2026 Bruce G. Link: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	115	4439	4163	2420	2241	336	72510

Bruce G. Link 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 Bruce G. Link sits on this spectrum.

101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 336 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Bruce G. Link 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 Bruce G. Link sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 115 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% 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

2007 - Rema Lapouse Award, American Public Health Association
2002 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Bruce G. Link is affiliated with the University of California, Riverside in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on topics within the social sciences and psychology, with a considerable number of publications emphasizing health disparities and outcomes, racial and ethnic identity research, and mental health treatment and access. Other notable topics include child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, migration, health and trauma, food security and health in diverse populations, and employment and welfare studies.

Their scholarly work spans several main fields of study, notably social sciences and psychology, alongside subfields such as clinical psychology, sociology and political science, general health professions, health, and social psychology.

Bruce G. Link has contributed to numerous recent publications, including:

Socioeconomic inequalities in the spread of coronavirus-19 in the United States: A examination of the emergence of social inequalities, 2020, Social Science & Medicine
A Retrospective on Fundamental Cause Theory: State of the Literature and Goals for the Future, 2021, Annual Review of Sociology
Impact of Police Violence on Mental Health: A Theoretical Framework, 2020, American Journal of Public Health
Tracking of Obesity in Childhood into Adulthood: Effects on Body Mass Index and Fat Mass Index at Age 50, 2020, Childhood Obesity
Stigmatize the use, not the user? Attitudes on opioid use, drug injection, treatment, and overdose prevention in rural communities, 2020, Social Science & Medicine

Among frequent co-authors are:

Pam Factor-Litvak
Lawrence H. Yang
Barbara A. Cohn
Shakira F. Suglia
Katrina Kezios

Their publications often appear in respected journals and venues, including:

Social Science & Medicine
Journal of Health and Social Behavior
Stigma and Health
American Journal of Public Health
Psychoneuroendocrinology

Bruce G. Link has also authored a book titled The Hidden Measurement Crisis in Criminology, to be published by Cambridge University Press in 2025.

Recognition of their work includes the Rema Lapouse Award from the American Public Health Association in 2007 and election as a Member of the National Academy of Medicine in 2002.

Best Publications

Social Conditions as Fundamental Causes of Disease

Bruce G. Link;Jo Phelan

6868
Citations
Stigma as a fundamental cause of population health inequalities.

Mark L. Hatzenbuehler;Jo C. Phelan;Bruce G. Link

3043
Citations
Social Conditions as Fundamental Causes of Health Inequalities Theory, Evidence, and Policy Implications

Jo C. Phelan;Bruce G. Link;Parisa Tehranifar

2880
Citations
Public conceptions of mental illness: labels, causes, dangerousness, and social distance.

Bruce G. Link;Jo C. Phelan;Michaeline Bresnahan;Ann Stueve

2726
Citations
Stigma and its public health implications.

Bruce G Link;Jo C Phelan

2054
Citations
On stigma and its consequences: evidence from a longitudinal study of men with dual diagnoses of mental illness and substance abuse.

Bruce G. Link;Elmer L. Struening;Michael Rahav;Jo C. Phelan

1895
Citations
THE MEASUREMENT OF SOCIAL CLASS IN EPIDEMIOLOGY

Penny Liberatos;Bruce G. Link;Jennifer L. Kelsey

1891
Citations
Stigma as a Barrier to Recovery: The Consequences of Stigma for the Self-Esteem of People With Mental Illnesses

Bruce G. Link;Elmer L. Struening;Sheree Neese-Todd;Sara Asmussen

1882
Citations
Measuring Mental Illness Stigma

Bruce G. Link;Lawrence H. Yang;Jo C. Phelan;Pamela Y. Collins

1850
Citations
Socioeconomic status and psychiatric disorders: The causation-selection issue.

Bruce P. Dohrenwend;Itzhak Levav;Patrick E. Shrout;Sharon Schwartz

1708
Citations
Culture and stigma: adding moral experience to stigma theory.

Lawrence Hsin Yang;Arthur Kleinman;Bruce G. Link;Jo C. Phelan

1592
Citations
“A Disease Like Any Other”? A Decade of Change in Public Reactions to Schizophrenia, Depression, and Alcohol Dependence

Bernice A. Pescosolido;Jack K. Martin;J. Scott Long;Tait R. Medina

1523
Citations
Is Racism a Fundamental Cause of Inequalities in Health

Jo C. Phelan;Bruce G. Link

1392
Citations
"Fundamental causes" of social inequalities in mortality: a test of the theory.

J. O. C. Phelan;Bruce G. Link;Ana Diez-Roux;Ichiro Kawachi

1130
Citations
Public conceptions of mental illness in 1950 and 1996: What is mental illness and is it to be feared?

Jo C. Phelan;Bruce G. Link;Ann Stueve;Bernice A. Pescosolido

1069
Citations
Stigma and prejudice: One animal or two?

Jo C. Phelan;Bruce G. Link;John F. Dovidio

1007
Citations
The effectiveness of stigma coping orientations: Can negative consequences of mental illness labeling be avoided?

Bruce G. Link;Jerrold Mirotznik;Francis T. Cullen

852
Citations
The public's view of the competence, dangerousness, and need for legal coercion of persons with mental health problems.

Bernice A. Pescosolido;John Monahan;Bruce G. Link;Ann Stueve

850
Citations
Multiple-family groups and psychoeducation in the treatment of schizophrenia.

William R. McFarlane;Ellen Lukens;Bruce Link;Robert Dushay

848
Citations
The violent and illegal behavior of mental patients reconsidered.

Bruce G. Link;Howard Andrews;Francis T. Cullen

797
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jo C. Phelan Columbia University

Lawrence H. Yang New York University

Francis T. Cullen University of Cincinnati

Ann Stueve Education Development Center

Bruce P. Dohrenwend Columbia University

Andrew E. Skodol University of Arizona

Jordan E. DeVylder Fordham University

Mark L. Hatzenbuehler Harvard University

Patrick E. Shrout New York University

Ezra Susser Columbia University

External Links

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