2026 Patrick M. Krueger: 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	33	7019	6517	3411	3110	76	8904

Overview

Patrick M. Krueger is affiliated with the University of Colorado Denver in the United States and has contributed extensively to the intersection of social sciences and health professions. Their research focuses on diverse topics related to health disparities, behavioral health, and social determinants of well-being.

The main fields of study in their work include Social Sciences and Health Professions, with subfields such as General Health Professions, Health, Sociology and Political Science, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Applied Psychology. These fields are reflected in the range of topics they cover, including:

Health disparities and outcomes
Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
Religion, Society, and Development

Krueger's recent scholarly output includes several published papers. Notable examples are:

"Psychological well-being, education, and mortality." (2022) published in Health Psychology
"Developing Health Lifestyle Pathways and Social Inequalities Across Early Childhood" (2020) published in Population Research and Policy Review
"Excess Deaths in the United States Compared to 18 Other High-Income Countries" (2023) published in Population Research and Policy Review
"Less Time for Health: Parenting, Work, and Time-Intensive Health Behaviors among Married or Cohabiting Men and Women in the United States" (2023) published in Journal of Health and Social Behavior
"Community and Individual Education Influences on Sexual and Reproductive Health Knowledge in Uganda: A Human Capital and Social Learning Perspective" (2025) published in Population Research and Policy Review

Their frequent coauthors include Robert A. Hummer, Christopher G. Ellison, Richard G. Rogers, Jennifer Morozink Boylan, and Justin L Tompkins. This network reflects a collaborative approach to exploring health and social behavior topics.

Patrick M. Krueger has contributed to multiple publication venues, with repeated output in:

Population Research and Policy Review
Health Psychology
Journal of Health and Social Behavior
UNC Libraries
SSM - Population Health

In addition to articles, Krueger has authored a book titled Religion, Families, and Health, published by Rutgers University Press in 2020.

Best Publications

Socioeconomic Disparities in Health Behaviors

Fred C. Pampel;Patrick M. Krueger;Justin T. Denney

2136
Citations
Sleep Duration in the United States: A Cross-sectional Population-based Study

Patrick M. Krueger;Elliot M. Friedman

925
Citations
Prevalence of chronic medical conditions among jail and prison inmates in the USA compared with the general population

Ingrid A Binswanger;Patrick M Krueger;John F Steiner

886
Citations
Gender differences in chronic medical, psychiatric, and substance-dependence disorders among jail inmates.

Ingrid A. Binswanger;Joseph O. Merrill;Patrick M. Krueger;Mary C. White

418
Citations
Creating Demand for Prescription Drugs: A Content Analysis of Television Direct-to-Consumer Advertising

Dominick L. Frosch;Patrick M. Krueger;Robert C. Hornik;Peter F. Cronholm

387
Citations
Being Poor and Coping With Stress: Health Behaviors and the Risk of Death

Patrick M. Krueger;Virginia W. Chang

333
Citations
Social, behavioral, and biological factors, and sex differences in mortality.

Richard G. Rogers;Bethany G. Everett;Jarron M. Saint Onge;Patrick M. Krueger

329
Citations
OBESITY, SES, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: A TEST OF THE REVERSAL HYPOTHESIS

Fred C. Pampel;Justin T. Denney;Patrick M. Krueger

283
Citations
Adult Suicide Mortality in the United States: Marital Status, Family Size, Socioeconomic Status, and Differences by Sex

Justin T. Denney;Richard G. Rogers;Patrick M. Krueger;Tim Wadsworth

245
Citations
Mind the Gap: Race\Ethnic and Socioeconomic Disparities in Obesity

Patrick M. Krueger;Eric N. Reither

209
Citations
Health Lifestyle Behaviors among U.S. Adults.

Jarron M. Saint Onge;Patrick M. Krueger

192
Citations
Gender, acculturation, and health among Mexican Americans

Bridget K. Gorman;Jen’nan Ghazal Read;Patrick M. Krueger;Patrick M. Krueger;Patrick M. Krueger

153
Citations
Mortality attributable to cigarette smoking in the United States

Richard G. Rogers;Robert A. Hummer;Patrick M. Krueger;Fred C. Pampel

151
Citations
Wealth, Race, and Mortality*

Stephanie A. Bond Huie;Patrick M. Krueger;Richard G. Rogers;Robert A. Hummer

149
Citations
Race/Ethnic and Nativity Disparities in Later Life Physical Performance: The Role of Health and Socioeconomic Status Over the Life Course

Steven A. Haas;Patrick M. Krueger;Leah Rohlfsen

148
Citations
A developmental study of heavy episodic drinking among college students: the role of psychosocial and behavioral protective and risk factors.

Richard Jessor;Frances M Costa;Patrick M Krueger;Mark S Turbin

139
Citations
Mortality Attributable to Low Levels of Education in the United States

Patrick M. Krueger;Melanie K. Tran;Robert A. Hummer;Virginia W. Chang

131
Citations
Do sleep-deprived adolescents make less-healthy food choices?

Allison K. Kruger;Eric N. Reither;Paul E. Peppard;Patrick M. Krueger

113
Citations
Prison tobacco control policies and deaths from smoking in United States prisons: population based retrospective analysis

Ingrid A Binswanger;E Ann Carson;Patrick M Krueger;Shane R Mueller

102
Citations
Local control of long bone giant cell tumour using curettage, burring and bone grafting without adjuvant therapy.

F. Malek;F. Malek;P. Krueger;Z. N. Hatmi;A. A. Malayeri

100
Citations
The effect of obesity on overall, circulatory disease- and diabetes-specific mortality.

Richard G. Rogers;Robert A. Hummer;Patrick M. Krueger

91
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard G. Rogers University of Colorado Boulder

Robert A. Hummer University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Ingrid A. Binswanger Kaiser Permanente

Fred C. Pampel University of Colorado Boulder

Luisa Franzini University of Maryland, College Park

Samuel H. Preston University of Pennsylvania

Jason D. Boardman University of Colorado Boulder

Bethany G. Everett University of Utah

Richard Jessor University of Colorado Boulder

Mark Hayward University of Sussex

External Links

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