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39648
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5730

Penny Gordon-Larsen 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 Penny Gordon-Larsen sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 360 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Penny Gordon-Larsen 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 Penny Gordon-Larsen sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 92 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Penny Gordon-Larsen is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Medicine, with a significant focus on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Physiology.

Their work covers several main topics, including:

  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
  • Birth, Development, and Health

Penny Gordon-Larsen has authored numerous scientific papers, some of the recent notable publications are:

  • Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association, 2021, Circulation
  • Identification of type 2 diabetes loci in 433,540 East Asian individuals, 2020, Nature
  • Inequalities in urban greenness and epigenetic aging: Different associations by race and neighborhood socioeconomic status, 2023, Science Advances
  • Education, Race/Ethnicity, and Causes of Premature Mortality Among Middle-Aged Adults in 4 US Urban Communities: Results From CARDIA, 1985-2017, 2020, American Journal of Public Health
  • Does geographical variation confound the relationship between host factors and the human gut microbiota: a population-based study in China, 2020, BMJ Open

Their collaboration network includes frequent co-authors such as Annie Green Howard, Barry M. Popkin, Kari E. North, Mariaelisa Graff, and Shufa Du, reflecting ongoing research partnerships.

Regarding publication venues, their work has appeared most frequently in:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Circulation
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Obesity
  • Journal of the American Heart Association

Best Publications

  • Inequality in the Built Environment Underlies Key Health Disparities in Physical Activity and Obesity

    Penny Gordon-Larsen;Melissa C. Nelson;Phil Page;Barry M. Popkin

  • The nutrition transition: worldwide obesity dynamics and their determinants

    Barry M Popkin;Penny G Gordon-Larsen

  • Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

    Tiffany M. Powell-Wiley;Paul Poirier;Lora E. Burke;Jean-Pierre Després

  • Determinants of Adolescent Physical Activity and Inactivity Patterns

    Penny Gordon-Larsen;Robert G. McMurray;Barry M. Popkin

  • Longitudinal physical activity and sedentary behavior trends: Adolescence to adulthood

    Penny Gordon-Larsen;Melissa C. Nelson;Barry M. Popkin

  • Acculturation and overweight-related behaviors among Hispanic immigrants to the US: the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health

    Penny Gordon-Larsen;Kathleen Mullan Harris;Dianne S Ward;Barry M Popkin

  • The trans-ancestral genomic architecture of glycemic traits

    Ji Chen;Ji Chen;Cassandra N. Spracklen;Cassandra N. Spracklen;Gaëlle Marenne;Gaëlle Marenne;Arushi Varshney

  • 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

  • The Influence of Age and Sex on Genetic Associations with Adult Body Size and Shape: A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Interaction Study

    Thomas W. Winkler;Anne E. Justice;Mariaelisa Graff;Llilda Barata

  • Environmental influences on food choice, physical activity and energy balance.

    Barry M. Popkin;Kiyah Duffey;Penny Gordon-Larsen

  • Physical activity and sedentary behavior patterns are associated with selected adolescent health risk behaviors

    Melissa C. Nelson;Penny Gordon-Larsen

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

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

  • Adolescent physical activity and inactivity vary by ethnicity: The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health ☆ ☆☆ ★

    Penny G Gordon-Larsen;Robert G. McMurray;Barry M Popkin

  • Differential associations of fast food and restaurant food consumption with 3-y change in body mass index: the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study

    Kiyah J Duffey;Penny Gordon-Larsen;David R Jacobs;David R Jacobs;O Dale Williams

  • Fast food restaurants and food stores: longitudinal associations with diet in young to middle-aged adults: the CARDIA study.

    Janne Boone-Heinonen;Penny Gordon-Larsen;Catarina I. Kiefe;James M. Shikany

  • Longitudinal trends in race/ethnic disparities in leading health indicators from adolescence to young adulthood.

    Kathleen Mullan Harris;Penny G Gordon-Larsen;Kim Chantala;J. Richard Udry

  • Ethnic Differences in Physical Activity and Inactivity Patterns and Overweight Status

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

  • Self-reported health, perceived racial discrimination, and skin color in African Americans in the CARDIA study.

    Luisa N. Borrell;Catarina I. Kiefe;David R. Williams;Ana V. Diez-Roux

  • Association of adolescent obesity with risk of severe obesity in adulthood

    Chirayath Suchindran;Kari E. North;Barry M. Popkin

  • 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
Linda S. Adair
Linda S. Adair University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
David R. Jacobs
David R. Jacobs University of Minnesota
Cora E. Lewis
Cora E. Lewis University of Alabama at Birmingham
Karen L. Mohlke
Karen L. Mohlke University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Leslie A. Lange
Leslie A. Lange University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
David K. Guilkey
David K. Guilkey University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Nancy L. Heard-Costa
Nancy L. Heard-Costa Boston University
Ethan M. Lange
Ethan M. Lange University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Weihua Zhang
Weihua Zhang Imperial College London

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