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D-Index
46
Citations
9630
World Ranking
3602
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615

David J. Hunter 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 J. Hunter sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 335 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

David J. Hunter 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 J. Hunter sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 46 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

David J. Hunter is affiliated with Newcastle University in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several fields related to medicine and health professions, with a significant focus on general health professions and rheumatology. The scientist's work also touches on related subfields including surgery, education, and economics and econometrics.

The main topics of their research include osteoarthritis treatment and mechanisms, healthcare innovation and challenges, healthcare systems and challenges, primary care and health outcomes, interprofessional education and collaboration, employment and welfare studies, and mental health and patient involvement.

Recent notable publications authored by David J. Hunter include:

  • Where Medical Statistics Meets Artificial Intelligence, 2023, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Meeting the challenge of health system transformation in European countries, 2022, Policy and Society

Frequent co-authors collaborating with David J. Hunter are:

  • Peter Littlejohns
  • Albert Weale
  • Toslima Khatun
  • Jacqueline Johnson
  • Vicky Duong

Publication venues where this scientist has frequently published include:

  • Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
  • BMJ
  • Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open
  • Journal of Health Organization and Management
  • Health Economics Policy and Law

David J. Hunter has contributed to several book publications, primarily with Policy Press and Bristol University Press eBooks. Titles include editions of Making Health Public published in 2023.

Best Publications

  • Policy failure and the policy-implementation gap: can policy support programs help?

    Bob Hudson;David Hunter;Stephen Peckham

  • The expanding role of primary care in cancer control

    Greg Rubin;Annette Berendsen;S Michael Crawford;Rachel Dommett

  • An open letter to The BMJ editors on qualitative research

    Trisha Greenhalgh;Ellen Annandale;Richard Ashcroft;James Barlow

  • Just managing: Power and culture in the National Health Service

    Stephen Harrison;David J. Hunter;Gordon Marnoch;Christopher Pollitt

  • Managed care: Disease management

    David J Hunter;Gillian Fairfield

  • Evidence based policymaking

    Chris Ham;David J Hunter;Ray Robinson

  • Injustice is killing people on a large scale—but what is to be done about it?

    Jennie Popay;Margaret Whitehead;David J. Hunter

  • The dynamics of British health policy

    Stephen Harrison;David J. Hunter;Christopher Pollitt

  • Public Health Policy

    David J. Hunter

  • The changing roles of health care personnel in health and health care management

    David J. Hunter

  • Mobilising knowledge in complex health systems : a call to action

    Bev J. Holmes;Allan Best;Huw Davies;David Hunter

  • Making clinical governance work

    Pieter J Degeling;Sharyn Maxwell;Rick Iedema;David J Hunter

  • Health sector reform and the interpretation of policy context

    Charles Collins;Andrew Green;David Hunter

  • Performance Assessment and Wicked Problems: The Case of Health Inequalities

    Tim Blackman;Alexandra Greene;David J. Hunter;Lorna McKee

  • The impact of Thatcherism on health and well-being in Britain

    Alex Scott-Samuel;Clare Bambra;Chik Collins;David J Hunter

  • The "redisorganisation" of the NHS: another reorganisation involving unhappy managers can only worsen the service

    Judith Smith;Kieran Walshe;David J Hunter

  • Partners in health? A systematic review of the impact of organizational partnerships on public health outcomes in England between 1997 and 2008

    K. E. Smith;C. Bambra;K. E. Joyce;N. Perkins

  • THE RELUCTANT MANAGERS: CLINICIANS AND BUDGETS IN THE NHS

    Christopher Pollitt;Steve Harrison;David Hunter;Gordon Marnoch

  • GENERAL MANAGEMENT IN THE NHS: THE INITIAL IMPACT 1983–88

    Christopher Pollitt;Stephen Harrison;David J. Hunter;Gordon Marnoch

  • Desperately Seeking Solutions: Rationing Health Care

    David J. Hunter

  • A labour of Sisyphus? Public policy and health inequalities research from the Black and Acheson Reports to the Marmot Review

    Clare Bambra;Katherine E Smith;Kayleigh Garthwaite;Kerry E Joyce

  • The Global Challenge of Health Care Rationing

    David J. Hunter;Bob Hudson

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas H. McGovern
Thomas H. McGovern Hunter College
Martin P Eccles
Martin P Eccles Newcastle University
Katherine E. Smith
Katherine E. Smith University of Strathclyde
Stephen Harrison
Stephen Harrison University of Manchester
Ian Greener
Ian Greener University of Strathclyde
Martin Powell
Martin Powell University of Birmingham
Clare Bambra
Clare Bambra Newcastle University
Russell Mannion
Russell Mannion University of Birmingham
Luke Vale
Luke Vale Newcastle University

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