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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 108 5976 5617 3193 2962 624 45723

Howard Hu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Howard Hu between 1980 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Howard Hu published across 46 years, from 1980 to 2025, averaging 16.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 44 publications in 2011. 43 of the 778 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 44. Peak 44 publications in 2011. 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 16 publications 1996: 17 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 28 publications 1999: 18 publications 2000: 16 publications 2001: 14 publications 2002: 18 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 30 publications 2005: 25 publications 2006: 40 publications 2007: 24 publications 2008: 22 publications 2009: 36 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 44 publications 2012: 28 publications 2013: 30 publications 2014: 24 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 20 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 34 publications 2019: 28 publications 2020: 34 publications 2021: 30 publications 2022: 23 publications 2023: 23 publications 2024: 23 publications 2025: 20 publications
1980 2025

778 publications in total across all disciplines

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Howard Hu: publications per year, 1980 to 2025
Year Publications
1980 1
1981 1
1982 0
1983 0
1984 2
1985 1
1986 1
1987 0
1988 0
1989 4
1990 6
1991 8
1992 4
1993 6
1994 11
1995 16
1996 17
1997 8
1998 28
1999 18
2000 16
2001 14
2002 18
2003 13
2004 30
2005 25
2006 40
2007 24
2008 22
2009 36
2010 17
2011 44
2012 28
2013 30
2014 24
2015 17
2016 20
2017 13
2018 34
2019 28
2020 34
2021 30
2022 23
2023 23
2024 23
2025 20
Total 778
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Howard Hu publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Howard Hu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 621–640 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 624 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386 624
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Howard Hu D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Howard Hu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 108–109 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 108 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

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Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445 108
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For pioneering contributions to the understanding of multiphase flows, particularly the direct numerical simulations of Newtonian and viscoelastic particulate flows

Overview

Howard Hu is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research spans environmental science and medicine, with a focus on areas including health, toxicology and mutagenesis, water science and technology, nutrition and dietetics, infectious diseases, and periodontics.

The scientist's work covers several main topics such as heavy metal exposure and toxicity, fluoride effects and removal, air quality and health impacts, dental health and care utilization, vaccine coverage and hesitancy, trace elements in health, and climate change and health impacts.

Howard Hu has contributed to numerous publications, including key recent papers such as:

  • Pollution and health: a progress update (2022) published in The Lancet Planetary Health
  • Heavy Metals Exposure and Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (2020) published in Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
  • Blood lead levels in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review (2021) published in The Lancet Planetary Health
  • Stochasticity and heterogeneity in the transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 (2020) published in arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Environmental Cadmium and Mortality from Influenza and Pneumonia in U.S. Adults (2020) published in Environmental Health Perspectives

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as ISEE Conference Abstracts, Environmental Research, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Environmental Health Perspectives, and The Science of The Total Environment.

Frequent co-authors working with Howard Hu include Martha María Téllez-Rojo, Karen E. Peterson, E. Angeles Martínez-Mier, Jennifer B. Unger, and Christine Till.

Among recognitions, Howard Hu was awarded the Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2011 for pioneering contributions to the understanding of multiphase flows, particularly direct numerical simulations of Newtonian and viscoelastic particulate flows.

Best Publications

  • A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

    Stephen S. Lim;Theo Vos;Abraham D. Flaxman;Goodarz Danaei

  • 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 comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Jeffrey D. Stanaway;Ashkan Afshin;Emmanuela Gakidou;Stephen S. Lim

  • 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

  • Maternal Fish Consumption, Hair Mercury, and Infant Cognition in a U.S. Cohort

    Emily Oken;Robert O. Wright;Ken Paul Kleinman;David C. Bellinger

  • Maternal Fish Intake During Pregnancy, Blood Mercury Levels, and Child Cognition at Age 3 Years in a US Cohort

    Emily Oken;Jenny S. Radesky;Robert O. Wright;David C. Bellinger

  • Bone lead as a biological marker in epidemiologic studies of chronic toxicity: conceptual paradigms.

    Howard Hu;Michael Rabinowitz;Donald Smith

  • Exposure to bisphenol A and other phenols in neonatal intensive care unit premature infants.

    Antonia M. Calafat;Jennifer Lynn Weuve;Xiaoyun Ye;Lily T. Jia

  • Recommendations for Medical Management of Adult Lead Exposure

    Michael J. Kosnett;Richard P. Wedeen;Stephen J. Rothenberg;Karen L. Hipkins

  • Fetal Lead Exposure at Each Stage of Pregnancy as a Predictor of Infant Mental Development

    Howard Hu;Howard Hu;Martha María Téllez-Rojo;David Bellinger;Donald Smith

  • The Relationship of Bone and Blood Lead to Hypertension: The Normative Aging Study

    Howard Hu;Antonio Aro;Marinelle Payton;Susan Korrick

  • The epidemiology of lead toxicity in adults: measuring dose and consideration of other methodologic issues.

    Howard Hu;Regina A Shih;Stephen J. Rothenberg;Brian S Schwartz

  • Longitudinal Associations Between Blood Lead Concentrations Lower Than 10 μg/dL and Neurobehavioral Development in Environmentally Exposed Children in Mexico City

    Martha M Téllez-Rojo;David C Bellinger;David C Bellinger;Carmen Arroyo-Quiroz;Héctor Lamadrid-Figueroa

  • Use of Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate–Containing Medical Products and Urinary Levels of Mono(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Infants

    Ronald Green;Russ B. Hauser;Antonia M. Calafat;Jennifer Lynn Weuve

  • Cumulative lead dose and cognitive function in adults: a review of studies that measured both blood lead and bone lead.

    Regina A. Shih;Howard Hu;Marc G. Weisskopf;Brian Elliott Schwartz

  • A Longitudinal Study of Low-Level Lead Exposure and Impairment of Renal Function: The Normative Aging Study

    Rokho Kim;Andrea Rotnitzky;David Sparrow;Scott T. Weiss

  • Decrease in Birth Weight in Relation to Maternal Bone-Lead Burden

    Teresa González-Cossío;Karen E. Peterson;Luz Helena Sanín;Eugenia Fishbein

  • Urinary phthalate metabolites in relation to preterm birth in Mexico city.

    John D. Meeker;Howard Hu;David E. Cantonwine;Hector Lamadrid-Figueroa

Frequent Co-Authors

David Sparrow
David Sparrow Boston University
Robert O. Wright
Robert O. Wright Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Joel Schwartz
Joel Schwartz Harvard University
Mauricio Hernández-Avila
Mauricio Hernández-Avila Johns Hopkins University
Karen E. Peterson
Karen E. Peterson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
David C. Bellinger
David C. Bellinger Boston Children's Hospital
Avron Spiro
Avron Spiro Boston University
Pantel S. Vokonas
Pantel S. Vokonas Boston University
Scott T. Weiss
Scott T. Weiss Harvard University
Susan A. Korrick
Susan A. Korrick Harvard University

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