2026 Megan A. Lewis: 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	39	5600	5196	2652	2414	220	7777

Overview

Megan A. Lewis is affiliated with RTI International in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in the field of medicine, with a particular focus on general health professions, clinical psychology, genetics, public health, environmental and occupational health, and epidemiology.

The scientist's research covers diverse topics including:

Obesity and Health Practices
Eating Disorders and Behaviors
Diabetes Management and Education
Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
Genomics and Rare Diseases
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Health Policy Implementation Science

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by Megan A. Lewis include:

"Genomic Sequencing for Newborn Screening: Results of the NC NEXUS Project" (2020), published in The American Journal of Human Genetics
"COVID-19 Outbreak Among College Students After a Spring Break Trip to Mexico - Austin, Texas, March 26-April 5, 2020" (2020), published in MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
"Thirty-day mortality with andexanet alfa compared with prothrombin complex concentrate therapy for life-threatening direct oral anticoagulant-related bleeding" (2022), published in Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
"Effect of a Culturally Adapted Behavioral Intervention for Latino Adults on Weight Loss Over 2 Years" (2020), published in JAMA Network Open
"Variability in engagement and progress in efficacious integrated collaborative care for primary care patients with obesity and depression: Within-treatment analysis in the RAINBOW trial" (2020), published in PLoS ONE

Megan A. Lewis frequently collaborates with other researchers including Elizabeth M. Venditti, Lisa G. Rosas, Lan Xiao, Nan Lv, and Jun Ma.

The scientist's work has appeared in multiple publication venues, with several articles published in:

UNC Libraries
PLoS ONE
Contemporary Clinical Trials
Translational Behavioral Medicine
Circulation

Best Publications

Understanding health behavior change among couples: an interdependence and communal coping approach.

Megan A. Lewis;Colleen M. McBride;Kathryn I. Pollak;Elaine Puleo

667
Citations
Social control in personal relationships: impact on health behaviors and psychological distress.

Megan A. Lewis;Karen S. Rook

618
Citations
Using organization theory to understand the determinants of effective implementation of worksite health promotion programs

Bryan J Weiner;Megan A Lewis;Laura A Linnan

511
Citations
Reliability and Validity of the Women's Health Initiative Insomnia Rating Scale

Douglas W. Levine;Daniel F. Kripke;Robert M. Kaplan;Megan A. Lewis

363
Citations
Self-efficacy impacts self-care and HbA1c in young adults with Type I diabetes.

Catharine H Johnston-Brooks;Megan A Lewis;Satish Garg

299
Citations
Improving low health literacy and patient engagement: A social ecological approach

Lauren McCormack;Veronica Thomas;Megan A. Lewis;Rima Rudd

281
Citations
Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health.

Jonathan S. Berg;Pankaj B. Agrawal;Donald B. Bailey;Alan H. Beggs

240
Citations
Communication and Dissemination Strategies to Facilitate the Use of Health-Related Evidence

Lauren McCormack;Stacey Sheridan;Megan Lewis;Vanessa Boudewyns

216
Citations
Social control in marital relationships: effect of one's partner on health behaviors

Megan A. Lewis;Rita M. Butterfield

215
Citations
Health-Related Social Influence: A Social Ecological Perspective on Tactic Use

Rita M. Butterfield;Megan A. Lewis

213
Citations
Chronic stress and illness in children: the role of allostatic load.

Catharine H. Johnston-Brooks;Megan A. Lewis;Gary W. Evans;Carol K. Whalen

168
Citations
Antecedents and Reactions to Health-Related Social Control

Megan A. Lewis;Rita M. Butterfield

156
Citations
The conceptualization and assessment of health-related social control

Megan A. Lewis;Rita M. Butterfield;Lynae A. Darbes;Catharine Johnston-Brooks

152
Citations
Effect of Integrated Behavioral Weight Loss Treatment and Problem-Solving Therapy on Body Mass Index and Depressive Symptoms Among Patients With Obesity and Depression: The RAINBOW Randomized Clinical Trial.

Jun Ma;Lisa Goldman Rosas;Nan Lv;Lan Xiao

147
Citations
Using qualitative comparative analysis to understand and quantify translation and implementation.

Heather Kane;Megan A Lewis;Pamela A Williams;Leila C Kahwati

146
Citations
In search of synergy: strategies for combining interventions at multiple levels.

Bryan J. Weiner;Megan A. Lewis;Steven B. Clauser;Karyn B. Stitzenberg

143
Citations
HIV-specific social support predicts less sexual risk behavior in gay male couples.

Lynae A. Darbes;Megan A. Lewis

128
Citations
Specifying dysfunctional mismatches between different control dimensions

Gary W. Evans;D. H. Shapiro;Megan A. Lewis

125
Citations
Genomic Sequencing for Newborn Screening: Results of the NC NEXUS Project

Tamara S. Roman;Stephanie B. Crowley;Myra I. Roche;Ann Katherine M. Foreman

125
Citations
Tailored text messaging intervention for HIV adherence: a proof-of-concept study.

Megan A. Lewis;Jennifer D. Uhrig;Carla M. Bann;Jennie L. Harris

115
Citations
The meaning of justice in safety incident reporting.

Bryan Jeffrey Weiner;Cherri Hobgood;Melissa A. Lewis

108
Citations
Best Practices in the Veterans Health Administration's MOVE! Weight Management Program

Leila C. Kahwati;Megan A. Lewis;Heather Kane;Pamela A. Williams

102
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Christine Rini Northwestern University

Leanne M. Williams Stanford University

Donald B. Bailey Research Triangle Park Foundation

Joshua M. Smyth Pennsylvania State University

Jonathan S. Berg University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Lynae A. Darbes University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Brenda M. DeVellis University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Brian G. Southwell Duke University

Isaac M. Lipkus Duke University

Bryan J. Weiner University of Washington

External Links

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