| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Estimates of optimal vitamin D status | Osteoporosis International | 2005 | 1,592 |
| 2 | Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 56 bone mineral density loci and reveals 14 loci associated with risk of fracture | Nature Genetics | 2012 | 1,100 |
| 3 | The role of leptin and ghrelin in the regulation of food intake and body weight in humans: a review | Obesity Reviews | 2007 | 1,013 |
| 4 | Vitamin D physiology | Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 2006 | 938 |
| 5 | Vitamin D Status Predicts Physical Performance and Its Decline in Older Persons | Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism | 2007 | 525 |
| 6 | Short-Term Caloric Restriction Induces Accumulation of Myocardial Triglycerides and Decreases Left Ventricular Diastolic Function in Healthy Subjects | Diabetes | 2007 | 520 |
| 7 | Myocardial Steatosis Is an Independent Predictor of Diastolic Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus | Journal of the American College of Cardiology | 2008 | 472 |
| 8 | Obesity Is Not Protective against Fracture in Postmenopausal Women: GLOW | American Journal of Medicine | 2011 | 446 |
| 9 | Endothelial Glycocalyx Damage Coincides With Microalbuminuria in Type 1 Diabetes | Diabetes | 2006 | 361 |
| 10 | Vitamin D status and nutrition in Europe and Asia | Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 2007 | 354 |
| 11 | One-Year Treatment With Exenatide Improves β-Cell Function, Compared With Insulin Glargine, in Metformin-Treated Type 2 Diabetic Patients | Diabetes Care | 2009 | 354 |
| 12 | The Amsterdam Cohort of Gender Dysphoria Study (1972–2015): Trends in Prevalence, Treatment, and Regrets | Journal of Sexual Medicine | 2018 | 347 |
| 13 | Quality of life in patients with osteoporosis | Osteoporosis International | 2005 | 310 |
| 14 | Effects of testosterone supplementation on markers of the metabolic syndrome and inflammation in hypogonadal men with the metabolic syndrome: the double‐blinded placebo‐controlled Moscow study | Clinical Endocrinology | 2010 | 290 |
| 15 | Findings from Left Ventricular Strain and Strain Rate Imaging in Asymptomatic Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus | American Journal of Cardiology | 2009 | 261 |
| 16 | Relationships of Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D to Bone Mineral Density and Serum Parathyroid Hormone and Markers of Bone Turnover in Older Persons | Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism | 2009 | 258 |
| 17 | Acute Effects of Decaffeinated Coffee and the Major Coffee Components Chlorogenic Acid and Trigonelline on Glucose Tolerance | Diabetes Care | 2009 | 250 |
| 18 | Investigation, Treatment, and Monitoring of Late-Onset Hypogonadism in Males: ISA, ISSAM, EAU, EAA, and ASA Recommendations | European Urology | 2009 | 247 |
| 19 | ISA, ISSAM, EAU, EAA and ASA recommendations: Investigation, treatment and monitoring of late-onset hypogonadism in males | International Journal of Impotence Research | 2009 | 232 |
| 20 | Investigation, Treatment, and Monitoring of Late‐Onset Hypogonadism in Males: ISA, ISSAM, EAU, EAA, and ASA Recommendations | Journal of Andrology | 2009 | 229 |
| 21 | Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion Versus Multiple Daily Injections: The impact of baseline A1c | Diabetes Care | 2004 | 222 |
| 22 | Vitamin D Status, Parathyroid Function, Bone Turnover, and BMD in Postmenopausal Women With Osteoporosis: Global Perspective | Journal of Bone and Mineral Research | 2009 | 210 |
| 23 | Care of Transsexual Persons | New England Journal of Medicine | 2011 | 203 |
| 24 | Relative Value of 25(OH)D and 1,25(OH)2D Measurements | Journal of Bone and Mineral Research | 2007 | 190 |
| 25 | Higher levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D are associated with a lower incidence of multiple sclerosis only in women | Multiple Sclerosis Journal | 2009 | 177 |
