World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
47
Citations
29493
World Ranking
3233
National Ranking
550

Dermot O'Reilly 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 Dermot O'Reilly sits on this spectrum.

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 publications 570+

This scientist: 281 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Dermot O'Reilly 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 Dermot O'Reilly 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: 47 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Dermot O'Reilly is affiliated with Queen's University Belfast in the United Kingdom. Their research spans primarily the fields of Medicine and Social Sciences, with a significant number of publications in Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, Health, Epidemiology, and Emergency Medicine.

The main topics investigated by O'Reilly include:

  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Chronic Disease Management Strategies
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Emergency and Acute Care Studies
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Child and Adolescent Health

O'Reilly has contributed research published in several frequent venues, including:

  • International Journal for Population Data Science
  • BMJ Open
  • Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences
  • BMC Medicine
  • The Lancet

Recent papers authored or co-authored by O'Reilly include:

  • "Severe COVID-19 outcomes after full vaccination of primary schedule and initial boosters: pooled analysis of national prospective cohort studies of 30 million individuals in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales" (2022, The Lancet)
  • "Epidemiology of pre-existing multimorbidity in pregnant women in the UK in 2018: a population-based cross-sectional study" (2022, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth)
  • "Does physical ill-health increase the risk of suicide? A census-based follow-up study of over 1 million people" (2020, Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences)
  • "Polypharmacy during pregnancy and associated risk factors: a retrospective analysis of 577 medication exposures among 1.5 million pregnancies in the UK, 2000-2019" (2023, BMC Medicine)
  • "Experience of child welfare services and long-term adult mental health outcomes: a scoping review" (2021, Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology)

Frequent co-authors of Dermot O'Reilly include:

  • Aideen Maguire
  • Colin McCowan
  • Amaya Azcoaga-Lorenzo
  • Siobhán Murphy
  • Sinéad Brophy

Best Publications

  • Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults

    Leandra Abarca-Gómez;Ziad A Abdeen;Zargar Abdul Hamid;Niveen M Abu-Rmeileh

  • Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: A pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19.2 million participants

    Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;James Bentham;Gretchen A Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Rodrigo M Carrillo-Larco;Goodarz Danaei;Leanne M Riley

  • Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants

    Bin Zhou;James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Honor Bixby

  • A century of trends in adult human height

    James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Gretchen A. Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • Long working hours and risk of coronary heart disease and stroke : a systematic review and meta-analysis of published and unpublished data for 603 838 individuals

    Mika Kivimäki;Mika Kivimäki;Markus Jokela;Solja T. Nyberg;Archana Singh-Manoux;Archana Singh-Manoux

  • Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories: a pooled analysis of 2181 population-based studies with 65 million participants

    Andrea Rodriguez-Martinez;Bin Zhou;Marisa K. Sophiea;James Bentham

  • Severe COVID-19 outcomes after full vaccination of primary schedule and initial boosters: pooled analysis of national prospective cohort studies of 30 million individuals in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales

    Unknown

  • The mental health and wellbeing of first generation migrants: a systematic-narrative review of reviews.

    Ciara Close;Anne Maria Kouvonen;Anne Maria Kouvonen;Anne Maria Kouvonen;Tania J. Bosqui;Tania J. Bosqui;Kishan Patel

  • Repositioning of the global epicentre of non-optimal cholesterol

    Cristina Taddei;Bin Zhou;Honor Bixby;Rodrigo M. Carrillo-Larco

  • Potentially inappropriate prescribing and cost outcomes for older people: a cross-sectional study using the Northern Ireland Enhanced Prescribing Database.

    Marie C. Bradley;Marie C. Bradley;Tom Fahey;Caitriona Cahir;Kathleen Bennett

  • Helicobacter pylori infection: relation with cardiovascular risk factors, ischaemic heart disease, and social class.

    Liam J. Murray;Kathy B. Bamford;Dermot P.J. O'Reilly;Evelyn E. McCrum

  • Helicobacter pylori infection in children: relation with current household living conditions.

    W. A. McCallion;L. J. Murray;A. G. Bailie;A. M. Dalzell

  • Is caring associated with an increased risk of mortality? A longitudinal study.

    Dermot O'Reilly;Sheelagh Connolly;Michael Rosato;Christopher Patterson

  • Season and outdoor ambient temperature: effects on birth weight.

    L.J Murray;D.P.J O’Reilly;N Betts;C.C Patterson

  • Heterogeneous contributions of change in population distribution of body mass index to change in obesity and underweight

    Maria Lc Iurilli;Bin Zhou;James E Bennett

  • COVID-19 hospital admissions and deaths after BNT162b2 and ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccinations in 2·57 million people in Scotland (EAVE II): a prospective cohort study.

    Utkarsh Agrawal;Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi;Colin McCowan;Rachel H Mulholland

  • Telerheumatology--diagnostic accuracy and acceptability to patient, specialist, and general practitioner.

    P Leggett;L Graham;K Steele;A Gilliland

  • Cohort description: The Northern Ireland Longitudinal Study (NILS)

    Dermot O'Reilly;Michael Rosato;Gemma Catney;Fiona Johnston

  • Mental health in Northern Ireland: have “the Troubles” made it worse?

    Dermot O'Reilly;Michael Stevenson

  • Increasing inequalities in health: Is it an artefact caused by the selective movement of people?

    Sheelagh Connolly;Dermot O'Reilly;Michael Rosato

  • Area factors and suicide: 5-year follow-up of the Northern Ireland population

    Dermot O'Reilly;Michael Rosato;Sheelagh Connolly;Christopher Cardwell

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Donnelly
Michael Donnelly Queen's University Belfast
Alun Evans
Alun Evans Queen's University Belfast
Mark Woodward
Mark Woodward Imperial College London
Majid Ezzati
Majid Ezzati Imperial College London
Annika Rosengren
Annika Rosengren Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Pedro Marques-Vidal
Pedro Marques-Vidal University of Lausanne
Christopher T. Cowell
Christopher T. Cowell University of Sydney
Jukka T. Salonen
Jukka T. Salonen University of Helsinki

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

The Social Sciences and Humanities field offers diverse online degree options at every academic level. Students interested in psychology frequently wonder how much does it cost to get a masters in psychology. Tuition fees, program reputation, and available financial aid all influence your investment—and your potential return through future career opportunities.

For working professionals pursuing leadership in education, there are easiest edd programs that accelerate the pathway toward an advanced doctoral credential. Meanwhile, those looking to upskill fast can research top-rated master degree online programs, some of which can be completed in just twelve months of study.

Undergraduate students may appreciate the flexibility and speed offered by a accelerated bachelor's degree online accredited program. These options enable learners to balance personal commitments, save on living costs, and enter the workforce more quickly while earning a respected credential. With growing demand for remote learning, online Social Sciences and Humanities degrees open doors to numerous rewarding career pathways.

Best Scientists Citing Dermot O'Reilly

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles