Douglas Kirby

Douglas Kirby 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 Douglas Kirby sits on this spectrum.

Douglas Kirby 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 Douglas Kirby sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• Sex and HIV education programs: their impact on sexual behaviors of young people throughout the world.

  Douglas B. Kirby;B.A. Laris;Lori A. Rolleri

  1180
  Citations

• School-based programs to reduce sexual risk behaviors: a review of effectiveness.

  D. Kirby;L. Short;J. Collins;D. Rugg

  1098
  Citations

• Emerging Answers: Research Findings on Programs To Reduce Teen Pregnancy.

  Douglas Kirby

  970
  Citations

• Reducing the risk: impact of a new curriculum on sexual risk-taking.

  Douglas Kirby;Richard P. Barth;Nancy Leland;Joyce V. Fetro

  643
  Citations

• The impact of schools and school programs upon adolescent sexual behavior.

  Douglas Kirby

  498
  Citations

• Effective approaches to reducing adolescent unprotected sex, pregnancy, and childbearing.

  Douglas Kirby

  493
  Citations

• The impact of abstinence and comprehensive sex and STD/HIV education programs on adolescent sexual behavior

  Unknown

  403
  Citations

• Reassessing HIV Prevention

  Malcolm Potts;Daniel T. Halperin;Douglas Kirby;Ann Swidler

  319
  Citations

• Antecedents of Adolescent Initiation of Sex, Contraceptive Use, and Pregnancy

  Unknown

  285
  Citations

• Safer choices: Reducing teen pregnancy, HIV, and STDs

  Karin Coyle;Karen Basen-Engquist;Douglas Kirby;Guy Parcel

  272
  Citations

• Older boyfriends and girlfriends increase risk of sexual initiation in young adolescents.

  Barbara Vanoss Marín;Karin K. Coyle;Cynthia A. Gómez;Scott C. Carvajal

  269
  Citations

• The "Safer Choices" intervention: its impact on the sexual behaviors of different subgroups of high school students.

  Douglas B. Kirby;Elizabeth Baumler;Karin K. Coyle;Karen M Basen-Engquist

  236
  Citations

• Psychosocial predictors of delay of first sexual intercourse by adolescents

  Scott C. Carvajal;Guy S. Parcel;Stephen W. Banspach;Karen Basen-Engquist

  226
  Citations

• The impact of the Postponing Sexual Involvement curriculum among youths in California.

  Douglas Kirby;Meg Korpi;Richard P. Barth;Helen H. Cagampang

  224
  Citations

• Short-term impact of safer choices: a multicomponent, school-based HIV, other STD, and pregnancy prevention program

  Karin Coyle;Karen Basen-Engquist;Douglas Kirby;Guy Parcel

  221
  Citations

• Draw the Line/Respect the Line: A Randomized Trial of a Middle School Intervention to Reduce Sexual Risk Behaviors

  Karin K. Coyle;Douglas B. Kirby;Barbara V. Marín;Cynthia A. Gómez

  217
  Citations

• The effectiveness of sex education and HIV education interventions in schools in developing countries.

  Unknown

  215
  Citations

• Understanding What Works and What Doesn't in Reducing Adolescent Sexual Risk-Taking

  Unknown

  202
  Citations

• The Protective Role of Social Capital and Cultural Norms in Latino Communities: A Study of Adolescent Births

  Jill Denner;Douglas Kirby;Karin Coyle;Claire Brindis

  198
  Citations

• Six school-based clinics: their reproductive health services and impact on sexual behavior.

  Douglas Kirby;Cynthia Waszak;Julie Ziegler

  197
  Citations