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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 46 3653 3368 1748 1584 221 8362

Alexandra Brewis publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alexandra Brewis between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alexandra Brewis published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 7.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 38 publications in 2021. 29 of the 277 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 38. Peak 38 publications in 2021. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 36 publications 2021: 38 publications 2022: 22 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 16 publications
1990 2025

277 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alexandra Brewis: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 0
1992 2
1993 2
1994 5
1995 2
1996 4
1997 1
1998 2
1999 2
2000 3
2001 3
2002 3
2003 4
2004 0
2005 2
2006 2
2007 0
2008 0
2009 3
2010 6
2011 4
2012 6
2013 7
2014 8
2015 6
2016 13
2017 9
2018 13
2019 21
2020 36
2021 38
2022 22
2023 18
2024 13
2025 16
Total 277
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Alexandra Brewis publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alexandra Brewis sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 214–223 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 221 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246 221
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Alexandra Brewis D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alexandra Brewis sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 46 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228 46
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Alexandra Brewis is affiliated with Arizona State University in the United States and specializes in the social sciences with a focus on nutrition, dietetics, sociology, political science, and health professions. Their research covers a broad spectrum of topics including child nutrition and water access, obesity and health practices, water governance and infrastructure, food security and health in diverse populations, water resources management and optimization, poverty, education, child welfare, as well as eating disorders and behaviors.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Alexandra Brewis include:

  • Water and mental health (2020), published in Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water
  • Exposing the myths of household water insecurity in the global north: A critical review (2020), published in Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water
  • Participatory approaches in water research: A review (2022), published in Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water
  • Household water insecurity will complicate the ongoing COVID-19 response: Evidence from 29 sites in 23 low- and middle-income countries (2021), published in International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health
  • The Breast Size Satisfaction Survey (BSSS): Breast size dissatisfaction and its antecedents and outcomes in women from 40 nations (2020), published in Body Image

Frequent co-authors of Alexandra Brewis include Amber Wutich, Sarah Trainer, Cindi SturtzSreetharan, Melissa Beresford, and Wendy Jepson.

Major publication venues for their work are:

  • American Journal of Human Biology
  • Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water
  • Journal of Water and Health
  • Field Methods
  • PLoS ONE

In addition to articles, Alexandra Brewis has authored books published by New York University Press eBooks and Rutgers University Press. Titles include Extreme Weight Loss (2021) and Obesity (2020).

Alexandra Brewis has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 2017.

Best Publications

  • How and why weight stigma drives the obesity 'epidemic' and harms health.

    A. Janet Tomiyama;Deborah Carr;Ellen M. Granberg;Brenda Major

  • City structure, obesity, and environmental justice: an integrated analysis of physical and social barriers to walkable streets and park access.

    Bethany B. Cutts;Kate J. Darby;Christopher G. Boone;Alexandra Brewis

  • Body Norms and Fat Stigma in Global Perspective

    Alexandra A. Brewis;Amber Wutich;Ashlan Falletta-Cowden;Isa Rodriguez-Soto

  • Stigma and the perpetuation of obesity

    Alexandra A. Brewis

  • Obesity stigma as a globalizing health challenge.

    Alexandra Brewis;Cindi SturtzSreetharan;Amber Wutich

  • Food, Water, and Scarcity Toward a Broader Anthropology of Resource Insecurity

    Amber Wutich;Alexandra Brewis

  • Obesity: Cultural and Biocultural Perspectives

    Alexandra A. Brewis

  • Paradoxical malnutrition in mother-child pairs: untangling the phenomenon of over- and under-nutrition in underdeveloped economies.

    Megan Jehn;Alexandra Brewis

  • Perceptions of body size in Pacific Islanders.

    AA Brewis;ST McGarvey;J Jones;Boyd A. Swinburn

  • Perceptions of climate change: Linking local and global perceptions through a cultural knowledge approach

    Beatrice Crona;Amber Wutich;Alexandra Brewis;Meredith Gartin

  • Biocultural aspects of obesity in young Mexican schoolchildren.

    Alexandra Brewis

  • Water and mental health

    Amber Wutich;Alexandra Brewis;Alexander Tsai

  • Exposing the myths of household water insecurity in the global north: A critical review

    Katie Meehan;Wendy Jepson;Leila M. Harris;Amber Wutich

  • Cash water expenditures are associated with household water insecurity, food insecurity, and perceived stress in study sites across 20 low- and middle-income countries

    Justin Stoler;Amber L. Pearson;Amber L. Pearson;Chad Staddon;Amber Wutich

  • Shared Norms and Their Explanation for the Social Clustering of Obesity

    Daniel J. Hruschka;Alexandra A. Brewis;Amber Wutich;Benjamin Morin

  • Marital coitus across the life course.

    Alexandra Brewis;Mary Meyer

  • Development and validation protocol for an instrument to measure household water insecurity across cultures and ecologies: the Household Water InSecurity Experiences (HWISE) Scale.

    Sera L Young;Shalean M Collins;Godfred O Boateng;Torsten B Neilands

  • Bariatric Surgery Patients' Perceptions of Weight-Related Stigma in Healthcare Settings Impair Post-surgery Dietary Adherence

    Danielle M. Raves;Alexandra Brewis;Sarah Trainer;Seung Yong Han

  • Vulnerability to fat-stigma in women's everyday relationships.

    Alexandra A. Brewis;Daniel J. Hruschka;Amber Wutich

Frequent Co-Authors

Amber Wutich
Amber Wutich Arizona State University
Sera L. Young
Sera L. Young Northwestern University
Kelli L. Larson
Kelli L. Larson Arizona State University
Matthew C. Freeman
Matthew C. Freeman Emory University
Craig Hadley
Craig Hadley Emory University
Genevieve F. Dunton
Genevieve F. Dunton University of Southern California
Michael J. Boivin
Michael J. Boivin Michigan State University
Michael J. Todd
Michael J. Todd Cornell University
Todd Jackson
Todd Jackson University of Macau
Deborah Carr
Deborah Carr Boston University

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