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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 54 2133 1939 1027 921 177 13456

Douglas A. Luke publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Douglas A. Luke between 1991 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Douglas A. Luke published across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, averaging 6.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2015. 21 of the 213 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2015. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 5 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 6 publications
1991 2025

213 publications in total across all disciplines

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Douglas A. Luke: publications per year, 1991 to 2025
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 0
1993 3
1994 0
1995 1
1996 5
1997 2
1998 3
1999 5
2000 5
2001 3
2002 8
2003 7
2004 5
2005 3
2006 2
2007 4
2008 8
2009 3
2010 6
2011 9
2012 9
2013 6
2014 5
2015 17
2016 15
2017 10
2018 8
2019 7
2020 6
2021 7
2022 9
2023 10
2024 15
2025 6
Total 213
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Douglas A. Luke 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 Douglas A. Luke 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, 174–183 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: 177 publications — 55th percentile

55% 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
174–183 313 177
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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Douglas A. Luke 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 Douglas A. Luke 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, 54 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: 54 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% 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
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131 54
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

Douglas A. Luke is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on health professions, with significant contributions in areas such as general health professions, economics and econometrics, public health, environmental and occupational health, organizational behavior and human resource management, and oncology.

The main topics covered in Douglas A. Luke's work include:

  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Healthcare cost, quality, practices
  • Health and Medical Research Impacts
  • Public Health Policies and Education
  • Community Health and Development
  • Primary Care and Health Outcomes

Their recent papers are as follows:

  • Designing for Dissemination and Sustainability to Promote Equitable Impacts on Health, 2022, Annual Review of Public Health
  • The Clinical Sustainability Assessment Tool: measuring organizational capacity to promote sustainability in healthcare, 2021, Implementation Science Communications
  • A scoping review of strategies for financing the implementation of evidence-based practices in behavioral health systems: State of the literature and future directions, 2020, Implementation Research and Practice
  • Systems Science Approaches for Global Environmental Health Research: Enhancing Intervention Design and Implementation for Household Air Pollution (HAP) and Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Programs, 2020, Environmental Health Perspectives
  • Simulating the role of knowledge brokers in policy making in state agencies: An agent-based model, 2022, Health Services Research

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Douglas A. Luke include:

  • Sara Malone
  • Todd Combs
  • Bobbi J. Carothers
  • Kim Prewitt
  • Laura Brossart

Among the publication venues where Douglas A. Luke's work has appeared frequently are:

  • Open Scholarship Institutional Repository (Washington University in St. Louis)
  • Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
  • UNC Libraries
  • Implementation Science Communications
  • Frontiers in Oncology

Douglas A. Luke has also contributed to book publications, including titles published by RAND Corporation eBooks, such as:

  • The Fiscal Mapping Process: A Strategic Planning Tool for Sustainable Financing of Evidence-Based Treatment Programs in Youth Behavioral Health Services, 2023
  • A Better Future for Ukraine and Its Partners, 2023

Best Publications

  • DECLINING RATES OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE UNITED STATES: What Are the Contributors?

    Ross C. Brownson;Tegan K. Boehmer;Douglas A. Luke

  • Network Analysis in Public Health: History, Methods, and Applications

    Douglas A. Luke;Jenine K. Harris

  • Systems science methods in public health: dynamics, networks, and agents.

    Douglas A. Luke;Katherine A. Stamatakis

  • Further Validation and Reliability Testing of the Trust in Physician Scale

    David H. Thom;Kurt M. Ribisl;Anita L. Stewart;Douglas A. Luke

  • Public health program capacity for sustainability: a new framework

    Sarah F Schell;Douglas A Luke;Michael W Schooley;Michael B Elliott

  • Shaping the context of health: a review of environmental and policy approaches in the prevention of chronic diseases.

    Ross C. Brownson;Debra Haire-Joshu;Douglas A. Luke

  • Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Banning Outdoor Tobacco Advertising Near Schools and Playgrounds

    Douglas A. Luke;Kurt M. Ribisl;Carson Smith;Amy A. Sorg

  • Sustainability of evidence-based healthcare: research agenda, methodological advances, and infrastructure support

    Enola Proctor;Douglas Luke;Annaliese Calhoun;Curtis McMillen

  • Cluster analysis in community research: Epistemology and practice.

    Bruce D. Rapkin;Douglas A. Luke

  • The Program Sustainability Assessment Tool: A New Instrument for Public Health Programs

    Douglas A. Luke;Annaliese Calhoun;Christopher B. Robichaux;Michael B. Elliott

  • Minimizing participant attrition in panel studies through the use of effective retention and tracking strategies: Review and recommendations

    Kurt M. Ribisl;Maureen A. Walton;Carol T. Mowbray;Douglas A. Luke

  • Designing for Dissemination and Sustainability to Promote Equitable Impacts on Health

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  • Getting the big picture in community science: methods that capture context.

    Douglas A. Luke

  • A User’s Guide to Network Analysis in R

    Douglas A. Luke

  • Heterogeneity in adjustment among children of battered women.

    Honore M. Hughes;Douglas A. Luke

  • Giving and Receiving Help: Interpersonal Transactions in Mutual‐Help Meetings and Psychosocial Adjustment of Members

    Linda J. Roberts;Deborah Salem;Julian Rappaport;Paul A. Toro

  • Perceptions of neighborhood environment for physical activity: Is it “who you are” or “where you live?”

    Sarah E. Boslaugh;Douglas A. Luke;Ross C. Brownson;Kimberly S. Naleid

  • How Much Is Enough? New Recommendations for Using Constructed Week Sampling in Newspaper Content Analysis of Health Stories

    Douglas A. Luke;Charlene A. Caburnay;Elisia L. Cohen

  • An odd measure of risk: use and misuse of the odds ratio.

    William L Holcomb;Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa;Douglas A Luke;Kevin D Burgdorf

  • Occupation and workplace policies predict smoking behaviors: analysis of national data from the current population survey.

    David Cal Ham;Thomas Przybeck;Jaime R. Strickland;Douglas A. Luke

  • Smoke signs: patterns of tobacco billboard advertising in a metropolitan region

    Douglas Luke;Emily Esmundo;Yael Bloom

Frequent Co-Authors

Ross C. Brownson
Ross C. Brownson Washington University in St. Louis
Kurt M. Ribisl
Kurt M. Ribisl University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Lisa Henriksen
Lisa Henriksen Stanford University
Matthew W. Kreuter
Matthew W. Kreuter Washington University in St. Louis
Jin-Moo Lee
Jin-Moo Lee Washington University in St. Louis
Carol T. Mowbray
Carol T. Mowbray University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
William S. Davidson
William S. Davidson Michigan State University
Enola K. Proctor
Enola K. Proctor Washington University in St. Louis
Glen T. Cameron
Glen T. Cameron University of Missouri
John Landsverk
John Landsverk Boston Children's Hospital

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