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D-Index
54
Citations
16694
World Ranking
2110
National Ranking
1016

Overview

Bradford W. Hesse is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Health Professions, with a significant focus on subfields such as General Health Professions, Oncology, Applied Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Health Information Management.

Their work addresses several main topics including Mobile Health and mHealth Applications, Global Cancer Incidence and Screening, Digital Mental Health Interventions, Cancer survivorship and care, Social Media in Health Education, Technology Use by Older Adults, and Health Literacy and Information Accessibility.

Recent papers by Bradford W. Hesse include:

  • Digital Health Engagement in the US Population: Insights From the 2018 Health Information National Trends Survey (2021, American Journal of Public Health)
  • The difference in knowledge and attitudes of using mobile health applications between actual user and non-user among adults aged 50 and older (2020, PLoS ONE)
  • Emerging digital technologies in cancer treatment, prevention, and control (2021, Translational Behavioral Medicine)
  • Mending Disconnects in Cancer Care: Setting an Agenda for Research, Practice, and Policy (2020, JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics)
  • Designing a Framework for Remote Cancer Care Through Community Co-design: Participatory Development Study (2021, Journal of Medical Internet Research)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Bradford W. Hesse include:

  • David K. Ahern
  • Eliah Aronoff-Spencer (6)
  • Richard P. Moser (6)
  • Lila J. Finney Rutten (6)
  • Ming-Yuan Chih (5)

Frequent publication venues for this scientist's work include UNC Libraries, Journal of Medical Internet Research, PubMed, Translational Behavioral Medicine, and the American Journal of Public Health.

Best Publications

  • Promoting an open research culture

    B. A. Nosek;G. Alter;G. C. Banks;D. Borsboom

  • Trust and sources of health information: the impact of the Internet and its implications for health care providers: findings from the first Health Information National Trends Survey.

    Bradford W. Hesse;David E. Nelson;Gary L. Kreps;Robert T. Croyle

  • Social media use in the United States: implications for health communication.

    Wen-ying Sylvia Chou;Yvonne M Hunt;Ellen Burke Beckjord;Richard P Moser

  • The Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS): Development, Design, and Dissemination

    David E. Nelson;Gary L. Kreps;Bradford W. Hesse;Robert T. Croyle

  • Online Health Information Seeking Among US Adults: Measuring Progress Toward a Healthy People 2020 Objective.

    Lila J. Finney Rutten;Kelly D. Blake;Alexandra J. Greenberg-Worisek;Summer V. Allen

  • Cancer-Related Information Seeking: Hints from the 2003 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS)

    Lila J Finney Rutten;Linda Squiers;Bradford Hesse

  • Cancer knowledge and disparities in the information age.

    K Viswanath;Nancy Breen;Helen Meissner;Richard P Moser

  • Surveys of physicians and electronic health information.

    Bradford W. Hesse;Richard P. Moser;Lila J. Rutten

  • Frustrated and confused: The American public rates its cancer-related information-seeking experiences

    Neeraj K. Arora;Bradford W. Hesse;Barbara K. Rimer;K. Viswanath

  • Improving Healthcare with Interactive Visualization

    B. Shneiderman;C. Plaisant;B. W. Hesse

  • Providing health messages to Hispanics/Latinos: understanding the importance of language, trust in health information sources, and media use.

    Marla L. Clayman;Jennifer A. Manganello;K. Viswanath;Bradford W. Hesse

  • Returns to science: computer networks in oceanography

    Bradford W. Hesse;Lee S. Sproull;Sara B. Kiesler;John P. Walsh

  • Health-related information needs in a large and diverse sample of adult cancer survivors: implications for cancer care.

    Ellen Burke Beckjord;Neeraj K. Arora;Wendy McLaughlin;Ingrid Oakley-Girvan;Ingrid Oakley-Girvan

  • Health-related Internet use among cancer survivors: data from the Health Information National Trends Survey, 2003–2008

    Wen-ying Sylvia Chou;Benmei Liu;Samantha Post;Bradford Hesse

  • SELF-SELECTED AND RANDOMLY SELECTED RESPONDENTS IN A COMPUTER NETWORK SURVEY

    John P. Walsh;Sara Kiesler;Lee S. Sproull;Bradford W. Hesse

  • eHealth research from the user's perspective.

    Bradford W. Hesse;Ben Shneiderman

  • Use of the Internet to Communicate with Health Care Providers in the United States: Estimates from the 2003 and 2005 Health Information National Trends Surveys (HINTS)

    Ellen Burke Beckjord;Lila J. Finney Rutten;Linda Squiers;Neeraj K Arora

  • Differences in Access to and Use of Electronic Personal Health Information Between Rural and Urban Residents in the United States

    Alexandra J. Greenberg;Alexandra J. Greenberg;Danielle Haney;Kelly D. Blake;Richard P. Moser

  • Temporal aspects of computer-mediated communication

    Bradford W. Hesse;Carol M. Werner;Irwin Altman

  • Occupational Practices and the Making of Health News: A National Survey of U.S. Health and Medical Science Journalists

    K Viswanath;Kelly D Blake;Helen I Meissner;Nicole Gottlieb Saiontz

  • The Impact of the Internet and Its Implications for Health Care Providers: Findings From the First Health Information National Trends Survey

    Bradford W. Hesse;David E. Nelson;Gary L. Kreps;Robert T. Croyle

  • Health-related Information Needs in a Large and Diverse Sample of Adult Cancer Survivors

    Ellen Burke Beckjord;Neeraj K. Arora;Wendy McLaughlin;Ingrid Oakley-Girvan

Frequent Co-Authors

Kasisomayajula Viswanath
Kasisomayajula Viswanath Harvard University
Gary L. Kreps
Gary L. Kreps George Mason University
Audie A. Atienza
Audie A. Atienza National Institutes of Health
William M. P. Klein
William M. P. Klein National Institutes of Health
Nancy E. Avis
Nancy E. Avis Wake Forest University
Alexander J. Rothman
Alexander J. Rothman University of Minnesota
Noshir Contractor
Noshir Contractor Northwestern University
Gordon Willis
Gordon Willis National Cancer Institute
Kevin D. McCaul
Kevin D. McCaul North Dakota State University

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