2026 Laura Kann: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	80	370	317	174	148	187	43516
Medicine	80	16874	15868	8461	7824	184	43343

Laura Kann 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 Laura Kann sits on this spectrum.

44 publications 570+

This scientist: 187 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Laura Kann 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 Laura Kann sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Laura Kann is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Social Sciences and Health Professions, with specific subfields including Health, Demography, General Health Professions, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Speech and Hearing.

Their work covers topics related to Health disparities and outcomes, Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management, Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations, Child Nutrition and Water Access, School Health and Nursing Education, and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare.

Kann has contributed to several publications, including the following papers:

"A call for standardised age-disaggregated health data," 2021, The Lancet Healthy Longevity
"Effectiveness of a participatory approach to develop school health interventions in four low resource cities: study protocol of the 'empowering adolescents to lead change using health data' cluster randomised controlled trial," 2023, BMJ Open
"Author Index," 2022, Epilepsia

Frequent co-authors in Kann's research include:

Regina Guthold
Theresa Diaz
Kathleen Strong
Bochen Cao
Allisyn C. Moran

In terms of publication venues, their work has appeared most notably in:

The Lancet Healthy Longevity
BMJ Open
Epilepsia

Best Publications

Youth risk behavior surveillance - United States, 2009.

Danice K Eaton;Laura Kann;Steve Kinchen;Shari Shanklin

2256
Citations
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance — United States, 2017

Laura Kann;Tim McManus;William A. Harris;Shari L. Shanklin

2202
Citations
Youth risk behavior surveillance - United States, 2013

Laura Kann;Steve Kinchen;Shari L. Shanklin;Katherine H. Flint

1850
Citations
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance — United States, 2015

Laura Kann;Tim McManus;William A. Harris;Shari L. Shanklin

1673
Citations
Youth risk behavior surveillance - United States, 2011.

Danice K Eaton;Laura Kann;Steve Kinchen;Shari Shanklin

1592
Citations
Reliability of the 1999 youth risk behavior survey questionnaire.

Nancy D Brener;Laura Kann;Tim McManus;Steven A Kinchen

1533
Citations
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--United States, 2005.

Danice K. Eaton;Laura Kann;Steve Kinchen;James Ross

1427
Citations
Reliability of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey Questionnaire

Nancy D. Brener;Janet L. Collins;Laura Kann;Charles W. Warren

1330
Citations
Methodology of the youth risk behavior surveillance system.

Nancy D Brener;Laura Kann;Steven A Kinchen;Jo Anne Grunbaum

1317
Citations
Youth risk behavior surveillance--United States, 2007.

Danice K Eaton;Laura Kann;Steve Kinchen;Shari Shanklin

1218
Citations
Youth risk behavior surveillance--United States, 2003.

Jo Anne Grunbaum;Laura Kann;Steve Kinchen;James Ross

1172
Citations
Youth risk behavior surveillance--United States, 2001.

Jo Anne Grunbaum;Laura Kann;Steven A. Kinchen;Barbara Williams

1089
Citations
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance — United States, 1999

Laura Kann;Steven A. Kinchen;Barbara I. Williams;James G. Ross

935
Citations
Physical activity, food choice, and weight management goals and practices among U.S. college students

Richard Lowry;Deborah A Galuska;Janet E Fulton;Howell Wechsler

700
Citations
Results from the 1995 National College Health Risk Behavior Survey.

Kathy A. Douglas;Janet L. Collins;Charles Warren;Laura Kann

659
Citations
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance -- United States, 1997

Laura Kann;Steven A. Kinchen;Barbara I. Williams;James G. Ross

658
Citations
Youth risk behavior surveillance--United States, 1995.

Laura Kann;Charles W. Warren;William A. Harris;Janet L. Collins

641
Citations
Sexual Identity, Sex of Sexual Contacts, and Health-Related Behaviors Among Students in Grades 9-12 - United States and Selected Sites, 2015.

Laura Kann;Emily O’Malley Olsen;Tim McManus;William A. Harris

560
Citations
The effect of socioeconomic status on chronic disease risk behaviors among US adolescents

Richard Lowry;Laura Kann;Janet L. Collins;Lloyd J. Kolbe

550
Citations
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--United States, 2003. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Surveillance Summaries. Volume 53, Number SS-2.

Jo Anne Grunbaum;Laura Kann;Steve Kinchen;James Ross

528
Citations
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance - United States, 1999

Laura Kann;Steve Kinchen;Jo Anne Grunbaum

80
Citations
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance--United States, 1993. CDC Surveillance Summaries.

Laura Kann

57
Citations
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance - United States, 1993

Laura Kann;Charles W. Warren;Barbara I. Williams

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Nancy D. Brener Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

James G. Ross Silver Spring Networks

Kathleen A. Ethier Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

S. Bryn Austin Harvard University

David D. Celentano Johns Hopkins University

Michael Pratt University of California, San Diego

Richard J. Wolitski Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

John E. Moore Belfast City Hospital

John W. Ward Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Lauri E. Markowitz Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

External Links

Personal website of Laura Kann

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