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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 64 1106 967 4 4 374 15776

Charles Normand publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Charles Normand between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Charles Normand published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 11.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 43 publications in 2002. 18 of the 444 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 43. Peak 43 publications in 2002. 1988: 3 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 4 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 9 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 16 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 43 publications 2003: 17 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 23 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 32 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 22 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 8 publications
1988 2025

444 publications in total across all disciplines

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Charles Normand: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 3
1989 1
1990 4
1991 6
1992 9
1993 6
1994 3
1995 4
1996 16
1997 5
1998 9
1999 6
2000 13
2001 13
2002 43
2003 17
2004 11
2005 9
2006 5
2007 9
2008 6
2009 14
2010 6
2011 7
2012 10
2013 13
2014 11
2015 13
2016 23
2017 20
2018 14
2019 21
2020 32
2021 12
2022 22
2023 10
2024 10
2025 8
Total 444
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Charles Normand 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 Normand 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, 374–383 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: 374 publications — 94th percentile

94% 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
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41 374
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 Normand 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 Normand 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, 64 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: 64 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% 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
63 77
64 79 64
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Ireland Leader Award

Overview

Charles Normand is affiliated with Trinity College Dublin in Ireland. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, and Health Professions. Within these broader areas, they have contributed notably to subfields such as General Health Professions, Economics and Econometrics, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, among others.

The principal topics of Charles Normand's research include:

  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Healthcare Systems and Reforms
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Health disparities and outcomes

Normand's work has appeared in multiple publication venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • HRB Open Research
  • BMC Health Services Research
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS ONE

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Analysing the Efficiency of Health Systems: A Systematic Review of the Literature," (2022) in Applied Health Economics and Health Policy
  • "Mortality risk associated with combinations of loneliness and social isolation. Findings from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA)," (2021) in Age and Ageing
  • "Economic burden of maternal morbidity - A systematic review of cost-of-illness studies," (2020) in PLoS ONE
  • "Preoperative exercise to improve fitness in patients undergoing complex surgery for cancer of the lung or oesophagus (PRE-HIIT): protocol for a randomized controlled trial," (2020) in BMC Cancer
  • "Management of human resources for health: implications for health systems efficiency in Kenya," (2022) in BMC Health Services Research

Frequent collaborators include Peter May, Barbara McPake, Anne Nolan, Lizah Nyawira, and Benjamin Tsofa. Their joint projects underline recurring cooperative efforts in health systems research and policy.

Best Publications

  • Is there evidence that palliative care teams alter end-of-life experiences of patients and their caregivers?

    Irene J. Higginson;Ilora Gillian Finlay;Danielle M. Goodwin;Kerenza Hood

  • Evidence on the cost and cost-effectiveness of palliative care: A literature review:

    Samantha Smith;Aoife Brick;Sinéad O'Hara;Charles Normand

  • A systematic review of the role of bisphosphonates in metastatic disease.

    JR Ross;Y Saunders;PM Edmonds;S Patel

  • Clinical outcomes, quality of life, and costs in the North Thames Dialysis Study of elderly people on dialysis: a prospective cohort study.

    Donna L Lamping;Niculae Constantinovici;Paul Roderick;Charles Normand

  • Nurse led follow up and conventional medical follow up in management of patients with lung cancer: randomised trial

    Sally Moore;Jessica Corner;Jo Haviland;Mary Wells

  • A systematic review of the cost and cost effectiveness of using standard oral nutritional supplements in community and care home settings.

    M. Elia;C. Normand;A. Laviano;K. Norman

  • Economics of Palliative Care for Hospitalized Adults With Serious Illness: A Meta-analysis

    Peter May;Charles Normand;Charles Normand;J. Brian Cassel;Egidio Del Fabbro

  • Health Economics: An International Perspective

    Barbara McPake;Charles E. M. Normand

  • Prospective Cohort Study of Hospital Palliative Care Teams for Inpatients With Advanced Cancer: Earlier Consultation Is Associated With Larger Cost-Saving Effect

    Peter May;Melissa M. Garrido;J. Brian Cassel;Amy S. Kelley

  • A systematic review of the role of human papillomavirus testing within a cervical screening programme.

    Cuzick J;Sasieni P;Davies P;Adams J

  • Age, costs of acute and long-term care and proximity to death: evidence for 1987-88 and 1994-95 in British Columbia.

    K Mcgrail;B Green;M L Barer;R G Evans

  • Comparing the job satisfaction and intention to leave of different categories of health workers in Tanzania, Malawi, and South Africa

    Duane Blaauw;Prudence Ditlopo;Fresier Maseko;Maureen Chirwa

  • Process and impact of mergers of NHS trusts: multicentre case study and management cost analysis

    Naomi Fulop;Gerasimos Protopsaltis;Andrew Hutchings;Annette King

  • A systematic review of the cost and cost effectiveness of using standard oral nutritional supplements in the hospital setting

    M. Elia;C. Normand;K. Norman;A. Laviano

  • Social Health Insurance : A Guidebook for Planning

    Charles E. M. Normand;Axel Weber

  • Changing organisations: a study of the context and processes of mergers of health care providers in England.

    Naomi Fulop;Gerasimos Protopsaltis;Annette King;Pauline Allen

  • Retention of health workers in Malawi: perspectives of health workers and district management

    Ogenna Manafa;Eilish McAuliffe;Fresier Maseko;Cameron Bowie

  • Palliative care in hospital, hospice, at home: results from a systematic review.

    I. G. Finlay;I. J. Higginson;D. M. Goodwin;A. M. Cook

  • A systematic review of the role of human papilloma virus (HPV) testing within a cervical screening programme: summary and conclusions.

    J Cuzick;P Sasieni;P Davies;J Adams

  • Comparison of hypertonic saline and alternate-day or daily recombinant human deoxyribonuclease in children with cystic fibrosis: a randomised trial

    Ranjan Suri;Christopher Metcalfe;Belinda Lees;Richard Grieve

  • From universal health insurance to universal healthcare? The shifting health policy landscape in Ireland since the economic crisis

    Sara Ann Burke;Charles Normand;Sarah Barry;Steve Thomas

Frequent Co-Authors

Barbara McPake
Barbara McPake University of Melbourne
Irene J Higginson
Irene J Higginson King's College London
R. Sean Morrison
R. Sean Morrison Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
David Clark
David Clark University of Glasgow
Norman Delanty
Norman Delanty Beaumont Hospital
Rose Anne Kenny
Rose Anne Kenny Trinity College Dublin
Naomi Fulop
Naomi Fulop University College London
Diane E. Meier
Diane E. Meier Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Thomas L. Webb
Thomas L. Webb University of Sheffield
Ruairi Brugha
Ruairi Brugha Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

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