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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 50 2732 2496 1327 1198 153 11406

Eric B. Hekler publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Eric B. Hekler between 2007 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Eric B. Hekler published across 19 years, from 2007 to 2025, averaging 11.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2016. 35 of the 217 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2007 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2016. 2007: 1 publication 2008: 6 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 2 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 20 publications
2007 2025

217 publications in total across all disciplines

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Eric B. Hekler: publications per year, 2007 to 2025
Year Publications
2007 1
2008 6
2009 1
2010 2
2011 6
2012 7
2013 18
2014 16
2015 10
2016 21
2017 15
2018 10
2019 11
2020 19
2021 13
2022 15
2023 11
2024 15
2025 20
Total 217
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Eric B. Hekler publications per year - data summary

  • Eric B. Hekler, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of California, San Diego, has 217 publications recorded across 19 years, from 2007 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2007 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2016, with 21 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2007 and 2009, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 11.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 11.4 per year counting only the 19 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 74 publications, 34% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2007-2013: 41 publications (5.9 per year); 2014-2020: 102 publications (14.6 per year); 2021-2025: 74 publications (14.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Eric B. Hekler 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 Eric B. Hekler 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, 144–153 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: 153 publications — 43rd percentile

43% 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
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407 153
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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Eric B. Hekler publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 44–53 to 570+ publications.
  • Eric B. Hekler, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of California, San Diego, records 153 publications - the 43rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 43% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Eric B. Hekler, and about 57% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Eric B. Hekler ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 114–123 publications, holding 474 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 174–183 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 570 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Eric B. Hekler 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 Eric B. Hekler 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, 50 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: 50 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% 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
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 50
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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Eric B. Hekler D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 71 ranges running from 30 to 100+ D-Index.
  • Eric B. Hekler, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of California, San Diego, records 50 D-Index - the 66th percentile of the discipline.
  • 66% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Eric B. Hekler, and about 34% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Eric B. Hekler ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 313 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 47 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more, 97 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Eric B. Hekler is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research spans several main fields, including Psychology, Medicine, and Health Professions. Within these broad areas, subfields of focus include General Health Professions, Applied Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Physiology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics such as Behavioral Health and Interventions, Mental Health Research Topics, Mobile Health and mHealth Applications, Digital Mental Health Interventions, Physical Activity and Health, Health Policy Implementation Science, and Social Media in Health Education.

Eric B. Hekler has authored papers published in various academic venues. Notable recent publications include:

  • Precision Health: The Role of the Social and Behavioral Sciences in Advancing the Vision (2020, Annals of Behavioral Medicine)
  • Technology-mediated just-in-time adaptive interventions (JITAIs) to reduce harmful substance use: a systematic review (2021, Addiction)
  • Innovative methods for observing and changing complex health behaviors: four propositions (2020, Translational Behavioral Medicine)
  • Accuracy and Precision of Energy Expenditure, Heart Rate, and Steps Measured by Combined-Sensing Fitbits Against Reference Measures: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (2022, JMIR mhealth and uhealth)
  • Thinking Health-related Behaviors in a Climate Change Context: A Narrative Review (2022, Annals of Behavioral Medicine)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Eric B. Hekler include:

  • Daniel E. Rivera
  • Predrag Klasnja
  • Mohamed El Mistiri
  • Guillaume Chevance
  • Job Godino

The scientist's research is often published in venues such as Translational Behavioral Medicine, Journal of Medical Internet Research, Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 2022 American Control Conference (ACC), and Annals of Behavioral Medicine.

Best Publications

  • Evaluating Digital Health Interventions: Key Questions and Approaches.

    Elizabeth Murray;Eric B. Hekler;Gerhard Andersson;Linda M. Collins

  • Current theoretical models of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD): Conceptual review and treatment implications

    Evelyn Behar;Ilyse Dobrow DiMarco;Eric B. Hekler;Jan Mohlman

  • Objective light-intensity physical activity associations with rated health in older adults.

    Matthew P. Buman;Eric B. Hekler;William L. Haskell;Leslie Pruitt

  • Microrandomized trials: An experimental design for developing just-in-time adaptive interventions.

