# Bess Dawson‐Hughes

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/bess-dawson-hughes/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 71,680 |
| Field | Bone health and osteoporosis research |
| h-index | 130 |
| i10-index | 353 |
| Last Known Institution | Tufts University |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5090709918 |
| ORCID iD | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3136-0386 |
| Works | 540 |

## Researcher papers

- [Global vitamin D status and determinants of hypovitaminosis D](https://scholariq.org/papers/global-vitamin-d-status-and-determinants-of-hypovitaminosis-d/)
- [Higher 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations are associated with better lower-extremity function in both active and inactive persons aged ≥60 y](https://scholariq.org/papers/higher-25-hydroxyvitamin-d-concentrations-are-associated-with-better-lower/)
- [A Pooled Analysis of Vitamin D Dose Requirements for Fracture Prevention](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-pooled-analysis-of-vitamin-d-dose-requirements-for-fracture-prevention/)
- [Pitfalls in the measurement of muscle mass: a need for a reference standard](https://scholariq.org/papers/pitfalls-in-the-measurement-of-muscle-mass-a-need-for-a-reference-standard/)
- [IOF position statement: vitamin D recommendations for older adults](https://scholariq.org/papers/iof-position-statement-vitamin-d-recommendations-for-older-adults/)
- [Vitamin D Supplementation and Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes](https://scholariq.org/papers/vitamin-d-supplementation-and-prevention-of-type-2-diabetes/)
- [Calcium plus vitamin D supplementation and risk of fractures: an updated meta-analysis from the National Osteoporosis Foundation](https://scholariq.org/papers/calcium-plus-vitamin-d-supplementation-and-risk-of-fractures-an-updated-meta/)
- [Global dietary calcium intake among adults: a systematic review](https://scholariq.org/papers/global-dietary-calcium-intake-among-adults-a-systematic-review/)
- [Algorithm for the management of patients at low, high and very high risk of osteoporotic fractures](https://scholariq.org/papers/algorithm-for-the-management-of-patients-at-low-high-and-very-high-risk-of/)
- [A global representation of vitamin D status in healthy populations](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-global-representation-of-vitamin-d-status-in-healthy-populations/)
- [25-Hydroxyvitamin D, dementia, and cerebrovascular pathology in elders receiving home services](https://scholariq.org/papers/25-hydroxyvitamin-d-dementia-and-cerebrovascular-pathology-in-elders-receiving/)

## Researcher topics

- [Bone health and osteoporosis research](https://scholariq.org/topics/bone-health-and-osteoporosis-research/)
- [Vitamin D Research Studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/vitamin-d-research-studies-2/)
- [Nutrition and Health in Aging](https://scholariq.org/topics/nutrition-and-health-in-aging/)
- [Nutritional Studies and Diet](https://scholariq.org/topics/nutritional-studies-and-diet/)
- [Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/vitamin-c-and-antioxidants-research-2/)

## Researcher university

- [Tufts University](https://scholariq.org/institutions/tufts-university/)

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Source: ScholarIQ — public research metadata, principally OpenAlex. See https://scholariq.org/sources/ for provenance and https://scholariq.org/methodology/ for what these figures mean.