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Shaun Sabico is an expert in Endocrinology at King Saud University (Saudi Arabia). As of October 2026, ScienceLeadR ranks Shaun Sabico in the top 1% of experts worldwide for Glucose Metabolism Disorders and Diabetes Mellitus, and in the top 1% of experts in Saudi Arabia for Nutrition Disorders. Shaun Sabico has authored 254 publications, the most recent in 2026, and is an investigator in 3 clinical trials, 2 of them ongoing. SLR score: 729 (community average: 125). How the SLR is computed.

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Endocrinology

Subspecialties: Nutrition - Biochemistry - Geriatrics

Full career – Last 3 years

Main Topics

Publications and Clinical Studies

Publications – Clinical Studies

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Short Biography

Dr. Shaun Sabico is an Associate Professor of Medical Sciences and Deputy Director of the Chair for Biomarkers of Chronic Diseases, Department of Biochemistry, College of Science, King Saud University. His research focuses on biomarkers of chronic diseases, metabolism, and clinical nutrition. He serves as Associate Editor for Aging Clinical and Experimental Research and Scientific Editor for Annals of Saudi Medicine. He is also a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO), in addition to serving as Senior Advisor to the WHO Collaborating Centre for Public Health Aspects of Musculoskeletal Health and Aging at the University of Liège (ULiège), Belgium.

Organizations

Career arc: 2009 - 2026
Source: PubMed

King Saud University

Publications Synthesis

Sources: PubMed, OpenAlex

Number : 254

Citations

Citations: 6 456 1st author: 8 Last author: 46 Unique author: 0

Main journals

Nutrients 16
Eur J Clin Invest 10
Aging Clin Exp Res 9
Sci Rep 9
FASEB J 7

Best Journals

Nat Med 3
Nat Rev Rheumatol 2
BMJ 1

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Latest Publications

5 most recent indexed articles

Source: Pubmed

Title Journal Year Citations
Association of elevated circulating iron with bone mineral density and bone turnover markers in postmenopausal Saudi women with and without osteoporosis.
PMID 42921567 — serum, bone remodeling, transferrin, osteocalcin, osteoporosis, osteopontin, bone density, spine		Open Med (Wars)20260
Single-component imaging and ultrasound-based tools for the assessment of fracture risk.
PMID 42823512 — osteoporosis, bone density		Nat Rev Rheumatol Top journal20260
Serum vs. Dietary Magnesium and Cardiometabolic Outcomes in Saudi Adolescents.
PMID 42884753 — serum, food, adolescent, obesity, sex, triglycerides		Nutrients20260
Structured lifestyle modification and biological aging: effects on PhenoAge, sclerostin, and GDF-15 in arab adults with prediabetes.
PMID 42787268 — diabetes mellitus, life style, aging, growth differentiation factor 15, prediabetic state		Front Aging20260
Global, regional and national intake of plant-based foods among youth in 185 countries (1990-2018): findings from the Global Dietary Database.
PMID 42419870 — global health, nuts, uncertainty, seeds, fruit, food, vegetables		BMJ Glob Health20260

Clinical Studies 3

Sources: ClinicalTrials, EU CTIS

Synthesis

Study Chair: 1

By phase:

N/A 2
Phase 4 1

By status:

Not yet recruiting 2
Completed 1

By type:

Interventional 3

By Monocentric/Multicentric:

monocentric 3
multicentric2to4 0
multicentric5to9 0
multicentricup10 0

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Ongoing Clinical Trials

2 ongoing trials started since 2021, where this expert is an investigator

Source: ClinicalTrials

Study Phase Status Start
Effects of First Line Oral Hypoglycemics in Bone Markers of Treatment Na ve Saudi Adults With Type 2 Diabetes
NCT06439758 — diabetes mellitus, mortality, life style, bone diseases, osteoporosis, morbidity, research, therapeutics, hypoglycemic agents, metformin, diabetes mellitus, type 2, bone and bones		Phase 4Not yet recruiting2024
Effects of Lifestyle Intervention in the Biological Aging in Prediabetes
NCT06440681 — exercise, life style, growth, aging, growth differentiation factor 15, glucose intolerance, diet, aged, prediabetic state, counseling		N/ANot yet recruiting2024

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