Supercentenarians

Biodemographic Trajectories of Longevity

Vaupel, J. W., Carey, J. R., Christensen, K., Johnson, T. E., Yashin, A. I., Holm, N. V., Iachine, I. A., Kannisto, V., Khazaeli, A. A., Liedo, P., et al. (1998) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.280.5365.855 · Cited by 1,042 · see citing works

The heritability of human longevity: A population-based study of 2872 Danish twin pairs born 1870–1900

Herskind, A. M., McGue, M., Holm, N. V., Sørensen, T. I. A., Harvald, B., & Vaupel, J. W. (1996) · Human Genetics · doi:10.1007/bf02185763 · Cited by 879 · see citing works

Genetic influence on human lifespan and longevity

Hjelmborg, J., Iachine, I. A., Skytthe, A., Vaupel, J. W., McGue, M. K., Koskenvuo, M. J., Kaprio, J. A., Pedersen, N. L., & Christensen, K. (2006) · Human Genetics · doi:10.1007/s00439-006-0144-y · Cited by 498 · see citing works

The quest for genetic determinants of human longevity: challenges and insights

Christensen, K., Johnson, T. E., & Vaupel, J. W. (2006) · Nature Reviews Genetics · doi:10.1038/nrg1871 · Cited by 484 · see citing works

The Long-Term Pattern of Adult Mortality and the Highest Attained Age

Thatcher, A. R. (1999) · Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A (Statistics in Society) · doi:10.1111/1467-985x.00119 · Cited by 262 · see citing works

Reproduction and longevity among the British peerage: the effect of frailty and health selection

Doblhammer, G., & Oeppen, J. (2003) · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · doi:10.1098/rspb.2003.2400 · Cited by 165 · see citing works

Evidence for a limit to human lifespan

Dong, X., Milholland, B., & Vijg, J. (2016) · Nature · doi:10.1038/nature19793 · Cited by 474 · see citing works

Plants do not count… or do they? New perspectives on the universality of senescence

Salguero‐Gómez, R., Shefferson, R. P., & Hutchings, M. J. (2013) · Journal of Ecology · doi:10.1111/1365-2745.12089 · Cited by 80 · see citing works

Questionable evidence for a limit to human lifespan

Lenart, A. G., & Vaupel, J. W. (2017) · Nature · doi:10.1038/nature22790 · Cited by 62 · see citing works

Life at Age 100: An International Research Agenda for Centenarian Studies

Jopp, D. S., Boerner, K., Ribeiro, Ó. M., & Rott, C. (2016) · Journal of Aging & Social Policy · doi:10.1080/08959420.2016.1161693 · Cited by 59 · see citing works

A Cohort Comparison of Lifespan After Age 100 in Denmark and Sweden: Are Only the Oldest Getting Older?

Medford, A., Christensen, K., Skytthe, A., & Vaupel, J. W. (2019) · Demography · doi:10.1007/s13524-018-0755-7 · Cited by 42 · see citing works

Precedents for the Biological Control of Aging: Experimental Postponement, Prevention, and Reversal of Aging Processes

Fahy, G. M. (2010) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-90-481-3999-6_6 · Cited by 39 · see citing works

The Power of Environment: A Comprehensive Review of the Exposome's Role in Healthy Aging, Longevity, and Preventive Medicine-Lessons from Blue Zones and Cilento

Aliberti, S. M., & Capunzo, M. (2025) · Nutrients · doi:10.3390/nu17040722 · Cited by 29 · see citing works

Population Ageing in High-Longevity Countries: Demographic Dynamics and Socio-economic Challenges

Bonnet, C., Cambois, E., Fontaine, R., Dutreuilh, C., & Alkema, B. V. H. (2021) · Population (English Edition) · doi:10.3917/popu.2102.0225 · Cited by 29 · see citing works

Fall Detection and Intervention based on Wireless Sensor Network Technologies

Cheng, A. L., Georgoulas, C., & Bock, T. A. (2016) · Automation in Construction · doi:10.1016/j.autcon.2016.03.004 · Cited by 24 · see citing works

Evidence That Jeanne Calment Died in 1934—Not 1997

Zak, N. (2019) · Rejuvenation Research · doi:10.1089/rej.2018.2167 · Cited by 22 · see citing works

Comparison of Japanese Centenarians’ and Noncentenarians’ Medical Expenditures in the Last Year of Life

Nakanishi, Y., Tsugihashi, Y., Akahane, M., Noda, T., Nishioka, Y., Myojin, T., Kubo, S., Higashino, T., Okuda, N., Robine, J., et al. (2021) · JAMA Network Open · doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.31884 · Cited by 22 · see citing works

Supercentenarian and remarkable age records exhibit patterns indicative of clerical errors and pension fraudPreprint

Newman, S. (2019) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/704080 · Cited by 20 · see citing works

Development and Evaluation of an Assistive Workstation for Cloud Manufacturing in an Aging Society

Linner, T., Güttler, J., Georgoulas, C., Zirk, A., Schulze, E., & Bock, T. A. (2016) · Advanced technologies and societal change · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-26345-8_7 · Cited by 19 · see citing works

