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J. Dennis Fortenberry

J. Dennis Fortenberry

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
77
Citations
20778
World Ranking
463
National Ranking
218

J. Dennis Fortenberry 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 J. Dennis Fortenberry sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 520 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

J. Dennis Fortenberry 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 J. Dennis Fortenberry sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 77 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

J. Dennis Fortenberry is affiliated with Indiana University in the United States and has an extensive publication record focused on medicine, health professions, and psychology. Their research spans multiple subfields, including general health professions, clinical psychology, social psychology, infectious diseases, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics primarily related to adolescent sexual and reproductive health, HIV/AIDS research and interventions, and LGBTQ health, identity, and policy. Additionally, their research addresses sexuality, behavior, and technology, sexual function and dysfunction studies, gender, feminism, and media, as well as reproductive health and technologies.

Fortenberry has authored numerous papers published in frequent venues such as the Journal of Adolescent Health, Archives of Sexual Behavior, International Journal of Sexual Health, The Journal of Sex Research, and the JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes.

Notable recent papers include:

  • What is sexual wellbeing and why does it matter for public health?, 2021, The Lancet Public Health
  • The HIV Continuum of Care for Adolescents and Young Adults Attending 13 Urban US HIV Care Centers of the NICHD-ATN-CDC-HRSA SMILE Collaborative, 2020, JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
  • The World Association for Sexual Health's Declaration on Sexual Pleasure: A Technical Guide, 2021, International Journal of Sexual Health
  • Transgender Youths' Perspectives on Telehealth for Delivery of Gender-Affirming Care, 2020, Journal of Adolescent Health
  • The Prevalence of Using Pornography for Information About How to Have Sex: Findings from a Nationally Representative Survey of U.S. Adolescents and Young Adults, 2021, Archives of Sexual Behavior

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Fortenberry include:

  • Debby Herbenick
  • Tsung-chieh Fu
  • Sarah E. Wiehe
  • Chen X. Chen
  • Janet S. Carpenter

Best Publications

  • Sexual behavior in the United States: Results from a national probability sample of men and women ages 14-94

    Debby Herbenick;Michael Reece;Vanessa Schick;Stephanie A. Sanders

  • Relationships of Stigma and Shame to Gonorrhea and HIV Screening

    J. Dennis Fortenberry;Mary McFarlane;Amy Bleakley;Sheana Bull

  • A longitudinal study of genital human papillomavirus infection in a cohort of closely followed adolescent women

    Darron R. Brown;Marcia L. Shew;Brahim Qadadri;Nicole Neptune

  • Sexual Behaviors, Condom Use, and Sexual Health of Americans Over 50: Implications for Sexual Health Promotion for Older Adults

    Vanessa Schick;Debby Herbenick;Michael Reece;Stephanie A. Sanders

  • Patient-delivered partner treatment with azithromycin to prevent repeated Chlamydia trachomatis infection among women: a randomized, controlled trial.

    Julia A Schillinger;Patricia Kissinger;Helene Calvet;William L H Whittington

  • Repeated Chlamydia trachomatis Genital Infections in Adolescent Women

    Byron E. Batteiger;Wanzhu Tu;Susan Ofner;Barbara Van Der Pol

  • Condom use rates in a national probability sample of males and females ages 14 to 94 in the United States

    Michael Reece;Debby Herbenick;Vanessa Schick;Stephanie A. Sanders

  • Condom use as a function of time in new and established adolescent sexual relationships

    J. Dennis Fortenberry;Wanzhu Tu;Jaroslaw Harezlak;Barry P. Katz

  • Early Initiation of Sexual Intercourse: The Influence of Psychosocial Unconventionality

    Frances M. Costa;Richard Jessor;John E. Donovan;J. Dennis Fortenberry

  • Characteristic Male Urine Microbiomes Associate with Asymptomatic Sexually Transmitted Infection

    David E. Nelson;Barbara Van Der Pol;Qunfeng Dong;Kashi V. Revanna

  • A Psychometric Comparison of Three Scales and a Single-Item Measure to Assess Sexual Satisfaction

    Kristen P. Mark;Kristen P. Mark;Debby Herbenick;J. Dennis Fortenberry;Stephanie Sanders

  • What is sexual wellbeing and why does it matter for public health

    Kirstin R Mitchell;Ruth Lewis;Lucia F O'Sullivan;J Dennis Fortenberry

  • Prevalence and characteristics of vibrator use by women in the United States: results from a nationally representative study.

    Debra Herbenick;Michael Reece;Stephanie Sanders;Brian Dodge

  • Determinants of persistent and recurrent Chlamydia trachomatis infection in young women: results of a multicenter cohort study.

    William L. H. Whittington;William L. H. Whittington;Charlotte Kent;Patricia Kissinger;M. Kim Oh

  • Bacterial Communities of the Coronal Sulcus and Distal Urethra of Adolescent Males

    David E. Nelson;Qunfeng Dong;Barbara Van Der Pol;Evelyn Toh

  • A national study of HPV vaccination of adolescent girls: rates, predictors, and reasons for non-vaccination.

    Laura M. Kester;Gregory D. Zimet;J. Dennis Fortenberry;Jessica A. Kahn

  • Sexuality Talk During Adolescent Health Maintenance Visits

    Stewart C. Alexander;Stewart C. Alexander;J. Dennis Fortenberry;Kathryn I. Pollak;Kathryn I. Pollak;Terrill Bravender

  • Attitudes about sexual disclosure and perceptions of stigma and shame

    S. D. Cunningham;J. Tschann;J. E. Gurvey;J. D. Fortenberry

  • The Female Genital Self-Image Scale (FGSIS): Results from a Nationally Representative Probability Sample of Women in the United States

    Debra Herbenick;Vanessa Schick;Michael Reece;Stephanie Sanders

  • Puberty and adolescent sexuality.

    J. Dennis Fortenberry

  • Heterosexual Anal Sexuality and Anal Sex Behaviors: A Review

    Kimberly R. McBride;J. Dennis Fortenberry

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Reece
Michael Reece Indiana University
Brian Dodge
Brian Dodge Indiana University
Debby Herbenick
Debby Herbenick Indiana University
Gregory D. Zimet
Gregory D. Zimet Indiana University
Vanessa Schick
Vanessa Schick The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Stephanie A. Sanders
Stephanie A. Sanders Indiana University
Jonathan M. Ellen
Jonathan M. Ellen Johns Hopkins University
Barry P. Katz
Barry P. Katz Indiana University
Cleveland G. Shields
Cleveland G. Shields Purdue University West Lafayette
Craig M. Wilson
Craig M. Wilson University of Alabama at Birmingham

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