2026 John M. Benson: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	57	1762	1582	846	748	231	13754

Overview

John M. Benson is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has a body of work spanning several interconnected fields, primarily in health professions, economics, and medicine. Their publications reflect a strong focus on healthcare policy, healthcare cost and quality, and public health education.

Benson's main fields of study include:

Health Professions
Economics, Econometrics and Finance
Medicine

Within these broader fields, their subfields of study are:

General Health Professions
Economics and Econometrics
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Sociology and Political Science
Infectious Diseases

Themes frequently addressed in Benson's research cover:

Healthcare Policy and Management
Healthcare cost, quality, practices
Public Health Policies and Education
Primary Care and Health Outcomes
Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
Global Health Workforce Issues
Housing Market and Economics

Benson has contributed to multiple frequent publication venues, including:

New England Journal of Medicine
JAMA Health Forum
Challenge
Healthcare
Journal of Patient Experience

Among Benson's recent published papers are:

Delayed Care with Harmful Health Consequences-Reported Experiences from National Surveys During Coronavirus Disease 2019, 2020, JAMA Health Forum
Telehealth use and Satisfaction among U.S. Households: Results of a National Survey, 2021, Journal of Patient Experience
Trust in Medicine, the Health System & Public Health, 2022, Daedalus
Polarized Public Opinion About Public Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2022, JAMA Health Forum
The Unseen Picture: Issues with Health Care, Discrimination, Police and Safety, and Housing Experienced by Native American Populations in Rural America, 2020, The Journal of Rural Health

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Benson include:

Robert J. Blendon
Mary G. Findling
Eric C. Schneider
Carolyn R. Miller
Adrianna McIntyre

Best Publications

Views of practicing physicians and the public on medical errors.

Robert J. Blendon;Catherine M. DesRoches;Mollyann Brodie;John M. Benson

1155
Citations
Health information, the Internet, and the digital divide

Mollyann Brodie;Rebecca E. Flournoy;Drew E. Altman;Robert J. Blendon

807
Citations
Marrying content and process in clinical method teaching: enhancing the Calgary-Cambridge guides.

Suzanne Kurtz;Jonathan Silverman;John Benson;Juliet Draper

715
Citations
Experiences of Hurricane Katrina Evacuees in Houston Shelters: Implications for Future Planning

Mollyann Brodie;Erin Weltzien;Drew Altman;Robert J Blendon

559
Citations
The public's response to severe acute respiratory syndrome in Toronto and the United States.

Robert J. Blendon;John M. Benson;Catherine M. DesRoches;Elizabeth Raleigh

504
Citations
Americans' views on the use and regulation of dietary supplements.

Robert J. Blendon;Catherine M. DesRoches;John M. Benson;Mollyann Brodie

442
Citations
Public Trust in Physicians — U.S. Medicine in International Perspective

Robert J Blendon;John M Benson;Joachim O Hero

410
Citations
Discrimination in the United States: Experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer Americans

Logan S. Casey;Sari L. Reisner;Mary G. Findling;Robert J. Blendon

394
Citations
Understanding the managed care backlash.

Robert J. Blendon;Mollyann Brodie;John M. Benson;Drew E. Altman

347
Citations
Patients' decisions about whether or not to take antihypertensive drugs: qualitative study

John Benson;Nicky Britten

321
Citations
Discrimination in the United States: Experiences of black Americans.

Sara N. Bleich;Mary G. Findling;Logan S. Casey;Robert J. Blendon

301
Citations
Bridging the Gap Between the Public's and Economists' Views of the Economy

Robert J. Blendon;John M. Benson;Mollyann Brodie;Richard Morin

281
Citations
CHRONIC STRESS AND PEPTIC ULCER: I. EFFECT OF CORTICOTROPIN (ACTH) AND CORTISONE ON GASTRIC SECRETION

Seymour J. Gray;John A. Benson;Robert W. Reifenstein;Howard M. Spiro

265
Citations
Public Response to Community Mitigation Measures for Pandemic Influenza

Robert J. Blendon;Lisa M. Koonin;John M. Benson;Martin S. Cetron

245
Citations
Health News and the American Public, 1996-2002

Mollyann Brodie;Elizabeth C. Hamel;Drew E. Altman;Robert J. Blendon

236
Citations
The Public Versus The World Health Organization On Health System Performance

Robert J. Blendon;Minah Kim;John M. Benson

234
Citations
Stability of empathy among undergraduate medical students: a longitudinal study at one UK medical school.

Thelma Alison Quince;Richard A Parker;Diana Frances Wood;John Arthur Benson

198
Citations
Evaluation of Humanistic Qualities in the Internist

Julius R. Krevans;John A. Benson

196
Citations
The Public and the Opioid-Abuse Epidemic

Robert J. Blendon;John M. Benson

177
Citations
Americans’ Views On Health Policy: A Fifty-Year Historical Perspective

Robert J. Blendon;John M. Benson

172
Citations
The significance of hormonal factors in the pathogenesis of peptic ulcer.

Seymour J. Gray;Colin Ramsey;Robert W. Reieenstein;John A. Benson

163
Citations
Public Trust in Physicians — U.S. Medicine in International

John M. Benson;Joachim O. Hero

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert J. Blendon Harvard University

Catherine M. DesRoches Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Matthew R. James Australian National University

John J. Norcini Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research

Marc N. Elliott RAND Corporation

Nicky Britten University of Exeter

Sidney R. Cohen Weizmann Institute of Science

Theresa M. Marteau University of Cambridge

Stephen Sutton University of Cambridge

Amanda Howe University of East Anglia

External Links

Personal website of John M. Benson

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