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D-Index
83
Citations
31795
World Ranking
303
National Ranking
138

James P. Smith 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 P. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 326 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James P. Smith 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 P. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 83 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

James P. Smith was affiliated with the RAND Corporation in the United States. Their research spanned multiple areas, with significant contributions in social sciences and materials science.

Their scholarly work included numerous publications in a range of fields, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach. Within social sciences, their focus covered general health professions, sociology and political science, health, and management science and operations research. In materials science, they mainly worked in materials chemistry.

Smith's research touched upon important topics such as global health care issues, crystallization and solubility studies, x-ray diffraction in crystallography, health disparities and outcomes, intergenerational family dynamics and caregiving, engineering education and curriculum development, and healthcare policy and management.

Frequent coauthors listed alongside Smith include Dmitry S. Yufit, Jonathan W. Steed, Rafael Contreras-Montoya, Stephen C. Boothroyd, and Juan A. Aguilar.

Their articles were published in various venues, with notable recurring appearances in:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • EPiC Series in Built Environment
  • Demography
  • The Journal of the Economics of Ageing
  • Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction

Some of their recent scholarly papers include:

  • "The path to healthy ageing in China: a Peking University-Lancet Commission," 2022, The Lancet
  • "The Citizenship Advantage in Psychological Well-being: An Examination of the Hukou System in China," 2021, Demography
  • "Evaluation of Large-Format Lithium-Ion Cell Thermal Runaway Response Triggered by Nail Penetration using Novel Fractional Thermal Runaway Calorimetry and Gas Collection Methodology," 2022, Journal of The Electrochemical Society
  • "Adult Children's Education and Older Parents' Chronic Illnesses in Aging China," 2022, Demography
  • "Free GP care and psychological health: Quasi-experimental evidence from Ireland," 2020, Journal of Health Economics

Best Publications

  • Cohort Profile: The China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS)

    Yaohui Zhao;Yisong Hu;James P Smith;John Strauss

  • Healthy Bodies and Thick Wallets: The Dual Relation Between Health and Economic Status

    James P. Smith

  • Socioeconomic Status and Health

    James P Smith

  • Disease and Disadvantage in the United States and in England

    James Banks;Michael G. Marmot;Zoe Oldfield;James P. Smith

  • Black Economic Progress after Myrdal

    James P Smith;Finis R Welch

  • Macroeconomic implications of population ageing and selected policy responses

    David E Bloom;Somnath Chatterji;Paul Kowal;Peter Lloyd-Sherlock

  • Immigrant health: selectivity and acculturation

    Guillermina Jasso;Douglas S. Massey;Mark R. Rosenzweig;James P. Smith

  • Can Patient Self-Management Help Explain the SES Health Gradient?

    Dana Goldman;James Smith

  • Socioeconomic Status and Racial and Ethnic Differences in Functional Status Associated with Chronic Diseases

    Raynard S. Kington;James Smith

  • The long shadow cast by childhood physical and mental problems on adult life

    Alissa Goodman;Robert Joyce;James P. Smith

  • Demographic and Economic Correlates of Health in Old Age

    James Smith;Raynard Kington

  • Vignettes and self-reports of work disability in the United States and the Netherlands

    Arie Kapteyn;J.P. Smith;Arthur van Soest

  • The Impact of Childhood Health on Adult Labor Market Outcomes.

    James P Smith

  • Unraveling the SES-Health Connection

    James P. Smith

  • Racial and Ethnic Differences in Wealth in the Health and Retirement Study

    James Smith

  • Ordinal Scoring of Coronary Artery Calcifications on Low-Dose CT Scans of the Chest is Predictive of Death from Cardiovascular Disease

    Joseph Shemesh;Claudia I Henschke;Dorith Shaham;Rowena Yip

  • The Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Health over the Life-Course

    James P. Smith

  • Time-series growth in the female labor force.

    James P. Smith;Michael P. Ward

  • The measurement and structure of household wealth

    F.Thomas Juster;James P Smith;Frank Stafford

  • The Effects of World War II on Economic and Health Outcomes across Europe.

    Iris Kesternich;Bettina Siflinger;James P. Smith;Joachim K. Winter

  • Economic Shocks, Wealth and Welfare

    Elizabeth Frankenberg;James Smith;Duncan Thomas

Frequent Co-Authors

Arie Kapteyn
Arie Kapteyn University of Southern California
James Banks
James Banks University of Manchester
Arthur van Soest
Arthur van Soest Tilburg University
Michael D. Hurd
Michael D. Hurd RAND Corporation
Guillermina Jasso
Guillermina Jasso New York University
Yaohui Zhao
Yaohui Zhao Peking University
Dana P. Goldman
Dana P. Goldman University of Southern California
Finis Welch
Finis Welch Texas A&M University
Duncan Thomas
Duncan Thomas Duke University
David F. Yankelevitz
David F. Yankelevitz Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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