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Roger A. Fielding

Roger A. Fielding

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Medicine

D-Index
120
Citations
57012
World Ranking
3728
National Ranking
2054

Overview

Roger A. Fielding is affiliated with Tufts University in the United States and specializes in medical research with a strong focus on physiology, geriatrics, and gerontology. Their work encompasses a diverse range of subfields, including nutrition, mental health, and public health, with a significant emphasis on aging-related health issues.

The scientist's research topics primarily cover nutrition and health in aging, frailty in older adults, techniques for body composition measurement, cerebral palsy and movement disorders, physical activity and health, telomeres, telomerase, and senescence, as well as health systems, economic evaluations, and quality of life.

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Roger A. Fielding include:

  • International Exercise Recommendations in Older Adults (ICFSR): Expert Consensus Guidelines, 2021, The journal of nutrition health & aging
  • Sarcopenia Definition: The Position Statements of the Sarcopenia Definition and Outcomes Consortium, 2020, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
  • The Conceptual Definition of Sarcopenia: Delphi Consensus from the Global Leadership Initiative in Sarcopenia (GLIS), 2024, Age and Ageing
  • Putative Cut-Points in Sarcopenia Components and Incident Adverse Health Outcomes: An SDOC Analysis, 2020, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
  • Sarcopenia, 2024, Nature Reviews Disease Primers

Roger A. Fielding frequently collaborates with a core group of researchers in the field, including Peggy M. Cawthon, Anne B. Newman, Alfonso J. Cruz-Jentoft, Matteo Cesari, and Shalender Bhasin. These collaborations reflect a broad and sustained engagement with leading experts in geriatrics and aging research.

The scientist's publications are often featured in several specialized and high-impact journals. Most frequent publication venues include:

  • The Journals of Gerontology Series A
  • The journal of nutrition health & aging
  • The Journal of Frailty & Aging
  • Innovation in Aging
  • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Across their extensive academic career, Roger A. Fielding has contributed primarily to the field of medicine, with over 200 documented scholarly works. Within this field, the bulk of their focus lies in physiology, followed by geriatrics and gerontology, psychiatry and mental health, nutrition and dietetics, and public health-related studies.

Best Publications

  • Sarcopenia: an undiagnosed condition in older adults. Current consensus definition: prevalence, etiology, and consequences. International working group on sarcopenia.

    Roger A. Fielding;Bruno Vellas;William J. Evans;Shalender Bhasin

  • Prevalence of and interventions for sarcopenia in ageing adults: a systematic review. Report of the International Sarcopenia Initiative (EWGSOP and IWGS)

    Alfonso J. Cruz-Jentoft;Francesco Landi;Stéphane M. Schneider;Clemente Zúñiga

  • Aging of skeletal muscle: a 12-yr longitudinal study

    Walter R. Frontera;Virginia A. Hughes;Roger A. Fielding;Roger A. Fielding;Maria A. Fiatarone;Maria A. Fiatarone

  • Effect of Structured Physical Activity on Prevention of Major Mobility Disability in Older Adults: The LIFE Study Randomized Clinical Trial

    Marco Pahor;Jack M. Guralnik;Jack M. Guralnik;Walter T. Ambrosius;Steven Blair

  • Sarcopenia With Limited Mobility: An International Consensus

    John E. Morley;Angela Marie Abbatecola;Josep M Argiles;Vickie Baracos

  • Effects of a physical activity intervention on measures of physical performance: Results of the lifestyle interventions and independence for Elders Pilot (LIFE-P) study.

    Marco Pahor;Steven N. Blair;Mark Espeland;Roger Fielding

  • Skeletal Muscle Power: A Critical Determinant of Physical Functioning In Older Adults

    Kieran F. Reid;Roger A. Fielding

  • Association of Muscle Power With Functional Status in Community-Dwelling Elderly Women

    Mona Foldvari;Maureen Clark;Lori C. Laviolette;Melissa A. Bernstein

  • The Relationship Between Leg Power and Physical Performance in Mobility-Limited Older People

    Jonathan F. Bean;Jonathan F. Bean;Dan K. Kiely;Seth Herman;Suzanne G. Leveille

  • International Clinical Practice Guidelines for Sarcopenia (ICFSR): Screening, Diagnosis and Management

    E. Dent;J. E. Morley;A. J. Cruz-Jentoft;H. Arai

  • Sarcopenia in daily practice: Assessment and management

    Charlotte Beaudart;Eugène McCloskey;Eugène McCloskey;Olivier Bruyère;Matteo Cesari

  • Energy expenditure during front crawl swimming: Predicting success in middle-distance events

    D. L. Costill;J. Kovaleski;D. Porter;John P Kirwan

  • International Exercise Recommendations in Older Adults (ICFSR): Expert Consensus Guidelines

    Mikel Izquierdo;Mikel Izquierdo;Mikel Izquierdo;R. A. Merchant;J. E. Morley;S. D. Anker

  • Acute phase response in exercise. III. Neutrophil and IL-1 beta accumulation in skeletal muscle

    R. A. Fielding;T. J. Manfredi;W. Ding;M. A. Fiatarone

  • Pitfalls in the measurement of muscle mass: a need for a reference standard

    Fanny Buckinx;Francesco Landi;Matteo Cesari;Roger A. Fielding

  • High-Velocity Resistance Training Increases Skeletal Muscle Peak Power in Older Women

    Roger A. Fielding;Nathan K. LeBrasseur;Anthony Cuoco;Jonathan Bean

  • Nutrition and physical activity in the prevention and treatment of sarcopenia: systematic review.

    Charlotte Beaudart;Charlotte Beaudart;A. Dawson;S. C. Shaw;Nicholas C. Harvey

  • High intensity strength training improves strength and functional performance after stroke.

    Angela Weiss;Toshimi Suzuki;Jonathan Bean;Roger A. Fielding

  • Quality of life in sarcopenia and frailty.

    René Rizzoli;Jean-Yves Reginster;Jean-François Arnal;Ivan Bautmans

  • Sarcopenia Definition: The Position Statements of the Sarcopenia Definition and Outcomes Consortium

    Shalender Bhasin;Thomas G. Travison;Todd M. Manini;Sheena Patel

Frequent Co-Authors

Marco Pahor
Marco Pahor University of Florida
Anne B. Newman
Anne B. Newman University of Pittsburgh
William J. Evans
William J. Evans University of California, Berkeley
Abby C. King
Abby C. King Stanford University
Mary M. McDermott
Mary M. McDermott Northwestern University
Jack M. Guralnik
Jack M. Guralnik University of Maryland, Baltimore
Cyrus Cooper
Cyrus Cooper University of Southampton
Walter R. Frontera
Walter R. Frontera University of Puerto Rico
Thomas M. Gill
Thomas M. Gill Yale University
Stephen B. Kritchevsky
Stephen B. Kritchevsky Wake Forest University

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