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Robert G. Cumming

Robert G. Cumming

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Medicine
Australia
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
122
Citations
59745
World Ranking
3453
National Ranking
96

Robert G. Cumming 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 Robert G. Cumming sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 583 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert G. Cumming 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 Robert G. Cumming sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 122 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% 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 Australia Leader Award

Overview

Robert G. Cumming is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, particularly focusing on aging and health.

Their research spans several subfields including Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Health, Periodontics, and General Health Professions.

Main topics of their work include:

  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Dental Health and Care Utilization
  • Frailty in Older Adults
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

Frequent publication venues for Robert G. Cumming's research are:

  • The Journals of Gerontology Series A
  • Australasian Journal on Ageing
  • Public Health Nutrition
  • BMC Geriatrics
  • The journal of nutrition health & aging

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Fiona Blyth
  • David G. Le Couteur
  • Vasi Naganathan
  • Louise M. Waite
  • David J. Handelsman

Recent papers authored in collaboration or with significant contribution by Robert G. Cumming cover a variety of topics related to aging, health behaviors, and cognitive decline. These include:

  • Socioeconomic position and healthy ageing: A systematic review of cross-sectional and longitudinal studies, 2021, published in Ageing Research Reviews
  • Socioeconomic status, health-related behaviours, and death among older people: the Concord health and aging in men project prospective cohort study, 2020, published in BMC Geriatrics
  • The association between antioxidant intake, dietary pattern and depressive symptoms in older Australian men: the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project, 2020, published in European Journal of Nutrition
  • Appetite, oral health and weight loss in community-dwelling older men: an observational study from the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project (CHAMP), 2021, published in BMC Geriatrics
  • Dementia Incidence, APOE Genotype, and Risk Factors for Cognitive Decline in Aboriginal Australians, 2022, published in Neurology

Best Publications

  • Interventions for preventing falls in elderly people

    Lesley D. Gillespie;W. J. Gillespie;Mary Clare Robertson;Sarah E. Lamb

  • WITHDRAWN: Interventions for preventing falls in elderly people.

    Gillespie Ld;Gillespie Wj;Robertson Mc;Lamb Se

  • Interventions for preventing falls in older people in care facilities and hospitals

    Ian Douglas Cameron;Lesley D. Gillespie;M. Clare Robertson;Geoff R. Murray

  • Effective Exercise for the Prevention of Falls: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Catherine Sherrington;Julie C. Whitney;Stephen R. Lord;Robert D. Herbert

  • Drugs and Falls in Older People: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis: I. Psychotropic Drugs

    Rosanne M. Leipzig;Robert G. Cumming;Mary E. Tinetti

  • Prospective Study of the Impact of Fear of Falling on Activities of Daily Living, SF-36 Scores, and Nursing Home Admission

    Robert G. Cumming;Glenn Salkeld;Margaret Thomas;George Szonyi

  • Polypharmacy cutoff and outcomes: five or more medicines were used to identify community-dwelling older men at risk of different adverse outcomes.

    Danijela Gnjidic;Sarah N. Hilmer;Sarah N. Hilmer;Fiona M. Blyth;Fiona M. Blyth;Vasi Naganathan;Vasi Naganathan

  • Exercise to prevent falls in older adults: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

    Catherine Sherrington;Zoe A Michaleff;Zoe A Michaleff;Nicola Fairhall;Serene S Paul

  • Visual impairment and falls in older adults: the Blue Mountains Eye Study.

    Rebecca Ivers;Robert Cumming;P Mitchell;Karin Attebo

  • Drugs and Falls in Older People: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis: II. Cardiac and Analgesic Drugs

    Rosanne M. Leipzig;Rosanne M. Leipzig;Robert G. Cumming;Mary E. Tinetti;Mary E. Tinetti

  • Cohort profile: the 45 and up study.

    Emily Banks;Sally Redman

  • Quality of life related to fear of falling and hip fracture in older women: a time trade off study.

    Glenn P Salkeld;Ian D Cameron;Robert Cumming;S Easter

  • The effectiveness of a community-based program for reducing the incidence of falls in the elderly: a randomized trial.

    Lindy Clemson;Robert G. Cumming;Hal Kendig;Megan Swann

  • Home visits by an occupational therapist for assessment and modification of environmental hazards: a randomized trial of falls prevention.

    Robert G. Cumming;Margaret Thomas;George Szonyi;Glenn Salkeld

  • Prognosis in patients with recent onset low back pain in Australian primary care: inception cohort study

    Nicholas Henschke;Christopher G Maher;Kathryn M Refshauge;Robert D Herbert

  • Use of Inhaled Corticosteroids and the Risk of Cataracts

    Robert G. Cumming;Paul Mitchell;Stephen R. Leeder

  • Interventions for preventing falls in older people in nursing care facilities and hospitals

    Ian D Cameron;Geoff R Murray;Lesley D Gillespie;M Clare Robertson

  • Prevalence and causes of amblyopia in an adult population

    Karin Attebo;Paul Mitchell;Robert Cumming;Wayne Smith

  • Interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community (Review)

    Lesley D. Gillespie;M. Clare Robertson;William J. Gillespie;S. E. Lamb

  • EXERCISE TO PREVENT FALLS IN OLDER ADULTS: AN UPDATED SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS

    C. Sherrington;Z. Michaleff;Z. Michaleff;N. Fairhall;A. Tiedemann

Frequent Co-Authors

Fiona M. Blyth
Fiona M. Blyth University of Sydney
David J. Handelsman
David J. Handelsman University of Sydney
David G. Le Couteur
David G. Le Couteur University of Sydney
Markus J. Seibel
Markus J. Seibel University of Sydney
Paul Mitchell
Paul Mitchell University of Sydney
Ian D. Cameron
Ian D. Cameron University of Sydney
Stephen R. Lord
Stephen R. Lord University of New South Wales
Jie Jin Wang
Jie Jin Wang University of Sydney
Philip N. Sambrook
Philip N. Sambrook University of Sydney
Sarah N. Hilmer
Sarah N. Hilmer University of Sydney

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