# Claus Christiansen

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/claus-christiansen/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 64,184 |
| Field | Bone health and osteoporosis research |
| h-index | 123 |
| i10-index | 508 |
| Last Known Institution | Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5005612011 |
| ORCID iD | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9951-480X |
| Works | 753 |

## Researcher papers

- [Variant of transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) gene confers risk of type 2 diabetes](https://scholariq.org/papers/variant-of-transcription-factor-7-like-2-tcf7l2-gene-confers-risk-of-type-2/)
- [The use of clinical risk factors enhances the performance of BMD in the prediction of hip and osteoporotic fractures in men and women](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-use-of-clinical-risk-factors-enhances-the-performance-of-bmd-in-the/)
- [Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 56 bone mineral density loci and reveals 14 loci associated with risk of fracture](https://scholariq.org/papers/genome-wide-meta-analysis-identifies-56-bone-mineral-density-loci-and-reveals-14/)
- [Validation of body composition by dual energy X‐ray absorptiometry (DEXA)](https://scholariq.org/papers/validation-of-body-composition-by-dual-energy-x-ray-absorptiometry-dexa/)
- [Value of biomarkers in osteoarthritis: current status and perspectives](https://scholariq.org/papers/value-of-biomarkers-in-osteoarthritis-current-status-and-perspectives/)
- [Sequence variants in the CLDN14 gene associate with kidney stones and bone mineral density](https://scholariq.org/papers/sequence-variants-in-the-cldn14-gene-associate-with-kidney-stones-and-bone/)
- [Are Nonresorbing Osteoclasts Sources of Bone Anabolic Activity?](https://scholariq.org/papers/are-nonresorbing-osteoclasts-sources-of-bone-anabolic-activity/)
- [Common variants at VRK2 and TCF4 conferring risk of schizophrenia](https://scholariq.org/papers/common-variants-at-vrk2-and-tcf4-conferring-risk-of-schizophrenia/)

## Researcher topics

- [Bone health and osteoporosis research](https://scholariq.org/topics/bone-health-and-osteoporosis-research/)
- [Bone health and treatments](https://scholariq.org/topics/bone-health-and-treatments/)
- [Estrogen and related hormone effects](https://scholariq.org/topics/estrogen-and-related-hormone-effects/)
- [Bone Metabolism and Diseases](https://scholariq.org/topics/bone-metabolism-and-diseases/)
- [Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments](https://scholariq.org/topics/menopause-health-impacts-and-treatments/)

## Researcher university

- [Lyon 1 Université](https://scholariq.org/institutions/lyon-1-universite/)

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