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Sean D. Young 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 Sean D. Young sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 205 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sean D. Young 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 Sean D. Young sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 48 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Sean D. Young is affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within medicine and social sciences, with a focus on epidemiology, sociology and political science, general health professions, applied psychology, and infectious diseases.

Their work covers a broad range of topics, including:

  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Data-Driven Disease Surveillance

Sean D. Young has contributed to several recent research papers such as:

  • "Online misinformation and vaccine hesitancy," 2021, published in Translational Behavioral Medicine
  • "Network interventions for managing the COVID-19 pandemic and sustaining economy," 2020, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Privacy paradox in mHealth applications: An integrated elaboration likelihood model incorporating privacy calculus and privacy fatigue," 2021, published in Telematics and Informatics
  • "The application of digital health to the assessment and treatment of substance use disorders: The past, current, and future role of the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network," 2020, published in Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
  • "Applying social norms interventions to increase adherence to COVID-19 prevention and control guidelines," 2021, published in Preventive Medicine

Their frequent collaborators include Renee Garett, William G. Cumberland, Dominic Arjuna Ugarte, Erin E. Bonar, and José A. Bauermeister.

Sean D. Young has published extensively in venues such as:

  • Substance Use & Misuse
  • Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • JMIR Research Protocols
  • AIDS and Behavior
  • Journal of Substance Use

Best Publications

  • Victim Derogation and Victim Enhancement as Alternate Routes to System Justification

    Aaron C. Kay;John T. Jost;Sean Young

  • A Literature Review: Website Design and User Engagement.

    Renee Garett;Jason Chiu;Ly Zhang;Sean D. Young

  • Randomised controlled trial of short bursts of a potent topical corticosteroid versus prolonged use of a mild preparation for children with mild or moderate atopic eczema.

    K.S. Thomas;S.J. Armstrong;Anthony Avery;A. Li Wan Po

  • Characterization of a Recurrent Germ Line Mutation of the E-Cadherin Gene: Implications for Genetic Testing and Clinical Management

    Gianpaolo Suriano;Gianpaolo Suriano;Sandie Yew;Paulo Ferreira;Janine Senz

  • Methods of using real-time social media technologies for detection and remote monitoring of HIV outcomes

    Sean D. Young;Caitlin Rivers;Bryan Lewis

  • Social Networking Technologies as an Emerging Tool for HIV Prevention: A Cluster Randomized Trial

    Sean D. Young;William G. Cumberland;Sung-Jae Lee;Devan Jaganath

  • COVIDLIES: Detecting COVID-19 Misinformation on Social Media

    Tamanna Hossain;Robert L. Logan;Arjuna Ugarte;Yoshitomo Matsubara

  • Homologous Recombination Deficiency and Platinum-Based Therapy Outcomes in Advanced Breast Cancer

    Eric Y. Zhao;Yaoqing Shen;Erin Pleasance;Katayoon Kasaian

  • Online misinformation and vaccine hesitancy.

    Renee Garett;Sean D Young

  • Online Social Networking Technologies, HIV Knowledge, and Sexual Risk and Testing Behaviors Among Homeless Youth

    Sean D. Young;Eric Rice

  • Homonegativity, Substance Use, Sexual Risk Behaviors, and HIV Status in Poor and Ethnic Men Who Have Sex with Men in Los Angeles

    Steven Shoptaw;Robert E. Weiss;Brett Munjas;Christopher Hucks-Ortiz

  • Internet Use, Social Networking, and HIV/AIDS Risk for Homeless Adolescents

    Eric Rice;William Monro;Anamika Barman-Adhikari;Sean D. Young

  • A longitudinal analysis of stress among incoming college freshmen

    Renee Garett;Sam Liu;Sean D. Young

  • Germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in ovarian cancer: utility of a histology-based referral strategy.

    Kasmintan A. Schrader;Jane Hurlburt;Steve E. Kalloger;Samantha Hansford

  • The HOPE social media intervention for global HIV prevention in Peru: a cluster randomised controlled trial.

    Sean D Young;William G Cumberland;Roch Nianogo;Luis A Menacho

  • HIV-related stigma, social norms, and HIV testing in Soweto and Vulindlela, South Africa: National Institutes of Mental Health Project Accept (HPTN 043).

    Sean D Young;Zdenek Hlavka;Precious Modiba;Glenda Gray

  • The Influence of Social Networking Photos on Social Norms and Sexual Health Behaviors

    Sean D. Young;Alexander H. Jordan

  • Using Grindr, a Smartphone Social-Networking Application, to Increase HIV Self-Testing Among Black and Latino Men Who Have Sex With Men in Los Angeles, 2014.

    Emily Huang;Robert W. Marlin;Sean D. Young;Alex Medline

  • Cost-Effectiveness of HIV Monitoring Strategies in Resource-Limited Settings – A Southern African Analysis

    Eran Bendavid;Sean D. Young;David A. Katzenstein;Ahmed M. Bayoumi

  • Harnessing Online Peer Education (HOPE): integrating C-POL and social media to train peer leaders in HIV prevention.

    Devan Jaganath;Harkiran K. Gill;Adam Carl Cohen;Sean D. Young

  • Demand Characteristics in Assessing Motion Sickness in a Virtual Environment: Or Does Taking a Motion Sickness Questionnaire Make You Sick?

    Sean D. Young;Bernard D. Adelstein;Stephen R. Ellis

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey D. Klausner
Jeffrey D. Klausner University of Southern California
Aly Karsan
Aly Karsan University of British Columbia
Marco A. Marra
Marco A. Marra University of British Columbia
Steven J.M. Jones
Steven J.M. Jones University of British Columbia
David G. Huntsman
David G. Huntsman University of British Columbia
Thomas J. Coates
Thomas J. Coates University of California, Los Angeles
Andrew J. Mungall
Andrew J. Mungall BC Cancer Agency
Karen Mungall
Karen Mungall BC Cancer Agency
Eric Rice
Eric Rice University of Southern California
Karen A. Gelmon
Karen A. Gelmon University of British Columbia

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