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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 50 2798 2557 1352 1218 198 8953

Gilbert Burnham publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gilbert Burnham between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gilbert Burnham published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 6.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2007. 4 of the 224 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2007. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 6 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 17 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 2 publications
1989 2025

224 publications in total across all disciplines

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Gilbert Burnham: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 0
1991 2
1992 1
1993 2
1994 5
1995 1
1996 6
1997 8
1998 4
1999 2
2000 2
2001 5
2002 2
2003 3
2004 6
2005 8
2006 10
2007 17
2008 11
2009 12
2010 6
2011 13
2012 9
2013 7
2014 7
2015 8
2016 15
2017 7
2018 10
2019 6
2020 7
2021 9
2022 2
2023 6
2024 2
2025 2
Total 224
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Gilbert Burnham 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 Gilbert Burnham 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, 194–203 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: 198 publications — 63rd percentile

63% 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
184–193 319
194–203 304 198
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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Gilbert Burnham 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 Gilbert Burnham 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, 50 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: 50 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% 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
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 50
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

Gilbert Burnham is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields connected to health professions and medicine, with a focus on areas such as health and conflict studies, migration, health and trauma, and global maternal and child health. They also engage in studies related to healthcare systems and reforms, disaster response and management, as well as COVID-19 epidemiological studies and its impacts on healthcare.

Burnham has contributed to several recent academic papers including:

  • Household recovery in Mosul one year after the defeat of ISIS, 2020, Conflict and Health
  • Violence against doctors in Iraq during the time of COVID-19, 2021, PLoS ONE
  • Assessment of Critical Care Surge Capacity During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan, 2021, Health Security
  • Resilience of health systems in conflict affected governorates of Iraq, 2014-2018, 2021, Conflict and Health
  • Associations between caesarean births and breastfeeding in the Middle East: a scoping review, 2021, Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Their research has appeared in several publication venues with multiple works published in Conflict and Health, SSRN Electronic Journal, and PLOS Global Public Health. Other venues include the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology and PLoS ONE.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Burnham include:

  • Sami Alasfar
  • Riyadh Lafta
  • Sara Al-Dahir
  • Sarah Elizabeth Scales
  • Anne-Françoise Donneau

Burnham's main fields of study are health professions and medicine, with subfields emphasizing general health professions, clinical psychology, finance, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, and emergency medical services.

Best Publications

  • Mortality after the 2003 invasion of Iraq: a cross-sectional cluster sample survey

    Gilbert Burnham;Riyadh Lafta;Shannon Doocy;Les Roberts

  • Mortality Before and After the 2003 Invasion of Iraq: Cluster Sample Survey

    Les Roberts;Riyadh Lafta;Richard Garfield;Jamal Khudhairi

  • A balanced scorecard for health services in Afghanistan

    David H Peters;Ayan Ahmed Noor;Lakhwinder P Singh;Faizullah K Kakar

  • Prevalence and care-seeking for chronic diseases among Syrian refugees in Jordan

    Shannon Doocy;Emily Lyles;Timothy Roberton;Laila Akhu-Zaheya

  • Improving facility-based care for sick children in Uganda: training is not enough

    George W Pariyo;Eleanor Gouws;Eleanor Gouws;Jennifer Bryce;Gilbert Burnham

  • Discontinuation of cost sharing in Uganda

    Gilbert M. Burnham;George Pariyo;Edward Galiwango;Fred Wabwire-Mangen

  • Health status and health needs of older refugees from Syria in Lebanon

    Jonathan Strong;Christopher Varady;Najla Chahda;Shannon Doocy

  • Mortality in Iraq Associated with the 2003-2011 War and Occupation: Findings from a National Cluster Sample Survey by the University Collaborative Iraq Mortality Study

    Amy Hagopian;Abraham D. Flaxman;Tim K. Takaro;Sahar A. Esa Al Shatari

  • Deaths among humanitarian workers

    Mani Sheik;Maria Isabel Gutierrez;Paul Bolton;Paul Spiegel

  • Sexual and gender based violence against men in the Democratic Republic of Congo: effects on survivors, their families and the community

    Mervyn Christian;Octave Safari;Paul Ramazani;Gilbert Burnham

  • Determinants of skilled birth attendant utilization in Afghanistan: a cross-sectional study.

    Maureen Mayhew;Peter M. Hansen;David H. Peters;Anbrasi Edward

  • Tsunami mortality in Aceh Province, Indonesia

    Shannon Doocy;Abdur Rofi;Claire Moodie;Eric Spring

  • Point-of-use water treatment and diarrhoea reduction in the emergency context: an effectiveness trial in Liberia.

    Shannon Doocy;Gilbert Burnham

  • Configuring Balanced Scorecards for Measuring Health System Performance: Evidence from 5 Years' Evaluation in Afghanistan

    Anbrasi Edward;Binay Kumar;Faizullah Kakar;Ahmad Shah Salehi

  • Credit program outcomes: coping capacity and nutritional status in the food insecure context of Ethiopia.

    Shannon Doocy;Shimeles Teferra;Dan Norell;Gilbert Burnham

  • Mortality and kidnapping estimates for the Yazidi population in the area of Mount Sinjar, Iraq, in August 2014: A retrospective household survey.

    Valeria Cetorelli;Valeria Cetorelli;Isaac Sasson;Nazar Shabila;Gilbert Burnham

  • Health service access and utilization among Syrian refugees in Jordan.

    Shannon Doocy;Emily Lyles;Laila Akhu-Zaheya;Ann Burton

  • Client perceptions of the quality of primary care services in Afghanistan

    Peter Meredith Hansen;David H. Peters;Kavitha Viswanathan;Krishna Dipankar Rao

  • Effectiveness of a pay-for-performance intervention to improve maternal and child health services in Afghanistan: a cluster-randomized trial

    Elina Dale;Anubhav Agarwal;Arunika Agarwal

  • A two-stage cluster sampling method using gridded population data, a GIS, and Google Earth TM imagery in a population-based mortality survey in Iraq

    LP Galway;Nathaniel Bell;Al Shatari Sae;Amy Hagopian

  • Evaluation of clinical signs to diagnose anaemia in Uganda and Bangladesh, in areas with and without malaria.

    H D Kalter;G Burnham;P R Kolstad;M Hossain

  • Mortality after the 2003 invasion of Iraq : a cross-sectional cluster sample survey. Commentary

    Richard Horton;Gilbert Burnham;Riyadh Lafta;Shannon Doocy

Frequent Co-Authors

David H. Peters
David H. Peters Johns Hopkins University
Robert E Black
Robert E Black Johns Hopkins University
Kenneth Hill
Kenneth Hill Stanford University
Paul Spiegel
Paul Spiegel Johns Hopkins University
Alastair Ager
Alastair Ager Queen Margaret University
George Pariyo
George Pariyo Johns Hopkins University
Nancy Glass
Nancy Glass Johns Hopkins University
Benjamin Schwartz
Benjamin Schwartz Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Caitlin E. Kennedy
Caitlin E. Kennedy Johns Hopkins University
Peter J. Winch
Peter J. Winch Johns Hopkins University

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