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Ralph J. DiClemente

Ralph J. DiClemente

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Social Sciences and Humanities
USA
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 112 46 38 26 23 769 46437

Ralph J. DiClemente publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ralph J. DiClemente between 1973 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ralph J. DiClemente published across 54 years, from 1973 to 2026, averaging 14.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 59 publications in 2013. 8 of the 807 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1973 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 59. Peak 59 publications in 2013. 1973: 1 publication 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 3 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 12 publications 1993: 10 publications 1994: 12 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 12 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 14 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 18 publications 2002: 33 publications 2003: 21 publications 2004: 18 publications 2005: 19 publications 2006: 18 publications 2007: 26 publications 2008: 27 publications 2009: 29 publications 2010: 34 publications 2011: 50 publications 2012: 39 publications 2013: 59 publications 2014: 51 publications 2015: 39 publications 2016: 27 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 27 publications 2020: 23 publications 2021: 38 publications 2022: 19 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 7 publications 2026: 1 publication
1973 2026

807 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ralph J. DiClemente: publications per year, 1973 to 2026
Year Publications
1973 1
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 1
1985 1
1986 1
1987 3
1988 3
1989 3
1990 2
1991 7
1992 12
1993 10
1994 12
1995 7
1996 12
1997 7
1998 10
1999 14
2000 13
2001 18
2002 33
2003 21
2004 18
2005 19
2006 18
2007 26
2008 27
2009 29
2010 34
2011 50
2012 39
2013 59
2014 51
2015 39
2016 27
2017 19
2018 17
2019 27
2020 23
2021 38
2022 19
2023 13
2024 16
2025 7
2026 1
Total 807
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Ralph J. DiClemente 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 Ralph J. DiClemente 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, 570+ 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: 769 publications — 100th percentile

100% 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
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+ 100 769
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Ralph J. DiClemente 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 Ralph J. DiClemente 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, 100+ 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: 112 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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
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+ 97 112
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United States Leader Award

Overview

Ralph J. DiClemente is affiliated with New York University in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within medicine, psychology, and social sciences, with significant contributions in areas of adolescent sexual and reproductive health, COVID-19 and mental health, and HIV/AIDS research and interventions.

The scientist's work is published extensively across various venues, with frequent publications appearing in UNC Libraries, Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, BMC Public Health, Research Square, and AIDS and Behavior. Their publication record includes numerous papers that contribute to understanding public health challenges and behavioral health interventions.

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by Ralph J. DiClemente are:

  • Trends and Predictors of COVID-19 Information Sources and Their Relationship With Knowledge and Beliefs Related to the Pandemic, 2020, JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
  • Social media as a recruitment platform for a nationwide online survey of COVID-19 knowledge, beliefs, and practices in the United States: methodology and feasibility analysis, 2020, BMC Medical Research Methodology
  • Increased alcohol use during the COVID-19 pandemic: The effect of mental health and age in a cross-sectional sample of social media users in the U.S., 2021, Preventive Medicine
  • Food insecurity among households with children during the COVID-19 pandemic: results from a study among social media users across the United States, 2021, Nutrition Journal
  • Factors associated with phosphatidylethanol (PEth) sensitivity for detecting unhealthy alcohol use: An individual patient data meta-analysis, 2021, Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research

Collaboration is notable in their career, with frequent coauthors including Shahmir H. Ali, Ariadna Capasso, Abbey M. Jones, Joshua Foreman, and Niyati Parekh. These partnerships reflect interdisciplinary efforts and enhanced scope in studies concerning public health, epidemiology, and behavioral sciences.

The research fields most represented in their work include medicine (81 publications), psychology (69), and social sciences (62). Within these areas, subfields such as general health professions, clinical psychology, sociology and political science, epidemiology, and health are prominently covered.

Ralph J. DiClemente's research topics focus heavily on adolescent sexual and reproductive health (42 publications), COVID-19 and mental health (32), HIV/AIDS research and interventions (30), as well as HIV, drug use, and sexual risk (24). Other important topics include homelessness and social issues (22), child abuse and trauma (20), and mobile health and mHealth applications (16).

