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D-Index
40
Citations
6655
World Ranking
5366
National Ranking
2535

Michael Hennessy 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 Michael Hennessy sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 123 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael Hennessy 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 Michael Hennessy sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michael Hennessy is affiliated with the University of Delaware in the United States and has a research focus primarily within Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work encompasses multiple subfields including Plant Science, Applied Psychology, Pollution, Agronomy and Crop Science, and Health.

The main topics addressed in their research include Weed Control and Herbicide Applications, Behavioral Health and Interventions, Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies, Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems, Allelopathy and Phytotoxic Interactions, Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy, and Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification.

Michael Hennessy has contributed to several recent papers across various research areas. Notable publications include:

  • Transition to legume-supported farming in Europe through redesigning cropping systems (2023, Agronomy for Sustainable Development)
  • A content analysis of sports and energy drink advertising (2022, Appetite)
  • Current Frontline Treatment of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (2022, ONCOLOGY)
  • Psychosocial Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccination Intention Among White, Black, and Hispanic Adults in the US (2021, Annals of Behavioral Medicine)
  • The Mediating Role of Family and Cultural Food Beliefs on the Relationship between Family Communication Patterns and Diet and Health Issues across Racial/Ethnic Groups (2020, Health Communication)

Their research has appeared in the following frequent publication venues:

  • Health Communication
  • Health Education & Behavior
  • Psychology Health & Medicine
  • Agronomy for Sustainable Development
  • Appetite

Michael Hennessy has collaborated extensively with several coauthors, including:

  • Amy Bleakley
  • Erin K. Maloney
  • Jessica B. Langbaum
  • Vijaya Bhaskar Alwarnaidu Vijayarajan
  • P.D. Forristal

Their interdisciplinary research program bridges agricultural sciences with applied psychology and health-related fields, reflecting a broad spectrum of interests from plant science to vaccine hesitancy and consumer behavior.

Best Publications

  • How sources of sexual information relate to adolescents' beliefs about sex.

    Amy Bleakley;Michael Hennessy;Martin Fishbein;Amy Jordan

  • Americans Reject Tailored Advertising and Three Activities That Enable It

    Joseph Turow;Jennifer King;Jennifer King;Chris Jay Hoofnatle;Amy Bleakley

  • A Biosocial-Affect Model of Adolescent Sensation Seeking: The Role of Affect Evaluation and Peer-Group Influence in Adolescent Drug Use

    Daniel Romer;Michael Hennessy

  • Public opinion on sex education in US schools.

    Amy Bleakley;Michael Hennessy;Martin Fishbein

  • It Works Both Ways: The Relationship Between Exposure to Sexual Content in the Media and Adolescent Sexual Behavior

    Amy Bleakley;Michael Hennessy;Martin Fishbein;Amy Jordan

  • Can we explain why some people do and some people do not act on their intentions

    Martin Fishbein;M. Hennessy;M. Yzer;J. Douglas

  • Spiritual activities as a resistance resource for women with human immunodeficiency virus.

    Richard Sowell;Linda Moneyham;Michael Hennessy;Joyce Guillory

  • The Relationship Between Parents’ and Children’s Television Viewing

    Amy Bleakley;Amy B. Jordan;Michael Hennessy

  • Using the Integrative Model to Explain How Exposure to Sexual Media Content Influences Adolescent Sexual Behavior

    Amy Bleakley;Michael Hennessy;Martin Fishbein;Amy Jordan

  • Using Intervention Theory to Model Factors Influencing Behavior Change: Project Respect

    Martin Fishbein;Michael Hennessy;Mary Kamb;Gail A. Bolan

  • The Growth Machine, Tourism, and the Selling of Culture

    Penelope Canan;Michael Hennessy

  • A Model of Adolescents' Seeking of Sexual Content in Their Media Choices

    Amy Bleakley;Michael Hennessy;Martin Fishbein

  • Mass Media as an HIV-Prevention Strategy: Using Culturally Sensitive Messages to Reduce HIV-Associated Sexual Behavior of At-Risk African American Youth

    Daniel Romer;Sharon Sznitman;Ralph J. DiClemente;Laura F. Salazar

  • Identifying the causal pathways from religiosity to delayed adolescent sexual behavior.

    Shawnika J. Hull;Michael Hennessy;Amy Bleakley;Martin Fishbein

  • Relation of health literacy to gonorrhoea related care.

    J. D. Fortenberry;M. M. McFarlane;M. Hennessy;S. S. Bull

  • Epilepsy self-management: a test of a theoretical model.

    Colleen DiIorio;Michael Hennessy;Brigitte Manteuffel

  • When it comes to lifestyle recommendations, more is sometimes less: a meta-analysis of theoretical assumptions underlying the effectiveness of interventions promoting multiple behavior domain change.

    Kristina Wilson;Ibrahim Senay;Marta Durantini;Flor Sánchez

  • Estimating the longitudinal association between adolescent sexual behavior and exposure to sexual media content.

    Michael Hennessy;Amy Bleakley;Martin Fishbein;Amy Jordan

  • The tradeoff fallacy: how marketers are misrepresenting American consumers and opening them up to exploitation

    Joseph Turow;Michael Hennessy;Nora A Draper

  • The effectiveness of coping strategies used by HIV-seropositive women.

    Linda Moneyham;Michael Hennessy;Richard Sowell;Alice Demi

  • MassMediaasanHIV-PreventionStrategy:Using CulturallySensitiveMessagestoReduceHIV-AssociatedSexual BehaviorofAt-RiskAfricanAmericanYouth

    Daniel Romer;Sharon Sznitman;Ralph DiClemente;Laura F. Salazar

Frequent Co-Authors

Amy Bleakley
Amy Bleakley University of Delaware
Martin Fishbein
Martin Fishbein University of Pennsylvania
Peter A. Vanable
Peter A. Vanable Syracuse University
Michael P. Carey
Michael P. Carey Brown University
Daniel Romer
Daniel Romer University of Pennsylvania
Robert F. Valois
Robert F. Valois University of South Carolina
Larry K. Brown
Larry K. Brown Brown University
Laura F. Salazar
Laura F. Salazar Georgia State University
Ralph J. DiClemente
Ralph J. DiClemente New York University
Joseph Turow
Joseph Turow University of Pennsylvania

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