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 Ismael Rafols sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 194 publications — 62nd percentile
62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.
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 Ismael Rafols sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 43 D-Index — 46th percentile
46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.
Ismael Rafols is affiliated with Leiden University in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on decision sciences, with a notable emphasis on the fields of statistics, probability and uncertainty, as well as economics and econometrics. Additional subfields include public health, environmental and occupational health, sociology and political science, and information systems.
Their work spans several key topics, including scientometrics and bibliometrics research, research data management practices, global public health policies and epidemiology, psychology research and bibliometrics, health and medical research impacts, computational and text analysis methods, and health systems, economic evaluations, and quality of life.
Ismael Rafols has published regularly in several academic outlets. The frequent publication venues include:
Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Rafols reflect a range of interdisciplinary topics and are as follows:
Their frequent coauthors include Alfredo Yegros, Andy Stirling, Jordi Molas-Gallart, Wouter van de Klippe, and Emilio Delgado López-Cózar.
Diana Hicks;Paul Wouters;Ludo Waltman;Sarah de Rijcke
Alan L. Porter;Ismael Rafols
Caroline S. Wagner;J. David Roessner;Kamau Bobb;Julie Thompson Klein
Ismael Rafols;Martin S. Meyer;Martin S. Meyer;Martin S. Meyer
Loet Leydesdorff;Ismael Rafols
Ismael Rafols;Ismael Rafols;Loet Leydesdorff;Alice O'Hare;Paul Nightingale
Ismael Rafols;Alan L. Porter;Loet Leydesdorff
Andrea Saltelli;Gabriele Bammer;Isabelle Bruno;Erica Charters
Alfredo Yegros-Yegros;Ismael Rafols;Pablo D’Este
Loet Leydesdorff;Ismael Rafols
Loet Leydesdorff;Stephen Carley;Ismael Rafols
Eduard Vives;Jordi Ortín;Lluís Mañosa;Ismael Ràfols
Loet Leydesdorff;Duncan Kushnir;Ismael Rafols
Ismael Rafols;Martin S. Meyer;Martin S. Meyer;Martin S. Meyer
Ismael Rafols;Loet Leydesdorff
Luciano Kay;Nils C. Newman;Jan L. Youtie;Alan L. Porter
Loet Leydesdorff;Ismael Rafols
Ismael Rafols;Ismael Rafols;Michael M. Hopkins;Jarno Hoekman;Josh Siepel
M. Matsushita;J. Wakita;H. Itoh;I. Ràfols
Diego Chavarro;Puay Tang;Ismael Rafols;Ismael Rafols
I. Rafols;L. Leydesdorff;A. O'Hare;P. Nightingale
Loet Leydesdorff;Duncan Kushnir;Ismael Rafols
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