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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 44 4038 3727 1925 1744 195 12100

Ann Forsyth publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ann Forsyth between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ann Forsyth published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 5.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2017. 10 of the 226 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2017. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 6 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 8 publications
1986 2025

226 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ann Forsyth: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 1
1991 0
1992 2
1993 0
1994 1
1995 1
1996 0
1997 4
1998 2
1999 6
2000 2
2001 6
2002 3
2003 3
2004 1
2005 6
2006 9
2007 10
2008 5
2009 15
2010 13
2011 10
2012 9
2013 4
2014 7
2015 4
2016 12
2017 22
2018 4
2019 17
2020 8
2021 16
2022 7
2023 5
2024 2
2025 8
Total 226
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Ann Forsyth 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 Ann Forsyth 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, 194–203 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: 195 publications — 62nd percentile

62% 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
194–203 304 195
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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Ann Forsyth 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 Ann Forsyth 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, 44 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: 44 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% 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 44
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
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

Ann Forsyth is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and is primarily engaged in research within the social sciences. The focus of their work spans several subfields, including transportation, demography, health, urban studies, and toxicology. Their research topics notably encompass urban transport and accessibility, health disparities and outcomes, migration, aging, tourism studies, urban green space and health, scientometrics and bibliometrics research, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, as well as urban planning and governance.

Their publication record includes contributions to a range of academic journals, with a particular concentration in the Journal of the American Planning Association, where they have 18 publications. Other frequent venues include the Journal of Planning Literature, Housing Policy Debate, Nature Medicine, and the Journal of Urban Design.

Among Forsyth's recent scholarly works are:

  • What Is Aging in Place? Confusions and Contradictions (2020, Housing Policy Debate)
  • Lessons from planned resettlement and new town experiences for avoiding climate sprawl (2020, Landscape and Urban Planning)

Forsyth has collaborated extensively with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include Richard Peiser, Yingying Lyu, Jennifer Molinsky, Lynn van Olst, and Brooke Simonton. These collaborations cross various disciplines and reflect a networked approach to addressing urban and social issues.

Notable publication venues associated with Forsyth's work are:

  • Journal of the American Planning Association
  • Journal of Planning Literature
  • Housing Policy Debate
  • Nature Medicine
  • Journal of Urban Design

The overarching thematic elements of Forsyth's research are situated at the intersection of urban environments, population aging, health equity, and planning policies. Their analysis covers the effects of the built environment on community health and aging populations, as well as methodological critiques related to neighborhood audit tools and spatial dynamics impacting social well-being.

Best Publications

  • Measuring the Built Environment for Physical Activity: State of the Science

    Ross C. Brownson;Christine M. Hoehner;Kristen Day;Ann Forsyth

  • What is a Walkable Place? The Walkability Debate in Urban Design

    Ann Forsyth

  • Design and Destinations: Factors Influencing Walking and Total Physical Activity:

    Ann Forsyth;Mary Hearst;J. Michael Oakes;Kathryn H. Schmitz

  • The Irvine-Minnesota inventory to measure built environments: development.

    Kristen Day;Marlon Boarnet;Mariela Alfonzo;Ann Forsyth

  • Does Residential Density Increase Walking and Other Physical Activity

    Ann Forsyth;J. Michael Oakes;Kathryn H. Schmitz;Mary Hearst

  • A Gender Agenda: New Directions for Planning Theory

    Leonie Sandercock;Ann Forsyth

  • The Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture:

    Ann Forsyth

  • The effects of neighborhood density and street connectivity on walking behavior: the Twin Cities walking study

    J Michael Oakes;Ann Forsyth;Kathryn H Schmitz

  • The built environment, walking, and physical activity: Is the environment more important to some people than others?

    Ann Forsyth;J. Michael Oakes;Brian Lee;Kathryn H. Schmitz

  • Hot, congested, crowded and diverse: Emerging research agendas in planning

    Hilda Blanco;Marina Alberti;Ann Forsyth;Kevin J. Krizek

  • Neighbourhood food environments: are they associated with adolescent dietary intake, food purchases and weight status?

    Melissa N. Laska;Mary O. Hearst;Ann Forsyth;Keryn Elizabeth Pasch

  • Explaining Changes in Walking and Bicycling Behavior: Challenges for Transportation Research

    Kevin J Krizek;Susan L Handy;Ann Forsyth

  • The Irvine-Minnesota inventory to measure built environments: reliability tests.

    Marlon G. Boarnet;Kristen Day;Mariela Alfonzo;Ann Forsyth

  • Cities Afoot—Pedestrians, Walkability and Urban Design

    Ann Forsyth;Michael Southworth

  • Seven American TODs: Good practices for urban design in Transit-Oriented Development projects

    Justin Jacobson;Ann Forsyth

  • Promoting walking and bicycling: assessing the evidence to assist planners

    Ann Forsyth;Kevin J Krizek

  • Designing Small Parks: A Manual for Addressing Social and Ecological Concerns

    Ann Forsyth;Laura Musacchio;Frank Fitzgerald

  • Urban Design: Is there a Distinctive View from the Bicycle?

    Ann Forsyth;Kevin Krizek

  • The street level built environment and physical activity and walking: Results of a predictive validity study for the irvine minnesota inventory

    Marlon G. Boarnet;Ann Forsyth;Kristen Day;J. Michael Oakes

  • Patterns of Obesogenic Neighborhood Features and Adolescent Weight: A comparison of statistical approaches

    Melanie M. Wall;Nicole I. Larson;Ann Forsyth;David C. Van Riper

Frequent Co-Authors

Kevin J. Krizek
Kevin J. Krizek University of Colorado Boulder
J. Michael Oakes
J. Michael Oakes University of Minnesota
Kathryn H. Schmitz
Kathryn H. Schmitz Pennsylvania State University
Leslie A. Lytle
Leslie A. Lytle University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dianne Neumark-Sztainer
Dianne Neumark-Sztainer University of Minnesota
Melanie M. Wall
Melanie M. Wall Columbia University
Marlon G. Boarnet
Marlon G. Boarnet University of Southern California
John R. Sirard
John R. Sirard University of Massachusetts Amherst
Daniel A. Rodriguez
Daniel A. Rodriguez University of California, Berkeley
Mary Story
Mary Story Duke University

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