    Predrag Klasnja;Eric B. Hekler;Saul Shiffman;Audrey Boruvka

  • Building health behavior models to guide the development of just-in-time adaptive interventions: A pragmatic framework

    Inbal Nahum-Shani;Eric B. Hekler;Donna Spruijt-Metz

  • Reallocating Time to Sleep, Sedentary Behaviors, or Active Behaviors: Associations With Cardiovascular Disease Risk Biomarkers, NHANES 2005–2006

    Matthew P Buman;Elisabeth A H Winkler;Jonathan M Kurka;Eric B Hekler

  • Harnessing Different Motivational Frames via Mobile Phones to Promote Daily Physical Activity and Reduce Sedentary Behavior in Aging Adults

    Abby C. King;Eric B. Hekler;Lauren A. Grieco;Sandra J. Winter

  • Mind the theoretical gap: interpreting, using, and developing behavioral theory in HCI research

    Eric B. Hekler;Predrag Klasnja;Jon E. Froehlich;Matthew P. Buman

  • Why we need a small data paradigm

    Eric B. Hekler;Predrag Klasnja;Guillaume Chevance;Natalie M. Golaszewski

  • Agile science: creating useful products for behavior change in the real world.

    Eric B. Hekler;Predrag Klasnja;William T. Riley;Matthew P. Buman

  • Efficacy of Contextually Tailored Suggestions for Physical Activity: A Micro-randomized Optimization Trial of HeartSteps.

    Predrag Klasnja;Predrag Klasnja;Shawna Smith;Nicholas J Seewald;Andy Lee

  • The Pace of Technologic Change: Implications for Digital Health Behavior Intervention Research

    Kevin Patrick;Eric B. Hekler;Deborah Estrin;David C. Mohr

  • Advancing Models and Theories for Digital Behavior Change Interventions

    Eric B. Hekler;Susan Michie;Misha Pavel;Daniel E. Rivera

  • The history and future of digital health in the field of behavioral medicine.

    Danielle Arigo;Danielle E. Jake-Schoffman;Kathleen Wolin;Ellen Beckjord

  • Reliability and validity of CHAMPS self-reported sedentary-to-vigorous intensity physical activity in older adults.

    Eric B. Hekler;Matthew P. Buman;William L. Haskell;Terry L. Conway

  • Applying and advancing behavior change theories and techniques in the context of a digital health revolution: proposals for more effectively realizing untapped potential.

    Arlen C Moller;Arlen C Moller;Gina Merchant;David E Conroy;Robert West

  • Building new computational models to support health behavior change and maintenance: new opportunities in behavioral research.

    Donna Spruijt-Metz;Eric Hekler;Niilo Saranummi;Stephen Intille

  • An Adaptive Physical Activity Intervention for Overweight Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Marc A. Adams;Marc A. Adams;James F. Sallis;James F. Sallis;Gregory J. Norman;Melbourne F. Hovell

  • Psychosocial factors in heart surgery: presurgical vulnerability and postsurgical recovery.

    Richard J. Contrada;David A. Boulifard;Eric B. Hekler;Ellen L. Idler

  • Commonsense illness beliefs, adherence behaviors, and hypertension control among African Americans

    Eric B. Hekler;Jennifer Lambert;Elaine Leventhal;Howard Leventhal

  • Behavior change interventions: the potential of ontologies for advancing science and practice

    Kai R. Larsen;Susan Michie;Eric B. Hekler;Bryan Gibson

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew P. Buman
Matthew P. Buman Arizona State University
Abby C. King
Abby C. King Stanford University
Daniel E. Rivera
Daniel E. Rivera Arizona State University
Predrag Klasnja
Predrag Klasnja University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Marc A. Adams
Marc A. Adams Arizona State University
Donna Spruijt-Metz
Donna Spruijt-Metz University of Southern California
Genevieve N. Healy
Genevieve N. Healy University of Queensland
Neville Owen
Neville Owen Swinburne University of Technology
Susan Michie
Susan Michie University College London
mc schraefel
mc schraefel University of Southampton

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