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Social Sciences and Humanities
Switzerland
2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 61 1331 1182 6 6 377 19141

Arash Rashidian publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Arash Rashidian between 2002 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Arash Rashidian published across 24 years, from 2002 to 2025, averaging 24.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 149 publications in 2022. 16 of the 578 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2002 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 149. Peak 149 publications in 2022. 2002: 2 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 5 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 25 publications 2013: 27 publications 2014: 36 publications 2015: 29 publications 2016: 42 publications 2017: 44 publications 2018: 44 publications 2019: 25 publications 2020: 21 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 149 publications 2023: 32 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 3 publications
2002 2025

578 publications in total across all disciplines

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Arash Rashidian: publications per year, 2002 to 2025
Year Publications
2002 2
2003 3
2004 4
2005 1
2006 5
2007 7
2008 7
2009 10
2010 13
2011 18
2012 25
2013 27
2014 36
2015 29
2016 42
2017 44
2018 44
2019 25
2020 21
2021 18
2022 149
2023 32
2024 13
2025 3
Total 578
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Arash Rashidian 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 Arash Rashidian 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, 374–383 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: 377 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 41 377
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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Arash Rashidian 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 Arash Rashidian 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, 61 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: 61 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% 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 61
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Arash Rashidian is affiliated with the World Health Organization in Switzerland and has a multidisciplinary research portfolio spanning environmental science and medicine. Their work involves significant contributions to areas related to public health, environmental health, and global health care issues.

The scientist's research primarily encompasses the following main fields of study:

  • Environmental Science
  • Medicine

The more specialized subfields of investigation include:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • General Health Professions
  • Finance

Key topics addressed in their publications are:

  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • COVID-19 Impact on Air Quality
  • Travel-related Health Issues
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Healthcare Systems and Reforms
  • Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
  • Healthcare Policy and Management

Among their recent papers are:

  • Framework for Managing the COVID-19 Infodemic: Methods and Results of an Online, Crowdsourced WHO Technical Consultation, 2020, Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • Global SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence from January 2020 to April 2022: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Standardized Population-based Studies, 2022, PLoS Medicine
  • COP27 Climate Change Conference: Urgent Action Needed for Africa and the World, 2022, BMJ
  • A Public Health Research Agenda for Managing Infodemics: Methods and Results of the First WHO Infodemiology Conference, 2021, JMIR Infodemiology
  • Iran Health Insurance System in Transition: Equity Concerns and Steps to Achieve Universal Health Coverage, 2021, International Journal for Equity in Health

They collaborate with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Gregory E. Erhabor
  • Robert Mash
  • Joy Muhia
  • James Tumwine
  • Aiah A Gbakima

Their research has been published extensively in a variety of venues, with most frequent publications appearing in:

  • Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • BMC Health Services Research
  • PLOS Global Public Health
  • BMJ Global Health

Best Publications

  • Continuing education meetings and workshops: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes

    Louise Forsetlund;Arild Bjørndal;Arash Rashidian;Gro Jamtvedt

  • Applying GRADE-CERQual to qualitative evidence synthesis findings: introduction to the series

    Simon Arnold Lewin;Simon Arnold Lewin;Andrew Booth;Claire Glenton;Heather Menzies Munthe-Kaas

  • Using qualitative evidence in decision making for health and social interventions: an approach to assess confidence in findings from qualitative evidence syntheses (GRADE-CERQual)

    Simon Lewin;Claire Glenton;Heather Munthe-Kaas;Benedicte Carlsen

  • Essential medicines for universal health coverage

    Veronika J Wirtz;Hans V Hogerzeil;Andrew L Gray;Maryam Bigdeli

  • Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of lay health worker programmes to improve access to maternal and child health: qualitative evidence synthesis

    Claire Glenton;Christopher J Colvin;Benedicte Carlsen;Alison Swartz

  • Systematic review and evaluation of physiological track and trigger warning systems for identifying at-risk patients on the ward

    Haiyan Gao;Ann McDonnell;David A. Harrison;Tracey Moore

  • Applying GRADE-CERQual to qualitative evidence synthesis findings-paper 2: how to make an overall CERQual assessment of confidence and create a Summary of Qualitative Findings table

    Simon Arnold Lewin;Simon Arnold Lewin;Meghan Bohren;Arash Rashidian;Arash Rashidian;Heather Menzies Munthe-Kaas

  • Framework for Managing the COVID-19 Infodemic: Methods and Results of an Online, Crowdsourced WHO Technical Consultation.

