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Heather L. Corliss 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 Heather L. Corliss sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 125 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Heather L. Corliss 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 Heather L. Corliss sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 51 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Heather L. Corliss is affiliated with San Diego State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology and medicine, with a focus on clinical psychology, social psychology, gender studies, public health, environmental and occupational health, and reproductive medicine.

The scientist's work addresses a range of topics related to LGBTQ health and identity, sexuality and behavior, HIV/AIDS research, adolescent sexual and reproductive health, reproductive health technologies, suicide and self-harm studies, and gender, feminism, and media.

Recent publications by Heather L. Corliss include:

  • Assessing and Addressing Cardiovascular Health in LGBTQ Adults: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association, 2020, Circulation
  • Associations Between Community-Level LGBTQ-Supportive Factors and Substance Use Among Sexual Minority Adolescents, 2020, LGBT Health
  • The link between LGBTQ-supportive communities, progressive political climate, and suicidality among sexual minority adolescents in Canada, 2020, Preventive Medicine
  • Sexual orientation and gender identity disparities in co-occurring depressive symptoms and probable substance use disorders in a national cohort of young adults, 2021, Addictive Behaviors
  • Vaping Disparities at the Intersection of Gender Identity and Race/Ethnicity in a Population-Based Sample of Adolescents, 2021, Nicotine & Tobacco Research

Their frequent co-authors include David R. Strong, Jennifer K. Felner, Hee-Jin Jun, Jack Andrzejewski, and Jerel P. Calzo.

Heather L. Corliss often publishes in venues such as LGBT Health, UNC Libraries, Circulation, Preventive Medicine, and Addictive Behaviors.

Best Publications

  • Emotional Distress Among LGBT Youth: The Influence of Perceived Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation

    Joanna Almeida;Renee M. Johnson;Heather L. Corliss;Beth E. Molnar

  • Pervasive trauma exposure among US sexual orientation minority adults and risk of posttraumatic stress disorder.

    Andrea L. Roberts;S. Bryn Austin;Heather L. Corliss;Ashley K. Vandermorris

  • Sexual Orientation and Bullying Among Adolescents in the Growing Up Today Study

    Elise D. Berlan;Elise D. Berlan;Elise D. Berlan;Heather L. Corliss;Alison E. Field;Alison E. Field;Elizabeth Goodman

  • Childhood Gender Nonconformity: A Risk Indicator for Childhood Abuse and Posttraumatic Stress in Youth

    Andrea L. Roberts;Margaret Rosario;Heather L. Corliss;Heather L. Corliss;Karestan C. Koenen

  • Reports of parental maltreatment during childhood in a United States population-based survey of homosexual, bisexual, and heterosexual adults.

    Heather L Corliss;Susan D Cochran;Vickie M Mays

  • Sexual orientation and drug use in a longitudinal cohort study of U.S. adolescents.

    Heather L. Corliss;Heather L. Corliss;Margaret Rosario;David Wypij;David Wypij;Sarah A. Wylie

  • High Burden of Homelessness Among Sexual-Minority Adolescents: Findings From a Representative Massachusetts High School Sample

    Heather L. Corliss;Carol S. Goodenow;Lauren Nichols;S. Bryn Austin

  • Stability and Change in Self-Reported Sexual Orientation Identity in Young People: Application of Mobility Metrics

    Miles Q. Ott;Heather L. Corliss;David Wypij;David Wypij;Margaret Rosario

  • Assessing and Addressing Cardiovascular Health in LGBTQ Adults: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

    Billy A. Caceres;Carl G. Streed;Heather L. Corliss;Donald M. Lloyd-Jones

  • Sexual Orientation Disparities in Purging and Binge Eating From Early to Late Adolescence

    S. Bryn Austin;S. Bryn Austin;S. Bryn Austin;Najat J. Ziyadeh;Heather L. Corliss;Margaret Rosario

  • Sexual orientation disparities in longitudinal alcohol use patterns among adolescents: findings from the Growing Up Today Study.

    Heather L. Corliss;Margaret Rosario;David Wypij;Laurie B. Fisher

  • Reproductive Health Screening Disparities and Sexual Orientation in a Cohort Study of U.S. Adolescent and Young Adult Females

    Brittany M. Charlton;Heather L. Corliss;Heather L. Corliss;Stacey A. Missmer;Stacey A. Missmer;A. Lindsay Frazier;A. Lindsay Frazier

  • Disparities in child abuse victimization in lesbian, bisexual, and heterosexual women in the Nurses' Health Study II.

    S. Bryn Austin;Hee-Jin Jun;Benita Jackson;Donna Spiegelman

  • Elevated risk of posttraumatic stress in sexual minority youths: mediation by childhood abuse and gender nonconformity.

    Andrea L. Roberts;Margaret Rosario;Heather L. Corliss;Karestan C. Koenen

  • Sexual Orientation Disparities in Cancer-Related Risk Behaviors of Tobacco, Alcohol, Sexual Behaviors, and Diet and Physical Activity: Pooled Youth Risk Behavior Surveys

    Margaret Rosario;Heather L. Corliss;Bethany G. Everett;Sari L. Reisner

  • Structural stigma and sexual orientation disparities in adolescent drug use.

    Mark L. Hatzenbuehler;Hee-Jin Jun;Heather L. Corliss;S. Bryn Austin

  • Structural Stigma and Cigarette Smoking in a Prospective Cohort Study of Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Youth

    Mark L. Hatzenbuehler;Hee-Jin Jun;Heather L. Corliss;Heather L. Corliss;S. Bryn Austin;S. Bryn Austin

  • Sexual-Orientation Disparities in Cigarette Smoking in a Longitudinal Cohort Study of Adolescents

    Heather L. Corliss;Heather L. Corliss;Heather L. Corliss;Brianna M. Wadler;Hee-Jin Jun;Margaret Rosario

  • Sexual Orientation, Gender, and Racial Differences in Illicit Drug Use in a Sample of US High School Students

    Michael E. Newcomb;Michelle Birkett;Heather L. Corliss;Brian S. Mustanski

  • Social Epidemiology of Depression and Anxiety by Gender Identity

    Sari L. Reisner;Sari L. Reisner;Sari L. Reisner;Sabra L. Katz-Wise;Allegra R. Gordon;Heather L. Corliss

  • Physical Activity Disparities in Heterosexual and Sexual Minority Youth Ages 12-22 Years Old: Roles of Childhood Gender Nonconformity and Athletic Self-Esteem

    Jerel P. Calzo;Jerel P. Calzo;Andrea L. Roberts;Heather L. Corliss;Emily A. Blood;Emily A. Blood

  • SexualOrientationDisparitiesinCancer-RelatedRisk BehaviorsofTobacco,Alcohol,SexualBehaviors,andDiet andPhysicalActivity:PooledYouthRiskBehaviorSurveys

    Margaret Rosario;Heather L. Corliss;Bethany G. Everett;Sari L. Reisner

Frequent Co-Authors

S. Bryn Austin
S. Bryn Austin Harvard University
David Wypij
David Wypij Boston Children's Hospital
Margaret Rosario
Margaret Rosario City University of New York
Jerel P. Calzo
Jerel P. Calzo San Diego State University
Sari L. Reisner
Sari L. Reisner University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Andrea L. Roberts
Andrea L. Roberts Harvard University
Donna Spiegelman
Donna Spiegelman Yale University
Marla E. Eisenberg
Marla E. Eisenberg University of Minnesota
Susan D. Cochran
Susan D. Cochran University of California, Los Angeles
Elizabeth M. Saewyc
Elizabeth M. Saewyc University of British Columbia

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