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Bonnie Halpern-Felsher

Bonnie Halpern-Felsher

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
55
Citations
11736
World Ranking
4396
National Ranking
2445

Bonnie Halpern-Felsher publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bonnie Halpern-Felsher sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 216 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Bonnie Halpern-Felsher D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bonnie Halpern-Felsher sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2002 - Hellman Fellow

Overview

Bonnie Halpern-Felsher is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and specializes in research within the field of medicine. Their work extensively covers various subfields including physiology, public health, environmental and occupational health, clinical psychology, general health professions, and applied psychology. The primary focus of their research addresses health behaviors and outcomes, particularly concerning adolescents and young adults.

The scientist's main areas of study span multiple topics such as smoking behavior and cessation, obesity, physical activity, and diet, along with behavioral health and interventions. Additional topics include COVID-19 and mental health, cannabis and cannabinoid research, air quality and health impacts, and substance abuse treatment and outcomes.

Bonnie Halpern-Felsher has contributed to numerous scientific papers, including several recent notable publications. These include:

  • Association Between Youth Smoking, Electronic Cigarette Use, and COVID-19 (2020, Journal of Adolescent Health)
  • Underage Youth and Young Adult e-Cigarette Use and Access Before and During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic (2020, JAMA Network Open)
  • Adolescents' Substance Use and Physical Activity Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2021, JAMA Pediatrics)
  • A Breath of Knowledge: Overview of Current Adolescent E-cigarette Prevention and Cessation Programs (2020, Current Addiction Reports)
  • Vaping in adolescents: epidemiology and respiratory harm (2020, Current Opinion in Pediatrics)

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Bonnie Halpern-Felsher comprise:

  • Shivani Mathur Gaiha
  • Jessica Liu
  • Devin M. McCauley
  • Lauren Kass Lempert
  • Benjamin W. Chaffee

Bonnie Halpern-Felsher's research has been predominantly published in venues including the Journal of Adolescent Health, Addictive Behaviors, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Preventive Medicine Reports, and PEDIATRICS.

Among professional recognitions, Bonnie Halpern-Felsher received the Hellman Fellow award in 2002.

Best Publications

  • Influence of physician confidentiality assurances on adolescents' willingness to disclose information and seek future health care. A randomized controlled trial.

    Carol A. Ford;Susan G. Millstein;Bonnie L. Halpern-Felsher;Charles E. Irwin

  • Oral Versus Vaginal Sex Among Adolescents: Perceptions, Attitudes, and Behavior

    Bonnie L. Halpern-Felsher;Jodi L. Cornell;Rhonda Y. Kropp;Jeanne M. Tschann

  • Family rearing antecedents of pubertal timing.

    Jay Belsky;Laurence D. Steinberg;Renate M. Houts;Sarah L. Friedman

  • Perceptions of risk and vulnerability

    Susan G Millstein;Bonnie L Halpern-Felsher

  • Association Between Youth Smoking, Electronic Cigarette Use, and COVID-19.

    Shivani Mathur Gaiha;Jing Cheng;Bonnie Halpern-Felsher

  • Relationship of alcohol use and risky sexual behavior: a review and analysis of findings

    Bonnie L. Halpern-Felsher;Susan G. Millstein;Jonathan M. Ellen

  • The role of behavioral experience in judging risks.

    Bonnie L. Halpern-Felsher;Susan G. Millstein;Jonathan M. Ellen;Nancy E. Adler

  • Beyond invulnerability: the importance of benefits in adolescents' decision to drink alcohol.

    Julie H Goldberg;Bonnie L Halpern-Felsher;Susan G Millstein

  • The development of reproductive strategy in females: early maternal harshness --> earlier menarche --> increased sexual risk taking.

    Jay Belsky;Laurence Steinberg;Renate M. Houts;Bonnie L. Halpern-Felsher

  • Verbal and Numerical Expressions of Probability: "It's a Fifty-Fifty Chance"

    Wändi Bruine de Bruin;Baruch Fischhoff;Susan G. Millstein;Bonnie L. Halpern-Felsher

  • Judgments about Risk and Perceived Invulnerability in Adolescents and Young Adults

    Susan G. Millstein;Bonnie L. Halpern-Felsher

  • Perceptions of smoking-related risks and benefits as predictors of adolescent smoking initiation.

    Anna V. Song;Holly E. R. Morrell;Jodi L. Cornell;Malena E. Ramos

  • Perceived risks and benefits of smoking: differences among adolescents with different smoking experiences and intentions.

    Bonnie L Halpern-Felsher;Michael Biehl;Rhonda Y Kropp;Mark L Rubinstein

  • Costs and benefits of a decision: Decision-making competence in adolescents and adults

    Bonnie L Halpern-Felsher;Elizabeth Cauffman

  • Adolescents' attitudes towards e-cigarette ingredients, safety, addictive properties, social norms, and regulation.

    Anuradha Gorukanti;Kevin Delucchi;Pamela Ling;Raymond Fisher-Travis

  • Longitudinal Development of Secondary Sexual Characteristics in Girls and Boys Between Ages 9½ and 15½ Years

    Elizabeth J. Susman;Renate M. Houts;Laurence Steinberg;Jay Belsky

  • Preventive Services in a Health Maintenance Organization: How Well Do Pediatricians Screen and Educate Adolescent Patients?

    Halpern-Felsher Bl;Ozer Em;Millstein Sg;Wibbelsman Cj

  • Health care providers' comfort with and barriers to care of transgender youth

    Stanley R. Vance;Bonnie L. Halpern-Felsher;Stephen M. Rosenthal

  • Underage Youth and Young Adult e-Cigarette Use and Access Before and During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic.

    Shivani Mathur Gaiha;Lauren Kass Lempert;Bonnie Halpern-Felsher

  • Neighborhood and family factors predicting educational risk and attainment in African-American and European-American children and adolescents

    B. Halpern-Felsher;J. Connell;M. Spencer;J. Lawrence Aber

  • Greater expectations: adolescents' positive motivations for sex.

    Mary A. Ott;Susan G. Millstein;Susan Ofner;Bonnie L. Halpern-Felsher

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles E. Irwin
Charles E. Irwin University of California, San Francisco
Pamela M. Ling
Pamela M. Ling University of California, San Francisco
Carol A. Ford
Carol A. Ford Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Kevin L. Delucchi
Kevin L. Delucchi University of California, San Francisco
Jonathan M. Ellen
Jonathan M. Ellen Johns Hopkins University
Dieter J. Meyerhoff
Dieter J. Meyerhoff University of California, San Francisco
Jeanne M. Tschann
Jeanne M. Tschann University of California, San Francisco
Elizabeth Cauffman
Elizabeth Cauffman University of California, Irvine
Renate Houts
Renate Houts Duke University

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