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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 101 84 71 44 40 279 54747

Burton H. Singer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Burton H. Singer between 1970 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Burton H. Singer published across 57 years, from 1970 to 2026, averaging 5.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2001. 9 of the 338 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2001. 1970: 1 publication 1971: 1 publication 1972: 1 publication 1973: 1 publication 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 3 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 4 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 2 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 19 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 17 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 8 publications 2026: 1 publication
1970 2026

338 publications in total across all disciplines

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Burton H. Singer: publications per year, 1970 to 2026
Year Publications
1970 1
1971 1
1972 1
1973 1
1974 0
1975 0
1976 3
1977 1
1978 0
1979 4
1980 1
1981 2
1982 3
1983 0
1984 3
1985 4
1986 4
1987 3
1988 2
1989 3
1990 0
1991 2
1992 2
1993 4
1994 2
1995 3
1996 3
1997 6
1998 9
1999 6
2000 3
2001 19
2002 11
2003 14
2004 17
2005 16
2006 10
2007 16
2008 10
2009 10
2010 16
2011 8
2012 7
2013 3
2014 5
2015 4
2016 6
2017 9
2018 9
2019 9
2020 16
2021 16
2022 9
2023 4
2024 8
2025 8
2026 1
Total 338
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Burton H. Singer publications per year - data summary

  • Burton H. Singer, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of Florida, has 338 publications recorded across 57 years, from 1970 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1970 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2001, with 19 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 5 of the 57 years in the span carry no publications at all (1974, 1975, 1978, 1983 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 5.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 6.5 per year counting only the 52 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 30 publications, 9% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1970-1988: 34 publications (1.8 per year); 1989-2007: 146 publications (7.7 per year); 2008-2026: 158 publications (8.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Burton H. Singer 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 Burton H. Singer 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, 274–283 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: 279 publications — 84th percentile

84% 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
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138 279
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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Burton H. Singer publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 44–53 to 570+ publications.
  • Burton H. Singer, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of Florida, records 279 publications - the 84th percentile of the discipline.
  • 84% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Burton H. Singer, and about 16% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Burton H. Singer ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 114–123 publications, holding 474 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 174–183 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 570 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Burton H. Singer 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 Burton H. Singer 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, 100+ 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: 101 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
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+ 97 101
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Burton H. Singer D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 71 ranges running from 30 to 100+ D-Index.
  • Burton H. Singer, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of Florida, records 101 D-Index - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Burton H. Singer, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Burton H. Singer ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 313 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 47 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more, 97 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United States Leader Award
  • 2005 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1994 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1984 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1981 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1980 - Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA)

Overview

Burton H. Singer is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine, with a significant emphasis on Infectious Diseases, Modeling and Simulation, Epidemiology, General Health Professions, and Health as subfields. The topics covered in their work include COVID-19 epidemiological studies, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, vaccine coverage and hesitancy, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, global health care issues, COVID-19 and healthcare impacts, and respiratory viral infections research.

The scientist has published extensively in several venues, with the most frequent being the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Recent papers by Burton H. Singer include:

  • Impact of international travel and border control measures on the global spread of the novel 2019 coronavirus outbreak, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • The Impact of Vaccination on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreaks in the United States, 2021, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Projecting hospital utilization during the COVID-19 outbreaks in the United States, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • The implications of silent transmission for the control of COVID-19 outbreaks, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Burton H. Singer has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Alison P. Galvani, Seyed M. Moghadas, Abhishek Pandey, Chad R. Wells, and Meagan C. Fitzpatrick.

Awards received by Burton H. Singer include:

  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 2005
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1994
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1984
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1981
  • Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA), 1980

Best Publications

  • The Contours of Positive Human Health

    Carol D. Ryff;Burton Singer

  • Know Thyself and Become What You are: A Eudaimonic Approach to Psychological Well-Being

    Carol D. Ryff;Burton H. Singer

  • A METHOD FOR MINIMIZING THE IMPACT OF DISTRIBUTIONAL ASSUMPTIONS IN ECONOMETRIC MODELS FOR DURATION DATA

    J. Heckman;B. Singer

  • Psychological Well-Being: Meaning, Measurement, and Implications for Psychotherapy Research

    Carol D. Ryff;Burton Singer

  • Price of Adaptation—Allostatic Load and Its Health Consequences: MacArthur Studies of Successful Aging

    Teresa E. Seeman;Burton H. Singer;John W. Rowe;Ralph I. Horwitz

  • Allostatic load as a marker of cumulative biological risk: MacArthur studies of successful aging

    Teresa E. Seeman;Bruce S. McEwen;John W. Rowe;Burton H. Singer

  • Positive health: connecting well-being with biology.

    Carol D. Ryff;Burton H. Singer;Gayle Dienberg Love

  • Econometric duration analysis

    James J. Heckman;Burton Singer;Burton Singer

  • Interpersonal Flourishing: A Positive Health Agenda for the New Millennium:

    Carol D. Ryff;Burton Singer

  • Best news yet on the six-factor model of well-being

    Carol D. Ryff;Burton H. Singer;Burton H. Singer

  • Psychological Well-Being and Ill-Being: Do They Have Distinct or Mirrored Biological Correlates?

    Carol D. Ryff;Gayle Dienberg Love;Heather L. Urry;Daniel Muller

  • Making a Life Worth Living Neural Correlates of Well-Being

    Heather L. Urry;Jack B. Nitschke;Isa Dolski;Daren C. Jackson

  • The impact of vaccination on COVID-19 outbreaks in the United States.

    Seyed M Moghadas;Thomas N Vilches;Kevin Zhang;Chad R Wells

  • Social relationships, gender, and allostatic load across two age cohorts.

    Teresa E Seeman;Burton H Singer;Carol D Ryff;Gayle Dienberg Love

  • Cumulative biological risk and socio-economic differences in mortality: MacArthur studies of successful aging.

    Teresa E Seeman;Eileen Crimmins;Mei-Hua Huang;Burton Singer

  • Allostatic load as a predictor of functional decline. MacArthur studies of successful aging.

    Arun S Karlamangla;Burton H Singer;Bruce S McEwen;John W Rowe

  • Recursive partitioning in the health sciences

    Ho-pʿing Chang;Burton Singer

  • Randomness and degrees of irregularity.

    Steve Pincus;Burton H. Singer

  • Impact of international travel and border control measures on the global spread of the novel 2019 coronavirus outbreak.

    Chad R. Wells;Pratha Sah;Seyed M. Moghadas;Abhishek Pandey

  • Now You Feel It, Now You Don't Frontal Brain Electrical Asymmetry and Individual Differences in Emotion Regulation

    Daren C. Jackson;Corrina J. Mueller;Isa Dolski;Kim M. Dalton

  • Longitudinal Analysis of Labor Market Data

    Ian Plewis;James Heckman;Burton Singer

Frequent Co-Authors

Carol D. Ryff
Carol D. Ryff University of Wisconsin–Madison
Jürg Utzinger
Jürg Utzinger University of Basel
Marcia C. Castro
Marcia C. Castro Harvard University
Marcel Tanner
Marcel Tanner Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Teresa E. Seeman
Teresa E. Seeman University of California, Los Angeles
Alison P. Galvani
Alison P. Galvani Yale University
Seyed M. Moghadas
Seyed M. Moghadas York University
Elaine Holmes
Elaine Holmes Imperial College London
Eliézer K. N’Goran
Eliézer K. N’Goran Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Bruce S. McEwen
Bruce S. McEwen Rockefeller University

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