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Kelly D. Brownell

Kelly D. Brownell

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
128
Citations
75159
World Ranking
2673
National Ranking
1493

Psychology

D-Index
117
Citations
59962
World Ranking
289
National Ranking
182

Kelly D. Brownell 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 Kelly D. Brownell sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 271 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kelly D. Brownell 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 Kelly D. Brownell sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 117 D-Index — 98th percentile

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

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - APA Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology, American Psychological Association
  • 2012 - APA Award for Lifetime Contributions to Psychology, American Psychological Association.
  • 2005 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1987 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Kelly D. Brownell is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with significant focus on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Nutrition and Dietetics, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, General Health Professions, as well as Sociology and Political Science.

The scientist's work covers several major topics, including:

  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Health, Psychology, and Well-being
  • Climate Change Communication and Perception
  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth

Kelly D. Brownell has contributed to a number of recent publications, highlighting a range of interdisciplinary interests in nutrition, obesity prevention, food policy, and climate change impacts on health. These notable works include:

  • Recognize fish as food in policy discourse and development funding, 2021, published in AMBIO
  • Endocrine-disrupting chemicals and obesity risk: A review of recommendations for obesity prevention policies, 2021, published in Obesity Reviews
  • Role of food aid and assistance in addressing the double burden of malnutrition in Ghana: a qualitative policy analysis, 2020, published in BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health
  • Urban Public Food Procurement in Kiambu and Machakos Counties as a Driver of Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainability: A Literature Review and Case Studies, 2022, published in Sustainability
  • Transforming health psychology and behavioral medicine to address the climate crisis: A call for strategic research and advocacy, forthcoming 2025, to appear in Health Psychology

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • Kristi E. White
  • Judith Rodin
  • Ann M. Hollis
  • Michael A. Diefenbach
  • Katie E. Alegria

Kelly D. Brownell's publications have appeared in venues such as UNC Libraries, AMBIO, Obesity Reviews, BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health, and Sustainability.

Recognition for their contributions to psychology and health sciences include awards like the APA Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology and the APA Award for Lifetime Contributions to Psychology, both received in 2012. They are also a member of the National Academy of Medicine since 2005 and have been a Fellow of the American Psychological Association since 1987.

Best Publications

  • Bias, Discrimination, and Obesity

    Rebecca Puhl;Kelly D. Brownell

  • Effects of Soft Drink Consumption on Nutrition and Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Lenny R. Vartanian;Marlene B. Schwartz;Kelly D. Brownell

  • Understanding and preventing relapse.

    Kelly David Brownell;G. Alan Marlatt;Edward Lichtenstein;G. Terence Wilson

  • Preliminary validation of the Yale Food Addiction Scale

    Ashley N. Gearhardt;William R. Corbin;Kelly D. Brownell

  • The impact of food prices on consumption: a systematic review of research on the price elasticity of demand for food.

    Tatiana Andreyeva;Michael W. Long;Kelly D. Brownell

  • Priming Effects of Television Food Advertising on Eating Behavior

    Jennifer L. Harris;John A. Bargh;Kelly D. Brownell

  • Confronting and Coping with Weight Stigma: An Investigation of Overweight and Obese Adults

    Rebecca M. Puhl;Kelly D. Brownell

  • Stress may add bite to appetite in women: a laboratory study of stress-induced cortisol and eating behavior

    Elissa Epel;Rachel Lapidus;Bruce McEwen;Kelly Brownell

  • Psychological correlates of obesity: moving to the next research generation.

    Michael A. Friedman;Kelly D. Brownell

  • Weight Bias among Health Professionals Specializing in Obesity

    Marlene B. Schwartz;Heather O Neal Chambliss;Kelly D. Brownell;Steven N. Blair

  • Eating disorders and obesity : a comprehensive handbook

    Kelly D. Brownell;Christopher G. Fairburn

  • Patchy progress on obesity prevention: emerging examples, entrenched barriers, and new thinking

    Christina A. Roberto;Boyd Swinburn;Corinna Hawkes;Terry T.-K. Huang;Terry T.-K. Huang

  • Perceptions of weight discrimination: prevalence and comparison to race and gender discrimination in America.

    R M Puhl;T Andreyeva;K D Brownell

  • Epidemiologic and economic consequences of the global epidemics of obesity and diabetes

    Derek Yach;David Stuckler;Kelly D Brownell

  • The public health and economic benefits of taxing sugar-sweetened beverages.

    Kelly D. Brownell;Thomas Farley;Walter C. Willett;Barry M. Popkin

  • Obesity and body image.

    Marlene B Schwartz;Kelly D Brownell

  • Food fight : the inside story of the food industry, America's obesity crisis, and what we can do about it

    Kelly D. Brownell;Katherine Battle Horgen

  • Variability of Body Weight and Health Outcomes in the Framingham Population

    Lauren Lissner;Patricia M. Odell;Ralph B. D'Agostino;Joseph Stokes

  • Psychosocial origins of obesity stigma: toward changing a powerful and pervasive bias.

    R. M. Puhl;K. D. Brownell

  • Obesity: responding to the global epidemic.

    Thomas A. Wadden;Kelly D. Brownell;Gary D. Foster

Frequent Co-Authors

Marlene B. Schwartz
Marlene B. Schwartz University of Connecticut
Rebecca M. Puhl
Rebecca M. Puhl University of Connecticut
Christina A. Roberto
Christina A. Roberto University of Pennsylvania
Ashley N. Gearhardt
Ashley N. Gearhardt University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Albert J. Stunkard
Albert J. Stunkard University of Pennsylvania
Thomas A. Wadden
Thomas A. Wadden University of Pennsylvania
William R. Corbin
William R. Corbin Arizona State University
Judith Rodin
Judith Rodin Rockefeller Foundation
Carlos M. Grilo
Carlos M. Grilo Yale University
David S. Ludwig
David S. Ludwig Boston Children's Hospital

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