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Overview

Robert Ross is affiliated with Queen's University in Canada and has made significant contributions to the field of Medicine, with a primary focus on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and General Health Professions.

The scientist's research spans several main topics, including:

  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Body Composition Measurement Techniques
  • Obesity and Health Practices

Robert Ross has published extensively in multiple venues, with frequent publication outlets including:

  • Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism (12 publications)
  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (4 publications)
  • Nature Metabolism (2 publications)
  • Canadian Medical Association Journal (2 publications)
  • Sports Medicine (2 publications)

Some of the most recent papers authored or co-authored by Robert Ross include:

  • Waist circumference as a vital sign in clinical practice: a Consensus Statement from the IAS and ICCR Working Group on Visceral Obesity, 2020, Nature Reviews Endocrinology
  • Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Adults aged 18-64 years and Adults aged 65 years or older: an integration of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep, 2020, Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism

Robert Ross has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, notably:

  • Ian Janssen (12 publications)
  • Michelle E. Kho (9 publications)
  • Veronica J. Poitras (9 publications)
  • Amanda Ross-White (9 publications)
  • Jean-Philippe Chaput (8 publications)

Best Publications

  • Epidemiology of Sarcopenia among the Elderly in New Mexico

    Richard N. Baumgartner;Kathleen M. Koehler;Dympna Gallagher;Linda Romero

  • Low relative skeletal muscle mass (sarcopenia) in older persons is associated with functional impairment and physical disability.

    Ian Janssen;Steven B. Heymsfield;Robert Ross

  • Skeletal muscle mass and distribution in 468 men and women aged 18–88 yr

    Ian Janssen;Steven B. Heymsfield;ZiMian Wang;Robert Ross

  • Waist circumference and not body mass index explains obesity-related health risk

    Ian Janssen;Peter T Katzmarzyk;Robert Ross

  • Reduction in Obesity and Related Comorbid Conditions after Diet-Induced Weight Loss or Exercise-Induced Weight Loss in Men: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

    Robert Ross;Damon Dagnone;Peter J.H. Jones;Heidi Smith

  • Importance of Assessing Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Clinical Practice: A Case for Fitness as a Clinical Vital Sign: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.

    Robert Ross;Steven N. Blair;Ross Arena;Timothy S. Church

  • Estimation of skeletal muscle mass by bioelectrical impedance analysis.

    Ian Janssen;Steven B. Heymsfield;Richard N. Baumgartner;Robert Ross

  • Cadaver validation of skeletal muscle measurement by magnetic resonance imaging and computerized tomography

    N. Mitsiopoulos;R. N. Baumgartner;S. B. Heymsfield;W. Lyons

  • Skeletal Muscle Cutpoints Associated with Elevated Physical Disability Risk in Older Men and Women

    Ian Janssen;Richard N. Baumgartner;Robert Ross;Irwin H. Rosenberg

  • Body mass index, waist circumference, and health risk: evidence in support of current National Institutes of Health guidelines.

    Ian Janssen;Peter T. Katzmarzyk;Robert Ross

  • Waist circumference as a vital sign in clinical practice: a Consensus Statement from the IAS and ICCR Working Group on Visceral Obesity

    Robert Ross;Ian J. Neeland;Shizuya Yamashita;Iris Shai

  • Total-body skeletal muscle mass: development and cross-validation of anthropometric prediction models

    Robert C Lee;ZiMian Wang;Moonseong Heo;Robert Ross

  • Body mass index and waist circumference independently contribute to the prediction of nonabdominal, abdominal subcutaneous, and visceral fat

    Ian Janssen;Steven B Heymsfield;David B Allison;Donald P Kotler

  • Skeletal muscle attenuation determined by computed tomography is associated with skeletal muscle lipid content

    B. H. Goodpaster;D. E. Kelley;F. L. Thaete;Jing He

  • Exercise-Induced Reduction in Obesity and Insulin Resistance in Women: a Randomized Controlled Trial

    Robert Ross;Ian Janssen;Jody Dawson;Ann-Marie Kungl

  • Visceral and ectopic fat, atherosclerosis, and cardiometabolic disease: a position statement

    Ian J. Neeland;Robert Ross;Jean Pierre Després;Yuji Matsuzawa

  • Age-related changes in total and regional fat distribution.

    Jennifer L. Kuk;Travis J. Saunders;Lance E. Davidson;Robert Ross

  • Visceral fat is an independent predictor of all-cause mortality in men.

    Jennifer L. Kuk;Peter T. Katzmarzyk;Milton Z. Nichaman;Timothy S. Church

  • Quantification of adipose tissue by MRI: relationship with anthropometric variables

    R. Ross;L. Leger;D. Morris;J. de Guise

  • Reduction in Obesity and Related Comorbid Conditions after Diet-Induced Weight Loss or Exercise-Induced Weight Loss in Men

    Robert Ross;Damon Dagnone;Peter J.H. Jones;Heidi Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian Janssen
Ian Janssen Queen's University
Steven N. Blair
Steven N. Blair University of South Carolina
Timothy S. Church
Timothy S. Church Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Jean-Pierre Després
Jean-Pierre Després Université Laval
Peter T. Katzmarzyk
Peter T. Katzmarzyk Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Steven B. Heymsfield
Steven B. Heymsfield Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Jean-Philippe Chaput
Jean-Philippe Chaput University of Ottawa
Jonathan Myers
Jonathan Myers VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Carl J. Lavie
Carl J. Lavie University of Queensland
Richard N. Baumgartner
Richard N. Baumgartner University of Louisville

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