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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 70 767 669 365 312 385 19771

Alan Brown publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alan Brown between 1963 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alan Brown published across 64 years, from 1963 to 2026, averaging 8.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2016. 9 of the 542 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1963 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2016. 1963: 3 publications 1964: 1 publication 1965: 2 publications 1966: 1 publication 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 1 publication 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 1 publication 1973: 1 publication 1974: 3 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 9 publications 1977: 4 publications 1978: 4 publications 1979: 5 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 4 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 5 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 16 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 23 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 15 publications 1998: 13 publications 1999: 17 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 23 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 23 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 24 publications 2015: 21 publications 2016: 27 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 24 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 8 publications 2026: 1 publication
1963 2026

542 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alan Brown: publications per year, 1963 to 2026
Year Publications
1963 3
1964 1
1965 2
1966 1
1967 0
1968 0
1969 1
1970 0
1971 0
1972 1
1973 1
1974 3
1975 0
1976 9
1977 4
1978 4
1979 5
1980 1
1981 4
1982 1
1983 5
1984 0
1985 2
1986 3
1987 0
1988 7
1989 5
1990 7
1991 16
1992 5
1993 0
1994 23
1995 8
1996 10
1997 15
1998 13
1999 17
2000 11
2001 4
2002 23
2003 9
2004 23
2005 12
2006 13
2007 13
2008 10
2009 11
2010 15
2011 11
2012 13
2013 20
2014 24
2015 21
2016 27
2017 16
2018 18
2019 24
2020 12
2021 19
2022 2
2023 0
2024 5
2025 8
2026 1
Total 542
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Alan Brown 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 Alan Brown 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, 384–393 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: 385 publications — 94th percentile

94% 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
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 44 385
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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Alan Brown 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 Alan Brown 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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Overview

Alan Brown is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with specific contributions in cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, surgery, economics and econometrics, and genetics. The main themes in their work revolve around lipid metabolism and disorders, lipoproteins and cardiovascular health, diabetes-related cardiovascular risks, glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients, economic and financial impacts of cancer, and atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases.

They have published extensively in several scholarly venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • Journal of clinical lipidology
  • American Journal of Preventive Cardiology
  • Circulation
  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • Gynecologic Oncology

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in South Asians in the US: A clinical perspective from the National Lipid Association" (2021, Journal of clinical lipidology)
  • "Development and validation of clinical criteria to identify familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS) in North America" (2024, Journal of clinical lipidology)
  • "DNA sequence and chromatin differentiate sequence-specific transcription factor binding in the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum" (2024, Nucleic Acids Research)
  • "The challenges of lipoprotein(a)" (2025, Journal of clinical lipidology)
  • "Brief communication: Strong concordance of the North American Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome Score with a positive genetic diagnosis in patients from the Balance study" (2025, Journal of clinical lipidology)

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Nihar R. Desai
  • Robert A. Hegele
  • Daniel Gaudet
  • Adib Chaus
  • Paul Leger

Alan Brown's work in cardiology and cardiovascular medicine intersects with endocrinology and metabolic studies, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to understanding lipid-related disorders and their clinical implications. Their research addresses both the molecular mechanisms and clinical criteria relevant to cardiovascular diseases and metabolic syndromes.

Best Publications

  • Prenatal Infection and Schizophrenia: A Review of Epidemiologic and Translational Studies

    Alan S. Brown;Elena J. Derkits

  • Information processing and cognition: The Loyola symposium.

    Alan S. Brown;Robert L. Solso

  • A review of the tip-of-the-tongue experience.

    Alan S. Brown

  • Tools for macromolecular model building and refinement into electron cryo-microscopy reconstructions.

    Alan Brown;Fei Long;Robert A. Nicholls;Jaan Toots

  • The structure of the human mitochondrial ribosome

    Alexey Amunts;Alan Brown;Jaan Toots;Sjors H. W. Scheres

  • ACCF/AHA 2011 expert consensus document on hypertension in the elderly: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus documents developed in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology, American Geriatrics Society, American Society for Preventive Cardiology, American Society of Hypertension, American Society of Nephrology, Association of Black Cardiologists, and European Society of Hypertension

    Wilbert S. Aronow;Jerome L. Fleg;Carl J. Pepine;Nancy T. Artinian

  • Cryo-EM structure of the Plasmodium falciparum 80S ribosome bound to the anti-protozoan drug emetine

    Wilson Wong;Xiao Chen Bai;Alan Brown;Israel S. Fernandez

  • Structure of the large ribosomal subunit from human mitochondria

    Alan Brown;Alexey Amunts;Xiao Chen Bai;Yoichiro Sugimoto

  • Persistent repetition priming in picture naming and its dissociation from recognition memory.

    David B. Mitchell;Alan S. Brown

  • Neurodevelopmental disorders after prenatal famine: The story of the Dutch Famine Study.

    Ezra Susser;Hans W. Hoek;Alan Brown

  • Organization and Regulation of Mitochondrial Protein Synthesis

    Martin Ott;Alexey Amunts;Alexey Amunts;Alan Brown

  • Treating patients with documented atherosclerosis to national cholesterol Education program-recommended low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol goals with atorvastatin, fluvastatin, lovastatin and simvastatin

    Alan S Brown;Rebecca G Bakker-Arkema;Laurence Yellen;Robert W Henley

  • Prenatal Exposure to Maternal Genital and Reproductive Infections and Adult Schizophrenia

    M.P.H. Vicki Babulas;Pam Factor-Litvak;Raymond Goetz;Catherine A. Schaefer

  • Prenatal Exposure to Famine and Brain Morphology in Schizophrenia

    Hilleke E. Hulshoff Pol;Hans W. Hoek;Ezra Susser;Alan S. Brown

  • The Role of Career Adaptabilities for Mid-Career Changers.

    Alan Brown;Jenny Bimrose;Sally-Anne Barnes;Deirdre Hughes

  • "You will eat all of that!": a retrospective analysis of forced consumption episodes.

    W Robert Batsell;Alan S Brown;Matthew E Ansfield;Gayla Y Paschall

  • From tip-of-the-tongue (TOT) data to theoretical implications in two steps: when more TOTs means better retrieval.

    Tamar H. Gollan;Alan S. Brown

  • Generating and remembering passwords

    Alan S. Brown;Elisabeth Bracken;Sandy Zoccoli;King Douglas

  • The Use of definite and indefinite reference in young children

    Alan S. Brown;Michael P. Maratsos

  • Elevated Maternal C-Reactive Protein and Increased Risk of Schizophrenia in a National Birth Cohort

    Sarah Canetta;Andre Sourander;Heljä-Marja Surcel;Susanna Hinkka-Yli-Salomäki

  • Author response: Cryo-EM structure of the Plasmodium falciparum 80S ribosome bound to the anti-protozoan drug emetine

    Wilson Wong;Wilson Wong;Xiao-chen Bai;Alan Brown;Israel S Fernandez

Frequent Co-Authors

Ezra Susser
Ezra Susser Columbia University
Andre Sourander
Andre Sourander University of Turku
John Collomosse
John Collomosse University of Surrey
Paul Sparrow
Paul Sparrow Lancaster University
Pawan Budhwar
Pawan Budhwar Aston University
Ian Russell
Ian Russell Swansea University
Hans W. Hoek
Hans W. Hoek University Medical Center Groningen
Milind Y. Desai
Milind Y. Desai Cleveland Clinic
Peter B. Moore
Peter B. Moore Yale University
Elizabeth J. Marsh
Elizabeth J. Marsh Duke University

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