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Duncan Thomas publication distribution in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Economics and Finance in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Duncan Thomas sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 164 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more.

Duncan Thomas D-index placement in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Duncan Thomas sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 126 scientists 31 D-Index: 147 scientists 32 D-Index: 157 scientists 33 D-Index: 178 scientists 34 D-Index: 171 scientists 35 D-Index: 141 scientists 36 D-Index: 132 scientists 37 D-Index: 129 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 120 scientists 40 D-Index: 117 scientists 41 D-Index: 113 scientists 42 D-Index: 114 scientists 43 D-Index: 97 scientists 44 D-Index: 115 scientists 45 D-Index: 86 scientists 46 D-Index: 78 scientists 47 D-Index: 83 scientists 48 D-Index: 62 scientists 49 D-Index: 74 scientists 50 D-Index: 50 scientists 51 D-Index: 66 scientists 52 D-Index: 69 scientists 53 D-Index: 55 scientists 54 D-Index: 67 scientists 55 D-Index: 61 scientists 56 D-Index: 62 scientists 57 D-Index: 45 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 47 scientists 60 D-Index: 46 scientists 61 D-Index: 36 scientists 62 D-Index: 37 scientists 63 D-Index: 56 scientists 64 D-Index: 50 scientists 65 D-Index: 32 scientists 66 D-Index: 28 scientists 67 D-Index: 30 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 25 scientists 70 D-Index: 22 scientists 71 D-Index: 21 scientists 72 D-Index: 26 scientists 73 D-Index: 24 scientists 74 D-Index: 23 scientists 75 D-Index: 12 scientists 76 D-Index: 14 scientists 77 D-Index: 15 scientists 78 D-Index: 15 scientists 79 D-Index: 17 scientists 80 D-Index: 17 scientists 81 D-Index: 11 scientists 82 D-Index: 10 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 11 scientists 85 D-Index: 5 scientists 86 D-Index: 9 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 9 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 6 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 8 scientists 93 D-Index: 10 scientists 94 D-Index: 11 scientists 95 D-Index: 6 scientists 96 D-Index: 4 scientists 97 D-Index: 4 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100 D-Index: 8 scientists 101+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more.

Overview

Duncan Thomas is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Environmental Science, and Medicine. Within these areas, significant attention is given to subfields such as Genetics, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Molecular Biology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's work addresses a range of topics, notably Air Quality and Health Impacts, Climate Change and Health Impacts, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease, as well as the COVID-19 impact on air quality. Additional focus includes research on BRCA gene mutations in cancer and Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks.

Duncan Thomas has contributed to various recent papers, including:

  • Challenges and Current Status of the Biological Treatment of PFAS-Contaminated Soils, 2021, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
  • Dysregulated lipid and fatty acid metabolism link perfluoroalkyl substances exposure and impaired glucose metabolism in young adults, 2020, Environment International
  • Asthma Disease Status, COPD, and COVID-19 Severity in a Large Multiethnic Population, 2021, The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice
  • Ambient Air Pollutant Exposures and COVID-19 Severity and Mortality in a Cohort of Patients with COVID-19 in Southern California, 2022, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • Ambient air pollution and COVID-19 incidence during four 2020-2021 case surges, 2022, Environmental Research

Their frequent co-authors include David V. Conti, John L. Morrison, Juan Pablo Lewinger, Jeroen R. Huyghe, and Ulrike Peters, each contributing extensively alongside Duncan Thomas in collaborative research efforts.

Publication venues where Duncan Thomas has frequently contributed include Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), UNC Libraries, Environment International, and JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Best Publications

  • Intra-household resource allocation: an inferential approach

    Duncan Thomas

  • Health nutrition and economic development.

    John Strauss;Duncan Thomas

  • Human resources: empirical modeling of household and family decisions.

    John Strauss;Duncan Thomas

  • Longer-Term Effects of Head Start

    Eliana Garces;Duncan Thomas;Janet Marion Currie

  • Does Head Start Make a Difference

    Janet Currie;Duncan Thomas

  • Like Father, Like Son, Like Mother, Like Daughter, Parental Resources and Child Height

    Duncan Thomas

  • How does mother's education affect child height ?

    Duncan Thomas;John S. Strauss;Maria-Helena Henriques

  • Health and Wages: Evidence on Men and Women in Urban Brazil

    Duncan Thomas;John Strauss

  • Health over the Life Course

    John Strauss;Duncan Thomas

  • Bargaining Power Within Couples and Use of Prenatal and Delivery Care in Indonesia

    Kathleen Beegle;Elizabeth Frankenberg;Duncan Thomas

  • The Healthy Migrant Effect: New Findings From the Mexican Family Life Survey

    Luis N. Rubalcava;Graciela M. Teruel;Duncan Thomas;Noreen Goldman

  • Early Test Scores, Socioeconomic Status and Future Outcomes

    Janet Currie;Duncan Thomas

  • School Quality and the Longer-Term Effects of Head Start

    Janet Currie;Duncan Thomas

  • Child survival height for age and household characteristics in Brazil.

    Duncan Thomas;John Strauss;Maria-Helena Henriques

  • Education in a crisis

    Duncan Thomas;Kathleen Beegle;Elizabeth Frankenberg;Bondan Sikoki

  • The Influence of Household Composition on Household Expenditure Patterns: Theory and Spanish Evidence

    Angus S. Deaton;Javier Ruiz-Castillo;Duncan Thomas

  • The real costs of Indonesias economic crisis: preliminary findings from the Indonesia Family Life Surveys.

    Elizabeth Frankenberg;Duncan Thomas;Kathleen Beegle

  • Quality of health care, survival and health outcomes in Ghana.

    Victor Lavy;John Strauss;Duncan Thomas;Philippe de Vreyer

  • The distribution of income and expenditure within the household

    Duncan Thomas

  • Economic Shocks, Wealth and Welfare

    Elizabeth Frankenberg;James Smith;Duncan Thomas

  • Chapter 34 Human resources: Empirical modeling of household and family decisions

    John Strauss;John Strauss;Duncan Thomas;Duncan Thomas

  • Lost but Not Forgotten Attrition and Follow-up in the Indonesia Family Life Survey

    Duncan Thomas;Elizabeth Frankenberg;James P. Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Elizabeth Frankenberg
Elizabeth Frankenberg University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Janet Currie
Janet Currie Princeton University
James P. Smith
James P. Smith Princeton University
Thomas W. Gillespie
Thomas W. Gillespie University of California, Los Angeles
Frank D. Gilliland
Frank D. Gilliland University of Southern California
W. James Gauderman
W. James Gauderman University of Southern California
Daniel O. Stram
Daniel O. Stram University of Southern California
Edward L. Avol
Edward L. Avol University of Southern California
Teresa E. Seeman
Teresa E. Seeman University of California, Los Angeles

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