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D-Index
65
Citations
21914
World Ranking
2787
National Ranking
1606

Seth M. Noar publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Seth M. Noar sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 254 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Seth M. Noar D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Seth M. Noar sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Seth M. Noar is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their scholarly work centers primarily on topics related to smoking behavior, cessation, and public health communication within the behavioral health domain.

Their recent publications include the following:

  • (Mis)communicating about COVID-19: Insights from Health and Crisis Communication, 2020, Health Communication
  • Evaluating the actual and perceived effectiveness of E-cigarette prevention advertisements among adolescents, 2020, Addictive Behaviors
  • Pictorial Cigarette Pack Warnings Increase Some Risk Appraisals But Not Risk Beliefs: A Meta-Analysis, 2020, Human Communication Research

Seth M. Noar's research contributions often intersect with several key themes, encompassing:

  • Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Media Influence and Health
  • Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
  • Risk Perception and Management
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Gender, Feminism, and Media

Their work frequently appears in such venues as Health Communication, Nicotine & Tobacco Research, Tobacco Control, and the Journal of Health Communication. In addition, a significant volume of their output is housed within UNC Libraries.

Their academic interests span several subfields including:

  • Applied Psychology
  • Physiology
  • Literature and Literary Theory
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • General Health Professions

Seth M. Noar collaborates regularly with other researchers, including:

  • Noel T. Brewer
  • Marissa G. Hall
  • Kurt M. Ribisl
  • Erin L. Sutfin
  • Allison J. Lazard

Their body of work addresses health communication strategies, public health messaging, and behavioral intervention techniques, contributing to an understanding of how media and messaging influence health behaviors, particularly in tobacco use prevention and cessation.

Best Publications

  • Does tailoring matter? Meta-analytic review of tailored print health behavior change interventions.

    Seth M. Noar;Christina Nicole Benac;Melissa Sue Harris

  • A 10-Year Retrospective of Research in Health Mass Media Campaigns: Where Do We Go From Here?

    Seth M. Noar

  • Health Behavior Theory and cumulative knowledge regarding health behaviors: are we moving in the right direction?

    Seth M. Noar;Rick S. Zimmerman

  • Efficacy of text messaging-based interventions for health promotion: a meta-analysis.

    Katharine J. Head;Seth M. Noar;Nicholas T. Iannarino;Nancy Grant Harrington

  • A meta-analysis of web-delivered tailored health behavior change interventions

    Mia Liza A. Lustria;Seth M. Noar;Juliann Cortese;Stephanie K. Van Stee

  • Computer-tailored health interventions delivered over the web: Review and analysis of key components

    Mia Liza A. Lustria;Juliann Cortese;Seth M. Noar;Robert L. Glueckauf

  • Pictorial cigarette pack warnings: a meta-analysis of experimental studies

    Seth M Noar;Marissa G Hall;Diane B Francis;Kurt M Ribisl

  • The Role of Structural Equation Modeling in Scale Development

    Seth M. Noar

  • Illicit Use of Prescription ADHD Medications on a College Campus: A Multimethodological Approach

    Alan D DeSantis;Elizabeth M Webb;Seth M Noar

  • Parent-Adolescent Sexual Communication and Adolescent Safer Sex Behavior A Meta-Analysis

    Laura Widman;Sophia Choukas-Bradley;Seth M. Noar;Jacqueline Nesi

  • Efficacy of computer technology-based HIV prevention interventions: a meta-analysis.

    Seth M Noar;Hulda G Black;Larson B Pierce

  • Why Communication Is Crucial: Meta-Analysis of the Relationship Between Safer Sexual Communication and Condom Use

    Seth M Noar;Kellie Carlyle;Christi Cole

  • A 10-Year Systematic Review of HIV/AIDS Mass Communication Campaigns: Have We Made Progress?

    Seth M Noar;Philip Palmgreen;Melissa Chabot;Nicole Dobransky

  • The impact of strengthening cigarette pack warnings: Systematic review of longitudinal observational studies.

    Seth M. Noar;Diane B. Francis;Christy Bridges;Jennah M. Sontag

  • Behavioral Interventions to Reduce HIV-related Sexual Risk Behavior: Review and Synthesis of Meta-Analytic Evidence

    Seth M. Noar

  • The effectiveness of group-based comprehensive risk-reduction and abstinence education interventions to prevent or reduce the risk of adolescent pregnancy, human immunodeficiency virus, and sexually transmitted infections: two systematic reviews for the Guide to Community Preventive Services.

    Helen B. Chin;Theresa Ann Sipe;Randy Elder;Shawna L. Mercer

  • Effect of Pictorial Cigarette Pack Warnings on Changes in Smoking Behavior: A Randomized Clinical Trial

    Noel T. Brewer;Marissa G. Hall;Seth M. Noar;Humberto Parada

  • Applying health behavior theory to multiple behavior change: considerations and approaches.

    Seth M. Noar;Melissa Chabot;Rick S. Zimmerman

  • The Role of Message Tailoring in the Development of Persuasive Health Communication Messages

    Seth M. Noar;Nancy Grant Harrington;Rosalie Shemanski Aldrich

  • Physician weight loss advice and patient weight loss behavior change: a literature review and meta-analysis of survey data

    S A Rose;P S Poynter;J W Anderson;S M Noar

Frequent Co-Authors

Noel T. Brewer
Noel T. Brewer University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kurt M. Ribisl
Kurt M. Ribisl University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Rick S. Zimmerman
Rick S. Zimmerman Wayne State University
Philip Palmgreen
Philip Palmgreen University of Kentucky
Adam O. Goldstein
Adam O. Goldstein University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Laura Widman
Laura Widman North Carolina State University
Richard A. Crosby
Richard A. Crosby University of Kentucky
Paschal Sheeran
Paschal Sheeran University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Mark Dredze
Mark Dredze Johns Hopkins University
Brian G. Southwell
Brian G. Southwell Duke University

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