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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 41 4973 4612 39 38 182 8468

Helen Schneider publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Helen Schneider between 1991 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Helen Schneider published across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, averaging 7.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2020. 29 of the 251 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2020. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 6 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 22 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 20 publications 2025: 9 publications
1991 2025

251 publications in total across all disciplines

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Helen Schneider: publications per year, 1991 to 2025
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 1
1993 0
1994 3
1995 0
1996 1
1997 0
1998 1
1999 2
2000 3
2001 8
2002 6
2003 11
2004 5
2005 7
2006 9
2007 1
2008 6
2009 6
2010 9
2011 5
2012 10
2013 10
2014 12
2015 2
2016 8
2017 15
2018 8
2019 12
2020 22
2021 11
2022 10
2023 17
2024 20
2025 9
Total 251
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Helen Schneider 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 Helen Schneider 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: 182 publications — 57th percentile

57% 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
174–183 313 182
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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Helen Schneider 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 Helen Schneider 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, 41 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: 41 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% 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 41
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
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

Helen Schneider is affiliated with the University of the Western Cape in South Africa and has an extensive research profile in the fields of Medicine and Health Professions. Their work covers numerous subfields including General Health Professions, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Artificial Intelligence, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, as well as Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management.

The scientist's research focuses on several main topics, including:

  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Primary Care and Health Outcomes
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
  • Community Health and Development
  • Healthcare Systems and Reforms
  • COVID-19 diagnosis using AI

Helen Schneider has contributed to a number of recent papers, reflecting their active involvement in health policy and systems research. Selected recent publications include:

  • "Measures to strengthen primary health-care systems in low- and middle-income countries", 2020, Bulletin of the World Health Organization
  • "What role can health policy and systems research play in supporting responses to COVID-19 that strengthen socially just health systems?", 2020, Health Policy and Planning
  • "The Multiple Lenses on the Community Health System: Implications for Policy, Practice and Research", 2021, International Journal of Health Policy and Management
  • "Using an equity-based framework for evaluating publicly funded health insurance programmes as an instrument of UHC in Chhattisgarh State, India", 2020, Health Research Policy and Systems
  • "The impact of differing frames on early stages of intersectoral collaboration: the case of the First 1000 Days Initiative in the Western Cape Province", 2020, Health Research Policy and Systems

The publication venues where Helen Schneider frequently publishes include:

  • International Journal of Health Policy and Management
  • South African Medical Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Health Policy and Planning
  • BMC Health Services Research

Collaboration is an important aspect of Helen Schneider's work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Rafet Sifa
  • Lucia Knight
  • Ulrike Attenberger
  • Fidele Kanyimbu Mukinda
  • Yannik C. Layer

The combination of topics and venues illustrates a research trajectory deeply rooted in global health systems, maternal and child health, and the application of policy research to improve health equity and social justice within healthcare frameworks.

Best Publications

  • Doing health policy analysis: methodological and conceptual reflections and challenges

    Gill Walt;Jeremy Shiffman;Helen Schneider;Susan F Murray

  • A systematic review of task- shifting for HIV treatment and care in Africa

    Mike Callaghan;Nathan Ford;Nathan Ford;Helen Schneider

  • Community health workers and the response to HIV/AIDS in South Africa: tensions and prospects

    Helen Schneider;Helen Schneider;Hlengiwe Hlophe;Dingie van Rensburg

  • Trust and health worker performance: exploring a conceptual framework using South African evidence.

    Lucy Gilson;Natasha Palmer;Helen Schneider

  • Health Systems and Access to Antiretroviral Drugs for HIV in Southern Africa: Service Delivery and Human Resources Challenges

    Helen Schneider;Duane Blaauw;Lucy Gilson;Nzapfurundi Chabikuli

  • The politics of AIDS in South Africa: beyond the controversies

    Didier Fassin;Helen Schneider

  • Applying a framework for assessing the health system challenges to scaling up mHealth in South Africa

    Natalie Leon;Helen Schneider;Emmanuelle Daviaud

  • On the Fault-Line: The Politics of AIDS Policy in Contemporary South Africa

    Helen Schneider

  • Implementing AIDS policy in post-apartheid South Africa.

    Helen Schneider;Joanne Stein

  • The global pendulum swing towards community health workers in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review of trends, geographical distribution and programmatic orientations, 2005 to 2014

    Helen Schneider;Dickson Okello;Uta Lehmann

  • From Community Health Workers to Community Health Systems: Time to Widen the Horizon?

    Helen Schneider;Uta Lehmann

  • Denial and defiance: a socio-political analysis of AIDS in South Africa.

    Helen Schneider;Didier Fassin

  • Lay health workers and HIV programmes: implications for health systems

    Helen Schneider;Uta Lehmann

  • Measures to strengthen primary health-care systems in low- and middle-income countries.

    Etienne V Langlois;Andrew McKenzie;Helen Schneider;Jeffrey W Mecaskey

  • The roles of community health workers in management of non-communicable diseases in an urban township

    Lungiswa P. Tsolekile;Thandi Puoane;Helen Schneider;Naomi S. Levitt

  • Getting to the truth? Researching user views of primary health care

    Helen Schneider;Natasha Palmer

  • A new face for private providers in developing countries: what implications for public health?

    Natasha Palmer;Anne Mills;Haroon Wadee;Lucy Gilson

  • Patterns and implications of medical pluralism among HIV/AIDS patients in rural South Africa.

    M. Moshabela;P. Pronyk;P. Pronyk;N. Williams;H. Schneider

  • Practice and power: a review and interpretive synthesis focused on the exercise of discretionary power in policy implementation by front-line providers and managers

    Lucy Gilson;Helen Schneider;Marsha Orgill

  • 'It makes me want to run away to Saudi Arabia': management and implementation challenges for public financing reforms from a maternity ward perspective.

    Loveday Penn-Kekana;Duane Blaauw;Helen Schneider

  • Mapping the existing body of health policy implementation research in lower income settings: what is covered and what are the gaps?

    Ermin Erasmus;Marsha Orgill;Helen Schneider;Lucy Gilson

  • Hospital utilization and out of pocket expenditure in public and private sectors under the universal government health insurance scheme in Chhattisgarh State, India: Lessons for universal health coverage.

    Sulakshana Nandi;Helen Schneider;Priyanka Dixit

Frequent Co-Authors

Lucy Gilson
Lucy Gilson University of Cape Town
Nathan Ford
Nathan Ford World Health Organization
Anne Mills
Anne Mills London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Asha George
Asha George University of the Western Cape
Stephen Birch
Stephen Birch University of Queensland
Ruairi Brugha
Ruairi Brugha Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Didier Fassin
Didier Fassin Institute for Advanced Study
Gill Walt
Gill Walt London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Till Bärnighausen
Till Bärnighausen Heidelberg University
Anthony B. Zwi
Anthony B. Zwi University of New South Wales

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