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Linda K. George

Linda K. George

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Best Female Scientists
2025

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Best Female Scientists

D-Index
109
Citations
51005
World Ranking
924
National Ranking
562

Psychology

D-Index
108
Citations
52153
World Ranking
424
National Ranking
270

Medicine

D-Index
104
Citations
48189
World Ranking
6966
National Ranking
3666

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award

Overview

Linda K. George is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these fields, their work extensively covers subfields including Genetics, General Health Professions, Agronomy and Crop Science, Health, and Sociology and Political Science.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows
  • Livestock Management and Performance Improvement
  • Hemophilia Treatment and Research
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals

Linda K. George has contributed to multiple recent publications, including the following papers:

  • Genetic improvement of economic traits in Murrah buffalo using significant SNPs from genome-wide association study, 2023, Tropical Animal Health and Production
  • Rising childhood income inequality and declining Americans' health, 2022, Social Science & Medicine
  • Genomic clues of association between clinical mastitis and SNPs identified by ddRAD sequencing in Murrah buffaloes, 2023, Animal Biotechnology
  • Understanding the health decline of Americans in boomers to millennials, 2023, Social Science & Medicine
  • Estimation of genetic parameters of growth traits for direct and maternal effects in Murrah buffalo, 2022, Tropical Animal Health and Production

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Linda K. George include:

  • Rani Alex
  • Nidhi Sukhija
  • Komal Jaglan
  • Vikas Vohra
  • Archana Verma

The common publication venues where Linda K. George's work appears most frequently include:

  • Tropical Animal Health and Production
  • Social Science & Medicine
  • Animal Biotechnology
  • Innovation in Aging
  • Indian Journal of Animal Research

Best Publications

  • Caregiver well-being : a multidimensional examination of family caregivers of demented adults

    Linda K. George;Lisa P. Gwyther

  • One-month prevalence of mental disorders in the United States. Based on five Epidemiologic Catchment Area sites.

    Darrel A. Regier;Jeffrey H. Boyd;Jack D. Burke;Donald S. Rae

  • Depression, disability days, and days lost from work in a prospective epidemiologic survey

    W. E. Broadhead;D. G. Blazer;L. K. George;Chiu Kit Tse

  • Post-traumatic stress disorder in the community: an epidemiological study

    Jonathan R. T. Davidson;Dana Hughes;Dana G. Blazer;Linda K. George

  • Explaining the relationships between religious involvement and health.

    Linda K. George;Christopher G. Ellison;David B. Larson

  • Religious involvement, social ties, and social support in a southeastern community

    Christopher G. Ellison;Linda K. George

  • Spirituality and Health: What We Know, What We Need to Know

    Linda K. George;David B. Larson;Harold G. Koenig;Michael E. McCullough

  • The Epidemiology of Depression in an Elderly Community Population

    Dan Blazer;Dana C. Hughes;Linda K. George

  • Religiosity and Remission of Depression in Medically Ill Older Patients

    Harold G. Koenig;Linda K. George;Bercedis L. Peterson

  • Social support and the outcome of major depression.

    Linda K. George;Dan G. Blazer;Dana C. Hughes;Nancy Fowler

  • Sociological Perspectives on Life Transitions

    Linda K. George

  • The association of age and depression among the elderly: an epidemiologic exploration.

    Dan G. Blazer;Bruce Burchett;Linda K. George

  • Measuring multiple dimensions of religion and spirituality for health research: Conceptual background and findings from the 1998 General Social Survey

    Ellen L. Idler;Marc A. Musick;Christopher G. Ellison;Linda K. George

  • Exclusion Criteria of DSM-III: A Study of Co-occurrence of Hierarchy-Free Syndromes

    Jeffrey H. Boyd;Jack D. Burke;Ernest Gruenberg;Charles E. Holzer

  • The Use of Religion and Other Emotion-Regulating Coping Strategies Among Older Adults

    Harold G. Koenig;Linda K. George;Ilene C. Siegler

  • The epidemiology of social phobia: findings from the Duke Epidemiological Catchment Area Study

    Jonathon R. Davidson;D. L. Hughes;Linda K. George;Dan G. Blazer

  • Predictors of Institutionalization Among Caregivers of Patients With Alzheimer's Disease

    Elizabeth J. Colerick;Linda K. George

  • Abbreviating the Duke Social Support Index for use in chronically ill elderly individuals.

    Harold G. Koenig;Ron E. Westlund;Linda K. George;Dana C. Hughes

  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression in Late Life

    Arnold J. Friedhoff;James Ballenger;Alan S. Bellack;William T. Carpenter

  • Cardiovascular and Behavioral Effects of Aerobic Exercise Training in Healthy Older Men and Women

    James A. Blumenthal;Charles F. Emery;David J. Madden;Linda K. George

  • The social psychology of health.

    Linda K. George

Frequent Co-Authors

Dan G. Blazer
Dan G. Blazer Duke University
Harold G. Koenig
Harold G. Koenig Duke University
Marvin S. Swartz
Marvin S. Swartz Duke University
Ilene C. Siegler
Ilene C. Siegler Duke University
Gerda G. Fillenbaum
Gerda G. Fillenbaum Duke University
Carl F. Pieper
Carl F. Pieper Duke University
Kenneth E. Schmader
Kenneth E. Schmader Duke University
Morris A. Okun
Morris A. Okun Arizona State University
Yi Zeng
Yi Zeng Peking University
Harvey J. Cohen
Harvey J. Cohen Duke University

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