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Best Female Scientists 121 521 494 308 289 433 68793
Psychology 122 237 151 393 71026
Medicine 123 3292 1813 408 71887

Nancy E. Adler publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nancy E. Adler between 1973 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nancy E. Adler published across 53 years, from 1973 to 2025, averaging 8.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2013. 3 of the 438 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1973 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2013. 1973: 1 publication 1974: 0 publications 1975: 2 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 0 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 4 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 2 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 4 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 5 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 3 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 13 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 15 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 26 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 20 publications 2011: 23 publications 2012: 23 publications 2013: 30 publications 2014: 22 publications 2015: 23 publications 2016: 26 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 25 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 2 publications 2025: 1 publication
1973 2025

438 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nancy E. Adler: publications per year, 1973 to 2025
Year Publications
1973 1
1974 0
1975 2
1976 1
1977 0
1978 1
1979 4
1980 1
1981 1
1982 2
1983 1
1984 4
1985 2
1986 2
1987 3
1988 3
1989 2
1990 3
1991 2
1992 5
1993 1
1994 5
1995 1
1996 3
1997 6
1998 6
1999 13
2000 4
2001 7
2002 7
2003 10
2004 15
2005 12
2006 4
2007 5
2008 26
2009 5
2010 20
2011 23
2012 23
2013 30
2014 22
2015 23
2016 26
2017 22
2018 25
2019 13
2020 20
2021 8
2022 9
2023 1
2024 2
2025 1
Total 438
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Nancy E. Adler publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nancy E. Adler sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 69 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 31–40 to 705+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 736. Most scientists, 736, have 101–110 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 391–400 publications, is where this scientist sits. 31–40 publications: 6 scientists 41–50 publications: 52 scientists 51–60 publications: 138 scientists 61–70 publications: 299 scientists 71–80 publications: 461 scientists 81–90 publications: 605 scientists 91–100 publications: 713 scientists 101–110 publications: 736 scientists 111–120 publications: 686 scientists 121–130 publications: 670 scientists 131–140 publications: 644 scientists 141–150 publications: 597 scientists 151–160 publications: 576 scientists 161–170 publications: 477 scientists 171–180 publications: 450 scientists 181–190 publications: 397 scientists 191–200 publications: 343 scientists 201–210 publications: 328 scientists 211–220 publications: 313 scientists 221–230 publications: 283 scientists 231–240 publications: 226 scientists 241–250 publications: 196 scientists 251–260 publications: 201 scientists 261–270 publications: 171 scientists 271–280 publications: 151 scientists 281–290 publications: 139 scientists 291–300 publications: 113 scientists 301–310 publications: 102 scientists 311–320 publications: 100 scientists 321–330 publications: 76 scientists 331–340 publications: 92 scientists 341–350 publications: 85 scientists 351–360 publications: 69 scientists 361–370 publications: 71 scientists 371–380 publications: 63 scientists 381–390 publications: 58 scientists 391–400 publications: 57 scientists 401–410 publications: 43 scientists 411–420 publications: 33 scientists 421–430 publications: 50 scientists 431–440 publications: 41 scientists 441–450 publications: 32 scientists 451–460 publications: 27 scientists 461–470 publications: 28 scientists 471–480 publications: 25 scientists 481–490 publications: 28 scientists 491–500 publications: 20 scientists 501–510 publications: 23 scientists 511–520 publications: 26 scientists 521–530 publications: 17 scientists 531–540 publications: 21 scientists 541–550 publications: 14 scientists 551–560 publications: 16 scientists 561–570 publications: 10 scientists 571–580 publications: 22 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 14 scientists 601–610 publications: 9 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 4 scientists 631–640 publications: 7 scientists 641–650 publications: 5 scientists 651–660 publications: 10 scientists 661–670 publications: 8 scientists 671–680 publications: 8 scientists 681–690 publications: 4 scientists 691–700 publications: 3 scientists 701–704 publications: 4 scientists 705+ publications: 100 scientists
31–40 publications 705+

