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James R. Dunn

James R. Dunn

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 49 2947 2700 162 153 168 9836

James R. Dunn publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by James R. Dunn between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. James R. Dunn published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 5 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2012. 20 of the 201 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2012. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 4 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 5 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 8 publications
1986 2025

201 publications in total across all disciplines

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James R. Dunn: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 1
1992 0
1993 0
1994 1
1995 0
1996 1
1997 1
1998 0
1999 3
2000 6
2001 2
2002 2
2003 1
2004 4
2005 4
2006 12
2007 15
2008 4
2009 6
2010 7
2011 10
2012 17
2013 7
2014 15
2015 16
2016 11
2017 5
2018 3
2019 3
2020 1
2021 5
2022 9
2023 8
2024 12
2025 8
Total 201
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James R. Dunn 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 R. Dunn 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, 164–173 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: 168 publications — 51st percentile

51% 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
164–173 391 168
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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James R. Dunn 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 R. Dunn 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, 49 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: 49 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% 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 49
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

James R. Dunn is affiliated with McMaster University in Canada and has a research profile centered on health professions and social sciences. Their work spans several specific subfields including general health professions, health, sociology and political science, finance, as well as public health, environmental and occupational health.

The scientist's research frequently addresses key topics such as health disparities and outcomes, homelessness and social issues, employment and welfare studies, urban, neighborhood, and segregation studies, global health care issues, housing, finance, and neoliberalism, and geriatric care and nursing homes.

James R. Dunn has published in a variety of academic venues, with multiple contributions to the following journals:

  • Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
  • Social Science & Medicine
  • Canadian Medical Association Journal
  • Cities & Health
  • Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement

Recent publications authored or coauthored by James R. Dunn include:

  • "Effects of household chaos and parental responsiveness on child executive functions: a novel, multi-method approach" (2021, BMC Psychology)
  • "Recommendations for equitable COVID-19 pandemic recovery in Canada" (2021, Canadian Medical Association Journal)
  • "Primary care-based interventions to address the financial needs of patients experiencing poverty: a scoping review of the literature" (2021, International Journal for Equity in Health)
  • "Health and social outcomes in the Housing First model: Testing the theory of change" (2022, EClinicalMedicine)
  • "At odds: How intraprofessional conflict and stratification has stalled the Ontario paramedic professionalization project" (2022, Journal of Professions and Organization)

The scientist collaborates regularly with multiple coauthors, including:

  • Stephen W. Hwang
  • Michel Grignon
  • Gum-Ryeong Park
  • Patricia O'Campo
  • Robbie Brydon

James R. Dunn holds the distinction of Fellow of the Geological Society of America. This recognition is listed without a specific awarding year or citation.

Best Publications

  • Social determinants of health in Canada's immigrant population: results from the National Population Health Survey.

    James R Dunn;Isabel Dyck

  • Relation between income inequality and mortality in Canada and in the United States: cross sectional assessment using census data and vital statistics.

    Nancy A Ross;Michael C Wolfson;James R Dunn;Jean-Marie Berthelot

  • Mortality among residents of shelters, rooming houses, and hotels in Canada: 11 year follow-up study

    Stephen W Hwang;Russell Wilkins;Michael Tjepkema;Patricia J O’Campo

  • Development of the Canadian Marginalization Index: A New Tool for the Study of Inequality

    Flora I Matheson;James R Dunn;Katherine L W Smith;Rahim Moineddin

  • Urban neighborhoods, chronic stress, gender and depression.

    Flora I. Matheson;Rahim Moineddin;James R. Dunn;James R. Dunn;Maria Isabella Creatore

  • Housing and inequalities in health: a study of socioeconomic dimensions of housing and self reported health from a survey of Vancouver residents

    Jim R. Dunn

  • Housing and Health Inequalities: Review and Prospects for Research

    James R. Dunn

  • Élaboration de l’indice de marginalisation canadien: un nouvel outil d’étude des inégalités

    Flora I. Matheson;Flora I. Matheson;James R. Dunn;Katherine L. W. Smith;Rahim Moineddin

  • A systematic review of outcomes associated with participation in Housing First programs

    Julia R. Woodhall-Melnik;James R. Dunn

  • Social inequality, population health, and housing: a study of two Vancouver neighborhoods.

    James R. Dunn;Michael V. Hayes

  • Deprivation Indices, Population Health and Geography: An Evaluation of the Spatial Effectiveness of Indices at Multiple Scales

    Nadine Schuurman;Nathaniel Bell;James R. Dunn;Lisa Oliver

  • The effects of housing status on health-related outcomes in people living with HIV: a systematic review of the literature.

    Chad A. Leaver;Gordon Bargh;James R. Dunn;James R. Dunn;Stephen W. Hwang;Stephen W. Hwang

  • Effects of housing circumstances on health, quality of life and healthcare use for people with severe mental illness: a review.

    Tania Kyle;James R. Dunn

  • Direct and indirect effects of perceived social support on health-related quality of life in persons living with HIV/AIDS

    Tsegaye Bekele;Sean B. Rourke;Ruthann Tucker;Saara Greene

  • Unmet healthcare need, gender, and health inequalities in Canada.

    Toba Bryant;Chad Leaver;James Dunn

  • Rethinking social epidemiology : towards a science of change

    Patricia O'Campo;James R. Dunn

  • The Neighbourhood Effects on Health and Well-being (NEHW) study.

    Patricia O׳Campo;Patricia O׳Campo;Patricia O׳Campo;Blair Wheaton;Rosane Nisenbaum;Richard H. Glazier;Richard H. Glazier

  • Telling stories: news media, health literacy and public policy in Canada.

    Michael Hayes;Ian E. Ross;Mike Gasher;Donald Gutstein

  • Physical health and gender as risk factors for usage of services for mental illness

    Flora I Matheson;Flora I Matheson;Katherine L W Smith;Ghazal S Fazli;Rahim Moineddin

  • Toward a lexicon of population health.

    James R. Dunn;Michael V. Hayes

  • Health Status, Quality of Life, Residential Stability, Substance Use, and Health Care Utilization among Adults Applying to a Supportive Housing Program

    Stephen W. Hwang;Evie Gogosis;Catharine Chambers;James R. Dunn;James R. Dunn

  • Textbook in psychiatric epidemiology: Ming T. Tsuang, Mauricio Tohen and Gwendolyn E.P. Zahner (eds) Wiley-Liss, New York (1995) 483 pp

    James Dunn

Frequent Co-Authors

Flora I. Matheson
Flora I. Matheson University of Toronto
Rahim Moineddin
Rahim Moineddin University of Toronto
Nancy A. Ross
Nancy A. Ross Queen's University
Stephen W. Hwang
Stephen W. Hwang University of Toronto
Richard H. Glazier
Richard H. Glazier University of Toronto
Patricia O'Campo
Patricia O'Campo University of Toronto
John Lynch
John Lynch University of Adelaide
Louise Potvin
Louise Potvin University of Montreal
Mark W. Rosenberg
Mark W. Rosenberg Queen's University
Clyde Hertzman
Clyde Hertzman University of British Columbia

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