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Body Composition Measurement Techniques

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Jongseok Hwang
Nambu University
2
Yilun Wu
Zhejiang A & F University
3
Xianyang Sherman Yee
Duke-NUS Medical School
4
Gerald Jarnig
University of Graz
5
G. Gortan Cappellari
University of Trieste
6
Maxime Nachit
UCLouvain
7
Jedd Pratt
Manchester Metropolitan University
8
Xiaoqian Zhang
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
9
Molly Curtis
Tallaght University Hospital
10
Devajit Mohajan
Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology

Rising Stars Papers

1
Body Roundness Index and All-Cause Mortality Among US Adults
JAMA Network Open|2024
277 cit.
2
Advantages and Limitations of the Body Mass Index (BMI) to Assess Adult Obesity
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health|2024
267 cit.
3
Oral Hypoglycaemic Agents: Non-Insulin Medications for Type 2 Diabetes Patients
Innovation in Science and Technology|2024
19 cit.
4
Plasma C‐terminal agrin fragment concentrations across adulthood: Reference values and associations with skeletal muscle health
Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle|2024
15 cit.
5
Anorexia Nervosa: A Dreadful Psychosocial Health Complication
Journal of Innovations in Medical Research|2024
12 cit.
6
Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry derived body composition trajectories across adulthood: Reference values and associations with body roundness index and body mass index
Clinical Nutrition|2025
12 cit.
7
Impact of social, familial and personal factors on depressive symptoms in middle-aged and older adults from the national CHARLS cohort
BMC Public Health|2024
11 cit.
8
Sarcopenic Obesity Frequency and Associated Risk Factors in Young Korean Women: A Comprehensive Cross-Sectional Analysis
Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine|2024
10 cit.
9
A Comprehensive Risk Factor Exploration: Korean Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study of Sarcopenia Obesity in Young-Old Males—Investigating the Prevalence, Somatometric, Biochemical, and Behavioral Traits
Healthcare|2024
10 cit.
10
Plasma brain-derived neurotrophic factor concentrations are elevated in community-dwelling adults with sarcopenia
Age and Ageing|2025
10 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Grant M. Tinsley
Texas Tech University
2
Alistair Boyle
Carleton University
3
José Manuel García‐Almeida
Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Victoria
4
Chi Hong Tseng
University of California, Los Angeles
5
Soonjee Park
Yeungnam University
6
Anna Picca
Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic
7
Yuxiu He
Hebei Normal University
8
Laura Tay
Sengkang General Hospital
9
Katie R. Hirsch
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
10
Zhenyu Peng
Central South University

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Association between manganese exposure in heavy metals mixtures and the prevalence of sarcopenia in US adults from NHANES 2011–2018
Journal of Hazardous Materials|2023
157 cit.
2
Gender-Specific Risk Factors and Prevalence for Sarcopenia among Community-Dwelling Young-Old Adults
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health|2022
103 cit.
3
Association of Intrinsic Capacity with Frailty, Physical Fitness and Adverse Health Outcomes in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
The Journal of Frailty & Aging|2022
96 cit.
4
Sex Differences of Sarcopenia in an Elderly Asian Population: The Prevalence and Risk Factors
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health|2022
61 cit.
5
Circulating Inflammatory, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, and Senescence-Related Markers in Older Adults with Physical Frailty and Sarcopenia: A BIOSPHERE Exploratory Study
International Journal of Molecular Sciences|2022
61 cit.
6
Mitochondrial Quantity and Quality in Age-Related Sarcopenia
International Journal of Molecular Sciences|2024
60 cit.
7
Gender-Specific Prevalence and Risk Factors of Sarcopenic Obesity in the Korean Elderly Population: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health|2023
53 cit.
8
Nutritional ultrasound®: Conceptualisation, technical considerations and standardisation
Endocrinología Diabetes y Nutrición|2022
49 cit.
9
Assessing the reliability and cross-sectional and longitudinal validity of fifteen bioelectrical impedance analysis devices
British Journal Of Nutrition|2022
47 cit.
10
Evaluation of automated anthropometrics produced by smartphone-based machine learning: a comparison with traditional anthropometric assessments
British Journal Of Nutrition|2023
38 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Mauro Zamboni
University of Verona
2
Steven B. Heymsfield
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
3
Hidenori Arai
National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology
4
Robert Ross
Queen's University
5
Jean Woo
Chinese University of Hong Kong
6
Richard N. Pierson
Harvard University
7
Claude Pichard
Geneva College
8
Claude Bouchard
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
9
Debra A. Bemben
University of Oklahoma
10
Jianchun Yu
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Sarcopenia: European consensus on definition and diagnosis
Age and Ageing|2010
11.7k cit.
2
Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia: 2019 Consensus Update on Sarcopenia Diagnosis and Treatment
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association|2020
6.9k cit.
3
Sarcopenia in Asia: Consensus Report of the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association|2014
4.3k cit.
4
Sarcopenia: An Undiagnosed Condition in Older Adults. Current Consensus Definition: Prevalence, Etiology, and Consequences. International Working Group on Sarcopenia
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association|2011
3.3k cit.
5
Low Relative Skeletal Muscle Mass (Sarcopenia) in Older Persons Is Associated with Functional Impairment and Physical Disability
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society|2002
3.1k cit.
6
Skeletal muscle mass and distribution in 468 men and women aged 18–88 yr
Journal of Applied Physiology|2000
3k cit.
7
GLIM criteria for the diagnosis of malnutrition – A consensus report from the global clinical nutrition community
Clinical Nutrition|2018
2.8k cit.
8
Skinfold equations for estimation of body fatness in children and youth.
PubMed|1988
2.7k cit.
9
The Metabolic Syndrome
Archives of Internal Medicine|2003
2.1k cit.
10
Waist circumference and not body mass index explains obesity-related health risk
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition|2004
2k cit.

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