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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 34 6810 6326 3307 3016 79 16670

Douglas Almond publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Douglas Almond between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Douglas Almond published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 2.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2011. 2 of the 87 publications appeared in the last two years.

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

87 publications in total across all disciplines

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Douglas Almond: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 0
1998 0
1999 1
2000 0
2001 1
2002 0
2003 0
2004 1
2005 2
2006 4
2007 4
2008 3
2009 4
2010 6
2011 10
2012 4
2013 4
2014 2
2015 2
2016 5
2017 3
2018 5
2019 7
2020 7
2021 3
2022 2
2023 4
2024 0
2025 2
Total 87
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Douglas Almond 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 Almond 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, 74–83 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: 79 publications — 5th percentile

5% 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 79
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
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 Almond 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 Almond 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, 34 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: 34 D-Index — 13th percentile

13% 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 34
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
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 Almond is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and has contributed to the field of social sciences through multiple published works. Their research spans diverse topics including sociology, political science, economics, global and planetary change, gender studies, and demography.

Almond's research has been published in a range of venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • AEA Papers and Proceedings
  • Nature Climate Change
  • Journal of Public Economics

Their research covers major themes such as atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, family dynamics and relationships, impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, blockchain technology applications and security, air quality and health impacts, atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, and media influence and politics.

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Douglas Almond include:

  • "Favourability towards natural gas relates to funding source of university energy centres," published in 2022 in Nature Climate Change
  • "Carbon-Trading Pilot Programs in China and Local Air Quality," published in 2021 in AEA Papers and Proceedings
  • "Later bedtimes predict President Trump's performance," published in 2020 in Economics Letters

Other significant publications where Almond is not the primary author but contributed include:

  • "Livestock plants and COVID-19 transmission," 2020 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Bitcoin and carbon dioxide emissions: Evidence from daily production decisions," 2023 in Journal of Public Economics

Almond collaborates frequently with several co-authors, which include:

  • Xinming Du
  • Anna Papp
  • Shuang Zhang
  • Alana Vogel
  • Yi Cheng

Best Publications

  • Killing Me Softly: The Fetal Origins Hypothesis.

    Douglas Almond;Janet Marion Currie

  • Is the 1918 Influenza Pandemic Over? Long‐Term Effects of In Utero Influenza Exposure in the Post‐1940 U.S. Population

    Douglas Almond

  • Human Capital Development Before Age Five

    Douglas Almond;Janet Currie

  • Childhood Circumstances and Adult Outcomes: Act II

    Douglas V. Almond;Janet M. Currie;Valentina Duque

  • Long Run Impacts of Childhood Access to the Safety Net

    Hilary W Hoynes;Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach;Douglas Almond

  • The Costs of Low Birth Weight

    Douglas Almond;Kenneth Y. Chay;David S. Lee

  • Inside the War on Poverty: The Impact of Food Stamps on Birth Outcomes

    Douglas Almond;Hilary W Hoynes;Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach

  • Chernobyl's Subclinical Legacy: Prenatal Exposure to Radioactive Fallout and School Outcomes in Sweden

    Douglas V. Almond;Lena Edlund;Marten Palme

  • Health Capital and the Prenatal Environment: The Effect of Ramadan Observance during Pregnancy

    Douglas Almond;Bhashkar Mazumder

  • Long-Term Effects Of The 1959-1961 China Famine: Mainland China and Hong Kong

    Douglas Almond;Lena Edlund;Hongbin Li;Junsen Zhang

  • The 1918 Influenza Pandemic and Subsequent Health Outcomes: An Analysis of SIPP Data.

    Douglas Almond;Bhashkar Mazumder

  • ESTIMATING MARGINAL RETURNS TO MEDICAL CARE: EVIDENCE FROM AT-RISK NEWBORNS

    Douglas Almond;Joseph J. Doyle;Amanda E. Kowalski;Heidi Williams

  • Winter Heating or Clean Air? Unintended Impacts of China's Huai River Policy

    Douglas Almond;Yuyu Chen;Michael Greenstone;Hongbin Li

  • Fetal Origins and Parental Responses

    Douglas Almond;Bhashkar Mazumder

  • Son-biased sex ratios in the 2000 United States Census.

    Douglas Almond;Lena Edlund

  • Son Preference and the Persistence of Culture: Evidence from South and East Asian Immigrants to Canada

    Douglas Almond;Lena Edlund;Kevin Milligan

  • Land Reform and Sex Selection in China

    Douglas V. Almond;Hongbin Li;Shuang Zhang

  • After Midnight: A Regression Discontinuity Design in Length of Postpartum Hospital Stays

    Douglas Almond;Joseph J Doyle

  • Lingering prenatal effects of the 1918 influenza pandemic on cardiovascular disease

    B. Mazumder;D. Almond;K. Park;E. M. Crimmins

  • Quantifying coal power plant responses to tighter SO2 emissions standards in China.

    Valerie J. Karplus;Shuang Zhang;Douglas V. Almond

  • Long-Run Impacts of Childhood Access to the Safety Net (WP-12-17)

    Hilary Hoynes;Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach;Douglas Almond

Frequent Co-Authors

Janet Currie
Janet Currie Princeton University
Bhashkar Mazumder
Bhashkar Mazumder University of California, Irvine
Hilary Williamson Hoynes
Hilary Williamson Hoynes University of California, Berkeley
Hongbin Li
Hongbin Li Stanford University
Junsen Zhang
Junsen Zhang Chinese University of Hong Kong
Michael Greenstone
Michael Greenstone University of Chicago
Kevin Milligan
Kevin Milligan University of British Columbia
Amy Ellen Schwartz
Amy Ellen Schwartz Syracuse University
Giovanni Peri
Giovanni Peri University of California, Davis
Caleb E. Finch
Caleb E. Finch University of Southern California

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