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Switzerland
2023

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Medicine

D-Index
110
Citations
47503
World Ranking
5536
National Ranking
68

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Ronenn Roubenoff is affiliated with Novartis in Switzerland and has contributed extensively to research in medicine and related fields. Their work spans various subfields including physiology, molecular biology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, cancer research, and rheumatology.

The scientist's main areas of study include lipid metabolism and disorders, cancer-related molecular mechanisms, nutrition and health in aging, muscle metabolism and nutrition, angiogenesis and VEGF in cancer, osteoarthritis treatment and mechanisms, and body composition measurement techniques.

Their recent publications cover clinical trials and intervention studies in aging and metabolic health. Key papers include:

  • Multicomponent intervention to prevent mobility disability in frail older adults: randomised controlled trial (SPRINTT project), 2022, BMJ
  • Effect of Bimagrumab vs Placebo on Body Fat Mass Among Adults With Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity, 2021, JAMA Network Open
  • Effects of Interleukin-1β Inhibition on Incident Hip and Knee Replacement, 2020, Annals of Internal Medicine
  • Bimagrumab vs Optimized Standard of Care for Treatment of Sarcopenia in Community-Dwelling Older Adults, 2020, JAMA Network Open
  • A Roadmap to Inform Development, Validation and Approval of Digital Mobility Outcomes: The Mobilise-D Approach, 2020, Digital Biomarkers

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ronenn Roubenoff include Didier Laurent, Jens Præstgaard, Matthias Schieker, Celeste Scotti, and Daniel Rooks.

The scientist's work is regularly published in journals such as Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, JAMA Network Open, Annals of Internal Medicine, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, and BMJ.

Best Publications

  • 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

  • The healthcare costs of sarcopenia in the United States

    Ian Janssen;Donald S. Shepard;Peter T. Katzmarzyk;Ronenn Roubenoff

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

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

  • A randomized controlled trial of resistance exercise training to improve glycemic control in older adults with type 2 diabetes.

    Carmen Castaneda;Jennifer E. Layne;Leda Munoz-Orians;Patricia L. Gordon

  • Sarcopenia With Limited Mobility: An International Consensus

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

  • Longitudinal Muscle Strength Changes in Older Adults Influence of Muscle Mass, Physical Activity, and Health

    Virginia A. Hughes;Walter R. Frontera;Michael Wood;William J. Evans

  • From the Chicago MeetingsSarcopenia

    John E. Morley;Richard N. Baumgartner;Ronenn Roubenoff;Jean Mayer

  • Inflammatory Markers and Risk of Heart Failure in Elderly Subjects Without Prior Myocardial Infarction The Framingham Heart Study

    Ramachandran S. Vasan;Lisa M. Sullivan;Ronenn Roubenoff;Charles A. Dinarello

  • Longitudinal changes in body composition in older men and women: role of body weight change and physical activity

    Virginia A Hughes;Walter R Frontera;Ronenn Roubenoff;William J Evans

  • Sarcopenia Current Concepts

    Ronenn Roubenoff;Virginia A. Hughes

  • Rheumatoid cachexia: cytokine-driven hypermetabolism accompanying reduced body cell mass in chronic inflammation.

    Ronenn Roubenoff;Rebecca A. Roubenoff;Joseph G. Cannon;Joseph J. Kehayias

  • Two independent alleles at 6q23 associated with risk of rheumatoid arthritis

    Robert M Plenge;Robert M Plenge;Robert M Plenge;Chris Cotsapas;Chris Cotsapas;Leela Davies;Alkes L Price;Alkes L Price

  • Sarcopenia and its implications for the elderly

    R Roubenoff

  • Sarcopenic obesity : the confluence of two epidemics

    Ronenn Roubenoff

  • Inflammatory markers and the risk of Alzheimer disease: The Framingham Study

    Z. S. Tan;A. S. Beiser;R. S. Vasan;R. Roubenoff

  • Cytokines, insulin-like growth factor 1, sarcopenia, and mortality in very old community-dwelling men and women: the Framingham Heart Study

    Ronenn Roubenoff;Helen Parise;Hélène A Payette;Hélène A Payette;Leslie W Abad

  • Anthropometric assessment of 10-y changes in body composition in the elderly

    Virginia A Hughes;Ronenn Roubenoff;Michael Wood;Walter R Frontera

  • Plasma homocysteine as a risk factor for atherothrombotic events in systemic lupus erythematosus

    Michelle Petri;Ronenn Roubenoff;Gerard E Dallal;Marie R Nadeau

  • Strength training improves muscle quality and insulin sensitivity in Hispanic older adults with type 2 diabetes.

    Naomi Brooks;Jennifer E. Layne;Patricia L. Gordon;Ronenn Roubenoff

  • Skeletal muscle fiber quality in older men and women

    Walter R. Frontera;Walter R. Frontera;Dongwon Suh;Lisa S. Krivickas;Virginia A. Hughes

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger A. Fielding
Roger A. Fielding Tufts University
Walter R. Frontera
Walter R. Frontera University of Puerto Rico
Gerard E. Dallal
Gerard E. Dallal Tufts University
Ramachandran S. Vasan
Ramachandran S. Vasan The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
David J. Glass
David J. Glass Regeneron (United States)
Tamara B. Harris
Tamara B. Harris National Institutes of Health
Sherwood L. Gorbach
Sherwood L. Gorbach Tufts University
Charles A. Dinarello
Charles A. Dinarello University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Jacob Selhub
Jacob Selhub Tufts University
William J. Evans
William J. Evans University of California, Berkeley

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