# Melissa E. Garcia

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/melissa-e-garcia/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 23,287 |
| Field | Genetic Associations and Epidemiology |
| h-index | 52 |
| i10-index | 63 |
| Last Known Institution | National Institute on Aging |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5113696654 |
| Works | 91 |

## Researcher papers

- [Genetic meta-analysis of diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease identifies new risk loci and implicates Aβ, tau, immunity and lipid processing](https://scholariq.org/papers/genetic-meta-analysis-of-diagnosed-alzheimer-s-disease-identifies-new-risk-loci/)
- [New genetic loci link adipose and insulin biology to body fat distribution](https://scholariq.org/papers/new-genetic-loci-link-adipose-and-insulin-biology-to-body-fat-distribution/)
- [Parent-of-origin-specific allelic associations among 106 genomic loci for age at menarche](https://scholariq.org/papers/parent-of-origin-specific-allelic-associations-among-106-genomic-loci-for-age-at/)
- [New loci for body fat percentage reveal link between adiposity and cardiometabolic disease risk](https://scholariq.org/papers/new-loci-for-body-fat-percentage-reveal-link-between-adiposity-and/)
- [Low-frequency and rare exome chip variants associate with fasting glucose and type 2 diabetes susceptibility](https://scholariq.org/papers/low-frequency-and-rare-exome-chip-variants-associate-with-fasting-glucose-and/)

## Researcher topics

- [Genetic Associations and Epidemiology](https://scholariq.org/topics/genetic-associations-and-epidemiology/)
- [Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases](https://scholariq.org/topics/adipokines-inflammation-and-metabolic-diseases/)
- [Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease](https://scholariq.org/topics/nutrition-genetics-and-disease/)
- [Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/dementia-and-cognitive-impairment-research/)
- [Regulation of Appetite and Obesity](https://scholariq.org/topics/regulation-of-appetite-and-obesity/)

## Researcher university

- [National Institute on Aging](https://scholariq.org/institutions/national-institute-on-aging/)

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