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Bruce G. Simons-Morton

Bruce G. Simons-Morton

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Social Sciences and Humanities
USA
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 92 159 130 74 62 374 32957

Bruce G. Simons-Morton publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Bruce G. Simons-Morton between 1983 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Bruce G. Simons-Morton published across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025, averaging 8.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 2016. 3 of the 384 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 28. Peak 28 publications in 2016. 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 5 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 3 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 7 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 6 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 18 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 24 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 28 publications 2017: 24 publications 2018: 24 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 1 publication
1983 2025

384 publications in total across all disciplines

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Bruce G. Simons-Morton: publications per year, 1983 to 2025
Year Publications
1983 1
1984 1
1985 1
1986 1
1987 5
1988 8
1989 4
1990 5
1991 3
1992 3
1993 5
1994 5
1995 4
1996 1
1997 3
1998 1
1999 7
2000 1
2001 6
2002 9
2003 9
2004 8
2005 12
2006 18
2007 13
2008 11
2009 17
2010 8
2011 12
2012 10
2013 18
2014 24
2015 18
2016 28
2017 24
2018 24
2019 19
2020 8
2021 16
2022 6
2023 4
2024 2
2025 1
Total 384
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Bruce G. Simons-Morton 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 Bruce G. Simons-Morton 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, 374–383 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: 374 publications — 94th percentile

94% 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
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 41 374
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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Bruce G. Simons-Morton 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 Bruce G. Simons-Morton 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, 92 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: 92 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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
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 92
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United States Leader Award

Overview

Bruce G. Simons-Morton is affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States and has a research portfolio centered on medicine, health professions, and engineering disciplines. Their work predominantly focuses on several subfields, including safety, risk, reliability and quality, transportation, physical therapy, sports therapy and rehabilitation, physiology, and epidemiology.

The scientist's main areas of research revolve around topics such as traffic and road safety, urban transport and accessibility, older adults driving studies, smoking behavior and cessation, substance abuse treatment and outcomes, injury epidemiology and prevention, and cannabis and cannabinoid research.

Recent publications by Bruce G. Simons-Morton demonstrate a diverse engagement with adolescent health, risk behaviors, and transportation safety. These publications include:

  • Neural processes during adolescent risky decision making are associated with conformity to peer influence, 2020, Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Mapping the complex causal mechanisms of drinking and driving behaviors among adolescents and young adults, 2022, Social Science & Medicine
  • Learner Driver Experience and Teenagers' Crash Risk During the First Year of Independent Driving, 2020, JAMA Pediatrics
  • Attitudes, Subjective Norms, and Perceived Behavioral Control Associated with Age of First Use of Cannabis among Adolescents, 2020, Journal of School Health
  • Factors Contributing to Delay in Driving Licensure Among U.S. High School Students and Young Adults, 2020, Journal of Adolescent Health

Their frequent collaborators include Denise L. Haynie, Kaigang Li, Ronald J. Iannotti, Federico E. Vaca, and Barbara C. Banz. This network of coauthors reflects a consistent engagement with interdisciplinary research teams that contribute to the fields of adolescent health and transportation safety.

Bruce G. Simons-Morton's research has been published repeatedly in several notable venues, indicating their active involvement in the dissemination of knowledge related to health and safety. These venues include:

  • Traffic Injury Prevention
  • Journal of Adolescent Health
  • Accident Analysis & Prevention
  • Social Science & Medicine
  • Journal of Safety Research

Best Publications

  • Bullying Behaviors Among US Youth: Prevalence and Association With Psychosocial Adjustment

    Tonja R. Nansel;Mary Overpeck;Ramani S. Pilla;W. June Ruan

  • Bullies, Victims, and Bully/Victims: Distinct Groups of At-Risk Youth

    Denise L. Haynie;Tonja Nansel;Patricia Eitel;Aria Davis Crump

  • A cross-national profile of bullying and victimization among adolescents in 40 countries

    Wendy Craig;Yossi Harel-Fisch;Haya Fogel-Grinvald;Suzanne Dostaler

  • Distracted driving and risk of road crashes among novice and experienced drivers

    Sheila G. Klauer;Feng Guo;Bruce G. Simons-Morton;Marie Claude Ouimet

  • Determinants of physical activity and interventions in youth.

    James F. Sallis;Bruce G. Simons-Morton;Elaine J. Stone;Charles B. Corbin

  • The observed effects of teenage passengers on the risky driving behavior of teenage drivers.

    Bruce G Simons-Morton;Neil Lerner;Jeremiah Singer

  • Recent findings on peer group influences on adolescent smoking.

    Bruce G. Simons-Morton;Tilda Farhat

  • Peer and Parent Influences on Smoking and Drinking among Early Adolescents

    Bruce Simons-Morton;Denise L. Haynie;Aria D. Crump;Patricia Eitel

  • Self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and diabetes self-management in adolescents with type 1 diabetes

    Ronald J Iannotti;Stefan Schneider;Tonja R Nansel;Denise L Haynie

  • Student–school bonding and adolescent problem behavior

    Bruce G. Simons-Morton;Aria Davis Crump;Denise L. Haynie;Keith E. Saylor

  • Promoting physical activity and a healthful diet among children: results of a school-based intervention study.

    Bruce G. Simons-Morton;Guy S. Parcel;Tom Baranowski;Ronald Forthofer

  • The Association of Bullying and Victimization with Middle School Adjustment

    Tonja R. Nansel;Denise L. Haynie;Bruce G. Simonsmorton

  • Overweight, obesity, youth, and health-risk behaviors

    Tilda Farhat;Ronald J. Iannotti;Bruce G. Simons-Morton

  • Peer and Parent Influences on School Engagement Among Early Adolescents

    Bruce G. Simons-Morton;Rusan Chen

  • The effect of passengers and risk-taking friends on risky driving and crashes/near crashes among novice teenagers

    Bruce G. Simons-Morton;Marie Claude Ouimet;Marie Claude Ouimet;Zhiwei Zhang;Sheila E. Klauer

  • Bullying victimization and substance use among U.S. adolescents: Mediation by depression.

    Jeremy W. Luk;Jing Wang;Bruce G. Simons-Morton

  • Decreases in adolescent weekly alcohol use in Europe and North America: evidence from 28 countries from 2002 to 2010.

    Margaretha de Looze;Quinten Raaijmakers;Tom ter Bogt;Pernille Bendtsen

  • Prevalence and patterns of polysubstance use in a nationally representative sample of 10th graders in the United States.

    Kevin P. Conway;Genevieve C. Vullo;Brandon Nichter;Jing Wang

  • Over time relationships between early adolescent and peer substance use.

    Bruce G. Simons-Morton;Rusan S. Chen

  • Psychosocial, school, and parent factors associated with recent smoking among early-adolescent boys and girls.

    Bruce Simons-Morton;Aria Davis Crump;Denise L. Haynie;Keith E. Saylor

Frequent Co-Authors

Denise L. Haynie
Denise L. Haynie National Institutes of Health
Ronald J. Iannotti
Ronald J. Iannotti National Institutes of Health
Thomas A. Dingus
Thomas A. Dingus Virginia Tech
Stephen E. Gilman
Stephen E. Gilman Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Paul S. Albert
Paul S. Albert National Institutes of Health
Jean T. Shope
Jean T. Shope University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Emmanuel Kuntsche
Emmanuel Kuntsche La Trobe University
Kenneth H. Beck
Kenneth H. Beck University of Maryland, College Park
C. Raymond Bingham
C. Raymond Bingham University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Guy S. Parcel
Guy S. Parcel The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

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