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2023

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D-Index
142
Citations
87707
World Ranking
1546
National Ranking
52

Paul Lips 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 Paul Lips sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 659 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paul Lips 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 Paul Lips sits on this spectrum.

70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 400 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 142 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Paul Lips is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant contributions to subfields such as pathology and forensic medicine, nutrition and dietetics, orthopedics and sports medicine, surgery, and rheumatology.

The main topics covered in their body of work include:

  • Vitamin D Research Studies
  • Bone health and osteoporosis research
  • Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research
  • Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
  • Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Asthma and respiratory diseases

Paul Lips has published extensively in several scientific journals. The frequent venues for their publications include:

  • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • JBMR Plus
  • Osteoporosis International
  • Endocrine
  • Clinical Rehabilitation

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Paul Lips are:

  • Vitamin D for the Prevention of Disease: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline (2024), The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Controversies in Vitamin D: A Statement From the Third International Conference (2020), JBMR Plus
  • Vitamin D in the older population: a consensus statement (2022), Endocrine
  • Vitamin D Supplementation and Fractures in Adults: A Systematic Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses of Controlled Trials (2021), The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Trends in Vitamin D Status Around the World (2021), JBMR Plus

In their research career, Paul Lips has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Natasja M. van Schoor
  • Roger Bouillon
  • Peter R. Ebeling
  • Renate T. de Jongh
  • Marise Lazaretti-Castro

Best Publications

  • Reduction of vertebral fracture risk in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis treated with raloxifene: results from a 3-year randomized clinical trial

    Bruce Ettinger;Dennis M. Black;Bruce H. Mitlak;Ronald K. Knickerbocker

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

    L Alexeeva;P Burkhardt;C Christiansen;C Cooper

  • Vitamin D Deficiency and Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in the Elderly: Consequences for Bone Loss and Fractures and Therapeutic Implications

    Paul Lips

  • Estimates of optimal vitamin D status

    Bess Dawson-Hughes;Robert P. Heaney;Michael F. Holick;Paul Lips

  • Global vitamin D status and determinants of hypovitaminosis D.

    A. Mithal;D. A. Wahl;Jean-Philippe Bonjour;P. Burckhardt

  • Vitamin D deficiency in Europe: pandemic?

    Kevin D. Cashman;Kirsten G. Dowling;Zuzana Skrabakova;Marcela Gonzalez-Gross;Marcela Gonzalez-Gross

  • Low Vitamin D and High Parathyroid Hormone Levels as Determinants of Loss of Muscle Strength and Muscle Mass (Sarcopenia): The Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam

    Marjolein Visser;Dorly J. H. Deeg;Paul Lips

  • Vitamin D physiology.

    P. Lips

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 56 bone mineral density loci and reveals 14 loci associated with risk of fracture

    Karol Estrada;Unnur Styrkarsdottir;Evangelos Evangelou;Yi-Hsiang Hsu

  • IOF position statement: vitamin D recommendations for older adults

    B. Dawson-Hughes;A. Mithal;J.P. Bonjour;S. Boonen

  • Falls in the elderly : A prospective study of risk factors and risk profiles

    W.C. Graafmans;M.E. Ooms;H.M.W. Hofstee;P.D. Bezemer

  • A global study of vitamin D status and parathyroid function in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis: baseline data from the multiple outcomes of raloxifene evaluation clinical trial.

    Paul Lips;Tu Duong;Anna Oleksik;Dennis Black

  • A Pooled Analysis of Vitamin D Dose Requirements for Fracture Prevention

    Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari;Walter C. Willett;Endel J. Orav;Paul Lips

  • Homocysteine levels and the risk of osteoporotic fracture.

    Joyce B J van Meurs;Rosalie A M Dhonukshe-Rutten;Saskia M F Pluijm;Marjolein van der Klift

  • Adiposity in relation to vitamin D status and parathyroid hormone levels : a population-based study in older men and women

    Marieke B. Snijder;Rob M. van Dam;Marjolein Visser;Dorly J. H. Deeg

  • Skeletal and Extraskeletal Actions of Vitamin D: Current Evidence and Outstanding Questions.

    Roger Bouillon;Claudio Marcocci;Geert Carmeliet;Daniel Bikle

  • Fall-risk screening test : A prospective study on predictors for falls in community-dwelling elderly

    A.M. Tromp;S.M.F. Pluijm;J.H. Smit;D.J.H. Deeg

  • Vitamin D supplementation and fracture incidence in elderly persons - A randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial

    P.T.A.M. Lips;W.C. Graafmans;M.E. Ooms;P.D. Bezemer

  • Vitamin D deficiency.

    Roger Bouillon;Anthony W Norman;Paul Lips

  • Reduction of Vertebral Fracture Risk in Postmenopausal Women With Osteoporosis Treated With Raloxifene: Results From a 3-year Randomized Clinical Trial

    Bruce Ettinger;Dennis M. Black;Bruce H. Mitlak;Ronald K. Knickerbocker

Frequent Co-Authors

Dorly J. H. Deeg
Dorly J. H. Deeg University of Amsterdam
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Lex M. Bouter
Lex M. Bouter Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Willem F. Lems
Willem F. Lems Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Marjolein Visser
Marjolein Visser Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Fernando Rivadeneira
Fernando Rivadeneira Erasmus University Rotterdam
Huibert A. P. Pols
Huibert A. P. Pols Erasmus University Rotterdam
Martin den Heijer
Martin den Heijer University of Amsterdam

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