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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 61 1339 1189 625 546 190 16724

David H. Peters publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David H. Peters between 1991 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David H. Peters published across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, averaging 6 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2011. 9 of the 210 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2011. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 20 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 6 publications
1991 2025

210 publications in total across all disciplines

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David H. Peters: publications per year, 1991 to 2025
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 1
1993 1
1994 0
1995 1
1996 0
1997 0
1998 1
1999 0
2000 2
2001 2
2002 2
2003 3
2004 4
2005 2
2006 4
2007 6
2008 14
2009 11
2010 7
2011 20
2012 9
2013 9
2014 10
2015 10
2016 15
2017 13
2018 8
2019 11
2020 12
2021 10
2022 9
2023 3
2024 3
2025 6
Total 210
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David H. Peters 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 H. Peters 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, 184–193 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: 190 publications — 60th percentile

60% 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
184–193 319 190
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 H. Peters 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 H. Peters 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, 61 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: 61 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% 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
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86 61
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 H. Peters is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine, Health Professions, and Economics, Econometrics and Finance, with a significant focus on several subfields including General Health Professions, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Economics and Econometrics, Finance, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The topics of work cover areas such as Global Maternal and Child Health, Healthcare Systems and Reforms, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Health Policy Implementation Science, Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, and Primary Care and Health Outcomes.

David H. Peters has contributed to numerous publications across various venues, with frequent appearances in:

  • BMJ Global Health
  • Health Policy and Planning
  • Health Systems & Reform
  • BMJ
  • The Lancet

Recent representative papers include:

  • Associations of physician burnout with career engagement and quality of patient care: systematic review and meta-analysis, 2022, BMJ
  • Prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in the COVID-19 response, 2020, The Lancet
  • HIT-COVID, a global database tracking public health interventions to COVID-19, 2020, Scientific Data
  • The need for COVID-19 research in low- and middle-income countries, 2020, Global Health Research and Policy
  • The effectiveness of training strategies to improve healthcare provider practices in low-income and middle-income countries, 2021, BMJ Global Health

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Sara Bennett, Abdul Ghaffar, Brian Wahl, Sudip Bhandari, and Zubin Cyrus Shroff.

Best Publications

  • Poverty and access to health care in developing countries.

    David H. Peters;Anu Garg;Gerry Bloom;Damian G. Walker

  • Implementation research: what it is and how to do it

    David H Peters;Taghreed Adam;Olakunle Alonge;Irene Akua Agyepong

  • The application of systems thinking in health: Why use systems thinking?

    David Peters

  • Implementation Research in Health: A Practical Guide

    David H. Peters;Nhan T. Tran;Taghreed Adam

  • Understanding pathways for scaling up health services through the lens of complex adaptive systems

    Ligia Paina;David H Peters

  • Better Health Systems for India's Poor: Findings, Analysis, and Options

    David H. Peters;Abdo S. Yazbeck;Rashmi R. Sharma;G. N. V. Ramana

  • Framework for assessing governance of the health system in developing countries: Gateway to good governance

    Sameen Siddiqi;Tayyeb I. Masud;Sania Nishtar;David H. Peters

  • Implementation research: new imperatives and opportunities in global health.

    Sally Theobald;Neal Brandes;Margaret Gyapong;Sameh El-Saharty

  • Effectiveness of strategies to improve health-care provider practices in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review

    Alexander K Rowe;Samantha Y Rowe;David H Peters;Kathleen A Holloway

  • Prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in the COVID-19 response.

    Hans Henri P Kluge;Kremlin Wickramasinghe;Holly L Rippin;Romeu Mendes

  • Towards patient-centered health services in India--a scale to measure patient perceptions of quality.

    Krishna Dipankar Rao;David H. Peters;Karen Bandeen-Roche

  • Tackling socioeconomic inequalities and non-communicable diseases in low-income and middle-income countries under the Sustainable Development agenda.

    Louis W Niessen;Louis W Niessen;Diwakar Mohan;Jonathan K Akuoku;Andrew J Mirelman

  • Access to and utilisation of health services for the poor in Uganda: a systematic review of available evidence

    S.N. Kiwanuka;E.K. Ekirapa;S. Peterson;S. Peterson;O. Okui

  • Job satisfaction and motivation of health workers in public and private sectors: cross-sectional analysis from two Indian states

    David H Peters;Subrata Chakraborty;Prasanta Mahapatra;Laura Steinhardt

  • Community-based approaches and partnerships: innovations in health-service delivery in Bangladesh.

    Shams El Arifeen;Aliki Christou;Laura Reichenbach;Ferdous Arfina Osman

  • Regular use of alcohol and tobacco in India and its association with age, gender, and poverty.

    K.J. Neufeld;D.H. Peters;M. Rani;S. Bonu

  • The determinants of use of maternal and child health services in Metro Cebu, the Philippines*

    Stan Becker;David H. Peters;Ronald H. Gray;Connie Gultiano

  • A balanced scorecard for health services in Afghanistan

    David H Peters;Ayan Ahmed Noor;Lakhwinder P Singh;Faizullah K Kakar

  • Making health markets work better for poor people: the case of informal providers

    Gerald Bloom;Hilary Standing;Henry Lucas;Abbas Bhuiya

  • Patient satisfaction with services in outpatient clinics at Mulago hospital, Uganda.

    Juliet Nabbuye-Sekandi;Fredrick E. Makumbi;Arabat Kasangaki;Irene Betty Kizza

  • Improving health service delivery in developing countries : from evidence to action

    David H. Peters;Sameh El-Saharty;Banafsheh Siadat;Katja Janovsky

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerald Bloom
Gerald Bloom Institute of Development Studies
Gilbert Burnham
Gilbert Burnham Johns Hopkins University
Asha George
Asha George University of the Western Cape
Sara Bennett
Sara Bennett Johns Hopkins University
George Pariyo
George Pariyo Johns Hopkins University
David M. Bishai
David M. Bishai Johns Hopkins University
Louis W. Niessen
Louis W. Niessen Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Abbas Bhuiya
Abbas Bhuiya International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
Cesar G. Victora
Cesar G. Victora Universidade Federal de Pelotas
Dennis Ross-Degnan
Dennis Ross-Degnan Harvard University

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