OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Archives of Osteoporosis is 5. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Association of possible sarcopenic obesity with osteoporosis and fragility fractures in postmenopausal women	403
The aging spine: the effect of vertebral fragility fracture on sagittal alignment	269
The pattern and trends of disease burden due to low bone mineral density from 1990 to 2019 in China: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019	144
UKRI MRC National Musculoskeletal Ageing Network: strategic prioritisation to increase healthy lifespan and minimise physical frailty	122
Textbook process as a composite quality indicator for in-hospital hip fracture care	36
Fast kilovoltage (KV)-switching dual-energy CT virtual noncalcium technique using different reconstruction kernels for identifying acute and chronic vertebral compression fractures	33
Screening and management of osteoporosis: a survey of knowledge, attitude and practice among primary care physicians in Malaysia	31
Inter-observer agreement of vertebral fracture assessment with dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry equipment	31
Prevalence of FRAX risk factors and the osteoporosis treatment gap among women ≥ 70 years of age in routine primary care across 8 countries in Europe	28
A Qualitative Study to Assess US Patient Preferences between new Transdermal System and Injectable Anabolic Therapies for Osteoporosis Treatment	27
Revisiting Captain Charles Martell: witnessing the true face of primary hyperparathyroidism even in the twenty-first century	25
How does proximal femur BMD of healthy Irish adults compare to NHANES III? Results of the DXA-HIP Project	25
Fracture prevalence in thalassemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	25
Association between prior cancer diagnosis and osteoporosis: a matched case–control study	24
Dietary calcium, phosphorus, and osteosarcopenic adiposity in Korean adults aged 50 years and older	20
Experience of a systematic approach to care and prevention of fragility fractures in New Zealand	20
Relationship between osteoporosis and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo based on evidence-based medicine and bioinformatics	18
Trabecular bone score and bone mineral density in acromegalic osteopathy assessment: a cross-sectional study	18
Insulin resistance and bone health in adolescents	17
Dietary carotenoid intake and osteoporosis: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005–2018	17
The Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis	15
Four-month outcome after proximal femur fractures and influence of early geriatric rehabilitation: data from the German Centres of Geriatric Trauma DGU	14
FRAX-based osteoporosis treatment guidelines for resource-poor settings in India	14
Denosumab in chronic kidney disease: a narrative review of treatment efficacy and safety	14
Non-linear association of body composition and its components with bone density in Iranian children and adolescents	14

Prevalent vertebral fractures among urban-dwelling Chinese postmenopausal women: a population-based, randomized-sampling, cross-sectional study	14
Cost-effectiveness of romosozumab for the treatment of postmenopausal women at very high risk of fracture in Canada	14
Examining the role of cannabinoids on osteoporosis: a review	14
Sleep pattern and bone mineral density: a cross-sectional study of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2017–2018	13
Bone mass in Saudi women aged 20–40 years: the association with obesity and vitamin D deficiency	13
Consensus evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and treat-to-target management of osteoporosis in Africa: an initiative by the African Society of Bone Health and Metabolic Bone	13
Trends in osteoporotic fracture and related in-hospital complications during the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta, Canada	13
The association between coronary artery disease and osteoporosis: a population-based longitudinal study in Taiwan	13
Predictive factors of non-treatment and non-persistence to osteoporosis medication after fragility hip fractures at 3 years after discharge: a multicentre, prospective cohort study in the northern Kyu	13
Association between vitamin D and bone mineral density in Japanese adults: the Unzen study	12
Incidence of and risk factors for hip fracture in Nagasaki, Japan from 2005 to 2014	12
Effects of COVID-19 confinement on the incidence and mortality of major osteoporotic fractures: an observational study in Catalonia, Spain	12
Improving shared decision-making for osteoporosis pharmacologic therapy in nursing homes: a qualitative analysis	12
UK clinical guideline for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis	12
The association of opioid consumption and osteoporosis in old men: Bushehr Elderly Health (BEH) program	12
Bridging the gaps in secondary fracture prevention at a single center in Pakistan—compliance with the IOF best practice framework	12
The associations of statin intake and the trabecular bone score and bone mineral density status in elderly Iranian individuals: a cross-sectional analysis of the Bushehr Elderly Health (BEH) program	12
Prognostic value of preoperative low bone mineral density in patients with digestive cancers: a systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Much lower prevalence and severity of radiographic osteoporotic vertebral fracture in elderly Hong Kong Chinese women than in age-matched Rome Caucasian women: a cross-sectional study	12
Effectiveness of community-based rehabilitation interventions incorporating outdoor mobility on ambulatory ability and falls-related self-efficacy after hip fracture: a systematic review and meta-anal	11
Utilization of an individualized nursing plan based on the comprehensive geriatric assessment to improve quality of life in older patients with osteoporosis	11
