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2026

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D-Index
61
Citations
14832
World Ranking
1353
National Ranking
9

Howard White 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 Howard White sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 235 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Howard White 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 Howard White sits on this spectrum.

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: 61 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Norway Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Norway Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Norway Leader Award

Overview

Howard White is affiliated with the Campbell Collaboration in Norway. Their research primarily falls within the Social Sciences, focusing on subfields such as General Health Professions, Economics and Econometrics, Safety Research, Clinical Psychology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

White's scholarly work emphasizes topics including Health Policy Implementation Science, Meta-analysis and Systematic Reviews, Family and Disability Support Research, the Delphi Technique in Research, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Evaluation and Performance Assessment, and Health Disparities and Outcomes.

Their publication record includes contributions to several frequent venues: Campbell Systematic Reviews, Systematic Reviews, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by White include:

  • "Protocol for the development of guidance for stakeholder engagement in health and healthcare guideline development and implementation" (2020, Systematic Reviews)
  • "Guidance for producing a Campbell evidence and gap map" (2020, Campbell Systematic Reviews)
  • "Mapping reviews, scoping reviews, and evidence and gap maps (EGMs): the same but different- the 'Big Picture' review family" (2023, Systematic Reviews)
  • "A systematic scoping review of environmental, food security and health impacts of food system plastics" (2021, Nature Food)
  • "Evidence and gap map of studies assessing the effectiveness of interventions for people with disabilities in low-and middle-income countries" (2020, Campbell Systematic Reviews)

Frequent co-authors include Ashrita Saran, Vivian Welch, Kehu Yang, Peter Tugwell, and Jennifer Petkovic.

White has also contributed to book publications, with at least one title published by Policy Press: Using Evidence to End Homelessness (2020).

Best Publications

  • Applying an equity lens to interventions: using PROGRESS ensures consideration of socially stratifying factors to illuminate inequities in health

    Jennifer O'Neill;Hilary Tabish;Vivian Welch;Mark Petticrew

  • PRISMA-Equity 2012 Extension: Reporting Guidelines for Systematic Reviews with a Focus on Health Equity

    Vivian Welch;Mark Petticrew;Peter Tugwell;Peter Tugwell;David Moher

  • Theory-Based Impact Evaluation: Principles and Practice

    Howard White

  • The macroeconomic impact of development aid: A critical survey

    Howard White

  • Are there negative returns to aid

    Robert Lensink;Howard White

  • Econometrics and data analysis for developing countries

    Chandan Mukherjee;Howard White;Marc Eric Wuyts

  • Growth versus Distribution: Does the Pattern of Growth Matter?

    Howard White;Edward Anderson

  • Measuring development? The UNDP's human development index

    Mark McGillivray;Howard White

  • Water sanitation and hygiene interventions to combat childhood diarrhoea in developing countries.

    Waddington H;Snilstveit B;White H;Fewtrell L

  • Combining Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches in Poverty Analysis

    Howard White

  • How to do a good systematic review of effects in international development: a tool kit

    Hugh Waddington;Howard White;Birte Snilstveit;Jorge Garcia Hombrados

  • Farmer Field Schools for Improving Farming Practices and Farmer Outcomes: A Systematic Review

    Hugh Waddington;Birte Snilstveit;Jorge Hombrados;Martina Vojtkova

  • Extending the PRISMA statement to equity-focused systematic reviews (PRISMA-E 2012): explanation and elaboration

    Vivian Welch;Mark Petticrew;Jennifer Petkovic;David Moher

  • A Contribution to Current Debates in Impact Evaluation

    Howard White

  • Infant and child mortality in developing countries: Analysing the data for robust determinants

    Lucia Hanmer;Robert Lensink;Howard White

  • Protocol for the development of guidance for stakeholder engagement in health and healthcare guideline development and implementation

    Jennifer Petkovic;Alison Riddle;Elie A. Akl;Joanne Khabsa

  • Adjustment in Africa

    Howard White

  • Guidance for producing a Campbell evidence and gap map

    Howard White;Bianca Albers;Marie Gaarder;Hege Kornør

  • African Poverty at the Millennium: Causes, Complexities, and Challenges

    Howard White;Tony Killick;Steve Kayizzi-Mugerwa;Marie-Angelique Savane

  • Evidence and gap maps: a comparison of different approaches

    Ashrita Saran;Howard White

  • Foreign aid in historical perspective

    Peter Hjertholm;Howard White

  • Extending the PRISMA statement to equity-focused systematic reviews (PRISMA-E 2012): explanation and elaboration.

    Vivian Welch;Mark Petticrew;Jennifer Petkovic;David Moher

  • Addressing attribution of cause and effect in small n impact evaluations: towards an integrated framework

    Howard White;Daniel Phillips

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Tugwell
Peter Tugwell University of Ottawa
Vivian Welch
Vivian Welch University of Ottawa
Mark Petticrew
Mark Petticrew London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Jeremy M. Grimshaw
Jeremy M. Grimshaw Ottawa Hospital
Mark McGillivray
Mark McGillivray Deakin University
George A. Wells
George A. Wells University of Ottawa
Robert Lensink
Robert Lensink University of Groningen
Kevin Pottie
Kevin Pottie University of Ottawa
Zulfiqar A Bhutta
Zulfiqar A Bhutta Aga Khan University
Elizabeth Waters
Elizabeth Waters University of Melbourne

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