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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 64 1119 980 518 443 439 14016

Jonathan P. Caulkins publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jonathan P. Caulkins between 1985 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jonathan P. Caulkins published across 42 years, from 1985 to 2026, averaging 11.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2011. 5 of the 467 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2011. 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 12 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 11 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 16 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 21 publications 2009: 16 publications 2010: 24 publications 2011: 31 publications 2012: 19 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 21 publications 2015: 20 publications 2016: 30 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 25 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 4 publications 2026: 1 publication
1985 2026

467 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jonathan P. Caulkins: publications per year, 1985 to 2026
Year Publications
1985 1
1986 1
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 1
1991 1
1992 2
1993 12
1994 5
1995 11
1996 7
1997 10
1998 11
1999 10
2000 11
2001 11
2002 16
2003 7
2004 10
2005 15
2006 14
2007 12
2008 21
2009 16
2010 24
2011 31
2012 19
2013 18
2014 21
2015 20
2016 30
2017 11
2018 25
2019 18
2020 7
2021 12
2022 8
2023 8
2024 4
2025 4
2026 1
Total 467
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Jonathan P. Caulkins publications per year - data summary

  • Jonathan P. Caulkins, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Carnegie Mellon University, has 467 publications recorded across 42 years, from 1985 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1985 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2011, with 31 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 42 years in the span carry no publications at all (1987 and 1988).
  • The rate of publication averages 11.1 papers per year over the whole span, or 11.7 per year counting only the 40 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 25 publications, 5% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1985-1998: 63 publications (4.5 per year); 1999-2012: 217 publications (15.5 per year); 2013-2026: 187 publications (13.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Jonathan P. Caulkins 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 Jonathan P. Caulkins 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, 434–443 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: 439 publications — 96th percentile

96% 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
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 29 439
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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Jonathan P. Caulkins publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 44–53 to 570+ publications.
  • Jonathan P. Caulkins, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Carnegie Mellon University, records 439 publications - the 96th percentile of the discipline.
  • 96% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Jonathan P. Caulkins, and about 4% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Jonathan P. Caulkins ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 114–123 publications, holding 474 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 174–183 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 570 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Jonathan P. Caulkins 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 Jonathan P. Caulkins 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, 64 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: 64 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% 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
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 64
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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Jonathan P. Caulkins D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 71 ranges running from 30 to 100+ D-Index.
  • Jonathan P. Caulkins, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Carnegie Mellon University, records 64 D-Index - the 86th percentile of the discipline.
  • 86% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Jonathan P. Caulkins, and about 14% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Jonathan P. Caulkins ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 313 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 47 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more, 97 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to the analysis, modeling, and engineering of drug policy in the United States and abroad.

Overview

Jonathan P. Caulkins is affiliated with Carnegie Mellon University in the United States and has an extensive publication record primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work encompasses significant contributions to epidemiology, public health, environmental and occupational health, pharmacology, toxicology, as well as sociology and political science.

The main topics covered in their research include opioid use disorder treatment, substance abuse treatment and outcomes, cannabis and cannabinoid research, forensic toxicology and drug analysis, HIV, drug use, and sexual risk, prenatal substance exposure effects, and COVID-19 epidemiological studies.

Caulkins has published numerous papers, including these recent notable works:

  • Heroin use cannot be measured adequately with a general population survey, 2021, Addiction
  • The International Cannabis Toolkit (iCannToolkit): a multidisciplinary expert consensus on minimum standards for measuring cannabis use, 2021, Addiction
  • The optimal lockdown intensity for COVID-19, 2021, Journal of Mathematical Economics
  • Changes in self-reported cannabis use in the United States from 1979 to 2022, 2024, Addiction
  • The dawn of a new synthetic opioid era: the need for innovative interventions, 2020, Addiction

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Caulkins include:

  • Peter Reuter
  • Beau Kilmer
  • Bryce Pardo
  • Rosalie Liccardo Pacula
  • Dieter Graß

Their research has been published often in venues such as:

  • Addiction
  • International Journal of Drug Policy
  • The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
  • Global Crime
  • Journal of Mathematical Economics

In addition to journal articles, Caulkins has contributed to book publications, including "The Ecosystem Approach to Opioid Policy" published in 2023 by RAND Corporation eBooks.

Jonathan P. Caulkins was recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2015 for contributions to the analysis, modeling, and engineering of drug policy in the United States and abroad.

