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Bettina M. Beech 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 Bettina M. Beech sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 156 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Bettina M. Beech 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 Bettina M. Beech sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 40 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Bettina M. Beech is affiliated with the University of Houston in the United States. Their research primarily lies within the field of Medicine, encompassing 68 publications. Key subfields include General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Health, Clinical Psychology, and Physiology.

The scientist's work addresses a range of health-related topics, with notable emphasis on Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology; Physical Activity and Health; Obesity, Physical Activity, and Diet; Nutritional Studies and Diet; Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health; Public Health Policies and Education; and Mobile Health and mHealth Applications.

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Bettina M. Beech highlight various public health and social issues. Notable papers include:

  • Poverty, Racism, and the Public Health Crisis in America, 2021, Frontiers in Public Health
  • Church Attendance and Mobility Limitation Among Black and White Men With Prostate Cancer, 2021, American Journal of Men's Health
  • Leveraging Community Engagement: The Role of Community-Based Organizations in Reducing New HIV Infections Among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men, 2020, Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
  • The Science of Precision Prevention, 2023, JACC Advances
  • Religious Coping and Quality of Life Among Black and White Men With Prostate Cancer, 2020, Cancer Control

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Bettina M. Beech include Marino A. Bruce, Roland J. Thorpe, Keith C. Norris, Elizabeth Heitman, and Dulcie Kermah.

Publications have appeared most frequently in several peer-reviewed venues, including:

  • Ethnicity & Disease
  • Innovation in Aging
  • American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine
  • Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Best Publications

  • Amount of Time Spent in Sedentary Behaviors in the United States, 2003–2004

    Charles E. Matthews;Kong Y. Chen;Patty S. Freedson;Maciej S. Buchowski

  • Social desirability bias in self-reported dietary, physical activity and weight concerns measures in 8- to 10-year-old African-American girls: results from the Girls Health Enrichment Multisite Studies (GEMS).

    Lisa M Klesges;Tom Baranowski;Bettina Beech;Karen Cullen

  • Family-based interventions for pediatric obesity: Methodological and conceptual challenges from family psychology.

    Katherine M. Kitzmann;Bettina M. Beech

  • Mentoring programs for underrepresented minority faculty in academic medical centers: a systematic review of the literature.

    Bettina M. Beech;Jorge Calles-Escandon;Kristen G. Hairston;Sarah E. Langdon

  • Child- and parent-targeted interventions: the Memphis GEMS pilot study.

    Bettina M. Beech;Robert C. Klesges;Shiriki K. Kumanyika;David M. Murray

  • Expanding the Obesity Research Paradigm to Reach African American Communities

    Shiriki K. Kumanyika;Melicia C. Whitt-Glover;Tiffany L. Gary;T. Elaine Prewitt

  • Impact of breakfast consumption on nutritional adequacy of the diets of young adults in Bogalusa, Louisiana: ethnic and gender contrasts.

    Theresa A Nicklas;Leann Myers;Christina Reger;Bettina Beech

  • Lifestyle interventions for youth who are overweight: a meta-analytic review.

    Katherine M. Kitzmann;William T. Dalton Iii;Caroline M. Stanley;Bettina M. Beech

  • Poverty, Racism, and the Public Health Crisis in America

    Bettina M. Beech;Chandra Ford;Roland J. Thorpe;Marino A. Bruce

  • Transitions out of High School: Time of Increased Cancer Risk?☆☆☆

    Tom Baranowski;Karen Weber Cullen;Karen Basen-Engquist;David W. Wetter

  • Low numeracy skills are associated with higher BMI.

    Mary Margaret Huizinga;Bettina M. Beech;Kerri L. Cavanaugh;Tom A. Elasy

  • Social Environmental Stressors, Psychological Factors, and Kidney Disease

    Marino A. Bruce;Bettina M. Beech;Mario Sims;Tony N. Brown

  • The Memphis Girls' health Enrichment Multi-site Studies (GEMS): an evaluation of the efficacy of a 2-year obesity prevention program in African American girls.

    Robert C. Klesges;Eva Obarzanek;Shiriki Kumanyika;David M. Murray

  • Association of socioeconomic status and CKD among African Americans: the Jackson Heart Study.

    Marino A. Bruce;Bettina M. Beech;Errol D. Crook;Mario Sims

  • Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to fruit and vegetable consumption of high school students.

    Bettina M Beech;Rochelle Rice;Leann Myers;Carolyn Johnson

  • Reducing Cardiovascular Disparities Through Community-Engaged Implementation Research: A National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Workshop Report.

    George A. Mensah;Richard S. Cooper;Anna Maria Siega-Riz;Lisa A. Cooper

  • An examination of sociocultural factors associated with cervical cancer screening among low-income Latina immigrants of reproductive age.

    Isabel C. Scarinci;Bettina M. Beech;Kristen W. Kovach;Terry L. Bailey

  • Achieving healthy weight in African-American communities: research perspectives and priorities.

    Shiriki K. Kumanyika;Tiffany L. Gary;Kristie J. Lancaster;Carmen D. Samuel-Hodge

  • Attrition in a Multidisciplinary Pediatric Weight Management Clinic

    Joseph A. Skelton;David C. Goff;Edward Ip;Bettina M. Beech

  • Race, socioeconomic status, and perceived discrimination among healthy women.

    Jennifer M. Watson;Isabel C. Scarinci;Robert C. Klesges;Deborah Slawson

  • Human immunodeficiency syndrome and hepatitis B and C infections among homeless adolescents.

    Bettina M. Beech;Leann Myers;Derrick J. Beech;Nita S. Kernick

Frequent Co-Authors

Lisa M. Klesges
Lisa M. Klesges Washington University in St. Louis
Shiriki K. Kumanyika
Shiriki K. Kumanyika Drexel University
Isabel C. Scarinci
Isabel C. Scarinci University of Alabama at Birmingham
Robert C. Klesges
Robert C. Klesges University of Virginia
David M. Murray
David M. Murray National Institutes of Health
Thomas N. Robinson
Thomas N. Robinson University of Colorado Denver
Mary Story
Mary Story Duke University
Herman A. Taylor
Herman A. Taylor Morehouse School of Medicine
Tom Baranowski
Tom Baranowski Baylor College of Medicine
Gerald S. Berenson
Gerald S. Berenson Tulane University

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