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Dennis Raphael

Dennis Raphael

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
49
Citations
8179
World Ranking
2991
National Ranking
167

Dennis Raphael 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 Dennis Raphael sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 190 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Dennis Raphael 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 Dennis Raphael sits on this spectrum.

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: 49 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Dennis Raphael is affiliated with York University in Canada and has contributed extensively to research in health professions and social sciences. Their work concentrates on topics related to health disparities, welfare policies, and the socio-political dimensions of public health.

The primary fields of study for Dennis Raphael include Health Professions and Social Sciences, with notable focus across several subfields such as General Health Professions, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Health, Political Science and International Relations, and Sociology and Political Science.

The main research topics covered in their publications are diverse, encompassing Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations, Employment and Welfare Studies, Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology, Health Disparities and Outcomes, Homelessness and Social Issues, Health and Conflict Studies, and Public Health Policies and Education.

Among their recent scholarly papers are:

  • The reemergence of Engels' concept of social murder in response to growing social and health inequalities (2021) published in Social Science & Medicine
  • Unequal Impact of COVID-19: Emergency Neoliberalism and Welfare Policy in Canada (2020) published in Critical Studies An International and Interdisciplinary Journal
  • Socialism as the way forward: updating a discourse analysis of the social determinants of health (2023) published in Critical Public Health
  • Desperately seeking reductions in health inequalities in Canada: Polemics and anger mobilization as the way forward? (2021) published in Sociology of Health & Illness
  • From personal responsibility to an eco-socialist state: Political economy, popular discourses and the climate crisis (2022) published in Human Geography

Dennis Raphael frequently publishes in venues such as Capital & Class, Critical Studies An International and Interdisciplinary Journal, Critical Public Health, Sociology of Health & Illness, and Human Geography.

The scientist's collaborative network includes frequent coauthors:

  • Toba Bryant (11 joint publications)
  • Stella Medvedyuk (8 joint publications)
  • Zsofia Mendly-Zambo (7 joint publications)
  • Piara Govender (5 joint publications)
  • Morris Komakech (3 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Social Determinants of Health: Canadian Perspectives

    Dennis Raphael

  • Social Determinants of Health: Present Status, Unanswered Questions, and Future Directions:

    Dennis Raphael

  • “Who Do They Think We Are, Anyway?”: Perceptions of and Responses to Poverty Stigma

    Linda I. Reutter;Miriam J. Stewart;Gerry Veenstra;Rhonda Love

  • The question of evidence in health promotion

    Dennis Raphael

  • The Quality of Life Profile--Adolescent Version: background, description, and initial validation.

    Dennis Raphael;Ellen Rukholm;Ivan Brown;Pat Hill-Bailey

  • Canada: A land of missed opportunity for addressing the social determinants of health

    Toba Bryant;Dennis Raphael;Ted Schrecker;Ronald Labonte

  • Barriers to addressing the social determinants of health: insights from the Canadian experience.

    Dennis Raphael;Ann Curry-Stevens;Toba Bryant

  • Quality of life indicators and health : Current status and emerging conceptions

    Dennis Raphael;Rebecca Renwick;Ivan Brown;Irving Rootman

  • Frailty: constructing a common meaning, definition, and conceptual framework.

    I Brown;R Renwick;D Raphael

  • Poverty, Sense of Belonging and Experiences of Social Isolation

    Miriam J. Stewart;Edward Makwarimba;Linda I. Reutter;Gerry Veenstra

  • Diabetes prevalence and income: Results of the Canadian Community Health Survey

    Serban Dinca-Panaitescu;Mihaela Dinca-Panaitescu;Toba Bryant;Isolde Daiski

  • A discourse analysis of the social determinants of health

    Dennis Raphael

  • The Influence of Instructional Aids on Mathematics Achievement

    Dennis Raphael;Merlin Wahlstrom

  • The limitations of population health as a model for a new public health.

    Dennis Raphael;Toba Bryant

  • The social determinants of the incidence and management of type 2 diabetes mellitus: are we prepared to rethink our questions and redirect our research activities?

    Dennis Raphael;Susan Anstice;Kim Raine;Kerry R. McGannon

  • Grasping at straws: a recent history of health promotion in Canada

    Dennis Raphael

  • Making the links between community structure and individual well-being: community quality of life in Riverdale, Toronto, Canada.

    Dennis Raphael;Rebecca Renwick;Ivan Brown;Brenda Steinmetz

  • Barriers to addressing the societal determinants of health: public health units and poverty in Ontario, Canada

    Dennis Raphael

  • Epistemological barriers to addressing the social determinants of health among public health professionals in Ontario, Canada: a qualitative inquiry

    Julia Brassolotto;Dennis Raphael;Navindra Baldeo

  • Poverty in childhood and adverse health outcomes in adulthood.

    Dennis Raphael

  • Diabetes prevalence and income: Results of the Canadian Community Health Survey. Health Policy, 99, 116-123

    Serban Dinca-Panaitescu;Mihaela Dinca-Panaitescu;Toba Bryant;Isolde Daiski

Frequent Co-Authors

Linda Reutter
Linda Reutter University of Alberta
Miriam Stewart
Miriam Stewart University of Alberta
Ronald Labonté
Ronald Labonté University of Ottawa
Gerry Veenstra
Gerry Veenstra University of British Columbia
Marion Bogo
Marion Bogo University of Toronto
Kim D. Raine
Kim D. Raine University of Alberta
John A. Ross
John A. Ross University of Toronto
Blake Poland
Blake Poland University of Toronto
Roberta Ferrence
Roberta Ferrence University of Toronto
Kerry R. McGannon
Kerry R. McGannon Laurentian University

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