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Douglas D. Heckathorn

Douglas D. Heckathorn

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
44
Citations
22578
World Ranking
3972
National Ranking
1886

Douglas D. Heckathorn 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 D. Heckathorn sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 88 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Douglas D. Heckathorn 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 D. Heckathorn sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Douglas D. Heckathorn is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields including Medicine, Health Professions, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, and General Health Professions.

The scientist's work addresses topics such as HIV, drug use, and sexual risk; HIV/AIDS research and interventions; as well as homelessness and social issues. This indicates a focus on public health challenges that combine epidemiological factors with social dimensions.

Heckathorn has contributed scholarly articles to academic journals, with a recent publication titled "Bias decomposition and estimator performance in respondent-driven sampling," published in 2020 in the journal Social Networks.

  • Bias decomposition and estimator performance in respondent-driven sampling (2020, Social Networks)

Throughout their research career, Heckathorn has collaborated with various co-authors, indicating engagement within a network of researchers. Frequent collaborators include Antonio Sirianni, Christopher J. Cameron, Yongren Shi, Charles W. Anderson, and George Steinmetz.

  • Antonio Sirianni
  • Christopher J. Cameron
  • Yongren Shi
  • Charles W. Anderson
  • George Steinmetz

Heckathorn's work is published notably in the journal Social Networks, where they have at least one publication.

  • Social Networks

Best Publications

  • Respondent-driven sampling : A new approach to the study of hidden populations

    Douglas D. Heckathorn

  • Sampling and Estimation in Hidden Populations Using Respondent-Driven Sampling

    Matthew J. Salganik;Douglas D. Heckathorn

  • Respondent-Driven Sampling II: Deriving Valid Population Estimates from Chain-Referral Samples of Hidden Populations

    Douglas D. Heckathorn

  • Review of sampling hard-to-reach and hidden populations for HIV surveillance

    Robert Magnani;Keith Sabin;Tobi Saidel;Douglas Heckathorn

  • COMMENT: SNOWBALL VERSUS RESPONDENT-DRIVEN SAMPLING

    Douglas D. Heckathorn

  • The dynamics and dilemmas of collective action

    Douglas D. Heckathorn

  • 6. Extensions of Respondent-Driven Sampling: Analyzing Continuous Variables and Controlling for Differential Recruitment

    Douglas D. Heckathorn

  • Collective Action and the Second-Order Free-Rider Problem

    Douglas D. Heckathorn

  • Extensions of Respondent-Driven Sampling: A New Approach to the Study of Injection Drug Users Aged 18-25

    Douglas D. Heckathorn;Salaam Semaan;Robert S. Broadhead;James J. Hughes

  • Harnessing peer networks as an instrument for AIDS prevention: results from a peer-driven intervention.

    R S Broadhead;D D Heckathorn;D L Weakliem;D L Anthony

  • Collective Sanctions and Compliance Norms: A Formal Theory of Group-Mediated Social Control

    Douglas D. Heckathorn

  • Broken Laws, Unprotected Workers: Violations of Employment and Labor Laws in America's Cities

    Annette Bernhardt;Ruth Milkman;Nik Theodore;Douglas D. Heckathorn

  • Collective Action and Group Heterogeneity: Voluntary Provision Versus Selective Incentives

    Douglas D. Heckathorn

  • Collective Sanctions and the Creation of Prisoner's Dilemma Norms'

    Douglas D. Heckathorn

  • Network Sampling: From Snowball and Multiplicity to Respondent-Driven Sampling

    Douglas D. Heckathorn;Christopher J. Cameron

  • Web-Based Network Sampling: Efficiency and Efficacy of Respondent-Driven Sampling for Online Research

    Cyprian Wejnert;Douglas D. Heckathorn

  • From networks to populations: the development and application of respondent-driven sampling among IDUs and Latino gay men.

    Jesus Ramirez-Valles;Douglas D. Heckathorn;Raquel Vázquez;Rafael M. Diaz

  • Effectiveness of respondent-driven sampling for recruiting drug users in New York City: findings from a pilot study.

    Abu S. Abdul‐Quader;Douglas D. Heckathorn;Courtney McKnight;Heidi Bramson

  • Increasing drug users' adherence to HIV treatment: results of a peer-driven intervention feasibility study.

    Robert S Broadhead;Douglas D Heckathorn;Frederick L Altice;Yaël van Hulst

  • Implementation and analysis of respondent driven sampling: lessons learned from the field.

    Abu S. Abdul-Quader;Douglas D. Heckathorn;Keith Sabin;Tobi Saidel

Frequent Co-Authors

Don C. Des Jarlais
Don C. Des Jarlais New York University
Ruth Milkman
Ruth Milkman The Graduate Center, CUNY
Nik Theodore
Nik Theodore University of Illinois at Chicago
Martin Y. Iguchi
Martin Y. Iguchi Georgetown University
Rafael M. Diaz
Rafael M. Diaz San Francisco State University
Richard T. Campbell
Richard T. Campbell University of Illinois at Chicago
Pamina M. Gorbach
Pamina M. Gorbach University of California, Los Angeles
Simon D. W. Frost
Simon D. W. Frost Microsoft (United States)
Steven Shoptaw
Steven Shoptaw University of California, Los Angeles
Steffanie A. Strathdee
Steffanie A. Strathdee University of California, San Diego

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