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3569
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Derek M. Griffith 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 Derek M. Griffith sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 164 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Derek M. Griffith 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 Derek M. Griffith sits on this spectrum.

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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

Derek M. Griffith is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in health professions, medicine, and social sciences. Their work spans multiple subfields, including general health professions, public health, environmental and occupational health, sociology and political science, gender studies, and health.

The main topics of Derek M. Griffith's research include the study of gender roles and identity, sex and gender in healthcare, racial and ethnic identity research, obesity and health practices, health policy implementation science, food security and health in diverse populations, and health disparities and outcomes.

Notable recent papers authored by Derek M. Griffith are:

  • Men and COVID-19: A Biopsychosocial Approach to Understanding Sex Differences in Mortality and Recommendations for Practice and Policy Interventions, 2020, Preventing Chronic Disease
  • Using Mistrust, Distrust, and Low Trust Precisely in Medical Care and Medical Research Advances Health Equity, 2020, American Journal of Preventive Medicine
  • Cultural Sensitivity and Cultural Tailoring: Lessons Learned and Refinements After Two Decades of Incorporating Culture in Health Communication Research, 2023, Annual Review of Public Health

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Derek M. Griffith include:

  • Emily C. Jaeger
  • Andrea R. Semlow
  • Ebele M. Umeukeje
  • Erin M. Bergner
  • James A. Smith

Derek M. Griffith often publishes in venues such as:

  • International Journal of Men's Social and Community Health
  • Health Education & Behavior
  • American Journal of Men's Health
  • Ethnicity & Disease
  • Public Health Reports

The scientist has contributed to book literature as well, with a publication through Rutgers University Press titled Community Organizing and Community Building for Health and Social Equity, 4th edition (2022).

Best Publications

  • Community‐Based Participatory Research: Assessing the Evidence: Summary

    M Viswanathan;A Ammerman;E Eng;G Garlehner

  • Community-based participatory research: assessing the evidence

    M Viswanathan;A Ammerman;E Eng;G Garlehner

  • The Experience of Symptoms of Depression in Men vs Women: Analysis of the National Comorbidity Survey Replication

    Lisa A. Martin;Harold W. Neighbors;Derek M. Griffith;Derek M. Griffith

  • Sociopolitical Development as an Antidote for Oppression—Theory and Action

    Roderick J. Watts;Derek M. Griffith;Jaleel Abdul-Adil

  • A Review of Qualitative Data Analysis Practices in Health Education and Health Behavior Research.

    Ilana G. Raskind;Rachel C. Shelton;Dawn L. Comeau;Hannah L. F. Cooper

  • Dismantling institutional racism: theory and action

    Derek M. Griffith;Mondi Mason;Michael Yonas;Eugenia Eng

  • Men and COVID-19: A Biopsychosocial Approach to Understanding Sex Differences in Mortality and Recommendations for Practice and Policy Interventions.

    Derek M. Griffith;Garima Sharma;Christopher S. Holliday;Okechuku K. Enyia

  • An intersectional approach to Men's Health

    Derek M. Griffith

  • Visible and Invisible Trends in Black Men's Health: Pitfalls and Promises for Addressing Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Inequities in Health

    Keon L. Gilbert;Rashawn Ray;Arjumand Siddiqi;Shivan Shetty

  • Tackling racism as a "wicked" public health problem: Enabling allies in anti-racism praxis.

    Heather Came;Derek Griffith

  • A Meta-Study of Black Male Mental Health and Well-Being

    Daphne C. Watkins;Rheeda L. Walker;Derek M. Griffith

  • Measuring Masculinity in Research on Men of Color: Findings and Future Directions

    Derek M. Griffith;Katie Gunter;Daphne C. Watkins

  • Using Mistrust, Distrust, and Low Trust Precisely in Medical Care and Medical Research Advances Health Equity.

    Derek M Griffith;Erin M Bergner;Alecia S Fair;Consuelo H Wilkins

  • Male Gender Role Strain as a Barrier to African American Men’s Physical Activity

    Derek M. Griffith;Katie Gunter;Julie Ober Allen

  • An Intersectional Approach to Social Determinants of Stress for African American Men Men’s and Women’s Perspectives

    Derek M. Griffith;Katrina R. Ellis;Julie Ober Allen

  • Social and Cultural Factors Influence African American Men’s Medical Help Seeking:

    Derek M. Griffith;Julie Ober Allen;Katie Gunter

  • "I AM a Man": Manhood, Minority Men's Health and Health Equity.

    Derek M Griffith

  • “I Know I Have to Work Twice as Hard and Hope that Makes Me Good Enough”: Exploring the Stress and Strain of Black Doctoral Students in Engineering and Computing:

    Ebony O. McGee;Derek M. Griffith;Stacey L. Houston

  • Considering intersections of race and gender in interventions that address US men's health disparities

    D.M. Griffith;J.M. Metzl;K. Gunter

  • YOUR Blessed Health: A Faith-Based CBPR Approach to Addressing HIV/AIDS among African Americans

    Derek M. Griffith;Latrice C. Pichon;Bettina Campbell;Julie Ober Allen

  • Prayer and Spiritual Practices for Health Reasons among American Adults: The Role of Race and Ethnicity

    Frank Gillum;Derek M. Griffith

  • Ethnicity, nativity, and the health of American Blacks.

    Derek M. Griffith;Jonetta L. Johnson;Rong Zhang;Harold W. Neighbors

Frequent Co-Authors

Roland J. Thorpe
Roland J. Thorpe Johns Hopkins University
Keith C. Norris
Keith C. Norris University of California, Los Angeles
Scott D. Rhodes
Scott D. Rhodes Wake Forest University
Harold W. Neighbors
Harold W. Neighbors University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Michelle C. Kegler
Michelle C. Kegler Emory University
Kathleen N. Lohr
Kathleen N. Lohr RTI International
Gilbert C. Gee
Gilbert C. Gee University of California, Los Angeles
Hannah L.F. Cooper
Hannah L.F. Cooper Emory University
Marc A. Zimmerman
Marc A. Zimmerman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Rodrigo Siqueira Reis
Rodrigo Siqueira Reis Washington University in St. Louis

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