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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 1374 1224 643 564 168 11951

David K. Guilkey publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David K. Guilkey between 1973 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David K. Guilkey published across 51 years, from 1973 to 2023, averaging 3.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 9 publications in 2016. 7 of the 171 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1973 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 9. Peak 9 publications in 2016. 1973: 1 publication 1974: 1 publication 1975: 4 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 2 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 3 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 7 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 5 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 2 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 4 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 0 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 4 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 8 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 9 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 4 publications 2023: 3 publications
1973 2023

171 publications in total across all disciplines

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David K. Guilkey: publications per year, 1973 to 2023
Year Publications
1973 1
1974 1
1975 4
1976 2
1977 0
1978 1
1979 2
1980 1
1981 3
1982 2
1983 5
1984 2
1985 4
1986 7
1987 3
1988 4
1989 4
1990 7
1991 4
1992 5
1993 5
1994 1
1995 5
1996 7
1997 4
1998 6
1999 1
2000 1
2001 2
2002 2
2003 2
2004 1
2005 4
2006 2
2007 1
2008 0
2009 1
2010 4
2011 6
2012 2
2013 1
2014 8
2015 1
2016 9
2017 9
2018 8
2019 6
2020 2
2021 1
2022 4
2023 3
Total 171
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David K. Guilkey publications per year - data summary

  • David K. Guilkey, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has 171 publications recorded across 51 years, from 1973 to 2023.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1973 and the most recent to 2023.
  • The most productive years are 2016 and 2017, with 9 publications each.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1973, 1974, 1978, 1980 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 51 years in the span carry no publications at all (1977 and 2008).
  • The rate of publication averages 3.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 3.5 per year counting only the 49 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2019-2023) hold 16 publications, 9% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1973-1989: 46 publications (2.7 per year); 1990-2006: 59 publications (3.5 per year); 2007-2023: 66 publications (3.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

David K. Guilkey 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 K. Guilkey 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, 164–173 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: 168 publications — 51st percentile

51% 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
164–173 391 168
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 K. Guilkey publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 44–53 to 570+ publications.
  • David K. Guilkey, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, records 168 publications - the 51st percentile of the discipline.
  • 51% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than David K. Guilkey, and about 49% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and David K. Guilkey falls inside that same range.
  • The most crowded range is 114–123 publications, holding 474 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 174–183 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 570 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

David K. Guilkey 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 K. Guilkey 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.

View D-Index distribution as a table
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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David K. Guilkey D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 71 ranges running from 30 to 100+ D-Index.
  • David K. Guilkey, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, records 61 D-Index - the 83rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 83% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than David K. Guilkey, and about 17% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and David K. Guilkey ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 313 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 47 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more, 97 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

David K. Guilkey is a researcher affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their work spans multiple fields, focusing primarily on topics related to global maternal and child health, poverty, education, and child welfare, as well as healthcare policy and management.

Their recent publications demonstrate an engagement with demographic and public health issues. Notable papers include:

  • Food Price and Diet and Health Outcomes: 20 Years of the CARDIA Study, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Does Provider Bias Affect Choice of a Facility for Family Planning Services by Women in Urban Senegal?, 2022, Studies in Family Planning
  • Environment and physical activity dynamics: The role of residential self-selection, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • The direct and indirect effects of community beliefs and attitudes on postpartum contraceptive method choice among young women ages 15-24 in Nigeria, 2022, PLoS ONE
  • The Examination of Diffusion Effects on Modern Contraceptive Use in Nigeria, 2020, Demography

Their scholarly output has been published in a range of venues, with a concentration in:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Studies in Family Planning
  • PLoS ONE
  • Demography
  • Reproductive Health

David K. Guilkey frequently collaborates with other researchers. Some of their frequent coauthors include:

  • Ilene S. Speizer
  • Barry M. Popkin
  • Lisa M. Calhoun
  • Penny Gordon-Larsen
  • Jennifer Winston

Their research involves various subfields of study, particularly:

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Gender Studies
  • Safety Research
  • General Health Professions

