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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 70 769 671 366 313 157 19421

William B. Hansen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by William B. Hansen between 1977 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. William B. Hansen published across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025, averaging 3.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 1989. 5 of the 169 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 1989. 1977: 1 publication 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 2 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 6 publications 1987: 9 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 16 publications 1990: 8 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 3 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 2 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 6 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 5 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 1 publication 2018: 1 publication 2019: 4 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 5 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 2 publications
1977 2025

169 publications in total across all disciplines

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William B. Hansen: publications per year, 1977 to 2025
Year Publications
1977 1
1978 1
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 1
1983 1
1984 2
1985 4
1986 6
1987 9
1988 5
1989 16
1990 8
1991 7
1992 3
1993 3
1994 7
1995 3
1996 6
1997 3
1998 1
1999 3
2000 2
2001 8
2002 2
2003 3
2004 3
2005 1
2006 2
2007 2
2008 1
2009 6
2010 6
2011 4
2012 1
2013 5
2014 4
2015 2
2016 1
2017 1
2018 1
2019 4
2020 2
2021 1
2022 5
2023 7
2024 3
2025 2
Total 169
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William B. Hansen 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 William B. Hansen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 154–163 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 157 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411 157
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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William B. Hansen 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 William B. Hansen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 70 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 70 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43 70
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow, Society for Prevention Research
  • 2014 - Fellow, Society for Prevention Research
  • 2007 - Friend of ECPN (Early Career Prevention Network) Award
  • 2007 - Friend of ECPN (Early Career Prevention Network) Award
  • 2001 - Prevention Research to Practice Award, Society for Prevention Research
  • 2001 - Prevention Research to Practice Award, Society for Prevention Research
  • 2000 - Outstanding Researcher Award, American School Health Association
  • 2000 - Outstanding Researcher Award, American School Health Association
  • 1949 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1947 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1939 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS)

Overview

William B. Hansen is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Psychology, with specific contributions to Developmental and Educational Psychology, Education, General Health Professions, Epidemiology, and Applied Psychology.

Their scholarly work frequently addresses topics such as Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Behavioral Health and Interventions, Youth Development and Social Support, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Health Policy Implementation Science, Smoking Behavior and Cessation, and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment.

Recent publications authored or coauthored by William B. Hansen include:

  • D.A.R.E./keepin' it REAL elementary curriculum: Substance use outcomes (2023) published in PLoS ONE
  • Psychosocial Indicators of Adolescent Alcohol, Cigarette, and Marijuana Use: An Analysis of Normalized, Harmonized, and Pooled Data (2022) published in Evaluation & the Health Professions
  • Development of a questionnaire on teachers' knowledge of language as an epistemic tool (2020) published in Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Other recent papers featuring collaboration with frequent coauthors include:

  • Effects of Workplace Variables on Workers Intentions to Misuse Prescription Opioids (2023) published in Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
  • Fidelity of D.A.R.E. Officers' Delivery of "keepin' it REAL" in Elementary & Middle School (2023) published in Prevention Science

Frequent coauthors with whom William B. Hansen has collaborated include:

  • David L. Wyrick
  • Emily Beamon
  • Gavin W. Fulmer
  • Jihyun Hwang
  • Brian Hand

William B. Hansen's research has been published across multiple venues, with a notable number of works appearing in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Prevention Science, Journal of Prevention, Journal of Research in Science Teaching, and PLoS ONE.

They have also been recognized with distinctions including being a Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1949), Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1947), and Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) (1939).

Best Publications

  • A review of research on fidelity of implementation: implications for drug abuse prevention in school settings

    Linda Dusenbury;Rosalind Brannigan;Mathea Falco;William B. Hansen

  • A Multicommunity Trial for Primary Prevention of Adolescent Drug Abuse: Effects on Drug Use Prevalence

    Mary Ann Pentz;James H. Dwyer;David P. MacKinnon;Brian R. Flay

  • Preventing alcohol, marijuana, and cigarette use among adolescents: peer pressure resistance training versus establishing conservative norms.

    William B. Hansen;John W. Graham

  • School-based substance abuse prevention: a review of the state of the art in curriculum, 1980–1990

    William B. Hansen

  • Deterring the Onset of Smoking in Children: Knowledge of Immediate Physiological Effects and Coping with Peer Pressure, Media Pressure, and Parent Modeling1

    Richard I. Evans;Richard M. Rozelle;Maurice B. Mittelmark;William B. Hansen

  • Diffusion of a School-Based Substance Abuse Prevention Program: Predictors of Program Implementation

    Louise Ann Rohrbach;John W. Graham;William B. Hansen

  • Social influence processes affecting adolescent substance use.

    John W. Graham;Gary Marks;William B. Hansen

  • Relative Effectiveness of Comprehensive Community Programming for Drug Abuse Prevention With High-Risk and Low-Risk Adolescents

    C. Anderson Johnson;Mary Ann Pentz;Mark D. Weber;James H. Dwyer

  • Handbook of adolescent health risk behavior.

    Ralph J. DiClemente;William Bunker Hansen;Lynn E. Ponton

  • Quality of implementation: developing measures crucial to understanding the diffusion of preventive interventions

    Linda Dusenbury;Rosalind Brannigan;William B. Hansen;John Walsh

  • Increasing the validity of self-reports of smoking behavior in children.

    Richard I. Evans;William B. Hansen;Maurice B. Mittelmark

  • Mediating Mechanisms in a School-Based Drug Prevention Program: First-Year Effects of the Midwestern Prevention Project

    D P MacKinnon;C A Johnson;M A Pentz;J H Dwyer

  • Affective and social influences approaches to the prevention of multiple substance abuse among seventh grade students: Results from project SMART

    William B. Hansen;C.Anderson Johnson;Brian R. Flay;John W. Graham

  • Testing the Generalizability of Intervening Mechanism Theories: Understanding the Effects of Adolescent Drug Use Prevention Interventions

    Stewart I. Donaldson;John W. Graham;William B. Hansen

  • Peer influence on smoking initiation during early adolescence: a comparison of group members and group outsiders.

    Patricia A. Aloise-Young;John W. Graham;William B. Hansen

  • Substance use among eighth-grade students who take care of themselves after school.

    Jean L. Richardson;Kathleen Dwyer;Kimberly McGuigan;William B. Hansen

  • Attrition in prevention research.

    William B. Hansen;Linda M. Collins;C. Kevin Malotte;C. Anderson Johnson

  • Effects of Program Implementation on Adolescent Drug Use Behavior: The Midwestern Prevention Project (MPP)

    Mary Ann Pentz;Elizabeth A. Trebow;William B. Hansen;David P. MacKinnon

  • The consistency of peer and parent influences on tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana use among young adolescents.

    William B. Hansen;John W. Graham;Judith L. Sobel;David R. Shelton

  • A multicommunity trial for primary prevention of adolescent drug abuse: Effects on drug use prevalence

    M. A. Pentz;J. H. Dwyer;D. P. MacKinnon;B. R. Flay

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian R. Flay
Brian R. Flay Boise State University
John W. Graham
John W. Graham Pennsylvania State University
C. Anderson Johnson
C. Anderson Johnson Claremont Graduate University
Linda Dusenbury
Linda Dusenbury Cornell University
Steve Sussman
Steve Sussman University of Southern California
Clyde W. Dent
Clyde W. Dent University of Southern California
Mary Ann Pentz
Mary Ann Pentz University of Southern California
Linda M. Collins
Linda M. Collins New York University
David P. MacKinnon
David P. MacKinnon Arizona State University
Christopher L. Ringwalt
Christopher L. Ringwalt University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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