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Juan Merlo

Juan Merlo

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Social Sciences and Humanities
Sweden
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 73 636 556 2 2 267 19645

Juan Merlo publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Juan Merlo between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Juan Merlo published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 8.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2005. 21 of the 305 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2005. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 6 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 3 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 25 publications 2006: 25 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 18 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 11 publications
1990 2025

305 publications in total across all disciplines

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Juan Merlo: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 1
1995 1
1996 6
1997 1
1998 1
1999 3
2000 4
2001 9
2002 10
2003 13
2004 9
2005 25
2006 25
2007 11
2008 7
2009 11
2010 10
2011 11
2012 18
2013 9
2014 3
2015 12
2016 11
2017 14
2018 15
2019 10
2020 11
2021 11
2022 6
2023 5
2024 10
2025 11
Total 305
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Juan Merlo 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 Juan Merlo 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, 264–273 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: 267 publications — 82nd percentile

82% 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
264–273 138 267
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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Juan Merlo 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 Juan Merlo 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, 73 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: 73 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46 73
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

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Juan Merlo is affiliated with Lund University in Sweden and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Medicine and Social Sciences. Their scholarly work spans various subfields, including General Health Professions, Health, Economics and Econometrics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Surgery.

The primary focus of their research revolves around health disparities and outcomes, health systems, economic evaluations, quality of life, food security and health in diverse populations, healthcare policy and management, advanced causal inference techniques, obesity and health practices, and primary care and health outcomes.

Their recent publication record includes work published in notable academic journals such as the International Journal for Equity in Health, BMJ Open, Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, PLoS ONE, and Scientific Reports. Frequent publication venues are:

  • International Journal for Equity in Health
  • BMJ Open
  • Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
  • PLoS ONE
  • Scientific Reports

Juan Merlo's recent papers include:

  • Partitioning variation in multilevel models for count data., 2020, Psychological Methods
  • An intersectional analysis providing more precise information on inequities in self-rated health, 2021, International Journal for Equity in Health
  • A tutorial for conducting intersectional multilevel analysis of individual heterogeneity and discriminatory accuracy (MAIHDA), 2024, SSM - Population Health
  • Low adherence to statin treatment during the 1st year after an acute myocardial infarction is associated with increased 2nd-year mortality risk-an inverse probability of treatment weighted study on 54,872 patients, 2020, European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy
  • Understanding the complexity of socioeconomic disparities in smoking prevalence in Sweden: a cross-sectional study applying intersectionality theory, 2021, BMJ Open

Frequent collaborators of this researcher include:

  • Raquel Pérez-Vicente
  • George Leckie
  • Maria Wemrell
  • Johan Öberg
  • Kani Khalaf

Juan Merlo's research addresses complex health issues, often integrating advanced statistical methods and intersectional approaches to better understand inequities and outcomes in healthcare settings. Their work touches on the application of multilevel modeling and causal inference techniques, contributing to fields involving patient adherence, public health disparities, and socioeconomic factors influencing health behaviors.

Best Publications

  • A brief conceptual tutorial of multilevel analysis in social epidemiology: using measures of clustering in multilevel logistic regression to investigate contextual phenomena

    Juan Merlo;Basile Chaix;Henrik Ohlsson;Anders Beckman

  • Appropriate Assessment of Neighborhood Effects on Individual Health: Integrating Random and Fixed Effects in Multilevel Logistic Regression

    Klaus Larsen;Juan Merlo

  • Social capital and health : does egalitarianism matter? A literature review

    M Kamrul Islam;Juan Merlo;Ichiro Kawachi;Martin Lindström

  • A brief conceptual tutorial of multilevel analysis in social epidemiology: linking the statistical concept of clustering to the idea of contextual phenomenon

    Juan Merlo;Basile Chaix;Min Yang;John Lynch

  • Intermediate and advanced topics in multilevel logistic regression analysis

    Peter C. Austin;Peter C. Austin;Peter C. Austin;Juan Merlo

  • The validity of obesity based on self-reported weight and height: Implications for population studies.