Key topics covered in their work include:

  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
  • Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Urban Transport and Accessibility

Best Publications

  • Binary Outcomes and Endogenous Explanatory Variables: Tests and Solutions with an Application to the Demand for Contraceptive Use in Tunisia*

    Kenneth A. Bollen;David K. Guilkey;Thomas A. Mroz

  • A COMPARISON OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THREE FLEXIBLE FUNCTIONAL FORMS

    David K. Guilkey;C. A. Knox Lovell;Robin C. Sickles

  • Child-Care Availability and Fertility in Norway

    Ronald R. Rindfuss;David K. Guilkey;S. Philip Morgan;ØYstein Kravdal

  • Small Sample Properties of Three Tests for Granger-Causal Ordering in a Bivariate Stochastic System

    David K. Guilkey;Michael K. Salemi

  • Child care availability and first-birth timing in Norway

    Ronald R. Rindfuss;David K. Guilkey;S. Philip Morgan;Øystein Kravdal

  • Age-Specific Determinants of Stunting in Filipino Children

    Linda S. Adair;David K. Guilkey

  • Quality of services and demand for health care in Nigeria: a multinomial probit estimation.

    Akin Js;Guilkey Dk;Denton Eh

  • The Demand for Primary Health Care Services in the Bicol Region of the Philippines

    John S. Akin;Charles C. Griffin;David K. Guilkey;Barry M. Popkin

  • Weekend eating in the united states is linked with greater energy, fat, and alcohol intake

    Pamela S. Haines;Mary Y. Hama;David K. Guilkey;Barry M. Popkin

  • Community and contraceptive choice in rural Thailand: A case study of Nang Rong

    Barbara Entwisle;Ronald R. Rindfuss;David K. Guilkey;Aphichat Chamratrithirong

  • Cohort Profile: The Cebu Longitudinal Health and Nutrition Survey

    Linda S Adair;Barry M Popkin;John S Akin;David K Guilkey

  • The Changing Impact of Religion on the Sexual and Contraceptive Behavior of Adolescent Women in the United States

    Karin L. Brewster;Elizabeth C. Cooksey;David K. Guilkey;Ronald R. Rindfuss

  • Accessibility, quality of care and prenatal care use in the Philippines.

    Emelita L. Wong;Barry M Popkin;David K Guilkey;John Stephen Akin

  • Modeling Food Consumption Decisions as a Two-Step Process

    Pamela S. Haines;Barry M. Popkin;David K. Guilkey

  • Food Price and Diet and Health Outcomes: 20 Years of the CARDIA Study

    Kiyah J. Duffey;Penny G Gordon-Larsen;James M. Shikany;David K Guilkey

  • Trends in Breakfast Consumption if US Adults Between 1965 and 1991

    Pamela S. Haines;David K. Guilkey;Barry M. Popkin

  • The Demand for Primary Health Services in the Third World

    J. S. Akin;C. C. Griffin;D. K. Guilkey;B. M. Popkin

  • Estimation and testing in the random effects probit model

    David K. Guilkey;James L. Murphy

  • Environment and physical activity dynamics: The role of residential self-selection

    Janne Boone-Heinonen;Penny Gordon-Larsen;David K. Guilkey;David R. Jacobs

  • The educational consequences of teen childbearing.

    Jennifer B. Kane;S. Philip Morgan;Kathleen Mullan Harris;David K. Guilkey

Frequent Co-Authors

Barry M. Popkin
Barry M. Popkin University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
John S. Akin
John S. Akin University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Penny Gordon-Larsen
Penny Gordon-Larsen University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ilene S. Speizer
Ilene S. Speizer University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Linda S. Adair
Linda S. Adair University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ronald R. Rindfuss
Ronald R. Rindfuss University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
James M. Shikany
James M. Shikany University of Alabama at Birmingham
Richard E. Bilsborrow
Richard E. Bilsborrow University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
David R. Jacobs
David R. Jacobs University of Minnesota
S. Philip Morgan
S. Philip Morgan University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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