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D-Index
134
Citations
104752
World Ranking
2096
National Ranking
1185

George Howard 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 George Howard sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 922 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

George Howard 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 George Howard sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 134 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

George Howard is affiliated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a strong emphasis on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, epidemiology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, public health, environmental and occupational health, and neurology.

The scientist's work addresses key topics within acute ischemic stroke management, cerebrovascular and carotid artery diseases, cardiovascular health and disease prevention, cardiovascular health and risk factors, blood pressure and hypertension studies, nutritional studies and diet, as well as health disparities and outcomes.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with George Howard include Virginia J. Howard, Suzanne E. Judd, Mary Cushman, Thomas G. Brott, and Paul Muntner.

Their research contributions have been published extensively in several notable venues, including:

  • Stroke
  • Circulation
  • Neurology
  • Journal of the American Heart Association
  • Hypertension

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by George Howard include:

  • "Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990-2019," 2020, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • "Global Stroke Statistics 2019," 2020, International Journal of Stroke
  • "Global stroke statistics 2022," 2022, International Journal of Stroke
  • "Twenty Years of Progress Toward Understanding the Stroke Belt," 2020, Stroke
  • "Predictive Accuracy of Stroke Risk Prediction Models Across Black and White Race, Sex, and Age Groups," 2023, JAMA

Best Publications

  • Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019: Update From the GBD 2019 Study

    Gregory A. Roth;George A. Mensah;Catherine O. Johnson;Giovanni Addolorato

  • Association of estimated glomerular filtration rate and albuminuria with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in general population cohorts: a collaborative meta-analysis.

    Kunihiro Matsushita;Marije van der Velde;Brad C. Astor;Mark Woodward

  • Stenting versus Endarterectomy for Treatment of Carotid-Artery Stenosis

    Thomas G. Brott;Thomas G. Brott;Robert W. Hobson;George Howard;Gary S. Roubin

  • Chronic Subclinical Inflammation as Part of the Insulin Resistance Syndrome The Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Study (IRAS)

    Andreas Festa;Ralph D’Agostino;George Howard;Leena Mykkänen

  • Effect of treatment delay, age, and stroke severity on the effects of intravenous thrombolysis with alteplase for acute ischaemic stroke: a meta-analysis of individual patient data from randomised trials

    Jonathan Emberson;Kennedy R Lees;Patrick Lyden;Lisa Blackwell

  • Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the Expert Panel on Population and Prevention Science of the American Heart Association

    Robert D. Brook;Barry Franklin;Wayne Cascio;Yuling Hong

  • Effects of Estrogen or Estrogen/ Progestin Regimens on Heart Disease Risk Factors in Postmenopausal Women: The Postmenopausal Estrogen/Progestin Interventions (PEPI) Trial

    Valery T. Miller;John LaRosa;Vanessa Barnabei;Craig Kessler

  • Primary Prevention of Ischemic Stroke A Guideline From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Stroke Council: Cosponsored by the Atherosclerotic Peripheral Vascular Disease Interdisciplinary Working Group; Cardiovascular Nursing Council; Clinical Cardiology Council; Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism Council; and the Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Interdisciplinary Working Group: The American Academy of Neurology affirms the value of this guideline.

    Larry B. Goldstein;Robert Adams;Mark J. Alberts;Lawrence J. Appel

  • Primary Prevention of Ischemic Stroke A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the Stroke Council of the American Heart Association

    L. B. Goldstein;R. Adams;K. Becker;C. D. Furberg

  • Primary Prevention of Ischemic Stroke A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the Stroke Council of the American Heart Association

    Larry B. Goldstein;Robert Adams;Kyra Becker;Curt D. Furberg

  • Sex differences in stroke: epidemiology, clinical presentation, medical care, and outcomes

    Mathew J Reeves;Cheryl D Bushnell;George Howard;Julia Warner Gargano

  • Culture tales. A narrative approach to thinking, cross-cultural psychology, and psychotherapy.

    George S. Howard

  • Arterial Wall Thickness Is Associated With Prevalent Cardiovascular Disease in Middle-Aged Adults The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study

    Gregory L. Burke;Gregory W. Evans;Ward A. Riley;A. Richey Sharrett

  • Cardiovascular risk factors and cognitive decline in middle-aged adults

    D. Knopman;L. L. Boland;T. Mosley;G. Howard

  • The reasons for geographic and racial differences in stroke study: objectives and design.

    Virginia J. Howard;Mary Cushman;LeaVonne Pulley;Camilo R. Gomez

  • Cigarette smoking and progression of atherosclerosis: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study.

    G Howard;L E Wagenknecht;G L Burke;A Diez-Roux

  • Carotid artery intimal-medial thickness distribution in general populations as evaluated by B-mode ultrasound. ARIC Investigators.

    G Howard;A R Sharrett;G Heiss;G W Evans

  • Stroke Incidence and Survival Among Middle-Aged Adults: 9-Year Follow-Up of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Cohort

    Wayne D. Rosamond;Aaron R. Folsom;Lloyd E. Chambless;Chin Hua Wang

  • Insulin Sensitivity and Atherosclerosis

    George Howard;Daniel H. O’Leary;Daniel Zaccaro;Steve Haffner

  • Stenting versus Endarterectomy for Treatment of Carotid-Artery Stenosis

    T.G. Brott;R.W. Hobson;G. Howard

Frequent Co-Authors

Virginia J. Howard
Virginia J. Howard University of Alabama at Birmingham
Monika M. Safford
Monika M. Safford Cornell University
Mary Cushman
Mary Cushman University of Vermont
Paul Muntner
Paul Muntner University of Alabama at Birmingham
Thomas G. Brott
Thomas G. Brott Mayo Clinic
Brett M. Kissela
Brett M. Kissela University of Cincinnati
Elsayed Z. Soliman
Elsayed Z. Soliman Wake Forest University
Dawn Kleindorfer
Dawn Kleindorfer University of Cincinnati
James F. Meschia
James F. Meschia Mayo Clinic
Maciej Banach
Maciej Banach John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

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