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David B. Burr

Medicine · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1976
Bone health and osteoporosis researchBone health and treatmentsBone Metabolism and DiseasesBone fractures and treatmentsOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty

Publications

472

Citations

42,582

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

49

Publishing since 1976

Research summary
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David B. Burr studies bone biology and skeletal health, focusing on how bones respond to mechanical stress, how they weaken with aging and disease (such as osteoporosis), and how various treatments affect bone quality and strength. The research combines biomechanical testing, microscopic analysis of bone structure, and studies of drugs like bisphosphonates and teriparatide, often using animal models. Work also extends to stress fractures, osteoarthritis, and the mechanical properties of bone tissue.

Bone mechanics and stress fracturesOsteoporosis and bone treatmentsBone microstructure and histomorphometryEffects of aging and disease on boneDrug effects on bone quality

Publication activity peaked around 2019 and has declined notably in recent years, averaging just over one paper per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

Funding
Public award records

No award with a current end date on record.

20 earlier awards
  • NIH R25GM109432Mar 2014 – Dec 2022 · $377k awarded

    IPREP: IUPUI Graduate Preparation for the Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences.

  • NIH T32AR065971Jul 2015 – Jun 2020 · $318k awarded

    Comprehensive Training Program in Musculoskeletal Research

  • NIH R13AR070556Jul 2016 – Jun 2017 · $15k awarded

    ORS Sun Valley Workshop: Musculoskeletal Biology

  • NIH R13AR068916Jul 2015 – Jun 2016 · $15k awarded

    ORS Sun Valley Workshop on Musculoskeletal Biology

  • NIH R13AR067055Aug 2014 – Jul 2015 · $15k awarded

    IBMS Sun Valley Workshop on Musculoskeletal Biology

  • NSF 1445839Jul 2014 – Jun 2015 · $10k awarded

    Sun Valley Workshop: Musculoskeletal Biology; Sun Valley, Idaho; August 3-6, 2014

  • NIH R13AR065336Aug 2013 – Jul 2014 · $20k awarded

    IBMS Sun Valley Workshop on Musculoskeletal Biology

  • NIH R13AR063529Jul 2012 – Jun 2013 · $23k awarded

    Sun Valley Workshop: Musculoskeletal Biology

  • NIH R13AR061926Jul 2011 – Jun 2012 · $20k awarded

    Sun Valley Workshop on Skeletal Biology

  • NIH R01AR047838Jul 2002 – May 2012 · $332k awarded

    Remodeling Suppression: Collagen Effects on Fracture Energy

  • NIH R13AR060108Jul 2010 – Jun 2011 · $18k awarded

    Sun Valley Workshop on Skeletal Biology

  • NIH R13AR057585Jul 2009 – Jan 2010 · $15k awarded

    Sun Valley Workshop on Skeletal Biology

  • NIH R13AR056489Aug 2008 – Feb 2009 · $13k awarded

    Sun Valley Workshop on Skeletal Biology

  • NIH R13AR055423Jul 2007 – Dec 2007 · $16k awarded

    Sun Valley Workshop on Skeletal Biology

  • NIH R13AR054316Aug 2006 – Jul 2007 · $15k awarded

    Sun Valley Workshop on Skeletal Biology

  • NIH T32AR007581May 1996 – Apr 2007 · $273k awarded

    Musculoskeletal Training Grant

  • NIH R13AR052684Jul 2005 – Dec 2005 · $15k awarded

    Sun Valley Workshop on Skeletal Biology

  • NIH P01AR045218Feb 2000 – Jan 2005 · $911k awarded

    MECHANOTRANSDUCTION IN BONE

  • NIH R13AR051354Jul 2004 – Sep 2004 · $17k awarded

    Sun Valley Workshop on Skeletal Biology

  • NIH P01AG005793Sep 1997 – Aug 2002 · $242k awarded

    EFFECT OF SUPPRESSED BONE TURNOVER ON SKELETAL FRAGILITY

Matched to public NIH RePORTER and NSF records by name and institution. Awards from other agencies are not shown, and a match is not always found — this list may be incomplete.

In context
Among 5,073 established Medicine PIs within our index
Citations: 42,582cohort median 2,525
h-index: 107cohort median 24
Publications / year (recent): 1.2cohort median 4.8

Typically publishes in teams of ~5 · 43% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 22 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.2/year recently
2017: 10 publications172018: 9 publications182019: 18 publications18192020: 6 publications202021: 7 publications212022: 3 publications222023: 1 publication232024: 2 publications242526
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 1 collaborator at the same institution2018: 0 collaborators at the same institution2019: 0 collaborators at the same institution2020: 0 collaborators at the same institution2021: 0 collaborators at the same institution2022: 0 collaborators at the same institution2023: 0 collaborators at the same institution2024: 0 collaborators at the same institution2025: 0 collaborators at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Bone×13
  • Elsevier eBooks×13
  • Author eBooks×5
  • Osteoarthritis and Cartilage×3
  • PLoS ONE×2
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Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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