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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 97 113 93 54 47 207 58962

James H. Fowler publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by James H. Fowler between 1999 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. James H. Fowler published across 26 years, from 1999 to 2024, averaging 8.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2013. 4 of the 212 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2013. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 0 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 21 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 23 publications 2014: 22 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 1 publication
1999 2024

212 publications in total across all disciplines

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James H. Fowler: publications per year, 1999 to 2024
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 0
2001 0
2002 1
2003 1
2004 0
2005 6
2006 11
2007 21
2008 13
2009 13
2010 14
2011 14
2012 14
2013 23
2014 22
2015 9
2016 10
2017 13
2018 5
2019 2
2020 9
2021 4
2022 2
2023 3
2024 1
Total 212
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James H. Fowler 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 James H. Fowler 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, 204–213 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: 207 publications — 67th percentile

67% 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
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285 207
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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James H. Fowler 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 James H. Fowler 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, 97 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: 97 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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
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 97
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United States Leader Award
  • 2010 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

James H. Fowler is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research broadly covers the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with a particular focus on Epidemiology and Modeling and Simulation. Subfields such as Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Surgery are also part of their academic scope.

The scientist's research topics primarily include COVID-19 epidemiological studies, Mycobacterium research and diagnosis, microbial infections and disease research, COVID-19 and mental health, cultural differences and values, data-driven disease surveillance, and mental health research.

Some of their recent published papers are:

  • Using social and behavioural science to support COVID-19 pandemic response, 2020, Nature Human Behaviour
  • Stay-at-home orders associate with subsequent decreases in COVID-19 cases and fatalities in the United States, 2021, PLoS ONE
  • Using Social and Behavioural Science to Support COVID-19 Pandemic Response, 2022, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Slowing COVID-19 transmission as a social dilemma: Lessons for government officials from interdisciplinary research on cooperation, 2020, Journal of Behavioral Public Administration
  • Amplification of Positivity Treatment for Anxiety and Depression: A Randomized Experimental Therapeutics Trial Targeting Social Reward Sensitivity to Enhance Social Connectedness, 2023, Biological Psychiatry

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with James H. Fowler include Nick Obradovich, Seth J. Hill, Remy Levin, Carmel Witte, and Laura L. Hungerford.

The scientist has contributed regularly to publication venues such as PLoS ONE, UNC Libraries, SSRN Electronic Journal, Hand, and arXiv (Cornell University).

In 2010, James H. Fowler received the fellowship of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, recognizing their academic contributions.

Best Publications

  • The Spread of Obesity in a Large Social Network over 32 Years

    Nicholas A. Christakis;James H. Fowler

  • Using social and behavioural science to support COVID-19 pandemic response.

    Jay J. Van Bavel;Katherine Baicker;Paulo S. Boggio;Valerio Capraro

  • Computational Social Science

    David M. Lazer;Alex Pentland;Lada Adamic;Sinan Aral;Sinan Aral

  • A 61-million-person experiment in social influence and political mobilization

    Robert M. Bond;Christopher J. Fariss;Jason J. Jones;Adam D. I. Kramer

  • The collective dynamics of smoking in a large social network.

    Nicholas A. Christakis;James H. Fowler

  • Dynamic spread of happiness in a large social network: longitudinal analysis over 20 years in the Framingham Heart Study

    James H Fowler;Nicholas A Christakis

  • Social contagion theory: examining dynamic social networks and human behavior

    Nicholas A. Christakis;James H. Fowler

  • Dynamic spread of happiness in a large social network : longitudinal analysis of the Framingham Heart Study social network. Commentary

    James H. Fowler;Nicholas A. Christakis;Peter Sainsbury

  • Alone in the Crowd: The Structure and Spread of Loneliness in a Large Social Network

    John T. Cacioppo;James H. Fowler;Nicholas Alexander Christakis

  • Cooperative behavior cascades in human social networks

    James H. Fowler;Nicholas A. Christakis

  • The evolution of overconfidence

    Dominic D. P. Johnson;James H. Fowler

  • Social networks and cooperation in hunter-gatherers

    Coren L. Apicella;Frank W. Marlowe;James H. Fowler;Nicholas A. Christakis

  • Connecting the Congress: A Study of Cosponsorship Networks

    James H. Fowler

  • The spread of alcohol consumption behavior in a large social network.

    J. Niels Rosenquist;Joanne Murabito;James H. Fowler;Nicholas A. Christakis

  • Egalitarian motives in humans

    Christopher T. Dawes;James H. Fowler;Tim Johnson;Richard McElreath

  • Beyond the Self: Social Identity, Altruism, and Political Participation

    James H. Fowler;Cindy D. Kam

  • Social network determinants of depression

    JN Rosenquist;JH Fowler;NA Christakis

  • Rapid assessment of disaster damage using social media activity.

    Yury Kryvasheyeu;Yury Kryvasheyeu;Haohui Chen;Haohui Chen;Nick Obradovich;Nick Obradovich;Esteban Moro

  • Social Network Sensors for Early Detection of Contagious Outbreaks

    Nicholas Alexander Christakis;James Fowler

  • Genetic Variation in Political Participation

    James H. Fowler;Laura A. Baker;Christopher T. Dawes

  • Life in the network: The coming age of computational social science: Science

    D. Lazer;A. Pentland;A. Adamic;S. Aral

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas A. Christakis
Nicholas A. Christakis Yale University
Manuel Cebrian
Manuel Cebrian Carlos III University of Madrid
Mason A. Porter
Mason A. Porter University of California, Los Angeles
Peter J. Mucha
Peter J. Mucha Dartmouth College
William G. Griswold
William G. Griswold University of California, San Diego
Richard McElreath
Richard McElreath Max Planck Society
Gregory J. Norman
Gregory J. Norman Dexcom (United States)
Martin P. Paulus
Martin P. Paulus Laureate Institute for Brain Research
Alan N. Simmons
Alan N. Simmons University of California, San Diego
David G. Rand
David G. Rand Cornell University

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