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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 49 2930 2683 1423 1284 254 10586

Karen Davis publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Karen Davis between 1971 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Karen Davis published across 55 years, from 1971 to 2025, averaging 4.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2005. 9 of the 271 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1971 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2005. 1971: 1 publication 1972: 1 publication 1973: 2 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 3 publications 1976: 4 publications 1977: 3 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 4 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 2 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 2 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 21 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 20 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 4 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 4 publications
1971 2025

271 publications in total across all disciplines

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Karen Davis: publications per year, 1971 to 2025
Year Publications
1971 1
1972 1
1973 2
1974 1
1975 3
1976 4
1977 3
1978 1
1979 4
1980 1
1981 2
1982 2
1983 3
1984 3
1985 1
1986 2
1987 4
1988 3
1989 4
1990 4
1991 4
1992 0
1993 1
1994 2
1995 7
1996 4
1997 4
1998 9
1999 6
2000 6
2001 10
2002 4
2003 11
2004 10
2005 21
2006 16
2007 16
2008 20
2009 17
2010 7
2011 2
2012 6
2013 3
2014 4
2015 5
2016 4
2017 3
2018 1
2019 4
2020 4
2021 0
2022 2
2023 0
2024 5
2025 4
Total 271
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Karen Davis 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 Karen Davis 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, 254–263 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: 254 publications — 79th percentile

79% 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
254–263 162 254
264–273 138
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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Karen Davis 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 Karen Davis 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, 49 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: 49 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% 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 49
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
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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Overview

Karen Davis is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their research spans multiple interdisciplinary fields, prominently including general health professions, sociology and political science, periodontics, computer networks and communications, and economics and econometrics.

Their work has been published in a variety of venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • ACM SIGCSE Bulletin
  • PubMed
  • Southeastern Geographer
  • Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
  • The Commonwealth Fund Website

Karen Davis's recent scholarly contributions primarily reflect healthcare policy, dental health, and geriatric care. Notable papers authored or coauthored by Davis include:

  • "Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, 2014 Update: How the U.S. Health Care System Compares Internationally," 2021, The Commonwealth Fund Website

Coauthors frequently collaborating with Davis include Amber Willink, David Newman, Kristof Stremikis, David Squires, and Cathy Schoen, indicating an active network engaged across healthcare and policy research.

The main topics covered in Davis's research are:

  • Dental Health and Care Utilization
  • Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
  • Race, History, and American Society
  • Software-Defined Networks and 5G
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
  • Health disparities and outcomes

Their research outputs include collaborative studies such as those addressing dental, vision, and hearing services for Medicare beneficiaries, cost-effective care coordination for people with dementia at home, and use of paid and unpaid personal help by Medicare beneficiaries needing long-term services and supports.

Best Publications

  • A 2020 vision of patient-centered primary care.

    Karen Davis;Stephen C. Schoenbaum;Anne Marie Audet

  • Taking the Pulse of Health Care Systems: Experiences of Patients with Health Problems in Six Countries

    Cathy Schoen;Robin Osborn;Phuong Trang Huynh;Michelle Doty

  • Continuous Innovation In Health Care: Implications Of The Geisinger Experience

    Ronald A. Paulus;Karen Davis;Karen Davis;Glenn D. Steele

  • Health and the War on Poverty: A Ten-Year Appraisal

    Roger Feldman;Karen Davis;Cathy Schoen

  • Primary care and health system performance: adults' experiences in five countries.

    Cathy Schoen;Robin Osborn;Phuong Trang Huynh;Michelle M Doty

  • Listening to Parents: A National Survey of Parents With Young Children

    Kathryn Taaffe Young;Karen Davis;Cathy Schoen;Steven Parker

  • Uninsured and Underserved: Inequities in Health Care in the United States

    Karen Davis;Diane Rowland

  • Choice matters: enrollees' views of their health plans

    Karen Davis;Karen Scott Collins;Cathy Schoen;Cynthia Morris

  • The cost of health system change: public discontent in five nations.

    Karen Donelan;Robert J. Blendon;Cathy Schoen;Karen Davis

  • Closing the Divide: How Medical Homes Promote Equity in Health Care—Results from the Commonwealth Fund 2006 Health Care Quality Survey

    Anne C Beal;Michelle M Doty;Susan E Hernandez;Katherine K Shea

  • Mirror, mirror on the wall: an international update on the comparative performance of American health care

    Stephen C. Schoenbaum;Michelle M. Doty;Cathy Schoen;Alyssa L. Holmgren

  • U.S. Health System Performance: A National Scorecard

    Cathy Schoen;Karen Davis;Sabrina K.H. How;Stephen C. Schoenbaum

  • The Substitution of Hospital Outpatient Care for Inpatient Care

    Karen Davis;Louise B. Russell

  • How the Affordable Care Act Will Strengthen the Nation's Primary Care Foundation

    Karen Davis;Melinda K. Abrams;Kristof Stremikis

  • The Commonwealth Fund Survey of the Health of Adolescent Girls

    Cathy Schoen;Melinda K. Abrams;Karen Davis

  • Health Care Cost Containment

    Karen Davis;Gerard F. Anderson;Diane Rowland;Earl P. Steinberg

  • Access to Health Care for the Poor: Does the Gap Remain?

    Karen Davis;Marsha Gold;Diane Makuc

  • Adoption of patient-centered care practices by physicians: results from a national survey.

    Anne Marie Audet;Karen Davis;Stephen C. Schoenbaum

  • Physicians’ Views On Quality Of Care: A Five-Country Comparison

    Robert J. Blendon;Cathy Schoen;Karen Donelan;Robin Osborn

  • Health insurance markets and income inequality: findings from an international health policy survey.

    Cathy Schoen;Karen Davis;Catherine DesRoches;Karen Donelan

  • Health information technology and physician perceptions of quality of care and satisfaction.

    Karen Davis;Michelle Mc Evoy Doty;Katherine Shea;Kristof Stremikis

  • Unmet needs in community-living persons with dementia are common, often non-medical and related to patient and caregiver characteristics.

    Betty S. Black;Deirdre Johnston;Jeannie Leoutsakos;Melissa Reuland

Frequent Co-Authors

Cathy Schoen
Cathy Schoen Commonwealth Fund
Michelle M. Doty
Michelle M. Doty Commonwealth Fund
Robert J. Blendon
Robert J. Blendon Harvard University
Elliott S. Fisher
Elliott S. Fisher Dartmouth College
Catherine M. DesRoches
Catherine M. DesRoches Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Gerard F. Anderson
Gerard F. Anderson Johns Hopkins University
David M. Cutler
David M. Cutler Harvard University
Donald M. Berwick
Donald M. Berwick Harvard University
Arthur L. Caplan
Arthur L. Caplan New York University
Louise B. Russell
Louise B. Russell University of Pennsylvania

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