This scientist: 393 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

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Number of Psychology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
31–40 6
41–50 52
51–60 138
61–70 299
71–80 461
81–90 605
91–100 713
101–110 736
111–120 686
121–130 670
131–140 644
141–150 597
151–160 576
161–170 477
171–180 450
181–190 397
191–200 343
201–210 328
211–220 313
221–230 283
231–240 226
241–250 196
251–260 201
261–270 171
271–280 151
281–290 139
291–300 113
301–310 102
311–320 100
321–330 76
331–340 92
341–350 85
351–360 69
361–370 71
371–380 63
381–390 58
391–400 57 393
401–410 43
411–420 33
421–430 50
431–440 41
441–450 32
451–460 27
461–470 28
471–480 25
481–490 28
491–500 20
501–510 23
511–520 26
521–530 17
531–540 21
541–550 14
551–560 16
561–570 10
571–580 22
581–590 9
591–600 14
601–610 9
611–620 11
621–630 4
631–640 7
641–650 5
651–660 10
661–670 8
671–680 8
681–690 4
691–700 3
701–704 4
705+ 100
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Nancy E. Adler D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nancy E. Adler sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 144+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 702. Most scientists, 702, have 32–33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 122–123 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 122 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

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Number of Psychology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 398
32–33 702
34–35 671
36–37 659
38–39 641
40–41 671
42–43 617
44–45 558
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445
52–53 390
54–55 408
56–57 345
58–59 325
60–61 321
62–63 248
64–65 290
66–67 218
68–69 219
70–71 215
72–73 183
74–75 169
76–77 132
78–79 137
80–81 120
82–83 112
84–85 86
86–87 101
88–89 83
90–91 77
92–93 70
94–95 78
96–97 58
98–99 53
100–101 57
102–103 48
104–105 53
106–107 46
108–109 24
110–111 35
112–113 27
114–115 32
116–117 31
118–119 22
120–121 16
122–123 24 122
124–125 18
126–127 11
128–129 19
130–131 10
132–133 16
134–135 10
136–137 12
138–139 8
140–141 5
142–143 12
144+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2010 - David Rall Medal, National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2009 - APA Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology, American Psychological Association
  • 1994 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Nancy E. Adler is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Medicine and Health Professions, with a focus on numerous subfields such as General Health Professions, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Health, and Clinical Psychology.

The main topics covered in their work include Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations, Health Disparities and Outcomes, Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum, Birth, Development, and Health, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Child and Adolescent Health, and Public Health Policies and Education.

The scientist has published papers in a range of venues frequently including the Journal of Applied Social Psychology, JAMA Network Open, Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, The Journal of Pediatrics, and the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.

Recent papers authored by or co-authored by Nancy E. Adler include:

  • Social Determinants of Health and Diabetes: A Scientific Review (2020) published in Diabetes Care
  • The Association Between Objective and Subjective Socioeconomic Status and Subjective Well-Being: A Meta-Analytic Review (2020) published in Psychological Bulletin
  • Racial Discrimination and Telomere Shortening Among African Americans: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study (2020) published in Health Psychology
  • Effects of In-Person Assistance vs Personalized Written Resources About Social Services on Household Social Risks and Child and Caregiver Health (2020) published in JAMA Network Open
  • Effects of In-Person Navigation to Address Family Social Needs on Child Health Care Utilization (2020) published in JAMA Network Open

Frequent co-authors collaborating with this scientist include Laura M. Gottlieb, Barbara Laraia, Elissa S. Epel, Matthew S. Pantell, and Danielle Hessler.

Awards received highlight recognition by professional bodies and include the David Rall Medal from the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in 2010, the APA Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology from the American Psychological Association in 2009, and membership in the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) since 1994.

Best Publications

  • Relationship of subjective and objective social status with psychological and physiological functioning: preliminary data in healthy white women.

    Nancy E. Adler;Elissa S. Epel;Grace Castellazzo;Jeannette R. Ickovics

  • Socioeconomic status and health: The challenge of the gradient.