The Phenotypic Characterization of the Cammalleri Sisters, an Example of Exceptional Longevity

Accardi, G., Aiello, A., Aprile, S., Caldarella, R., Cammarata, G., Carru, C., Caruso, C., Ciaccio, M., Colomba, P., Galimberti, D., et al. (2020) · Rejuvenation Research · doi:10.1089/rej.2019.2299 · Cited by 19 · see citing works

Probabilistic forecasting of maximum human lifespan by 2100 using Bayesian population projections

Pearce, M., & Raftery, A. E. (2021) · Demographic Research · doi:10.4054/demres.2021.44.52 · Cited by 17 · see citing works

Why are supercentenarians so frequently found in French Overseas Departments? The cases of Guadeloupe and Martinique

Vallin, J. (2020) · Genus · doi:10.1186/s41118-020-00086-3 · Cited by 11 · see citing works

Normalized lifespan inequality: disentangling the longevity–lifespan variability nexus

Permanyer, I., & Shi, J. (2022) · Genus · doi:10.1186/s41118-021-00150-6 · Cited by 12 · see citing works

The dynamic upper limit of human lifespan

Newman, S., & Easteal, S. (2017) · F1000Research · doi:10.12688/f1000research.11438.1 · Cited by 9 · see citing works

Divergent age-related methylation patterns in long and short-lived mammals

Haghani, A., Wang, N., Lu, A. T., Mozhui, K., Mammalian Methylation Consortium, Raj, K., Yang, X. W., & Horvath, S. (2022) · doi:10.1101/2022.01.16.476530 · Cited by 9 · see citing works

Modeling mortality with Kernel Principal Component Analysis (KPCA) method

Wu, Y., Chen, A. Y., Xu, Y., Pan, G., & Zhu, W. (2024) · Annals of Actuarial Science · doi:10.1017/s1748499524000277 · Cited by 7 · see citing works

Ambient Integrated Robotics

Bock, T. A., Linner, T., Güttler, J., & Iturralde, K. (2019) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781139872034 · Cited by 9 · see citing works

Turning Back the Clock: A Retrospective Single-Blind Study on Brain Age Change in Response to Nutraceuticals Supplementation vs. Lifestyle Modifications

Fingelkurts, A. A., & Fingelkurts, A. A. (2023) · Brain Sciences · doi:10.3390/brainsci13030520 · Cited by 7 · see citing works

The global pattern of centenarians highlights deep problems in demographyPreprint

Newman, S. (2024) · medRxiv · doi:10.1101/2024.09.06.24313170 · Cited by 5 · see citing works

Centenarian Studies: An Interdisciplinary Research on Healthy Longevity

Arai, Y., Takayama, M., Inagaki, H., Gondo, Y., Masui, Y., & Hirose, N. (2015) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-4-431-55763-0_2 · Cited by 4 · see citing works

La révolution de la longévité des adultes

Robine, J. (2016) · Gérontologie et société · doi:10.3917/gs1.151.0021 · Cited by 4 · see citing works

A New Fourier Approach under the Lee-Carter Model for Incorporating Time-Varying Age Patterns of Structural Changes

Tang, S., Li, J. K. K., & Tickle, L. (2022) · Risks · doi:10.3390/risks10080147 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Blue Zones : aires de longévité exceptionnelle de par le monde

Poulain, M., Herm, A., & Pes, G. M. (2016) · Gérontologie et société · doi:10.3917/gs1.151.0055 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Comments to Rootzén & Zholud: Human life is unlimited – but short

Keiding, N. (2018) · Extremes · doi:10.1007/s10687-018-0319-7 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Intelligentes Leben in der Stadt der Zukunft

Andrushevich, A., Wessig, K., Biallas, M., Kistler, R., & Klapproth, A. (2015) · HMD Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik · doi:10.1365/s40702-015-0147-z · Cited by 3 · see citing works

« La fille de Jeanne Calment a usurpé l’identité de sa mère »

Bourg, É. L. (2019) · médecine/sciences · doi:10.1051/medsci/2019065 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Longevity Areas and Mass Longevity

Hoh, J. W. T., Lu, S., Feng, Q., & Gu, D. (2021) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2_1128-1 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Quality of Life and Caregiving of Korean Rural Centenarians : Focusing on Self-Care, Private Care, and Public Care

Lee, J. H., Oh, Y. E., Lee, B., & Choi, H. W. (2025) · Korean Journal of Human Ecology · doi:10.5934/kjhe.2025.34.1.85 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Arthur Roger Thatcher's contributions to longevity research

Robine, J., Cheung, S. L. K., & Horiuchi, S. (2010) · Demographic Research · doi:10.4054/demres.2010.22.18 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Is It Time to Relax Research on Death Rates of Supercentenarians?

