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D-Index
42
Citations
14037
World Ranking
4587
National Ranking
2183

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.

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44 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.

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.

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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.

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

  • Transformative Paradigm Mixed Methods and Social Justice

    Donna M. Mertens

  • Transformative Research and Evaluation

    Donna M. Mertens

  • Transformative Mixed Methods Research

    Donna M. Mertens

  • Triangulation and Mixed Methods Research: Provocative Positions

    Donna M. Mertens;Sharlene Hesse-Biber

  • Program Evaluation Theory and Practice: A Comprehensive Guide

    Donna M. Mertens;Amy T. Wilson

  • Research and Evaluation Methods in Special Education

    Donna M. Mertens;John A. McLaughlin

  • Inclusive Evaluation: Implications of Transformative Theory for Evaluation

    Donna M. Mertens

  • The Handbook of Social Research Ethics

    Donna M. Mertens;Pauline E. Ginsberg

  • Transformative Mixed Methods: Addressing Inequities

    Donna M. Mertens

  • Philosophy in mixed methods teaching: The transformative paradigm as illustration

    Donna M Mertens

  • Mixed Methods and Wicked Problems

    Donna M. Mertens

  • Indigenous Pathways into Social Research : Voices of a New Generation

    Donna M Mertens;Fiona Cram;Bagele Chilisa

  • Parents and Their Deaf Children: The Early Years

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

  • Research Ethics in Sign Language Communities

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

  • Advantages and Challenges of Using Inclusive Evaluation Approaches in Evaluation Practice

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

  • Research and Inequality

    Carole Truman;Donna M. Mertens;Beth Humphries

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

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  • What Comes First? The Paradigm or the Approach?

    Donna M. Mertens

  • Transformative Research: Personal and Societal.

    Donna M. Mertens

  • Research Methods in Special Education

    Donna M. Mertens;John A. McLaughlin

  • Deep in Ethical Waters Transformative Perspectives for Qualitative Social Work Research

    Donna M. Mertens;Pauline E. Ginsberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Sharlene Hesse-Biber
Sharlene Hesse-Biber Boston College
José F. Molina-Azorín
José F. Molina-Azorín University of Alicante
Nigel Fielding
Nigel Fielding University of Surrey
Jennifer C. Greene
Jennifer C. Greene University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Yvonna S. Lincoln
Yvonna S. Lincoln Texas A&M University

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