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Brian Karl Finch 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 Brian Karl Finch sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 96 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Brian Karl Finch 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 Brian Karl Finch sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 39 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Brian Karl Finch is a researcher affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States, whose work primarily focuses on social sciences and health professions. Their research spans several subfields, including health, general health professions, sociology and political science, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, as well as neuropsychology and physiological psychology.

Their main topics of study encompass:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Global health care issues
  • Crime patterns and interventions
  • Gun ownership and violence research
  • Birth, development, and health
  • Aging and gerontology research
  • Childhood cancer survivors' quality of life

Brian Karl Finch has contributed to several academic journals, with frequent publications in Biodemography and Social Biology, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Journal of Quantitative Criminology, Housing Policy Debate, and The Journals of Gerontology Series B.

Recent papers include:

  • "Perceived Discrimination and Mental Distress Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence From the Understanding America Study," 2020, American Journal of Preventive Medicine
  • "Assessing Data Completeness, Quality, and Representativeness of Justifiable Homicides in the FBI's Supplementary Homicide Reports: A Research Note," 2021, Journal of Quantitative Criminology
  • "Determining Gentrification's Relationship to Birth Outcomes in Metropolitan California," 2022, Housing Policy Debate
  • "Educational Influences on Late-Life Health: Genetic Propensity and Attained Education," 2023, The Journals of Gerontology Series B
  • "Do Sheriff-Coroners Underreport Officer-Involved Homicides?," 2022, Academic Forensic Pathology

The researcher frequently collaborates with colleagues including Audrey N. Beck, Kyla Thomas, Joseph Gibbons, Margaret Gatz, and Miriam A. Mosing.

Best Publications

  • Perceived discrimination and depression among Mexican-origin adults in California.

    Brian Karl Finch;Bohdan Kolody;William A. Vega

  • Acculturation Stress, Social Support, and Self-Rated Health Among Latinos in California

    Brian Karl Finch;William A. Vega

  • Neighborhood disadvantage, stress, and drug use among adults.

    Jason D. Boardman;Brian Karl Finch;Brian Karl Finch;Christopher G. Ellison;David R. Williams

  • Collective efficacy and obesity: The potential influence of social factors on health

    Deborah A. Cohen;Brian Karl Finch;Brian Karl Finch;Aimee Bower;Narayan Sastry

  • Neighborhood socioeconomic status and fruit and vegetable intake among whites, blacks, and Mexican Americans in the United States

    Tamara Dubowitz;Melonie Heron;Chloe E. Bird;Nicole Lurie

  • You are where you shop: grocery store locations, weight, and neighborhoods.

    Sanae Inagami;Deborah A. Cohen;Brian Karl Finch;Steven M. Asch;Steven M. Asch;Steven M. Asch

  • Structural stigma and all-cause mortality in sexual minority populations.

    Mark L. Hatzenbuehler;Anna Bellatorre;Yeonjin Lee;Brian Karl Finch

  • The built environment and collective efficacy

    Deborah A. Cohen;Sanae Inagami;Brian Karl Finch

  • The Role of Discrimination and Acculturative Stress in the Physical Health of Mexican-Origin Adults

    Brian Karl Finch;Robert A. Hummer;Bohdan Kol;William A. Vega

  • Validity of Self-rated Health among Latino(a)s

    Brian Karl Finch;Robert A. Hummer;Maureen Reindl;William A. Vega

  • Neighbourhood socioeconomic status and biological ‘wear and tear’ in a nationally representative sample of US adults

    Chloe E. Bird;Teresa E. Seeman;Jose J. Escarce;Ricardo Basurto-Davila

  • Non-residential neighborhood exposures suppress neighborhood effects on self-rated health.

    Sanae Inagami;Deborah A. Cohen;Brian K. Finch

  • Acculturation and Acculturation Stress: A Social‐Epidemiological Approach to Mexican Migrant Farmworkers' Health1

    Brian Karl Finch;Reanne Frank;William A. Vega

  • Trends in US Older Adult Disability: Exploring Age, Period, and Cohort Effects

    Shih Fan Lin;Audrey N. Beck;Brian K. Finch;Robert A. Hummer

  • Neighborhood context and ethnicity differences in body mass index: a multilevel analysis using the NHANES III survey (1988-1994).

    D. Phuong Do;Tamara Dubowitz;Chloe E. Bird;Nicole Lurie

  • Does place explain racial health disparities? Quantifying the contribution of residential context to the Black/white health gap in the United States.

    D. Phuong Do;Brian Karl Finch;Ricardo Basurto-Davila;Chloe Bird;Chloe Bird

  • Neighborhood Protective Effects on Depression in Latinos

    William A. Vega;Alfonso Ang;Michael A. Rodriguez;Brian K. Finch

  • Socioeconomic Gradients and Low Birth‐Weight: Empirical and Policy Considerations

    Brian Karl Finch

  • Early origins of the gradient: the relationship between socioeconomic status and infant mortality in the United States

    Brian Karl Finch

  • Religious involvement and depressive symptoms among Mexican-origin adults in California.

    Christopher G. Ellison;Brian K. Finch;Daniell Nicole Ryan;Jennifer J. Salinas

  • Perceived Discrimination and Mental Distress Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence From the Understanding America Study.

    Ying Liu;Brian Karl Finch;Savannah G. Brenneke;Kyla Thomas

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicole Lurie
Nicole Lurie Harvard University
Chloe E. Bird
Chloe E. Bird RAND Corporation
José J. Escarce
José J. Escarce University of California, Los Angeles
William A. Vega
William A. Vega Florida International University
Robert A. Hummer
Robert A. Hummer University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Deborah A. Cohen
Deborah A. Cohen Kaiser Permanente
Teresa E. Seeman
Teresa E. Seeman University of California, Los Angeles
Bohdan Kolody
Bohdan Kolody San Diego State University
Mark L. Hatzenbuehler
Mark L. Hatzenbuehler Harvard University
Marc N. Elliott
Marc N. Elliott RAND Corporation

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