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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 73 19694 18479 43 41 381 17232

Benedikt Fischer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Benedikt Fischer between 1991 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Benedikt Fischer published across 36 years, from 1991 to 2026, averaging 12.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2018. 22 of the 463 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2018. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 3 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 19 publications 2006: 20 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 22 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 20 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 30 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 24 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 25 publications 2023: 23 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 19 publications 2026: 3 publications
1991 2026

463 publications in total across all disciplines

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Benedikt Fischer: publications per year, 1991 to 2026
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 3
1996 1
1997 3
1998 3
1999 4
2000 8
2001 5
2002 13
2003 12
2004 10
2005 19
2006 20
2007 15
2008 17
2009 22
2010 12
2011 18
2012 13
2013 18
2014 17
2015 17
2016 20
2017 17
2018 30
2019 13
2020 24
2021 23
2022 25
2023 23
2024 15
2025 19
2026 3
Total 463
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Benedikt Fischer 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 Benedikt Fischer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 381–400 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 381 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861 381
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Benedikt Fischer 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 Benedikt Fischer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 72–73 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 399 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
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391 73
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Law
  • Internal medicine
  • Psychiatry

Benedikt Fischer spends much of his time researching Psychiatry, Environmental health, Psychological intervention, Public health and Medical prescription. His study on Methadone maintenance, Heroin, Use Heroin and Substance abuse is often connected to Opioid use as part of broader study in Psychiatry. His work deals with themes such as Law enforcement, Health care and Cannabis, which intersect with Environmental health.

Benedikt Fischer interconnects Pharmacy, Modalities and PsycINFO in the investigation of issues within Psychological intervention. The study incorporates disciplines such as Mental health and Evidence-based medicine, MEDLINE in addition to Public health. His study explores the link between Harm reduction and topics such as Politics that cross with problems in Public relations.

His most cited work include:

  • Drug Policy and the Public Good (201 citations)
  • Cannabis Policy: Moving Beyond Stalemate (187 citations)
  • Drug policy and the public good: evidence for effective interventions (176 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His main research concerns Psychiatry, Public health, Environmental health, Psychological intervention and Cannabis. His Public health research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Medical prescription, Demography, Epidemiology and Substance abuse. His Epidemiology study combines topics in areas such as Genotype and Hepatitis C virus.

His Environmental health research includes themes of Occupational safety and health and Harm. Benedikt Fischer has researched Psychological intervention in several fields, including Family medicine, Mental health and Clinical psychology. His Cannabis study incorporates themes from Legalization, Public opinion and MEDLINE.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Psychiatry (61.97%)
  • Public health (55.25%)
  • Environmental health (42.02%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Public health (55.25%)
  • Environmental health (42.02%)
  • Cannabis (32.14%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of investigation include Public health, Environmental health, Cannabis, Epidemiology and Psychiatry. He has included themes like Psychological intervention, Medical prescription, Demography and Intervention in his Public health study. He works mostly in the field of Medical prescription, limiting it down to topics relating to Methadone and, in certain cases, Fentanyl.

His work carried out in the field of Environmental health brings together such families of science as Logistic regression, Hepatitis C virus, Substance abuse, Occupational safety and health and Hepatitis B virus. His work on Cannabis use as part of general Cannabis research is frequently linked to Human factors and ergonomics, thereby connecting diverse disciplines of science. His work in the fields of Psychiatry, such as Heroin and Psychosocial, overlaps with other areas such as Naloxone and Paradigm shift.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Management of opioid use disorders: a national clinical practice guideline (130 citations)
  • Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines: A Comprehensive Update of Evidence and Recommendations (127 citations)
  • Routes of administration for cannabis use – basic prevalence and related health outcomes: A scoping review and synthesis (85 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Law
  • Internal medicine
  • Public health

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Public health, Psychiatry, Epidemiology, Cannabis and Psychological intervention. In the subject of general Public health, his work in Health psychology is often linked to Opioid overdose, thereby combining diverse domains of study. His research on Psychiatry frequently connects to adjacent areas such as Hepatic disorders.

The concepts of his Epidemiology study are interwoven with issues in Medical microbiology, Virology, High prevalence and Environmental health. His Cannabis research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Legalization, Demography, MEDLINE and Confidence interval. His Suicide prevention research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Injury prevention and Human factors and ergonomics.

