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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 45 3880 3579 1844 1669 150 8450

David B. Swanson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David B. Swanson between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David B. Swanson published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 3.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 1996. 4 of the 162 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 1996. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 4 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 3 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 3 publications 2025: 1 publication
1981 2025

162 publications in total across all disciplines

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David B. Swanson: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 0
1983 4
1984 2
1985 3
1986 1
1987 4
1988 4
1989 4
1990 6
1991 5
1992 5
1993 4
1994 5
1995 3
1996 11
1997 9
1998 2
1999 4
2000 2
2001 2
2002 6
2003 4
2004 4
2005 2
2006 6
2007 2
2008 5
2009 5
2010 6
2011 2
2012 4
2013 7
2014 2
2015 2
2016 1
2017 3
2018 3
2019 4
2020 4
2021 4
2022 0
2023 1
2024 3
2025 1
Total 162
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David B. Swanson 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 David B. Swanson 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, 144–153 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: 150 publications — 41st percentile

41% 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
144–153 407 150
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
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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David B. Swanson 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 David B. Swanson 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, 45 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: 45 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% 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 45
46 228
47 251
48 203
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

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

  • Performance-Based Assessment: Lessons From the Health Professions:

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

  • Expertise and error in diagnostic reasoning

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

  • Assessing Clinical Skills of Residents with Standardized Patients

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

  • Psychometric characteristics of the objective structured clinical examination.

    D. I. Newble;D. B. Swanson

  • 2018 Consensus framework for good assessment

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

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

    Susan M. Case;David B. Swanson

  • The quality of in-house medical school examinations.

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

  • 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

  • Charting the winds of change: evaluating innovative medical curricula.

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

  • 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

  • Assessment of Clinical Competence: Written and Computer-Based Simulations

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

  • Guidelines for assessing clinical competence

    David Newble;Beth Dawson;Dale Dauphinee;Gordon Page

  • Retention of basic science information by senior medical students.

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

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

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

  • Factors influencing reproducibility of tests using standardized patients

    David B. Swanson;John J. Norcini

  • 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

  • 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

  • Ensuring the Clinical Competence of Medical School Graduates Through Standardized Patients

    Paula L. Stillman;David B. Swanson

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

    David B Swanson;Cees P M van der Vleuten

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

John J. Norcini
John J. Norcini Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research
John R. Boulet
John R. Boulet Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research
Geoffrey R. Norman
Geoffrey R. Norman McMaster University
Cees P. M. van der Vleuten
Cees P. M. van der Vleuten Maastricht University
Judy A. Shea
Judy A. Shea University of Pennsylvania
Larry D. Gruppen
Larry D. Gruppen University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Charlotte Ringsted
Charlotte Ringsted Aarhus University
Louis N. Pangaro
Louis N. Pangaro Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Lambert Schuwirth
Lambert Schuwirth Flinders University
Robert H. Glew
Robert H. Glew University of New Mexico

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