| 26 | A Randomized Trial of Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion and Intensive Injection Therapy in Type 1 Diabetes for Patients With Long-Standing Poor Glycemic Control | Diabetes Care | 2002 | 174 |
| 27 | Vitamin D and mortality in older men and women | Clinical Endocrinology | 2009 | 172 |
| 28 | The Treatment of Adolescent Transsexuals: Changing Insights | Journal of Sexual Medicine | 2008 | 169 |
| 29 | Type 2 diabetes is associated with impaired endothelium-dependent, flow-mediated dilation, but impaired glucose metabolism is not | Atherosclerosis | 2004 | 161 |
| 30 | ISA, ISSAM, EAU, EAA and ASA recommendations: investigation, treatment and monitoring of late-onset hypogonadism in males | Aging Male | 2009 | 160 |
| 31 | Impact of Prevalent Fractures on Quality of Life: Baseline Results From the Global Longitudinal Study of Osteoporosis in Women | Mayo Clinic Proceedings | 2010 | 159 |
| 32 | Vitamin D deficiency as a risk factor for osteoporotic fractures | Bone | 2008 | 157 |
| 33 | REVIEW ARTICLE: Reducing fracture risk with calcium and vitamin D | Clinical Endocrinology | 2010 | 154 |
| 34 | The association of sex hormone levels with poor mobility, low muscle strength and incidence of falls among older men and women | Clinical Endocrinology | 2005 | 144 |
| 35 | Previous fractures at multiple sites increase the risk for subsequent fractures: The global longitudinal study of osteoporosis in women | Journal of Bone and Mineral Research | 2012 | 143 |
| 36 | Acceptance and Compliance with External Hip Protectors: A Systematic Review of the Literature | Osteoporosis International | 2002 | 139 |
| 37 | Investigation, treatment and monitoring of late‐onset hypogonadism in males | Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities | 2009 | 138 |
| 38 | No effect of the FitFor2 exercise programme on blood glucose, insulin sensitivity, and birthweight in pregnant women who were overweight and at risk for gestational diabetes: results of a randomised controlled trial | BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 2012 | 136 |
| 39 | Effect of co-morbidities on fracture risk: Findings from the Global Longitudinal Study of Osteoporosis in Women (GLOW) | Bone | 2012 | 129 |
| 40 | What does quality of life mean to older frail and non-frail community-dwelling adults in the Netherlands? | Quality of Life Research | 2007 | 119 |
| 41 | In Men, Peripheral Estradiol Levels Directly Reflect the Action of Estrogens at the Hypothalamo-Pituitary Level to Inhibit Gonadotropin Secretion | Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism | 2006 | 115 |
| 42 | Low-Frequency Synonymous Coding Variation in CYP2R1 Has Large Effects on Vitamin D Levels and Risk of Multiple Sclerosis | American Journal of Human Genetics | 2017 | 112 |
| 43 | Vitamin D status among patients with hip fracture and elderly control subjects in Yekaterinburg, Russia | Osteoporosis International | 2006 | 111 |
| 44 | Calcium and vitamin D in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis - a clinical update | Journal of Internal Medicine | 2006 | 109 |
| 45 | Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) and cognitive decline in older persons | Neurobiology of Aging | 2003 | 108 |
| 46 | Effects of Testosterone Supplementation on Depressive Symptoms and Sexual Dysfunction in Hypogonadal Men with the Metabolic Syndrome | Journal of Sexual Medicine | 2010 | 108 |
| 47 | Once-weekly dose of 8400 IU vitamin D3 compared with placebo: effects on neuromuscular function and tolerability in older adults with vitamin D insufficiency | American Journal of Clinical Nutrition | 2010 | 101 |
| 48 | Androgen Replacement Therapy | Drugs | 2004 | 97 |
| 49 | A European Network for the Investigation of Gender Incongruence: Endocrine Part | Journal of Sexual Medicine | 2016 | 96 |
| 50 | Impact of incident vertebral fractures on health related quality of life (HRQOL) in postmenopausal women with prevalent vertebral fractures | Osteoporosis International | 2005 | 91 |
