World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Ethics & human research
H-index 7

Ethics & human research

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 811 20 25 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 41
Documents by Best Scientists*: 41
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 36
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.501
Impact Factor: N/A

Top Publications

  • Big Data, Biomedical Research, and Ethics Review: New Challenges for IRBs

    Agata Ferretti;Marcello Ienca;Samia Hurst;Effy Vayena

    (2020)
    34 Citations
  • Governing AI-Driven Health Research: Are IRBs Up to the Task?

    Phoebe Friesen;Rachel Douglas-Jones;Mason Marks;Robin Pierce

    (2021)
    22 Citations
  • Participants' Perspectives on Payment for Research Participation: A Qualitative Study.

    (2022)
    12 Citations
  • Editors’ Statement on the Responsible Use of Generative AI Technologies in Scholarly Journal Publishing

    (2023)
    7 Citations
  • Genomics and Infectious Diseases: Expert Perspectives on Public Health Considerations regarding Actionability and Privacy.

    Alexis Walker;Angie Boyce;Priya Duggal;Chloe L. Thio

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • When IRBs Say No to Participating in Research about Single IRBs.

    Robert L. Klitzman;Paul S. Appelbaum;Alexandra Murray;Ekaterina Pivovarova

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Should the Regulation of Research Misconduct Be Integrated with the Ethics Framework Promulgated in The Belmont Report

    Barbara K. Redman;Arthur L. Caplan

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • Ethics of Adaptive Designs for Randomized Controlled Trials

    (2023)
    5 Citations
  • Factors That Impact Hospital-Specific Enrollment Rates for a Neonatal Clinical Trial: An Analysis of the HEAL Study.

    (2023)
    5 Citations
  • The Competing Demands of Patient Privacy and Clinical Research.

    Connie M Ulrich;Christine Grady;George Demiris;Therese S Richmond

    (2021)
    5 Citations

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