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Tamara B. Harris 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 Tamara B. Harris sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,263 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Tamara B. Harris 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 Tamara B. Harris sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 243 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 2015 - Health and Aging Policy Fellow

Overview

Tamara B. Harris is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research covers several closely related subfields including Genetics, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Epidemiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Physiology.

Their work broadly spans topics such as Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Bone Health and Osteoporosis Research, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders, RNA Modifications and Cancer, Vitamin D Research Studies, and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors.

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Tamara B. Harris are:

  • rs641738C>T near MBOAT7 is associated with liver fat, ALT and fibrosis in NAFLD: A meta-analysis (2020, Journal of Hepatology)
  • Smoking-by-genotype interaction in type 2 diabetes risk and fasting glucose (2020, PLoS ONE)
  • Discovery and fine-mapping of height loci via high-density imputation of GWASs in individuals of African ancestry (2021, The American Journal of Human Genetics)
  • The Health, Aging, and Body Composition (Health ABC) Study-Ground-Breaking Science for 25 Years and Counting (2023, The Journals of Gerontology Series A)
  • Jump power, leg press power, leg strength and grip strength differentially associated with physical performance: The Developmental Epidemiologic Cohort Study (DECOS) (2020, Experimental Gerontology)

Frequent co-authors that have collaborated with Harris include:

  • Albert V. Smith
  • Vilmundur Guðnason
  • Lenore J. Launer
  • Ching-Ti Liu
  • Xiuqing Guo

The scientist's frequent publication venues feature UNC Libraries, The Journals of Gerontology Series A, PLoS ONE, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, and Journal of Hepatology.

Tamara B. Harris was recognized as a Health and Aging Policy Fellow in 2015.

Best Publications

  • Gait speed and survival in older adults.

    Stephanie Studenski;Subashan Perera;Kushang Patel;Caterina Rosano

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

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

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Cristen J. Willer;Sonja I. Berndt;Keri L. Monda

  • The Loss of Skeletal Muscle Strength, Mass, and Quality in Older Adults: The Health, Aging and Body Composition Study

    Bret H Goodpaster;Seok Won Park;Tamara B Harris;Steven B Kritchevsky

  • Sarcopenia: an undiagnosed condition in older adults. Current consensus definition: prevalence, etiology, and consequences. International working group on sarcopenia.

    Roger A. Fielding;Bruno Vellas;William J. Evans;Shalender Bhasin

  • 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

  • Elevated C-reactive protein levels in overweight and obese adults.

    Marjolein Visser;Lex M. Bouter;Geraldine M. McQuillan;Mark H. Wener

  • A comprehensive 1000 Genomes–based genome-wide association meta-analysis of coronary artery disease

    M Nikpay;A Goel;Won H-H.;L M Hall

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    Hana Lango Allen;Karol Estrada;Guillaume Lettre;Sonja I. Berndt

  • 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

  • The FNIH Sarcopenia Project: Rationale, Study Description, Conference Recommendations, and Final Estimates

    Stephanie A. Studenski;Katherine W. Peters;Dawn E. Alley;Peggy M. Cawthon

  • Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height

    Andrew R. Wood;Tonu Esko;Jian Yang;Sailaja Vedantam

  • Common genetic determinants of vitamin D insufficiency: a genome-wide association study

    Thomas J. Wang;Feng Zhang;J. Brent Richards;Bryan Kestenbaum

  • Strength, But Not Muscle Mass, Is Associated With Mortality in the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study Cohort

    Anne B. Newman;Varant Kupelian;Marjolein Visser;Eleanor M. Simonsick

  • How Useful Is Body Mass Index for Comparison of Body Fatness across Age, Sex, and Ethnic Groups?

    Dympna Gallagher;Marjolein Visser;Dennis Sepúlveda;Richard N. Pierson

  • Hearing loss and cognitive decline in older adults

    Frank R. Lin;Kristine Yaffe;Jin Xia;Qian Li Xue

  • Muscle mass, muscle strength, and muscle fat infiltration as predictors of incident mobility limitations in well-functioning older persons

    M. Visser;B.H. Goodpaster;S.B. Kritchevsky;A.B. Newman

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

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

  • A comprehensive 1000 Genomes-based genome-wide association meta-analysis of coronary artery disease

    Majid Nikpay;Anuj Goel;Hong-Hee Won;Leanne M. Hall

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    H. Lango Allen;K. Estrada;G. Lettre;S. I. Berndt

Frequent Co-Authors

Vilmundur Gudnason
Vilmundur Gudnason University of Iceland
Lenore J. Launer
Lenore J. Launer National Institutes of Health
Anne B. Newman
Anne B. Newman University of Pittsburgh
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
Albert V. Smith
Albert V. Smith University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Stephen B. Kritchevsky
Stephen B. Kritchevsky Wake Forest University
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University
Gudny Eiriksdottir
Gudny Eiriksdottir Icelandic Heart Association
Jerome I. Rotter
Jerome I. Rotter UCLA Medical Center

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