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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 51 2599 2374 186 177 258 9860

Barbara McPake publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Barbara McPake between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Barbara McPake published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 7.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2002. 15 of the 291 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2002. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 8 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 32 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 29 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 9 publications
1986 2025

291 publications in total across all disciplines

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Barbara McPake: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 0
1988 1
1989 0
1990 1
1991 1
1992 2
1993 6
1994 4
1995 5
1996 1
1997 8
1998 2
1999 4
2000 3
2001 3
2002 32
2003 8
2004 8
2005 9
2006 7
2007 9
2008 6
2009 12
2010 5
2011 10
2012 2
2013 5
2014 11
2015 7
2016 6
2017 11
2018 6
2019 16
2020 29
2021 13
2022 13
2023 9
2024 6
2025 9
Total 291
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Barbara McPake 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 Barbara McPake 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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Barbara McPake 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 Barbara McPake 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, 51 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: 51 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% 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 51
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

Barbara McPake is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia. Their research spans several key fields including Medicine, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, and Health Professions. The subfields of study most associated with their work include Finance, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, General Health Professions, Economics and Econometrics, and Epidemiology.

Their research topics emphasize areas such as Healthcare Systems and Reforms, Global Maternal and Child Health, Global Health Care Issues, Chronic Disease Management Strategies, Health disparities and outcomes, Healthcare Policy and Management, and Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology.

Barbara McPake has authored multiple papers with notable recent publications including:

  • Physical multimorbidity, health service use, and catastrophic health expenditure by socioeconomic groups in China: an analysis of population-based panel data, 2020, The Lancet Global Health
  • Impact of non-communicable disease multimorbidity on health service use, catastrophic health expenditure and productivity loss in Indonesia: a population-based panel data analysis study, 2021, BMJ Open
  • Impact of Indonesia's national health insurance scheme on inequality in access to maternal health services: A propensity score matched analysis, 2020, Journal of Global Health
  • Socioeconomic inequalities in effective service coverage for reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health: a comparative analysis of 39 low-income and middle-income countries, 2021, EClinicalMedicine
  • Imagining maternity care as a complex adaptive system: understanding health system constraints to the promotion of respectful maternity care, 2020, Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • John Tayu Lee
  • Charles Normand
  • Anne Nolan
  • Rifat Atun
  • Samantha Smith

Barbara McPake's research is often published in venues such as:

  • The Lancet Global Health
  • BMJ Global Health
  • Health Policy and Planning
  • BMC Public Health
  • Social Science & Medicine

In addition to journal articles, their authorship includes book publications with the European Organization for Nuclear Research, including the 2023 work "Health Seeking Pathways in Four Indian States Of India."

Best Publications

  • How to do (or not to do) ... Designing a discrete choice experiment for application in a low-income country.

    Lindsay J Mangham;Kara Hanson;Barbara McPake

  • How to bridge the gap in human resources for health

    Charles Hongoro;Barbara McPake

  • What can be done about the private health sector in low-income countries?

    Anne Mills;Ruairi Brugha;Kara Hanson;Barbara McPake

  • To retain or remove user fees?: reflections on the current debate in low- and middle-income countries.

    Chris D James;Kara Hanson;Barbara McPake;Dina Balabanova

  • Physical multimorbidity, health service use, and catastrophic health expenditure by socioeconomic groups in China: an analysis of population-based panel data.

    Yang Zhao;Yang Zhao;Rifat Atun;Brian Oldenburg;Barbara McPake

  • Health Economics: An International Perspective

    Barbara McPake;Charles E. M. Normand

  • Informal economic activities of public health workers in Uganda: implications for quality and accessibility of care.

    Barbara McPake;Delius Asiimwe;Francis Mwesigye;Mathias Ofumbi

  • Salaries and incomes of health workers in sub-Saharan Africa

    David McCoy;Sara Bennett;Sophie Witter;Bob Pond

  • Health policy and system support to optimise community health worker programmes: an abridged WHO guideline.

    Giorgio Cometto;Nathan Ford;Jerome Pfaffman-Zambruni;Elie A Akl

  • Community financing of health care in Africa: An evaluation of the Bamako initiative

    Barbara McPake;Kara Hanson;Anne Mills

  • User charges for health services in developing countries: A review of the economic literature

    Barbara McPake

  • Private Health Providers in Developing Countries: Serving the Public Interest

    Sara Bennett;Barbara McPake;Anne Mills

  • Why performance-based contracting failed in Uganda: An 'open box' evaluation of a complex health system intervention

    Freddie Ssengooba;Barbara McPake;Natasha Palmer

  • Managing the public-private mix to achieve universal health coverage

    Barbara McPake;Barbara McPake;Kara Hanson

  • Task shifting in health care in resource-poor countries

    Barbara McPake;Kwadwo Mensah

  • Preferences for hospital quality in Zambia: results from a discrete choice experiment.

    Kara Hanson;Barbara McPake;Pamela Nakamba;Luke Archard

  • The health migration crisis: the role of four Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development countries

    Bob Pond;Barbara McPake

  • Health sector reforms and human resources for health in Uganda and Bangladesh: mechanisms of effect

    Freddie Ssengooba;Syed Azizur Rahman;Charles Hongoro;Elizeus Rutebemberwa

  • Healthcare-seeking behaviour among the tribal people of Bangladesh: Can the current health system really meet their needs?

    Syed Azizur Rahman;Tara Kielmann;Barbara McPake;Charles Normand

  • Public autonomous hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa: trends and issues

    Barbara Isobel McPake

  • Salaries and incomes of health workers in sub-Saharan Africa. Commentary

    Yogan Pillay;Percy Mahlati;David Mccoy;Sara Bennett

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles Normand
Charles Normand Trinity College Dublin
Kara Hanson
Kara Hanson London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Sophie Witter
Sophie Witter Queen Margaret University
Rifat Atun
Rifat Atun Harvard University
Brian Oldenburg
Brian Oldenburg University of Melbourne
Anne Mills
Anne Mills London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Anthony Scott
Anthony Scott University of Melbourne
Martin McKee
Martin McKee London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Dina Balabanova
Dina Balabanova London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
George Pariyo
George Pariyo Johns Hopkins University

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