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J. Paul Leigh 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. Paul Leigh sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 161 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

J. Paul Leigh 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. Paul Leigh sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

J. Paul Leigh is affiliated with the University of California, Davis, in the United States. Their research spans several fields including Health Professions, Social Sciences, and Medicine, with a particular focus on General Health Professions. The subfields within their work cover topics like Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their research addresses several main topics, particularly Employment and Welfare Studies, Health Disparities and Outcomes, and Global Health Care Issues. Other notable areas within their work include Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology, Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention, Workplace Health and Well-being, and Retirement, Disability, and Employment.

J. Paul Leigh has published papers in multiple academic venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Economics & Human Biology
  • American Journal of Epidemiology
  • The Lancet Public Health
  • Preventive Medicine Reports
  • Australian Journal of Rural Health

Some recent papers authored by J. Paul Leigh include:

  • "Labor unions and health: A literature review of pathways and outcomes in the workplace," published in 2021 in Preventive Medicine Reports
  • "Treatment design, health outcomes, and demographic categories in the literature on minimum wages and health," published in 2021 in Economics & Human Biology
  • "Invited Commentary: Methods for Estimating Effects of Minimum Wages on Health," published in 2020 in American Journal of Epidemiology
  • "Response to Douglas A. Wolf comment on 'Treatment design, health outcomes, and demographic categories in the literature on minimum wages and health,'" published in 2022 in Economics & Human Biology

J. Paul Leigh has also contributed as a coauthor to a broader collaborative work on "The burden and trend of diseases and their risk factors in Australia, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019," published in 2023 in The Lancet Public Health.

The researcher frequently collaborates with other scholars, including:

  • Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam
  • Ralph Maddison
  • Riaz Uddin
  • Kylie Ball
  • Katherine M. Livingstone

Best Publications

  • Economic Burden of Occupational Injury and Illness in the United States

    J Paul Leigh

  • Brief Report: Forecasting the Economic Burden of Autism in 2015 and 2025 in the United States.

    J Paul Leigh;Juan Du

  • Physician career satisfaction across specialties.

    J. Paul Leigh;Richard L. Kravitz;Mike Schembri;Steven J. Samuels

  • Schooling, Self-Selection, and Health

    Mark C. Berger;J. Paul Leigh

  • The effects of unemployment and the business cycle on absenteeism

    J.Paul Leigh

  • Physician career satisfaction within specialties

    J Paul Leigh;Daniel J Tancredi;Richard L Kravitz

  • The effect of alcohol use on wages

    Mark C. Berger;J. Paul Leigh

  • Employee and job attributes as predictors of absenteeism in a national sample of workers: The importance of health and dangerous working conditions

    J.Paul Leigh;J.Paul Leigh

  • Costs of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses

    J. Paul Leigh;Steven Markowitz;Marianne Fahs;Philip Landrigan

  • Direct and indirect effects of education on health

    J.Paul Leigh

  • Progression of Functional Disability in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: Associations With Rheumatology Subspecialty Care

    Michael M. Ward;J. Paul Leigh;J. Paul Leigh;James F. Fries

  • Sex Differences in Absenteeism

    J. Paul Leigh

  • Costs of occupational injuries in agriculture.

    J. Paul Leigh;Stephen A. McCurdy;Marc B. Schenker

  • Costs of occupational COPD and asthma.

    J. Paul Leigh;Patrick S. Romano;Marc B. Schenker;Kathleen Kreiss

  • Costs of occupational injury and illness across industries.

    J Paul Leigh;Geetha Waehrer;Ted R. Miller;Craig R Keenan

  • Occupational Disease and Workers’ Compensation: Coverage, Costs, and Consequences

    J Paul Leigh;John A Robbins

  • Costs of hepatitis C.

    J. Paul Leigh;Christopher L. Bowlus;Bruce N. Leistikow;Marc Schenker

  • Cigarette Prices, Smoking, and the Poor: Implications of Recent Trends

    Peter Franks;Anthony F. Jerant;J. Paul Leigh;Dennis Lee

  • An estimate of the U.S. government's undercount of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in agriculture

    J. Paul Leigh;Juan Du;Stephen A. McCurdy

  • Randomized Controlled Study of a Retiree Health Promotion Program The Bank of America Study

    J. Paul Leigh;J. Paul Leigh;Nancy Richardson;Robert Beck;Clark Kerr

  • Costs of occupational injury and illness within the health services sector

    Geetha Waehrer;J. Paul Leigh;Ted R. Miller

Frequent Co-Authors

James F. Fries
James F. Fries Stanford University
Richard L. Kravitz
Richard L. Kravitz University of California, Davis
Patrick S. Romano
Patrick S. Romano University of California, Davis
Ted R. Miller
Ted R. Miller Pacific Institute
Daniel J. Tancredi
Daniel J. Tancredi University of California, Davis
Mark C. Berger
Mark C. Berger University of Kentucky
Philip J. Landrigan
Philip J. Landrigan Boston College
Peter Franks
Peter Franks University of California, Davis
John A Robbins
John A Robbins University of California, Davis
Ana-Maria Iosif
Ana-Maria Iosif University of California, Davis

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