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D-Index
67
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908
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430

Sara Wilcox 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 Sara Wilcox sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 347 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sara Wilcox 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 Sara Wilcox sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 67 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Sara Wilcox is affiliated with the University of South Carolina in the United States and has a research focus primarily within the fields of Medicine and Health Professions. Their work spans several subfields including General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Health, and Clinical Psychology.

The scientist's research covers multiple key topics such as Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations, Obesity, Physical Activity, and Diet, Gestational Diabetes Research and Management, Community Health and Development, Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology, Physical Activity and Health, and Birth, Development, and Health.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Sara Wilcox include:

  • A Behavioral Lifestyle Intervention to Limit Gestational Weight Gain in Pregnant Women with Overweight and Obesity (2021) published in Obesity
  • Integrating Survivors of Stroke Into Exercise-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Improves Endurance and Functional Strength (2021) published in Journal of the American Heart Association
  • Effects of a lifestyle intervention on postpartum weight retention among women with elevated weight (2022) published in Obesity
  • A 12-Week Randomized Intervention Comparing the Healthy US, Mediterranean, and Vegetarian Dietary Patterns of the US Dietary Guidelines for Changes in Body Weight, Hemoglobin A1c, Blood Pressure, and Dietary Quality among African American Adults (2022) published in Journal of Nutrition
  • Predictors of implementation in the Faith, Activity, and Nutrition dissemination and implementation study: application of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) in a statewide initiative (2020) published in Translational Behavioral Medicine

Frequent co-authors in Sara Wilcox's collaborations include:

  • Gabrielle Turner-McGrievy
  • Jihong Liu
  • John A. Bernhart
  • Brent Hutto
  • Andrew T. Kaczynski

Their work is published frequently in venues such as Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Translational Behavioral Medicine, Obesity, and BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.

Best Publications

  • Personal and environmental factors associated with physical inactivity among different racial-ethnic groups of U.S. middle-aged and older-aged women.

    Abby C. King;Cynthia Castro;Sara Wilcox;Amy A. Eyler

  • Determinants of leisure time physical activity in rural compared with urban older and ethnically diverse women in the United States

    Sara Wilcox;Cynthia Castro;Abby C King;Robyn Housemann

  • Recreational physical activity and the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women: The Women's Health Initiative cohort study

    Anne McTiernan;Charles Kooperberg;Emily White;Sara Wilcox

  • Correlates of Physical Activity among Women from Diverse Racial/Ethnic Groups

    Amy E. Eyler;Sara Wilcox;Dyann Matson-Koffman;Kelly R. Evenson

  • Psychosocial and Perceived Environmental Correlates of Physical Activity in Rural and Older African American and White Women

    Sara Wilcox;Matthias Bopp;Larissa Oberrecht;Sandra K. Kammermann

  • Effects of moderate-intensity exercise on physiological, behavioral, and emotional responses to family caregiving: a randomized controlled trial.

    Abby C King;Kellie Baumann;Paula O'Sullivan;Sara Wilcox

  • The effects of widowhood on physical and mental health, health behaviors, and health outcomes: The Women's Health Initiative.

    Sara Wilcox;Kelly R. Evenson;Aaron Aragaki;Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller

  • Older adults' perceived physical activity enablers and barriers: a multicultural perspective.

    Anna E. Mathews;Sarah B. Laditka;James N. Laditka;Sara Wilcox

  • Quantitative study of correlates of physical activity in women from diverse racial/ethnic groups: The Women's Cardiovascular Health Network Project--summary and conclusions.

    Amy A. Eyler;Dyann Matson-Koffman;Deborah Rohm Young;Sara Wilcox

  • Personal, social, and physical environmental correlates of physical activity in African-American women in South Carolina.

    Barbara E Ainsworth;Sara Wilcox;Winifred W Thompson;Donna L Richter

  • Factors related to sleep disturbance in older adults experiencing knee pain or knee pain with radiographic evidence of knee osteoarthritis.

    Sara Wilcox;Gretchen A. Brenes;Doug Levine;Mary Ann Sevick

  • Environmental, policy, and cultural factors related to physical activity in a diverse sample of women: The Women's Cardiovascular Health Network Project--summary and discussion

    Amy A. Eyler;Joshua R. Vest;Bonnie Sanderson;Jo Ellen Wilbur

  • Physical activity, public health, and aging: critical issues and research priorities.

    Thomas Prohaska;Elaine Belansky;Basia Belza;David Buchner

  • Evaluation of a 12-week home-based walking intervention for breast cancer survivors

    Charles E. Matthews;Sara Wilcox;Cara L. Hanby;Cheryl Der Ananian

  • Understanding physical activity participation in members of an African American church: a qualitative study

    Melissa Bopp;Diana Lattimore;Sara Wilcox;Marilyn Laken

  • Sleep Complaints in Older Women Who Are Family Caregivers

    Sara Wilcox;Abby C. King

  • An exercise program for women who are caring for relatives with dementia.

    Cynthia M Castro;Sara Wilcox;Paula O'Sullivan;Kellie Baumann

  • Mobile apps for pediatric obesity prevention and treatment, healthy eating, and physical activity promotion: just fun and games?

    Danielle E. Schoffman;Gabrielle Turner-McGrievy;Sonya J. Jones;Sara Wilcox

  • Age and gender in relation to body attitudes: Is there a double standard of aging?

    Sara Wilcox

  • Comparative effectiveness of plant-based diets for weight loss: A randomized controlled trial of five different diets

    Gabrielle M. Turner-McGrievy;Charis R. Davidson;Ellen E. Wingard;Sara Wilcox

  • Environmental, policy, and cultural factors related to physical activity in African American women.

    Donna L. Richter;Sara Wilcox;Mary L. Greaney;Karla A. Henderson

Frequent Co-Authors

Abby C. King
Abby C. King Stanford University
Ruth P. Saunders
Ruth P. Saunders University of South Carolina
Steven N. Blair
Steven N. Blair University of South Carolina
Andrew T. Kaczynski
Andrew T. Kaczynski University of South Carolina
Barbara E. Ainsworth
Barbara E. Ainsworth Arizona State University
Marsha Dowda
Marsha Dowda University of South Carolina
Xuemei Sui
Xuemei Sui University of South Carolina
Marcia G. Ory
Marcia G. Ory Texas A&M University
Russell R. Pate
Russell R. Pate University of South Carolina
James N. Laditka
James N. Laditka University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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