Factors associated with pain-related disorders and gait disturbance scores from the Japanese orthopedic association back pain evaluation questionnaire and Oswestry Disability Index in patients with os	11
End stage renal disease patients undergoing hip fracture surgery have increased length of stay, acute hospital bill size, and reduced survivorship—implications on a bundled care program	11
New technology REMS for bone evaluation compared to DXA in adult women for the osteoporosis diagnosis: a real-life experience	11
Fracture liaison service model: treatment persistence 5 years later	11
The yawning gap between osteoporosis diagnosis and treatment after a fragility fracture in Mexico	10
Cost-effectiveness of sequential daily teriparatide/weekly alendronate compared with alendronate monotherapy for older osteoporotic women with prior vertebral fracture in Japan	10
Use of an electronic medical record dashboard to identify gaps in osteoporosis care	10
Incident bone fracture and mortality in a large HIV cohort outpatient study, 2000–2017, USA	10
In memoriam: Rosa Maria Rodrigues Pereira (1958–2022)	10
One year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland–the incidence of osteoporotic forearm, arm, and hip fractures	10
3D analysis of bone mineral density in a cohort: age- and sex-related differences	10
Association between serum uric acid level and bone mineral density at multiple skeletal sites in middle-aged and elderly men: a cross-sectional study of a healthy population in Taiwan	10
Insufficient persistence to pharmacotherapy in Japanese patients with osteoporosis: an analysis of the National Database of Health Insurance Claims and Specific Health Checkups in Japan	9
Fragility fracture of the fourth rib in a patient with a cardiac pacemaker: an uncommon case	9
Cluster phenomenon of vertebral refractures after posterior pedicle screw fixation in a patient with glucocorticosteroid-induced Kümmell’s disease: a treatment dilemma	9
Low vertebral CT Hounsfield units: a risk factor for new osteoporotic vertebral fractures after the treatment of percutaneous kyphoplasty	9
Correction: Real-world effectiveness of osteoporosis treatments in Germany	9
Asymptomatic vertebral fracture in Tunisian post-menopausal women at risk: prevalence and risk factors	9
An update of the prevalence of osteoporosis, fracture risk factors, and medication use among community-dwelling older adults: results from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)	9
Comparison of the incidence rates of hip and vertebral fragility fractures according to cataract surgery in elderly population: a nationwide cohort study	9
Incidence of hip fractures during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Brazilian public health care system	9
Fibula response to disuse: a longitudinal analysis in people with spinal cord injury	9
Prevalence of morphometric vertebral fractures in osteoporotic patients in Greece: the Vertebral Integrity Assessment (VERTINAS) study	9
A pilot study comparing daily teriparatide with monthly cycles of teriparatide and raloxifene	9
Medical expenditures for fragility hip fracture in Japan: a study using the nationwide health insurance claims database	8
Position statement of the Latin American Federation of Endocrinology on osteoporosis	8
An observational study of vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty for osteoporotic spinal fractures: utilisation and outcomes in England using an administrative dataset	8
Medical management patterns in a US commercial claims database following a nontraumatic fracture in postmenopausal women	8
Effectiveness of an osteoporosis prevention educational program in Tunisian premenopausal women working in sedentary occupations: a quasi-experimental study	8

Validation of the Taiwan FRAX® calculator for the prediction of fracture risk	8
Anemia is associated with increased risk of non-vertebral osteoporotic fractures in elderly men: the MrOS Sweden cohort	8
The influence of snuff and smoking on bone accretion in late adolescence. The Tromsø study, Fit Futures	8
Sarcopenic osteoporosis, sarcopenic obesity, and sarcopenic osteoporotic obesity in the Camargo cohort (Cantabria, Spain)	8
Biochemical characteristics and calcium and PTH levels of patients with high normal and elevated serum 25(OH)D levels in Turkey: DeVIT-TOX survey	7
Mortality rates and risk factors after low-trauma hip fracture in the largest university center in Romania	7
Real-world cost-effectiveness of denosumab for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis in Taiwan	7
Patient-specific factors affecting survival following hip fractures—a 14-year follow-up study in Finland	7
The interdisciplinary fracture liaison service improves health-related outcomes and survival of older adults after hip fracture surgical repair	7
Association between metabolic syndrome and osteoporosis among adults aged 50 years and older: using the National Health Information Database in South Korea	7
The effects of falls on the prediction of osteoporotic fractures: epidemiological cohort study	7
Pseudomyogenic hemangioendothelioma with bone and soft tissue involvement with favorable response to pamidronate: a case report and systematic review of the literature	7
Further evidence supports a much lower prevalence of radiographic osteoporotic vertebral fracture in Hong Kong Chinese women than in Italian Caucasian women	7
Impact of osteoporosis liaison services on the expected lifetime osteoporosis-related medical expenses of patients with fragility fracture in a private hospital in Japan	7
Safety of denosumab versus zoledronic acid in the older adults with osteoporosis: a meta-analysis of cohort studies	7
Attributable disease burden related to low bone mineral density in Iran from 1990 to 2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease 2019	7
Atypical femoral fracture in a bisphosphonate-naïve patient on denosumab for osteoporosis	7
Incidence of fractures among patients receiving medications for type 2 diabetes or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and glucocorticoid users according to the National Claims Database in Japan	7