    Nancy E. Adler;Thomas Boyce;Margaret A. Chesney;Sheldon Cohen

  • Accelerated telomere shortening in response to life stress

    Elissa S. Epel;Elizabeth H. Blackburn;Jue Lin;Firdaus S. Dhabhar

  • Socioeconomic Disparities In Health: Pathways And Policies

    Nancy E. Adler;Katherine Newman

  • Socioeconomic status and health: what we know and what we don't.

    Nancy E. Adler;Joan M. Ostrove

  • Socioeconomic inequalities in health. No easy solution.

    Adler Ne;Boyce Wt;Chesney Ma;Folkman S

  • U.S. disparities in health: descriptions, causes, and mechanisms.

    Nancy E. Adler;David H. Rehkopf

  • Social Determinants of Health and Diabetes: A Scientific Review.

    Felicia Hill-Briggs;Nancy E. Adler;Seth A. Berkowitz;Marshall H. Chin

  • Adolescents' Perceptions of Social Status: Development and Evaluation of a New Indicator

    E. Goodman;N. E. Adler;I. Kawachi;I. Kawachi;A. L. Frazier;A. L. Frazier

  • Subjective social status: its determinants and its association with measures of ill-health in the Whitehall II study.

    Archana Singh-Manoux;Nancy E Adler;Michael G Marmot

  • Cancer care for the whole patient : meeting psychosocial health needs

    Nancy E Adler;Ann Ek Page;Families in a Community Setting

  • Does subjective social status predict health and change in health status better than objective status

    Archana Singh-Manoux;Michael G Marmot;Nancy E Adler

  • From ideas to efficacy: The ORBIT model for developing behavioral treatments for chronic diseases.

    Susan M. Czajkowski;Lynda H. Powell;Nancy Adler;Sylvie Naar-King

  • Health disparities across the lifespan: meaning, methods, and mechanisms.

    Nancy E. Adler;Judith Stewart

  • Health psychology: why do some people get sick and some stay well?

    Nancy Adler;Karen Matthews

  • Social Isolation: A Predictor of Mortality Comparable to Traditional Clinical Risk Factors

    Matthew Pantell;David H. Rehkopf;Douglas Jutte;S. Leonard Syme

  • Biological sensitivity to context: the interactive effects of stress reactivity and family adversity on socioemotional behavior and school readiness.

    Jelena Obradović;Nicole R. Bush;Juliet Stamperdahl;Nancy E. Adler

  • Subjective social status: reliability and predictive utility for global health

    Don Operario;Nancy E. Adler;David R. Williams

  • Objective and subjective assessments of socioeconomic status and their relationship to self-rated health in an ethnically diverse sample of pregnant women.

    Joan M. Ostrove;Nancy E. Adler;Miriam Kuppermann;A. Eugene Washington

  • Using Electronic Health Records for Population Health Research: A Review of Methods and Applications.

    Joan A. Casey;Brian S. Schwartz;Brian S. Schwartz;Walter F. Stewart;Nancy E. Adler

  • Sexually active adolescents and condoms: changes over one year in knowledge attitudes and use.

    Susan Kegeles;Nancy Adler;Charles E. Irwin

Frequent Co-Authors

Elissa S. Epel
Elissa S. Epel University of California, San Francisco
Dean Schillinger
Dean Schillinger University of California, San Francisco
Andrew J. Karter
Andrew J. Karter Kaiser Permanente
Jonathan M. Ellen
Jonathan M. Ellen Johns Hopkins University
Lauri A. Pasch
Lauri A. Pasch University of California, San Francisco
Elizabeth H. Blackburn
Elizabeth H. Blackburn University of California, San Francisco
W. Thomas Boyce
W. Thomas Boyce University of California, San Francisco
Charles E. Irwin
Charles E. Irwin University of California, San Francisco
Jeanne M. Tschann
Jeanne M. Tschann University of California, San Francisco
Karen A. Matthews
Karen A. Matthews University of Pittsburgh

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