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Dawn K. Wilson

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
45
Citations
8463
World Ranking
6684
National Ranking
3626

Dawn K. Wilson publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dawn K. Wilson sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 181 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Dawn K. Wilson D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dawn K. Wilson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Dawn K. Wilson is affiliated with the University of South Carolina in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Medicine, Psychology, and Health Professions, with particular focus on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, Physiology, and Applied Psychology as subfields of study.

Their primary research topics include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet; Physical Activity and Health; Behavioral Health and Interventions; Eating Disorders and Behaviors; Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development; Obesity and Health Practices; and Health and Lifestyle Studies.

Wilson has contributed to several scientific publications, with recent papers including:

  • Father Involvement in Infant Parenting in an Ethnically Diverse Community Sample: Predicting Paternal Depressive Symptoms, 2020, Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • The Results of the Families Improving Together (FIT) for Weight Loss Randomized Trial in Overweight African American Adolescents, 2022, Annals of Behavioral Medicine
  • Improving Recruitment, Retention, and Cultural Saliency of Health Promotion Efforts Targeting African American Men: A Scoping Review, 2021, Annals of Behavioral Medicine
  • A Strategic Plan for Strengthening America's Families: A Brief from the Coalition of Behavioral Science Organizations, 2020, Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review
  • Defining Valid Activity Monitor Data: A Multimethod Analysis of Weight-Loss Intervention Participants' Barriers to Wear and First 100 Days of Physical Activity, 2021, Informatics

Wilson frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Allison M. Sweeney, Nicole Zarrett, Mary Quattlebaum, M. Lee Van Horn, and Demetrius A. Abshire.

The scholar's work has been featured prominently in several publication venues such as:

  • Annals of Behavioral Medicine
  • Journal of Behavioral Medicine
  • Nutrients
  • Translational Behavioral Medicine
  • Health Psychology

Best Publications

  • How many days of pedometer monitoring predict weekly physical activity in adults

    C. Tudor-Locke;L. Burkett;J.P. Reis;B.E. Ainsworth

  • Associations of Perceived Social and Physical Environmental Supports With Physical Activity and Walking Behavior

    Cheryl L. Addy;Dawn K. Wilson;Karen A. Kirtland;Barbara E. Ainsworth

  • Socioeconomic status and perceptions of access and safety for physical activity.

    Dawn K. Wilson;Karen A. Kirtland;Barbara E. Ainsworth;Cheryl L. Addy

  • The Integration of a Family Systems Approach for Understanding Youth Obesity, Physical Activity, and Dietary Programs

    Heather Kitzman-Ulrich;Dawn K. Wilson;Sara M. St. George;Hannah Lawman

  • Effects of diet and exercise interventions on control and quality of life in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.

    Robert M. Kaplan;Sherry L. Hartwell;Dawn K. Wilson;Janet P. Wallace

  • Compliance to health recommendations: a theoretical overview of message framing

    Dawn K. Wilson;Scot E. Purdon;Kenneth A. Wallston

  • Ambulatory Blood Pressure Recordings in Children and Adolescents

    Gregory A. Harshfield;Bruce S. Alpert;Derrick A. Pulliam;Grant W. Somes

  • New Perspectives on Health Disparities and Obesity Interventions in Youth

    Dawn K. Wilson

  • A qualitative study of parental modeling and social support for physical activity in underserved adolescents

    Marcie S. Wright;Dawn K. Wilson;Sarah Griffin;Alexandra Evans

  • Motivational versus social cognitive interventions for promoting fruit and vegetable intake and physical activity in African American adolescents.

    Dawn K. Wilson;Ronald Friend;Nicole Teasley;Sabra Green

  • An Evidence-based Guide for Obesity Treatment in Primary Care

    Stephanie L Fitzpatrick;Danielle Wischenka;Bradley M Appelhans;Lori Pbert

  • A Preliminary Test of a Student-Centered Intervention on Increasing Physical Activity in Underserved Adolescents

    Dawn K. Wilson;Alexandra E. Evans;Joel Williams;Gary Mixon

  • The association of self-efficacy and parent social support on physical activity in male and female adolescents.

    Michelle S. Peterson;Hannah G. Lawman;Dawn K. Wilson;Amanda Fairchild

  • Perceptions of environmental supports for physical activity in African American and white adults in a rural county in South Carolina.

    Steven P. Hooker;Dawn K. Wilson;Sarah F. Griffin;Barbara E. Ainsworth

  • Results of the “Active by Choice Today” (ACT) Randomized Trial for Increasing Physical Activity in Low-Income and Minority Adolescents

    Dawn K. Wilson;M. Lee Van Horn;Heather Kitzman-Ulrich;Ruth P. Saunders

  • Brief Report: A Qualitative Study of Gender Preferences and Motivational Factors for Physical Activity in Underserved Adolescents

    Dawn K. Wilson;Joel Williams;Alexandra Evans;Gary Mixon

  • Effects of Contract Framing, Motivation to Quit, and Self‐Efficacy on Smoking Reduction1

    Dawn K. Wilson;Kenneth A. Wallston;Joan E. King

  • Violence exposure, catecholamine excretion, and blood pressure nondipping status in African American male versus female adolescents

    Dawn K. Wilson;Wendy Kliewer;Nicole Teasley;Laura Plybon

  • Socioeconomic Status and Blood Pressure Reactivity in Healthy Black Adolescents

    Dawn K. Wilson;Wendy Kliewer;Laura Plybon;Domenic A. Sica

  • Awareness and use of community walking trails

    Julian A. Reed Reed;Barbara E. Ainsworth;Dawn K. Wilson;Gary Mixon

Frequent Co-Authors

Russell R. Pate
Russell R. Pate University of South Carolina
Domenic A. Sica
Domenic A. Sica Virginia Commonwealth University
Barbara E. Ainsworth
Barbara E. Ainsworth Arizona State University
Wendy Kliewer
Wendy Kliewer Virginia Commonwealth University
Robert M. Kaplan
Robert M. Kaplan Stanford University
Marsha Dowda
Marsha Dowda University of South Carolina
Ruth P. Saunders
Ruth P. Saunders University of South Carolina
Ken Resnicow
Ken Resnicow University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Kenneth A. Wallston
Kenneth A. Wallston Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Sara Wilcox
Sara Wilcox University of South Carolina

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