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Christina A. Roberto 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 Christina A. Roberto sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 158 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christina A. Roberto 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 Christina A. Roberto sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 51 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Christina A. Roberto is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research centers primarily within the field of Medicine, with a strong focus on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Other subfields include General Health Professions, Economics and Econometrics, Clinical Psychology, and Marketing.

Their work covers key topics such as obesity, physical activity, and diet; consumer attitudes and food labeling; nutritional studies and diet; food security and health in diverse populations; eating disorders and behaviors; economics of agriculture and food markets; and nutrition, health, and food behavior.

Recent publications by Roberto include:

  • "Food choice in transition: adolescent autonomy, agency, and the food environment" (2021) published in The Lancet
  • "The Influence of Front-of-Package Nutrition Labeling on Consumer Behavior and Product Reformulation" (2021) published in the Annual Review of Nutrition
  • "Food Is Medicine: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association" (2023) published in Circulation
  • "Social, clinical, and policy implications of ultra-processed food addiction" (2023) published in BMJ
  • "The Association Of A Sweetened Beverage Tax With Changes In Beverage Prices And Purchases At Independent Stores" (2020) published in Health Affairs

Roberto frequently collaborates with a group of co-authors, including:

  • Sophia V. Hua
  • Laura Gibson
  • Nandita Mitra
  • Sara N. Bleich
  • Aviva A. Musicus

They have published extensively in several academic venues, most notably:

  • American Journal of Preventive Medicine
  • JAMA Network Open
  • Appetite
  • Journal of Nutrition
  • JAMA

Best Publications

  • Patchy progress on obesity prevention: emerging examples, entrenched barriers, and new thinking

    Christina A. Roberto;Boyd Swinburn;Corinna Hawkes;Terry T.-K. Huang;Terry T.-K. Huang

  • The science on front-of-package food labels

    Kristy L Hawley;Christina A Roberto;Marie A Bragg;Peggy J Liu

  • Evaluating the impact of menu labeling on food choices and intake

    Christina A. Roberto;Peter D. Larsen;Henry Agnew;Jenny Baik

  • Fluoxetine after weight restoration in anorexia nervosa: a randomized controlled trial.

    B. Timothy Walsh;Allan S. Kaplan;Evelyn Attia;Marion Olmsted

  • Influence of Licensed Characters on Children's Taste and Snack Preferences

    Christina A. Roberto;Jenny Baik;Jennifer L. Harris;Kelly D. Brownell

  • Food choice in transition: adolescent autonomy, agency, and the food environment.

    Lynnette M Neufeld;Eduardo B Andrade;Ahna Ballonoff Suleiman;Mary Barker;Mary Barker;Mary Barker

  • Preliminary validation of the Yale Food Addiction Scale for children.

    Ashley N. Gearhardt;Christina A. Roberto;Marissa J. Seamans;William R. Corbin

  • Association of a Beverage Tax on Sugar-Sweetened and Artificially Sweetened Beverages With Changes in Beverage Prices and Sales at Chain Retailers in a Large Urban Setting

    Christina A. Roberto;Hannah G. Lawman;Michael T. LeVasseur;Nandita Mitra

  • Should amenorrhea be a diagnostic criterion for anorexia nervosa

    Evelyn Attia;Christina A. Roberto

  • A Systematic Review of Calorie Labeling and Modified Calorie Labeling Interventions: Impact on Consumer and Restaurant Behavior.

    Sara N. Bleich;Christina D. Economos;Marie L. Spiker;Kelsey A. Vercammen

  • Using Behavioral Economics to Design More Effective Food Policies to Address Obesity

    Peggy J. Liu;Jessica Wisdom;Christina A. Roberto;Linda J. Liu

  • The Influence of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Health Warning Labels on Parents' Choices.

    Christina A Roberto;Diandra Wong;Aviva Musicus;David Hammond

  • Are Dietary Restraint Scales Valid Measures of Dietary Restriction? Additional Objective Behavioral and Biological Data Suggest Not

    Eric Stice;Robyn Sysko;Christina A. Roberto;Shelley Allison

  • The Influence of Front-of-Package Nutrition Labeling on Consumer Behavior and Product Reformulation.

    Christina A Roberto;Shu Wen Ng;Montserrat Ganderats-Fuentes;David Hammond

  • The slippery slope: prediction of successful weight maintenance in anorexia nervosa

    A. S. Kaplan;B. T. Walsh;M. Olmsted;E. Attia

  • Facts up front versus traffic light food labels: a randomized controlled trial.

    Christina A. Roberto;Marie A. Bragg;Marlene B. Schwartz;Marissa J. Seamans

  • Improving the design of nutrition labels to promote healthier food choices and reasonable portion sizes

    C A Roberto;N Khandpur

  • Position of the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior: The Importance of Including Environmental Sustainability in Dietary Guidance.

    Donald Rose;Martin C. Heller;Christina A. Roberto

  • Behavioral economics and public health

    Christina A. Roberto;Ichiro Kawachi

  • A test of different menu labeling presentations.

    Peggy J. Liu;Peggy J. Liu;Christina A. Roberto;Linda J. Liu;Kelly D. Brownell

  • The Eating Disorder Examination: a semi-structured interview for the assessment of the specific psychopathology of eating disorders

    Jennifer J. Thomas;Christina A. Roberto;Kelly C. Berg

Frequent Co-Authors

Kelly D. Brownell
Kelly D. Brownell Duke University
Marney A. White
Marney A. White Yale University
Marlene B. Schwartz
Marlene B. Schwartz University of Connecticut
Carlos M. Grilo
Carlos M. Grilo Yale University
Ashley N. Gearhardt
Ashley N. Gearhardt University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Robin M. Masheb
Robin M. Masheb Yale University
William R. Corbin
William R. Corbin Arizona State University
John Cawley
John Cawley Cornell University
Jacqueline C. Carter
Jacqueline C. Carter Memorial University of Newfoundland
David Hammond
David Hammond University of Waterloo

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