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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 47 3438 3166 582 533 215 7714

Anna Vassall publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Anna Vassall between 2001 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Anna Vassall published across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025, averaging 11.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 2023. 38 of the 287 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 33. Peak 33 publications in 2023. 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 30 publications 2022: 25 publications 2023: 33 publications 2024: 26 publications 2025: 12 publications
2001 2025

287 publications in total across all disciplines

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Anna Vassall: publications per year, 2001 to 2025
Year Publications
2001 1
2002 1
2003 1
2004 0
2005 0
2006 3
2007 0
2008 2
2009 2
2010 2
2011 9
2012 10
2013 8
2014 14
2015 18
2016 19
2017 20
2018 14
2019 19
2020 18
2021 30
2022 25
2023 33
2024 26
2025 12
Total 287
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Anna Vassall 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 Anna Vassall 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, 214–223 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: 215 publications — 70th percentile

70% 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
214–223 246 215
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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Anna Vassall 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 Anna Vassall 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, 47 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: 47 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% 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 47
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

Anna Vassall is affiliated with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focused on medicine and economics, econometrics, and finance, with a notable number of publications in both areas.

The scientist's work extensively covers the following main fields of study:

  • Medicine
  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Within these broader fields, their subfields of study include:

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Finance
  • General Health Professions
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Anna Vassall's research addresses several key topics, which involve:

  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Healthcare Systems and Reforms
  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Their recent significant papers include:

  • "The impact of COVID-19 on TB: a review of the data" (2021), published in The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
  • "The potential health and economic value of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination alongside physical distancing in the UK: a transmission model-based future scenario analysis and economic evaluation" (2021), published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • "Count the cost of disability caused by COVID-19" (2021), published in Nature
  • "Scientific advances and the end of tuberculosis: a report from the Lancet Commission on Tuberculosis" (2023), published in The Lancet
  • "Models of COVID-19 vaccine prioritisation: a systematic literature search and narrative review" (2021), published in BMC Medicine

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Anna Vassall include:

  • Sedona Sweeney
  • Mark Jit
  • Sergio Torres-Rueda
  • Rosalind M. Eggo
  • Francis Ruiz

Their publications are frequently found in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
  • International Journal of Health Policy and Management
  • Health Policy and Planning
  • PLOS Global Public Health

Best Publications

  • Rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis with the Xpert MTB/RIF assay in high burden countries: a cost-effectiveness analysis.

    Anna Vassall;Sanne van Kampen;Hojoon Sohn;Joy S. Michael

  • Building a tuberculosis-free world: The Lancet Commission on tuberculosis

    Michael J A Reid;Nimalan Arinaminpathy;Amy Bloom;Barry R Bloom

  • The cost and impact of scaling up pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention: a systematic review of cost-effectiveness modelling studies.

    Gabriela B. Gomez;Annick Borquez;Kelsey K. Case;Ana Wheelock

  • Xpert MTB/RIF versus sputum microscopy as the initial diagnostic test for tuberculosis: a cluster-randomised trial embedded in South African roll-out of Xpert MTB/RIF

    Gavin J Churchyard;Gavin J Churchyard;Wendy S Stevens;Wendy S Stevens;Lerole D Mametja;Kerrigan M McCarthy

  • Feasibility of achieving the 2025 WHO global tuberculosis targets in South Africa, China, and India: a combined analysis of 11 mathematical models

    Rein M.G.J. Houben;Nicolas A. Menzies;Tom Sumner;Grace H. Huynh

  • Impact and cost-effectiveness of new tuberculosis vaccines in low- and middle-income countries

    Gwenan M. Knight;Ulla K. Griffiths;Tom Sumner;Yoko V. Laurence

  • Costs to Health Services and the Patient of Treating Tuberculosis: A Systematic Literature Review.

    Yoko V. Laurence;Ulla K. Griffiths;Anna Vassall

  • The potential health and economic value of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination alongside physical distancing in the UK: a transmission model-based future scenario analysis and economic evaluation.

    Frank G. Sandmann;Frank G. Sandmann;Nicholas G. Davies;Anna Vassall;W. John Edmunds

  • Tropical Diseases Targeted for Elimination: Chagas Disease, Lymphatic Filariasis, Onchocerciasis, and Leprosy

    Jan H. F. Remme;Piet Feenstra;P. R. Lever;Andre C. Medici

  • The economic burden of TB diagnosis and treatment in South Africa

    Nicola Foster;Anna Vassall;Susan Cleary;Lucy Cunnama

  • Costs and efficiency of integrating HIV/AIDS services with other health services: a systematic review of evidence and experience.

    Sedona Sweeney;Carol Dayo Obure;Claudia B Maier;Robert Greener

  • Reference case for estimating the costs of global health services and Interventions

    Anna Vassall;Sedona Sweeney;Jim Kahn;Gabriela Gomez Guillen

  • Using Top‐down and Bottom‐up Costing Approaches in LMICs: The Case for Using Both to Assess the Incremental Costs of New Technologies at Scale

    Lucy Cunnama;Edina Sinanovic;Lebogang Ramma;Nicola Foster

  • Xpert MTB/RIF for diagnosis of tuberculosis and drug-resistant tuberculosis: a cost and affordability analysis

    Andrea Pantoja;Christopher Fitzpatrick;Anna Vassall;Karin Weyer

  • Valuing the work of unpaid community health workers and exploring the incentives to volunteering in rural Africa.

    Frida Kasteng;Stella Settumba;Karin Källander;Anna Vassall

  • Feasibility, yield, and cost of active tuberculosis case finding linked to a mobile HIV service in Cape Town, South Africa: a cross-sectional study.

    Katharina Kranzer;Stephen D. Lawn;Gesine Meyer-Rath;Anna Vassall

  • Cost-effectiveness of Xpert MTB/RIF for tuberculosis diagnosis in South Africa: a real-world cost analysis and economic evaluation

    Anna Vassall;Mariana Siapka;Nicola Foster;Lucy Cunnama

  • Cost-effectiveness and resource implications of aggressive action on tuberculosis in China, India, and South Africa: a combined analysis of nine models.

    Nicolas A. Menzies;Gabriela B. Gomez;Gabriela B. Gomez;Fiammetta Bozzani;Susmita Chatterjee

  • Count the cost of disability caused by COVID-19.

    Andrew Briggs;Anna Vassall

  • Is there scope for cost savings and efficiency gains in HIV services? A systematic review of the evidence from low- and middle-income countries

    Mariana Siapka;Michelle Remme;Carol Dayo Obure;Claudia B Maier

  • Health care seeking behaviour for tuberculosis symptoms in Kiev City, Ukraine.

    M J van der Werf;Y Chechulin;O B Yegorova;T Marcinuk

Frequent Co-Authors

Gavin J. Churchyard
Gavin J. Churchyard Aurum Institute
Charlotte Watts
Charlotte Watts London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Katherine Fielding
Katherine Fielding University of London
Mark Jit
Mark Jit New York University
Peter Vickerman
Peter Vickerman University of Bristol
Michel Alary
Michel Alary Université Laval
Susannah H. Mayhew
Susannah H. Mayhew London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Joshua A. Salomon
Joshua A. Salomon Stanford University
Mark P. Nicol
Mark P. Nicol University of Western Australia
Rifat Atun
Rifat Atun Harvard University

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