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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 49 2862 2617 1388 1251 201 17556

Derek Yach publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Derek Yach between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Derek Yach published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 5.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2005. 6 of the 231 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2005. 1985: 2 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 9 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 8 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 11 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 4 publications
1985 2025

231 publications in total across all disciplines

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Derek Yach: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year Publications
1985 2
1986 2
1987 4
1988 7
1989 2
1990 9
1991 7
1992 8
1993 5
1994 2
1995 6
1996 1
1997 1
1998 11
1999 4
2000 7
2001 9
2002 10
2003 10
2004 9
2005 13
2006 12
2007 4
2008 4
2009 7
2010 8
2011 6
2012 5
2013 7
2014 12
2015 7
2016 9
2017 3
2018 3
2019 4
2020 3
2021 0
2022 0
2023 2
2024 2
2025 4
Total 231
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Derek Yach 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 Derek Yach 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, 194–203 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: 201 publications — 65th percentile

65% 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
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304 201
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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Derek Yach 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 Derek Yach 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, 49 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: 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.

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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
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 49
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

Derek Yach is affiliated with the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World in the United States. Their research spans areas within medicine, with a focus on smoking behavior, public health policies, and respiratory health.

Their recent academic contributions include the following publications:

  • "Tobacco Use Patterns in Five Countries During the COVID-19 Lockdown" (2020), published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research
  • "Applications of biomarkers of exposure and biological effects in users of new generation tobacco and nicotine products: Tentative proposals" (2023), published in Drug Testing and Analysis
  • "Understanding research gaps and priorities for tobacco harm reduction in low-income and middle-income countries" (2025), published in Ethics Medicine and Public Health
  • "WHO should embrace tobacco harm reduction to save lives" (2024), published in The Lancet

Derek Yach frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi
  • Adriana Curado
  • Gerhard Scherer
  • Sahan Lungu
  • Gülay Öke

Their works have been published across journals that include:

  • The Lancet
  • Nicotine & Tobacco Research
  • Drug Testing and Analysis
  • Ethics Medicine and Public Health
  • American Journal of Public Health

Derek Yach's research fields and subfields cover comprehensive medical topics such as:

  • Medicine
  • Physiology
  • Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

The main topics addressed in their publications include:

  • Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • School Health and Nursing Education

Best Publications

  • Safeguarding human health in the Anthropocene epoch: report of The Rockefeller Foundation–Lancet Commission on planetary health

    Sarah Whitmee;Andy Haines;Chris Beyrer;Frederick Boltz

  • The global burden of chronic diseases: overcoming impediments to prevention and control.

    Derek Yach;Corinna Hawkes;C. Linn Gould;Karen J. Hofman

  • Epidemiologic and economic consequences of the global epidemics of obesity and diabetes

    Derek Yach;David Stuckler;Kelly D Brownell

  • Grand challenges in chronic non-communicable diseases

    Abdallah S. Daar;Peter A. Singer;Deepa Leah Persad;Stig K. Pramming

  • Globalisation and the prevention and control of non-communicable disease: the neglected chronic diseases of adults.

    R Beaglehole;D Yach

  • Global health security: the wider lessons from the west African Ebola virus disease epidemic

    David L Heymann;Lincoln Chen;Keizo Takemi;David P Fidler

  • Framework convention on tobacco control

    Pekka Puska;Douglas Bettcher;Derek Yach

  • Tobacco use by youth: a surveillance report from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey project

    Charles W. Warren;Leanne Riley;Samira Asma;Michael P. Eriksen

  • Estimates of global and regional smoking prevalence in 1995, by age and sex.

    Prabhat Jha;M. Kent Ranson;Son N. Nguyen;Derek Yach

  • Do Workplace Health Promotion (Wellness) Programs Work

    Ron Z Goetzel;Rachel Mosher Henke;Maryam Tabrizi;Kenneth R Pelletier

  • Cohort Profile: Mandela's children: The 1990 birth to twenty study in South Africa

    Linda Richter;Shane Norris;John Pettifor;Derek Yach

  • The globalization of public health, I: Threats and opportunities.

    D Yach;D Bettcher

  • Trends and affordability of cigarette prices: ample room for tax increases and related health gains

    G E Guindon;S Tobin;D Yach

  • Globalisation of tobacco industry influence and new global responses

    Derek Yach;Douglas Bettcher

  • Global trade and health: key linkages and future challenges

    D W Bettcher;D Yach;G E Guindon

  • The influence of maternal cigarette smoking, snuff use and passive smoking on pregnancy outcomes: the Birth To Ten Study.

    Krisela Steyn;Thea de Wet;Yussuf Saloojee;Hannelie Nel

  • The global burden of chronic diseases.

    Yach D;Hawkes C;Gould L;Hofman Kj

  • The globalization of public health. II: The convergence of self-interest and altruism.

    D Yach;D Bettcher

  • Life course perspectives on coronary heart disease, stroke and diabetes: the evidence and implications for policy and research

    Isabella A G Aboderin;Alex Kalache;Yoav Ben-Shlomo;Diana Kuh

  • WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

    Derek Yach

Frequent Co-Authors

Prabhat Jha
Prabhat Jha University of Toronto
Pekka Puska
Pekka Puska Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Jonathan M. Samet
Jonathan M. Samet Colorado School of Public Health
Alan D. Lopez
Alan D. Lopez University of Melbourne
George A. Mensah
George A. Mensah National Institutes of Health
K.M. Venkat Narayan
K.M. Venkat Narayan Emory University
Corinna Hawkes
Corinna Hawkes City, University of London
Catherine Mathews
Catherine Mathews South African Medical Research Council
Charles D. H. Parry
Charles D. H. Parry South African Medical Research Council
Kelly D. Brownell
Kelly D. Brownell Duke University

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