| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences and Humanities | 44 | 3972 | 3665 | 1886 | 1708 | 88 | 22578 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Douglas D. Heckathorn between 1978 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Douglas D. Heckathorn published across 44 years, from 1978 to 2021, averaging 2.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 6 publications in 2008. 2 of the 91 publications appeared in the last two years.
91 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1978 | 1 |
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1980 | 1 |
| 1981 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1983 | 2 |
| 1984 | 2 |
| 1985 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1987 | 2 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1989 | 2 |
| 1990 | 4 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1992 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 2 |
| 1995 | 3 |
| 1996 | 3 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 1999 | 5 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 3 |
| 2002 | 4 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2007 | 4 |
| 2008 | 6 |
| 2009 | 6 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 4 |
| 2013 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| Total | 91 |
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.
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.
| Publications | Scientists | This scientist |
|---|---|---|
| 44–53 | 28 | |
| 54–63 | 61 | |
| 64–73 | 161 | |
| 74–83 | 225 | |
| 84–93 | 301 | 88 |
| 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 |
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.
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.
| 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 | 44 |
| 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 |
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.
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.
Heckathorn's work is published notably in the journal Social Networks, where they have at least one publication.
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