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Sarah Young publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sarah Young sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 141 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Sarah Young D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sarah Young sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Sarah Young is a researcher affiliated with the University of North Georgia in the United States. Their scientific work lies primarily at the interface of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a specific focus on subfields such as Clinical Psychology, Infectious Diseases, Plant Science, Molecular Biology, and Molecular Medicine.

The researcher has contributed extensively to topics related to COVID-19 and mental health, as well as bacterial antibiotic resistance and psychosomatic disorders. Their main topics of study include:

  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Congenital Heart Defects Research

Among their recent publications are studies appearing in prominent venues such as Annals of Internal Medicine, General Hospital Psychiatry, Communications Biology, Genome Medicine, and the Journal of Affective Disorders Reports. Some of these papers include:

  • "Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19-Related Infections, Hospitalizations, and Deaths" (2020) in Annals of Internal Medicine
  • "COVID-19 and telepsychiatry: Early outpatient experiences and implications for the future" (2020) in General Hospital Psychiatry
  • "The genome of opportunistic fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum carries a unique set of lineage-specific chromosomes" (2020) in Communications Biology
  • "Inter-species geographic signatures for tracing horizontal gene transfer and long-term persistence of carbapenem resistance" (2022) in Genome Medicine
  • "Mental health outcomes of adults hospitalized for COVID-19: A systematic review" (2022) in Journal of Affective Disorders Reports

The researcher frequently publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), where they have two publications, and other journals represented by single publications including Annals of Internal Medicine and Communications Biology.

Sarah Young collaborates regularly with a group of co-authors, notably including Chelsea Ayers, Karli Kondo, Somnath Saha, Shailesh Advani, and Mia Smith, each having co-authored multiple works alongside them.

Best Publications

  • Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome

    Curtis Huttenhower;Curtis Huttenhower;Dirk Gevers;Rob Knight;Rob Knight;Sahar Abubucker

  • Pilon: An Integrated Tool for Comprehensive Microbial Variant Detection and Genome Assembly Improvement

    Bruce J. Walker;Thomas Abeel;Terrance Shea;Margaret Priest

  • A framework for human microbiome research

    Barbara A. Methé;Karen E. Nelson;Mihai Pop;Heather H. Creasy

  • Comparative genomics reveals mobile pathogenicity chromosomes in Fusarium

    Li Jun Ma;H. Charlotte Van Der Does;Katherine A. Borkovich;Jeffrey J. Coleman

  • Genomic surveillance elucidates Ebola virus origin and transmission during the 2014 outbreak

    Stephen K. Gire;Stephen K. Gire;Augustine Goba;Kristian G. Andersen;Kristian G. Andersen;Rachel S G Sealfon;Rachel S G Sealfon

  • Insights from the genome of the biotrophic fungal plant pathogen Ustilago maydis

    Jörg Kämper;Regine Kahmann;Michael Bölker;Li-Jun Ma

  • Purposive sampling: complex or simple? Research case examples.

    Steve Campbell;Melanie Greenwood;Sarah Prior;Toniele Shearer

  • Lifestyle transitions in plant pathogenic Colletotrichum fungi deciphered by genome and transcriptome analyses

    Richard J. O'Connell;Michael R. Thon;Stéphane Hacquard;Stefan G. Amyotte

  • The genomic substrate for adaptive radiation in African cichlid fish

    David Brawand;David Brawand;Catherine E. Wagner;Catherine E. Wagner;Yang I. Li;Milan Malinsky;Milan Malinsky

  • Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19-Related Infections, Hospitalizations, and Deaths : A Systematic Review.

    Katherine Mackey;Chelsea K. Ayers;Karli K. Kondo;Somnath Saha

  • A Catalog of Reference Genomes from the Human Microbiome

    Karen E. Nelson;George M. Weinstock;Sarah K. Highlander

  • The genome of the green anole lizard and a comparative analysis with birds and mammals

    Jessica Alföldi;Federica Di Palma;Manfred Grabherr;Christina Williams

  • Comparative Genomics Yields Insights into Niche Adaptation of Plant Vascular Wilt Pathogens

    Steven J. Klosterman;Krishna V. Subbarao;Seogchan Kang;Paola Veronese

  • Genomic insights into the Ixodes scapularis tick vector of Lyme disease

    Monika Gulia-Nuss;Monika Gulia-Nuss;Andrew B. Nuss;Andrew B. Nuss;Jason M. Meyer;Jason M. Meyer;Daniel E. Sonenshine

  • Comparative functional genomics of the fission yeasts

    Nicholas Rhind;Zehua Chen;Moran Yassour;Moran Yassour;Dawn A. Thompson

  • Emergence of Epidemic Multidrug-Resistant Enterococcus faecium from Animal and Commensal Strains

    François Lebreton;François Lebreton;Willem van Schaik;Willem van Schaik;Willem van Schaik;Abigail Manson McGuire Manson McGuire;Paul Godfrey

  • Rabbit genome analysis reveals a polygenic basis for phenotypic change during domestication.

    Miguel Carneiro;Carl Johan Rubin;Federica Di Palma;Federica Di Palma;Frank W. Albert

  • NATURALLY OCCURRING DOMINANT RESISTANCE MUTATIONS TO HEPATITIS C VIRUS PROTEASE AND POLYMERASE INHIBITORS IN TREATMENT-NAIVE PATIENTS

    Thomas Kuntzen;Joerg Timm;Andrew Berical;Niall Lennon

  • Whole genome deep sequencing of HIV-1 reveals the impact of early minor variants upon immune recognition during acute infection

    Matthew R. Henn;Christian L. Boutwell;Patrick Charlebois;Niall J Lennon

  • Genomic analysis of oceanic cyanobacterial myoviruses compared with T4-like myoviruses from diverse hosts and environments

    Matthew B. Sullivan;Matthew B. Sullivan;Katherine H. Huang;Julio C. Ignacio-Espinoza;Aaron M. Berlin

Frequent Co-Authors

Qiandong Zeng
Qiandong Zeng LabCorp (United States)
Bruce W. Birren
Bruce W. Birren Broad Institute
Christina A. Cuomo
Christina A. Cuomo Broad Institute
Chad Nusbaum
Chad Nusbaum Cellarity
David I. Heiman
David I. Heiman Broad Institute
Jennifer R. Wortman
Jennifer R. Wortman Broad Institute
Kerstin Lindblad-Toh
Kerstin Lindblad-Toh Uppsala University
Brian J. Haas
Brian J. Haas Broad Institute
Joshua Z. Levin
Joshua Z. Levin Broad Institute

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