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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 38 5866 5447 2788 2543 85 7832

Michelle Birkett publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michelle Birkett between 2008 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michelle Birkett published across 18 years, from 2008 to 2025, averaging 5.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2014. 11 of the 102 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2008 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2014. 2008: 1 publication 2009: 1 publication 2010: 0 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 3 publications 2014: 21 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 6 publications
2008 2025

102 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michelle Birkett: publications per year, 2008 to 2025
Year Publications
2008 1
2009 1
2010 0
2011 0
2012 1
2013 3
2014 21
2015 13
2016 7
2017 7
2018 6
2019 8
2020 7
2021 6
2022 3
2023 7
2024 5
2025 6
Total 102
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Michelle Birkett 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 Michelle Birkett sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 84–93 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 85 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301 85
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Michelle Birkett 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 Michelle Birkett sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 38 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 26th percentile

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

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

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278 38
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Michelle Birkett is a researcher affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their work predominantly spans the fields of Medicine and Health Professions, with particular focus on General Health Professions and Infectious Diseases. Birkett's research also covers Epidemiology, Sociology and Political Science, and Social Psychology.

Their main areas of study include HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, and HIV, Drug Use, and Sexual Risk. Additional topics addressed in their work involve LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy, Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology, Peer-to-Peer Network Technologies, and Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting.

Among the scientific outputs, Birkett has contributed to several publications. Notable recent papers include:

  • Network Canvas: Key decisions in the design of an interviewer-assisted network data collection software suite, 2021, Social Networks
  • Interventions and contextual factors to improve retention in care for patients with hypertension in primary care: Hermeneutic systematic review, 2024, Preventive Medicine
  • Network canvas: an open-source tool for capturing social and contact network data, 2023, International Journal of Epidemiology
  • Embodied, Situated, and Co-Constructed: Young Sexual Minority Men's Experiences of Intersectional Identity and Minority Stress, 2021, Sex Roles
  • Adaptive Genetic Management of a Reintroduction Program from Captive Breeding to Metapopulation Management of an Arboreal Marsupial, 2023, Diversity

Birkett has published in several venues, frequently appearing in:

  • AIDS and Behavior
  • Social Networks
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Preventive Medicine
  • International Journal of Epidemiology

Their collaborative network includes multiple frequent co-authors, among whom are:

  • Gregory Phillips
  • Patrick Janulis
  • Brian Mustanski
  • Samuel M. Jenness
  • Steven M. Goodreau

Best Publications

  • LGB and Questioning Students in Schools: The Moderating Effects of Homophobic Bullying and School Climate on Negative Outcomes

    Michelle A Birkett;Dorothy L Espelage;Brian Koenig

  • Homophobic teasing, psychological outcomes, and sexual orientation among high school students: What influence do parents and schools have?

    Dorothy L. Espelage;Steven R. Aragon;Michelle Birkett;Brian W. Koenig

  • Multiple Minority Stress and LGBT Community Resilience among Sexual Minority Men

    Elizabeth A. McConnell;Patrick Janulis;Gregory Phillips Ii;Roky Truong

  • Families Matter: Social Support and Mental Health Trajectories Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth

    Elizabeth A. McConnell;Michelle Birkett;Brian Mustanski

  • Mental Health and Suicidality Among Racially/Ethnically Diverse Sexual Minority Youths

    Wendy B. Bostwick;Ian Meyer;Frances Aranda;Stephen T. Russell

  • Protective school climates and reduced risk for suicide ideation in sexual minority youths

    Mark L. Hatzenbuehler;Michelle Birkett;Aimee Van Wagenen;Ilan H. Meyer

  • Typologies of Social Support and Associations with Mental Health Outcomes Among LGBT Youth.

    Elizabeth A. McConnell;Michelle A. Birkett;Brian Mustanski

  • Does it get better? A longitudinal analysis of psychological distress and victimization in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth

    Michelle Birkett;Michael E. Newcomb;Brian Mustanski

  • Eating Disorder Symptoms and Obesity at the Intersections of Gender, Ethnicity, and Sexual Orientation in US High School Students

    S. Bryn Austin;Lauren A. Nelson;Michelle A. Birkett;Jerel P. Calzo

  • Exploring Alcohol-Use Behaviors Among Heterosexual and Sexual Minority Adolescents: Intersections With Sex, Age, and Race/Ethnicity

    Amelia E. Talley;Tonda L. Hughes;Frances Aranda;Michelle Birkett

  • Homophobic name-calling, peer-groups, and masculinity: The socialization of homophobic behavior in adolescents

    Michelle Birkett;Dorothy L. Espelage

  • Sexual Orientation Disparities in Cancer-Related Risk Behaviors of Tobacco, Alcohol, Sexual Behaviors, and Diet and Physical Activity: Pooled Youth Risk Behavior Surveys

    Margaret Rosario;Heather L. Corliss;Bethany G. Everett;Sari L. Reisner

  • Sexual Orientation, Gender, and Racial Differences in Illicit Drug Use in a Sample of US High School Students

    Michael E. Newcomb;Michelle Birkett;Heather L. Corliss;Brian S. Mustanski

  • Indicators of Victimization and Sexual Orientation Among Adolescents: Analyses From Youth Risk Behavior Surveys

    Stephen T. Russell;Bethany G. Everett;Margaret Rosario;Michelle Birkett

  • Sexual-orientation disparities in school: the mediational role of indicators of victimization in achievement and truancy because of feeling unsafe.

    Michelle Birkett;Stephen T. Russell;Heather L. Corliss

  • The association between sexual orientation identity and behavior across race/ethnicity, sex, and age in a probability sample of high school students.

    Brian S. Mustanski;Michelle Birkett;George J. Greene;Margaret Rosario

  • Individual and Network Factors Associated With Racial Disparities in HIV Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men: Results From the RADAR Cohort Study.

    Brian Mustanski;Ethan Morgan;Richard D'Aquila;Michelle Birkett

  • Identity, Victimization, and Support: Facebook Experiences and Mental Health Among LGBTQ Youth.

    Elizabeth A. McConnell;Antonia Clifford;Aaron K. Korpak;Gregory Lee Phillips

  • Envisioning an America Without Sexual Orientation Inequities in Adolescent Health

    Brian S. Mustanski;Michelle Birkett;George J. Greene;Mark L. Hatzenbuehler

  • Associations between LGBTQ-affirmative school climate and adolescent drinking behaviors

    Robert W.S. Coulter;Michelle Birkett;Heather L. Corliss;Mark L. Hatzenbuehler

  • SexualOrientationDisparitiesinCancer-RelatedRisk BehaviorsofTobacco,Alcohol,SexualBehaviors,andDiet andPhysicalActivity:PooledYouthRiskBehaviorSurveys

    Margaret Rosario;Heather L. Corliss;Bethany G. Everett;Sari L. Reisner

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian Mustanski
Brian Mustanski Northwestern University
Gregory Phillips
Gregory Phillips Northwestern University
Heather L. Corliss
Heather L. Corliss San Diego State University
Michael E. Newcomb
Michael E. Newcomb Northwestern University
Lisa M. Kuhns
Lisa M. Kuhns Northwestern University
Bethany G. Everett
Bethany G. Everett University of Utah
Stephen T. Russell
Stephen T. Russell The University of Texas at Austin
Robert Garofalo
Robert Garofalo Northwestern University
Margaret Rosario
Margaret Rosario City University of New York
V. Paul Poteat
V. Paul Poteat Boston College

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