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D-Index
71
Citations
18491
World Ranking
733
National Ranking
347

Trace Kershaw 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 Trace Kershaw sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 310 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Trace Kershaw 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 Trace Kershaw sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Trace Kershaw is affiliated with Yale University in the United States and has a research portfolio spanning medicine, social sciences, and health professions. Their work includes considerable contributions in infectious diseases, epidemiology, general health professions, and sociopolitical aspects of health.

Their recent scholarly output features studies addressing intersectional and public health issues. Key publications include:

  • Black Pregnant Women "Get the Most Judgment": A Qualitative Study of the Experiences of Black Women at the Intersection of Race, Gender, and Pregnancy, 2020, Women's Health Issues
  • "PrEP's just to secure you like insurance": a qualitative study on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) adherence and retention among black cisgender women in Mississippi, 2021, BMC Infectious Diseases
  • Dimensions of Masculine Norms, Depression, and Mental Health Service Utilization: Results From a Prospective Cohort Study Among Emerging Adult Men in the United States, 2020, American Journal of Men's Health
  • Where's the "Everyday Black Woman"? An intersectional qualitative analysis of Black Women's decision-making regarding HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in Mississippi, 2022, BMC Public Health
  • Contraception as a Potential Gateway to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis: US Women's Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Modality Preferences Align with Their Birth Control Practices, 2020, AIDS Patient Care and STDs

The main research topics addressed by Kershaw's work include:

  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Homelessness and Social Issues

Kershaw frequently collaborates with several coauthors, among whom are:

  • Tiara C. Willie
  • Laurel Sharpless
  • S. Raquel Ramos
  • Kamila A. Alexander
  • Jamila K. Stockman

Their research has been disseminated widely through multiple publication venues. The most frequent include:

  • UNC Libraries
  • AIDS and Behavior
  • BMC Public Health
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Women's Health Issues

Kershaw's scholarly contributions primarily address issues within medicine and health professions but also intersect with social sciences, illuminating complex health disparities and social determinants of health. Their work often highlights the experiences of marginalized populations, examining themes of race, gender, and sexuality through both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies.

Best Publications

  • Text Messaging as a Tool for Behavior Change in Disease Prevention and Management

    Heather Cole-Lewis;Trace Kershaw

  • Group prenatal care and perinatal outcomes: a randomized controlled trial.

    Jeannette R. Ickovics;Trace S. Kershaw;Claire Westdahl;Urania Magriples

  • Quality of life of women with recurrent breast cancer and their family members.

    Laurel L. Northouse;Darlene Mood;Trace Kershaw;Ann Schafenacker

  • Effects of a family intervention on the quality of life of women with recurrent breast cancer and their family caregivers

    Laurel L. Northouse;Trace Kershaw;Darlene Mood;Ann Schafenacker

  • Randomized clinical trial of a family intervention for prostate cancer patients and their spouses.

    Laurel L. Northouse;Darlene W. Mood;Ann Schafenacker;James E. Montie

  • Group prenatal care and preterm birth weight: results from a matched cohort study at public clinics

    Jeannette R. Ickovics;Trace S. Kershaw;Claire Westdahl;Sharon Schindler Rising

  • The intergenerational cycle of teenage motherhood: an ecological approach.

    Christina S. Meade;Trace S. Kershaw;Jeannette R. Ickovics

  • Self-esteem, emotional distress and sexual behavior among adolescent females: Inter-relationships and temporal effects

    Kathleen A. Ethier;Kathleen A. Ethier;Trace S. Kershaw;Jessica B. Lewis;Stephanie Milan

  • Coping strategies and quality of life in women with advanced breast cancer and their family caregivers

    Trace Kershaw;Laurel Northouse;Charuwan Kritpracha;Ann Schafenacker

  • Development of parallel scales to measure HIV-related stigma

    M.J. Visser;Trace S. Kershaw;J.D. Makin;Brian William Cameron Forsyth

  • Randomized Clinical Trial of a Brief and Extensive Dyadic Intervention for Advanced Cancer Patients and Their Family Caregivers

    Laurel L. Northouse;Darlene W. Mood;Ann Schafenacker;Gregory Kalemkerian

  • A family‐based model to predict fear of recurrence for cancer survivors and their caregivers

    Suzanne Mellon;Trace S. Kershaw;Laurel L. Northouse;Laurie Freeman-Gibb

  • Urban teens: Trauma, posttraumatic growth, and emotional distress among female adolescents.

    Jeannette R. Ickovics;Christina S. Meade;Trace S. Kershaw;Stephanie Milan

  • Social support, family functioning and parenting competence in adolescent parents.

    Meghan Angley;Anna Divney;Urania Magriples;Trace Kershaw

  • The treatment of disabling single-level lumbar discogenic low back pain with total disc arthroplasty utilizing the Prodisc prosthesis: a prospective study with 2-year minimum follow-up.

    Rudolf Bertagnoli;James J Yue;Rahul V Shah;Regina Nanieva

  • The Interdependence of Advanced Cancer Patients' and Their Family Caregivers' Mental Health, Physical Health, and Self-Efficacy over Time.

    Trace Kershaw;Katrina R. Ellis;Hyojin Yoon;Ann Schafenacker

  • Social support and social conflict as predictors of prenatal depression.

    Claire M. Westdahl;Stephanie Milan;Urania Magriples;Trace S. Kershaw

  • Early results after ProDisc-C cervical disc replacement.

    Rudolf Bertagnoli;James J Yue;Frank Pfeiffer;Andrea Fenk-Mayer

  • Longitudinal Analysis of a Model to Predict Quality of Life in Prostate Cancer Patients and their Spouses

    Trace S. Kershaw;Darlene W. Mood;Gail Newth;David L. Ronis;David L. Ronis

  • Effects of group prenatal care on psychosocial risk in pregnancy: results from a randomised controlled trial

    Jeannette R. Ickovics;Elizabeth Reed;Urania Magriples;Claire Westdahl

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeannette R. Ickovics
Jeannette R. Ickovics Yale University
Linda M. Niccolai
Linda M. Niccolai Yale University
Nathan B. Hansen
Nathan B. Hansen University of Georgia
Kathleen A. Ethier
Kathleen A. Ethier Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Kenneth H. Mayer
Kenneth H. Mayer Harvard Medical School
Valerie A. Earnshaw
Valerie A. Earnshaw University of Delaware
John F. Dovidio
John F. Dovidio Yale University
Katie B. Biello
Katie B. Biello Brown University
Manya Magnus
Manya Magnus George Washington University
Christina S. Meade
Christina S. Meade Duke University

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