Donna M. Mertens publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Donna M. Mertens between 1976 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Donna M. Mertens published across 50 years, from 1976 to 2025, averaging 3.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2016. 6 of the 160 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

5 10

1976 2025

160 publications in total across all disciplines

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Donna M. Mertens: publications per year, 1976 to 2025
Year	Publications
1976	4
1977	3
1978	3
1979	1
1980	2
1981	3
1982	3
1983	2
1984	1
1985	1
1986	3
1987	2
1988	1
1989	5
1990	2
1991	3
1992	1
1993	0
1994	3
1995	5
1996	1
1997	2
1998	3
1999	4
2000	3
2001	1
2002	0
2003	2
2004	6
2005	1
2006	3
2007	2
2008	6
2009	7
2010	6
2011	4
2012	7
2013	3
2014	5
2015	4
2016	12
2017	2
2018	2
2019	3
2020	2
2021	3
2022	5
2023	7
2024	4
2025	2
Total	160

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Donna M. Mertens 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 Donna M. Mertens sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400

44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 141 publications — 37th percentile

37% 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	141
144–153	407
154–163	411
164–173	391
174–183	313
184–193	319
194–203	304
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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Donna M. Mertens 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 Donna M. Mertens sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% 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	42
43	300
44	269
45	260
46	228
47	251
48	203
49	186
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

Donna M. Mertens is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within social sciences, health professions, and decision sciences, with a focus on topics such as evaluation and performance assessment, health policy implementation science, community health and development, participatory visual research methods, indigenous health, education, and rights, interpreting and communication in healthcare, and hearing impairment and communication.

Their recent scholarly contributions include papers published across various journals. Key recent works are:

Indigenous Made in Africa Evaluation Frameworks: Addressing Epistemic Violence and Contributing to Social Transformation, 2021, American Journal of Evaluation
Transformative Research Methods to Increase Social Impact for Vulnerable Groups and Cultural Minorities, 2021, International Journal of Qualitative Methods
Mixed Methods Research for Social Betterment and a More Just World, 2024, Journal of Mixed Methods Research
Research opportunities to contribute to increased justice using a transformative approach, 2025, Methods in Psychology
The Pursuit of Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice through Evaluation: Learning from Indigenous Scholars and the Fifth Branch of the Evaluation Theory Tree, 2023, Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation

Frequent coauthors in their work include Raychelle Harris, Bagele Chilisa, Vernon Gayle, Heidi M. MacGlaughlin, and Justin L. Perez.

Donna M. Mertens has multiple publications in venues such as the Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, Deaf Studies Digital Journal, American Journal of Evaluation, International Journal of Qualitative Methods, and the Journal of Mixed Methods Research.

They have authored books published by Bloomsbury Publishing plc, including a 2024 title named Vignette Research.

Their principal fields of study are:

Social Sciences
Health Professions
Decision Sciences

Within these domains, subfields of study include:

General Health Professions
Management Science and Operations Research
Sociology and Political Science
Health
Developmental and Educational Psychology

Main research topics covered in their work encompass:

Evaluation and Performance Assessment
Health Policy Implementation Science
Community Health and Development
Participatory Visual Research Methods
Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
Hearing Impairment and Communication

Best Publications

Research and Evaluation in Education and Psychology: Integrating Diversity With Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods

Donna M. Mertens

4585
Citations
Transformative Paradigm Mixed Methods and Social Justice

Donna M. Mertens

974
Citations
Transformative Research and Evaluation

Donna M. Mertens

922
Citations
Transformative Mixed Methods Research

Donna M. Mertens

446
Citations
Triangulation and Mixed Methods Research: Provocative Positions

Donna M. Mertens;Sharlene Hesse-Biber

434
Citations
Program Evaluation Theory and Practice: A Comprehensive Guide

Donna M. Mertens;Amy T. Wilson

337
Citations
Research and Evaluation Methods in Special Education

Donna M. Mertens;John A. McLaughlin

255
Citations
Inclusive Evaluation: Implications of Transformative Theory for Evaluation

Donna M. Mertens

249
Citations
The Handbook of Social Research Ethics

Donna M. Mertens;Pauline E. Ginsberg

236
Citations
Transformative Mixed Methods: Addressing Inequities

Donna M. Mertens

231
Citations
Philosophy in mixed methods teaching: The transformative paradigm as illustration

Donna M Mertens

193
Citations
Mixed Methods and Wicked Problems

Donna M. Mertens

185
Citations
Indigenous Pathways into Social Research : Voices of a New Generation

Donna M Mertens;Fiona Cram;Bagele Chilisa

135
Citations
Parents and Their Deaf Children: The Early Years

Kathryn P. Meadow-Orlans;Donna M. Mertens;Marilyn A. Sass-Lehrer

133
Citations
Research Ethics in Sign Language Communities

Raychelle Harris;Heidi M. Holmes;Donna M. Mertens

123
Citations
Advantages and Challenges of Using Inclusive Evaluation Approaches in Evaluation Practice

Katherine Ryan;Jennifer Caroline Greene;Yvonna Lincoln;Sandra Mathison

122
Citations
Research and Inequality

Carole Truman;Donna M. Mertens;Beth Humphries

118
Citations
Transformative Research Methods to Increase Social Impact for Vulnerable Groups and Cultural Minorities

Unknown

118
Citations
What Comes First? The Paradigm or the Approach?

Donna M. Mertens

115
Citations
Transformative Research: Personal and Societal.

Donna M. Mertens

106
Citations
Research Methods in Special Education

Donna M. Mertens;John A. McLaughlin

97
Citations
Deep in Ethical Waters Transformative Perspectives for Qualitative Social Work Research

Donna M. Mertens;Pauline E. Ginsberg

94
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Sharlene Hesse-Biber Boston College

José F. Molina-Azorín University of Alicante

Nigel Fielding University of Surrey

Jennifer C. Greene University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Yvonna S. Lincoln Texas A&M University

External Links

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