2026 Elaine A. Leventhal: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	43	7102	6619	3839	3487	73	13732

Elaine A. Leventhal 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 Elaine A. Leventhal sits on this spectrum.

31 publications 705+

This scientist: 73 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Elaine A. Leventhal 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 Elaine A. Leventhal sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Elaine A. Leventhal is affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the United States. They have developed their academic career and research activity within this institution.

Although specific details about their recent papers, frequent co-authors, and publication venues are not listed, the professional association with Rutgers provides context for the scope of their academic involvement.

There are no recorded entries regarding the main fields of study, subfields, or particular research topics associated with Elaine A. Leventhal at this time.

No book publications or awards have been documented in the available data.

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Best Publications

Illness cognition: Using common sense to understand treatment adherence and affect cognition interactions

Howard Leventhal;Michael Diefenbach;Elaine A. Leventhal

2119
Citations
Illness representations: Theoretical foundations.

Howard Leventhal;Yael Benyamini;Susan Brownlee;Michael Diefenbach

1274
Citations
Self-regulation, health, and behavior: A perceptual-cognitive approach

Howard Leventhal;Elaine A. Leventhal;Richard J. Contrada

946
Citations
Positive Affect and Function as Influences on Self-Assessments of Health Expanding Our View Beyond Illness and Disability

Yael Benyamini;Ellen L. Idler;Howard Leventhal;Elaine A. Leventhal

537
Citations
Symptom representations and affect as determinants of care seeking in a community-dwelling, adult sample population.

Linda Cameron;Elaine A. Leventhal;Howard Leventhal

500
Citations
Gender differences in processing information for making self-assessments of health.

Yael Benyamini;Elaine A. Leventhal;Howard Leventhal

475
Citations
Self-rated oral health as an independent predictor of self-rated general health, self-esteem and life satisfaction

Yael Benyamini;Howard Leventhal;E A Elaine A Leventhal

396
Citations
Health Psychology: The Search for Pathways between Behavior and Health

Howard Leventhal;John Weinman;Elaine A. Leventhal;L. Alison Phillips

390
Citations
Medication adherence in rheumatoid arthritis patients: older is wiser.

Denise C. Park;Christopher Hertzog;Howard Leventhal;Roger W. Morrell

368
Citations
Using the common sense model to design interventions for the prevention and management of chronic illness threats: From description to process

Lisa M. McAndrew;Tamara J. Musumeci-Szabó;Pablo A. Mora;Loretta Vileikyte;Loretta Vileikyte

281
Citations
Seeking medical care in response to symptoms and life stress.

Linda Cameron;Elaine A. Leventhal;Howard Leventhal

277
Citations
Self-assessments of health: What do people know that predicts their mortality?

Yael Benyamini;Elaine A. Leventhal;Howard Leventhal

267
Citations
Health practices and illness cognition in young, middle aged, and elderly adults.

Thomas R. Prohaska;Elaine A. Leventhal;Howard Leventhal;Mary L. Keller

257
Citations
Age, symptom interpretation, and health behavior

Elaine A. Leventhal;Thomas R. Prohaska

239
Citations
Elderly people's ratings of the importance of health-related factors to their self-assessments of health.

Yael Benyamini;Yael Benyamini;Elaine A Leventhal;Howard Leventhal

238
Citations
In Sickness but Not in Health: Self-ratings, Identity, and Mortality∗:

Ellen Idler;Howard Leventhal;Julie Mclaughlin;Elaine Leventhal

227
Citations
Population Risk, Actual Risk, Perceived Risk, and Cancer Control: a Discussion

Howard Leventhal;Kim Kelly;Elaine A. Leventhal

200
Citations
Impact of symptoms and aging attribution on emotions and coping.

Thomas R. Prohaska;Mary L. Keller;Elaine A. Leventhal;Howard Leventhal

198
Citations
Cognitive Science Speaks to the “Common-Sense” of Chronic Illness Management

Howard Leventhal;Elaine A. Leventhal;Jessica Y. Breland

189
Citations
Giving Up and Replacing Activities in Response to Illness

Jennifer Duke;Howard Leventhal;Susan Brownlee;Elaine A. Leventhal

188
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Howard Leventhal Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Yael Benyamini Tel Aviv University

Michael A. Diefenbach Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Linda D. Cameron University of California, Merced

Richard J. Contrada Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Ellen L. Idler Emory University

Gretchen B. Chapman Carnegie Mellon University

Ethan A. Halm The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Keith J. Petrie University of Auckland

Mark A. Sager University of Wisconsin–Madison

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