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99
Citations
51041
World Ranking
101
National Ranking
50

Lawrence D. Frank 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 Lawrence D. Frank sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 270 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lawrence D. Frank 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 Lawrence D. Frank sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 99 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United States Leader Award

Overview

Lawrence D. Frank is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the social sciences, with a strong emphasis on transportation, health, and environmental factors relating to public health and urban design.

Their recent publications include studies that intersect public health and urban environments. Key papers are:

  • COVID-19 and transport: Findings from a world-wide expert survey (2021), published in Transport Policy
  • Built Environment, Physical Activity, and Obesity: Findings from the International Physical Activity and Environment Network (IPEN) Adult Study (2020), published in Annual Review of Public Health
  • Determining thresholds for spatial urban design and transport features that support walking to create healthy and sustainable cities: findings from the IPEN Adult study (2022), published in The Lancet Global Health
  • Chronic disease and where you live: Built and natural environment relationships with physical activity, obesity, and diabetes (2021), published in Environment International
  • Development of an objectively measured walkability index for the Netherlands (2022), published in International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • James F. Sallis
  • Brian E. Saelens
  • Behram Wali
  • Terry L. Conway
  • Kelli L. Cain

Lawrence D. Frank's work is often published in venues that focus on behavioral nutrition, transport, and health, including:

  • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • Transport Policy
  • Journal of Transport & Health
  • Sustainable Cities and Society
  • Health & Place

Their primary fields of study lie in social sciences, with particular attention to the following subfields:

  • Transportation
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Speech and Hearing

The topics that define Lawrence D. Frank's research focus include:

  • Urban Transport and Accessibility
  • Traffic and Road Safety
  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts

Best Publications

  • Environmental correlates of walking and cycling: Findings from the transportation, urban design, and planning literatures

    Brian E. Saelens;James F. Sallis;Lawrence D. Frank

  • Obesity relationships with community design, physical activity, and time spent in cars

    Lawrence D. Frank;Martin A. Andresen;Martin A. Andresen;Thomas L. Schmid

  • Linking objectively measured physical activity with objectively measured urban form: findings from SMARTRAQ.

    Lawrence D. Frank;Thomas L. Schmid;James F. Sallis;James Chapman

  • Many Pathways from Land Use to Health: Associations between Neighborhood Walkability and Active Transportation, Body Mass Index, and Air Quality

    Lawrence D. Frank;James F. Sallis;Terry L. Conway;James E. Chapman

  • Healthy nutrition environments: concepts and measures.

    Karen Glanz;James F. Sallis;Brian E. Saelens;Lawrence D. Frank

  • Impacts of Mixed Use and Density on Utilization of Three Modes of Travel: Single-Occupant Vehicle, Transit, and Walking

    Lawrence D. Frank;Gary Pivo

  • The development of a walkability index: application to the Neighborhood Quality of Life Study

    Lawrence D Frank;James F Sallis;Brian E Saelens;Lauren Leary

  • Physical activity in relation to urban environments in 14 cities worldwide: a cross-sectional study

    James F Sallis;Ester Cerin;Ester Cerin;Terry L Conway;Marc A Adams

  • Urban Sprawl and Public Health: Designing, Planning, and Building for Healthy Communities

    Howard Frumkin;Lawrence D. Frank;Richard Jackson

  • Health and Community Design: The Impact Of The Built Environment On Physical Activity

    Lawrence D. Frank;Peter O. Engelke;Thomas L. Schmid

  • Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale: Validity and Development of a Short Form

    Ester Cerin;Brian E. Saelens;James F. Sallis;Lawrence D. Frank

  • Environmental and societal factors affect food choice and physical activity: rationale, influences, and leverage points.

    Sarah L. Booth;James F. Sallis;Cheryl Ritenbaugh;James O. Hill

  • Nutrition Environment Measures Survey in stores (NEMS-S): development and evaluation.

    Karen Glanz;James F. Sallis;Brian E. Saelens;Lawrence D. Frank

  • Walkability of local communities: using geographic information systems to objectively assess relevant environmental attributes.

    Eva Leslie;Neil Coffee;Lawrence Frank;Neville Owen

  • Active transportation and physical activity: opportunities for collaboration on transportation and public health research

    James F Sallis;Lawrence D Frank;Brian E Saelens;M.Katherine Kraft

  • Stepping towards causation: Do built environments or neighborhood and travel preferences explain physical activity, driving, and obesity?

    Lawrence Douglas Frank;Brian E. Saelens;Ken E. Powell;James E. Chapman

  • The built environment and human activity patterns: exploring the impacts of urban form on public health

    Lawrence D. Frank;Peter O. Engelke

  • Neighborhood built environment and income: examining multiple health outcomes.

    James F. Sallis;Brian E. Saelens;Lawrence D. Frank;Terry L. Conway

  • Neighborhood walkability and the walking behavior of Australian adults

    Neville Owen;Ester Cerin;Eva Leslie;Lorinne duToit

  • Active Commuting to School: Associations with Environment and Parental Concerns

    Jacqueline Kerr;Dori Rosenberg;James F Sallis;Brian E Saelens

Frequent Co-Authors

James F. Sallis
James F. Sallis University of California, San Diego
Brian E. Saelens
Brian E. Saelens Seattle Children's Hospital
Jacqueline Kerr
Jacqueline Kerr University of California, San Diego
Karen Glanz
Karen Glanz University of Pennsylvania
Ester Cerin
Ester Cerin Australian Catholic University
Abby C. King
Abby C. King Stanford University
Marc A. Adams
Marc A. Adams Arizona State University
Rodrigo Siqueira Reis
Rodrigo Siqueira Reis Washington University in St. Louis
Neville Owen
Neville Owen Swinburne University of Technology
Jasper Schipperijn
Jasper Schipperijn University of Southern Denmark

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