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Sandra Petronio 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 Sandra Petronio sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 77 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sandra Petronio 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 Sandra Petronio sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 37 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Sandra Petronio is affiliated with Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis in the United States. Their research spans several fields within the broad domain of health and psychology.

The main fields of study for Sandra Petronio include:

  • Psychology
  • Health Professions

Their subfields of study focus on:

  • Social Psychology
  • General Health Professions

The primary topics addressed in their work involve:

  • LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics

Sandra Petronio has published research papers in notable academic venues. Their recent publication is titled "Starting that Conversation Is Even Harder than Having It": Female Patients' Perceptions of Physicians' Communication Competence in Communication about Sexual Behavior, published in 2020 in the Journal of Health Communication. This paper has received citations reflecting engagement within the academic community.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Sandra Petronio include:

  • Rachael Hernandez

Their research contributions are notably found in the Journal of Health Communication, highlighting a focus on communication aspects within health-related fields.

Best Publications

  • Boundaries of Privacy: Dialectics of Disclosure

    Sandra Sporbert Petronio

  • Communication Boundary Management: A Theoretical Model of Managing Disclosure of Private Information Between Marital Couples

    Sandra Petronio

  • Communication Privacy Management Theory: What Do We Know About Family Privacy Regulation?

    Sandra Petronio

  • Brief status report on Communication Privacy Management theory.

    Sandra Petronio

  • Privacy and disclosure of HIV in interpersonal relationships : a sourcebook for researchers and practitioners

    Kathryn Greene;Valerian J. Derlega;Gust A. Yep;Sandra Petronio

  • The boundaries of privacy: Praxis of everyday life.

    Sandra Petronio

  • Disclosure of sexual abuse by children and adolescents

    Sandra Petronio;Heidi M. Reeder;Michael L. Hecht;Theresa Mon't Ros‐Mendoza

  • Balancing the Secrets of Private Disclosures

    Sandra Sporbert Petronio

  • Translational Research Endeavors and the Practices of Communication Privacy Management

    Sandra Petronio

  • Blogging, communication, and privacy management: Development of the Blogging Privacy Management Measure

    Jeffrey T. Child;Judy C. Pearson;Sandra Petronio

  • Privacy binds in family interactions: The case of parental privacy invasion.

    Sandra Petronio

  • Family and Friends as Healthcare Advocates: Dilemmas of Confidentiality and Privacy

    Sandra Petronio;Jack Sargent;Laura Andea;Peggy Reganis

  • Communication Privacy Management Theory : Understanding Families

    Sandra Petronio;John P. Caughlin

  • Road to Developing Communication Privacy Management Theory: Narrative in Progress, Please Stand By

    Sandra Petronio

  • Blogging, communication, and privacy management: Development of the Blogging Privacy Management Measure

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  • Blogging privacy rule orientations, privacy management, and content deletion practices: The variability of online privacy management activity at different stages of social media use

    Jeffrey T. Child;Paul M. Haridakis;Sandra Petronio

  • Ramifications of revealing private information: A gender gap

    Sandra Petronio;Judith N. Martin

  • Prerequisite conditions for self‐disclosing: A gender issue

    Sandra Petronio;Judith Martin;Robert Littlefield

  • Conceptualization and operationalization: utility of communication privacy management theory

    Sandra Petronio;Jeffrey T Child

  • Blog scrubbing: Exploring triggers that change privacy rules

    Jeffrey T. Child;Sandra Petronio;Esther A. Agyeman-Budu;David A. Westermann

  • Mis)communicating Across Boundaries Interpersonal and Intergroup Considerations

    Sandra Petronio;Naomi Ellemers;Howard Giles;Cynthia Gallois

Frequent Co-Authors

John P. Caughlin
John P. Caughlin University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Michael L. Hecht
Michael L. Hecht Pennsylvania State University
Judith N. Martin
Judith N. Martin Arizona State University
Christopher M. Callahan
Christopher M. Callahan Indiana University
Howard Giles
Howard Giles University of California, Santa Barbara
Naomi Ellemers
Naomi Ellemers Utrecht University
Kathryn Greene
Kathryn Greene Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Valerian J. Derlega
Valerian J. Derlega Old Dominion University
Cindy Gallois
Cindy Gallois University of Queensland

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