    Viroj Tangcharoensathien;Neville Calleja;Tim Nguyen;Tina Purnat

  • Introducing Critical Care Outreach: a ward-randomised trial of phased introduction in a general hospital.

    George Priestley;Wendy Watson;Arash Rashidian;Caroline Mozley

  • Respectful care during childbirth in health facilities globally: a qualitative evidence synthesis.

    E Shakibazadeh;M Namadian;MA Bohren;JP Vogel

  • Service quality of private hospitals: the Iranian patients' perspective

    Asghar Zarei;Mohammad Arab;Abbas Rahimi Froushani;Arash Rashidian

  • Falling on stony ground? A qualitative study of implementation of clinical guidelines' prescribing recommendations in primary care.

    Arash Rashidian;Arash Rashidian;Martin P. Eccles;Ian Russell

  • Applying GRADE-CERQual to qualitative evidence synthesis findings—paper 3: how to assess methodological limitations

    Heather Menzies Munthe-Kaas;Meghan Bohren;Claire Glenton;Simon Arnold Lewin;Simon Arnold Lewin

  • Low level laser therapy for nonspecific low‐back pain

    Reza Yousefi‐Nooraie;Eva Schonstein;Kazem Heidari;Arash Rashidian

  • Inequality in household catastrophic health care expenditure in a low-income society of Iran

    Zahra Kavosi;Arash Rashidian;Abolghasem Pourreza;Reza Majdzadeh

  • Applying GRADE-CERQual to qualitative evidence synthesis findings-paper 5: how to assess adequacy of data

    Claire Glenton;Benedicte Carlsen;Simon Arnold Lewin;Simon Arnold Lewin;Heather Menzies Munthe-Kaas

  • Applying GRADE-CERQual to qualitative evidence synthesis findings—paper 4: how to assess coherence

    Christopher J. Colvin;Ruth Garside;Megan Wainwright;Heather Menzies Munthe-Kaas

  • Applying GRADE-CERQual to qualitative evidence synthesis findings–paper 6: how to assess relevance of the data

    Jane Noyes;Andrew Booth;Simon Lewin;Simon Lewin;Benedicte Carlsen

  • Iran in transition.

    Goodarz Danaei;Farshad Farzadfar;Roya Kelishadi;Arash Rashidian;Arash Rashidian

  • Quasi-experimental study designs series – Paper 4: uses and value

    Till Bärnighausen;Till Bärnighausen;Peter Tugwell;John-Arne Røttingen;Ian Shemilt

  • Using data mining to detect health care fraud and abuse: a review of literature.

    Hossein Joudaki;Arash Rashidian;Behrouz Minaei-Bidgoli;Mahmood Mahmoodi

  • Cesarean section rate in Iran, multidimensional approaches for behavioral change of providers: a qualitative study

    Bahareh Yazdizadeh;Saharnaz Nedjat;Kazem Mohammad;Arash Rashidian

  • A systematic review of qualitative evidence on barriers and facilitators to the implementation of task-shifting in midwifery services

    Christopher J. Colvin;Jodie de Heer;Laura Winterton;Milagros Mellenkamp

  • Essential medicines for universal health coverage

    Veronika J Wirtz;Wirtz Veronika J;Hans V Hogerzeil;Hogerzeil Hans

Frequent Co-Authors

Reza Majdzadeh
Reza Majdzadeh University of Essex
Simon Lewin
Simon Lewin South African Medical Research Council
Andrew Booth
Andrew Booth University of Sheffield
Farshad Farzadfar
Farshad Farzadfar Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Ian Russell
Ian Russell Swansea University
Mark Emberton
Mark Emberton University College London
Ali Akbar Haghdoost
Ali Akbar Haghdoost Kerman University of Medical Sciences
Bagher Larijani
Bagher Larijani Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Ali Montazeri
Ali Montazeri Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research
Masud Yunesian
Masud Yunesian Tehran University of Medical Sciences

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