# Ruth Peters

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/ruth-peters/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 23,299 |
| Field | Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research |
| h-index | 71 |
| i10-index | 156 |
| Last Known Institution | The George Institute for Global Health |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5090767286 |
| ORCID iD | 0000-0003-0148-3617 |
| Works | 317 |

## Researcher papers

Showing 12 of 14.

- [Treatment of Hypertension in Patients 80 Years of Age or Older](https://scholariq.org/papers/treatment-of-hypertension-in-patients-80-years-of-age-or-older/)
- [Preservation of Pancreatic β-Cell Function and Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes by Pharmacological Treatment of Insulin Resistance in High-Risk Hispanic Women](https://scholariq.org/papers/preservation-of-pancreatic-cell-function-and-prevention-of-type-2-diabetes-by/)
- [Ageing and the brain](https://scholariq.org/papers/ageing-and-the-brain/)
- [Incident dementia and blood pressure lowering in the Hypertension in the Very Elderly Trial cognitive function assessment (HYVET-COG): a double-blind, placebo controlled trial](https://scholariq.org/papers/incident-dementia-and-blood-pressure-lowering-in-the-hypertension-in-the-very/)
- [Type 2 Diabetes as a Risk Factor for Dementia in Women Compared With Men: A Pooled Analysis of 2.3 Million People Comprising More Than 100,000 Cases of Dementia](https://scholariq.org/papers/type-2-diabetes-as-a-risk-factor-for-dementia-in-women-compared-with-men-a/)
- [SCORE2-OP risk prediction algorithms: estimating incident cardiovascular event risk in older persons in four geographical risk regions](https://scholariq.org/papers/score2-op-risk-prediction-algorithms-estimating-incident-cardiovascular-event/)
- [Air Pollution and Dementia: A Systematic Review](https://scholariq.org/papers/air-pollution-and-dementia-a-systematic-review/)
- [Dietary Intake of Fiber and Decreased Risk of Cancers of the Colon and Rectum: Evidence From the Combined Analysis of 13 Case-Control Studies](https://scholariq.org/papers/dietary-intake-of-fiber-and-decreased-risk-of-cancers-of-the-colon-and-rectum/)
- [The risk of overweight/obesity in mid-life and late life for the development of dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-risk-of-overweight-obesity-in-mid-life-and-late-life-for-the-development-of/)
- [Alcohol, dementia and cognitive decline in the elderly: a systematic review](https://scholariq.org/papers/alcohol-dementia-and-cognitive-decline-in-the-elderly-a-systematic-review/)
- [Combining modifiable risk factors and risk of dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis](https://scholariq.org/papers/combining-modifiable-risk-factors-and-risk-of-dementia-a-systematic-review-and/)
- [Common risk factors for major noncommunicable disease, a systematic overview of reviews and commentary: the implied potential for targeted risk reduction](https://scholariq.org/papers/common-risk-factors-for-major-noncommunicable-disease-a-systematic-overview-of/)

## Researcher topics

- [Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/dementia-and-cognitive-impairment-research/)
- [Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/blood-pressure-and-hypertension-studies/)
- [Nutritional Studies and Diet](https://scholariq.org/topics/nutritional-studies-and-diet/)
- [Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life](https://scholariq.org/topics/health-systems-economic-evaluations-quality-of-life/)
- [Sodium Intake and Health](https://scholariq.org/topics/sodium-intake-and-health/)

## Researcher university

- [The George Institute for Global Health](https://scholariq.org/institutions/the-george-institute-for-global-health-2/)

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