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William Rakowski

William Rakowski

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
66
Citations
17833
World Ranking
971
National Ranking
457

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.

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44 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.

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.

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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.

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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