2026 David H. Jernigan: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	46	3584	3301	1722	1559	225	10159

David H. Jernigan 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 David H. Jernigan sits on this spectrum.

44 publications 570+

This scientist: 225 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David H. Jernigan 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 David H. Jernigan sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David H. Jernigan is affiliated with Boston University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the field of Medicine, with specific expertise in Epidemiology, General Health Professions, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Sociology and Political Science, and Pharmacology.

Their research work focuses mainly on topics such as Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects, Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, Homelessness and Social Issues, Smoking Behavior and Cessation, Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology, and Behavioral Health and Interventions.

Best Publications

Media Advocacy and Public Health: Power for Prevention

L. Wallack;L. Dorfman;D. Jernigan;M. Themba-Nixon

990
Citations
The global distribution of average volume of alcohol consumption and patterns of drinking.

Jürgen Rehm;Nina Rehn;Robin Room;Maristela Monteiro

579
Citations
Alcohol as a Risk Factor for Global Burden of Disease

Jürgen Rehm;Robin Room;Maristela Monteiro;Gerhard Gmel

573
Citations
Alcohol use in times of the COVID 19: Implications for monitoring and policy.

Jürgen Rehm;Carolin Kilian;Carina Ferreira‐Borges;David Jernigan

502
Citations
Alcohol marketing and youth alcohol consumption: a systematic review of longitudinal studies published since 2008

David H. Jernigan;Jonathan Noel;Jane Landon;Nicole Thornton

449
Citations
Global Status Report: Alcohol and Young People

David H. Jernigan

374
Citations
Alcohol in developing societies: a public health approach.

R. Room;D. Jernigan;B. Carlini-Marlatt;O. Gureje

285
Citations
Land Use Planning and the Control of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Fast Food Restaurants

Marice Ashe;David Jernigan;Randolph Kline;Rhonda Galaz

279
Citations
The global alcohol industry: an overview.

David H. Jernigan

248
Citations
Industry self-regulation of alcohol marketing: a systematic review of content and exposure research.

Jonathan K. Noel;Thomas F. Babor;Katherine Robaina

220
Citations
Steps towards Constructing a Global Comparative Risk Analysis for Alcohol Consumption: Determining Indicators and Empirical Weights for Patterns of Drinking, Deciding about Theoretical Minimum, and Dealing with Different Consequences

Jürgen Rehm;Jürgen Rehm;Maristela Monteiro;Robin Room;Gerhard Gmel

199
Citations
Global Alcohol Producers, Science, and Policy: The Case of the International Center for Alcohol Policies

David H. Jernigan

164
Citations
The commercial use of digital media to market alcohol products: a narrative review.

Tim Lobstein;Jane Landon;Nicole Thornton;David Jernigan

157
Citations
Alcohol advertising and youth: a measured approach.

David H. Jernigan;Joshua Ostroff;Cassie Ross

154
Citations
Drinking and its burden in a global perspective: policy considerations and options.

Robin Room;Kathryn Graham;Kathryn Graham;Jürgen Rehm;David Jernigan

144
Citations
Towards a global alcohol policy: alcohol, public health and the role of WHO

D. H. Jernigan;M. Monteiro;R. Room;Shekhar Saxena

144
Citations
Media Advocacy: Lessons from Community Experiences

David H Jernigan;Patricia A Wright

139
Citations
Measuring youth exposure to alcohol marketing on social networking sites: challenges and prospects.

David H Jernigan;Anne E Rushman

132
Citations
Exposure to Cannabis Marketing in Social and Traditional Media and Past-Year Use Among Adolescents in States With Legal Retail Cannabis

Jennifer M. Whitehill;Pamela J. Trangenstein;Marina C. Jenkins;David H. Jernigan

108
Citations
The concentration of the global alcohol industry and its penetration in the African region.

David H. Jernigan;Thomas F. Babor

104
Citations
The influence of industry actions on the availability of alcoholic beverages in the African region

Thomas F. Babor;Katherine Robaina;David Jernigan

94
Citations
Sex differences in adolescent exposure to alcohol advertising in magazines.

David H. Jernigan;Joshua Ostroff;Craig Ross;James A. O'Hara

93
Citations
What's next for WHO's global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol?

David H Jernigan;Pamela J Trangenstein

76
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Siegel Tufts University

William DeJong Boston University

Robin Room La Trobe University

Jürgen Rehm University of Toronto

Kathryn Graham Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Charles D. H. Parry South African Medical Research Council

Thomas F. Babor University of Connecticut

Gerhard Gmel University of Lausanne

Rajiv N. Rimal Johns Hopkins University

Joel Gittelsohn Johns Hopkins University

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