Bourg, É. L. (2021) · The Journals of Gerontology Series A · doi:10.1093/gerona/glab351 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Intelligentes Leben in der Stadt der Zukunft

Andrushevich, A., Kistler, R., Wessig, K., Biallas, M., & Klapproth, A. (2016) · Edition HMD · doi:10.1007/978-3-658-15617-6_7 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Svenska superhundraåringar

Lindberg, J. (2024) · Äldre i Centrum Vetenskapligt supplement · doi:10.52585/icvs.v4i1.16 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Sex and longevity: A demographic perspective

Poulain, M., & Herm, A. (2025) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-443-27398-8.00007-1 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Does the Risk of Death Continue to Rise Among Supercentenarians?

Villavicencio, F., & Aburto, J. M. (2020) · Demographic research monographs · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-49970-9_4 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Introduction

Bock, T. A., Linner, T., Güttler, J., & Iturralde, K. (2019) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781139872034.001 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Mortality of the Oldest-Old

Canudas‐Romo, V., & Lenart, A. G. (2015) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-08-097086-8.31053-4 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

The Tokyo Centenarian Study

Arai, Y., Gondo, Y., & Hirose, N. (2019) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2_976-1 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

A Mixture Model Incorporating Individual Heterogeneity in Human LifetimesPreprint

Huang, F., Maller, R., Milholland, B., & Xu, N. (2021) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2021.01.29.428902 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Future Trends and Developments

Bock, T. A., Linner, T., Güttler, J., & Iturralde, K. (2019) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781139872034.006 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Das mobile Internet und seine mögliche Bedeutung für die Zukunftsmärkte alternder sich wandelnder Gesellschaften

Wessig, K. (2015) · Xpert.press · doi:10.1007/978-3-662-43782-7_51

Examining mortality differential between a long-living community in Sardinia and the Italian population: a longitudinal analysis

Salaris, L. (2015) · Longitudinal and Life Course Studies · doi:10.14301/llcs.v6i1.304

When the Premises Are Untrue

Rocchi, P. (2017) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-57472-1_7

Naturalizing the centennial: History, memory, and the limits of human lifespans

Morrow, P. (2020) · Memory Studies · doi:10.1177/1750698020927765

Modeling Human Longevity and Life Tables

Milevsky, M. A. (2020) · Use R! · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-51434-1_7

Longevity Areas and Mass Longevity

Hoh, J. W. T., Lu, S., Feng, Q., & Gu, D. (2022) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2_1128-2

Longevity Areas and Mass Longevity

Hoh, J. W. T., Lu, S., Feng, Q., & Gu, D. (2021) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-22009-9_1128

The Tokyo Centenarian Study

Arai, Y., Gondo, Y., & Hirose, N. (2021) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-22009-9_976

Mortality Leveling

Barbi, E. (2021) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-22009-9_555

Basic Knowledge, Strategies, and Procedures

Bock, T. A., Linner, T., Güttler, J., & Iturralde, K. (2019) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781139872034.002

References

Bock, T. A., Linner, T., Güttler, J., & Iturralde, K. (2019) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781139872034.007

Existing AAL Products

Bock, T. A., Linner, T., Güttler, J., & Iturralde, K. (2019) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781139872034.004

Research and Development Projects for AAL Systems

Bock, T. A., Linner, T., Güttler, J., & Iturralde, K. (2019) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781139872034.005

Built Environment Upgrading for AAL (BeuAAL)

Bock, T. A., Linner, T., Güttler, J., & Iturralde, K. (2019) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781139872034.003

Mortality Leveling

Barbi, E. (2020) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-69892-2_555-1

Index

Bock, T. A., Linner, T., Güttler, J., & Iturralde, K. (2019) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781139872034.008

The Evolution of the Later Years of Life

Brink, S. (2023) · International perspectives on aging · doi:10.1007/978-3-031-35335-2_2

Limit of Human Longevity

Camarda, C. G., & Robine, J. (2024) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781009007245.015

Ce que les vieillesses extraordinaires font au vieillissement

Voléry, I., Foureur, N., Balard, F., Marcilhac, A., Quentin, B., Rebillat, A., & Soudani, M. (2025) · Gérontologie et société · doi:10.3917/gs1.176.0171

Pile ou face : ce que les modèles statistiques nous enseignent sur la probabilité de vivre au-delà de 110 ans

Belzile, L. R. (2022) · doi:10.64628/aap.uafshkfxd

Human mortality beyond age 110

Gampe, J. (2010) · Demographic research monographs · doi:10.1007/978-3-642-11520-2_13 · Cited by 96 · see citing works

Mortality of Supercentenarians: Estimates from the Updated IDL

Gampe, J. (2020) · Demographic research monographs · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-49970-9_3 · Cited by 15 · see citing works

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Maier, H., Jeune, B., & Vaupel, J. W. (2020) · OAPEN (The OAPEN Foundation)

Exceptional Lifespans

Maier, H., Jeune, B., & Vaupel, J. W. (2020) · Directory of Open access Books (OAPEN Foundation)

The International Database on Longevity: Data Resource Profile

Jdanov, D. A., Школьников, В. М., & Gellers-Barkmann, S. (2020) · Demographic research monographs · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-49970-9_2 · Cited by 5 · see citing works