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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 35 6683 6212 3243 2959 71 6566

Denise Dion Hallfors publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Denise Dion Hallfors between 1996 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Denise Dion Hallfors published across 26 years, from 1996 to 2021, averaging 2.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2006. 2 of the 71 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2006. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 1 publication 2010: 0 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 2 publications
1996 2021

71 publications in total across all disciplines

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Denise Dion Hallfors: publications per year, 1996 to 2021
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 1
1998 1
1999 0
2000 1
2001 0
2002 6
2003 0
2004 4
2005 2
2006 11
2007 10
2008 1
2009 1
2010 0
2011 4
2012 2
2013 2
2014 2
2015 4
2016 4
2017 5
2018 3
2019 4
2020 0
2021 2
Total 71
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Denise Dion Hallfors 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 Denise Dion Hallfors 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, 64–73 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: 71 publications — 3rd percentile

3% 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 71
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
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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Denise Dion Hallfors 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 Denise Dion Hallfors 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, 35 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: 35 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% 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 35
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
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Denise Dion Hallfors is affiliated with the Pacific Institute For Research and Evaluation in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on topics related to adolescent sexual and reproductive health, poverty, education, and child welfare, as well as HIV/AIDS impact and responses.

The scientist's main fields of study include Medicine and Health Professions, with a distinct emphasis on subfields such as General Health Professions, Safety Research, Economics and Econometrics, Epidemiology, and Infectious Diseases.

Frequent publication venues for their work include UNC Libraries, where the majority of publications have appeared, alongside contributions to the Journal of Medical Ethics and Public Health Ethics.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Denise Dion Hallfors include:

  • Ethics of pursuing targets in public health: the case of voluntary medical male circumcision for HIV-prevention programs in Kenya, 2020, Journal of Medical Ethics
  • The Ethics of Stigma in Medical Male Circumcision Initiatives Involving Adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2021, Public Health Ethics
  • Keeping Adolescent Orphans in School to Prevent Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: Evidence From a Randomized Controlled Trial in Kenya, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Evaluation of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Serological Tests for Use With Dried Blood Spots in Kenya, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Use of HIV and HSV-2 Biomarkers in Sub-Saharan Adolescent Prevention Research: A Comparison of Two Approaches, 2020, UNC Libraries

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Hyunsan Cho
  • Winnie K. Luseno
  • Carolyn Tucker Halpern
  • Bonita J. Iritani
  • Isabella Mbai

Denise Dion Hallfors' research encompasses multiple core topics:

  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
  • HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
  • Genital Health and Disease
  • Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues
  • Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions

Best Publications

  • Adolescent depression and suicide risk: association with sex and drug behavior.

    Denise Dion Hallfors;Martha W. Waller;Carol A. Ford;Carolyn Tucker Halpern

  • Sexual and drug behavior patterns and HIV and STD racial disparities: the need for new directions.

    Denise Dion Hallfors;Bonita J. Iritani;William C. Miller;Daniel J. Bauer

  • Which Comes First in Adolescence—Sex and Drugs or Depression?

    Denise D. Hallfors;Martha W. Waller;Daniel J Bauer;Carol A. Ford

  • Truancy, grade point average, and sexual activity: a meta-analysis of risk indicators for youth substance use.

    Denise Hallfors;Jack L. Vevea;Bonita Iritani;HyunSan Cho

  • Will the `Principles of Effectiveness' improve prevention practice? Early findings from a diffusion study

    D. Hallfors;D. Godette

  • Prevalence and correlates of exchanging sex for drugs or money among adolescents in the United States

    Jessica M Edwards;Bonita J Iritani;Denise Dion Hallfors

  • Fighting back against substance abuse: are community coalitions winning?

    Denise Hallfors;Hyunsan Cho;David Livert;Charles Kadushin

  • Evaluation of a high school peer group intervention for at-risk youth

    Hyunsan Cho;Denise Dion Hallfors;Victoria Sánchez

  • Measuring perceptions of innovation adoption: the diffusion of a federal drug prevention policy

    M. Pankratz;D. Hallfors;H. Cho

  • Supporting Adolescent Orphan Girls to Stay in School as HIV Risk Prevention: Evidence From a Randomized Controlled Trial in Zimbabwe

    Denise Hallfors;Hyunsan Cho;Simbarashe Rusakaniko;Bonita J. Iritani

  • Evaluating Group-Based Interventions When Control Participants Are Ungrouped

    Daniel J. Bauer;Sonya K. Sterba;Denise Dion Hallfors

  • Gender differences in associations between depressive symptoms and patterns of substance use and risky sexual behavior among a nationally representative sample of U.S. adolescents

    M. W. Waller;D. D. Hallfors;C. T. Halpern;B. J. Iritani

  • “Sending the Wrong Message”: Did Medical Marijuana Legalization in California Change Attitudes about and use of Marijuana?

    Shereen Khatapoush;Denise Hallfors

  • Adolescent Predictors of Emerging Adult Sexual Patterns

    Carolyn Tucker Halpern;Martha W. Waller;Aubrey Spriggs;Denise Dion Hallfors

  • Feasibility of screening adolescents for suicide risk in real-world high school settings

    Denise Hallfors;Paul H. Brodish;Shereen Khatapoush;Victoria Sanchez

  • Crystal methamphetamine use among young adults in the USA.

    Bonita J. Iritani;Denise Dion Hallfors;Daniel J. Bauer

  • Implications of racial and gender differences in patterns of adolescent risk behavior for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.

    Carolyn Tucker Halpern;Denise Hallfors;Daniel J. Bauer;Bonita Iritani

  • Early initiation of substance use and subsequent risk factors related to suicide among urban high school students.

    Hyunsan Cho;Denise Dion Hallfors;Bonita J. Iritani

  • A comparison of paper vs computer-assisted self interview for school alcohol, tobacco, and other drug surveys

    Denise Hallfors;Shereen Khatapoush;Charles Kadushin;Kim Watson

  • Perceived Physical Maturity, Age of Romantic Partner, and Adolescent Risk Behavior

    Carolyn Tucker Halpern;Christine E. Kaestle;Denise Dion Hallfors

Frequent Co-Authors

Carolyn Tucker Halpern
Carolyn Tucker Halpern University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Daniel J. Bauer
Daniel J. Bauer University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Allan Steckler
Allan Steckler University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Elias Mpofu
Elias Mpofu University of North Texas
Carol A. Ford
Carol A. Ford Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Guang Guo
Guang Guo University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
William C. Miller
William C. Miller The Ohio State University
Charles Kadushin
Charles Kadushin Brandeis University
Suzanne Maman
Suzanne Maman University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ted R. Miller
Ted R. Miller Pacific Institute

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