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Allan Steckler 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 Allan Steckler sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 98 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Allan Steckler 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 Allan Steckler sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 38 D-Index — 26th percentile

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

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

Overview

Allan Steckler is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Health Professions, with a particular focus on General Health Professions, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Information Systems, Clinical Psychology, and Infectious Diseases.

The main topics covered in Steckler's work include:

  • Education and Learning Interventions
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Health Sciences Research and Education

Steckler has contributed to several recent publications, all hosted in UNC Libraries, covering various aspects of health interventions and evaluation:

  • "The Effect of a Communications Campaign on Middle School Students' Nutrition and Physical Activity: Results of the HEALTHY Study" (2020)
  • "Feasibility of Screening Adolescents for Suicide Risk in "Real-World" High School Settings" (2020)
  • "Process evaluation in a multisite, primary obesity-prevention trial in American Indian schoolchildren" (2020)
  • "Evaluating Nurses' Implementation of an Infant-Feeding Counseling Protocol for HIV-Infected Mothers: The Ban Study in Lilongwe, Malawi" (2020)
  • "Data to Action: Using Formative Research to Develop Intervention Programs to Increase Physical Activity in Adolescent Girls" (2020)

Steckler frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Joel Gittelsohn
  • Margaret Schneider
  • Stella L. Volpe
  • Sally Davis
  • Ellen Piwoz

The most common venue for Steckler's publications is UNC Libraries, where they have published at least eight works. Their research spans multiple disciplines related to health, policy implementation, and adolescent health behaviors.

Best Publications

  • An Ecological Perspective on Health Promotion Programs

    Kenneth R. McLeroy;Daniel Bibeau;Allan Steckler;Karen Glanz

  • Process evaluation for public health interventions and research

    Allan B. Steckler;Laura Linnan;Barbara A. Israel

  • Toward Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Methods: An Introduction:

    Allan Steckler;Kenneth R. McLeroy;Robert M. Goodman;Sheryl T. Bird

  • A description of the social–ecological framework used in the trial of activity for adolescent girls (TAAG)

    John P. Elder;Leslie Lytle;James F. Sallis;Deborah Rohm Young

  • The importance of external validity.

    Allan Steckler;Kenneth R. McLeroy

  • Factors That Contribute to Effective Community Health Promotion Coalitions: A Study of 10 Project ASSIST Coalitions in North Carolina:

    Michelle Crozier Kegler;Allan Steckler;Kenneth Mcleroy;Sally Herndon Malek

  • Measuring the diffusion of innovative health promotion programs.

    Allan Steckler;Robert M. Goodman;Kenneth R. McLeroy;Sonia Davis

  • A model for the institutionalization of health promotion programs

    Robert M. Goodman;Allan Steckler

  • Formative Research in School and Community-Based Health Programs and Studies: “State of the Art” and the TAAG Approach

    Joel Gittelsohn;Allan Steckler;Carolyn C. Johnson;Charlotte Pratt

  • Development of Level of Institutionalization Scales for Health Promotion Programs

    Robert M. Goodman;Kenneth R. McLeroy;Allan B. Steckler;Rick H. Hoyle

  • Diffusion of Innovations in Schools: A Study of Adoption and Implementation of School-Based Tobacco Prevention Curricula:

    Laura K. McCormick;Allan B. Steckler;Kenneth R. McLeroy

  • How to Institutionalize Health Promotion Programs

    Allan Steckler;Robert M. Goodman

  • Feasibility of screening adolescents for suicide risk in real-world high school settings

    Denise Hallfors;Paul H. Brodish;Shereen Khatapoush;Victoria Sanchez

  • Health Education Intervention Strategies: Recommendations for Future Research

    Allan Steckler;John P. Allegrante;David Altman;Richard Brown

  • A critique of contemporary community health promotion approaches: based on a qualitative review of six programs in Maine

    Robert M. Goodman;Allan Steckler;Sandra Hoover;Randy Schwartz

  • Pathways process evaluation results: a school-based prevention trial to promote healthful diet and physical activity in American Indian third, fourth, and fifth grade students

    Allan Steckler;Becky Ethelbah;Catherine Jane Martin;Dawn Stewart

  • Social socience theory in health education: time for a new model?

    Kenneth R. McLeroy;Allan B. Steckler;Bruce Simons-Morton;Robert M. Goodman

  • Community coalitions for health promotion: summary and further reflections

    Kenneth R. McLeroy;Michelle Kegler;Allan Steckler;James M. Burdine

  • A multiple case study of implementation in 10 local Project ASSIST coalitions in North Carolina

    Michelle Crozier Kegler;Allan Steckler;Sally Herndon Malek;Kenneth McLeroy

  • Fidelity of implementation in a treatment effectiveness trial of Reconnecting Youth

    Victoria Sánchez;Allan Steckler;P Nitirat;D Hallfors

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth R. McLeroy
Kenneth R. McLeroy Texas A&M University
Joel Gittelsohn
Joel Gittelsohn Johns Hopkins University
Denise Dion Hallfors
Denise Dion Hallfors Pacific Institute For Research and Evaluation
Kurt M. Ribisl
Kurt M. Ribisl University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Laura A. Linnan
Laura A. Linnan University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Leslie A. Lytle
Leslie A. Lytle University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Carolyn C. Johnson
Carolyn C. Johnson Tulane University
Adam O. Goldstein
Adam O. Goldstein University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Nell H. Gottlieb
Nell H. Gottlieb The University of Texas at Austin
Rick H. Hoyle
Rick H. Hoyle Duke University

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