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Joseph R. Sharkey 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 Joseph R. Sharkey sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 189 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Joseph R. Sharkey 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 Joseph R. Sharkey 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

Joseph R. Sharkey is affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Health Professions, with notable subfields including General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, and broader Health studies.

The investigator's recent work focuses on public health challenges related to infectious diseases, nutrition, and food security. Notable papers include:

  • Vaccine Effectiveness Against Influenza A-Associated Hospitalization, Organ Failure, and Death: United States, 2022-2023 (2023, Clinical Infectious Diseases)
  • Interim Estimates of 2024-2025 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness - Four Vaccine Effectiveness Networks, United States, October 2024-February 2025 (2025, MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
  • The Four Domain Food Insecurity Scale (4D-FIS): development and evaluation of a complementary food insecurity measure (2020, Translational Behavioral Medicine)
  • The HOME Study: Understanding How College Students at a Hispanic Serving Institution Coped with Food Insecurity in a Pandemic (2021, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
  • The Development and Pilot Testing of the ¡Haz Espacio Para Papi! Program Physical Activity Curriculum for Mexican-heritage Fathers and Children (2021, American Journal of Health Education)

The research topics covered by Joseph R. Sharkey reflect significant engagement with:

  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Health and Lifestyle Studies
  • Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Respiratory Viral Infections Research

Regular collaborators in their work include Lesli Biediger-Friedman, Diya Surie, Yuwei Zhu, and Adam S. Lauring, alongside frequent coauthorship by Joseph R. Sharkey themselves across several publications.

Joseph R. Sharkey's scholarly output appears frequently in several journals, highlighting varying focal areas within health and nutrition fields. Prominent publication venues involve:

  • Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Nutrients
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Best Publications

  • Neighborhood Socioeconomic Deprivation and Minority Composition Are Associated with Better Potential Spatial Access to the Ground-Truthed Food Environment in a Large Rural Area

    Joseph R. Sharkey;Scott Horel

  • Rural and Urban Differences in the Associations Between Characteristics of the Community Food Environment and Fruit and Vegetable Intake

    Wesley R. Dean;Joseph R. Sharkey

  • Measuring potential access to food stores and food-service places in rural areas in the U.S

    Joseph R. Sharkey

  • Food Access and Perceptions of the Community and Household Food Environment as Correlates of Fruit and Vegetable Intake among Rural Seniors

    Joseph R Sharkey;Cassandra M Johnson;Wesley R Dean

  • Association between neighborhood need and spatial access to food stores and fast food restaurants in neighborhoods of Colonias

    Joseph R Sharkey;Scott Horel;Daikwon Han;John C Huber

  • Perceived and objective measures of the food store environment and the association with weight and diet among low-income women in North Carolina.

    Alison A Gustafson;Joseph Sharkey;Carmen D Samuel-Hodge;Jesse Jones-Smith

  • Food insecurity, social capital and perceived personal disparity in a predominantly rural region of Texas: an individual-level analysis

    Wesley R. Dean;Joseph R. Sharkey

  • Attitudes About Aging Well Among a Diverse Group of Older Americans: Implications for Promoting Cognitive Health

    Sarah B. Laditka;Sara J. Corwin;James N. Laditka;Rui Liu

  • Prenatal Nitrate Intake from Drinking Water and Selected Birth Defects in Offspring of Participants in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study

    Jean D. Brender;Peter J. Weyer;Paul A. Romitti;Binayak P. Mohanty

  • Availability of More Healthful Food Alternatives in Traditional, Convenience, and Nontraditional Types of Food Stores in Two Rural Texas Counties

    Brenda Bustillos;Joseph R. Sharkey;Jenna Anding;Alex McIntosh

  • Inadequate nutrient intakes among homebound elderly and their correlation with individual characteristics and health-related factors

    Joseph R Sharkey;Laurence G Branch;Namvar Zohoori;Carol Giuliani

  • The effect of fast-food availability on fast-food consumption and obesity among rural residents: an analysis by race/ethnicity.

    Richard A. Dunn;Joseph R. Sharkey;Scott Horel

  • Validity of Secondary Retail Food Outlet Data A Systematic Review

    Sheila E. Fleischhacker;Kelly R. Evenson;Joseph Sharkey;Stephanie B. Jilcott Pitts

  • Development of estimates of dietary nitrates, nitrites, and nitrosamines for use with the short willet food frequency questionnaire

    John S Griesenbeck;Michelle D Steck;John C Huber;Joseph R Sharkey

  • The relationship of perceptions of tap water safety with intake of sugar-sweetened beverages and plain water among US adults

    Stephen J Onufrak;Sohyun Park;Joseph R Sharkey;Bettylou Sherry

  • Health-related quality of life among Mexican Americans living in colonias at the Texas-Mexico border.

    Nelda Mier;Marcia G. Ory;Dongling Zhan;Martha Conkling

  • Children's Very Low Food Security is Associated with Increased Dietary Intakes in Energy, Fat, and Added Sugar among Mexican‐origin Children (6–11 y) in Texas Border Colonias

    Joseph R. Sharkey;Courtney Nalty;Cassandra Johnson;Wesley R. Dean

  • Perceptions and Beliefs About the Role of Physical Activity and Nutrition on Brain Health in Older Adults

    Sara Wilcox;Joseph R. Sharkey;Anna E. Mathews;James N. Laditka

  • Recommendations for Treating Depression in Community-Based Older Adults

    Lesley E. Steinman;John T. Frederick;Thomas Prohaska;William A. Satariano

  • It's who I am and what we eat. Mothers' food-related identities in family food choice.

    Cassandra M. Johnson;Joseph R. Sharkey;Wesley R. Dean;W. Alex McIntosh

  • Risk and presence of food insufficiency are associated with low nutrient intakes and multimorbidity among homebound older women who receive home-delivered meals.

    Joseph R. Sharkey

Frequent Co-Authors

Wesley R. Dean
Wesley R. Dean United States Department of Agriculture
Marcia G. Ory
Marcia G. Ory Texas A&M University
Rebecca G. Logsdon
Rebecca G. Logsdon University of Washington
James N. Laditka
James N. Laditka University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Bei Wu
Bei Wu New York University
Sarah B. Laditka
Sarah B. Laditka University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Lynda A. Anderson
Lynda A. Anderson Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Nancy E. Schoenberg
Nancy E. Schoenberg University of Kentucky
Sara Wilcox
Sara Wilcox University of South Carolina
Thomas J. McDonald
Thomas J. McDonald Texas A&M University

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