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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 57 1751 1572 840 743 287 14942

Harold S. Luft publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Harold S. Luft between 1972 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Harold S. Luft published across 54 years, from 1972 to 2025, averaging 6 papers a year. Output peaked at 53 publications in 2004. 5 of the 323 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1972 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 53. Peak 53 publications in 2004. 1972: 1 publication 1973: 1 publication 1974: 1 publication 1975: 2 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 1 publication 1978: 2 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 4 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 7 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 10 publications 1987: 8 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 8 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 12 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 11 publications 1996: 21 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 53 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 6 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 10 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 0 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 3 publications
1972 2025

323 publications in total across all disciplines

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Harold S. Luft: publications per year, 1972 to 2025
Year Publications
1972 1
1973 1
1974 1
1975 2
1976 1
1977 1
1978 2
1979 2
1980 4
1981 3
1982 7
1983 3
1984 2
1985 5
1986 10
1987 8
1988 5
1989 2
1990 8
1991 8
1992 0
1993 12
1994 4
1995 11
1996 21
1997 10
1998 5
1999 3
2000 6
2001 3
2002 4
2003 9
2004 53
2005 0
2006 7
2007 2
2008 1
2009 6
2010 6
2011 1
2012 10
2013 4
2014 11
2015 8
2016 9
2017 15
2018 7
2019 3
2020 8
2021 2
2022 1
2023 0
2024 2
2025 3
Total 323
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Harold S. Luft 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 Harold S. Luft 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, 284–293 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: 287 publications — 85th percentile

85% 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
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113 287
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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Harold S. Luft 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 Harold S. Luft 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, 57 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: 57 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% 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
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129 57
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1985 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Harold S. Luft is affiliated with the Palo Alto Medical Foundation in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Oncology, Economics and Econometrics, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and General Health Professions.

The scientist's work encompasses several main topics including Global Cancer Incidence and Screening, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, Patient Dignity and Privacy, Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare, and Head and Neck Cancer Studies.

Recent publications reflect a focus on lung cancer and healthcare systems, with notable papers including:

  • Incidence of Lung Cancer Among Never-Smoking Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Females (2021) published in JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
  • Smoking-Cessation Interventions After Lung Cancer Screening Guideline Change (2020) in American Journal of Preventive Medicine
  • Population-Based Registry Linkages to Improve Validity of Electronic Health Record-Based Cancer Research (2020) in Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • Integrating Electronic Health Record, Cancer Registry, and Geospatial Data to Study Lung Cancer in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Ethnic Groups (2021) in Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • "It is not the fault of the health care team - it is the way the system works": a mixed-methods quality improvement study of patients with advanced cancer and family members reveals challenges navigating a fragmented healthcare system and the administrative and financial burdens of care (2024) in BMC Health Services Research

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated extensively with Harold S. Luft include:

  • Su-Ying Liang
  • Manali I. Patel
  • Caroline A. Thompson
  • Anqi Jin
  • Daphne Y. Lichtensztajn

The most common venues where Harold S. Luft's research appears are Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, BMC Health Services Research, and Learning Health Systems.

Harold S. Luft was recognized with the award of Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in 1985, indicating a longstanding engagement with the medical research community.

Best Publications

  • Should Operations Be Regionalized? The Empirical Relation between Surgical Volume and Mortality

    H. S. Luft;J. P. Bunker;A. C. Enthoven

  • Managed care plan performance since 1980. A literature analysis.

    Robert H. Miller;Harold S. Luft

  • The volume-outcome relationship: practice-makes-perfect or selective-referral patterns?

    H S Luft;S S Hunt;S C Maerki

  • Does Managed Care Lead To Better Or Worse Quality Of Care

    Robert H. Miller;Harold S. Luft

  • Electronic Health Record Logs Indicate That Physicians Split Time Evenly Between Seeing Patients And Desktop Medicine

    Ming Tai-Seale;Cliff W. Olson;Jinnan Li;Albert S. Chan

  • Correlation of Travel Time on Roads versus Straight Line Distance

    Ciaran S. Phibbs;Harold S. Luft

  • Effects of Surgeon Volume and Hospital Volume on Quality of Care in Hospitals

    Robert G. Hughes;Sandra S. Hunt;Harold S. Luft

  • The relation between surgical volume and mortality: an exploration of causal factors and alternative models.

    Harold S. Luft

  • HMO plan performance update: an analysis of the literature, 1997-2001.

    Robert H. Miller;Harold S. Luft

  • The role of specialized clinical services in competition among hospitals.

    Harold S Luft;James C Robinson;Deborah W Garnick;Susan C Maerki

  • Regionalization of Cardiac Surgery in the United States and Canada: Geographic Access, Choice, and Outcomes

    K. Grumbach;G. M. Anderson;H. S. Luft;L. L. Roos

  • Beyond Consent: Building Trusting Relationships With Diverse Populations in Precision Medicine Research.

    Stephanie A. Kraft;Mildred K. Cho;Katherine Gillespie;Meghan Halley

  • A comparison of administrative versus clinical data: coronary artery bypass surgery as an example

    Patrick S. Romano;Leslie L. Roos;Harold S. Luft;James G. Jollis

  • The Impact of Financial Incentives on Quality of Health Care

    R. Adams Dudley;Robert H. Miller;Tamir Y. Korenbrot;Harold S. Luft

  • The Impact of Poor Health on Earnings

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  • Making sense out of utilization data.

    John C. Hershey;Harold S. Luft;Joan M. Gianaris

  • Selecting categories of patients for regionalization. Implications of the relationship between volume and outcome.

    Susan C. Maerki;Harold S. Luft;Sandra S. Hunt

  • Choice of hospital for delivery: a comparison of high-risk and low-risk women.

    C S Phibbs;D H Mark;H S Luft;D J Peltzman-Rennie

  • Costing Medical Care: Using Medicare Administrative Data

    Judith R. Lave;Chris L. Pashos;Gerard F. Anderson;David Brailer

  • Pharmacoeconomic analyses: making them transparent, making them credible.

    Drummond Rennie;Harold S. Luft

  • Use of coronary artery bypass surgery in the United States and Canada. Influence of age and income.

    Geoffrey M. Anderson;Kevin Grumbach;Harold S. Luft;Leslie L. Roos

  • Regionalization of Cardiac Surgery in the United States and Canada

    Kevin Grumbach;Geoffrey M. Anderson;Harold S. Luft;Leslie L. Roos

  • Association of volume with outcome of coronary artery bypass graft surgery —scheduled vs nonscheduled operations

    J A Showstack;K E Rosenfeld;D W Garnick;H S Luft

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick S. Romano
Patrick S. Romano University of California, Davis
Stephen J. McPhee
Stephen J. McPhee University of California, San Francisco
James C. Robinson
James C. Robinson University of California, Berkeley
Kevin Grumbach
Kevin Grumbach University of California, San Francisco
Allison W. Kurian
Allison W. Kurian Stanford University
Leslie L. Roos
Leslie L. Roos University of Manitoba
Robert H. Brook
Robert H. Brook RAND Corporation
Alain C. Enthoven
Alain C. Enthoven Stanford University
Stephen M. Shortell
Stephen M. Shortell University of California, Berkeley
Carolyn M. Clancy
Carolyn M. Clancy United States Department of Veterans Affairs

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