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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 86 245 207 44 38 268 101496
Medicine 88 12874 12115 1202 1151 282 109600

Heidi J Larson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Heidi J Larson between 1999 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Heidi J Larson published across 28 years, from 1999 to 2026, averaging 14.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 61 publications in 2021. 26 of the 409 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 61. Peak 61 publications in 2021. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 0 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 2 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 23 publications 2016: 30 publications 2017: 24 publications 2018: 40 publications 2019: 22 publications 2020: 33 publications 2021: 61 publications 2022: 36 publications 2023: 47 publications 2024: 26 publications 2025: 25 publications 2026: 1 publication
1999 2026

409 publications in total across all disciplines

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Heidi J Larson: publications per year, 1999 to 2026
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 0
2001 0
2002 1
2003 0
2004 0
2005 1
2006 0
2007 2
2008 3
2009 1
2010 2
2011 5
2012 4
2013 8
2014 13
2015 23
2016 30
2017 24
2018 40
2019 22
2020 33
2021 61
2022 36
2023 47
2024 26
2025 25
2026 1
Total 409
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Heidi J Larson 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 Heidi J Larson 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, 264–273 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: 268 publications — 82nd percentile

82% 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
264–273 138 268
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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Heidi J Larson 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 Heidi J Larson 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, 86 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: 86 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 86
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

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Heidi J Larson is affiliated with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans social sciences and medicine, with extensive focus on health, epidemiology, infectious diseases, sociology and political science, as well as modeling and simulation.

The key topics of research addressed by Heidi J Larson include vaccine coverage and hesitancy, misinformation and its impacts, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, influenza virus research studies, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, viral infections and outbreaks research, and hepatitis B virus studies.

Their publication record includes numerous papers in well-regarded venues. Frequent publication outlets include Vaccine, SSRN Electronic Journal, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Medicine, and Vaccines.

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by Heidi J Larson are:

  • A global survey of potential acceptance of a COVID-19 vaccine, 2020, Nature Medicine
  • Measuring the impact of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation on vaccination intent in the UK and USA, 2021, Nature Human Behaviour
  • Challenges in ensuring global access to COVID-19 vaccines: production, affordability, allocation, and deployment, 2021, The Lancet
  • Mapping global trends in vaccine confidence and investigating barriers to vaccine uptake: a large-scale retrospective temporal modelling study, 2020, The Lancet
  • The pandemic of social media panic travels faster than the COVID-19 outbreak, 2020, Journal of Travel Medicine

Heidi J Larson has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Leesa Lin
  • Mark Jit
  • Alexandre de Figueiredo
  • Joseph D. Tucker
  • Tracey Chantler

Best Publications

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Gregory A Roth;Gregory A Roth;Degu Abate;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Solomon M Abay

  • Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-Years for 29 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2016: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study.

    Christina Fitzmaurice;Christina Fitzmaurice;Christina Fitzmaurice;Tomi F. Akinyemiju;Faris Hasan Al Lami;Tahiya Alam

  • Health Effects of Overweight and Obesity in 195 Countries over 25 Years.

    Ashkan Afshin;Mohammad Forouzanfar;Marissa Reitsma;Patrick Sur

  • Mild therapeutic hypothermia to improve the neurologic outcome after cardiac arrest

    Michael Holzer;Fritz Sterz;J. M. Darby;S. A. Padosch

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Mohammad H Forouzanfar;Lily Alexander;H Ross Anderson;Victoria F Bachman

  • Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Theo Vos;Ryan M. Barber;Brad Bell;Amelia Bertozzi-Villa

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Mohsen Naghavi;Haidong Wang;Rafael Lozano;Adrian Davis

  • Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Haidong Wang;Mohsen Naghavi;Christine Allen;Ryan M Barber

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013

    Mohammad H. Forouzanfar;Lily Alexander;H. Ross Anderson;Victoria F. Bachman

  • A global survey of potential acceptance of a COVID-19 vaccine.

    Jeffrey V. Lazarus;Scott C. Ratzan;Adam Palayew;Lawrence O. Gostin

  • Understanding vaccine hesitancy around vaccines and vaccination from a global perspective: a systematic review of published literature, 2007-2012.

    Heidi J. Larson;Caitlin Jarrett;Elisabeth Eckersberger;David M.D. Smith

  • The burden of primary liver cancer and underlying etiologies from 1990 to 2015 at the global, regional, and national level : results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Tomi Akinyemiju;Semaw Abera;Semaw Abera;Muktar Ahmed

  • Measuring the impact of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation on vaccination intent in the UK and USA.

    Sahil Loomba;Alexandre de Figueiredo;Simon J. Piatek;Kristen de Graaf

  • The State of Vaccine Confidence 2016: Global Insights Through a 67-Country Survey

    Heidi J. Larson;Heidi J. Larson;Alexandre de Figueiredo;Zhao Xiahong;William S. Schulz

  • Global, regional, and national levels of maternal mortality, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Nicholas J. Kassebaum;Ryan M. Barber;Zulfiqar A. Bhutta;Zulfiqar A. Bhutta;Lalit Dandona;Lalit Dandona

  • Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality for HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria during 1990???2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Christopher J.L. Murray;Katrina F. Ortblad;Caterina Guinovart;Stephen S. Lim

  • Challenges in ensuring global access to COVID-19 vaccines: production, affordability, allocation, and deployment.

    Olivier J Wouters;Kenneth C Shadlen;Maximilian Salcher-Konrad;Andrew J Pollard

  • The pandemic of social media panic travels faster than the COVID-19 outbreak.

    Anneliese Depoux;Anneliese Depoux;Sam Martin;Sam Martin;Emilie Karafillakis;Emilie Karafillakis;Raman Preet;Raman Preet

  • Strategies for addressing vaccine hesitancy – A systematic review☆

    Caitlin Jarrett;Rose Wilson;Maureen O’Leary;Elisabeth Eckersberger

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Daniel Dicker;Grant Nguyen;Degu Abate;Kalkidan Hassen Abate

  • Addressing the vaccine confidence gap

    Heidi J Larson;Louis Z Cooper;Juhani Eskola;Samuel L Katz

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon I. Hay
Simon I. Hay University of Washington
Zulfiqar A Bhutta
Zulfiqar A Bhutta Aga Khan University
Christopher J L Murray
Christopher J L Murray University of Washington
Theo Vos
Theo Vos Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Stein Emil Vollset
Stein Emil Vollset University of Washington
Mohsen Naghavi
Mohsen Naghavi Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Ali H. Mokdad
Ali H. Mokdad University of Washington
Ted R. Miller
Ted R. Miller Pacific Institute
Juan Sanabria
Juan Sanabria Marshall University
Maziar Moradi-Lakeh
Maziar Moradi-Lakeh Iran University of Medical Sciences

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