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Leo R. Chavez 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 Leo R. Chavez sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 67 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Leo R. Chavez 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 Leo R. Chavez sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% 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

  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Leo R. Chavez is affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States. Their research primarily spans the social sciences, encompassing various intersecting subfields and topics related to Latin American and Latino studies, public health, political science, communication, and psychology.

Their recent scholarly output includes the following papers:

  • Youth gun carrying and household firearm ownership in 22 US states, 2022, Journal of Community Psychology
  • Latino Resentimiento, 2021, Aztlán A Journal of Chicano Studies
  • Index, 2020, Stanford University Press eBooks
  • First Time Home Co-Directed by Esmirna Librado, Noemi Librado Sanchez, Esmeralda Ventura, and Heriberto Ventura, 2024, Visual Anthropology Review

Chavez's work covers several main research topics, including:

  • Latin American and Latino Studies
  • Gun Ownership and Violence Research
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries
  • American Constitutional Law and Politics
  • Communication in Education and Healthcare
  • Rhetoric and Communication Studies

Their scholarship is published across a variety of venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Journal of Community Psychology
  • Aztlán A Journal of Chicano Studies
  • Stanford University Press eBooks
  • Visual Anthropology Review

In addition to journal articles, Chavez has authored at least one book publication:

  • Anchor Babies and the Challenge of Birthright Citizenship, 2020, published by Stanford University Press eBooks

Their collaborative work includes coauthorship with several researchers, notably:

  • Daina Sanchez
  • Aaron J. Kivisto
  • Samantha Gray
  • Kendra J. Thomas
  • Belinda Campos

Chavez's research areas reflect cross-disciplinary interests, including subfields such as:

  • Cultural Studies
  • Health
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Political Science and International Relations

They have been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 2018.

Best Publications

  • The Latino Threat: Constructing Immigrants, Citizens, and the Nation

    Leo R. Chavez

  • Shadowed Lives: Undocumented Immigrants in American Society

    Leo R. Chavez

  • Covering Immigration: Popular Images and the Politics of the Nation

    Leo R. Chavez

  • "Awakening to a Nightmare". Abjectivity and illegality in the lives of undocumented 1.5-Generation Latino immigrants in the United States

    Roberto G. Gonzales;Leo R. Chavez

  • The Influence of Fatalism on Self-Reported Use of Papanicolaou Smears

    Leo R. Chavez;F. Allan Hubbell;Shiraz I. Mishra;R. Burciaga Valdez;R. Burciaga Valdez

  • The power of the imagined community: the settlement of undocumented Mexicans and Central Americans in the United States

    Leo R. Chavez

  • Health care use among undocumented Latino immigrants.

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  • Outside the imagined community: undocumented settlers and experiences of incorporation

    Leo R. Chavez

  • Structure and Meaning in Models of Breast and Cervical Cancer Risk Factors: A Comparison of Perceptions among Latinas, Anglo Women, and Physicians

    L R Chavez;F A Hubbell;J M McMullin;R G Martinez

  • The Latino Threat

    Leo Chavez

  • Settlers and Sojourners: The Case of Mexicans in the United States

    Leo R. Chavez

  • A Glass Half Empty: Latina Reproduction and Public Discourse

    Leo R. Chavez

  • Influence of beliefs about cervical cancer etiology on pap smear use among Latina immigrants

    Juliet M McMullin;Israel De Alba;Leo R Chávez;F Allan Hubbell

  • Immigration Reform and Nativism: the Nationalist Response to the Transnationalist Challenge

    Leo R. Chavez

  • Undocumented immigrants and their use of medical services in Orange County, California.

    Leo R. Chavez

  • Beliefs About Sexual Behavior and Other Predictors of Papanicolaou Smear Screening Among Latinas and Anglo Women

    F. Allan Hubbell;Leo R. Chavez;Shiraz I. Mishra;R. Burciaga Valdez

  • Beliefs Matter: Cultural Beliefs and the Use of Cervical Cancer-Screening Tests

    Leo R. Chavez;Juliet M. McMullin;Shiraz I. Mishra;F. Allan Hubbell

  • Access to medical care for documented and undocumented Latinos in a southern California county.

    F. A. Hubbell;H. Waitzkin;S. I. Mishra;J. Dombrink

  • Sociodemographic Disparities in Advanced Ovarian Cancer Survival and Adherence to Treatment Guidelines

    Robert E. Bristow;Jenny Chang;Argyrios Ziogas;Belinda Campos

  • Impact of National Cancer Institute Comprehensive Cancer Centers on ovarian cancer treatment and survival.

    Robert E. Bristow;Jenny Chang;Argyrios Ziogas;Belinda Campos

  • Differing beliefs about breast cancer among Latinas and Anglo women.

    F A Hubbell;L R Chavez;S I Mishra;R B Valdez

Frequent Co-Authors

Hoda Anton-Culver
Hoda Anton-Culver University of California, Irvine
Robert E. Bristow
Robert E. Bristow University of California, Irvine
Argyrios Ziogas
Argyrios Ziogas University of California, Irvine
Wayne A. Cornelius
Wayne A. Cornelius University of California, San Diego
Frank D. Bean
Frank D. Bean University of California, Irvine
Howard Waitzkin
Howard Waitzkin University of New Mexico
Min Zhou
Min Zhou University of California, Los Angeles

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