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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 64 1129 990 523 448 258 12100

Alex H. S. Harris publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alex H. S. Harris between 1999 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alex H. S. Harris published across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025, averaging 13.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 38 publications in 2022. 49 of the 361 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 38. Peak 38 publications in 2022. 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 21 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 25 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 38 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 27 publications
1999 2025

361 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alex H. S. Harris: publications per year, 1999 to 2025
Year Publications
1999 2
2000 2
2001 3
2002 2
2003 0
2004 2
2005 7
2006 10
2007 8
2008 3
2009 11
2010 15
2011 13
2012 21
2013 21
2014 10
2015 16
2016 15
2017 25
2018 16
2019 17
2020 19
2021 23
2022 38
2023 13
2024 22
2025 27
Total 361
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Alex H. S. Harris 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 Alex H. S. Harris 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, 254–263 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: 258 publications — 80th percentile

80% 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
254–263 162 258
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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Alex H. S. Harris 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 Alex H. S. Harris 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, 64 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: 64 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% 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 64
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

Alex H. S. Harris is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Surgery and related subfields. Their work encompasses a range of topics primarily related to health systems, economic evaluations, and clinical outcomes.

Their research interests include:

  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
  • Orthopaedic Implants and Arthroplasty
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

They have published papers in several medical and health-related venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Health Services Research
  • The Journal of Urology
  • The Journal Of Hand Surgery
  • Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
  • JAMA Network Open

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Comparing Methods to Determine the Minimal Clinically Important Differences in Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Veterans Undergoing Elective Total Hip or Knee Arthroplasty in Veterans Health Administration Hospitals" (2020) published in JAMA Surgery
  • "Social Determinants of Health and Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in Veterans" (2020) published in The Journal of Arthroplasty
  • "Distal Radius Fracture Clinical Practice Guidelines-Updates and Clinical Implications" (2021) published in The Journal Of Hand Surgery
  • "Disparities in Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in the Veterans Health Administration" (2020) published in Journal of Addiction Medicine
  • "A Tool to Estimate Risk of 30-day Mortality and Complications After Hip Fracture Surgery: Accurate Enough for Some but Not All Purposes? A Study From the ACS-NSQIP Database" (2022) published in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Throughout their career, Alex H. S. Harris has frequently collaborated with various co-authors, including:

  • Robin N. Kamal
  • Andrea K. Finlay
  • Amber W. Trickey
  • Nicholas J. Giori
  • Lauren M. Shapiro

The bulk of their work is centered on advancing understanding in surgery and general health professions, alongside significant contributions to economics and public health topics. Their publications demonstrate a focused engagement with clinical outcomes, healthcare disparities, and evaluation methods within orthopedic and addiction medicine contexts.

Best Publications

  • Spirituality and health: what's the evidence and what's needed?

    Carl E. Thoresen;Alex H. S. Harris

  • Physical activity exercise coping and depression in a 10-year cohort study of depressed patients

    Alex H.S. Harris;Ruth Cronkite;Rudolf Moos

  • Volunteering is Associated with Delayed Mortality in Older People: Analysis of the Longitudinal Study of Aging:

    Alex H. S. Harris;Carl E. Thoresen

  • Forgiveness and health: An unanswered question.

    Carl E. Thoresen;Alex H. S. Harris;Frederic Luskin

  • Effects of a group forgiveness intervention on forgiveness, perceived stress, and trait‐anger

    Alex H. S. Harris;Frederic Luskin;Sonya B. Norman;Sam Standard

  • Forgiveness, Unforgiveness, Health, and Disease

    Alex H.s. Harris;Carl E. Thoresen

  • The Systemic Effects of Platelet-Rich Plasma Injection

    Amy S. Wasterlain;Hillary Braun;Alex Sox Harris;Hyeon Joo Kim

  • Incidence and Risk Factors for Injuries to the Anterior Cruciate Ligament in National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Data From the 2004-2005 Through 2008-2009 National Collegiate Athletic Association Injury Surveillance System

    Jason L. Dragoo;Hillary J. Braun;Jennah L. Durham;Michael R. Chen

  • Does expressive writing reduce health care utilization? A meta-analysis of randomized trials.

    Alex H. S. Harris

  • Spiritually and religiously oriented health interventions

    Alex H. S. Harris;Carl E. Thoresen;Michael E. Mccullough;David B. Larson

  • Integrating Positive Psychology into Counseling: Why and (When Appropriate) How.

    Alex H. S. Harris;Carl E. Thoresen;Shane J. Lopez

  • Pretreatment and during treatment risk factors for dropout among patients with substance use disorders.

    John McKellar;John Kelly;Alex Harris;Rudolf Moos

  • Prevalence of cannabis use disorder diagnoses among veterans in 2002, 2008, and 2009

    Marcel O. Bonn-Miller;Alex H. S. Harris;Jodie A. Trafton

  • Barriers to Use of Pharmacotherapy for Addiction Disorders and How to Overcome Them

    Elizabeth M. Oliva;Natalya C. Maisel;Adam J. Gordon;Alex H. S. Harris

  • Alcohol Screening and Risk of Postoperative Complications in Male VA Patients Undergoing Major Non-cardiac Surgery

    Katharine A. Bradley;Anna D. Rubinsky;Anna D. Rubinsky;Haili Sun;Chris L. Bryson

  • The comparative effectiveness of cognitive processing therapy for male veterans treated in a VHA posttraumatic stress disorder residential rehabilitation program.

    Jennifer Alvarez;Caitlin McLean;Alex H. S. Harris;Craig S. Rosen

  • Which Fixation Device is Preferred for Surgical Treatment of Intertrochanteric Hip Fractures in the United States? A Survey of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

    Emily Niu;Arthur Yang;Alex H. S. Harris;Julius Bishop

  • Risk Reduction Compared with Access to Care: Quantifying the Trade-Off of Enforcing a Body Mass Index Eligibility Criterion for Joint Replacement.

    Nicholas J Giori;Nicholas J Giori;Derek F Amanatullah;Shalini Gupta;Thomas Bowe

  • Pharmacotherapy of Alcohol Use Disorders in the Veterans Health Administration

    Alex H S Harris;Daniel R Kivlahan;Thomas Bowe;Keith N Humphreys

  • Epidemiology of Syndesmosis Injuries in Intercollegiate Football: Incidence and Risk Factors From National Collegiate Athletic Association Injury Surveillance System Data from 2004-2005 to 2008-2009

    Kenneth J. Hunt;Elizabeth George;Alex H. S. Harris;Jason L. Dragoo

  • Predictors of a suicide attempt one year after entry into substance use disorder treatment.

    Mark A. Ilgen;Alex H. S. Harris;Rudolf H. Moos;Quyen Q. Tiet

  • Component alignment during total knee arthroplasty with use of standard or custom instrumentation: a randomized clinical trial using computed tomography for postoperative alignment measurement.

    Steven T Woolson;Alex H S Harris;David W Wagner;Nicholas J Giori

Frequent Co-Authors

Christine Timko
Christine Timko Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Keith Humphreys
Keith Humphreys Stanford University
John W. Finney
John W. Finney VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Daniel R. Kivlahan
Daniel R. Kivlahan University of Washington
Ingrid A. Binswanger
Ingrid A. Binswanger Kaiser Permanente
Rudolf H. Moos
Rudolf H. Moos Stanford University
Emily C. Williams
Emily C. Williams University of Washington
Katharine A. Bradley
Katharine A. Bradley University of Washington
Carl E. Thoresen
Carl E. Thoresen Stanford University
Stuart B. Goodman
Stuart B. Goodman Stanford University

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