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Freya L. Sonenstein 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 Freya L. Sonenstein sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 99 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Freya L. Sonenstein 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 Freya L. Sonenstein sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 48 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Freya L. Sonenstein is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their research work spans several areas within the social sciences and health professions, with a focus on gender roles, adolescent health, and work-family balance issues.

The main fields of study include:

  • Social Sciences
  • Health Professions

Subfields addressed in their research are:

  • Gender Studies
  • General Health Professions
  • Sociology and Political Science

The research topics Freya L. Sonenstein has worked on feature:

  • Gender Roles and Identity Studies
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Work-Family Balance Challenges

Their publication record includes an article titled Masculine Beliefs, Parental Communication, and Male Adolescents' Health Care Use, published in 2020 in UNC Libraries.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Sonenstein are:

  • A. V. Marcell
  • C. A. Ford
  • J. H. Pleck
  • Joseph H. Pleck
  • Leighton Ku

Most of their contributions have appeared in the venue UNC Libraries.

Best Publications

  • Adolescent sexual behavior, drug use, and violence: increased reporting with computer survey technology

    Charles F. Turner;L Ku;Susan M. Rogers;Laura Duberstein Lindberg

  • Masculinity Ideology: Its Impact on Adolescent Males' Heterosexual Relationships

    Joseph H. Pleck;Freya L. Sonenstein;Leighton C. Ku

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

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

  • Sexual activity, condom use and AIDS awareness among adolescent males

    Freya L. Sonenstein;Joseph H. Pleck;Leighton C. Ku

  • Attitudes toward male roles among adolescent males: A discriminant validity analysis.

    Joseph H. Pleck;Freya L. Sonenstein;Leighton C. Ku

  • Masculinity ideology and its correlates.

    Joseph H. Pleck;Freya Lund Sonenstein;Leighton C. Ku

  • Neighborhood, Family, and Work: Influences on the Premarital Behaviors of Adolescent Males

    Leighton Ku;Freya L. Sonenstein;Joseph H. Pleck

  • The dynamics of young men's condom use during and across relationships.

    Leighton Ku;Freya L. Sonenstein;Joseph H. Pleck

  • Sexual activity and contraceptive practices among teenagers in the United States, 1988 and 1995.

    Joyce C. Abma;Freya L. Sonenstein

  • Gender-based violence against adolescent and young adult women in low- and middle-income countries.

    Michele R. Decker;Amanda D. Latimore;Suzumi Yasutake;Miriam Haviland

  • Changes in sexual behavior and condom use among teenaged males: 1988 to 1995.

    Freya L. Sonenstein;Leighton Ku;Laura Duberstein Lindberg;Charles F. Turner

  • Levels of sexual activity among adolescent males in the United States.

    Freya L. Sonenstein;Joseph H. Pleck;Leighton C. Ku

  • The association of AIDS education and sex education with sexual behavior and condom use among teenage men.

    Leighton C. Ku;Freya L. Sonenstein;Joseph H. Pleck

  • The Association Between Social Support and Mental Health Among Vulnerable Adolescents in Five Cities: Findings From the Study of the Well-Being of Adolescents in Vulnerable Environments

    Yan Cheng;XianChen Li;Chaohua Lou;Freya L. Sonenstein

  • Child Care Arrangements for Children under Five: Variation across States. No. B-7. Assessing the New Federalism: An Urban Institute Program To Assess Changing Social Policies.

    Jeffrey Capizzano;Gina Adams;Freya Sonenstein

  • Age differences between minors who give birth and their adult partners

    Laura Duberstein Lindberg;Freya L. Sonenstein;Leighton Ku;Gladys Martinez

  • Adolescent males condom use: relationships between perceived cost-benefits and consistency.

    Joseph H. Pleck;Freya L. Sonenstein;Leighton C. Ku

  • Factors influencing first intercourse for teenage men

    Ku L;Sonenstein Fl;Pleck Jh

  • Prevalence and determinants of adolescent pregnancy in urban disadvantaged settings across five cities.

    Heena Brahmbhatt;Anna Kågesten;Mark Emerson;Michele R. Decker

  • Problem behaviors and masculinity ideology in adolescent males.

    Joseph H. Pleck;Freya L. Sonenstein;Leighton C. Ku

  • Changes in adolescent males' use of and attitudes toward condoms, 1988-1991.

    Joseph H. Pleck;Freya L. Sonenstein;Leighton Ku

Frequent Co-Authors

Leighton Ku
Leighton Ku George Washington University
Joseph H. Pleck
Joseph H. Pleck University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Nan Marie Astone
Nan Marie Astone Johns Hopkins University
Laura Duberstein Lindberg
Laura Duberstein Lindberg Guttmacher Institute
Robert W. Blum
Robert W. Blum Johns Hopkins University
Michele R. Decker
Michele R. Decker Johns Hopkins University
Charles F. Turner
Charles F. Turner City University of New York
Shireen J. Jejeebhoy
Shireen J. Jejeebhoy Population Council
Douglas A. Wolf
Douglas A. Wolf Syracuse University
Gary J. Gates
Gary J. Gates University of California, Los Angeles

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