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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 45 3855 3555 1834 1660 146 9134

J. Michael McWilliams publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by J. Michael McWilliams between 2003 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. J. Michael McWilliams published across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025, averaging 7.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2021. 11 of the 165 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2021. 2003: 3 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 1 publication 2007: 3 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 3 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 5 publications
2003 2025

165 publications in total across all disciplines

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J. Michael McWilliams: publications per year, 2003 to 2025
Year Publications
2003 3
2004 2
2005 1
2006 1
2007 3
2008 1
2009 3
2010 2
2011 4
2012 6
2013 10
2014 10
2015 9
2016 7
2017 14
2018 13
2019 15
2020 14
2021 20
2022 4
2023 12
2024 6
2025 5
Total 165
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J. Michael McWilliams 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 J. Michael McWilliams 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, 144–153 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: 146 publications — 39th percentile

39% 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
144–153 407 146
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
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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J. Michael McWilliams 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 J. Michael McWilliams 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, 45 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: 45 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% 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
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260 45
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

J. Michael McWilliams is affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on healthcare policy, management, and economics, with significant contributions to understanding health systems, quality of care, and healthcare cost and practices.

Their scholarly work spans various topics, including:

  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Primary Care and Health Outcomes
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Healthcare cost, quality, practices
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
  • Emergency and Acute Care Studies

McWilliams' research is situated within the broader fields of Economics, Econometrics and Finance, and Health Professions. In particular, their specialization extends into subfields such as Economics and Econometrics, General Health Professions, Emergency Medicine, Oncology, and Health.

Their prominent recent papers include:

  • "Changes in Quality of Care after Hospital Mergers and Acquisitions" (2020), published in New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Early Hospital Compliance With Federal Requirements for Price Transparency" (2021), published in JAMA Internal Medicine
  • "Organization and Performance of US Health Systems" (2023), published in JAMA
  • "Savings or Selection? Initial Spending Reductions in the Medicare Shared Savings Program and Considerations for Reform" (2020), published in Milbank Quarterly
  • "National Trends In ED Visits, Hospital Admissions, And Mortality For Medicare Patients During The COVID-19 Pandemic" (2021), published in Health Affairs

McWilliams has collaborated frequently with other researchers, including:

  • Bruce E. Landon
  • Michael E. Chernew
  • Peter B. Smulowitz
  • A. James O'Malley
  • Lawrence Zaborski

Their articles are regularly published in several key medical and health policy journals, with multiple contributions to:

  • JAMA Internal Medicine
  • Health Affairs
  • New England Journal of Medicine
  • The American Journal of Managed Care
  • JAMA Health Forum

Best Publications

  • Measuring Low-Value Care in Medicare

    Aaron L. Schwartz;Bruce E. Landon;Bruce E. Landon;Adam G. Elshaug;Michael E. Chernew

  • Early Performance of Accountable Care Organizations in Medicare.

    J Michael McWilliams;Laura A Hatfield;Michael E Chernew;Bruce E Landon

  • Differences in Control of Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes by Race, Ethnicity, and Education: U.S. Trends From 1999 to 2006 and Effects of Medicare Coverage

    J. Michael McWilliams;Ellen Meara;Alan M. Zaslavsky;John Z. Ayanian

  • Health Consequences of Uninsurance among Adults in the United States: Recent Evidence and Implications

    J. Michael McWILLIAMS

  • Patient Characteristics and Differences in Hospital Readmission Rates.

    Michael L. Barnett;Michael L. Barnett;John Hsu;J. Michael McWilliams;J. Michael McWilliams

  • Changes in Quality of Care after Hospital Mergers and Acquisitions

    Nancy D. Beaulieu;Leemore S. Dafny;Bruce E. Landon;Jesse B. Dalton

  • Two-year evaluation of mandatory bundled payments for joint replacement

    Michael L Barnett;Andrew Wilcock;J Michael McWilliams;Arnold M Epstein

  • Use of health services by previously uninsured Medicare beneficiaries.

    J. Michael McWilliams;Ellen Meara;Alan M. Zaslavsky;John Z. Ayanian

  • Impact of Medicare coverage on basic clinical services for previously uninsured adults.

    J. Michael McWilliams;Alan M. Zaslavsky;Ellen Meara;John Z. Ayanian

  • Medicare Spending after 3 Years of the Medicare Shared Savings Program.

    J Michael McWilliams;Laura A Hatfield;Bruce E Landon;Pasha Hamed

  • Health of previously uninsured adults after acquiring Medicare coverage.

    J. Michael McWilliams;Ellen Meara;Alan M. Zaslavsky;John Z. Ayanian

  • Health insurance coverage and mortality among the near-elderly.

    J. Michael McWilliams;Alan M. Zaslavsky;Ellen Meara;John Z. Ayanian

  • Association of Financial Integration Between Physicians and Hospitals With Commercial Health Care Prices

    Hannah T. Neprash;Michael E. Chernew;Andrew L. Hicks;Teresa Gibson

  • Changes in Patients' Experiences in Medicare Accountable Care Organizations

    J. Michael McWilliams;Bruce E. Landon;Michael E. Chernew;Alan M. Zaslavsky

  • Changes in Postacute Care in the Medicare Shared Savings Program

    J. Michael McWilliams;Lauren G. Gilstrap;David G. Stevenson;Michael E. Chernew

  • Changes in Low-Value Services in Year 1 of the Medicare Pioneer Accountable Care Organization Program

    Aaron L. Schwartz;Michael E. Chernew;Bruce E. Landon;Bruce E. Landon;J. Michael McWilliams;J. Michael McWilliams

  • Changes in Health Care Spending and Quality for Medicare Beneficiaries Associated With a Commercial ACO Contract

    J. Michael McWilliams;J. Michael McWilliams;Bruce E. Landon;Bruce E. Landon;Michael E. Chernew

  • Steps To Reduce Favorable Risk Selection In Medicare Advantage Largely Succeeded, Boding Well For Health Insurance Exchanges

    Joseph P. Newhouse;Mary Price;Jie Huang;J. Michael McWilliams

  • New Risk-Adjustment System Was Associated With Reduced Favorable Selection in Medicare Advantage

    J. Michael McWilliams;John Hsu;Joseph P. Newhouse

  • Complex Medicare Advantage Choices May Overwhelm Seniors—Especially Those With Impaired Decision Making

    J. Michael McWilliams;Christopher C. Afendulis;Thomas G. McGuire;Bruce E. Landon

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce E. Landon
Bruce E. Landon Harvard University
Michael E. Chernew
Michael E. Chernew Harvard University
Alan M. Zaslavsky
Alan M. Zaslavsky Harvard University
John Hsu
John Hsu Harvard University
Ellen Meara
Ellen Meara Harvard University
Joseph P. Newhouse
Joseph P. Newhouse Harvard University
Thomas G. McGuire
Thomas G. McGuire Harvard University
John Z. Ayanian
John Z. Ayanian University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Haiden A. Huskamp
Haiden A. Huskamp Harvard University
Hideki Hashimoto
Hideki Hashimoto Chuo University

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