Kenneth R. McLeroy publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kenneth R. McLeroy between 1983 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kenneth R. McLeroy published across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025, averaging 3 papers a year. Output peaked at 8 publications in 1986. 5 of the 127 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

2 4 6 8

1983 2025

127 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kenneth R. McLeroy: publications per year, 1983 to 2025
Year	Publications
1983	1
1984	2
1985	1
1986	8
1987	2
1988	2
1989	3
1990	2
1991	2
1992	3
1993	8
1994	5
1995	5
1996	0
1997	1
1998	4
1999	0
2000	0
2001	0
2002	3
2003	8
2004	8
2005	2
2006	4
2007	3
2008	3
2009	3
2010	3
2011	4
2012	2
2013	2
2014	1
2015	4
2016	7
2017	8
2018	1
2019	2
2020	3
2021	0
2022	2
2023	0
2024	1
2025	4
Total	127

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Kenneth R. McLeroy 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 Kenneth R. McLeroy sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400

44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 120 publications — 24th percentile

24% 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	120
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
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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Kenneth R. McLeroy 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 Kenneth R. McLeroy sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% 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	41
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
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

Kenneth R. McLeroy was affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States. Their scholarly work encompassed public health and related disciplines, with research contributions spanning various specialized subfields.

The main subfields to which McLeroy contributed included:

General Health Professions
Health
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Physiology
Family Practice

McLeroy's research addressed several key topics such as:

Health disparities and outcomes
Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
Smoking Behavior and Cessation
Public Health Policies and Education
Health Policy Implementation Science
Community Health and Development
Medication Adherence and Compliance

Their recent papers include:

"Highlighting Contributions of Behavioral and Social Sciences in Advancing Public Health: Where We've Come, Where We're Headed" (2020), published in Journal of Public Health Management and Practice
"Evaluating community-driven cardiovascular health policy changes in the United States using agent-based modeling" (2022), published in Journal of Public Health Policy
"The effect of health-related information seeking and financial strain on medication nonadherence among patients with diabetes and/or hypertension in central Texas" (2020), published in Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research
"Assessment of the inclusivity of the national CLAS standards enhancement initiative of bisexual identities" (2022), published in New Directions for Evaluation
"Psychometric Properties of Three Scales Designed to Assess Attitudes and Beliefs toward Interdisciplinary Research and Team Factors" (2024), published in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Frequent coauthors during McLeroy's career included:

James N. Burdine
Paul Montgomery
Sean Grant
Evan Mayo-Wilson
Geraldine Macdonald

McLeroy's works were published in venues such as:

UNC Libraries
Journal of Public Health Policy
Journal of Public Health Management and Practice
Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research
New Directions for Evaluation

Best Publications

An Ecological Perspective on Health Promotion Programs

Kenneth R. McLeroy;Daniel Bibeau;Allan Steckler;Karen Glanz

10501
Citations
Identifying and Defining the Dimensions of Community Capacity to Provide a Basis for Measurement

Robert M. Goodman;Marjorie A. Speers;Kenneth Mcleroy;Stephen Fawcett

1306
Citations
Toward Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Methods: An Introduction:

Allan Steckler;Kenneth R. McLeroy;Robert M. Goodman;Sheryl T. Bird

904
Citations
Community-based interventions.

Kenneth R. McLeroy;Barbara L. Norton;Michelle C. Kegler;James N. Burdine

545
Citations
Advancing the science of community-level interventions.

Edison J. Trickett;Sarah Beehler;Charles Deutsch;Lawrence W. Green

502
Citations
Parental communication and youth sexual behaviour.

Cheryl B. Aspy;Sara K. Vesely;Roy F. Oman;Sharon Rodine

471
Citations
The importance of external validity.

Allan Steckler;Kenneth R. McLeroy

365
Citations
Upending the Social Ecological Model to Guide Health Promotion Efforts Toward Policy and Environmental Change

Shelley D. Golden;Kenneth R. McLeroy;Lawrence W. Green;Jo Anne L. Earp

355
Citations
Factors That Contribute to Effective Community Health Promotion Coalitions: A Study of 10 Project ASSIST Coalitions in North Carolina:

Michelle Crozier Kegler;Allan Steckler;Kenneth Mcleroy;Sally Herndon Malek

323
Citations
Measuring the diffusion of innovative health promotion programs.

Allan Steckler;Robert M. Goodman;Kenneth R. McLeroy;Sonia Davis

320
Citations
The potential protective effects of youth assets from adolescent sexual risk behaviors

Sara K Vesely;Vicki H Wyatt;Roy F Oman;Cheryl B Aspy

238
Citations
Development of Level of Institutionalization Scales for Health Promotion Programs

Robert M. Goodman;Kenneth R. McLeroy;Allan B. Steckler;Rick H. Hoyle

237
Citations
Diffusion of Innovations in Schools: A Study of Adoption and Implementation of School-Based Tobacco Prevention Curricula:

Laura K. McCormick;Allan B. Steckler;Kenneth R. McLeroy

236
Citations
The Potential Protective Effect of Youth Assets on Adolescent Alcohol and Drug Use

Roy F. Oman;Sara Vesely;Cheryl B. Aspy;Kenneth R. McLeroy

231
Citations
Adolescent Violence: The Protective Effects of Youth Assets.

Cheryl B. Aspy;Roy F. Oman;Sara K. Vesely;Kenneth McLeroy

229
Citations
Health in rural America: Remembering the importance of place

Charles D. Phillips;Kenneth R. McLeroy

192
Citations
Reliability and Validity of the Youth Asset Survey (YAS)

Roy F Oman;Sara K Vesely;Kenneth R Mcleroy;Vicki Harris-Wyatt

170
Citations
Future health applications of genomics: priorities for communication, behavioral, and social sciences research.

Colleen M. McBride;Deborah Bowen;Lawrence C. Brody;Celeste M. Condit

164
Citations
Self-efficacy and health education.

Lyn Lawrance;Kenneth R. McLeroy

156
Citations
Adolescent Tobacco Use: The Protective Effects of Developmental Assets

Leslie A. Atkins;Roy F. Oman;Sara K. Vesely;Cheryl B. Aspy

130
Citations
Thinking of Systems

Kenneth McLeroy

27
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Allan Steckler University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Michelle C. Kegler Emory University

George Howard University of Alabama at Birmingham

Nell H. Gottlieb The University of Texas at Austin

Lawrence W. Green University of California, San Francisco

Mary E. Northridge New York University

Bruce G. Simons-Morton Virginia Tech

Marcia G. Ory Texas A&M University

Rick H. Hoyle Duke University

Thomas W. Valente University of Southern California

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