Best Publications

  • Application of the Theory of Gender and Power to Examine HIV-Related Exposures, Risk Factors, and Effective Interventions for Women

    Gina M. Wingood;Ralph J. DiClemente

  • Parental Monitoring: Association With Adolescents' Risk Behaviors

    Ralph J. DiClemente;Gina M. Wingood;Richard Crosby;Catlainn Sionean

  • The ADAPT-ITT model: a novel method of adapting evidence-based HIV Interventions.

    Gina M Wingood;Ralph J DiClemente

  • A randomized controlled trial of an HIV sexual risk-reduction intervention for young African-American women.

    Ralph J. DiClemente;Gina M. Wingood

  • Adolescents and AIDS: a survey of knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about AIDS in San Francisco.

    R J DiClemente;J Zorn;L Temoshok

  • Efficacy of an HIV Prevention Intervention for African American Adolescent Girls: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Ralph J. DiClemente;Gina M. Wingood;Kathy F. Harrington;Delia L. Lang

  • The effects of an abusive primary partner on the condom use and sexual negotiation practices of African-American women.

    Gina M. Wingood;Ralph J. DiClemente

  • Emerging Theories in Health Promotion Practice and Research

    Ralph J. DiClemente;Richard A. Crosby;Michelle C. Kegler

  • Partner influences and gender-related factors associated with noncondom use among young adult African American women.

    Gina M. Wingood;Ralph J. DiClemente

  • Minorities and AIDS: knowledge, attitudes, and misconceptions among black and Latino adolescents.

    R J DiClemente;C B Boyer;E S Morales

  • The Health and Recovery Peer (HARP) Program: A Peer-Led Intervention to Improve Medical Self-Management for Persons with Serious Mental Illness

    Benjamin G Druss;Liping Zhao;Silke Von Esenwein;Joseph R. Bona

  • Early drinking onset and its association with alcohol use and problem behavior in late adolescence

    Enid Gruber;Ralph J. DiClemente;Martin M. Anderson;Mark Lodico

  • Handbook of adolescent health risk behavior.

    Ralph J. DiClemente;William Bunker Hansen;Lynn E. Ponton

  • Parent-adolescent communication and sexual risk behaviors among African American adolescent females.

    Ralph J. DiClemente;Gina M. Wingood;Gina M. Wingood;Richard Crosby;Richard Crosby;Brenda K. Cobb;Brenda K. Cobb

  • Preventing AIDS : theories and methods of behavioral interventions

    Ralph J. DiClemente;John L. Peterson

  • Research Methods in Health Promotion

    richard A Crosby;Ralph J. Diclemente;Laura Francisca Salazar

  • Prevalence and correlates of cutting behavior: risk for HIV transmission.

    Ralph J. DiClemente;Lynn E. Ponton;Dianna Hartley

  • A Review of STD/HIV Preventive Interventions for Adolescents: Sustaining Effects Using an Ecological Approach

    Ralph J. DiClemente;Laura F. Salazar;Richard A. Crosby

  • The relationship of psychosocial factors to prognostic indicators in cutaneous malignant melanoma

    Lydia Temoshok;Bruce W. Heller;Richard W. Sagebiel;Mardsen S. Blois

  • Religiosity and risky sexual behavior in African-American adolescent females

    Donna Hubbard McCree;Gina M Wingood;Ralph DiClemente;Susan Davies

  • Emerging theories in health promotion practice and research : strategies for improving public health

    Ralph J. DiClemente;Richard A. Crosby;Michelle C. Kegler

Frequent Co-Authors

Gina M. Wingood
Gina M. Wingood Columbia University
Richard A. Crosby
Richard A. Crosby University of Kentucky
Jessica M. Sales
Jessica M. Sales Emory University
Laura F. Salazar
Laura F. Salazar Georgia State University
Larry K. Brown
Larry K. Brown Brown University
Susan L. Davies
Susan L. Davies University of Alabama at Birmingham
Edward W. Hook
Edward W. Hook University of Alabama at Birmingham
Michael P. Carey
Michael P. Carey Brown University
Peter A. Vanable
Peter A. Vanable Syracuse University
Robert F. Valois
Robert F. Valois University of South Carolina

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