    Maria Nyholm;Bo Gullberg;Juan Merlo;Cristina Lundqvist-Persson

  • Socioeconomic Inequality in Exposure to Bullying During Adolescence: A Comparative, Cross-Sectional, Multilevel Study in 35 Countries

    Pernille Due;Juan Merlo;Yossi Harel-Fisch;Mogens Trab Damsgaard

  • A brief conceptual tutorial on multilevel analysis in social epidemiology: investigating contextual phenomena in different groups of people

    Juan Merlo;Min Yang;Basile Chaix;John Lynch

  • An Interactive Mapping Tool to Assess Individual Mobility Patterns in Neighborhood Studies

    Basile Chaix;Basile Chaix;Yan Kestens;Camille Perchoux;Camille Perchoux;Camille Perchoux;Noëlla Karusisi;Noëlla Karusisi

  • A brief conceptual tutorial on multilevel analysis in social epidemiology: interpreting neighbourhood differences and the effect of neighbourhood characteristics on individual health

    Juan Merlo;Basile Chaix;Min Yang;John Lynch

  • Inequity in access to dental care services explains current socioeconomic disparities in oral health: The Swedish National Surveys of Public Health 2004–2005

    Sarah Wamala;Juan Merlo;Gunnel Boström

  • Multilevel analytical approaches in social epidemiology: measures of health variation compared with traditional measures of association

    Juan Merlo

  • Intimate partner violence against women and the Nordic paradox

    Enrique Gracia;Juan Merlo

  • Multilevel analysis of individual heterogeneity and discriminatory accuracy (MAIHDA) within an intersectional framework.

    Juan Merlo

  • Comparison of a Spatial Perspective with the Multilevel Analytical Approach in Neighborhood Studies: The Case of Mental and Behavioral Disorders due to Psychoactive Substance Use in Malmö, Sweden, 2001

    Basile Chaix;Juan Merlo;S V Subramanian;John Lynch

  • Neighbourhoods in eco-epidemiologic research: delimiting personal exposure areas. A response to Riva, Gauvin, Apparicio and Brodeur.

    Basile Chaix;Juan Merlo;David Evans;Cinira Leal

  • Comparison of a spatial approach with the multilevel approach for investigating place effects on health: the example of healthcare utilisation in France

    Basile Chaix;Juan Merlo;Pierre Chauvin

  • An Original Stepwise Multilevel Logistic Regression Analysis of Discriminatory Accuracy: The Case of Neighbourhoods and Health.

    Juan Merlo;Philippe Wagner;Philippe Wagner;Nermin Ghith;George Leckie

  • Measures of clustering and heterogeneity in multilevel Poisson regression analyses of rates/count data.

    Peter C. Austin;Peter C. Austin;Peter C. Austin;Henrik Stryhn;George Leckie;Juan Merlo

  • Children’s exposure to nitrogen dioxide in Sweden: investigating environmental injustice in an egalitarian country

    Basile Chaix;Susanna Gustafsson;Michael Jerrett;Håkan Kristersson

  • Socioeconomic position, macroeconomic environment and overweight among adolescents in 35 countries.

    P. Due;M. T. Damsgaard;M. Rasmussen;B. E. Holstein

  • Atrial fibrillation and its association with type 2 diabetes and hypertension in a Swedish community

    Carl-Johan Östgren;J Merlo;L Rastam;U lindblad

Frequent Co-Authors

Basile Chaix
Basile Chaix Sorbonne University
Martin Lindström
Martin Lindström Lund University
John Lynch
John Lynch University of Adelaide
Maria Rosvall
Maria Rosvall University of Gothenburg
Per-Olof Östergren
Per-Olof Östergren Lund University
Ulf-G. Gerdtham
Ulf-G. Gerdtham Lund University
Bo Hedblad
Bo Hedblad Lund University
Min Yang
Min Yang Fudan University
Yan Kestens
Yan Kestens University of Montreal
Bjørn Evald Holstein
Bjørn Evald Holstein University of Southern Denmark

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