2026 Arthur L. Caplan: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	79	413	352	195	164	745	20451

Research.com Recognitions

1994 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Arthur L. Caplan is affiliated with New York University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Health, General Health Professions, Infectious Diseases, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

The scientist's work addresses major topics that include:

Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
Reproductive Health and Technologies
Ethics in Clinical Research
Organ Donation and Transplantation
Biomedical Ethics and Regulation
Ethics in medical practice

Arthur L. Caplan has contributed to several publication venues with notable frequency. These venues include:

The American Journal of Bioethics
Journal of Medical Ethics
The Lancet
Fertility and Sterility
Science

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, some of their most common coauthors are:

Gwendolyn P. Quinn (15 joint publications)
Rafael Dal-Ré (11 joint publications)
Renée DiResta (10 joint publications)
Rekha Lakshmanan (10 joint publications)
Brendan Parent (10 joint publications)

Recent papers by Arthur L. Caplan include:

Ventilator Triage Policies During the COVID-19 Pandemic at U.S. Hospitals Associated With Members of the Association of Bioethics Program Directors, 2020, Annals of Internal Medicine
Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and Ophthalmology, 2021, Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology
Confronting the evolution and expansion of anti-vaccine activism in the USA in the COVID-19 era, 2023, The Lancet
Adverse Consequences of Rushing a SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine, 2020, JAMA
Clarifying the Language of Clinician Distress, 2020, JAMA

Arthur L. Caplan was awarded the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1994.

Best Publications

All Gifts Large and Small

Dana Katz;Arthur L. Caplan;Jon F. Merz

533
Citations
Assessment of the 12-lead electrocardiogram as a screening test for detection of cardiovascular disease in healthy general populations of young people (12-25 years of age): a scientific statement from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology.

Barry J. Maron;Richard A. Friedman;Paul Kligfield;Benjamin D. Levine

488
Citations
All Gifts Large and Small: Toward an Understanding of the Ethics of Pharmaceutical Industry Gift-Giving

Dana Katz;Arthur L. Caplan;Jon F. Merz

474
Citations
Solid-Organ Transplantation in HIV-Infected Patients

Scott D Halpern;Peter A Ubel;Arthur L Caplan

382
Citations
Public policy governing organ and tissue procurement in the United States. Results from the National Organ and Tissue Procurement Study.

Laura A. Siminoff;Robert M. Arnold;Arthur L. Caplan;Beth A. Virnig

315
Citations
Concepts of Health and Disease: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Arthur L. Caplan;H. Tristram Engelhardt;James J. McCartney

292
Citations
Everyday Matters in the Lives of Nursing Home Residents: Wish for and Perception of Choice and Control

Rosalie A. Kane;Arthur L. Caplan;Ene K. Urv-Wong;Iris C. Freeman

279
Citations
Neurotalk: improving the communication of neuroscience research

Judy Illes;Mary Anne Moser;Jennifer B. McCormick;Eric Racine

256
Citations
Appropriate Use of Artificial Nutrition and Hydration — Fundamental Principles and Recommendations

David Casarett;Jennifer Kapo;Arthur Caplan

251
Citations
Consent and anonymization in research involving biobanks: differing terms and norms present serious barriers to an international framework.

Bernice Simone Elger;Arthur L. Caplan

246
Citations
Revised SHEA Position Paper: Influenza Vaccination of Healthcare Personnel

Thomas R. Talbot;Hilary Babcock;Arthur L. Caplan;Deborah Cotton

235
Citations
Rationing Failure: The Ethical Lessons of the Retransplantation of Scarce Vital Organs

Peter A. Ubel;Robert M. Arnold;Arthur L. Caplan

219
Citations
Randomised controlled trials for Ebola: practical and ethical issues

Clement Adebamowo;Oumou Bah-Sow;Fred Binka;Roberto Bruzzone

215
Citations
Fair Allocation of Intensive Care Unit Resources

Paul N. Lanken;Peter B. Terry;Diane C. Adler;Jo Ann Brooks-Brunn

205
Citations
Ventilator Triage Policies During the COVID-19 Pandemic at U.S. Hospitals Associated With Members of the Association of Bioethics Program Directors.

Armand H. Matheny Antommaria;Tyler S. Gibb;Amy L. McGuire;Paul Root Wolpe

196
Citations
Ethical Considerations in Synthesizing a Minimal Genome

Mildred K. Cho;Mildred K. Cho;David Magnus;Arthur L. Caplan;Daniel McGee

188
Citations
No time to waste--the ethical challenges created by CRISPR: CRISPR/Cas, being an efficient, simple, and cheap technology to edit the genome of any organism, raises many ethical and regulatory issues beyond the use to manipulate human germ line cells.

Arthur L Caplan;Brendan Parent;Michael Shen;Carolyn Plunkett;Carolyn Plunkett

175
Citations
Survival of adult bone marrow transplant patients receiving mechanical ventilation: A case for restricted use

K Faber-Langendoen;A L Caplan;P B McGlave

175
Citations
A national study of ethics committees.

Glenn McGee;Joshua P. Spanogle;Arthur L. Caplan;David A. Asch

174
Citations
Conflicts of Interest in Cardiovascular Clinical Practice Guidelines

Todd B. Mendelson;Michele Meltzer;Eric G. Campbell;Arthur L. Caplan

162
Citations
A History and Theory of Informed Consent

Arthur L. Caplan

45
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph Turow University of Pennsylvania

Casey H. Halpern University of Pennsylvania

Peter A. Ubel Duke University

Jon F. Merz University of Pennsylvania

Daniel Callahan Hastings Center

Benjamin S. Wilfond University of Washington

Daniel J. Garry University of Minnesota

Gordon H. Baltuch University of Pennsylvania

Mildred K. Cho Stanford University

John A. Wolf University of Pennsylvania

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