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D-Index
48
Citations
10878
World Ranking
3112
National Ranking
27

Di McIntyre 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 Di McIntyre sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 110 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Di McIntyre 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 Di McIntyre 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: 48 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Di McIntyre is affiliated with the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Their research primarily spans the fields of Economics, Econometrics and Finance as well as Health Professions. The main topics covered in their work include Healthcare Systems and Reforms, Healthcare Policy and Management, Global Maternal and Child Health, HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses, Primary Care and Health Outcomes, Health Policy Implementation Science, and Global Health Care Issues.

Their study focus is reflected across several subfields, such as General Health Professions, Economics and Econometrics, Finance, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management.

Di McIntyre's frequent publication venues include the Journal of Global Health Reports, South African Family Practice, BMC Health Services Research, Health Systems & Reform, and Research Square.

Selected recent papers authored by or involving McIntyre include:

  • Universal health coverage financing in South Africa: wishes vs reality (2020, Journal of Global Health Reports)
  • What we need is health system transformation and not health system strengthening for universal health coverage to work: Perspectives from a National Health Insurance pilot site in South Africa (2020, South African Family Practice)
  • Achieving universal health coverage in sub-Saharan Africa: the role of leadership development (2020, Journal of Global Health Reports)
  • Varying universal health coverage policy implementation states: exploring the process and lessons learned from a national health insurance pilot site (2020, Journal of Global Health Reports)
  • Testing the contextual Interaction theory in a UHC pilot district in South Africa (2022, BMC Health Services Research)

Collaborative work features frequent coauthors such as Janet Michel, Fabrizio Tediosi, Till Bärnighausen, Marcel Tanner, and David Evans. The number of joint publications ranges from three to six with these researchers.

The academic contributions of McIntyre focus on universal health coverage challenges and policy implementation, with particular attention to South African health systems and broader sub-Saharan African contexts. Their work addresses financial mechanisms, health system transformation, leadership roles, and implementation science relevant to healthcare reform.

Best Publications

  • The health and health system of South Africa: historical roots of current public health challenges

    Hoosen Coovadia;Rachel Jewkes;Peter Barron;David Sanders

  • What are the economic consequences for households of illness and of paying for health care in low- and middle-income country contexts?

    Diane McIntyre;Michael Thiede;Göran Dahlgren;Margaret Whitehead

  • Inequities in access to health care in South Africa

    Bronwyn Harris;Jane Goudge;John E Ataguba;Diane McIntyre

  • Inequalities in health care use and expenditures: empirical data from eight developing countries and countries in transition

    M. Makinen;H. Waters;M. Rauch;N. Almagambetova

  • An assessment of progress towards universal health coverage in Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS)

    Robert Marten;Robert Marten;Diane McIntyre;Claudia Travassos;Sergey Shishkin

  • Equity in financing and use of health care in Ghana, South Africa, and Tanzania: implications for paths to universal coverage

    Anne Mills;John E Ataguba;James Akazili;Jo Borghi

  • Inequities in under-five child malnutrition in South Africa

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  • Removing user fees for primary care in Africa: the need for careful action

    Lucy Gilson;Di McIntyre

  • Socioeconomic-related health inequality in South Africa: evidence from General Household Surveys.

    John E Ataguba;James Akazili;Di McIntyre

  • What level of domestic government health expenditure should we aspire to for universal health coverage

    Di Mcintyre;Filip Meheus;John-Arne Røttingen

  • The cost-effectiveness of antiretroviral treatment in Khayelitsha, South Africa--a primary data analysis.

    Susan M Cleary;Di McIntyre;Andrew M Boulle

  • Putting equity in health back onto the social policy agenda: experience from South Africa.

    Di McIntyre;Lucy Gilson;Lucy Gilson

  • Fiscal space for domestic funding of health and other social services.

    Filip Meheus;Di McIntyre

  • Exploring the dimensions of access.

    Michael Thiede;Patricia Akweongo;Di McIntyre

  • Paying for and receiving benefits from health services in South Africa: is the health system equitable?

    John E Ataguba;Di McIntyre

  • The SAZA study: implementing health financing reform in South Africa and Zambia.

    Lucy Gilson;Jane Doherty;Sally Lake;Di McIntyre

  • The Economics of Health Equity

    Di McIntyre;Gavin H. Mooney

  • The Human Face of Decentralisation and Integration of Health Services: Experience from South Africa

    Di McIntyre;Barbara Klugman

  • How to do (or not to do) ... a benefit incidence analysis.

    Di McIntyre;John E Ataguba

  • Explaining the role of the social determinants of health on health inequality in South Africa

    John Ele Ojo Ataguba;Candy Day;Di McIntyre

  • A tale of two visions: the changing fortunes of Social Health Insurance in South Africa.

    Di McIntyre;Jane Doherty;Lucy Gilson

  • Promoting universal financial protection: evidence from seven low- and middle-income countries on factors facilitating or hindering progress

    Di McIntyre;Michael K Ranson;Bhupinder K Aulakh;Ayako Honda

Frequent Co-Authors

Lucy Gilson
Lucy Gilson University of Cape Town
Gavin Mooney
Gavin Mooney University of Sydney
John E. Ataguba
John E. Ataguba University of Manitoba
John-Arne Røttingen
John-Arne Røttingen The Research Council of Norway
Fabrizio Tediosi
Fabrizio Tediosi Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Gorik Ooms
Gorik Ooms Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
Marcel Tanner
Marcel Tanner Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Till Bärnighausen
Till Bärnighausen Heidelberg University
Anne Mills
Anne Mills London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Stephen Jan
Stephen Jan George Institute for Global Health

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