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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 62 1264 1117 587 510 306 15445

Charles C. Branas publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Charles C. Branas between 1993 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Charles C. Branas published across 34 years, from 1993 to 2026, averaging 11.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 2020. 13 of the 387 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 33. Peak 33 publications in 2020. 1993: 2 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 11 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 25 publications 2017: 30 publications 2018: 25 publications 2019: 24 publications 2020: 33 publications 2021: 32 publications 2022: 28 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 20 publications 2025: 12 publications 2026: 1 publication
1993 2026

387 publications in total across all disciplines

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Charles C. Branas: publications per year, 1993 to 2026
Year Publications
1993 2
1994 0
1995 2
1996 1
1997 1
1998 1
1999 1
2000 3
2001 4
2002 4
2003 3
2004 9
2005 5
2006 5
2007 1
2008 11
2009 12
2010 12
2011 10
2012 9
2013 14
2014 15
2015 14
2016 25
2017 30
2018 25
2019 24
2020 33
2021 32
2022 28
2023 18
2024 20
2025 12
2026 1
Total 387
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Charles C. Branas 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 Charles C. Branas 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, 304–313 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: 306 publications — 88th percentile

88% 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
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95 306
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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Charles C. Branas 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 Charles C. Branas 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, 62 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: 62 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% 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
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 62
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

Charles C. Branas is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and has a substantial body of research primarily in the fields of Social Sciences and Medicine. Their work encompasses several subfields, including Health, Sociology and Political Science, General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Emergency Medicine.

Their research topics focus on areas such as Gun Ownership and Violence Research, Suicide and Self-Harm Studies, Crime Patterns and Interventions, Sleep and related disorders, Homelessness and Social Issues, Injury Epidemiology and Prevention, and Health disparities and outcomes.

Frequent publication venues for this scientist include:

  • SLEEP
  • Abstracts
  • Journal of Urban Health
  • American Journal of Public Health
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Charles C. Branas has collaborated with multiple coauthors across their publications, with frequent collaborators including Lauren Hale, Michael A. Grandner, William D. S. Killgore, and Christopher N. Morrison.

Some recent papers authored or coauthored by this scientist include:

  • "Smoke at night and sleep worse? The associations between cigarette smoking with insomnia severity and sleep duration," 2020, Sleep Health
  • "Effect of Abandoned Housing Interventions on Gun Violence, Perceptions of Safety, and Substance Use in Black Neighborhoods," 2022, JAMA Internal Medicine
  • "COVID-19 testing, case, and death rates and spatial socio-demographics in New York City: An ecological analysis as of June 2020," 2021, Health & Place
  • "Flattening the curve before it flattens us: hospital critical care capacity limits and mortality from novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV2) cases in US counties," 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Police-to-Hospital Transport for Violently Injured Individuals: A Way to Save Lives?", 2020, The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Best Publications

  • Urban Green Space and Its Impact on Human Health

    Michelle C. Kondo;Jaime M. Fluehr;Thomas McKeon;Charles C. Branas

  • A Difference-in-Differences Analysis of Health, Safety, and Greening Vacant Urban Space

    Charles C. Branas;Rose A. Cheney;John M. MacDonald;Vicky W. Tam

  • Access to trauma centers in the United States.

    Charles C. Branas;Ellen J. MacKenzie;Justin C. Williams;C. William Schwab

  • "Sleep disparity" in the population: poor sleep quality is strongly associated with poverty and ethnicity.

    Nirav P Patel;Michael A Grandner;Dawei Xie;Charles C Branas

  • Citywide cluster randomized trial to restore blighted vacant land and its effects on violence, crime, and fear

    Charles C. Branas;Eugenia South;Michelle C. Kondo;Bernadette C. Hohl

  • Fatal nontraffic injuries involving alcohol: A metaanalysis***

    Gordon S Smith;Charles C Branas;Ted R Miller

  • Effect of Greening Vacant Land on Mental Health of Community-Dwelling Adults: A Cluster Randomized Trial

    Eugenia C. South;Bernadette C. Hohl;Michelle C. Kondo;John M. MacDonald

  • Greening vacant lots to reduce violent crime: a randomised controlled trial

    Eugenia C Garvin;Carolyn C Cannuscio;Charles C Branas

  • The King-Devick test as a determinant of head trauma and concussion in boxers and MMA fighters

    K. M. Galetta;J. Barrett;Mike Allen;F. Madda

  • A meta-analysis of prehospital care times for trauma.

    Brendan G. Carr;Joel M. Caplan;John P. Pryor;Charles C. Branas

  • More Than Just An Eyesore: Local Insights And Solutions on Vacant Land And Urban Health

    Eugenia Garvin;Charles C. Branas;Shimrit Keddem;Jeffrey Sellman

  • Urban–Rural Shifts in Intentional Firearm Death: Different Causes, Same Results

    Charles C. Branas;Michael L. Nance;Michael R. Elliott;Therese S. Richmond

  • A national analysis of the relationship between hospital factors and post-cardiac arrest mortality

    Brendan G. Carr;Munish Goyal;Roger A. Band;David F. Gaieski

  • Neighborhood Interventions to Reduce Violence.

    Michelle C. Kondo;Elena Andreyeva;Eugenia C. South;John M. MacDonald

  • Effects of greening and community reuse of vacant lots on crime

    Michelle Kondo;Bernadette C. Hohl;SeungHoon Han;Charles Branas

  • Investigating the Link Between Gun Possession and Gun Assault

    Charles C. Branas;Therese S. Richmond;Dennis P. Culhane;Thomas R. Ten Have

  • Disparities in access to trauma care in the United States: A population-based analysis.

    Brendan G. Carr;Ariel J. Bowman;Catherine S. Wolff;Michael T. Mullen;Michael T. Mullen

  • Access to Emergency Care in the United States

    Brendan G. Carr;Charles C. Branas;Charles C. Branas;Joshua P. Metlay;Ashley F. Sullivan

  • Urban blight remediation as a cost-beneficial solution to firearm violence

    Charles C. Branas;Michelle C. Kondo;Sean M. Murphy;Eugenia C. South

  • Access to pediatric trauma care in the United States.

    Michael L. Nance;Brendan G. Carr;Charles C. Branas

  • HELMET LAWS AND MOTORCYCLE RIDER DEATH RATES

    Charles C. Branas;M.Margaret Knudson

  • A National Analysis of Pediatric Trauma Care Utilization and Outcomes in the United States

    Sage R. Myers;Charles C. Branas;Benjamin French;Michael L. Nance

Frequent Co-Authors

Douglas J. Wiebe
Douglas J. Wiebe University of Pennsylvania
William D.S. Killgore
William D.S. Killgore University of Arizona
John M. MacDonald
John M. MacDonald University of Pennsylvania
Michael L. Perlis
Michael L. Perlis University of Pennsylvania
David A. Asch
David A. Asch University of Pennsylvania
Silvia S. Martins
Silvia S. Martins Columbia University
Shanthi Ameratunga
Shanthi Ameratunga University of Auckland
Justin C. Williams
Justin C. Williams University of Wisconsin–Madison
Timothy R. Rebbeck
Timothy R. Rebbeck Harvard University
Sean I Savitz
Sean I Savitz The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

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