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D-Index
49
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9575
World Ranking
2955
National Ranking
79

Holger Pfaff 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 Holger Pfaff sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 439 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Holger Pfaff 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 Holger Pfaff sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 49 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Holger Pfaff is affiliated with the University of Cologne in Germany and specializes in research within the fields of Health Professions and Medicine. Their scholarly work spans a range of topics primarily focused on health systems, clinical practice, and care for vulnerable populations.

The scientist's research contributions include several areas of study:

  • Health Professions
  • Medicine

Within these broad fields, Pfaff's subfields of study include:

  • General Health Professions
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Oncology
  • Sociology and Political Science

The main research topics explored by Pfaff's work are:

  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Health and Medical Studies
  • Cancer Survivorship and Care
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Workplace Health and Well-being
  • Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
  • Clinical Practice Guidelines Implementation

Holger Pfaff has published extensively in several prominent academic venues, including:

  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (21 publications)
  • BMC Health Services Research (16 publications)
  • Das Gesundheitswesen (14 publications)
  • BMJ Open (8 publications)
  • European Journal of Public Health (7 publications)

Examples of recent papers authored or coauthored by Pfaff and their collaborators include:

  • "Prevalence and determinants of anxiety and depression in long-term breast cancer survivors," 2022, BMC Psychiatry
  • "Determinants of Patients' Intention to Use the Online Inquiry Services Provided by Internet Hospitals: Empirical Evidence From China," 2020, Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • "Why we are bored: towards a sociological approach to boredom," 2020, Sociological Spectrum
  • "Pflege in Zeiten von COVID-19: Onlinebefragung von Leitungskräften zu Herausforderungen, Belastungen und Bewältigungsstrategien," 2020, Pflege
  • "The desire to die in palliative care: a sequential mixed methods study to develop a semi-structured clinical approach," 2020, BMC Palliative Care

Frequent coauthors with whom Pfaff has collaborated include:

  • Ute Karbach (28 joint publications)
  • Nadine Scholten (22 joint publications)
  • Kira Isabel Hower (21 joint publications)
  • Raymond Voltz (18 joint publications)
  • Juliane Köberlein-Neu (18 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Analyzing the "nature" and "specific effectiveness" of clinical empathy: a theoretical overview and contribution towards a theory-based research agenda.

    Melanie Neumann;Jozien Bensing;Stewart Mercer;Nicole Ernstmann

  • Burnout in nurses - the relationship between social capital in hospitals and emotional exhaustion.

    Christoph Kowalski;Oliver Ommen;Elke Driller;Nicole Ernstmann

  • Determinants and patient-reported long-term outcomes of physician empathy in oncology: a structural equation modelling approach.

    Melanie Neumann;Markus Wirtz;Elfriede Bollschweiler;Stewart W. Mercer

  • Digital Leadership Skills and Associations with Psychological Well-Being.

    Sabrina Zeike;Katherine Bradbury;Lara Lindert;Holger Pfaff

  • The effect of certification and accreditation on quality management in 4 clinical services in 73 European hospitals

    Charles D. Shaw;Oliver Groene;Daan Botje;Rosa Sunol

  • Unmet information needs and limited health literacy in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients over the course of cancer treatment.

    Sarah Maria Halbach;Sarah Maria Halbach;Nicole Ernstmann;Christoph Kowalski;Holger Pfaff

  • Hypertension guidelines and their limitations--the impact of physicians' compliance as evaluated by guideline awareness.

    Jens Hagemeister;Christian A. Schneider;Sven Barabas;Rüdiger Schadt

  • Determinants and implications of cancer patients’ psychosocial needs

    N. Ernstmann;M. Neumann;O. Ommen;M. Galushko

  • Trust, social support and patient type—Associations between patients perceived trust, supportive communication and patients preferences in regard to paternalism, clarification and participation of severely injured patients

    Oliver Ommen;Christian Janssen;Edmund Neugebauer;Bertil Bouillon

  • The Relationship between Social Capital in Hospitals and Physician Job Satisfaction

    Oliver Ommen;Elke Driller;Thorsten Köhler;Christoph Kowalski

  • Shared decision making: ein Überblicksartikel über die internationale Forschungsliteratur

    Fülöp Scheibler;Christian Janssen;Holger Pfaff

  • The health literate health care organization 10 item questionnaire (HLHO-10): development and validation

    Christoph Kowalski;Shoou Yih D. Lee;Anna Schmidt;Simone Wesselmann

  • Leben mit dem Herzinfarkt

    B. Badura;G. Kaufhold;H. Lehmann;H. Pfaff

  • Associations between emotional exhaustion, social capital, workload, and latitude in decision-making among professionals working with people with disabilities

    Christoph Kowalski;Elke Driller;Nicole Ernstmann;Saskia Alich

  • Identifying and predicting subgroups of information needs among cancer patients: an initial study using latent class analysis

    Melanie Neumann;Markus Wirtz;Nicole Ernstmann;Oliver Ommen

  • The relationship between social support, shared decision-making and patient’s trust in doctors: a cross-sectional survey of 2,197 inpatients using the Cologne Patient Questionnaire

    Oliver Ommen;Sonja Thuem;Holger Pfaff;Christian Janssen

  • Physicians' Knowledge of and Compliance With Guidelines An Exploratory Study in Cardiovascular Diseases

    Ute Karbach;Ingrid Schubert;Jens Hagemeister;Nicole Ernstmann

  • Unmet needs of severely affected multiple sclerosis patients: The health professionals’ view

    Heidrun Golla;Maren Galushko;Holger Pfaff;Raymond Voltz

  • Deepening our understanding of quality improvement in Europe (DUQuE): overview of a study of hospital quality management in seven countries

    Mariona Secanell;Oliver Groene;Onyebuchi A. Arah;Maria A ndrée Lopez

  • Long-Term Costs of Stroke Using 10-Year Longitudinal Data From the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study

    Tristan D. Gloede;Sarah M. Halbach;Amanda G. Thrift;Helen M. Dewey

  • Patients feeling severely affected by multiple sclerosis: how do patients want to communicate about end-of-life issues?

    Raphael Buecken;Maren Galushko;Heidrun Golla;Julia Strupp

Frequent Co-Authors

Edmund Neugebauer
Edmund Neugebauer Witten/Herdecke University
Nadia Harbeck
Nadia Harbeck Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Onyebuchi A. Arah
Onyebuchi A. Arah University of California, Los Angeles
Michel Wensing
Michel Wensing Heidelberg University
Jürgen Wolf
Jürgen Wolf University of Cologne
Niek S. Klazinga
Niek S. Klazinga University of Amsterdam
Russell Mannion
Russell Mannion University of Birmingham
Gary Rodin
Gary Rodin Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Adriaan Visser
Adriaan Visser Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences
Lukas Radbruch
Lukas Radbruch University Hospital Bonn

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