Remote management of osteoporosis in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic	7
The relationship between vitamin D deficiency, body composition, and physical/cognitive functions	7
Exploring the treatment gap among patients with osteoporosis-related fractures in France	7
Analyses of the association between breast cancer and osteoporosis/fracture history: a cross-sectional study using KoGES HEXA data	7
Patients undergoing surgical treatment for low-energy distal radius fractures are more likely to receive a referral and participate in a fracture liaison service program	7
Bibliometric analysis of the top 100 most-cited articles on the treatment of osteoporosis	7
Does metabolic syndrome increase the risk of fracture? A systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Bone mineral density, nutrient intake, and physical activity among young women from Uganda	7
Spanish National Registry of Major Osteoporotic Fractures (REFRA) seen at Fracture Liaison Services (FLS): objectives and quality standards	6
Incidence of hip fractures during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Brazilian public health care system	6
Overview of the clinical efficacy and safety of eldecalcitol for the treatment of osteoporosis	6
Race and Age Impact Osteoporosis Screening Rates in Women Prior to Hip Fracture	6
Prevalence and patterns of anti-osteoporotic drug use based on 2019 real-world nationwide data in Greece	6
An updated hip fracture incidence rate for Brazil: the Brazilian Validation Osteoporosis Study (BRAVOS)	6
Estimating the future clinical and economic benefits of improving osteoporosis diagnosis and treatment among women in South Korea: a simulation projection model from 2020 to 2040	6
A retrospective observational study of osteoporosis management after a fragility fracture in primary care	6
Fracture risk in Asian-Canadian women is significantly over-estimated by the Canadian Association of Radiologists-Osteoporosis Canada risk prediction tool: retrospective cohort study	6
Secular trends in hip fractures in adults over 50 years old: a retrospective analysis of hospital admissions to the Brazilian Public Health System from 2004 to 2013	6
Performance of HR-pQCT, DXA, and FRAX in the discrimination of asymptomatic vertebral fracture in postmenopausal Chinese women	6
The application of FRAX in Saudi Arabia	6
Alliance for the development of the Argentinian Hip Fracture Registry	6
Nonoperative hip fracture management practices and patient survival compared to surgical care: an analysis of Estonian population-wide data	6
Prevalence and treatment rate of osteoporosis in patients undergoing total knee and hip arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Multidimensional prognostic index and the risk of fractures: an 8-year longitudinal cohort study in the Osteoarthritis Initiative	6
What is the impact on work of osteoporotic fractures in active patients? A retrospective fracture-liaison-service study—Optiwork 1	6
Comparison of human bone mineral densities in subjects on plant-based and omnivorous diets: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Osteoporosis treatment in Austria—assessment of FRAX-based intervention thresholds for high and very high fracture risk	6
Effectiveness of a Japanese multi-professional cooperative osteoporosis liaison service at a private hospital for decreasing secondary fractures in osteoporosis patients with fragility fractures	6
Quality improvement initiatives in the care and prevention of fragility fractures in the Asia Pacific region	6
Sociodemographic and health system factors associated with variations in hospitalization costs for fractures in adults aged 45 years and over: a cross-sectional study of provincial health accounts in	5
Quality indicators in the treatment of geriatric hip fractures: literature review and expert consensus	5
Correction to: Access to care for low trauma hip fractures in South Africa	5
A model-based cost-effectiveness analysis of fracture liaison services in China	5
Development of an open-source measurement system to assess the areal bone mineral density of the proximal femur from clinical CT images	5
Osteoporosis in Europe: a compendium of country-specific reports	5
Publisher Correction: Exercise for improving age-related hyperkyphosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis with GRADE assessment	5
Changing trends in hip fracture epidemiology in the Republic of Ireland: a follow-up study	5
Assessment of calcium and vitamin D medications adherence in patients with hypoparathyroidism after thyroidectomy	5
Development of a data-driven case-mix adjustment model for comparison of hospital performance in hip fracture care	5
The Indian Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ISBMR) position statement for the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis in adults	5
Vitamin D deficiency is a risk factor for new fractures in Japanese postmenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis: results from the IORRA cohort study	5
Real-world effectiveness of osteoporosis treatments in Germany	5
Relationship of abdominal aortic calcification with lumbar vertebral volumetric bone mineral density assessed by quantitative computed tomography in maintenance hemodialysis patients	5
Fracture incidence in children and adolescents 0–19 years old in Mexico: a 12-year cross-sectional analysis	5
Trabecular bone score in the hip: a new method to examine hip bone microarchitecture—a feasibility study	5
Mobility and mortality outcomes among older individuals with hip fractures at a teaching hospital in Malaysia	5
Worldwide research tendency and hotspots on hip fracture: a 20-year bibliometric analysis	5
Efficacy of generic teriparatide and alendronate in Chinese postmenopausal women with osteoporosis: a prospective study	5
Number of teeth is associated with hip fracture and femoral neck bone mineral density in the NHANES	5