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K. Bruce Newbold

K. Bruce Newbold

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
41
Citations
7771
World Ranking
5016
National Ranking
301

K. Bruce Newbold 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 K. Bruce Newbold sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 164 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

K. Bruce Newbold 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 K. Bruce Newbold sits on this spectrum.

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: 41 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

K. Bruce Newbold is affiliated with McMaster University in Canada and specializes primarily in social sciences. Their research spans several interconnected subfields including sociology and political science, transportation, general health professions, physical therapy, sports therapy and rehabilitation, and physiology.

Their scholarly work covers main topics such as urban transport and accessibility, older adults driving studies, migration and labor dynamics, employment and welfare studies, transportation and mobility innovations, health disparities and outcomes, and physical activity and health.

Newbold has contributed extensively to academic literature, with numerous publications appearing frequently in venues such as:

  • Growth and Change (8 publications)
  • Journal of Transport Geography (4 publications)
  • Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health (3 publications)
  • Findings (3 publications)
  • Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes (3 publications)

They are also an author of a book published by Springer International Publishing titled The Economic Geography of Cross-Border Migration (2020), which has garnered citations within the academic community.

Among the recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Newbold are:

  • Understanding the Healthy Immigrant Effect in the Context of Mental Health Challenges: A Systematic Critical Review, 2021, Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
  • To drive or not to drive: Driving cessation amongst older adults in rural and small towns in Canada, 2020, Journal of Transport Geography
  • Factors Associated with Travel Behavior of Millennials and Older Adults: A Scoping Review, 2020, Sustainability
  • 'Mobility work': Older adults' experiences using public transportation, 2021, Journal of Transport Geography
  • Older adults and their willingness to use semi and fully autonomous vehicles: A structural equation analysis, 2021, Journal of Transport Geography

Newbold frequently collaborates with several researchers who have co-authored multiple publications alongside them, including:

  • Shaila Jamal
  • Darren M. Scott
  • Rebecca Ganann
  • Ayse Kuspinar
  • Sarah Neil-Sztramko

Best Publications

  • Spatial analysis of air pollution and mortality in Los Angeles.

    Michael Jerrett;Richard T. Burnett;Renjun Ma;C. Arden Pope

  • Self-rated health within the Canadian immigrant population: risk and the healthy immigrant effect

    K. Bruce Newbold

  • Health status and Canada's immigrant population.

    K Bruce Newbold;Jeff Danforth

  • Transport mobility benefits and quality of life: A time-use perspective of elderly Canadians

    Jamie E.L. Spinney;Darren M. Scott;K. Bruce Newbold

  • Travel behavior within Canada’s older population: a cohort analysis

    K. Bruce Newbold;Darren M. Scott;Jamie E.L. Spinney;Pavlos Kanaroglou

  • Elderly Mobility: Demographic and Spatial Analysis of Trip Making in the Hamilton CMA, Canada:

    Antonio Paez;Darren M Scott;Dimitris Potoglou;Pavlos Kanaroglou

  • Understanding the Healthy Immigrant Effect in the Context of Mental Health Challenges: A Systematic Critical Review

    Sarah Elshahat;Tina Moffat;K Bruce Newbold

  • Exploring socio-cultural factors that mediate, facilitate, & constrain the health and empowerment of refugee youth

    Sara Edge;K. Bruce Newbold;Marie McKeary

  • Problems in Search of Solutions: Health and Canadian Aboriginals

    K. Bruce Newbold

  • Equitable access to health care: Methodological extensions to the analysis of physician utilization in Canada

    Stephen Birch;John Eyles;K. Bruce Newbold

  • Chronic Conditions and the Healthy Immigrant Effect: Evidence from Canadian Immigrants

    K. Bruce Newbold

  • Counting migrants and migrations: comparing lifetime and fixed-interval return and onward migration.

    K. Bruce Newbold

  • Cultural Dimensions of Food Insecurity among Immigrants and Refugees

    Tina Moffat;Charlene Mohammed;K. Bruce Newbold

  • Return and Onwards Migration in Canada and Australia: Evidence From Fixed Interval Data

    K. Bruce Newbold;Martin Bell

  • Forecasting Ontario's blood supply and demand.

    Adam Drackley;K. Bruce Newbold;Antonio Paez;Nancy Heddle

  • Equity in health care: Methodological contributions to the analysis of hospital utilization within Canada

    K.Bruce Newbold;John Eyles;Stephen Birch

  • Factors influencing commute distance: a case study of Toronto's commuter shed

    Jeffrey J. Axisa;Darren M. Scott;K. Bruce Newbold

  • Immigrant women and cervical cancer screening uptake: A multilevel analysis

    Kelly J. Woltman;K. Bruce Newbold

  • Health Care Use and the Canadian Immigrant Population

    K. Bruce Newbold

  • Transport policy and the provision of mobility options in an aging society: a case study of Ontario, Canada

    Ruben Mercado;Antonio Páez;K. Bruce Newbold

  • New Insights into Senior Travel Behavior: The Canadian Experience

    Darren M. Scott;Kenneth Bruce Newbold;Jamie E.L. Spinney;Ruben Mercado

Frequent Co-Authors

Darren M. Scott
Darren M. Scott McMaster University
Antonio Páez
Antonio Páez McMaster University
Stephen Birch
Stephen Birch University of Queensland
John Eyles
John Eyles University of the Witwatersrand
Pavlos S. Kanaroglou
Pavlos S. Kanaroglou McMaster University
Allison Williams
Allison Williams McMaster University
Susan J. Elliott
Susan J. Elliott University of Waterloo
Jan M. Sargeant
Jan M. Sargeant University of Guelph
Robert Wilton
Robert Wilton McMaster University
Eugenia E. Calle
Eugenia E. Calle American Cancer Society

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