2026 David Stuckler: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	100	92	75	1	1	485	44578

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Italy Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Italy Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Italy Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Italy Leader Award

Overview

David Stuckler is affiliated with Bocconi University in Italy and has made contributions across multiple domains within the social sciences, health professions, and medicine. Their research intersects a variety of topics including employment and welfare studies, global health care issues, health disparities and outcomes, global public health policies and epidemiology, COVID-19 and mental health, consumer attitudes and food labeling, and vaccine coverage and hesitancy.

Stuckler's recent publications demonstrate a focus on public health challenges and policy, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Notable papers include:

"If the world fails to protect the economy, COVID-19 will damage health not just now but also in the future" (2020, Nature Medicine)
"Ethnic/racial minorities' and migrants' access to COVID-19 vaccines: A systematic review of barriers and facilitators" (2022, Journal of Migration and Health)
"COVID-19 and the collapse of global trade: building an effective public health response" (2021, The Lancet Planetary Health)
"Mechanisms for addressing and managing the influence of corporations on public health policy, research and practice: a scoping review" (2020, BMJ Open)
"Austerity and the Rise of the Nazi Party" (2021, The Journal of Economic History)

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated extensively with Stuckler include:

Martin McKee (47 joint works)
Anna Odone (25 joint works)
Andrea Amerio (21 joint works)
Luca Cavalieri d'Oro (18 joint works)
Licia Iacoviello (18 joint works)

The scientist's work has appeared regularly in leading journals, with repeated publications in the following venues:

European Journal of Public Health (15 publications)
Globalization and Health (4 publications)
The Lancet Regional Health - Europe (4 publications)
BMC Public Health (3 publications)
Public Health Nutrition (3 publications)

Stuckler's research fields highlight a concentration in social sciences (70 publications), health professions (68 publications), and medicine (68 publications). Within these fields, their subfield expertise includes general health professions, public health, environmental and occupational health, organizational behavior and human resource management, and sociology and political science.

Their scholarly focus is reflected in topics that cover employment and welfare studies, global health care issues, health disparities and outcomes, epidemiology and public health policies, as well as issues related to vaccines and mental health challenges arising from the COVID-19 crisis.

Best Publications

Priority actions for the non-communicable disease crisis

Robert Beaglehole;Ruth Bonita;Richard Horton;Cary Adams

2198
Citations
Profits and pandemics: prevention of harmful effects of tobacco, alcohol, and ultra-processed food and drink industries

Rob Moodie;David Stuckler;Carlos Monteiro;Nick Sheron

1916
Citations
The public health effect of economic crises and alternative policy responses in Europe: an empirical analysis

David Stuckler;David Stuckler;Sanjay Basu;Sanjay Basu;Marc Suhrcke;Adam Coutts

1877
Citations
Financial crisis, austerity, and health in Europe

Marina Karanikolos;Marina Karanikolos;Philipa Mladovsky;Jonathan Cylus;Sarah Thomson

1864
Citations
Systematic Literature Review on the Spread of Health-related Misinformation on Social Media

Yuxi Wang;Martin McKee;Aleksandra Torbica;David Stuckler

1679
Citations
Epidemiologic and economic consequences of the global epidemics of obesity and diabetes

Derek Yach;David Stuckler;Kelly D Brownell

1208
Citations
Comparative performance of private and public healthcare systems in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.

Sanjay Basu;Sanjay Basu;Sanjay Basu;Jason Randolph Andrews;Sandeep Kishore;Rajesh Ramesh Panjabi

1065
Citations
The Body Economic: Why Austerity Kills

David Stuckler;Sanjay Basu

962
Citations
Health effects of financial crisis: omens of a Greek tragedy.

Alexander Kentikelenis;Marina Karanikolos;Irene Papanicolas;Sanjay Basu;Sanjay Basu

915
Citations
Manufacturing Epidemics: The Role of Global Producers in Increased Consumption of Unhealthy Commodities Including Processed Foods, Alcohol, and Tobacco

David Stuckler;Martin McKee;Shah Ebrahim;Sanjay Basu;Sanjay Basu;Sanjay Basu

878
Citations
Impact of 2008 global economic crisis on suicide: time trend study in 54 countries

Shu-Sen Chang;David Stuckler;David Stuckler;Paul Yip;David Gunnell

870
Citations
The mental health risks of economic crisis in Spain: evidence from primary care centres, 2006 and 2010.

Margalida Gili;Miquel Roca;Sanjay Basu;Sanjay Basu;Sanjay Basu;Martin McKee

831
Citations
Big Food, Food Systems, and Global Health

David Stuckler;Marion Nestle;Marion Nestle

673
Citations
Mass privatisation and the post-communist mortality crisis: a cross-national analysis

David Stuckler;Lawrence King;Martin McKee

660
Citations
Greece's health crisis: from austerity to denialism

Alexander Kentikelenis;Marina Karanikolos;Marina Karanikolos;Aaron Reeves;Martin McKee;Martin McKee

647
Citations
Effects of the 2008 recession on health: a first look at European data

David Stuckler;David Stuckler;Sanjay Basu;Sanjay Basu;Marc Suhrcke;Adam Coutts

624
Citations
Suicides associated with the 2008-10 economic recession in England: time trend analysis

Ben Barr;David Taylor-Robinson;Alex Scott-Samuel;Michael McKee

610
Citations
If the world fails to protect the economy, COVID-19 will damage health not just now but also in the future.

Martin McKee;David Stuckler

595
Citations
UN High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases: addressing four questions

Robert Beaglehole;Ruth Bonita;George Alleyne;Richard Horton

564
Citations
Relationship of Soft Drink Consumption to Global Overweight, Obesity, and Diabetes: A Cross-National Analysis of 75 Countries

Sanjay Basu;Martin McKee;Gauden Galea;David Stuckler

514
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin McKee London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Sanjay Basu Stanford University

Aaron Reeves University of Oxford

Marina Karanikolos London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Marc Suhrcke University of York

Jan C. Semenza European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Shu-Sen Chang National Taiwan University

Margaret Whitehead University of Liverpool

Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi University of Glasgow

Ronald Labonté University of Ottawa

External Links

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