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D-Index
58
Citations
13213
World Ranking
1648
National Ranking
782

James F. Thrasher 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 James F. Thrasher sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 409 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James F. Thrasher 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 James F. Thrasher sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 58 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

James F. Thrasher is affiliated with the University of South Carolina in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a substantial emphasis on physiology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and applied psychology.

The scientist's work encompasses a range of topics, prominently including smoking behavior and cessation, behavioral health and interventions, obesity, physical activity, and diet. Other notable research interests involve consumer attitudes and food labeling, media influence and health, global public health policies and epidemiology, as well as air quality and health impacts.

Frequent publication venues for James F. Thrasher include:

  • Nicotine & Tobacco Research
  • Tobacco Control
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • UNC Libraries
  • Preventive Medicine Reports

The scientist has co-authored extensively with several researchers, including:

  • David Hammond
  • Nancy L. Fleischer
  • Edna Arillo-Santillán
  • Inti Barrientos-Gutiérrez
  • Adam O. Goldstein

Among recent publications are the following papers:

  • Identification and evaluation of risk of generalizability biases in pilot versus efficacy/effectiveness trials: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2020, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • Tobacco Quit Intentions and Behaviors among Cigar Smokers in the United States in Response to COVID-19, 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Social norms as a predictor of smoking uptake among youth: a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression of prospective cohort studies, 2021, Addiction
  • Trends in e-cigarette brands, devices and the nicotine profile of products used by youth in England, Canada and the USA: 2017-2019, 2021, Tobacco Control
  • Perceptions of Harmfulness of Heated Tobacco Products Compared to Combustible Cigarettes among Adult Smokers in Japan: Findings from the 2018 ITC Japan Survey, 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Best Publications

  • Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems: International Tobacco Control Four-Country Survey

    Sarah E. Adkison;Richard J. O'Connor;Maansi Bansal-Travers;Andrew Hyland

  • Impact of graphic and text warnings on cigarette packs: findings from four countries over five years

    R Borland;N Wilson;G T Fong;D Hammond

  • Prevalence of vaping and smoking among adolescents in Canada, England, and the United States: repeat national cross sectional surveys.

    David Hammond;Jessica L Reid;Vicki L Rynard;Geoffrey T Fong;Geoffrey T Fong

  • Tobacco Denormalization and Industry Beliefs Among Smokers from Four Countries

    David Hammond;Geoffrey T. Fong;Mark P. Zanna;James F. Thrasher

  • Examining the relationship of vaping to smoking initiation among US youth and young adults: a reality check

    David T Levy;Kenneth E Warner;K Michael Cummings;David Hammond

  • Awareness, Trial, and Current Use of Electronic Cigarettes in 10 Countries: Findings from the ITC Project

    Shannon Gravely;Geoffrey Fong;K. Cummings;Mi Yan

  • Perceived effectiveness of pictorial health warnings among Mexican youth and adults: a population-level intervention with potential to reduce tobacco-related inequities.

    David Hammond;James Thrasher;Jessica L. Reid;Pete Driezen

  • Smokers' reactions to cigarette package warnings with graphic imagery and with only text: A comparison between Mexico and Canada

    James F Thrasher;David Hammond;Geoffrey T Fong;Edna Arillo-Santillán

  • Impact of Tobacco-Related Health Warning Labels across Socioeconomic, Race and Ethnic Groups: Results from a Randomized Web-Based Experiment

    Jennifer Cantrell;Donna M. Vallone;James F. Thrasher;Rebekah H. Nagler

  • Cigarette warning label policy alternatives and smoking-related health disparities.

    James F. Thrasher;Matthew J. Carpenter;Jeannette O. Andrews;Kevin M. Gray

  • Estimating the impact of pictorial health warnings and “plain” cigarette packaging: Evidence from experimental auctions among adult smokers in the United States

    James F. Thrasher;Matthew C. Rousu;David Hammond;Ashley Navarro

  • Mediational pathways of the impact of cigarette warning labels on quit attempts.

    Hua-Hie Yong;Ron Borland;James F. Thrasher;Mary E. Thompson

  • Identification and evaluation of risk of generalizability biases in pilot versus efficacy/effectiveness trials: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Michael W. Beets;R. Glenn Weaver;John P. A. Ioannidis;Marco Geraci

  • Cessation assistance reported by smokers in 15 countries participating in the International Tobacco Control (ITC) policy evaluation surveys

    Ron Borland;Lin Li;Pete Driezen;Nick Wilson

  • Influences of Self-Efficacy, Response Efficacy, and Reactance on Responses to Cigarette Health Warnings: A Longitudinal Study of Adult Smokers in Australia and Canada

    James F. Thrasher;Kamala Swayampakala;Ron Borland;Gera Nagelhout

  • Socioeconomic status and smokers' number of smoking friends: Findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Four Country Survey

    Sara C. Hitchman;Geoffrey T. Fong;Mark P. Zanna;James F. Thrasher

  • Smoke-free policies and the social acceptability of smoking in Uruguay and Mexico: Findings from the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project

    James F. Thrasher;Marcelo Boado;Ernesto M. Sebrié;Eduardo Bianco

  • Assessing the impact of cigarette package health warning labels: a cross-country comparison in Brazil, Uruguay and Mexico

    James F Thrasher;Victor Villalobos;André Szklo;Geoffrey T Fong;Geoffrey T Fong

  • Behavior-Specific Social Support for Healthy Behaviors Among African American Church Members: Applying Optimal Matching Theory

    James F. Thrasher;Marci Kramish Campbell;Veronica Oates

  • Path analysis of warning label effects on negative emotions and quit attempts: A longitudinal study of smokers in Australia, Canada, Mexico, and the US.

    Yoo Jin Cho;James F. Thrasher;Hua-Hie Yong;André Salem Szklo

  • Can pictorial warning labels on cigarette packages address smoking-related health disparities? Field experiments in Mexico to assess pictorial warning label content.

    James F. Thrasher;Edna Arillo-Santillán;Victor Villalobos;Rosaura Pérez-Hernández

  • Policy Support, Norms, and Secondhand Smoke Exposure Before and After Implementation of a Comprehensive Smoke-Free Law in Mexico City.

    James F. Thrasher;Rosaura Pérez-Hernández;Kamala Swayampakala;Edna Arillo-Santillán

Frequent Co-Authors

Geoffrey T. Fong
Geoffrey T. Fong University of Waterloo
David Hammond
David Hammond University of Waterloo
Ron Borland
Ron Borland University of Melbourne
K. Michael Cummings
K. Michael Cummings Medical University of South Carolina
Ann McNeill
Ann McNeill University of Adelaide
James D. Sargent
James D. Sargent Dartmouth College
Crawford Moodie
Crawford Moodie University of Stirling
Jeff Niederdeppe
Jeff Niederdeppe Cornell University
Marc C. Willemsen
Marc C. Willemsen Maastricht University
Carla J. Berg
Carla J. Berg George Washington University

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