Best Publications

  • Drug Policy and the Public Good

    Thomas F. Babor;Jonathan P. Caulkins;Griffith Edwards;Benedikt Fischer

  • Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines: A Comprehensive Update of Evidence and Recommendations

    Benedikt Fischer;Cayley Russell;Pamela Sabioni;Wim van den Brink

  • Cannabis Policy: Moving Beyond Stalemate

    Robin Room;Benedikt Fischer;Wayne Hall;Simon Lenton

  • Management of opioid use disorders: a national clinical practice guideline

    Julie Bruneau;Keith Ahamad;Marie-Ève Goyer;Ginette Poulin

  • The Costs of Substance Abuse in Canada 2002

    Jürgen Rehm;D Baliunas;S Brochu;B Fischer

  • Drug policy and the public good: evidence for effective interventions

    John Strang;Thomas Babor;Jonathan Caulkins;Jonathan Caulkins;Benedikt Fischer;Benedikt Fischer

  • Routes of administration for cannabis use – basic prevalence and related health outcomes: A scoping review and synthesis

    Cayley Russell;Sergio Rueda;Sergio Rueda;Robin Room;Robin Room;Mark Tyndall

  • The effectiveness of compulsory drug treatment: A systematic review

    D. Werb;D. Werb;A. Kamarulzaman;M.C. Meacham;C. Rafful

  • Barriers associated with the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection among illicit drug users

    Jason Grebely;Jason Grebely;Krista A. Genoway;Krista A. Genoway;Jesse D. Raffa;Gurbir Dhadwal

  • Low uptake of treatment for hepatitis C virus infection in a large community-based study of inner city residents.

    J. Grebely;J. D. Raffa;C. Lai;M. Krajden

  • Illicit opioid use in Canada: Comparing social, health, and drug use characteristics of untreated users in five cities (OPICAN study)

    Benedikt Fischer;Jürgen Rehm;Suzanne Brissette;Serge Brochu

  • The costs of alcohol, illegal drugs, and tobacco in Canada, 2002

    Jürgen Rehm;William Gnam;Svetlana Popova;Dolly Baliunas

  • Prescription opioid related misuse, harms, diversion and interventions in Canada: a review.

    Benedikt Fischer;Elena Argento

  • Non-medical use of prescription opioids and prescription opioid-related harms: why so markedly higher in North America compared to the rest of the world?

    Benedikt Fischer;Annette Keates;Gerhard Bühringer;Jens Reimer

  • Changes in illicit opioid use across Canada

    Benedikt Fischer;Jürgen Rehm;Jayadeep Patra;Michelle Firestone Cruz

  • Smoking of crack cocaine as a risk factor for HIV infection among people who use injection drugs

    Kora DeBeck;Thomas Kerr;Kathy Li;Benedikt Fischer

  • Drug use, risk and urban order: examining supervised injection sites (SISs) as 'governmentality'

    Benedikt Fischer;Benedikt Fischer;Sarah Turnbull;Blake Poland;Emma Haydon;Emma Haydon

  • Health outcomes associated with crack-cocaine use: Systematic review and meta-analyses

    Ainslie J. Butler;Jürgen Rehm;Benedikt Fischer

  • Changes in illicit opioid use profiles across Canada

    B Fischer;Jürgen Rehm;J Patra;M Firestone Cruz

  • Heroin-assisted treatment as a response to the public health problem of opiate dependence

    Benedikt Fischer;Jürgen Rehm;Jürgen Rehm;Maritt Kirst;Miguel Casas

Frequent Co-Authors

Jürgen Rehm
Jürgen Rehm University of Toronto
Robin Room
Robin Room La Trobe University
John Strang
John Strang King's College London
Mark W. Tyndall
Mark W. Tyndall University of British Columbia
David R. Foxcroft
David R. Foxcroft Oxford Brookes University
Ingeborg Rossow
Ingeborg Rossow Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Keith Humphreys
Keith Humphreys Stanford University
Peter Reuter
Peter Reuter University of Maryland, College Park
Jonathan P. Caulkins
Jonathan P. Caulkins Carnegie Mellon University
Thomas F. Babor
Thomas F. Babor University of Connecticut

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