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William Rakowski

William Rakowski

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 66 971 844 457 387 172 17833

William Rakowski publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by William Rakowski between 1976 and 2022, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. William Rakowski published across 47 years, from 1976 to 2022, averaging 3.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2009. 2 of the 179 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2022. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2009. 1976: 1 publication 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 6 publications 1984: 8 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 2 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 3 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 2 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 1 publication 2022: 1 publication
1976 2022

179 publications in total across all disciplines

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William Rakowski: publications per year, 1976 to 2022
Year Publications
1976 1
1977 0
1978 0
1979 2
1980 3
1981 2
1982 3
1983 6
1984 8
1985 1
1986 2
1987 6
1988 7
1989 1
1990 3
1991 5
1992 7
1993 7
1994 6
1995 4
1996 6
1997 7
1998 5
1999 5
2000 1
2001 0
2002 3
2003 9
2004 8
2005 4
2006 6
2007 5
2008 9
2009 13
2010 3
2011 4
2012 2
2013 4
2014 1
2015 2
2016 3
2017 0
2018 2
2019 0
2020 1
2021 1
2022 1
Total 179
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William Rakowski 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 Rakowski 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, 164–173 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: 172 publications — 53rd percentile

53% 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
164–173 391 172
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 Rakowski 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 Rakowski 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, 66 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: 66 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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 66
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
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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Overview

William Rakowski is affiliated with Brown University in the United States. Their research work primarily falls within the broad field of medicine, with specific contributions to oncology, epidemiology, general health professions, and public health, environmental, and occupational health.

Their research topics focus on several aspects related to cancer and healthcare communication, including:

  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  • Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
  • Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues

Rakowski has published in multiple academic venues, notably:

  • American Journal of Preventive Medicine
  • Health Behavior and Policy Review

The list of recent papers includes:

  • "An RCT to Increase Breast and Colorectal Cancer Screening," 2020, American Journal of Preventive Medicine
  • "Predictors of Loss to Self-report Follow-up Data Collection in a Cancer Screening Intervention," 2022, Health Behavior and Policy Review

Frequent co-authors in Rakowski's publications are:

  • Victoria L. Champion
  • Patrick O. Monahan
  • Timothy E. Stump
  • Susan M. Rawl
  • Shannon M. Christy

Best Publications

  • Stages of change and decisional balance for 12 problem behaviors

    James O. Prochaska;Wayne F. Velicer;Joseph S. Rossi;Michael G. Goldstein

  • Classification and regression tree analysis in public health: methodological review and comparison with logistic regression

    Stephenie C. Lemon;Jason Roy;Melissa A. Clark;Peter D. Friedmann

  • Assessing motivational readiness and decision making for exercise.

    Bess H. Marcus;William Rakowski;Joseph S. Rossi

  • Self-Management of Chronic Disease by Older Adults: A Review and Questions for Research

    Noreen M. Clark;Marshall H. Becker;Nancy K. Janz;Kate Lorig

  • Functional transitions among the elderly: patterns, predictors, and related hospital use.

    V Mor;V Wilcox;W Rakowski;J Hiris

  • Stage-based expert systems to guide a population of primary care patients to quit smoking, eat healthier, prevent skin cancer, and receive regular mammograms.

    James O. Prochaska;Wayne F. Velicer;Colleen Redding;Joseph S. Rossi

  • Assessing elements of women's decisions about mammography.

    William Rakowski;Catherine E. Dube;Bess H. Marcus;James O. Prochaska

  • Breast cancer in older women: quality of life and psychosocial adjustment in the 15 months after diagnosis.

    Patricia A. Ganz;Edward Guadagnoli;Mary Beth Landrum;Timothy L. Lash

  • Cancer knowledge and disparities in the information age.

    K Viswanath;Nancy Breen;Helen Meissner;Richard P Moser

  • Patient Beliefs and Tamoxifen Discontinuance in Older Women With Estrogen Receptor—Positive Breast Cancer

    Aliza K. Fink;Jerry H. Gurwitz;William Rakowski;Edward Guadagnoli

  • Increasing mammography among women aged 40-74 by use of a stage-matched, tailored intervention.

    William Rakowski;Beverly Ehrich;Michael G. Goldstein;Michael G. Goldstein;Barbara K. Rimer

  • Effect of Cost Sharing on Screening Mammography in Medicare Health Plans

    Amal N. Trivedi;William Rakowski;John Z. Ayanian

  • Women's decision making about mammography: a replication of the relationship between stages of adoption and decisional balance.

    William Rakowski;John P. Fulton;Judith P. Feldman

  • Correlates of colorectal cancer screening compliance and stage of adoption among siblings of individuals with early onset colorectal cancer.

    Sharon Manne;Arnold Markowitz;Sidney Winawer;Neal J. Meropol

  • Physician-based physical activity counseling for middle-aged and older adults: a randomized trial.

    Michael G. Goldstein;Bernardine M. Pinto;Bess H. Marcus;Henry Lynn

  • Training physicians to conduct physical activity counseling.

    Bess H. Marcus;Michael G. Goldstein;Alan Jette;Laurey Simkin-Silverman

  • Physicians counseling smokers. A population-based survey of patients' perceptions of health care provider-delivered smoking cessation interventions.

    Michael G. Goldstein;Raymond Niaura;Cynthia Willey-Lessne;Judy DePue;Judy DePue

  • Family Caregivers of Older Adults: Improving Helping Skills

    Noreen M. Clark;William Rakowski

  • Breast Cancer Screening Practices Among Black, Hispanic, and White Women: Reassessing Differences

    Deborah N. Pearlman;William Rakowski;Beverly Ehrich;Melissa A. Clark

  • A Population-Based Survey of Physician Smoking Cessation Counseling Practices

    Michael G. Goldstein;Judith D. DePue;Alicia D. Monroe;Cynthia Willey Lessne

  • Functional Transitions among theElderly: Patterns, Predictors, andRelated Hospital Use

    Vincent Mor;Victoria Wilcox;William Rakowski

Frequent Co-Authors

Melissa A. Clark
Melissa A. Clark Brown University
Barbara K. Rimer
Barbara K. Rimer University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Sally W. Vernon
Sally W. Vernon The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Martin A. Weinstock
Martin A. Weinstock Brown University
Vincent Mor
Vincent Mor Brown University
Rosemarie A. Martin
Rosemarie A. Martin Brown University
Wayne F. Velicer
Wayne F. Velicer University of Rhode Island
Bess H. Marcus
Bess H. Marcus Brown University
Raymond Niaura
Raymond Niaura New York University
Rebecca A. Silliman
Rebecca A. Silliman Boston University

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