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Dan J. Stein publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dan J. Stein sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 1,857 publications — 100th percentile

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Dan J. Stein D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dan J. Stein sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 201 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2016 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa

Overview

Dan J. Stein is affiliated with the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Their research spans primarily the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with a strong focus on Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Social Psychology, and Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics essential to mental health and neuropsychiatric research. These include:

  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Schizophrenia Research and Treatment
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

Stein has contributed publications to several well-regarded scientific journals, with the most frequent publication venues being:

  • Molecular Psychiatry
  • Human Brain Mapping
  • World Psychiatry
  • Translational Psychiatry
  • Comprehensive Psychiatry

The researcher's recent papers span topics related to global health burdens as well as demographic forecasting, including the following notable publications:

  • "Estimation of the global prevalence of dementia in 2019 and forecasted prevalence in 2050: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019" (2022) published in The Lancet Public Health
  • "Global, regional, and national burden of diabetes from 1990 to 2021, with projections of prevalence to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021" (2023) published in The Lancet
  • "Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance 1990-2021: a systematic analysis with forecasts to 2050" (2024) published in The Lancet
  • "Fertility, mortality, migration, and population scenarios for 195 countries and territories from 2017 to 2100: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study" (2020) published in The Lancet
  • "Global, regional, and national burden of osteoarthritis, 1990-2020 and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021" (2023) published in The Lancet Rheumatology

Stein's collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as Heather J. Zar, Paul M. Thompson, Christine Löchner, Neda Jahanshad, and Ronald C. Kessler.

The academic recognitions received by Dan J. Stein include the title of Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences awarded in 2016 and Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa.

Best Publications

  • Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Theo Vos;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Gregory A Roth;Gregory A Roth;Degu Abate;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Solomon M Abay

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Mohammad H Forouzanfar;Lily Alexander;H Ross Anderson;Victoria F Bachman

  • Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Theo Vos;Ryan M. Barber;Brad Bell;Amelia Bertozzi-Villa

  • Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Theo Vos;Christine Allen;Megha Arora;Ryan M Barber

  • Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Haidong Wang;Mohsen Naghavi;Christine Allen;Ryan M Barber

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Jeffrey D. Stanaway;Ashkan Afshin;Emmanuela Gakidou;Stephen S. Lim

  • Global, regional, and national burden of neurological disorders, 1990-2016: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Valery L Feigin;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Foad Abd-Allah

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex specific mortality for 264 causes of death, 1980–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Mohsen Naghavi;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M Abbas

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Simon I Hay;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Max G Griswold;Nancy Fullman;Caitlin Hawley;Nicholas Arian

  • The Lancet Commission on global mental health and sustainable development.

    Vikram Patel;Shekhar Saxena;Crick Lund;Crick Lund;Graham Thornicroft

  • The epidemiology of obsessive-compulsive disorder in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication.

    A M Ruscio;D J Stein;D J Stein;W T Chiu;R C Kessler

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013

    Mohammad H. Forouzanfar;Lily Alexander;H. Ross Anderson;Victoria F. Bachman

  • Lifetime prevalence and age-of-onset distributions of mental disorders in the World Health Organization's World Mental Health Survey Initiative.

    Ronald C Kessler;Matthias Angermeyer;James C Anthony;Ron De Graaf

  • Grand challenges in global mental health

    Pamela Y. Collins;Vikram Patel;Vikram Patel;Sarah S. Joestl;Dana March;Dana March

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M. Abbas

  • Global, regional, and national burden of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Emma Nichols;Cassandra E.I. Szoeke;Stein Emil Vollset;Nooshin Abbasi

  • WHO World Mental Health Surveys International College Student Project: Prevalence and distribution of mental disorders.

    Randy P. Auerbach;Philippe Mortier;Ronny Bruffaerts;Jordi Alonso

  • Lifetime prevalence and age-of-onset distributions of mental disorders in the World Health Organization's World Mental Health Survey Initiative RESEARCH REPORT

    Ronald C. Kessler;Matthias Angermeyer;James C. Anthony;Ron De Graaf

Frequent Co-Authors

Soraya Seedat
Soraya Seedat Stellenbosch University
Paul M. Thompson
Paul M. Thompson University of Southern California
Ronald C. Kessler
Ronald C. Kessler Harvard University
Heather J. Zar
Heather J. Zar University of Cape Town
Eric Hollander
Eric Hollander Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Naomi A. Fineberg
Naomi A. Fineberg University of Hertfordshire
Neda Jahanshad
Neda Jahanshad University of Southern California
John A. Joska
John A. Joska University of Cape Town
Bernhard T. Baune
Bernhard T. Baune University of Münster
Lianne Schmaal
Lianne Schmaal University of Melbourne

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