2026 David B. Swanson: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	45	3881	3580	1844	1669	150	8450

Overview

David B. Swanson is affiliated with the National Board of Medical Examiners in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a concentration on several subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Surgery, Education, Health Information Management, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

Swanson's work encompasses a range of topics, notably:

Innovations in Medical Education
Surgical Simulation and Training
Electronic Health Records Systems
Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
Student Assessment and Feedback
Diversity and Career in Medicine
Healthcare Systems and Technology

The scientist has published in several notable venues, including:

Annals of Surgery
Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance
Perspectives on Medical Education
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Journal of The Electrochemical Society

Frequent collaborators in their research include Brian C. George, Anna Ryan, Maya M. Hammoud, Lauren Foster, and Monica M. Cuddy, each having coauthored multiple papers with Swanson.

Representative recent publications illustrate the diverse scope of their work:

A Proposed Blueprint for Operative Performance Training, Assessment, and Certification, 2020, Annals of Surgery
Beyond right or wrong: More effective feedback for formative multiple-choice tests, 2020, Perspectives on Medical Education
Do Orthopaedic In-Training Examination Scores Predict the Likelihood of Passing the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Part I Examination? An Update With 2014 to 2018 Data, 2021, Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Surgical Trainee Performance and Alignment With Surgical Program Director Expectations, 2021, Annals of Surgery
Nanostructuring of Iron Disulfide Cathode Materials for Enhanced Thermal Batteries, 2021, Journal of The Electrochemical Society

Best Publications

Assessment of clinical skills with standardized patients: State of the art

C. P. M. van der Vleuten;David B. Swanson

842
Citations
Performance-Based Assessment: Lessons From the Health Professions:

David B. Swanson;Geoffrey R. Norman;Robert L. Linn

449
Citations
Expertise and error in diagnostic reasoning

Paul E. Johnson;Alica S. Duran;Frank Hassebrock;James H. Moller

366
Citations
Assessing Clinical Skills of Residents with Standardized Patients

Paula L. Stillman;David B. Swanson;Sydney Smee;Alfred E. Stillman

340
Citations
Psychometric characteristics of the objective structured clinical examination.

D. I. Newble;D. B. Swanson

303
Citations
2018 Consensus framework for good assessment

John Norcini;M Brownell Anderson;Valdes Bollela;Vanessa Burch

289
Citations
Extended‐matching items: A practical alternative to free‐response questions

Susan M. Case;David B. Swanson

244
Citations
The quality of in-house medical school examinations.

Ralph F Jozefowicz;Bruce M Koeppen;Susan Case;Robert Galbraith

239
Citations
ASSESSMENT OF CLINICAL SKILLS OF RESIDENTS UTILIZING STANDARDIZED PATIENTS: A FOLLOW-UP STUDY AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR APPLICATION

Paula Stillman;David Swanson;Mary Beth Regan;Mary M. Philbin

219
Citations
Charting the winds of change: evaluating innovative medical curricula.

Charles P. Friedman;Ruth de Bliek;David S. Greer;Stewart P. Mennin

178
Citations
An assessment of the clinical skills of fourth-year students at four New England medical schools.

Paula L. Stillman;Mary B. Regan;David B. Swanson;Susan Case

177
Citations
Assessment of Clinical Competence: Written and Computer-Based Simulations

David B. Swanson;John J. Norcini;Louis J. Grosso

172
Citations
Guidelines for assessing clinical competence

David Newble;Beth Dawson;Dale Dauphinee;Gordon Page

172
Citations
Retention of basic science information by senior medical students.

Yu Ling;David B. Swanson;Kathy Holtzman;S Deniz Bucak

161
Citations
Simulations in the United States Medical Licensing Examination™ (USMLE™)

G F Dillon;J R Boulet;R E Hawkins;D B Swanson

155
Citations
Factors influencing reproducibility of tests using standardized patients

David B. Swanson;John J. Norcini

148
Citations
Reliability, validity and efficiency of multiple choice question and patient management problem item formats in assessment of clinical competence.

J. J. Norcini;D. B. Swanson;L. J. Grosso;G. D. Webster

142
Citations
Resident-patient interactions: The humanistic qualities of internal medicine residents assessed by patients, attending physicians, program supervisors, and nurses

James O. Woolliscroft;Joel D. Howell;Bonnie P. Patel;David B. Swanson

140
Citations
Ensuring the Clinical Competence of Medical School Graduates Through Standardized Patients

Paula L. Stillman;David B. Swanson

133
Citations
Assessment of Clinical Skills With Standardized Patients: State of the Art Revisited

David B Swanson;Cees P M van der Vleuten

121
Citations
Team cohesiveness, team size and team performance in team-based learning teams

Britta M Thompson;Paul Haidet;Nicole J Borges;Lisa R Carchedi

115
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

John J. Norcini Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research

John R. Boulet Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research

Cees P. M. van der Vleuten Maastricht University

Larry D. Gruppen University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

David Newble University of Sheffield

Charlotte Ringsted Aarhus University

Louis N. Pangaro Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Lambert Schuwirth Flinders University

Robert H. Glew University of New Mexico

Robert L. Linn University of Colorado Boulder

External Links

Personal website of David B. Swanson

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