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Kasisomayajula Viswanath

Kasisomayajula Viswanath

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 74 568 494 270 232 299 34915

Kasisomayajula Viswanath publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kasisomayajula Viswanath between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kasisomayajula Viswanath published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 9.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2013. 27 of the 346 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2013. 1988: 2 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 3 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 3 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 1 publication 2005: 7 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 26 publications 2014: 22 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 11 publications
1988 2025

346 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kasisomayajula Viswanath: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 2
1989 1
1990 3
1991 1
1992 1
1993 3
1994 0
1995 1
1996 1
1997 0
1998 0
1999 3
2000 0
2001 1
2002 1
2003 1
2004 1
2005 7
2006 8
2007 9
2008 12
2009 10
2010 17
2011 14
2012 20
2013 26
2014 22
2015 19
2016 16
2017 19
2018 12
2019 18
2020 20
2021 20
2022 11
2023 19
2024 16
2025 11
Total 346
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Kasisomayajula Viswanath 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 Kasisomayajula Viswanath sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 294–303 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 299 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106 299
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Kasisomayajula Viswanath 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 Kasisomayajula Viswanath sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 74 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43 74
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Kasisomayajula Viswanath is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within social sciences, medicine, and health professions with a particular focus on general health professions, sociology and political science, health, epidemiology, and physiology.

The scientist's work predominantly addresses themes such as mobile health and mHealth applications, smoking behavior and cessation, misinformation and its impacts, vaccine coverage and hesitancy, the impact of technology on adolescents, digital mental health interventions, and COVID-19 and mental health.

Recent publications by Viswanath include:

  • Individual and social determinants of COVID-19 vaccine uptake, 2021, BMC Public Health
  • We Need the Lens of Equity in COVID-19 Communication, 2020, Health Communication

Viswanath frequently publishes in several academic journals, with notable publication volumes in the following venues:

  • Journal of Medical Internet Research (8 publications)
  • BMC Public Health (4 publications)
  • Health Communication (4 publications)
  • PEDIATRICS (4 publications)
  • European Urology (4 publications)

Collaboration is a significant component of Viswanath's scholarly work. Frequent co-authors include Mesfin Awoke Bekalu, Rachel McCloud, Victoria Sánchez Antelo, Silvina Arrossi, and Dhriti Dhawan.

Viswanath's research contributions cover diverse topics related to health communication and public health behaviors, with a focus on understanding and addressing factors influencing vaccine hesitancy and uptake. This includes studies on social and individual determinants as well as equity perspectives in health communication during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Best Publications

  • Health behavior and health education : theory, research, and practice

    Karen Glanz;Barbara K. Rimer;K. Viswanath

  • Trust and sources of health information: the impact of the Internet and its implications for health care providers: findings from the first Health Information National Trends Survey.

    Bradford W. Hesse;David E. Nelson;Gary L. Kreps;Robert T. Croyle

  • Health behavior : theory, research, and practice

    Karen Glanz;Barbara K. Rimer;K. Viswanath

  • Lessons Learned from Public Health Mass Media Campaigns: Marketing Health in a Crowded Media World*

    Whitney Randolph;K. Viswanath

  • The Knowledge Gap Hypothesis: Twenty-Five Years Later

    K. Viswanath;John R. Finnegan

  • Individual and social determinants of COVID-19 vaccine uptake.

    K. Viswanath;Mesfin Bekalu;Dhriti Dhawan;Ramya Pinnamaneni

  • Cancer knowledge and disparities in the information age.

    K Viswanath;Nancy Breen;Helen Meissner;Richard P Moser

  • Racial Disparities in the Outcomes of Communication on Medical Care Received Near Death

    Jennifer W. Mack;M. Elizabeth Paulk;Kasisomayajula Viswanath;Holly G. Prigerson

  • The communications revolution and cancer control

    K. Viswanath

  • Health and the Information Nonseeker: A Profile

    Shoba Ramanadhan;K. Viswanath

  • Health Disparities, Communication Inequalities, and eHealth

    K. Viswanath;Matthew W. Kreuter

  • Understanding Concussion Reporting Using a Model Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior

    Emily Kroshus;Christine M. Baugh;Daniel H. Daneshvar;Kasisomayajula Viswanath

  • Frustrated and confused: The American public rates its cancer-related information-seeking experiences

    Neeraj K. Arora;Bradford W. Hesse;Barbara K. Rimer;K. Viswanath

  • The intersectionality of discrimination attributes and bullying among youth: an applied latent class analysis.

    Bernice Raveche Garnett;Katherine E. Masyn;S. Bryn Austin;Matthew C. Miller

  • Association of Social Media Use With Social Well-Being, Positive Mental Health, and Self-Rated Health: Disentangling Routine Use From Emotional Connection to Use

    Mesfin A. Bekalu;Rachel F. McCloud;K. Viswanath

  • What have we learned about communication inequalities during the H1N1 pandemic: a systematic review of the literature.

    Leesa Lin;Elena Savoia;Foluso Agboola;Kasisomayajula Viswanath

  • Translating research evidence into practice to reduce health disparities: a social determinants approach.

    Howard K. Koh;Sarah C. Oppenheimer;Sarah B. Massin-Short;Karen M. Emmons

  • Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems: A Policy Statement From the American Association for Cancer Research and the American Society of Clinical Oncology

    Thomas H. Brandon;Maciej L. Goniewicz;Nasser H. Hanna;Dorothy K. Hatsukami

  • Providing health messages to Hispanics/Latinos: understanding the importance of language, trust in health information sources, and media use.

    Marla L. Clayman;Jennifer A. Manganello;K. Viswanath;Bradford W. Hesse

  • Communication Inequalities and Public Health Implications of Adult Social Networking Site Use in the United States

    Emily Z. Kontos;Karen M. Emmons;Elaine Puleo;K. Viswanath

  • Mass media, social control, and social change : a macrosocial perspective

    David P. Demers;K. Viswanath

  • The Impact of the Internet and Its Implications for Health Care Providers: Findings From the First Health Information National Trends Survey

    Bradford W. Hesse;David E. Nelson;Gary L. Kreps;Robert T. Croyle

Frequent Co-Authors

Tai Hing Lam
Tai Hing Lam University of Hong Kong
Karen M. Emmons
Karen M. Emmons Harvard University
Thomas P. Giordano
Thomas P. Giordano Baylor College of Medicine
Glorian Sorensen
Glorian Sorensen Harvard University
Ichiro Kawachi
Ichiro Kawachi Harvard University
Prakash C. Gupta
Prakash C. Gupta Healis Sekhsaria Institute For Public Health
Bradford W. Hesse
Bradford W. Hesse National Institutes of Health
Barbara K. Rimer
Barbara K. Rimer University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
John D. Potter
John D. Potter Massey University
Gary G. Bennett
Gary G. Bennett Duke University

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