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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 publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Julio Frenk between 1977 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Julio Frenk published across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025, averaging 6.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2012. 1 of the 307 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2012. 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 2 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 10 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 9 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 21 publications 2012: 23 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 1 publication
1977 2025

307 publications in total across all disciplines

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Julio Frenk: publications per year, 1977 to 2025
Year Publications
1977 1
1978 0
1979 0
1980 2
1981 0
1982 0
1983 2
1984 1
1985 2
1986 4
1987 2
1988 10
1989 4
1990 7
1991 9
1992 6
1993 3
1994 9
1995 5
1996 3
1997 8
1998 4
1999 4
2000 7
2001 10
2002 4
2003 3
2004 6
2005 2
2006 11
2007 14
2008 7
2009 15
2010 17
2011 21
2012 23
2013 11
2014 12
2015 16
2016 8
2017 7
2018 7
2019 7
2020 5
2021 3
2022 2
2023 2
2024 0
2025 1
Total 307
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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.

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: 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.

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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
264–273 138 270
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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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.

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, 68 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: 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.

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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 68
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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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

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

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

  • A framework for assessing the performance of health systems

    Christopher J.L. Murray;Julio Frenk

  • 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

  • Health metrics and evaluation: strengthening the science

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

  • 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

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

    Christopher Murray;Julio Frenk

  • 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

  • The political origins of health inequity: prospects for change

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

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

    Julio Frenk;Lincoln Chen;Jordan Cohen;Nigel Crisp

  • Sistema de salud de México

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

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

    Juan Luis Londoño;Julio Frenk

  • Comprehensive reform to improve health system performance in Mexico

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

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

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

  • Women and Health: the key for sustainable development

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

  • Governance Challenges in Global Health

    Julio Frenk;Suerie Moon

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

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

  • Elements for a theory of the health transition

    Frenk J;Bobadilla Jl;Stern C;Frejka T

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

    Julio Frenk

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Felicia Marie Knaul
Felicia Marie Knaul University of Miami
Christopher J L Murray
Christopher J L Murray University of Washington
Rafael Lozano
Rafael Lozano University of Washington
Steven J. Hoffman
Steven J. Hoffman York University
Dean T. Jamison
Dean T. Jamison University of California, San Francisco
Lincoln C. Chen
Lincoln C. Chen China Medical Board
John-Arne Røttingen
John-Arne Røttingen The Research Council of Norway
Rifat Atun
Rifat Atun Harvard University
Peter Piot
Peter Piot London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Timothy G. Evans
Timothy G. Evans McGill University

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