2026 Roee Holtzer: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	61	3371	3106	1903	1714	170	14565

Overview

Roee Holtzer is affiliated with Yeshiva University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a primary focus on several key subfields.

The main areas of their research include:

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Psychiatry and Mental Health
Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Cognitive Neuroscience

The research topics covered by Holtzer span a range of specialized subjects:

Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques
Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring
Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
Functional Brain Connectivity Studies

Holtzer's contributions have been published in numerous scientific venues, with multiple publications in:

Innovation in Aging
Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders
Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology
Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society
IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

Frequent collaborators include Meltem İzzetoğlu, Frederick W. Foley, Mark E. Wagshul, Manuel E. Hernandez, and Robert W. Motl. The counts of coauthored works with these colleagues range from 11 to 27 publications, reflecting ongoing partnerships in research efforts.

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Roee Holtzer include:

A Consensus Guide to Using Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Posture and Gait Research, 2020, Gait & Posture
Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy to Study Cerebral Hemodynamics in Older Adults During Cognitive and Motor Tasks: A Review, 2020, Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
Brain Activation Changes While Walking in Adults with and without Neurological Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Studies, 2021, Brain Sciences
Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 and IGF Binding Proteins Predict All-Cause Mortality and Morbidity in Older Adults, 2020, Cells
Effects of Processing Methods on fNIRS Signals Assessed During Active Walking Tasks in Older Adults, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

Best Publications

Quantitative Gait Markers and Incident Fall Risk in Older Adults

Joe Verghese;Roee Holtzer;Roee Holtzer;Richard B. Lipton;Christopher Wang

1116
Citations
Quantitative gait dysfunction and risk of cognitive decline and dementia

Joe Verghese;Cuiling Wang;Richard B Lipton;Roee Holtzer

898
Citations
At the interface of sensory and motor dysfunctions and Alzheimer's disease

Mark W. Albers;Grover C. Gilmore;Jeffrey Kaye;Claire Murphy

643
Citations
Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome and the Risk of Dementia

Joe Verghese;Cuiling Wang;Richard B. Lipton;Roee Holtzer

619
Citations
Cognitive processes related to gait velocity: results from the Einstein Aging Study.

Roee Holtzer;Joe Verghese;Xiaonan Xue;Richard B. Lipton

578
Citations
Motoric cognitive risk syndrome: Multicountry prevalence and dementia risk

Joe Verghese;Cedric Annweiler;Emmeline Ayers;Nir Barzilai

529
Citations
fNIRS Study of Walking and Walking While Talking in Young and Old Individuals

Roee Holtzer;Roee Holtzer;Jeannette R. Mahoney;Jeannette R. Mahoney;Meltem Izzetoglu;Kurtulus Izzetoglu

493
Citations
Gait Dysfunction in Mild Cognitive Impairment Syndromes

Joe Verghese;Matthew Robbins;Roee Holtzer;Molly Zimmerman

491
Citations
The relationship between specific cognitive functions and falls in aging.

Roee Holtzer;Rachel Friedman;Richard B. Lipton;Mindy Katz

365
Citations
Neuroimaging of Mobility in Aging: A Targeted Review

Roee Holtzer;Roee Holtzer;Noah Epstein;Jeannette R. Mahoney;Meltem Izzetoglu

338
Citations
Walking While Talking: Effect of Task Prioritization in the Elderly

Joe Verghese;Gail Kuslansky;Roee Holtzer;Mindy Katz

327
Citations
Within-person across-neuropsychological test variability and incident dementia.

Roee Holtzer;Joe Verghese;Cuiling Wang;Charles B. Hall

279
Citations
Effect of Cognitive Remediation on Gait in Sedentary Seniors

Joe Verghese;Jeannette Mahoney;Jeannette Mahoney;Anne F. Ambrose;Cuiling Wang

274
Citations
Motoric cognitive risk syndrome Multicenter incidence study

Joe Verghese;Emmeline Ayers;Nir Barzilai;David A. Bennett

223
Citations
Online fronto-cortical control of simple and attention-demanding locomotion in humans.

Roee Holtzer;Roee Holtzer;Jeannette R. Mahoney;Meltem Izzetoglu;Cuiling Wang

213
Citations
Inflammatory Markers and Gait Speed Decline in Older Adults

Joe Verghese;Roee Holtzer;Roee Holtzer;Mooyeon Oh-Park;Carol A. Derby

199
Citations
Cognitive fatigue defined in the context of attention networks.

Roee Holtzer;Melissa Shuman;Jeannette R. Mahoney;Richard Lipton

194
Citations
Performance variance on walking while talking tasks: theory, findings, and clinical implications

Roee Holtzer;Cuiling Wang;Joe Verghese

183
Citations
Upper and lower extremity motor function and cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis

Ralph H.B. Benedict;Roee Holtzer;Robert W. Motl;Frederick W. Foley

181
Citations
Mobility Stress Test Approach to Predicting Frailty, Disability, and Mortality in High-Functioning Older Adults

Joe Verghese;Roee Holtzer;Richard B. Lipton;Cuiling Wang

179
Citations
The Relationship Between Attention and Gait in Aging: Facts and Fallacies

Roee Holtzer;Cuiling Wang;Joe Verghese

174
Citations
Gender and video game performance.

R. Michael Brown;Lisa R. Hall;Roee Holtzer;Roee Holtzer;Stephanie L. Brown

163
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Yaakov Stern Columbia University

Marilyn S. Albert Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Mindy J. Katz Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Susan A. Rose Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Judith F. Feldman Columbia University

Herman Buschke Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Eric Zarahn Columbia University

Karen Marder Columbia University

Ann C. McKee Boston University

Laurie J. Ozelius Harvard University

External Links

Personal website of Roee Holtzer

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