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Jennifer B. Unger

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
105
Citations
39142
World Ranking
6792
National Ranking
3586

Psychology

D-Index
106
Citations
39697
World Ranking
471
National Ranking
303

Jennifer B. Unger publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jennifer B. Unger sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 557 publications — 98th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Jennifer B. Unger D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jennifer B. Unger sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 106 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Jennifer B. Unger is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, notably within medicine, social sciences, and psychology, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to public health and behavioral studies.

The main fields of study for this researcher include:

  • Medicine
  • Social Sciences
  • Psychology

Within these fields, their subfields of study focus on:

  • Physiology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Health
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Their work concentrates significantly on specific topics, encompassing:

  • Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Jennifer B. Unger's publication record features contributions to a range of noted academic journals. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Tobacco Control
  • Nicotine & Tobacco Research
  • Preventive Medicine Reports
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Substance Use & Misuse

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Trends in the Age of Cigarette Smoking Initiation Among Young Adults in the US From 2002 to 2018" (2020), published in JAMA Network Open
  • "E-cigarette brands and social media influencers on Instagram: a social network analysis" (2022), published in Tobacco Control
  • "E-cigarettes and nicotine abstinence: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials" (2022), published in European Respiratory Review
  • "Public Health Concerns and Unsubstantiated Claims at the Intersection of Vaping and COVID-19" (2020), published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research
  • "Effects of multiple adverse childhood experiences on substance use in young adults: A review of the literature" (2022), published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Collaborative research is a significant aspect of their work, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Adam M. Leventhal
  • Jessica L. Barrington-Trimis
  • Daniel W. Soto
  • Steve Sussman
  • Lourdes Báezconde-Garbanati

Best Publications

  • Rethinking the concept of acculturation: implications for theory and research.

    Seth J. Schwartz;Jennifer B. Unger;Byron L. Zamboanga;José Szapocznik

  • Association Between Initial Use of e-Cigarettes and Subsequent Cigarette Smoking Among Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

    Samir Soneji;Samir Soneji;Jessica L. Barrington-Trimis;Thomas A. Wills;Adam M. Leventhal

  • Association of Electronic Cigarette Use With Initiation of Combustible Tobacco Product Smoking in Early Adolescence

    Adam M. Leventhal;David R. Strong;Matthew G. Kirkpatrick;Jennifer B. Unger

  • E-Cigarettes and Future Cigarette Use

    Jessica L Barrington-Trimis;Robert Urman;Kiros Berhane;Jennifer B Unger

  • Peer influences: the impact of online and offline friendship networks on adolescent smoking and alcohol use.

    Grace C. Huang;Jennifer B. Unger;Daniel Soto;Kayo Fujimoto

  • Social network predictors of bullying and victimization.

    Michele Mouttapa;Tom Valente;Peggy Gallaher;Louise Ann Rohrbach

  • Acculturation, physical activity, and fast-food consumption among Asian-American and Hispanic adolescents

    Jennifer B. Unger;Kim Reynolds;Sohaila Shakib;Donna Spruijt-Metz

  • Variation in the Impact of Social Network Characteristics on Physical Functioning in Elderly Persons: MacArthur Studies of Successful Aging

    Jennifer B. Unger;Gail McAvay;Martha L. Bruce;Lisa Berkman

  • Evaluating transdisciplinary science.

    Daniel Stokols;Juliana Fuqua;Jennifer Gress;Richard Harvey

  • A Further Look at the Intergenerational Transmission of Violence: Witnessing Interparental Violence in Emerging Adulthood:

    David S. Black;Steve Sussman;Jennifer B. Unger

  • Electronic Cigarette Use and Respiratory Symptoms in Adolescents

    Rob McConnell;Jessica L. Barrington-Trimis;Kejia Wang;Robert Urman

  • The AHIMSA Acculturation Scale: A New Measure of Acculturation for Adolescents in a Multicultural Society

    Jennifer B. Unger;Peggy Gallaher;Sohaila Shakib;Anamara Ritt-Olson

  • Posttraumatic Growth among Adolescents.

    Joel E. Milam;Anamara Ritt-Olson;Jennifer B. Unger

  • Peer Influences on Adolescent Cigarette Smoking: A Theoretical Review of the Literature

    Beth R Hoffman;Steve Sussman;Jennifer B Unger;Thomas W Valente

  • Associations between physical activity and perceived stress/hassles in college students

    Selena T. Nguyen-Michel;Jennifer B. Unger;Jeff Hamilton;Donna Spruijt-Metz

  • Homeless youth and their exposure to and involvement in violence while living on the streets

    Michele D. Kipke;Michele D. Kipke;Michele D. Kipke;Thomas R. Simon;Thomas R. Simon;Thomas R. Simon;Susanne B. Montgomery;Susanne B. Montgomery;Susanne B. Montgomery;Jennifer B. Unger;Jennifer B. Unger;Jennifer B. Unger

  • Acculturation, Enculturation, and Symptoms of Depression in Hispanic Youth: The Roles of Gender, Hispanic Cultural Values, and Family Functioning

    Elma I. Lorenzo-Blanco;Jennifer B. Unger;Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati;Anamara Ritt-Olson

  • Stress, Coping, and Social Support among Homeless Youth:

    Jennifer B. Unger;Michele D. Kipke;Thomas R. Simon;Christine J. Johnson

  • Cultural values and substance use in a multiethnic sample of California adolescents.

    Jennifer B. Unger;Anamara Ritt-Olson;Lorena Teran;Terry Huang

  • Dietary correlates of emotional eating in adolescence.

    Selena T. Nguyen-Michel;Jennifer B. Unger;Donna Spruijt-Metz

  • The oxford handbook of acculturation and health

    Seth J Schwartz;Jennifer B. Unger

Frequent Co-Authors

Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati
Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati University of Southern California
Tess Boley Cruz
Tess Boley Cruz University of Southern California
Daniel W. Soto
Daniel W. Soto University of Southern California
Steve Sussman
Steve Sussman University of Southern California
Seth J. Schwartz
Seth J. Schwartz The University of Texas at Austin
C. Anderson Johnson
C. Anderson Johnson Claremont Graduate University
Chih-Ping Chou
Chih-Ping Chou University of Southern California
Anamara Ritt-Olson
Anamara Ritt-Olson University of Southern California
Adam M. Leventhal
Adam M. Leventhal University of Southern California
Byron L. Zamboanga
Byron L. Zamboanga University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

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