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104
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41849
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7026
National Ranking
3691

George L. Blackburn 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 L. Blackburn sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 597 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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George L. Blackburn 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 L. Blackburn sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 104 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

George L. Blackburn was affiliated with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in the United States. Their research primarily focused on medicine, with significant contributions to the fields of pharmacy, surgery, physiology, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, and dermatology.

The scientist's work addressed several key topics in health and medical science. These topics included obesity and health practices, nutrition and health in aging, bariatric surgery and outcomes, cancer risks and factors, metabolism, diabetes and cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular risks and lipoproteins, and cardiac health and mental health.

George L. Blackburn authored multiple research papers published in notable academic journals. Some of the recent publications included:

  • Intensive Weight Loss Intervention and Cancer Risk in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: Analysis of the Look AHEAD Randomized Clinical Trial, 2020, Obesity
  • Weight Change 2 Years After Termination of the Intensive Lifestyle Intervention in the Look AHEAD Study, 2020, Obesity
  • Weight Change During the Postintervention Follow-up of Look AHEAD, 2022, Diabetes Care
  • History of Cardiovascular Disease, Intensive Lifestyle Intervention, and Cardiovascular Outcomes in the Look AHEAD Trial, 2020, Obesity
  • A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating Traditional Versus Extended Techniques of Poly-l-Lactic Acid Injection for the Aesthetic Improvement of the Temporal Fossae, 2025, Dermatologic Surgery

The frequent coauthors collaborating with George L. Blackburn included James O. Hill, Karen Johnson, Holly R. Wyatt, Jeanne M. Clark, and John P. Foreyt.

George L. Blackburn's research was frequently published in journals such as Obesity, Diabetes Care, Dermatologic Surgery, the American Journal of Pathology, and Drugs.

Best Publications

  • Nutritional and metabolic assessment of the hospitalized patient

    George L Blackburn;Bruce R. Bistrian;Baltej S. Maini;Haran T. Schlamm

  • Reduction in Weight and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes: One-Year Results of the Look AHEAD Trial

    Mark Espeland;Xavier Pi-Sunyer;George Blackburn;Frederick L. Brancati

  • Prevalence of malnutrition in general medical patients.

    Bruce R. Bistrian;George L. Blackburn;Joseph Vitale;David Cochran

  • Protein Status of General Surgical Patients

    Bruce R. Bistrian;George L. Blackburn;Edward Hallowell;Robert Heddle

  • Dietary Fat Reduction and Breast Cancer Outcome: Interim Efficacy Results From the Women's Intervention Nutrition Study

    Rowan T. Chlebowski;George L. Blackburn;Cynthia A. Thomson;Daniel W. Nixon

  • Applied Nutrition in ICU Patients* A Consensus Statement of the American College of Chest Physicians

    Frank B Cerra;Marta Rios Benitez;George L. Blackburn;Richard S. Irwin

  • Association of the magnitude of weight loss and changes in physical fitness with long-term cardiovascular disease outcomes in overweight or obese people with type 2 diabetes: a post-hoc analysis of the Look AHEAD randomised clinical trial.

    Edward Gregg;John Jakicic;George Blackburn

  • Effect of degree of weight loss on health benefits

    George Blackburn

  • The human metabolic response to chronic ketosis without caloric restriction: Preservation of submaximal exercise capability with reduced carbohydrate oxidation☆

    S.D. Phinney;B.R. Bistrian;W.J. Evans;E. Gervino

  • Effect of Diet and Exercise, Alone or Combined, on Weight and Body Composition in Overweight-to-Obese Postmenopausal Women

    Karen E. Foster-Schubert;Catherine M. Alfano;Catherine R. Duggan;Liren Xiao

  • Sibutramine Produces Dose‐Related Weight Loss

    George A. Bray;George L. Blackburn;James M. Ferguson;Frank L. Greenway

  • Soybean Phytochemicals Inhibit the Growth of Transplantable Human Prostate Carcinoma and Tumor Angiogenesis in Mice

    Jin-Rong Zhou;Eric T. Gugger;Toshihide Tanaka;Yanping Guo

  • Infusion of tumor necrosis factor/cachectin promotes muscle catabolism in the rat. A synergistic effect with interleukin 1.

    Enrique A. Flores;Bruce R. Bistrian;James J. Pomposelli;Charles A. Dinarello

  • Obesity and its comorbid conditions

    Lalita Khaodhiar;Karen C. McCowen;George L. Blackburn

  • Nutritional assessment of the hospitalized patient.

    George L. Blackburn;Paul A. Thornton

  • Current status of medical and surgical therapy for obesity

    Edward C. Mun;George L. Blackburn;Jeffrey B. Matthews

  • The risks of surgery in obese patients.

    Patrick S. Pasulka;Bruce R. Bistrian;Peter N. Benotti;George L. Blackburn

  • Aspartame: review of safety.

    Harriett H. Butchko;W. Wayne Stargel;C. Phil Comer;Dales A. Mayhew

  • Cellular immunity in semistarved states in hospitalized adults

    B R Bistrian;G L Blackburn;N S Scrimshaw;J P Flatt

  • Total parenteral nutrition and cancer clinical trials

    Samuel Klein;Samuel Klein;John Simes;George L. Blackburn

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce R. Bistrian
Bruce R. Bistrian Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Rowan T. Chlebowski
Rowan T. Chlebowski UCLA Medical Center
Robert Elashoff
Robert Elashoff University of California, Los Angeles
Daniel B. Jones
Daniel B. Jones Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Thomas A. Wadden
Thomas A. Wadden University of Pennsylvania
Robert W. Jeffery
Robert W. Jeffery University of Minnesota
Lyle L. Moldawer
Lyle L. Moldawer University of Florida
David Heber
David Heber University of California, Los Angeles
John M. Jakicic
John M. Jakicic University of Pittsburgh
George A. Bray
George A. Bray Louisiana State University

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