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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 3888 3587 1849 1674 132 8218

John B. Casterline publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John B. Casterline between 1969 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John B. Casterline published across 57 years, from 1969 to 2025, averaging 2.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2001. 6 of the 146 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1969 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2001. 1969: 1 publication 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 2 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 2 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 2 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 13 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 15 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 4 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 3 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 2 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 2 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 2 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 3 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 4 publications
1969 2025

146 publications in total across all disciplines

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John B. Casterline: publications per year, 1969 to 2025
Year Publications
1969 1
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 1
1981 0
1982 2
1983 1
1984 1
1985 2
1986 1
1987 2
1988 6
1989 4
1990 1
1991 2
1992 2
1993 4
1994 2
1995 2
1996 2
1997 3
1998 2
1999 13
2000 1
2001 15
2002 1
2003 4
2004 1
2005 3
2006 1
2007 2
2008 0
2009 1
2010 2
2011 4
2012 1
2013 2
2014 7
2015 1
2016 3
2017 8
2018 8
2019 3
2020 3
2021 7
2022 5
2023 3
2024 2
2025 4
Total 146
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John B. Casterline 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 John B. Casterline 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, 124–133 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: 132 publications — 32nd percentile

32% 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
124–133 453 132
134–143 434
144–153 407
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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John B. Casterline 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 John B. Casterline 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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

John B. Casterline is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Medicine and Social Sciences, with a focus on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Gender Studies, General Health Professions, and Demography.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Reproductive Health and Contraception
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Family Dynamics and Relationships
  • Reproductive Health and Technologies
  • Global Health Care Issues

Some of the frequent publication venues for this researcher are:

  • Population and Development Review
  • Studies in Family Planning
  • Contraception
  • American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Reproductive Health

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Payal Chakraborty
  • Shibani Chettri
  • Maria F Gallo
  • Alison H. Norris
  • Abigail Norris Turner

Representative recent papers authored or co-authored by John B. Casterline include:

  • "Traditional supports and contemporary disrupters of high fertility desires in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review" (2023) published in Reproductive Health
  • "Use of nonpreferred contraceptive methods among women in Ohio" (2021) published in Contraception
  • "Alignment between Desires and Outcomes among Women Wanting to Avoid Pregnancy: A Global Comparative Study of "Conditional" Unintended Pregnancy Rates" (2023) published in Studies in Family Planning
  • "Passage of abortion ban and women's accurate understanding of abortion legality" (2021) published in American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • "Fertility Preferences and Contraceptive Change in Low- and Middle-Income Countries" (2022) published in Studies in Family Planning

In 2018, John B. Casterline was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Fertility Transition: Is sub-Saharan Africa Different?

    John Bongaarts;John Casterline

  • Social learning social influence and new models of fertility.

    Mark R. Montgomery;John B. Casterline

  • Unmet Need for Family Planning in Developing Countries and Implications for Population Policy

    John B. Casterline;Steven W. Sinding

  • Trends in the Timing of First Marriage Among Men and Women in the Developing World

    Barbara S. Mensch;Susheela Singh;John B. Casterline

  • The Age Difference Between Spouses: Variations among Developing Countries

    John B. Casterline;Lindy Williams;Peter McDonald

  • The diffusion of fertility control in Taiwan: evidence from pooled cross-section time-series models.

    Mark R. Montgomery;John B. Casterline

  • Factors underlying unmet need for family planning in the Philippines.

    John B. Casterline;Aurora E. Perez;Ann E. Biddlecom

  • Obstacles to contraceptive use in Pakistan: A study in Punjab

    John B. Casterline;Zeba A. Sathar;Minhaj ul Haque

  • Critical Perspectives on Schooling and Fertility in the Developing World

    Caroline H. Bledsoe;John B. Casterline;Jennifer A. Johnson-Kuhn;John G. Haaga

  • Modelling Diffusion Effects in Fertility Transition

    Luis Rosero-Bixby;John B. Casterline

  • Diffusion Processes and Fertility Transition: Selected Perspectives

    J. B. Casterline

  • The pace of fertility transition: national patterns in the second half of the twentieth century.

    Casterline Jb

  • Diffusion Processes and Fertility Transition: Introduction

    John B. Casterline

  • Villages as Contexts for Contraceptive Behavior in Rural Egypt

    Barbara Entwisle;John B. Casterline;Hussein A. A. Sayed

  • The onset of fertility transition in Pakistan

    Zeba A. Sathar;John B. Casterline

  • Understanding Unmet Need: History, Theory, and Measurement

    Sarah E.K. Bradley;John B. Casterline

  • Fertility preferences and contraceptive change in developing countries

    Bamikale J. Feyisetan;John B. Casterline

  • The estimation of unwanted fertility.

    John B. Casterline;Laila O. El-Zeini

  • Future Fertility in High Fertility Countries

    Regina Fuchs;Anne Goujon;Donation Beguy;John Casterline

  • Household income and child survival in Egypt.

    John B. Casterline;Elizabeth C. Cooksey;Abdel Fattah E. Ismail

  • Global fertility transition

    Rodolfo A. Bulatao;J. B. Casterline

Frequent Co-Authors

John Cleland
John Cleland London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Mark R. Montgomery
Mark R. Montgomery Stony Brook University
Caroline W. Kabiru
Caroline W. Kabiru African Population and Health Research Center
Barbara Entwisle
Barbara Entwisle University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
David R. Johnson
David R. Johnson Pennsylvania State University
James Trussell
James Trussell Princeton University
Susheela Singh
Susheela Singh Guttmacher Institute
John Bongaarts
John Bongaarts Population Council
Ann E. Biddlecom
Ann E. Biddlecom Guttmacher Institute
David Phillips
David Phillips University of Melbourne

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