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Robert A. Bell 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 Robert A. Bell sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 129 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert A. Bell 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 Robert A. Bell sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 52 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1976 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS)
  • 1954 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1882 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

Overview

Robert A. Bell is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States and has contributed extensively to the social sciences, particularly in areas intersecting sociology, political science, literature, health, communication, and clinical psychology.

Their recent publications focus primarily on health communication, vaccine hesitancy, and misinformation, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to public health and media studies. Notable papers include:

  • Predictors of intention to vaccinate against COVID-19: Results of a nationwide survey (2021, Vaccine)
  • Parental COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in the United States (2022, Public Health Reports)
  • A meta-analysis of the impact of point of view on narrative processing and persuasion in health messaging (2021, Psychology and Health)
  • When Media Health Stories Conflict: Test of the Contradictory Health Information Processing (CHIP) Model (2021, Journal of Health Communication)
  • From Network Positions to Language Use: Understanding the Effects of Brokerage and Closure Structures from a Linguistic Perspective (2020, Health Communication)

Their frequent coauthors indicate collaboration with researchers who share interests in health communication and social influence, including Meng Chen, Thais M. Zimbres, Jeanette B. Ruiz, Lisa M. Soederberg Miller, and Jingwen Zhang.

  • Meng Chen
  • Thais M. Zimbres
  • Jeanette B. Ruiz
  • Lisa M. Soederberg Miller
  • Jingwen Zhang

Robert A. Bell's work is published predominantly in venues that focus on health communication and public health, such as the Journal of Health Communication, Vaccine, Public Health Reports, Psychology and Health, and Health Communication.

  • Journal of Health Communication
  • Vaccine
  • Public Health Reports
  • Psychology and Health
  • Health Communication

Their research encompasses several key topics including:

  • Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Media Influence and Health
  • Climate Change Communication and Perception
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Media Studies and Communication

The subfields of study reflect a blend of social sciences and health-related disciplines, with a focus on sociology and political science, literature and literary theory, health, communication, and clinical psychology.

  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Literature and Literary Theory
  • Health
  • Communication
  • Clinical Psychology

Robert A. Bell has been recognized with fellowships from several scientific societies, including the American Physical Society in 1976, the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1954, and the Royal Society of Canada in 1882, indicating a long-standing engagement with scientific communities across multiple disciplines.

Best Publications

  • Predictors of intention to vaccinate against COVID-19: Results of a nationwide survey.

    Jeanette B. Ruiz;Robert A. Bell

  • Direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising: trends, impact, and implications

    Michael S. Wilkes;Robert A. Bell;Richard L. Kravitz

  • Patient trust in the physician: relationship to patient requests

    David H Thom;Richard L Kravitz;Robert A Bell;Edward Krupat

  • The affinity-seeking function of communication

    Robert A. Bell;John A. Daly

  • When physicians and patients think alike: patient-centered beliefs and their impact on satisfaction and trust.

    Edward Krupat;Robert A. Bell;Richard L. Kravitz;David Thom

  • Direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising and the public.

    Robert A. Bell;Richard L. Kravitz;Michael S. Wilkes

  • Unmet Expectations for Care and the Patient-physician Relationship

    Robert A Bell;Richard L Kravitz;David Thom;Edward Krupat

  • Online health information seeking: the influence of age, information trustworthiness, and search challenges.

    Lisa M. Soederberg Miller;Robert A. Bell

  • Beliefs about control in the physician-patient relationship: effect on communication in medical encounters.

    Richard L. Street;Edward Krupat;Robert A. Bell;Richard L. Kravitz

  • Compliments: A Descriptive Taxonomy

    Mark L. Knapp;Robert Hopper;Robert A. Bell

  • Affinity-Maintenance in Marriage and Its Relationship to Women's Marital Satisfaction.

    Robert A. Bell;John A. Daly;M. Christina Gonzalez

  • The educational value of consumer-targeted prescription drug print advertising.

    Robert A Bell;Michael S Wilkes;Richard L Kravitz

  • Direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising, 1989-1998. A content analysis of conditions, targets, inducements, and appeals.

    Robert A. Bell;Richard L. Kravitz;Michael S. Wilkes

  • Advertisement-induced prescription drug requests: patients' anticipated reactions to a physician who refuses.

    Robert A. Bell;Michael S. Wilkes;Richard L. Kravitz

  • Plans and the Initiation of Social Relationships

    Charles R. Berger;Robert A. Bell

  • The Prepared Patient: Information Seeking of Online Support Group Members Before Their Medical Appointments

    Xinyi Hu;Robert A Bell;Richard L Kravitz;Sharon Orrange

  • Suffering in Silence: Reasons for Not Disclosing Depression in Primary Care

    Robert A. Bell;Peter Franks;Paul R. Duberstein;Ronald M. Epstein

  • Idiomatic Communication and Interpersonal Solidarity in Friends’ Relational Cultures

    Robert A. Bell;Jonathan G. Healey

  • Parental COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in the United States

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  • Broadening the deception construct

    Robert Hopper;Robert A. Bell

  • Direct observation of requests for clinical services in office practice: what do patients want and do they get it?

    Richard L. Kravitz;Robert A. Bell;Rahman Azari;Steven Kelly-Reif

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard L. Kravitz
Richard L. Kravitz University of California, Davis
Ronald M. Epstein
Ronald M. Epstein University of Rochester Medical Center
Edward Krupat
Edward Krupat Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Michael S Wilkes
Michael S Wilkes University of California, Davis
Paul R. Duberstein
Paul R. Duberstein Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Aaron B. Rochlen
Aaron B. Rochlen The University of Texas at Austin
Daniel J. Tancredi
Daniel J. Tancredi University of California, Davis
Peter Franks
Peter Franks University of California, Davis
Paul Haidet
Paul Haidet Pennsylvania State University
Michael E. Roloff
Michael E. Roloff Northwestern University

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