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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 50 2789 2549 483 438 289 9260

Colin Drummond publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Colin Drummond between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Colin Drummond published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 8.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2017. 21 of the 346 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2017. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 3 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 4 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 24 publications 2014: 25 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 27 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 6 publications
1987 2025

346 publications in total across all disciplines

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Colin Drummond: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 1
1989 3
1990 4
1991 2
1992 3
1993 2
1994 2
1995 1
1996 1
1997 4
1998 7
1999 4
2000 5
2001 3
2002 3
2003 4
2004 5
2005 9
2006 8
2007 5
2008 6
2009 7
2010 19
2011 9
2012 20
2013 24
2014 25
2015 12
2016 14
2017 27
2018 14
2019 17
2020 17
2021 20
2022 9
2023 8
2024 15
2025 6
Total 346
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Colin Drummond 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 Colin Drummond 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, 284–293 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: 289 publications — 86th percentile

86% 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
284–293 113 289
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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Colin Drummond 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 Colin Drummond 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, 50 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: 50 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% 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 50
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
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Overview

Colin Drummond is affiliated with King's College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Health Professions, with a significant focus on subfields such as Epidemiology, General Health Professions, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Economics and Econometrics, and Neurology.

The main topics in Drummond's work include:

  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Mental Health and Patient Involvement

Colin Drummond has published extensively, contributing articles to several key journals. Frequent venues for their publications include:

  • Alcohol and Alcoholism
  • Addiction
  • Public Health Research
  • Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research
  • BJPsych Open

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Drummond include:

  • "The post-COVID era": challenges in the treatment of substance use disorder (SUD) after the pandemic, 2020, BMC Medicine
  • New dimensions for hospital services and early detection of disease: a Review from the Lancet Commission into liver disease in the UK, 2021, The Lancet
  • Accuracy of Wearable Transdermal Alcohol Sensors: Systematic Review, 2022, Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • Intended and unintended consequences of the implementation of minimum unit pricing of alcohol in Scotland: a natural experiment, 2021, Public Health Research
  • Efficacy of psychosocial interventions to reduce alcohol use in comorbid alcohol use disorder and alcohol-related liver disease: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials, 2023, Alcohol and Alcoholism

Frequent collaborators with Drummond include:

  • Paolo Deluca
  • Eileen Brobbin
  • Simon Coulton
  • Stephen Parkin
  • Thomas Phillips

Best Publications

  • Wearable sensors for monitoring the physiological and biochemical profile of the athlete

    Dhruv R. Seshadri;Ryan T. Li;James E. Voos;James R. Rowbottom

  • Evidence-Based Guidelines for Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Summary of WHO Recommendations

    Tarun Dua;Corrado Barbui;Nicolas Clark;Alexandra Fleischmann

  • Effectiveness of screening and brief alcohol intervention in primary care (SIPS trial): pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial.

    Eileen Kaner;Martin Bland;Paul Cassidy;Simon Coulton

  • Screening and referral for brief intervention of alcohol-misusing patients in an emergency department: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial.

    Mike J Crawford;Robert Patton;Robin Touquet;Colin Drummond

  • Co-morbid post-traumatic stress disorder in a substance misusing clinical population.

    Martina Reynolds;Gillian Mezey;Murray Chapman;Mike Wheeler

  • Surveying general practitioners: does a low response rate matter?

    Lorna Templeton;Ann Deehan;Colin Taylor;Colin Drummond

  • Wearable sensors for monitoring the internal and external workload of the athlete.

    Dhruv R. Seshadri;Ryan T. Li;James E. Voos;James R. Rowbottom

  • The Effectiveness of Electronic Screening and Brief Intervention for Reducing Levels of Alcohol Consumption: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Kim Donoghue;Robert Patton;Thomas Phillips;Paolo Deluca

  • Disease burden and costs from excess alcohol consumption, obesity, and viral hepatitis: Fourth report of the Lancet Standing Commission on Liver Disease in the UK

    Roger Williams;Graeme Alexander;Iain Armstrong;Alastair Baker

  • Alcohol screening and brief intervention for adolescents: the how, what and where of reducing alcohol consumption and related harm among young people.

    Robert Patton;Paolo Deluca;Eileen Kaner;Dorothy Newbury-Birch

  • Promoting innovation and excellence to face the rapid diffusion of novel psychoactive substances in the EU: the outcomes of the ReDNet project.

    Ornella Corazza;Ornella Corazza;Sulaf Assi;Pierluigi Simonato;John Corkery

  • Accuracy of Apple Watch for Detection of Atrial Fibrillation.

    Dhruv R. Seshadri;Barbara Bittel;Dalton Browsky;Penny Houghtaling

  • The effect of cash and other financial inducements on the response rate of general practitioners in a national postal study

    Ann Deehan;Lorna Templeton;Colin Taylor;Colin Drummond

  • Alcohol Needs Assessment Research Project (ANARP). The 2004 National Alcohol Needs Assessment for England

    Colin Drummond;Adenekan Oyefeso;Tom Phillips;Survjit Cheeta

  • The effectiveness of alcohol screening and brief intervention in emergency departments: a multicentre pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial

    Colin Drummond;Paolo Deluca;Simon Coulton;Martin Bland

  • The efficacy of acamprosate and naltrexone in the treatment of alcohol dependence, Europe versus the rest of the world: a meta-analysis.

    Kim Donoghue;Catherine Elzerbi;Rob Saunders;Craig Whittington

  • WHO EXPERT COMMITTEE ON PROBLEMS RELATED TO ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION

    D. Ofori-Adjei;S. Casswell;Colin Drummond;Wei Hao

  • Comparison of brief interventions in primary care on smoking and excessive alcohol consumption: a population survey in England

    Jamie Brown;Robert West;Colin Angus;Emma Beard

  • Cost-effectiveness of screening and referral to an alcohol health worker in alcohol misusing patients attending an accident and emergency department: a decision-making approach.

    Barbara Barrett;Sarah Byford;Mike J. Crawford;Robert Patton

Frequent Co-Authors

Paolo Deluca
Paolo Deluca King's College London
Eileen Kaner
Eileen Kaner Newcastle University
Christine Godfrey
Christine Godfrey University of York
John Strang
John Strang King's College London
Peter J. Anderson
Peter J. Anderson Monash University
Preben Bendtsen
Preben Bendtsen Linköping University
Robert West
Robert West University College London
Ian Russell
Ian Russell Swansea University
Alan Brennan
Alan Brennan University of Sheffield
Susan Michie
Susan Michie University College London

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