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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 48 3180 2924 540 493 155 8546

Colin Fischbacher publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Colin Fischbacher between 1984 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Colin Fischbacher published across 41 years, from 1984 to 2024, averaging 4.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2019. 2 of the 173 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 2019. 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 1 publication
1984 2024

173 publications in total across all disciplines

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Colin Fischbacher: publications per year, 1984 to 2024
Year Publications
1984 1
1985 0
1986 0
1987 1
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 1
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 3
2000 4
2001 5
2002 4
2003 7
2004 5
2005 3
2006 6
2007 5
2008 9
2009 4
2010 8
2011 8
2012 10
2013 8
2014 11
2015 10
2016 11
2017 4
2018 8
2019 12
2020 10
2021 8
2022 5
2023 1
2024 1
Total 173
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Colin Fischbacher 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 Fischbacher 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, 154–163 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: 155 publications — 44th percentile

44% 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
154–163 411 155
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
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 Fischbacher 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 Fischbacher 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, 48 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: 48 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% 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 48
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
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 Fischbacher is affiliated with the National Health Service Scotland in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Health Professions, with a particular focus on subfields such as General Health Professions, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Health, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Epidemiology.

Their main topics of research include:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts

Colin Fischbacher has frequently published in venues such as Wellcome Open Research, BMJ Open, Archives of Public Health, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and BMJ. Their publication record includes multiple papers addressing COVID-19 related health impacts as well as cardiology and emergency medicine topics.

Selected recent papers include:

  • Risk of hospital admission with coronavirus disease 2019 in healthcare workers and their households: nationwide linkage cohort study (2020, BMJ)
  • Risks of and risk factors for COVID-19 disease in people with diabetes: a cohort study of the total population of Scotland (2020, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology)
  • High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin on Presentation to Rule Out Myocardial Infarction: A Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (2021, Circulation)
  • COVID-19 - exploring the implications of long-term condition type and extent of multimorbidity on years of life lost: a modelling study (2020, Wellcome Open Research)
  • Impact of COVID-19 on accident and emergency attendances and emergency and planned hospital admissions in Scotland: an interrupted time-series analysis (2020, Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine)

Frequent collaborators in their research include Nicholas L. Mills, Anoop Shah, David McAllister, Atul Anand, and Kuan Ken Lee. These collaborators indicate a network of interaction primarily focused on cardiovascular medicine and public health.

Best Publications

  • Smoke-free legislation and hospitalizations for acute coronary syndrome

    Jill Pell;Sally Haw;Stuart M Cobbe;David E Newby

  • High-sensitivity troponin in the evaluation of patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome: a stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised controlled trial.

    Anoop S V Shah;Anoop S V Shah;Atul Anand;Fiona E Strachan;Amy V Ferry

  • Smoke-free Legislation and Hospitalizations for Childhood Asthma

    Daniel Mackay;Sally Haw;Jon G. Ayres;Colin Fischbacher

  • Risk of hospital admission with coronavirus disease 2019 in healthcare workers and their households: nationwide linkage cohort study.

    Anoop Sv Shah;Anoop Sv Shah;Rachael Wood;Ciara Gribben;David Caldwell

  • How physically active are South Asians in the United Kingdom? A literature review

    C. M. Fischbacher;S. Hunt;L. Alexander

  • The epidemiology, healthcare and societal burden and costs of asthma in the UK and its member nations: analyses of standalone and linked national databases

    Mome Mukherjee;Andrew Stoddart;Ramyani P. Gupta;Bright I. Nwaru;Bright I. Nwaru

  • Mortality from all causes and circulatory disease by country of birth in England and Wales 2001–2003

    S.H. Wild;C. Fischbacher;A. Brock;C. Griffiths

  • Patterns of physical activity and relationship with risk markers for cardiovascular disease and diabetes in Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and European adults in a UK population

    Louise Hayes;Martin White;Nigel Unwin;Raj Bhopal

  • The impact of cancer on subsequent chance of pregnancy: a population-based analysis.

    Richard A Anderson;David H Brewster;Rachael Wood;Sian Nowell

  • Incidence of Hospitalization for Heart Failure and Case-Fatality Among 3.25 Million People With and Without Diabetes Mellitus.

    David A. McAllister;Stephanie H. Read;Jan Kerssens;Shona Livingstone

  • Impact of laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a population-based study

    Andrew J. Mcmahon;Colin M. Fischbacher;Susan H. Frame;Margaret C. M. Macleod

  • Predicted and observed cardiovascular disease in South Asians: application of FINRISK, Framingham and SCORE models to Newcastle Heart Project data.

    Raj Bhopal;Colin Fischbacher;Erkki Vartiainen;Nigel Unwin

  • Adverse events after first, single, mesh and non-mesh surgical procedures for stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse in Scotland, 1997–2016: a population-based cohort study

    Joanne R Morling;Joanne R Morling;David A McAllister;David A McAllister;Wael Agur;Colin M Fischbacher

  • An exploratory population-based case-control study of primary biliary cirrhosis.

    Denise Howel;Colin M. Fischbacher;Raj S. Bhopal;Jackie Gray

  • Record linked retrospective cohort study of 4.6 million people exploring ethnic variations in disease: myocardial infarction in South Asians

    CM Fischbacher;CM Fischbacher;R Bhopal;C Povey;M Steiner

  • COVID-19 - exploring the implications of long-term condition type and extent of multimorbidity on years of life lost: a modelling study

    Peter Hanlon;Fergus Chadwick;Anoop Shah;Rachael Wood

  • Pricing Policies And Control of Tobacco in Europe (PPACTE) project: cross-national comparison of smoking prevalence in 18 European countries.

    Silvano Gallus;Alessandra Lugo;Alessandra Lugo;Carlo La Vecchia;Carlo La Vecchia;Paolo Boffetta

  • Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: a web-based risk score for seven British black and minority ethnic groups

    P Brindle;Margaret T May;P Gill;F Cappuccio

  • Use of a journal club and letter-writing exercise to teach critical appraisal to medical undergraduates.

    Richard Edwards;Martin White;Jackie Gray;Colin Fischbacher

  • Mortality from all cancers and lung, colorectal, breast and prostate cancer by country of birth in England and Wales, 2001–2003

    S H Wild;C M Fischbacher;A Brock;C Griffiths

Frequent Co-Authors

Raj Bhopal
Raj Bhopal University of Edinburgh
Sarah H. Wild
Sarah H. Wild University of Edinburgh
Nigel Unwin
Nigel Unwin University of Cambridge
Helen M. Colhoun
Helen M. Colhoun University of Edinburgh
Aziz Sheikh
Aziz Sheikh University of Oxford
Naveed Sattar
Naveed Sattar University of Glasgow
Robert Lindsay
Robert Lindsay University of Glasgow
Jill P. Pell
Jill P. Pell University of Glasgow
Stuart M. Cobbe
Stuart M. Cobbe University of Glasgow
Ronan A Lyons
Ronan A Lyons Swansea University

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