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Social Sciences and Humanities

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83
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314
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143

Medicine

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Dianne S. Ward 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 Dianne S. Ward sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 350 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Dianne S. Ward 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 Dianne S. Ward sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 83 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Dianne S. Ward was affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research primarily focused on Medicine, with significant contributions to Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Speech and Hearing, and Developmental and Educational Psychology.

The main topics covered in their research included Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet; Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues; School Health and Nursing Education; Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations; Children's Physical and Motor Development; Health and Lifestyle Studies; and Physical Activity and Health.

Among the frequent coauthors collaborating with Dianne S. Ward were Amber Vaughn, Erik A. Willis, Derek Hales, Deborah F. Tate, and Falon Smith.

The scientist published extensively across several venues, with the most frequent being UNC Libraries, Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Preventive Medicine Reports, and Translational Behavioral Medicine.

Recent publications included:

  • A multi-component tailored intervention in family childcare homes improves diet quality and sedentary behavior of preschool children compared to an attention control: results from the Healthy Start-Comienzos Sanos cluster randomized trial, 2022, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • A pilot randomised controlled trial of a web-based implementation intervention to increase child intake of fruit and vegetables within childcare centres, 2020, Pilot and Feasibility Studies
  • Feasibility of a Web-Based Implementation Intervention to Improve Child Dietary Intake in Early Childhood Education and Care: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial, 2021, Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • An Overview of Research Opportunities to Increase the Impact of Nutrition Intervention Research in Early Childhood and Education Care Settings According to the RE-AIM Framework, 2021, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Screen Time Parenting Practices and Associations with Preschool Children's TV Viewing and Weight-Related Outcomes, 2021, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Best Publications

  • Physical activity and determinants of physical activity in obese and non-obese children.

    Stewart G. Trost;L. M. Kerr;Dianne S. Ward;Russell R. Pate

  • Accelerometer use in physical activity: best practices and research recommendations.

    Dianne Stanton Ward;Kelly R Evenson;Amber Vaughn;Anne Brown Rodgers

  • Validity of the computer science and applications (CSA) activity monitor in children.

    Stewart G. Trost;Dianne S. Ward;Susan M. Moorehead;Philip D. Watson

  • Acculturation and overweight-related behaviors among Hispanic immigrants to the US: the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health

    Penny Gordon-Larsen;Kathleen Mullan Harris;Dianne S Ward;Barry M Popkin

  • Enjoyment mediates effects of a school-based physical-activity intervention.

    Rod K. Dishman;Robert W. Motl;Ruth P. Saunders;Gwen A. Felton

  • Fundamental constructs in food parenting practices: A content map to guide future research

    Amber E. Vaughn;Dianne S. Ward;Jennifer O. Fisher;Myles S. Faith

  • Self-efficacy partially mediates the effect of a school-based physical-activity intervention among adolescent girls

    Rod K. Dishman;Robert W. Motl;Ruth P. Saunders;Gwen A. Felton

  • The Childcare Environment and Children’s Physical Activity

    Julie K. Bower;Derek P. Hales;Deborah F. Tate;Daniela A. Rubin

  • Gait and postural stability in obese and nonobese prepubertal boys

    Ben McGraw;Bruce A. McClenaghan;Harriet G. Williams;John Dickerson

  • A prospective study of the determinants of physical activity in rural fifth-grade children

    Stewart G. Trost;Russell R. Pate;Ruth P. Saunders;Dianne S. Ward

  • What role can child-care settings play in obesity prevention? A review of the evidence and call for research efforts.

    Nicole I Larson;Dianne S. Ward;Sara Benjamin Neelon;Mary Story

  • Promotion of physical activity among high-school girls: a randomized controlled trial.

    Russell R. Pate;Dianne Stanton Ward;Ruth P. Saunders;Gwen Felton

  • Physical self-concept and self-esteem mediate cross-sectional relations of physical activity and sport participation with depression symptoms among adolescent girls.

    Rod K. Dishman;Derek P. Hales;Karin A. Pfeiffer;Gwen A. Felton

  • A systematic review of interventions for promoting active transportation to school

    Palma Chillón;Kelly R Evenson;Amber Vaughn;Dianne Stanton Ward

  • Development of Questionnaires to Measure Psychosocial Influences on Children's Physical Activity

    Ruth P. Saunders;Russell R. Pate;Gwen A. Felton;Marsha Dowda

  • Factorial validity and invariance of questionnaires measuring social-cognitive determinants of physical activity among adolescent girls

    Robert W. Motl;Rod K. Dishman;Stewart G. Trost;Ruth P. Saunders

  • CORRELATES OF OBJECTIVELY MEASURED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN PREADOLESCENT YOUTH

    Stewart G. Trost;Russell R. Pate;Dianne S. Ward;Ruth P. Saunders

  • Gender Differences in Physical Activity and Determinants of Physical Activity in Rural Fifth Grade Children

    Stewart G. Trost;Russell R. Pate;Marsha Dowda;Ruth Saunders

  • Use of Text Messaging for Monitoring Sugar-sweetened Beverages, Physical Activity, and Screen Time in Children: A Pilot Study

    Jennifer R. Shapiro;Stephanie Bauer;Robert M. Hamer;Hans Kordy

  • Statewide prevalence and correlates of walking and bicycling to school

    Kelly R Evenson;Sara L. Huston;Sara L. Huston;Bradley J. McMillen;Philip Bors

Frequent Co-Authors

Russell R. Pate
Russell R. Pate University of South Carolina
Stewart G. Trost
Stewart G. Trost University of Queensland
Ruth P. Saunders
Ruth P. Saunders University of South Carolina
Marsha Dowda
Marsha Dowda University of South Carolina
Rod K. Dishman
Rod K. Dishman University of Georgia
Michael W. Beets
Michael W. Beets University of South Carolina
June Stevens
June Stevens University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kelly R. Evenson
Kelly R. Evenson University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Truls Østbye
Truls Østbye Duke University
Justin B. Moore
Justin B. Moore Wake Forest University

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