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110
Citations
56089
World Ranking
5467
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2944

Barbara Starfield publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Barbara Starfield sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 400 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Barbara Starfield D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Barbara Starfield sits on this spectrum.

70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 400 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 110 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 1978 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Barbara Starfield was affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their academic work spanned a range of areas within health sciences and medicine during their career.

Starfield was recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in 1978, marking a notable point in their professional contributions and standing in the medical research community.

While detailed records of their publication history, coauthors, and specific research topics are not available, their affiliation with a major research institution suggests involvement in clinical or public health-related fields.

The absence of listed recent papers, book publications, or main and subfields of study limits a detailed account of their specific research focus or the evolution of their scientific inquiry.

Nonetheless, the available data documents a career connected to Johns Hopkins University, a prominent center for medical research and education.

Best Publications

  • Contribution of Primary Care to Health Systems and Health

    Barbara Starfield;Leiyu Shi;James Macinko

  • Prevalence, expenditures, and complications of multiple chronic conditions in the elderly

    Jennifer L. Wolff;Barbara Starfield;Gerard Anderson

  • Continuity of care: a multidisciplinary review

    Jeannie L Haggerty;Robert J Reid;George K Freeman;Barbara H Starfield

  • Defining Comorbidity: Implications for Understanding Health and Health Services

    Jose M. Valderas;Barbara Starfield;Bonnie Sibbald;Chris Salisbury

  • The Contribution of Primary Care Systems to Health Outcomes within Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Countries, 1970–1998

    James Macinko;Barbara Starfield;Leiyu Shi

  • Primary Care: Balancing Health Needs, Services, and Technology

    Barbara Starfield

  • Is primary care essential

    Barbara Starfield

  • Development and Application of a Population-Oriented Measure of Ambulatory Care Case-Mix

    Jonathan P. Weiner;Barbara H. Starfield;Donald M. Steinwachs;Laura M. Mumford

  • Atenção primária: equilíbrio entre necessidades de saúde, serviços e tecnologia

    Barbara Starfield

  • The Utility of Social Capital in Research on Health Determinants

    James Macinko;Barbara Starfield

  • Policy relevant determinants of health: an international perspective

    Barbara Starfield;Leiyu Shi

  • Ambulatory care groups: a categorization of diagnoses for research and management.

    B Starfield;J Weiner;L Mumford;D Steinwachs

  • Is US Health Really the Best in the World

    Barbara Starfield

  • The medical home, access to care, and insurance: a review of evidence.

    Barbara Starfield;Leiyu Shi

  • The influence of patient-practitioner agreement on outcome of care.

    B Starfield;C Wray;K Hess;R Gross

  • Validating the Adult Primary Care Assessment Tool

    Leiyu Shi;Barbara Starfield;Jiahong Xu

  • Comorbidity: Implications for the Importance of Primary Care in ‘Case’ Management

    Barbara Starfield;Klaus W. Lemke;Terence Bernhardt;Steven S. Foldes

  • Poverty, race, and hospitalization for childhood asthma.

    L S Wissow;A M Gittelsohn;M Szklo;B Starfield

  • Elementary school-aged children's reports of their health: a cognitive interviewing study

    George W Rebok;Anne W Riley;Christopher B Forrest;Barbara Starfield

  • Quantifying the health benefits of primary care physician supply in the United States.

    James Macinko;Barbara Starfield;Leiyu Shi

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher B. Forrest
Christopher B. Forrest Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Anne W. Riley
Anne W. Riley Johns Hopkins University
Leiyu Shi
Leiyu Shi Johns Hopkins University
Marie C. McCormick
Marie C. McCormick Harvard University
James Macinko
James Macinko University of California, Los Angeles
Jonathan P. Weiner
Jonathan P. Weiner Johns Hopkins University
Margaret E. Ensminger
Margaret E. Ensminger Johns Hopkins University
Luis Rajmil
Luis Rajmil Government of Catalonia
Jordi Alonso
Jordi Alonso Pompeu Fabra University
Carme Borrell
Carme Borrell Pompeu Fabra University

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