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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 48 3211 2953 35 35 228 7576

Bart Criel publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Bart Criel between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Bart Criel published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 6.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2014. 11 of the 246 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2014. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 6 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 25 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 3 publications
1986 2025

246 publications in total across all disciplines

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Bart Criel: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 2
1993 1
1994 0
1995 4
1996 3
1997 3
1998 3
1999 3
2000 1
2001 1
2002 6
2003 4
2004 5
2005 7
2006 3
2007 9
2008 9
2009 2
2010 12
2011 8
2012 15
2013 13
2014 25
2015 11
2016 10
2017 10
2018 10
2019 8
2020 17
2021 11
2022 9
2023 9
2024 8
2025 3
Total 246
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Bart Criel 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 Bart Criel 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, 224–233 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: 228 publications — 73rd percentile

73% 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
224–233 213 228
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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Bart Criel 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 Bart Criel 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, 48 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: 48 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% 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 48
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

Bart Criel is affiliated with the Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp in Belgium. Their research spans over multiple fields primarily related to health professions and medicine, with significant contributions in general health professions, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, finance, social psychology, and clinical psychology.

The scientist's work concentrates on several main topics which include:

  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Primary Care and Health Outcomes
  • Healthcare Systems and Reforms
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
  • Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
  • Healthcare Systems and Practices

The frequent publication venues for Bart Criel include:

  • BMJ Global Health
  • PLoS ONE
  • Health Policy and Planning
  • BMJ Open
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Bart Criel are:

  • How medical dominance and interprofessional conflicts undermine patient-centred care in hospitals: historical analysis and multiple embedded case study in Morocco (2021, BMJ Global Health)
  • No Mechanism Without Context: Strengthening the Analysis of Context in Realist Evaluations Using Causal Loop Diagramming (2020, New Directions for Evaluation)
  • Team-based primary health care for non-communicable diseases: complexities in South India (2020, Health Policy and Planning)
  • Improving primary care for diabetes and hypertension: findings from implementation research in rural South India (2020, BMJ Open)
  • Multisectoral action for health in low-income and middle-income settings: how can insights from social science theories inform intragovernmental coordination efforts? (2021, BMJ Global Health)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Bart Criel include:

  • Faustin Chenge
  • Yves Coppieters
  • Sara Van Belle
  • Erick Mukala Mayoyo
  • Abdoulaye Sow

Best Publications

  • Community-based health insurance in developing countries: a study of its contribution to the performance of health financing systems.

    Guy Carrin;Maria Pia Waelkens;Bart Criel

  • Declining subscriptions to the Maliando Mutual Health Organisation in Guinea-Conakry (West Africa): what is going wrong?

    Bart Criel;Maria Pia Waelkens

  • Community health insurance in Uganda: why does enrolment remain low? A view from beneath.

    Robert Basaza;Bart Criel;Patrick Van der Stuyft

  • Out-of-pocket healthcare payments on chronic conditions impoverish urban poor in Bangalore, India

    Upendra Bhojani;BS Thriveni;Roopa Devadasan;CM Munegowda

  • Indian community health insurance schemes provide partial protection against catastrophic health expenditure

    Narayanan Devadasan;Bart Criel;Wim Van Damme;Kent Ranson

  • Promoting universal financial protection: evidence from the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) in Gujarat, India

    Narayanan Devadasan;Tanya Seshadri;Mayur Trivedi;Bart Criel

  • Abolition of user fees: the Uganda paradox

    Juliet Nabyonga Orem;Frederick Mugisha;Christine Kirunga;Jean Macq

  • The Health System Dynamics Framework: The introduction of an analytical model for health system analysis and its application to two case-studies

    J van Olmen;B Criel;U Bhojani;B Marchal

  • Visceral leishmaniasis control: a public health perspective.

    M. Boelaert;B. Criel;J. Leeuwenburg;W. Van Damme

  • Opening the 'black box' of performance-based financing in low- and lower middle-income countries: a review of the literature.

    Dimitri Renmans;Nathalie Holvoet;Christopher Garimoi Orach;Bart Criel

  • Community health insurance and universal coverage: multiple paths, many rivers to cross

    W. Soors;N. Devadasan;V. Durairaj;B. Criel

  • Improving access to hospital care for the poor: comparative analysis of four health equity funds in Cambodia

    Mathieu Noirhomme;Bruno Meessen;Fred Griffiths;Por Ir

  • Editorial: Iatrogenic poverty

    Bruno Meessen;Zhang Zhenzhong;Wim Van Damme;Narayanan Devadasan

  • The landscape of community health insurance in India: An overview based on 10 case studies

    Narayanan Devadasan;Kent Ranson;Wim Van Damme;Akash Acharya

  • Research, evidence and policymaking: the perspectives of policy actors on improving uptake of evidence in health policy development and implementation in Uganda

    Juliet Nabyonga Orem;David Kaawa Mafigiri;Bruno Marchal;Freddie Ssengooba

  • The Bwamanda hospital insurance scheme: effective for whom? A study of its impact on hospital utilization patterns.

    B Criel;P Van der Stuyft;W Van Lerberghe

  • Low enrolment in Ugandan Community Health Insurance Schemes: underlying causes and policy implications

    Robert K Basaza;Bart Criel;Patrick Van der Stuyft

  • Community health insurance in India; an overview

    N. Devadasan;K. Ranson;W. Van Damme;B. Criel

  • Analysing health systems to make them stronger

    J. van Olmen;B. Criel;W. Van Damme;B. Marchal

  • Patient-Centered Care and People-Centered Health Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: Why So Little of Something So Badly Needed?

    Jeroen De Man;Roy William Mayega;Nandini Sarkar;Evelyn Waweru

  • A health insurance scheme for hospital care in Bwamanda District, Zaire: lessons and questions after 10 years of functioning.

    Bart Criel;Guy Kegels

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruno Marchal
Bruno Marchal Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
Bruno Meessen
Bruno Meessen Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
Wim Van Damme
Wim Van Damme Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
Robert Colebunders
Robert Colebunders University of Antwerp
Jeffrey V. Lazarus
Jeffrey V. Lazarus University of Barcelona
Jacqueline E. W. Broerse
Jacqueline E. W. Broerse Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Marleen Boelaert
Marleen Boelaert Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
Rhoda K. Wanyenze
Rhoda K. Wanyenze Makerere University
George Pariyo
George Pariyo Johns Hopkins University
Gorik Ooms
Gorik Ooms Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp

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