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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 54 2110 1917 1016 911 200 16694

Bradford W. Hesse publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Bradford W. Hesse between 1984 and 2022, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Bradford W. Hesse published across 39 years, from 1984 to 2022, averaging 5.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2009. 14 of the 228 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2022. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2009. 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 6 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 27 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 23 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 6 publications
1984 2022

228 publications in total across all disciplines

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Bradford W. Hesse: publications per year, 1984 to 2022
Year Publications
1984 1
1985 0
1986 1
1987 0
1988 2
1989 0
1990 0
1991 1
1992 1
1993 1
1994 0
1995 1
1996 1
1997 0
1998 0
1999 2
2000 1
2001 0
2002 0
2003 3
2004 1
2005 6
2006 6
2007 6
2008 15
2009 27
2010 15
2011 23
2012 14
2013 9
2014 9
2015 10
2016 13
2017 15
2018 9
2019 10
2020 11
2021 8
2022 6
Total 228
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Bradford W. Hesse 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 Bradford W. Hesse 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, 194–203 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: 200 publications — 64th percentile

64% 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
194–203 304 200
204–213 285
214–223 246
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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Bradford W. Hesse 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 Bradford W. Hesse 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, 54 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: 54 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% 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
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131 54
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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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
Barbara K. Rimer
Barbara K. Rimer University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Helen Sullivan
Helen Sullivan Australian National University
Stephen H. Taplin
Stephen H. Taplin National Institutes of Health
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
Kevin D. McCaul
Kevin D. McCaul North Dakota State University

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