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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 46 3615 3331 619 568 198 9342

Bernd Rechel publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Bernd Rechel between 2003 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Bernd Rechel published across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025, averaging 9 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2018. 13 of the 208 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2018. 2003: 1 publication 2004: 4 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 18 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 21 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 26 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 4 publications
2003 2025

208 publications in total across all disciplines

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Bernd Rechel: publications per year, 2003 to 2025
Year Publications
2003 1
2004 4
2005 6
2006 5
2007 5
2008 4
2009 18
2010 12
2011 12
2012 17
2013 11
2014 21
2015 9
2016 11
2017 5
2018 26
2019 14
2020 5
2021 4
2022 3
2023 2
2024 9
2025 4
Total 208
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Bernd Rechel 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 Bernd Rechel 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, 194–203 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: 198 publications — 63rd percentile

63% 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
194–203 304 198
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
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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Bernd Rechel 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 Bernd Rechel 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, 46 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: 46 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% 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 46
47 251
48 203
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

Bernd Rechel is affiliated with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on health professions, with a significant concentration on general health professions, economics and econometrics, clinical psychology, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, and oncology.

Their work addresses key topics including primary care and health outcomes, global health care issues, healthcare policy and management, COVID-19 and healthcare impacts, migration, health and trauma, healthcare systems and reforms, as well as global maternal and child health.

Bernd Rechel has published extensively in several prominent venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Health Policy
  • European Journal of Public Health
  • Health Research Policy and Systems
  • Journal of Public Health
  • BMC Health Services Research

Their recent publications represent a range of public health and health policy topics:

  • COVID-19 pandemic: health impact of staying at home, social distancing and 'lockdown' measures-a systematic review of systematic reviews, 2021, Journal of Public Health
  • A comparison of health system responses to COVID-19 in Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania in 2020, 2022, Health Policy
  • Female Pakistani carers' views on future formal and informal care for their older relatives in Norway, 2020, BMC Health Services Research
  • Private equity investment in Europe's primary care sector-a call for research and policy action, 2023, European Journal of Public Health
  • Primary care reforms in Central Asia - On the path to universal health coverage?, 2023, Health Policy OPEN

Bernd Rechel has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Anna Sagan, Ruth Waitzberg, Florian Tille, Peter Groenewegen, and Rob Timans.

Best Publications

  • Migration and health in an increasingly diverse Europe

    Bernd Rechel;Bernd Rechel;Philipa Mladovsky;David Ingleby;Johan P Mackenbach

  • Macroeconomic implications of population ageing and selected policy responses

    David E Bloom;Somnath Chatterji;Paul Kowal;Peter Lloyd-Sherlock

  • Ageing in the European Union

    Bernd Rechel;Bernd Rechel;Emily Grundy;Jean-Marie Robine;Jonathan Cylus

  • Finland: health system review.

    Ilmo Keskimaki;Liina-Kaisa Tynkkynen;Eeva Reissell;Meri Koivusalo

  • How can health systems respond to population ageing

    Bernd Rechel;Yvonne Doyle;Emily Grundy;Martin McKee

  • Health reform in central and eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union

    Bernd Rechel;Bernd Rechel;Martin McKee;Martin McKee

  • Migration and health in the european union

    Bernd Rechel;Philipa Mladovsky;Walter Deville;Barbara Rijks

  • Utilization of health care services by migrants in Europe-a systematic literature review.

    V. Graetz;B. Rechel;W. Groot;W. Groot;M. Norredam

  • Investing in Hospitals of the Future

    B Rechel;S Wright;N Edwards;B Dowdeswell

  • Responding to diversity: An exploratory study of migrant health policies in Europe

    Philipa Mladovsky;Bernd Rechel;David Ingleby;Martin McKee

  • A systematic review on the use of healthcare services by undocumented migrants in Europe.

    Marjolein Winters;Bernd Rechel;Lea de Jong;Milena Pavlova

  • Hospitals in rural or remote areas: An exploratory review of policies in 8 high-income countries

    Bernd Rechel;Aleksandar Džakula;Antonio Duran;Giovanni Fattore

  • Kazakhstan: health system review

    M Kulzhanov;B Rechel

  • Monitoring migrant health in Europe: A narrative review of data collection practices

    Bernd Rechel;Philipa Mladovsky;Walter Devillé

  • Meeting the challenge of population ageing

    Yvonne Doyle;Martin McKee;Bernd Rechel;Emily Grundy

  • Good practices in migrant health: the European experience

    Philipa Mladovsky;David Ingleby;Martin McKee;Martin McKee;Bernd Rechel;Bernd Rechel

  • Access to health care for Roma children in Central and Eastern Europe: findings from a qualitative study in Bulgaria

    Boika Rechel;Clare M Blackburn;Nick J Spencer;Bernd Rechel

  • Lessons from two decades of health reform in Central Asia.

    B Rechel;M Ahmedov;B Akkazieva;A Katsaga

  • Catastrophic Health Care Expenditure among Older People with Chronic Diseases in 15 European Countries.

    Jelena Arsenijevic;Milena Pavlova;Bernd Rechel;Wim Groot

  • Health in Europe 5 Migration and health in an increasingly diverse Europe

    Bernd Rechel;Philipa Mladovsky;David Ingleby;Johan P Mackenbach

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin McKee
Martin McKee London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Ellen Nolte
Ellen Nolte London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Milena Pavlova
Milena Pavlova Brigham and Women's Hospital
Wim Groot
Wim Groot Maastricht University
Marina Karanikolos
Marina Karanikolos London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
James Barlow
James Barlow Imperial College London
Nick Spencer
Nick Spencer University of Warwick
Emily Grundy
Emily Grundy University of Essex
Reinhard Busse
Reinhard Busse Technical University of Berlin
Marc Suhrcke
Marc Suhrcke University of York

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