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119
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World Ranking
572
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343

Medicine

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119
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74212
World Ranking
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National Ranking
2094

Linda S. Adair 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 Linda S. Adair sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 480 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Linda S. Adair 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 Linda S. Adair sits on this spectrum.

70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 400 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 119 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award

Overview

Linda S. Adair is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant work spanning pediatrics, perinatology, child health, nutrition and dietetics, public health, environmental and occupational health, epidemiology, and general health professions.

Their recent publications reflect a diverse range of topics and collaborative efforts. Notable papers include:

  • Multi-ancestry genetic study of type 2 diabetes highlights the power of diverse populations for discovery and translation (2022, Nature Genetics)
  • Identification of type 2 diabetes loci in 433,540 East Asian individuals (2020, Nature)
  • Defining pathways to healthy sustainable urban development (2020, Environment International)
  • Health and development from preconception to 20 years of age and human capital (2022, The Lancet)
  • Effects of early-life poverty on health and human capital in children and adolescents: analyses of national surveys and birth cohort studies in LMICs (2022, The Lancet)

The scientist frequently collaborates with several other researchers, including:

  • Reynaldo Martorell
  • Margaret E. Bentley
  • Sang Lee
  • Aryeh D. Stein
  • Christopher W. Kuzawa

Publication venues where Linda S. Adair has contributed multiple works include:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Current Developments in Nutrition
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature
  • American Journal of Human Biology

Research topics emphasized in their work address various aspects of health and nutrition, such as:

  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
  • Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet

Best Publications

  • Maternal and child undernutrition: consequences for adult health and human capital.

    Cesar G. Victora;Linda S Adair;Caroline H.D. Fall;Pedro C. Hallal

  • Global nutrition transition and the pandemic of obesity in developing countries

    Barry M Popkin;Linda S Adair;Shu Wen Ng

  • Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids

    Tanya M. Teslovich;Kiran Musunuru;Albert V. Smith;Andrew C. Edmondson

  • Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels

    Cristen J. Willer;Ellen M. Schmidt;Sebanti Sengupta;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso

  • Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk

    Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Patricia B. Munroe;Kenneth M. Rice;Murielle Bochud

  • Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

    Adam E. Locke;Bratati Kahali;Sonja I. Berndt;Anne E. Justice

  • Common variants associated with plasma triglycerides and risk for coronary artery disease

    Ron Do;Cristen J. Willer;Ellen M. Schmidt;Sebanti Sengupta

  • National and regional estimates of term and preterm babies born small for gestational age in 138 low-income and middle-income countries in 2010

    Anne C.C. Lee;Anne C.C. Lee;Joanne Katz;Hannah Blencowe;Simon Cousens

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility.

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

  • Mortality risk in preterm and small-for-gestational-age infants in low-income and middle-income countries: a pooled country analysis.

    Joanne Katz;Anne C. C. Lee;Anne C. C. Lee;Naoko Kozuki;Joy E. Lawn;Joy E. Lawn

  • Large-scale association analyses identify new loci influencing glycemic traits and provide insight into the underlying biological pathways

    Robert A Scott;Vasiliki Lagou;Ryan P Welch;Eleanor Wheeler

  • The dual burden household and the nutrition transition paradox

    Colleen M. Doak;Linda S. Adair;M Bentley;Carlos Augusto Monteiro

  • Five-year obesity incidence in the transition period between adolescence and adulthood: the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health

    Penny Gordon-Larsen;Linda S Adair;Melissa C Nelson;Barry M Popkin

  • Associations of linear growth and relative weight gain during early life with adult health and human capital in countries of low and middle income: findings from five birth cohort studies

    Linda S. Adair;Caroline H.D. Fall;Clive Osmond;Aryeh D. Stein

  • Severity and Timing of Stunting in the First Two Years of Life Affect Performance on Cognitive Tests in Late Childhood

    Michelle A. Mendez;Linda S. Adair

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies eight new loci for type 2 diabetes in east Asians

    Yoon Shin Cho;Chien Hsiun Chen;Chien Hsiun Chen;Cheng Hu;Jirong Long

  • Risk of childhood undernutrition related to small-for-gestational age and preterm birth in low- and middle-income countries

    Parul Christian;Sun Eun Lee;Moira Donahue Angel;Linda S. Adair

  • The Relationship of Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Factors, and Overweight in U.S. Adolescents

    Penny Gordon-Larsen;Linda S. Adair;Barry M. Popkin

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

  • Five-year obesity incidence in the transition period between adolescence and adulthood: the National Longitudinal Study of

    Penny Gordon-Larsen;Linda S Adair;Melissa C Nelson;Barry M Popkin

Frequent Co-Authors

Barry M. Popkin
Barry M. Popkin University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Karen L. Mohlke
Karen L. Mohlke University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Penny Gordon-Larsen
Penny Gordon-Larsen University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ying Wu
Ying Wu University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin Imperial College London
Andrew P. Morris
Andrew P. Morris University of Liverpool
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
James F. Wilson
James F. Wilson University of Edinburgh
Olli T. Raitakari
Olli T. Raitakari Turku University Hospital

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