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Effy Vayena

Effy Vayena

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 54 2099 1906 15 15 180 18528

Effy Vayena publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Effy Vayena between 2002 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Effy Vayena published across 24 years, from 2002 to 2025, averaging 9 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2021. 32 of the 217 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2002 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2021. 2002: 6 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 2 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 24 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 25 publications 2021: 27 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 24 publications 2025: 8 publications
2002 2025

217 publications in total across all disciplines

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Effy Vayena: publications per year, 2002 to 2025
Year Publications
2002 6
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 3
2008 1
2009 2
2010 0
2011 2
2012 8
2013 9
2014 9
2015 8
2016 12
2017 7
2018 24
2019 18
2020 25
2021 27
2022 9
2023 15
2024 24
2025 8
Total 217
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Effy Vayena publications per year - data summary

  • Effy Vayena, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from ETH Zurich, has 217 publications recorded across 24 years, from 2002 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2002 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2021, with 27 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 2008, with 1 publication.
  • 5 of the 24 years in the span carry no publications at all (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 9.0 papers per year over the whole span, or 11.4 per year counting only the 19 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 83 publications, 38% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2002-2009: 12 publications (1.5 per year); 2010-2017: 55 publications (6.9 per year); 2018-2025: 150 publications (18.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Effy Vayena 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 Effy Vayena 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: 180 publications — 56th percentile

56% 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
174–183 313 180
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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Effy Vayena publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 44–53 to 570+ publications.
  • Effy Vayena, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from ETH Zurich, records 180 publications - the 56th percentile of the discipline.
  • 56% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Effy Vayena, and about 44% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Effy Vayena ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 114–123 publications, holding 474 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 174–183 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 570 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Effy Vayena 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 Effy Vayena 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.

View D-Index distribution as a table
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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Effy Vayena D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 71 ranges running from 30 to 100+ D-Index.
  • Effy Vayena, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from ETH Zurich, records 54 D-Index - the 73rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 73% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Effy Vayena, and about 27% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Effy Vayena ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 313 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 47 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more, 97 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Effy Vayena is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and works primarily in the field of Medicine. Their research encompasses several subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions, Artificial Intelligence, Health Informatics, and Information Systems.

The main topics of Effy Vayena's work include:

  • Ethics in Clinical Research
  • Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
  • Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
  • COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing
  • Biomedical Ethics and Regulation
  • Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data
  • Mobile Health and mHealth Applications

They have frequently co-authored with the following researchers:

  • Alessandro Blasimme
  • Marcello Ienca
  • Kelly E. Ormond
  • James Scheibner
  • Agata Ferretti

Effy Vayena's recent publications include:

  • "Explainability for artificial intelligence in healthcare: a multidisciplinary perspective", 2020, BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
  • "On the responsible use of digital data to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic", 2020, Nature Medicine
  • "Digital tools against COVID-19: taxonomy, ethical challenges, and navigation aid", 2020, The Lancet Digital Health
  • "What's next for COVID-19 apps? Governance and oversight", 2020, Science
  • "The Challenges for Regulating Medical Use of ChatGPT and Other Large Language Models", 2023, JAMA

They commonly publish in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Nature Medicine
  • PLOS Digital Health
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

  • The global landscape of AI ethics guidelines

    Anna Jobin;Marcello Ienca;Effy Vayena

  • AI4People—An Ethical Framework for a Good AI Society: Opportunities, Risks, Principles, and Recommendations

    Luciano Floridi;Luciano Floridi;Josh Cowls;Josh Cowls;Monica Beltrametti;Raja Chatila

  • Explainability for artificial intelligence in healthcare: a multidisciplinary perspective.

    Julia Amann;Alessandro Blasimme;Effy Vayena;Dietmar Frey

  • Machine learning in medicine: Addressing ethical challenges.

    Effy Vayena;Alessandro Blasimme;I. Glenn Cohen

  • Artificial Intelligence: the global landscape of ethics guidelines.

    Anna Jobin;Marcello Ienca;Effy Vayena

  • On the responsible use of digital data to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Marcello Ienca;Effy Vayena

  • Ethical challenges of big data in public health.

    Effy Vayena;Marcel Salathé;Lawrence C. Madoff;John S. Brownstein

  • Current Practices and Controversies in Assisted Reproduction

    Effy Vayena;Patrick J. Rowe;P. David Griffin

  • Digital tools against COVID-19: taxonomy, ethical challenges, and navigation aid

    Urs Gasser;Marcello Ienca;James Scheibner;Joanna Sleigh

  • Current practices and controversies in assisted reproduction : report of a meeting on "Medical, Ethical and Social Aspects of Assisted Reproduction" held at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, 17-21 September 2001

    Effy Vayena

  • Considerations for ethics review of big data health research: A scoping review

    Marcello Ienca;Agata Ferretti;Samia Hurst;Milo Puhan

  • Digital health: meeting the ethical and policy challenges

    Effy Vayena;Tobias Haeusermann;Afua Adjekum;Alessandro Blasimme

  • Use of modern contraception by the poor is falling behind.

    Emmanuela Gakidou;Effy Vayena

  • Elements of Trust in Digital Health Systems: Scoping Review

    Afua Adjekum;Alessandro Blasimme;Effy Vayena

  • Shaping Parents: Impact of Contrasting Professional Counseling on Parents' Decision Making for Children with Disorders of Sex Development

    Jürg C. Streuli;Effy Vayena;Yvonne Cavicchia‐Balmer;Johannes Huber;Johannes Huber

  • Health Research with Big Data: Time for Systemic Oversight:

    Effy Vayena;Alessandro Blasimme

  • What's next for COVID-19 apps? Governance and oversight.

    Alessandro Blasimme;Effy Vayena

  • Policy implications of big data in the health sector.

    Effy Vayena;Joan Dzenowagis;John S Brownstein;Aziz Sheikh

  • Adapting Standards: Ethical Oversight of Participant-Led Health Research

    Effy Vayena;John Tasioulas

  • Early evidence of effectiveness of digital contact tracing for SARS-CoV-2 in Switzerland

    Marcel Salathé;Christian L Althaus;Nanina Anderegg;Daniele Antonioli

  • Biomedical Big Data: New Models of Control Over Access, Use and Governance.

    Effy Vayena;Alessandro Blasimme

Frequent Co-Authors

Barbara Prainsack
Barbara Prainsack University of Vienna
George P. Patrinos
George P. Patrinos University of Patras
Jacques Fellay
Jacques Fellay École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Marcel Salathé
Marcel Salathé École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Luciano Floridi
Luciano Floridi University of Oxford
Ron H.N. van Schaik
Ron H.N. van Schaik Erasmus University Rotterdam
David Neil Cooper
David Neil Cooper Cardiff University
Milan Macek
Milan Macek Charles University
Fahd Al-Mulla
Fahd Al-Mulla Kuwait University
Paolo Fortina
Paolo Fortina Thomas Jefferson University

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