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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 48 3168 2912 1531 1385 209 8948

John Hsu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John Hsu between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John Hsu published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 6.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2022. 32 of the 300 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2022. 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 22 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 24 publications 2023: 24 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 17 publications
1978 2025

300 publications in total across all disciplines

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John Hsu: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year Publications
1978 1
1979 0
1980 0
1981 1
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 2
1999 1
2000 2
2001 2
2002 3
2003 3
2004 3
2005 9
2006 5
2007 8
2008 15
2009 9
2010 16
2011 4
2012 14
2013 7
2014 6
2015 10
2016 18
2017 11
2018 13
2019 22
2020 16
2021 19
2022 24
2023 24
2024 15
2025 17
Total 300
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John Hsu 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 Hsu 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: 209 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
204–213 285 209
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 Hsu 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 Hsu 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, 48 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: 48 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% 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 48
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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Overview

John Hsu is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a focus on healthcare policy, primary care, and health outcomes. Their research spans a broad range of topics including dementia, health systems, economic evaluations, quality of life, geriatric care, and the use of machine learning in healthcare.

The main fields of study for John Hsu center on medicine, with particular emphasis on subfields such as general health professions, economics and econometrics, psychiatry and mental health, oncology, and epidemiology.

Frequent publication venues for Hsu include:

  • Value in Health
  • JAMA Network Open
  • Health Affairs
  • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
  • Journal of Thoracic Oncology

They have co-authored numerous publications alongside key collaborators including Joseph P. Newhouse, Lidia M.V.R. Moura, Vicki Fung, Mary Price, and Nicole M. Benson.

Among their recent research papers are the following:

  • Diabetes as a Risk Factor for Poor Early Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19, 2020, Diabetes Care
  • Trends in Prevalence of Gout Among US Asian Adults, 2011-2018, 2023, JAMA Network Open
  • Identifying Medicare Beneficiaries with Dementia, 2021, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
  • Continuation of Annual Screening Mammography and Breast Cancer Mortality in Women Older Than 70 Years, 2020, Annals of Internal Medicine
  • Association of Mobile Patient Portal Access With Diabetes Medication Adherence and Glycemic Levels Among Adults With Diabetes, 2020, JAMA Network Open

John Hsu's research focuses on pivotal healthcare challenges such as chronic disease management, dementia identification, cancer screening, and integration of technology to improve medication adherence. Their work often intersects the disciplines of epidemiology, psychiatry, economics, and primary care management.

Their contributions to the understanding of healthcare policy and management, geriatric care, and the application of economic evaluations in health systems reflect a multidisciplinary approach. This is further supported by their involvement in studies concerning health outcomes and quality of life metrics.

Best Publications

  • Unintended Consequences of Caps on Medicare Drug Benefits

    John Hsu;Mary Price;Jie Huang;Richard Brand

  • Kaiser Permanente's experience of implementing an electronic medical record: a qualitative study

    J Tim Scott;Thomas G Rundall;Thomas M Vogt;John Hsu

  • A Second Chance to Get Causal Inference Right: A Classification of Data Science Tasks

    Miguel A. Hernán;John Hsu;Brian Healy

  • Data science is science's second chance to get causal inference right: A classification of data science tasks

    Miguel A. Hernán;John Hsu;Brian Healy

  • Improving Patient Care by Linking Evidence-Based Medicine and Evidence-Based Management

    Stephen M. Shortell;Thomas G. Rundall;John Hsu

  • Patient Characteristics and Differences in Hospital Readmission Rates.

    Michael L. Barnett;Michael L. Barnett;John Hsu;J. Michael McWilliams;J. Michael McWilliams

  • Effects of Exam-Room Computing on Clinician–Patient Communication: A Longitudinal Qualitative Study

    Richard Frankel;Andrea Altschuler;Sheba George;Sheba George;James Kinsman

  • Use of e-Health Services between 1999 and 2002: A Growing Digital Divide

    John Hsu;Jie Huang;James Kinsman;Bruce Fireman

  • Health Information Technology and Physician-Patient Interactions: Impact of Computers on Communication during Outpatient Primary Care Visits

    John Hsu;Jie Huang;Vicki Fung;Nan Robertson

  • Validation of an algorithm for categorizing the severity of hospital emergency department visits.

    Dustin W. Ballard;Mary Price;Vicki Fung;Richard Brand

  • Hypertension treatment in a medicare population: adherence and systolic blood pressure control.

    Vicki Fung;Jie Huang;Richard Brand;Joseph P. Newhouse

  • The value of explicitly emulating a target trial when using real world evidence: an application to colorectal cancer screening

    Xabier García-Albéniz;John Hsu;Miguel A. Hernán;Miguel A. Hernán

  • Psychosis with Methylphenidate or Amphetamine in Patients with ADHD.

    Lauren V. Moran;Dost Ongur;John Hsu;Victor M. Castro

  • Steps To Reduce Favorable Risk Selection In Medicare Advantage Largely Succeeded, Boding Well For Health Insurance Exchanges

    Joseph P. Newhouse;Mary Price;Jie Huang;J. Michael McWilliams

  • New Risk-Adjustment System Was Associated With Reduced Favorable Selection in Medicare Advantage

    J. Michael McWilliams;John Hsu;Joseph P. Newhouse

  • Association Between Receipt of a Medically Tailored Meal Program and Health Care Use.

    Seth A. Berkowitz;Jean Terranova;Liisa Randall;Kevin Cranston

  • Effectiveness of Screening Colonoscopy to Prevent Colorectal Cancer Among Medicare Beneficiaries Aged 70 to 79 Years: A Prospective Observational Study

    Xabier García-Albéniz;John Hsu;Michael Bretthauer;Miguel A Hernán

  • Outpatient Electronic Health Records and the Clinical Care and Outcomes of Patients With Diabetes Mellitus

    Mary Reed;Jie Huang;Ilana Graetz;Richard Brand

  • Medicare beneficiaries' knowledge of Part D prescription drug program benefits and responses to drug costs.

    John Hsu;Vicki Fung;Mary Price;Jie Huang

  • Cost-sharing for emergency care and unfavorable clinical events: findings from the safety and financial ramifications of ED copayments study.

    John Hsu;Mary Price;Richard Brand;G. Thomas Ray

  • Meaningful variation in performance: a systematic literature review

    Vicki Fung;Julie A. Schmittdiel;Bruce Fireman;Aabed Meer

  • Diabetes as a Risk Factor for Poor Early Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19.

    Jacqueline Seiglie;Jesse Platt;Jesse Platt;Sara Jane Cromer;Bridget Bunda

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph P. Newhouse
Joseph P. Newhouse Harvard University
Bruce Fireman
Bruce Fireman Kaiser Permanente
Miguel A. Hernán
Miguel A. Hernán Harvard University
Joseph V. Selby
Joseph V. Selby Kaiser Permanente
J. Michael McWilliams
J. Michael McWilliams Brigham and Women's Hospital
Michael E. Chernew
Michael E. Chernew Harvard University
Thomas G. Rundall
Thomas G. Rundall University of California, Berkeley
Andrew J. Cole
Andrew J. Cole Harvard University
Deborah Blacker
Deborah Blacker Harvard University
Sonia Hernandez-Diaz
Sonia Hernandez-Diaz Harvard University

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