Best Publications

  • Drug Policy and the Public Good

    Thomas F. Babor;Jonathan P. Caulkins;Griffith Edwards;Benedikt Fischer

  • Variation in cannabis potency and prices in a newly legal market: Evidence from 30 million cannabis sales in Washington state.

    Rosanna Smart;Jonathan P. Caulkins;Jonathan P. Caulkins;Beau Kilmer;Steven Davenport

  • What Price Data Tell Us about Drug Markets

    Jonathan P. Caulkins;Peter Reuter

  • Marijuana Legalization: What Everyone Needs to Know®

    Caulkins;Angela Hawken;Beau Kilmer;Mark Kleiman

  • Public health implications of legalising the production and sale of cannabis for medicinal and recreational use.

    Wayne Hall;Wayne Hall;Daniel Stjepanović;Jonathan Caulkins;Michael Lynskey

  • Drug policy and the public good: evidence for effective interventions

    John Strang;Thomas Babor;Jonathan Caulkins;Jonathan Caulkins;Benedikt Fischer;Benedikt Fischer

  • Optimal Control of Nonlinear Processes: With Applications in Drugs, Corruption, and Terror

    Dieter Grass;Jonathan P. Caulkins;Gustav Feichtinger;Gernot Tragler

  • Developing public health regulations for marijuana: lessons from alcohol and tobacco.

    Rosalie Liccardo Pacula;Beau Kilmer;Alexander C. Wagenaar;Frank J. Chaloupka

  • Mandatory Minimum Drug Sentences: Throwing Away the Key or the Taxpayers' Money?

    Jonathan Caulkins;C. Rydell;William Schwabe;James Chiesa

  • How Drug Enforcement Affects Drug Prices

    Jonathan P. Caulkins;Peter Reuter

  • Marijuana Markets: Inferences from Reports by the Household Population:

    Jonathan P. Caulkins;Rosalie Liccardo Pacula

  • Altered State?: Assessing How Marijuana Legalization in California Could Influence Marijuana Consumption and Public Budgets

    Beau Kilmer;Jonathan P. Caulkins;Rosalie Liccardo Pacula;Robert J. MacCoun

  • Research NoteSell First, Fix Later: Impact of Patching on Software Quality

    Ashish Arora;Jonathan P. Caulkins;Rahul Telang

  • Enforcement or Treatment? Modeling the Relative Efficacy of Alternatives for Controlling Cocaine

    C. Peter Rydell;Jonathan P. Caulkins;Susan M. Sohler Everingham

  • A dynamic model of drug initiation: implications for treatment and drug control.

    Doris A. Behrens;Jonathan P. Caulkins;Gernot Tragler;Josef L. Haunschmied

  • An Ounce of Prevention, A Pound of Uncertainty: The Cost-Effectiveness of School-Based Drug Prevention Programs

    Jonathan P. Caulkins

  • Capacity Expansion and Equipment Replacement: a Unified Approach

    Jonathan P. Caulkins;Edward H. Kaplan;Peter Lurie;Thomas O'Connor

  • KINGPINS OR MULES: AN ANALYSIS OF DRUG OFFENDERS INCARCERATED IN FEDERAL AND STATE PRISONS

    Eric L. Sevigny;Jonathan P. Caulkins

  • Drugs and Drug Policy: What Everyone Needs to Know®

    Mark A.R. Kleiman;Jonathan P. Caulkins;Angela Hawken

  • Optimal Control of Drug Epidemics: Prevent and Treat--But Not at the Same Time?

    Doris A. Behrens;Jonathan P. Caulkins;Gernot Tragler;Gustav Feichtinger

  • Variation in Cannabis Potency and Prices in a Newly Legal Market

    Rosanna Smart;Jonathan P. Caulkins;Beau Kilmer;Steven S. Davenport

Frequent Co-Authors

Beau Kilmer
Beau Kilmer RAND Corporation
Peter Reuter
Peter Reuter University of Maryland, College Park
Peter M. Kort
Peter M. Kort Tilburg University
Rosalie Liccardo Pacula
Rosalie Liccardo Pacula University of Southern California
Richard F. Hartl
Richard F. Hartl University of Vienna
Benedikt Fischer
Benedikt Fischer University of Auckland
David R. Foxcroft
David R. Foxcroft Oxford Brookes University
Thomas F. Babor
Thomas F. Babor University of Connecticut
John Strang
John Strang King's College London

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