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44
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4021
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Sevil Sönmez 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 Sevil Sönmez sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 110 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sevil Sönmez 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 Sevil Sönmez sits on this spectrum.

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: 44 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Sevil Sönmez is affiliated with the University of Central Florida in the United States. Their research spans several key areas within health, psychology, sociology, and economics, with a focus on occupational and public health concerns related to the hospitality and transportation sectors.

Their recent publications include studies addressing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on workers' health and safety. Notable papers include:

  • The Hospitality Industry in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Current Topics and Research Methods (2020) published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Understanding the effects of COVID-19 on the health and safety of immigrant hospitality workers in the United States (2020) published in Tourism Management Perspectives

Co-authorship collaborations have frequently involved researchers such as Yorghos Apostolopoulos, Michael K. Lemke, Adam Hege, Yu-Chin Hsieh, and Robert V. Randolph. These partnerships reflect interdisciplinary efforts within occupational health and safety as well as related social and behavioral sciences.

The scholar has contributed to several journals multiple times, including:

  • American Journal of Industrial Medicine
  • Workplace Health & Safety
  • PsycTESTS Dataset
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Tourism Management Perspectives

Main fields and subfields of study covered by Sönmez include experimental and cognitive psychology, health professions, toxicology, sociology, political science, economics, and econometrics. Their work integrates insights from these disciplines to examine workplace issues comprehensively.

Major research topics addressed are:

  • Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Occupational Health and Safety Research
  • Family Business Performance and Succession
  • Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
  • Traffic and Road Safety

Best Publications

  • Influence of terrorism risk on foreign tourism decisions.

    Sevil F. Sönmez;Alan R. Graefe

  • Determining Future Travel Behavior from Past Travel Experience and Perceptions of Risk and Safety

    Sevil F. Sönmez;Alan R. Graefe

  • TOURISM, TERRORISM, AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY

    Sevil F. Sönmez

  • Residents' attitudes toward tourism development

    Victor Teye;Ercan Sirakaya;Sevil F. Sönmez

  • Tourism in Crisis: Managing the Effects of Terrorism

    Sevil F. Sönmez;Yiorgos Apostolopoulos;Peter Tarlow

  • A Distorted Destination Image? The Case of Turkey:

    Sevil Sönmez;Ercan Sirakaya

  • Understanding Residents’ Support for Tourism Development in the Central Region of Ghana

    Ercan Sirakaya;Victor Teye;Sevil Sönmez

  • Redefining Ecotourism: The Need for a Supply-Side View

    Ercan Sirakaya;Vinod Sasidharan;Sevil Sönmez

  • Wine tourism: motivating visitors through core and supplementary services.

    Erick T. Byrd;Bonnie Canziani;Yu-Chin (Jerrie) Hsieh;Keith Debbage

  • HIV-risk behaviours of American spring break vacationers: a case of situational disinhibition?

    Y Apostolopoulos;S Sönmez;C H Yu

  • Gender Images in State Tourism Brochures: An Overlooked Area in Socially Responsible Tourism Marketing

    Ercan Sirakaya;Sevil Sonmez

  • The Hospitality Industry in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Current Topics and Research Methods

    Mohammad Reza Davahli;Waldemar Karwowski;Sevil Sonmez;Yorghos Apostolopoulos

  • Health survey of U.S. long-haul truck drivers: work environment, physical health, and healthcare access.

    Yorghos Apostolopoulos;Sevil Sönmez;Mona M. Shattell;Clifford Gonzales

  • Worksite-Induced Morbidities Among Truck Drivers in the United States

    Yorghos Apostolopoulos;Sevil Sönmez;Mona M. Shattell;Michael Belzer

  • The Impact of Gender and Religion on College Students’ Spring Break Behavior

    Anna S. Mattila;Yorghos Apostolopoulos;Sevil Sonmez;Lucy Yu

  • Exploring the touristic image of Jordan.

    Ingrid Schneider;Sevil Sönmez

  • How 'social' are destinations? Examining European DMO social media usage

    Ahmet Uşaklı;Burcu Koç;Sevil Sönmez

  • Do destination images really matter? Predicting destination choices of student travellers:

    Ercan Sirakaya;Sevil F. Sonmez;Hwan-Suk Choi

  • Binge drinking and casual sex on spring break

    Sevil Sönmez;Yorghos Apostolopoulos;Chong Ho Yu;Shiyi Yang

  • Understanding the effects of COVID-19 on the health and safety of immigrant hospitality workers in the United States

    Sevil Sönmez;Yorghos Apostolopoulos;Michael Kenneth Lemke;Michael Kenneth Lemke;Yu-Chin Jerrie Hsieh

Frequent Co-Authors

Esra Memili
Esra Memili University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Waldemar Karwowski
Waldemar Karwowski University of Central Florida
Alan R. Graefe
Alan R. Graefe Pennsylvania State University
Asli D.A. Tasci
Asli D.A. Tasci University of Central Florida
Anna S. Mattila
Anna S. Mattila Pennsylvania State University
James S. Boles
James S. Boles University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Alan Fyall
Alan Fyall University of Central Florida
Dallen J. Timothy
Dallen J. Timothy Arizona State University
Richard Butler
Richard Butler University of Strathclyde
Sheila J. Backman
Sheila J. Backman Clemson University

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