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Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen

Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
48
Citations
11346
World Ranking
3104
National Ranking
1506

Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 186 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 48 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of social sciences and psychology, with a significant focus on social psychology, sociology and political science, health, general health professions, and psychiatry and mental health. The work targets several specialized topics including LGBTQ health, identity, and policy; intergenerational family dynamics and caregiving; health disparities and outcomes; family support in illness; dementia and cognitive impairment research; aging and gerontology research; and reproductive health and technologies.

The scientist has contributed to the academic community through numerous publications, often collaborating with a network of frequent co-authors such as Hyun-Jun Kim, Hailey Jung, Charles A. Emlet, Ryan Petros, and Charles P. Hoy-Ellis.

Key publication venues for Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen include:

  • Innovation in Aging
  • Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • The Gerontologist
  • Journal of Aging and Health
  • Aging & Mental Health

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen encompass diverse subjects within aging, health disparities, and caregiving for the LGBTQ community. These include:

  • Are dementia services and support organisations meeting the needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) caregivers of LGBT people living with dementia? A scoping review of the literature, 2021, Aging & Mental Health
  • Older lesbian and gay adults' perceptions of barriers and facilitators to accessing health and aged care services in Australia, 2020, Health & Social Care in the Community
  • Assessing the combined effect of ageism and sexuality-related stigma on the mental health and well-being of older lesbian and gay adults, 2021, Aging & Mental Health
  • Disparities in Subjective Cognitive Impairment by Sexual Orientation and Gender in a National Population Based Study of U.S. Adults, 2013-2018, 2021, Journal of Aging and Health
  • Advance Planning for Technology Use in Dementia Care: Development, Design, and Feasibility of a Novel Self-administered Decision-Making Tool, 2022, JMIR Aging

Best Publications

  • Health disparities among lesbian, gay, and bisexual older adults: results from a population-based study.

    Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen;Hyun Jun Kim;Susan E. Barkan;Anna Muraco

  • Physical and Mental Health of Transgender Older Adults: An At-Risk and Underserved Population

    Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen;Loree Cook-Daniels;Hyun-Jun Kim;Elena A. Erosheva

  • The health equity promotion model: Reconceptualization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) health disparities.

    Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen;Jane M. Simoni;Hyun-Jun Kim;Keren Lehavot

  • The Physical and Mental Health of Lesbian, Gay Male, and Bisexual (LGB) Older Adults: The Role of Key Health Indicators and Risk and Protective Factors

    Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen;Charles A. Emlet;Hyun Jun Kim;Anna Muraco

  • Successful Aging Among LGBT Older Adults: Physical and Mental Health-Related Quality of Life by Age Group

    Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen;Hyun Jun Kim;Chengshi Shiu;Jayn Goldsen

  • Aging and Sexual Orientation: A 25-Year Review of the Literature

    Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen;Anna Muraco

  • The Aging and Health Report: Disparities and Resilience Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Older Adults

    Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen;Hyun-Jun Kim;Charles A. Emlet;Anna Muraco

  • Families and Work: New Directions in the Twenty-First Century

    Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen;Andrew E. Scharlach

  • Disability among lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults: disparities in prevalence and risk.

    Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen;Hyun Jun Kim;Susan E. Barkan

  • Disparities in health-related quality of life: a comparison of lesbians and bisexual women.

    Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen;Hyun Jun Kim;Susan E. Barkan;Kimberly F. Balsam

  • The Science of Conducting Research With LGBT Older Adults- An Introduction to Aging with Pride: National Health, Aging, and Sexuality/Gender Study (NHAS).

    Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen;Hyun-Jun Kim

  • The Cascading Effects of Marginalization and Pathways of Resilience in Attaining Good Health Among LGBT Older Adults.

    Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen;Hyun-Jun Kim;Amanda E. B. Bryan;Chengshi Shiu

  • Chronic Health Conditions and Key Health Indicators Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Older US Adults, 2013–2014

    Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen;Hyun-Jun Kim;Chengshi Shui;Amanda E. B. Bryan

  • Creating a Vision for the Future: Key Competencies and Strategies for Culturally Competent Practice With Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Older Adults in the Health and Human Services

    Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen;Charles P. Hoy-Ellis;Jayn Goldsen;Charles A. Emlet

  • Race/Ethnicity and Health-Related Quality of Life Among LGBT Older Adults.

    Hyun-Jun Kim;Sarah Jen;Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen

  • Social support mediates the relationship between HIV stigma and depression/quality of life among people living with HIV in Beijing, China.

    D Rao;W T Chen;C R Pearson;J M Simoni

  • “That’s what friends do”: Informal caregiving for chronically ill midlife and older lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults

    Anna M. Muraco;Karen Fredriksen-Goldsen

  • Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life Among Older Gay and Bisexual Men Living With HIV Disease

    Charles A. Emlet;Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen;Hyun Jun Kim

  • LGBT Faculty, Research, and Researchers: Risks and Rewards

    Michael C. LaSala;David A. Jenkins;Darrell P. Wheeler;Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen

  • Social Networks of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Older Adults

    Elena A. Erosheva;Hyun-Jun Kim;Charles A. Emlet;Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Victor Minichiello
Victor Minichiello Queensland University of Technology
Jane M. Simoni
Jane M. Simoni University of Washington
Anthony Lyons
Anthony Lyons La Trobe University
Karina L. Walters
Karina L. Walters University of Washington
Keren Lehavot
Keren Lehavot University of Washington
Linda Teri
Linda Teri University of Washington
Michael R. Woodford
Michael R. Woodford Wilfrid Laurier University
Kimberly F. Balsam
Kimberly F. Balsam Palo Alto University
Lorraine M. Gutiérrez
Lorraine M. Gutiérrez University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Andrew E. Scharlach
Andrew E. Scharlach University of California, Berkeley

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