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D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 36 6427 5974 3103 2833 119 6970

David Lam publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David Lam between 1983 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David Lam published across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025, averaging 2.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2011. 2 of the 126 publications appeared in the last two years.

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

126 publications in total across all disciplines

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David Lam: publications per year, 1983 to 2025
Year Publications
1983 1
1984 1
1985 0
1986 1
1987 3
1988 2
1989 5
1990 3
1991 4
1992 2
1993 6
1994 4
1995 0
1996 3
1997 2
1998 1
1999 3
2000 0
2001 3
2002 0
2003 1
2004 2
2005 4
2006 5
2007 6
2008 5
2009 2
2010 5
2011 11
2012 4
2013 5
2014 8
2015 6
2016 2
2017 1
2018 1
2019 1
2020 2
2021 7
2022 1
2023 1
2024 1
2025 1
Total 126
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David Lam 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 Lam 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, 114–123 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: 119 publications — 24th percentile

24% 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
114–123 474 119
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
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 Lam 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 Lam 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, 36 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: 36 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% 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 36
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
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 Lam is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on medicine and social sciences.

The scientist's work covers a range of subfields including general health professions, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, management, monitoring, policy and law, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, and economics and econometrics.

Key areas of study and topics addressed in their publications include:

  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
  • Global Energy and Sustainability Research
  • Climate Change Policy and Economics
  • Family Dynamics and Relationships
  • Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
  • Work-Family Balance Challenges

David Lam has published research in several scholarly venues, with contributions to:

  • Population and Development Review
  • Population and Environment
  • The Journal of Human Resources
  • Gastroenterology Research
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "The Next 2 Billion: Can the World Support 10 Billion People?" (2024) published in Population and Development Review
  • "Has the world survived the population bomb? A 10-year update" (2023) published in Population and Environment
  • "Barriers to Hepatitis C Virus Care and How Federally Qualified Health Centers Can Improve Patient Access to Treatment" (2022) published in Gastroenterology Research
  • "Reduced fertility from better access to contraception may not improve women's health" (2021) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Is There a Male-Breadwinner Norm? The Hazards of Inferring Preferences from Marriage Market Outcomes" (2020) published in The Journal of Human Resources

Frequent collaborators in their research include Ariel Binder, Robert J. Wong, Adla Tessier, Yenice Zapata, and Elsie Saldana.

Best Publications

  • Effects of Family Background on Earnings and Returns to Schooling: Evidence from Brazil

    David Lam;Robert F. Schoeni

  • Marriage Markets and Assortative Mating with Household Public Goods Theoretical Results and Empirical Implications

    David Lam

  • Effects of economic shocks on children's employment and schooling in Brazil

    Suzanne Duryea;David Lam;Deborah Levison

  • Effects of schooling on fertility labor supply and investments in children with evidence from Brazil.

    David Lam;Suzanne Duryea

  • Paternal Care by Genetic Fathers and Stepfathers II: Reports by Xhosa High School Students

    Kermyt G Anderson;Hillard Kaplan;David Lam;Jane Lancaster

  • Family size and children’s education in Vietnam

    Truong Si Anh;John Knodel;David Lam;Jed Friedman

  • Declining inequality in schooling in Brazil and its effects on inequality in earnings

    David A. Lam;Deborah Levison

  • Causes and consequences of schooling outcomes in South Africa: Evidence from survey data

    Kermyt G. Anderson;Anne Case;David Lam

  • Generating Extreme Inequality: Schooling, Earnings, and Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital in South Africa and Brazil. Research Report.

    David Lam

  • Seasonality of births in human populations.

    David A. Lam;Jeffrey A. Miron

  • Schooling as a Lottery: Racial Differences in School Advancement in Urban South Africa

    David Lam;Cally Ardington;Murray Leibbrandt

  • Demographic variables and income inequality

    David Lam

  • How the World Survived the Population Bomb: Lessons From 50 Years of Extraordinary Demographic History

    David Lam

  • The effects of temperature on human fertility

    David A. Lam;Jeffrey A. Miron

  • Sexual Behavior, Pregnancy, and Schooling among Young People in Urban South Africa

    Letícia Marteleto;David Lam;Vimal Ranchhod

  • Progress through school and the determinants of school dropout in South Africa

    Nicola Branson;Clare Hofmeyr;David Lam

  • The dynamics of population growth differential fertility and inequality.

    D. Lam

  • Global Patterns of Seasonal Variation in Human Fertility

    David A. Lam;Jeffrey A. Miron

  • Linking poverty and income shocks to risky sexual behaviour: evidence from a panel study of young adults in Cape Town

    Taryn Dinkelman;David Lam;Murray Leibbrandt

  • Household and community income, economic shocks and risky sexual behavior of young adults: evidence from the Cape Area Panel Study 2002 and 2005

    Taryn Dinkelman;David Lam;Murray Leibbrandt

Frequent Co-Authors

Murray Leibbrandt
Murray Leibbrandt University of Cape Town
Jeffrey A. Miron
Jeffrey A. Miron Cato Institute
Anne Case
Anne Case Princeton University
Robert F. Schoeni
Robert F. Schoeni University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Theodore C. Bergstrom
Theodore C. Bergstrom University of California, Santa Barbara
John Knodel
John Knodel University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
James A. Levinsohn
James A. Levinsohn Yale University
Till Bärnighausen
Till Bärnighausen Heidelberg University
Hillard Kaplan
Hillard Kaplan Chapman University
Susheela Singh
Susheela Singh Guttmacher Institute

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