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Charlene Harrington 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 Charlene Harrington sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 268 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Charlene Harrington 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 Charlene Harrington sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 59 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Charlene Harrington is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research centers on topics related to health professions and social sciences, with a particular emphasis on geriatric care and nursing homes.

The scientist's recent papers include:

  • Appropriate Nurse Staffing Levels for U.S. Nursing Homes, 2020, published in Health Services Insights
  • Nurse Staffing and Coronavirus Infections in California Nursing Homes, 2020, published in Policy Politics & Nursing Practice
  • A Call to the CMS: Mandate Adequate Professional Nurse Staffing in Nursing Homes, 2021, published in AJN American Journal of Nursing
  • COVID-19 and long-term care facilities: Does ownership matter?, 2020, published in Canadian Medical Association Journal
  • Expert nurse response to workforce recommendations made by The Coronavirus Commission For Safety And Quality In Nursing Homes, 2021, published in Nursing Outlook

Frequent coauthors of Charlene Harrington include:

  • Elizabeth Halifax
  • Richard J. Mollot
  • Debra Bakerjian
  • Ann Kolanowski
  • Christine Mueller

The scientist's work has appeared primarily in the following publication venues:

  • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
  • Policy Politics & Nursing Practice
  • Canadian Medical Association Journal
  • Public Policy & Aging Report
  • International Journal of Social Determinants of Health and Health Services

The main fields of study associated with Charlene Harrington's research are:

  • Health Professions
  • Social Sciences
  • Medicine

Within these fields, subfields of study include:

  • General Health Professions
  • Geriatrics and Gerontology
  • Demography
  • Health
  • Sociology and Political Science

The primary topics covered in their work span:

  • Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
  • Frailty in Older Adults
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
  • Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Retirement, Disability, and Employment

Best Publications

  • Nursing Home Staffing and Its Relationship to Deficiencies

    Charlene Harrington;David Zimmerman;Sarita L. Karon;James Robinson

  • Does Investor-Ownership of Nursing Homes Compromise the Quality of Care?:

    Charlene Harrington;Steffie Woolhandler;Joseph Mullan;Helen Carrillo

  • Experts recommend minimum nurse staffing standards for nursing facilities in the United States.

    Charlene Harrington;Christine Kovner;Mathy Mezey;Jeanie Kayser-Jones

  • Long-Term Care: Who Gets It, Who Provides It, Who Pays, And How Much?

    H. Stephen Kaye;Charlene Harrington;Mitchell P. LaPlante

  • Relationship of nursing home staffing to quality of care.

    John F. Schnelle;Sandra F. Simmons;Charlene Harrington;Mary Cadogan

  • Marketisation in Nordic eldercare : a research report on legislation, oversight, extent and consequences

    Anneli Anttonen;Gabrielle Meagher;Mia Vabø;Karen Christensen

  • Quality of care in nursing homes: an analysis of relationships among profit, quality, and ownership

    Ciaran O'Neill;Charlene Harrington;Martin James Kitchener;Debra Saliba

  • Who Cares For Older Adults? Workforce Implications Of An Aging Society

    Christine Tassone Kovner;Mathy Mezey;Charlene Harrington

  • Nurse staffing and deficiencies in the largest for-profit nursing home chains and chains owned by private equity companies.

    Charlene Harrington;Brian Olney;Helen Carrillo;Taewoon Kang

  • Unmet Need for Personal Assistance Services: Estimating the Shortfall in Hours of Help and Adverse Consequences

    Mitchell P. LaPlante;H. Stephen Kaye;Taewoon Kang;Charlene Harrington

  • Nursing home staffing standards and staffing levels in six countries.

    Charlene Harrington;Jacqueline Choiniere;Monika Goldmann;Frode Fadnes Jacobsen

  • Nursing Home Staffing, Turnover, and Case Mix:

    Charlene Harrington;James H. Swan

  • Nursing Facilities, Staffing, Residents and Facility Deficiencies, 2001 Through 2007

    Charlene Harrington;Helen Carrillo;Woleslagle Blank

  • Estimating paid and unpaid hours of personal assistance services in activities of daily living provided to adults living at home.

    Mitchell P. LaPlante;Charlene Harrington;Taewoon Kang

  • Do noninstitutional long-term care services reduce Medicaid spending?

    H. Stephen Kaye;Mitchell P. LaPlante;Charlene Harrington

  • Registered Nurse Staffing Mix and Quality of Care in Nursing Homes: A Longitudinal Analysis

    Hongsoo Kim;Charlene Harrington;William H. Greene

  • The Regulation and Enforcement of Federal Nursing Home Standards, 1991-1997

    Charlene Harrington;Helen Carrillo

  • The Need for Higher Minimum Staffing Standards in U.S. Nursing Homes

    Charlene Harrington;John F. Schnelle;Margaret McGregor;Sandra F. Simmons

  • State nursing home enforcement systems.

    Charlene Harrington;Joseph T. Mullan;Helen Carrillo

  • Staffing characteristics, turnover rates, and quality of resident care in nursing facilities.

    Eric Collier;Charlene Harrington

  • Nurse Staffing and Coronavirus Infections in California Nursing Homes.

    Charlene Harrington;Leslie Ross;Susan Chapman;Elizabeth Halifax

  • Nurse staffing levels and Medicaid reimbursement rates in nursing facilities.

    Charlene Harrington;James H Swan;Helen Carrillo

  • Psychotropic Drug Use in Long-term Care Facilities: A Review of the Literature

    Charlene Harrington;Catherine Tompkins;Mike Curtis;Leslie Grant

  • Medicaid home and community-based services: national program trends.

    Martin Kitchener;Terence Ng;Nancy Miller;Charlene Harrington

  • A Panel Data Analysis of the Relationships of Nursing Home Staffing Levels and Standards to Regulatory Deficiencies

    Hongsoo Kim;Christine Kovner;Charlene Harrington;William Greene

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph T. Mullan
Joseph T. Mullan University of California, San Francisco
Joanne Spetz
Joanne Spetz University of California, San Francisco
John F. Schnelle
John F. Schnelle Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Allyson M Pollock
Allyson M Pollock Newcastle University
David L. Weimer
David L. Weimer University of Wisconsin–Madison
Robert L. Kane
Robert L. Kane University of Minnesota
Steffie Woolhandler
Steffie Woolhandler City University of New York
David U. Himmelstein
David U. Himmelstein City University of New York
John A. Nyman
John A. Nyman University of Minnesota
Leonard I. Pearlin
Leonard I. Pearlin University of Maryland, College Park

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