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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 62 1285 1138 596 519 172 12987

Robert P. Hawkins publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert P. Hawkins between 1970 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert P. Hawkins published across 55 years, from 1970 to 2024, averaging 3.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2010. 4 of the 179 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2010. 1970: 1 publication 1971: 1 publication 1972: 1 publication 1973: 1 publication 1974: 0 publications 1975: 2 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 2 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 4 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 6 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 3 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 2 publications
1970 2024

179 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert P. Hawkins: publications per year, 1970 to 2024
Year Publications
1970 1
1971 1
1972 1
1973 1
1974 0
1975 2
1976 1
1977 2
1978 2
1979 2
1980 2
1981 4
1982 2
1983 2
1984 1
1985 4
1986 0
1987 5
1988 2
1989 3
1990 2
1991 6
1992 2
1993 2
1994 4
1995 4
1996 2
1997 6
1998 2
1999 10
2000 2
2001 7
2002 6
2003 2
2004 0
2005 6
2006 6
2007 10
2008 10
2009 4
2010 11
2011 5
2012 6
2013 6
2014 3
2015 1
2016 6
2017 2
2018 0
2019 1
2020 3
2021 0
2022 0
2023 2
2024 2
Total 179
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Robert P. Hawkins 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 P. Hawkins 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, 164–173 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: 172 publications — 53rd percentile

53% 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
164–173 391 172
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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Robert P. Hawkins 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 P. Hawkins 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, 62 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: 62 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% 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 62
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1983 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Robert P. Hawkins is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research spans interdisciplinary topics primarily related to social influence, computational methods, and health psychology. Hawkins has contributed to areas including opinion dynamics, cancer survivorship, family support in illness, and computational text analysis.

The scientist's recent publications include:

  • Understanding how e-health interventions meet psychosocial needs of breast cancer patients: The pathways of influence on quality of life and cancer concerns, 2020, Psycho-Oncology
  • Simulating Opinion Dynamics with Networks of LLM-based Agents, 2023, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Wisdom of Partisan Crowds: Comparing Collective Intelligence in Humans and LLM-based Agents, 2023, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Contents, 2020, The American Journal of Cardiology
  • Contents, 2020, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Hawkins have included:

  • Dhavan V. Shah
  • Yun-Shiuan Chuang
  • Agam Goyal
  • Siddharth Suresh
  • Sijia Yang

Hawkins publishes regularly in a diverse set of venues. These include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Psycho-Oncology
  • The American Journal of Cardiology
  • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
  • UNC Libraries

Their research covers several interconnected subfields of study such as:

  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
  • General Social Sciences
  • Oncology
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Social Psychology

Main topics of Hawkins' work focus on:

  • Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence
  • Computational and Text Analysis Methods
  • Cancer Survivorship and Care
  • Family Support in Illness
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Expert Finding and Q&A Systems
  • Topic Modeling

Among formal recognitions, Hawkins was awarded Fellow status by the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1983.

Best Publications

  • Understanding tailoring in communicating about health

    Robert P. Hawkins;Matthew Kreuter;Kenneth Resnicow;Martin Fishbein

  • Impact of a patient-centered, computer-based health information/support system

    David H. Gustafson;Robert Hawkins;Eric Boberg;Susanne Pingree

  • User-centered design and interactive health technologies for patients.

    Annette De Vito Dabbs;Brad A. Myers;Kenneth R. Mc Curry;Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob

  • Perceived helpfulness and impact of social support provided by family, friends, and health care providers to women newly diagnosed with breast cancer.

    Neeraj K. Arora;Lila J. Finney Rutten;David H. Gustafson;Richard Moser

  • Effect of computer support on younger women with breast cancer.

    David H. Gustafson;Robert Hawkins;Suzanne Pingree;Fiona McTavish

  • Health Information, Credibility, Homophily, and Influence via the Internet: Web Sites Versus Discussion Groups

    Zuoming Wang;Joseph B. Walther;Suzanne Pingree;Robert P. Hawkins

  • Advancing communication science : merging mass and interpersonal processes

    Robert P. Hawkins;John M. Wiemann;Suzanne Pingree

  • Impact of surgery and chemotherapy on the quality of life of younger women with breast carcinoma: a prospective study

    Neeraj K. Arora;David H. Gustafson;Robert P. Hawkins;B S Fiona McTavish

  • CHESS: 10 Years of Research and Development in Consumer Health Informatics for Broad Populations, Including the Underserved

    David H Gustafson;Robert P Hawkins;Eric W Boberg;Fiona McTavish

  • Assessing the unmet information, support and care delivery needs of men with prostate cancer

    Eric W. Boberg;David H. Gustafson;Robert P. Hawkins;Kenneth P. Offord

  • Interplay of Negative Emotion and Health Self-Efficacy on the Use of Health Information and Its Outcomes

    Sun Young Lee;Hyunseo Hwang;Robert P. Hawkins;Suzanne Pingree

  • UNIFORM MESSAGES AND HABITUAL VIEWING: UNNECESSARY ASSUMPTIONS IN SOCIAL REALITY EFFECTS

    Robert P. Hawkins;Suzanne Pingree

  • Use and impact of ehealth system by low-income women with breast cancer

    David H. Gustafson;Fiona M. McTavish;William Stengle;Denise Ballard

  • Internet‐Based Interactive Support for Cancer Patients: Are Integrated Systems Better?

    David H. Gustafson;Robert Hawkins;Fiona McTavish;Suzanne Pingree

  • Effects of insightful disclosure within computer mediated support groups on women with breast cancer.

    Bret R. Shaw;Robert Hawkins;Fiona McTavish;Suzanne Pingree

  • Barriers to information access, perceived health competence, and psychosocial health outcomes: test of a mediation model in a breast cancer sample

    Neeraj K. Arora;Pauley Johnson;David H. Gustafson;Fiona McTavish

  • The Dimensional Structure of Children’s Perceptions of Television Reality

    Robert Parker Hawkins

  • CHESS improves cancer caregivers' burden and mood: results of an eHealth RCT.

    Lori L. DuBenske;David H. Gustafson;Kang Namkoong;Robert P. Hawkins

  • Some Processes in the Cultivation Effect

    Robert P. Hawkins;Suzanne Pingree

  • Attributes of Interactive Online Health Information Systems

    Joseph B Walther;Suzanne Pingree;Robert P Hawkins;David B Buller

  • The use and impact of a computer-based support system for people living with AIDS and HIV infection.

    D. H. Gustafson;R. P. Hawkins;E. W. Boberg;E. Bricker

Frequent Co-Authors

Suzanne Pingree
Suzanne Pingree University of Wisconsin–Madison
David H. Gustafson
David H. Gustafson University of Wisconsin–Madison
Fiona McTavish
Fiona McTavish University of Wisconsin–Madison
Bret R. Shaw
Bret R. Shaw University of Wisconsin–Madison
Timothy B. Baker
Timothy B. Baker University of Wisconsin–Madison
Dhavan V. Shah
Dhavan V. Shah University of Wisconsin–Madison
Brad A. Myers
Brad A. Myers Carnegie Mellon University
Mary Amanda Dew
Mary Amanda Dew University of Pittsburgh
David Cella
David Cella Northwestern University
Joseph B. Walther
Joseph B. Walther University of California, Santa Barbara

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