William W. Dressler publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by William W. Dressler between 1975 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. William W. Dressler published across 51 years, from 1975 to 2025, averaging 3.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 8 publications in 2017. 6 of the 168 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

2 4 6 8

1975 2025

168 publications in total across all disciplines

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William W. Dressler: publications per year, 1975 to 2025
Year	Publications
1975	1
1976	0
1977	1
1978	0
1979	1
1980	2
1981	0
1982	1
1983	2
1984	3
1985	6
1986	4
1987	3
1988	5
1989	2
1990	3
1991	5
1992	7
1993	5
1994	2
1995	3
1996	4
1997	4
1998	4
1999	3
2000	2
2001	4
2002	1
2003	0
2004	5
2005	7
2006	3
2007	7
2008	5
2009	2
2010	1
2011	2
2012	2
2013	3
2014	2
2015	5
2016	6
2017	8
2018	1
2019	2
2020	7
2021	2
2022	7
2023	7
2024	5
2025	1
Total	168

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William W. Dressler 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 W. Dressler sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400

44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 154 publications — 44th percentile

44% 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	154
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 W. Dressler 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 W. Dressler sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% 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	50
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
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 W. Dressler is affiliated with the University of Alabama in the United States. Their primary field of study is Psychology, with a focus on several subfields including Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, Food Science, and General Health Professions.

Their research covers multiple main topics, notably:

Categorization, perception, and language
Cultural Differences and Values
Social Representations and Identity
Multisensory perception and integration
Eating Disorders and Behaviors
Culinary Culture and Tourism
Language, Metaphor, and Cognition

William W. Dressler has published extensively, with recent papers including:

Cultural Consensus and Cultural Consonance: Advancing a Cognitive Theory of Culture (2020) in Field Methods
Flower boys and muscled men: comparing South Korean and American male body ideals using cultural domain analysis (2020) in Anthropology and Medicine
Modeling Culture: A Framework (2022) in Ethos
Biocultural Strategies for Measuring Psychosocial Stress Outcomes in Field-based Research (2021) in Field Methods
Cultural consonance, body image, and disordered eating among young South Korean men (2022) in Social Science & Medicine

Their frequent co-authors include Kathryn S. Oths, H.J. François Dengah, José Ernesto dos Santos, Courtney Andrews, and Lawrence T. Monocello, with collaboration counts ranging from three to six co-authored works.

William W. Dressler has contributed to several publication venues regularly, including Field Methods, Behavioral Sciences, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Anthropology and Medicine, and Ethos.

Best Publications

RACE AND ETHNICITY IN PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH: Models to Explain Health Disparities

William W. Dressler;Kathryn S. Oths;Clarence C. Gravlee

815
Citations
Extended family relationships, social support, and mental health in a southern black community

William W. Dressler

511
Citations
The Health Consequences of Cultural Consonance: Cultural Dimensions of Lifestyle, Social Support, and Arterial Blood Pressure in an African American Community

William W. Dressler;James R. Bindon

484
Citations
Organizational Culture and Innovation in Nonprofit Human Service Organizations

Kristina Jaskyte;William W. Dressler

394
Citations
Stress and Adaptation in the Context of Culture: Depression in a Southern Black Community

William W. Dressler

316
Citations
Measuring Cultural Consonance: Examples with Special Reference to Measurement Theory in Anthropology

William W. Dressler;Camila D. Borges;Mauro C. Balieiro;José Ernesto dos Santos

232
Citations
Health in the African American Community: Accounting for Health Inequalities

William W. Dressler

232
Citations
Skin color, social classification, and blood pressure in southeastern Puerto Rico.

Clarence C. Gravlee;William W. Dressler;H. Russell Bernard

219
Citations
Culture: The missing link in health research.

M. Kagawa Singer;W. Dressler;S. George;Claudia R. Baquet

219
Citations
Cultural consonance and psychological distress: examining the associations in multiple cultural domains

William W. Dressler;Mauro C. Balieiro;Rosane P. Ribeiro;José Ernesto Dos Santos

197
Citations
Lifestyle, stress, and blood pressure in a southern black community.

William W. Dressler

195
Citations
The Cultural Construction of Social Support in Brazil: Associations with Health Outcomes

William W. Dressler;Mauro Campos Balieiro;Jose Ernesto Dos Santos

194
Citations
Culture, socioeconomic status, and physical and mental health in Brazil.

William W. Dressler;Mauro Campos Balieiro;Jose Ernesto Dos Santos

190
Citations
What's Cultural about Biocultural Research?

William W. Dressler

171
Citations
Social class, skin color, and arterial blood pressure in two societies.

Dressler Ww

165
Citations
Culture and the risk of disease

William W Dressler

155
Citations
Modernization, stress, and blood pressure: new directions in research.

William W. Dressler

153
Citations
John Henryism, gender, and arterial blood pressure in an African American community.

William W. Dressler;James R. Bindon;Yasmin H. Neggers

148
Citations
Social consistency and psychological distress.

William W. Dressler

147
Citations
Social and cultural dimensions of hypertension in Brazil: a review

William W. Dressler;José Ernesto dos Santos

140
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Wilson A. Silva Universidade de São Paulo

Hector F. Myers Vanderbilt University

Laura A. Szalacha University of South Florida

Nancy E. Schoenberg University of Kentucky

Peter J. Guarnaccia Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Roberto Lewis-Fernández Columbia University

H. Russell Bernard Arizona State University

Susan C. Weller The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Thomas S. Weisner University of California, Los Angeles

Bernice A. Pescosolido Indiana University

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