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92
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28818
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11382
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5833

Gary J. Badger publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gary J. Badger sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 305 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Gary J. Badger D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gary J. Badger sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 92 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Gary J. Badger is affiliated with the University of Vermont in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant contributions in the fields of surgery, orthopedics and sports medicine, public health, environmental and occupational health, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, and epidemiology.

The scientist has an extensive publication record with over 100 works, concentrating on topics such as knee injuries and reconstruction techniques, total knee arthroplasty outcomes, sports injuries and prevention, opioid use disorder treatment, prenatal substance exposure effects, substance abuse treatment and outcomes, and acute ischemic stroke management.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Gary J. Badger include:

  • "Bridge-Enhanced Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair Is Not Inferior to Autograft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction at 2 Years: Results of a Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial" (2020, The American Journal of Sports Medicine)
  • "Earlier Resolution of Symptoms and Return of Function After Bridge-Enhanced Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair As Compared With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction" (2021, Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine)
  • "Psychological Readiness to Return to Sport at 6 Months Is Higher After Bridge-Enhanced ACL Restoration Than Autograft ACL Reconstruction: Results of a Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial" (2022, Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine)
  • "Preoperative Risk Factors for Subsequent Ipsilateral ACL Revision Surgery After an ACL Restoration Procedure" (2022, The American Journal of Sports Medicine)
  • "Females Have Earlier Muscle Strength and Functional Recovery After Bridge-Enhanced Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair" (2020, Tissue Engineering Part A)

Gary J. Badger frequently publishes in journals including:

  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
  • Neurology
  • The American Journal of Sports Medicine
  • American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Coauthors who have collaborated extensively with Gary J. Badger are:

  • Braden C. Fleming
  • Stacey C. Sigmon
  • Martha M. Murray
  • Kelly Peck
  • Ata M. Kiapour

Best Publications

  • Impulsive and self-control choices in opioid-dependent patients and non-drug-using control patients: Drug and monetary rewards.

    Gregory J. Madden;Nancy M. Petry;Gary J. Badger;Warren K. Bickel

  • Morbidity and mortality among very-low-birth-weight neonates with intrauterine growth restriction

    Ira M. Bernstein;Jeffrey D. Horbar;Gary J. Badger;Arne Ohlsson

  • Trends in mortality and morbidity for very low birth weight infants, 1991-1999.

    Jeffrey D Horbar;Gary J Badger;Joseph H Carpenter;Avroy A Fanaroff

  • A meta-analysis of voucher-based reinforcement therapy for substance use disorders

    Jennifer Plebani Lussier;Sarah H. Heil;Joan A. Mongeon;Gary J. Badger

  • Incentives Improve Outcome in Outpatient Behavioral Treatment of Cocaine Dependence

    Stephen T. Higgins;Alan J. Budney;Warren K. Bickel;Florian E. Foerg

  • Achieving cocaine abstinence with a behavioral approach.

    Stephen T. Higgins;Alan J. Budney;Warren K. Bickel;John R. Hughes

  • Mortality and Neonatal Morbidity Among Infants 501 to 1500 Grams From 2000 to 2009

    Jeffrey D. Horbar;Joseph H. Carpenter;Gary J. Badger;Michael J. Kenny

  • Contingent reinforcement increases cocaine abstinence during outpatient treatment and 1 year of follow-up.

    Stephen T. Higgins;Conrad J. Wong;Gary J. Badger;Doris E. Haug Ogden

  • The effect of weightbearing and external loading on anterior cruciate ligament strain.

    Braden C Fleming;Per A Renstrom;Bruce D Beynnon;Bjorn Engstrom

  • Evidence of Connective Tissue Involvement in Acupuncture

    Helene M. Langevin;David L. Churchill;Junru Wu;Gary J. Badger

  • Treatment of Recurrent Genital Herpes Simplex Infections With Oral Acyclovir: A Controlled Trial

    R C Reichman;G J Badger;G J Mertz;L Corey

  • Reduced thoracolumbar fascia shear strain in human chronic low back pain

    Helene M. Langevin;James R. Fox;Cathryn Koptiuch;Gary J. Badger

  • Delay discounting predicts postpartum relapse to cigarette smoking among pregnant women.

    Jin Ho Yoon;Stephen T. Higgins;Sarah H. Heil;Rena J. Sugarbaker

  • Mild opioid deprivation increases the degree that opioid-dependent outpatients discount delayed heroin and money.

    Louis A. Giordano;Warren K. Bickel;George Loewenstein;Eric A. Jacobs

  • Prevention of cigarette smoking through mass media intervention and school programs.

    B S Flynn;J K Worden;R H Secker-Walker;G J Badger

  • Biomechanical response to acupuncture needling in humans

    Helene M. Langevin;David L. Churchill;James R. Fox;Gary J. Badger

  • Weight Growth Velocity and Postnatal Growth Failure in Infants 501 to 1500 Grams: 2000–2013

    Jeffrey D. Horbar;Richard A. Ehrenkranz;Gary J. Badger;Erika M. Edwards

  • Subcutaneous tissue fibroblast cytoskeletal remodeling induced by acupuncture: Evidence for a mechanotransduction-based mechanism

    Helene M. Langevin;Nicole A. Bouffard;Gary J. Badger;David L. Churchill

  • Maternal smoking and its association with birth weight.

    Ira M. Bernstein;Joan A. Mongeon;Gary J. Badger;Laura Solomon

  • Effects of adding behavioral treatment to opioid detoxification with buprenorphine.

    Warren K. Bickel;Leslie Amass;Stephen T. Higgins;Gary J. Badger

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen T. Higgins
Stephen T. Higgins University of Vermont
Warren K. Bickel
Warren K. Bickel Virginia Tech
Braden C. Fleming
Braden C. Fleming Brown University
Bruce D. Beynnon
Bruce D. Beynnon University of Vermont
Lisa A. Marsch
Lisa A. Marsch Dartmouth College
John R. Hughes
John R. Hughes University of Vermont
James C. Iatridis
James C. Iatridis Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Elisa E. Konofagou
Elisa E. Konofagou Columbia University
Jennifer W. Tidey
Jennifer W. Tidey Brown University
Margaret A. Vizzard
Margaret A. Vizzard University of Vermont

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