| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences and Humanities | 95 | 129 | 108 | 60 | 53 | 401 | 37155 |
| Medicine | 94 | 10453 | 9814 | 5379 | 4969 | 366 | 33849 |
The chart shows the history of publications by David Mechanic between 1957 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David Mechanic published across 68 years, from 1957 to 2024, averaging 6 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 1987. 2 of the 409 publications appeared in the last two years.
409 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1957 | 1 |
| 1958 | 0 |
| 1959 | 1 |
| 1960 | 1 |
| 1961 | 3 |
| 1962 | 4 |
| 1963 | 6 |
| 1964 | 4 |
| 1965 | 5 |
| 1966 | 5 |
| 1967 | 4 |
| 1968 | 4 |
| 1969 | 3 |
| 1970 | 8 |
| 1971 | 5 |
| 1972 | 8 |
| 1973 | 6 |
| 1974 | 0 |
| 1975 | 10 |
| 1976 | 11 |
| 1977 | 5 |
| 1978 | 12 |
| 1979 | 8 |
| 1980 | 13 |
| 1981 | 3 |
| 1982 | 8 |
| 1983 | 8 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1985 | 9 |
| 1986 | 11 |
| 1987 | 30 |
| 1988 | 0 |
| 1989 | 13 |
| 1990 | 10 |
| 1991 | 11 |
| 1992 | 7 |
| 1993 | 7 |
| 1994 | 10 |
| 1995 | 8 |
| 1996 | 9 |
| 1997 | 16 |
| 1998 | 14 |
| 1999 | 9 |
| 2000 | 6 |
| 2001 | 7 |
| 2002 | 10 |
| 2003 | 7 |
| 2004 | 6 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2007 | 8 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2018 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| Total | 409 |
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 Mechanic sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 401 publications — 95th percentile
95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.
| 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 | |
| 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 | 401 |
| 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 |
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 Mechanic sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 95 D-Index — 98th percentile
98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.
| 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 | |
| 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 | 95 |
| 96 | 7 | |
| 97 | 6 | |
| 98 | 6 | |
| 99 | 6 | |
| 100+ | 97 |
David Mechanic is affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the United States. Their research spans fields including Health Professions, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, and Arts and Humanities, with an emphasis on subfields such as Economics and Econometrics, General Health Professions, Emergency Medical Services, Philosophy, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.
Their main research topics encompass Healthcare Policy and Management, Primary Care and Health Outcomes, Global Health Workforce Issues, Mental Health and Psychiatry, and Patient Dignity and Privacy.
Frequent co-authors in their work include L Rogut, James R. Knickman, Rosemary Stevens, Norman Daniels, and Richard G. Frank.
Publications by David Mechanic have appeared predominantly in Rutgers University Press eBooks. Notably, they have contributed to book publications by Rutgers University Press with titles such as:
Among recent papers, one example is:
Awards received by David Mechanic include the Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health from the National Academy of Medicine (2009), the Adam Yarmolinsky Medal from the National Academy of Medicine (2008), the Rema Lapouse Award from the American Public Health Association (2003), the Distinguished Career Award for the Practice of Sociology from the American Sociological Association (2001), Fellowship of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1993), Membership in the National Academy of Sciences (1991), Fellowship of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1977), Fellowship of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1977), and Membership of the National Academy of Medicine (1971).
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