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Joseph J. Fins 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 Joseph J. Fins sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 400 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Joseph J. Fins 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 Joseph J. Fins sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 60 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2010 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Joseph J. Fins is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States and has a research focus primarily within the field of Medicine. Their work encompasses several subfields, including Epidemiology, General Health Professions, Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics such as Traumatic Brain Injury Research, Ethics in medical practice, Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation, Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations, Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances, Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints, as well as Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Joseph T. Giacino, Brian L. Edlow, Varina L. Boerwinkle, Claire J. Creutzfeldt, and Yelena G. Bodien.

Joseph J. Fins has published repeatedly in the following venues: Neurocritical Care, Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, The Hastings Center Report, Neuroethics, and The Journal of Clinical Ethics.

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Joseph J. Fins are:

  • "Recommendations for Responsible Development and Application of Neurotechnologies," 2021, Neuroethics
  • "Deep brain stimulation for refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD): emerging or established therapy?", 2020, Molecular Psychiatry
  • "Cognitive Motor Dissociation in Disorders of Consciousness," 2024, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Minding Rights: Mapping Ethical and Legal Foundations of 'Neurorights'," 2023, Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics
  • "The neuroethics of disorders of consciousness: a brief history of evolving ideas," 2021, Brain

Joseph J. Fins has been recognized by professional bodies, including being named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2012 and inducted as a Member of the National Academy of Medicine in 2010.

Best Publications

  • Behavioural improvements with thalamic stimulation after severe traumatic brain injury

    N. D. Schiff;J. T. Giacino;K. Kalmar;J. D. Victor

  • Disorders of consciousness after acquired brain injury: the state of the science

    Joseph T. Giacino;Joseph J. Fins;Steven Laureys;Nicholas D. Schiff

  • Four ethical priorities for neurotechnologies and AI

    Rafael Yuste;Sara Goering;Blaise Agüera y Arcas;Guoqiang Bi

  • Residual cerebral activity and behavioural fragments can remain in the persistently vegetative brain

    Nicholas D. Schiff;Urs Ribary;Diana Rodriguez Moreno;Bradley Beattie

  • Dissociations between behavioural and functional magnetic resonance imaging-based evaluations of cognitive function after brain injury

    Jonathan C. Bardin;Joseph J. Fins;Douglas I. Katz;Jennifer Hersh

  • Sources of Concern about the Patient Self-Determination Act

    Susan M. Wolf;Philip Boyle;Daniel Callahan;Joseph J. Fins

  • Incorporating palliative care into critical care education: principles, challenges, and opportunities.

    Marion Danis;Daniel Federman;Joseph J. Fins;Ellen Fox

  • End-of-Life Decision-Making in the Hospital: Current Practice and Future Prospects

    Joseph J. Fins;Franklin G. Miller;Cathleen A. Acres;Matthew D. Bacchetta

  • Clinical Pragmatism: A Method of Moral Problem Solving

    Joseph J Fins;Matthew D Bacchetta;Franklin G Miller

  • Deep Brain Stimulation and the Neuroethics of Responsible Publishing: When One Is Not Enough

    Thomas E. Schlaepfer;Joseph J. Fins

  • Recommendations for Responsible Development and Application of Neurotechnologies.

    Sara Goering;Eran Klein;Eran Klein;Laura Specker Sullivan;Anna Wexler

  • Constructing an ethical stereotaxy for severe brain injury: balancing risks, benefits and access.

    Joseph J. Fins

  • Viewpoint: power and communication: why simulation training ought to be complemented by experiential and humanist learning.

    Michael Hanna;Joseph J. Fins

  • From psychosurgery to neuromodulation and palliation: history's lessons for the ethical conduct and regulation of neuropsychiatric research.

    Joseph J Fins

  • Ethical, palliative, and policy considerations in disorders of consciousness.

    Joseph J. Fins;James L. Bernat

  • A proposal to restructure hospital care for dying patients

    Franklin G. Miller;Joseph J. Fins

  • Misuse Of The FDA’s Humanitarian Device Exemption In Deep Brain Stimulation For Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

    Joseph J. Fins;Helen S. Mayberg;Bart Nuttin;Cynthia S. Kubu

  • Central thalamic deep brain stimulation to promote recovery from chronic posttraumatic minimally conscious state: challenges and opportunities

    Joseph Giacino;Joseph J. Fins;Andre G Machado;Nicholas D. Schiff

  • Neuroimaging and disorders of consciousness: envisioning an ethical research agenda.

    Joseph J Fins;Judy Illes;James L Bernat;Joy Hirsch

  • Deep brain stimulation, neuroethics, and the minimally conscious state: moving beyond proof of principle.

    Nicholas D. Schiff;Joseph T. Giacino;Joseph J. Fins

  • Behavioural improvements with thalamic stimulation after severe traumatic brain injury (Nature (2007) 448, (600-603))

    N. D. Schiff;J. T. Giacino;K. Kalmar;J. D. Victor

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas D. Schiff
Nicholas D. Schiff Cornell University
Joseph T. Giacino
Joseph T. Giacino Massachusetts General Hospital
Thomas E. Schlaepfer
Thomas E. Schlaepfer University of Freiburg
Ali R. Rezai
Ali R. Rezai West Virginia University
Bart Nuttin
Bart Nuttin KU Leuven
Helen S. Mayberg
Helen S. Mayberg Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Judy Illes
Judy Illes University of British Columbia
Daniel Callahan
Daniel Callahan Hastings Center
Leigh R. Hochberg
Leigh R. Hochberg Harvard University

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