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Geoffrey C. Nicholson

Geoffrey C. Nicholson

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Medicine

D-Index
90
Citations
25277
World Ranking
12351
National Ranking
399

Overview

Geoffrey C. Nicholson is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine and psychology, with a particular focus on Indigenous health and mental health issues. The scientist's work covers various topics and subfields, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach that links clinical psychology with public health concerns.

The primary fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

Within these fields, Nicholson has contributed to several subfields, such as:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Oncology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Health
  • General Health Professions

The main topics addressed in their research involve:

  • Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Bone health and treatments
  • Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies

Frequent publication venues for Nicholson's work include:

  • BJPsych Open
  • Social Science & Medicine
  • BMJ Open
  • Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
  • Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

The scientist often collaborates with colleagues, with frequent co-authors being:

  • Maree Toombs
  • Bushra Nasir
  • Steve Kisely
  • Neeraj Gill
  • Srinivas Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan

Selected recent papers by Geoffrey C. Nicholson are:

  • "How can mobile applications support suicide prevention gatekeepers in Australian Indigenous communities?" (2020, Social Science & Medicine)
  • "Traumatic life events and risk of post-traumatic stress disorder among the Indigenous population of regional, remote and metropolitan Central-Eastern Australia: a cross-sectional study" (2021, BMJ Open)
  • "A community-led design for an Indigenous Model of Mental Health Care for Indigenous people with depressive disorders" (2021, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health)
  • "Characteristics of Early Paget's Disease in SQSTM1 Mutation Carriers: Baseline Analysis of the ZiPP Study Cohort" (2020, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research)
  • "Randomised trial of genetic testing and targeted intervention to prevent the development and progression of Paget's disease of bone" (2023, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases)

Best Publications

  • Annual high-dose oral vitamin D and falls and fractures in older women: a randomized controlled trial

    Kerrie M. Sanders;Amanda L. Stuart;Elizabeth J. Williamson;Julie A. Simpson

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 56 bone mineral density loci and reveals 14 loci associated with risk of fracture

    Karol Estrada;Unnur Styrkarsdottir;Evangelos Evangelou;Yi-Hsiang Hsu

  • Association of Western and Traditional Diets With Depression and Anxiety in Women

    Felice N. Jacka;Julie A. Pasco;Arnstein Mykletun;Lana J. Williams

  • Leptin directly regulates bone cell function in vitro and reduces bone fragility in vivo

    J Cornish;KE Callon;U Bava;C Lin

  • Abundant calcitonin receptors in isolated rat osteoclasts. Biochemical and autoradiographic characterization.

    G.C. Nicholson;J.M. Moseley;P.M. Sexton;F.A.O. Mendelsohn

  • Leptin Inhibits Osteoclast Generation

    Wayne R. Holloway;Fiona McL. Collier;Cathy J. Aitken;Damian E. Myers

  • Association of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein with de novo major depression

    Julie A. Pasco;Geoffrey C. Nicholson;Lana J. Williams;Felice N. Jacka

  • Domain-specific mutations in sequestosome 1 (SQSTM1) cause familial and sporadic Paget's disease

    Lynne J. Hocking;Gavin J.A. Lucas;Anna Daroszewska;Jon Mangion

  • The population burden of fractures originates in women with osteopenia, not osteoporosis.

    J. A. Pasco;E. Seeman;M. J. Henry;E. N. Merriman

  • Serum leptin levels are associated with bone mass in nonobese women.

    Julie A. Pasco;Margaret J. Henry;Mark A. Kotowicz;Gregory R. Collier

  • Genome-wide association study identifies variants at CSF1, OPTN and TNFRSF11A as genetic risk factors for Paget's disease of bone.

    Omar M E Albagha;Micaela R Visconti;Nerea Alonso;Anne L Langston

  • Cohort Profile: Geelong Osteoporosis Study

    Julie A Pasco;Geoff C Nicholson;Mark A Kotowicz

  • Age- and gender-specific rate of fractures in Australia: a population-based study.

    K. M. Sanders;E. Seeman;A. M. Ugoni;J. A. Pasco

  • WNT16 Influences Bone Mineral Density, Cortical Bone Thickness, Bone Strength, and Osteoporotic Fracture Risk

    Hou-Feng Zheng;Jon H. Tobias;Emma Duncan;Emma Duncan;David M. Evans

  • β-Adrenergic Blockers Reduce the Risk of Fracture Partly by Increasing Bone Mineral Density: Geelong Osteoporosis Study

    Julie A. Pasco;Margaret J. Henry;Kerrie M. Sanders;Mark A. Kotowicz

  • Oncostatin M promotes bone formation independently of resorption when signaling through leukemia inhibitory factor receptor in mice

    Emma C. Walker;Narelle E. McGregor;Ingrid J. Poulton;Melissa Solano;Melissa Solano

  • Osteoblasts mediate thyroid hormone stimulation of osteoclastic bone resorption.

    Joanne M. Britto;Anna J. Fenton;Wayne R. Holloway;Geoffrey C. Nicholson

  • Musculoskeletal deterioration in men accompanies increases in body fat

    Julie A. Pasco;Julie A. Pasco;Julie A. Pasco;Haslinda Gould;Haslinda Gould;Sharon L. Brennan;Sharon L. Brennan;Geoffrey Charles Nicholson

  • Statin Use, Bone Mineral Density, and Fracture Risk: Geelong Osteoporosis Study

    Julie A. Pasco;Mark A. Kotowicz;Margaret J. Henry;Kerrie M. Sanders

  • Tobacco smoking as a risk factor for major depressive disorder: population-based study

    Julie A. Pasco;Lana J. Williams;Felice N. Jacka;Felicity Ng

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark A. Kotowicz
Mark A. Kotowicz University of Melbourne
Julie A. Pasco
Julie A. Pasco Deakin University
Richard L. Prince
Richard L. Prince University of Western Australia
Michael Berk
Michael Berk Deakin University
Ego Seeman
Ego Seeman University of Melbourne
Emma L. Duncan
Emma L. Duncan University of Queensland
Felice N. Jacka
Felice N. Jacka Deakin University
John A. Eisman
John A. Eisman Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Matthew A. Brown
Matthew A. Brown Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Steve Kisely
Steve Kisely University of Queensland

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