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Christine Grady 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 Christine Grady sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 248 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christine Grady 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 Christine Grady sits on this spectrum.

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: 66 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Christine Grady is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States, with a research portfolio primarily centered on medicine and health professions. Their work addresses various ethical issues in clinical and biomedical contexts, with a particular focus on public health, environmental and occupational health, and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.

Their scholarly output prominently involves topics such as ethics in medical practice, ethics in clinical research, ethics and legal issues in pediatric healthcare, biomedical ethics and regulation, patient dignity and privacy, palliative care and end-of-life issues, and prenatal screening and diagnostics.

Among recent publications, Christine Grady has contributed to discussions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and related ethical challenges. Notable papers include:

  • "Covid-19: Ethical Challenges for Nurses" (2020, The Hastings Center Report)
  • "Nurses confronting the coronavirus: Challenges met and lessons learned to date" (2020, Nursing Outlook)
  • "COVID-19 vaccine trial ethics once we have efficacious vaccines" (2020, Science)
  • "Patient and Family Descriptions of Ethical Concerns" (2020, The American Journal of Bioethics)
  • "Experiences of Patients After Withdrawal From Cancer Clinical Trials" (2021, JAMA Network Open)

Christine Grady frequently publishes in several venues known for ethical and biomedical discourse, including:

  • The American Journal of Bioethics
  • AJOB Empirical Bioethics
  • Neurology
  • The Hastings Center Report
  • JAMA Network Open

The researcher collaborates regularly with colleagues such as Connie M. Ulrich, Saskia Hendriks, David Wendler, Marion Danis, and Annette Rid. These collaborations reflect a sustained engagement in bioethical inquiry and clinical research oversight.

Best Publications

  • What Makes Clinical Research Ethical

    Ezekiel J. Emanuel;David Wendler;Christine Grady

  • What Makes Clinical Research in Developing Countries Ethical? The Benchmarks of Ethical Research

    Ezekiel J. Emanuel;David Wendler;Jack Killen;Christine Grady

  • Ethical climate, ethics stress, and the job satisfaction of nurses and social workers in the United States.

    Connie Ulrich;Patricia O'Donnell;Carol Taylor;Adrienne Farrar

  • Enduring and Emerging Challenges of Informed Consent

    Christine Grady

  • What's the price of a research subject? Approaches to payment for research participation.

    Neal Dickert;Christine Grady

  • The Limitations of “Vulnerability” as a Protection for Human Research Participants

    Carol Levine;Ruth Faden;Christine Grady;Dale E Hammerschmidt

  • Clinical Trials and Medical Care: Defining the Therapeutic Misconception

    Gail E Henderson;Larry R Churchill;Arlene M Davis;Michele M Easter

  • Risks and benefits of phase 1 oncology trials, 1991 through 2002.

    Elizabeth Horstmann;Mary S. McCabe;Louise Grochow;Seiichiro Yamamoto

  • How Much Is Life Worth: Cetuximab, Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer, and the $440 Billion Question

    Tito Fojo;Christine Grady

  • Everyday ethics: ethical issues and stress in nursing practice.

    Connie M. Ulrich;Carol Taylor;Karen Soeken;Patricia O’Donnell

  • Misunderstanding in clinical research: distinguishing therapeutic misconception, therapeutic misestimation, and therapeutic optimism.

    Sam Horng;Christine Grady

  • Women's autonomy in health care decision-making in developing countries: a synthesis of the literature.

    Pauline E Osamor;Christine Grady

  • Money for Research Participation: Does It Jeopardize Informed Consent?

    Christine Grady

  • Enrolling Pregnant Women: Issues in Clinical Research

    Mary C. Blehar;Catherine Spong;Christine Grady;Sara F. Goldkind

  • A Systematic Review of the Empirical Literature Evaluating IRBs: What We Know and What We Still Need to Learn:

    Lura Abbott;Christine Grady

  • Broad Consent for Research With Biological Samples: Workshop Conclusions

    Christine Grady;Lisa Eckstein;Ben Berkman;Dan Brock

  • A Broader Understanding of Moral Distress.

    Stephen M. Campbell;Connie M. Ulrich;Christine Grady

  • Does Ethics Education Influence the Moral Action of Practicing Nurses and Social Workers

    Christine Grady;Marion Danis;Karen L. Soeken;Patricia O'Donnell

  • Covid-19: Ethical Challenges for Nurses.

    Georgina Morley;Christine Grady;Joan McCarthy;Connie M. Ulrich

  • More than the money: a review of the literature examining healthy volunteer motivations

    Leanne Stunkel;Christine Grady

  • Oversight of Human Participants Research: Identifying Problems To Evaluate Reform Proposals

    Ezekiel J. Emanuel;Anne Wood;Alan Fleischman;Angela Bowen

  • SHEA guideline for management of healthcare workers who are infected with hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, and/or human immunodeficiency virus.

    David K. Henderson;Louise Dembry;Neil O. Fishman;Christine Grady

Frequent Co-Authors

Ezekiel J. Emanuel
Ezekiel J. Emanuel University of Pennsylvania
David Wendler
David Wendler National Institutes of Health
Marion Danis
Marion Danis National Institutes of Health
Benjamin S. Wilfond
Benjamin S. Wilfond University of Washington
Henry T. Greely
Henry T. Greely Stanford University
Karen L. Soeken
Karen L. Soeken University of Maryland, Baltimore
Scott Y. H. Kim
Scott Y. H. Kim National Institutes of Health
Lori Wiener
Lori Wiener National Institutes of Health
Ruth R. Faden
Ruth R. Faden Johns Hopkins University
Leslie G. Biesecker
Leslie G. Biesecker National Institutes of Health

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