George A. King

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
69 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

George A. King is a scholar working on Physiology, Plant Science and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, George A. King has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Physiology, 13 papers in Plant Science and 10 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Recurrent topics in George A. King's work include Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (9 papers), Sports Performance and Training (8 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (7 papers). George A. King is often cited by papers focused on Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (9 papers), Sports Performance and Training (8 papers) and Physical Activity and Health (7 papers). George A. King collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. George A. King's co-authors include David R. Bassett, Scott J. Strath, Barbara E. Ainsworth, Ann M. Swartz, Marjorie J. Storm, Ronald P. Neilson, Dixie L. Thompson, Connie A. Burdick, Lidia S. Watrud and Feng Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The FASEB Journal.

In The Last Decade

George A. King

66 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
George A. King United States	26	795	557	528	435	356	69	3.1k
Peter M. Wayne United States	50	989 1.2×	376 0.7×	772 1.5×	449 1.0×	257 0.7×	211	8.2k
David D. Pascoe United Kingdom	53	1.0k 1.3×	351 0.6×	228 0.4×	515 1.2×	1.4k 4.0×	212	7.8k
John P. Anderson United States	39	1.4k 1.7×	380 0.7×	188 0.4×	442 1.0×	468 1.3×	95	6.0k
Matthew J. Young United States	30	1.1k 1.3×	211 0.4×	90 0.2×	276 0.6×	322 0.9×	91	5.3k
Lyndon Brooks Australia	27	233 0.3×	673 1.2×	216 0.4×	128 0.3×	403 1.1×	78	3.1k
Robert G. Campbell United States	42	1.7k 2.2×	182 0.3×	115 0.2×	563 1.3×	881 2.5×	130	5.5k
Michael Arnold United States	39	587 0.7×	303 0.5×	497 0.9×	324 0.7×	96 0.3×	238	5.4k
Karen Wills Australia	29	358 0.5×	530 1.0×	379 0.7×	306 0.7×	199 0.6×	91	3.6k
Jørgen Eriksen Denmark	47	489 0.6×	561 1.0×	1.4k 2.7×	165 0.4×	1.2k 3.4×	264	7.5k
Daniel A. J. Ryan Canada	21	411 0.5×	285 0.5×	353 0.7×	239 0.5×	454 1.3×	52	2.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of George A. King

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Rigby, Brandon R., et al.. (2023). Muscle Damage, Inflammation, and Muscular Performance following the Physical Ability Test in Professional Firefighters. Sports. 11(8). 144–144. 2 indexed citations

Duplanty, Anthony A., et al.. (2022). Acute Supplementation with Cannabidiol Does Not Attenuate Inflammation or Improve Measures of Performance following Strenuous Exercise. Healthcare. 10(6). 1133–1133. 12 indexed citations

Meza, Cesar, et al.. (2020). Exercise-Induced Improvements in Insulin Sensitivity Are Not Attenuated by a Family History of Type 2 Diabetes. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 11. 120–120. 7 indexed citations

Hadjieconomou, Dafni, George A. King, Pedro Gaspar, et al.. (2020). Enteric neurons increase maternal food intake during reproduction. Nature. 587(7834). 455–459. 61 indexed citations

Meza, Cesar, et al.. (2017). Eight Weeks of Combined Exercise Training Induced Improvements in Insulin Sensitivity is Associated with Improvement in Aerobic Capacity, but not with Improvement in Strength.. TopSCHOLAR (Western Kentucky University). 2(9). 48. 2 indexed citations

Kitzman, Heather, Abdullah Al Mamun, Joanne Slater, et al.. (2017). Community-based participatory research to design a faith-enhanced diabetes prevention program: The Better Me Within randomized trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 62. 77–90. 14 indexed citations

Yang, Feng & George A. King. (2016). Dynamic gait stability of treadmill versus overground walking in young adults. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. 31. 81–87. 64 indexed citations

Yang, Feng, et al.. (2015). Controlled whole-body vibration training reduces risk of falls among community-dwelling older adults. Journal of Biomechanics. 48(12). 3206–3212. 51 indexed citations

Tomaka, Joe, et al.. (2012). Validating the Adidas miCoach for estimating pace, distance, and energy expenditure during outdoor over-ground exercise accelerometer. TopSCHOLAR (Western Kentucky University). 2(4). 23. 11 indexed citations

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Pfleeger, Thomas, et al.. (2012). The effects of glyphosate and aminopyralid on a multi-species plant field trial. Ecotoxicology. 21(7). 1771–1787. 26 indexed citations

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Dorgo, Sandor, et al.. (2012). Outcomes of a peer mentor implemented fitness program in older adults: A quasi-randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 50(9). 1156–1165. 24 indexed citations

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Watrud, Lidia S., et al.. (2011). Changes in constructedBrassicacommunities treated with glyphosate drift. Ecological Applications. 21(2). 525–538. 20 indexed citations

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King, George A., et al.. (2010). Relationship of Leptin, Resting Metabolic Rate, and Body Composition in PreMenopausal Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Women. Endocrine Research. 35(3). 95–105. 8 indexed citations

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King, George A., et al.. (2010). Relationship Between Leptin, Adiponectin, Bone Mineral Density, and Measures of Adiposity among Pre-Menopausal Hispanic and Caucasian Women. Endocrine Research. 35(3). 106–117. 19 indexed citations

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Dorgo, Sandor, et al.. (2009). The Effects of Manual Resistance Training on Improving Muscular Strength and Endurance. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 23(1). 293–303. 24 indexed citations

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Water, Peter K. Van de, Lidia S. Watrud, E. Henry Lee, Connie A. Burdick, & George A. King. (2007). LONG-DISTANCE GM POLLEN MOVEMENT OF CREEPING BENTGRASS USING MODELED WIND TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS. Ecological Applications. 17(4). 1244–1256. 25 indexed citations

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King, George A., et al.. (2006). Effect of Clothing Type on Validity of Air-Displacement Plethysmography. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 20(1). 95–95. 4 indexed citations

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Watrud, Lidia S., Anne Fairbrother, Connie A. Burdick, et al.. (2004). Evidence for landscape-level, pollen-mediated gene flow from genetically modified creeping bentgrass with CP4 EPSPS as a marker. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(40). 14533–14538. 213 indexed citations

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Bassett, David R., Eugene C. Fitzhugh, Carlos J. Crespo, George A. King, & James E. McLaughlin. (2002). Physical Activity and Ethnic Differences in Hypertension Prevalence in the United States. Preventive Medicine. 34(2). 179–186. 82 indexed citations

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Swartz, Ann M., et al.. (2000). Estimation of energy expenditure using CSA accelerometers at hip and wrist sites. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 32(Supplement). S450–S456. 408 indexed citations

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