2026 Julio Frenk: 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	68	834	725	398	337	270	31750

Julio Frenk 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 Julio Frenk sits on this spectrum.

44 publications 570+

This scientist: 270 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Julio Frenk 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 Julio Frenk sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% 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

2011 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1993 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Julio Frenk is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on organizational behavior and human resource management, general health professions, finance, public health, environmental and occupational health, and oncology.

The main topics covered in their work include:

Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
Healthcare Systems and Reforms
COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
Innovations in Medical Education
Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy
Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation

They have published research in several venues, among which the most frequent are:

The Lancet
Telemedicine Journal and e-Health
The Lancet Regional Health - Americas
Social Sciences
Acta bioethica

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Julio Frenk include:

Challenges and opportunities for educating health professionals after the COVID-19 pandemic, 2022, The Lancet
Telemedicine and the COVID-19 Pandemic, Lessons for the Future, 2020, Telemedicine Journal and e-Health (Authored by Rashid L. Bashshur)
Beyond the COVID Pandemic, Telemedicine, and Health Care, 2020, Telemedicine Journal and e-Health (Authored by Rashid L. Bashshur)
Punt Politics as Failure of Health System Stewardship: Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic Response in Brazil and Mexico, 2021, The Lancet Regional Health - Americas (Authored by Felícia Marie Knaul)
Setbacks in the quest for universal health coverage in Mexico: polarised politics, policy upheaval, and pandemic disruption, 2023, The Lancet (Authored by Felícia Marie Knaul)

Frequent collaborators in their research include Octavio Gómez-Dantés, Felícia Marie Knaul, Michael Touchton, Rashid L. Bashshur, and Charles R. Doarn.

Julio Frenk has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 2011 and a member of the National Academy of Medicine since 1993.

Best Publications

Health professionals for a new century: transforming education to strengthen health systems in an interdependent world

Julio Frenk;Lincoln Chen;Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta;Jordan Cohen

7377
Citations
[Global health 2035: a world converging within a generation].

Dean T. Jamison;Lawrence H. Summers;George Alleyne;Kenneth J. Arrow

1572
Citations
A framework for assessing the performance of health systems

Christopher J.L. Murray;Julio Frenk

1527
Citations
Alleviating the access abyss in palliative care and pain relief—an imperative of universal health coverage: the Lancet Commission report

Felicia Marie Knaul;Paul E Farmer;Eric L Krakauer;Eric L Krakauer;Liliana De Lima

1368
Citations
Health metrics and evaluation: strengthening the science

Christopher J L Murray;Christopher J L Murray;Julio Frenk;Julio Frenk

1335
Citations
Expansion of cancer care and control in countries of low and middle income: a call to action.

Paul Farmer;Julio Frenk;Felicia M Knaul;Lawrence N Shulman

953
Citations
World Health Report 2000: a step towards evidence-based health policy.

Christopher Murray;Julio Frenk

781
Citations
The quest for universal health coverage: achieving social protection for all in Mexico

Felicia Marie Knaul;Eduardo González-Pier;Octavio Gómez-Dantés;David García-Junco

763
Citations
The political origins of health inequity: prospects for change

Ole Petter Ottersen;Jashodhara Dasgupta;Chantal Blouin;Paulo Buss

695
Citations
Health Professionals for a New Century: Transforming education to strengthen health systems in an interdependent world

Julio Frenk;Lincoln Chen;Jordan Cohen;Nigel Crisp

616
Citations
Sistema de salud de México

Octavio Gómez Dantés;Sergio Sesma;Victor M. Becerril;Felicia M. Knaul

576
Citations
Structured pluralism: towards an innovative model for health system reform in Latin America.

Juan Luis Londoño;Julio Frenk

568
Citations
Comprehensive reform to improve health system performance in Mexico

Julio Frenk;Eduardo González-Pier;Octavio Gómez-Dantés;Miguel A Lezana

554
Citations
Health transition in middle-income countries: new challenges for health care

Julio Frenk;Joseé L Bobadilla;Jaime SEPUúLVEDA;Malaquias Loópez Cervantes

539
Citations
Women and Health: the key for sustainable development

Ana Langer;Afaf Meleis;Felicia M Knaul;Rifat Atun

539
Citations
Governance Challenges in Global Health

Julio Frenk;Suerie Moon

487
Citations
Defining and measuring health inequality: an approach based on the distribution of health expectancy.

E. E. Gakidou;C. J. L. Murray;J. Frenk

484
Citations
Elements for a theory of the health transition

Frenk J;Bobadilla Jl;Stern C;Frejka T

468
Citations
The global health system: strengthening national health systems as the next step for global progress.

Julio Frenk

436
Citations
Health inequalities and social group differences: what should we measure?

C. J. L. Murray;E. E. Gakidou;J. Frenk

378
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Felicia Marie Knaul University of Miami

Christopher J L Murray University of Washington

Rafael Lozano University of Washington

Steven J. Hoffman York University

Dean T. Jamison University of California, San Francisco

Lincoln C. Chen China Medical Board

John-Arne Røttingen The Research Council of Norway

Rifat Atun Harvard University

Peter Piot London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Timothy G. Evans McGill University

External Links

Wikipedia of Julio Frenk Personal website of Julio Frenk Google Scholar page

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