cummings;Sharon Kidd;Dennis Black

2591
Citations
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF OSTEOPOROSIS AND OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES

Steven R. Cummings;Jennifer L. Kelsey;Michael C. Nevitt;Kenneth J. O'dowd

2457
Citations
Design of the Women's Health Initiative clinical trial and observational study

G. Anderson;S. Cummings;L. S. Freedman;C. Furberg

2219
Citations
Muscle mass, muscle strength, and muscle fat infiltration as predictors of incident mobility limitations in well-functioning older persons

M. Visser;B.H. Goodpaster;S.B. Kritchevsky;A.B. Newman

1770
Citations
Longitudinal study of muscle strength, quality, and adipose tissue infiltration

Matthew J Delmonico;Tamara B Harris;Marjolein Visser;Seok Won Park

1629
Citations
Vertebral Fractures and Mortality in Older Women: A Prospective Study

Deborah M. Kado;Warren S. Browner;Lisa Palermo;Michael C. Nevitt

1497
Citations
Appendicular bone density and age predict hip fracture in women. The Study of Osteoporotic Fractures Research Group.

Steven R. Cummings;Dennis M. Black;Michael C. Nevitt;Warren S. Browner

1447
Citations
Relationship of interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha with muscle mass and muscle strength in elderly men and women: the Health ABC Study.

Marjolein Visser;Marco Pahor;Dennis R. Taaffe;Bret H. Goodpaster

1437
Citations
Fracture Risk Reduction With Alendronate in Women With Osteoporosis: The Fracture Intervention Trial

Dennis M. Black;Desmond E. Thompson;Douglas C. Bauer;Kris Ensrud

1396
Citations
A prospective study of physical activity and cognitive decline in elderly women: women who walk.

Kristine Yaffe;Deborah Barnes;Michael Nevitt;Li-Yung Lui

1373
Citations
Risk Factors for Injurious Falls: a Prospective Study

Michael C. Nevitt;Steven R. Cummings;Estie S. Hudes

1347
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

David T. Felson Boston University

John A. Lynch University of California, San Francisco

Ali Guermazi Boston University

Frank W. Roemer University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

Cora E. Lewis University of Alabama at Birmingham

Charles E. McCulloch University of California, San Francisco

Thomas M. Link University of California, San Francisco

Jingbo Niu Boston University

Nancy E. Lane University of California, Davis

Tuhina Neogi Boston University

External Links

Personal website of Michael C. Nevitt

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