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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 40 5399 5009 2546 2318 112 6142

Kathleen Ford publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kathleen Ford between 1975 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kathleen Ford published across 52 years, from 1975 to 2026, averaging 2.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 7 publications in 1978. 8 of the 129 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1975 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 7. Peak 7 publications in 1978. 1975: 1 publication 1976: 1 publication 1977: 0 publications 1978: 7 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 4 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 1 publication 2008: 2 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 1 publication 2012: 2 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 2 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 2 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 3 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 7 publications 2026: 1 publication
1975 2026

129 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kathleen Ford: publications per year, 1975 to 2026
Year Publications
1975 1
1976 1
1977 0
1978 7
1979 0
1980 0
1981 2
1982 0
1983 2
1984 1
1985 1
1986 0
1987 3
1988 1
1989 2
1990 2
1991 3
1992 2
1993 7
1994 7
1995 5
1996 4
1997 3
1998 4
1999 1
2000 4
2001 7
2002 7
2003 4
2004 2
2005 3
2006 1
2007 1
2008 2
2009 2
2010 1
2011 1
2012 2
2013 0
2014 1
2015 2
2016 4
2017 4
2018 2
2019 1
2020 2
2021 4
2022 1
2023 3
2024 1
2025 7
2026 1
Total 129
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Kathleen Ford 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 Kathleen Ford 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, 104–113 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: 112 publications — 20th percentile

20% 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
104–113 406 112
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
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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Kathleen Ford 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 Kathleen Ford 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, 40 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: 40 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% 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 40
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
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

Kathleen Ford is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States and has contributed to research primarily in the social sciences. Their scholarly work spans multiple subfields, including sociology and political science, clinical psychology, general health professions, health, and social psychology.

Ford's research emphasizes topics such as psychological well-being and life satisfaction, health disparities and outcomes, migration and labor dynamics, employment and welfare studies, ethics in clinical research, biomedical text mining and ontologies, and electronic health records systems.

Recent publications by Ford and collaborators include:

  • Role of social capital in response to and recovery from the first wave of COVID-19 in Thailand: a qualitative study, 2023, BMJ Open
  • Migration and Unrest in the Deep South Thailand: A Multilevel Analysis of a Longitudinal Study, 2020, Demography
  • An analysis of the resilience process: The stimulus of mental strength and the role of community and family support amidst the civil violence in Thailand, 2020, Current Psychology
  • A Multilevel Longitudinal Study of Individual, Household and Village Factors Associated with Happiness Among Adults in the Southernmost Provinces of Thailand, 2021, Applied Research in Quality of Life
  • Evaluating and extending the Informed Consent Ontology for representing permissions from the clinical domain, 2022, Applied Ontology

Frequent co-authors in Kathleen Ford's publications include:

  • Aree Jampaklay
  • Aphichat Chamratrithirong
  • Aksarapak Lucktong
  • Marcelline R. Harris
  • Patama Vapattanawong

Ford's work has appeared in a variety of publication venues, with multiple articles published in the following journals:

  • BMJ Open
  • Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
  • Journal of Comparative Family Studies
  • Demography
  • Current Psychology

Best Publications

  • Sex and pregnancy in adolescence

    Frank F. Furstenberg;Melvin Zelnik;John F. Kantner;Kathleen Ford

  • Psychometrics of a Brief Acculturation Scale for Hispanics in a Probability Sample of Urban Hispanic Adolescents and Young Adults

    Anne E. Norris;Kathleen Ford;Carol A. Bova

  • Characteristics of adolescents' sexual partners and their association with use of condoms and other contraceptive methods.

    Kathleen Ford;Woosung Sohn;James Lepkowski

  • Duration of residence in the United States and the fertility of U.S. immigrants.

    Kathleen Ford

  • A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 study of RMP-7 in combination with carboplatin administered intravenously for the treatment of recurrent malignant glioma.

    Michael D. Prados;S. Clifford Schold;Howard A. Fine;Kurt Jaeckle

  • Atrial Premature Beats Predict Atrial Fibrillation in Cryptogenic Stroke: Results From the EMBRACE Trial

    David J. Gladstone;David J. Gladstone;Paul Dorian;Melanie Spring;Val Panzov

  • American adolescents: sexual mixing patterns, bridge partners, and concurrency.

    Kathleen Ford;Woosung Sohn;James Lepkowski

  • Urban Hispanic adolescents and young adults: Relationship of acculturation to sexual behavior

    Kathleen Ford;Anne E. Norris

  • Nutrition and fertility in Bangladesh: breastfeeding and post partum amenorrhoea.

    Sandra L. Huffman;Kathleen Ford;Hubert A. Allen;Peter Streble

  • Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic characteristics of a long-acting growth hormone (GH) preparation (nutropin depot) in GH-deficient children.

    D. M. Cook;B. M. K. Biller;M. L. Vance;A. R. Hoffman

  • Who is breast-feeding? Implications of associated social and biomedical variables for research on the consequences of method of infant feeding

    Kathleen Ford;Miriam Labbok

  • Voluntary HIV Testing, Disclosure, and Stigma Among Injection Drug Users in Bali, Indonesia

    Kathleen Ford;Dewa Nyoman Wirawan;Gusti Made Sumantera;Anak Agung Sagung Sawitri

  • A longitudinal study of the predictors of prevalence and severity of symptoms commonly associated with menopause.

    Kathleen Ford;MaryFran Sowers;Mary Crutchfield;Angela Wilson

  • A multicenter study of the efficacy and safety of sustained release GH in the treatment of naive pediatric patients with GH deficiency

    Edward O. Reiter;Kenneth M. Attie;Thomas Moshang;Bernard L. Silverman

  • AIDS mortality and the mobility of children in KwaZulu Natal South Africa.

    Kathleen Ford;Victoria Hosegood;Victoria Hosegood

  • Behavioral interventions for reduction of sexually transmitted disease/HIV transmission among female commercial sex workers and clients in Bali, Indonesia

    Kathleen Ford;Dewa Nyoman Wirawan;Peter Fajans;Partha Meliawan

  • A long-acting human growth hormone (Nutropin Depot): efficacy and safety following two years of treatment in children with growth hormone deficiency.

    Bernard L Silverman;Sandra L Blethen;Edward O Reiter;Kenneth M Attie

  • Second pregnancies among teenage mothers.

    Kathleen Ford

  • Characteristics of sexual partners and STD infection among American adolescents.

    Kathleen Ford;James M Lepkowski

  • Sexual behavior and condom use among urban low-income African-American and Hispanic youth.

    Kathleen Ford;Susan Rubinstein;Anne Norris

  • Sex and Pregnancy in Adolescence

    Geoffrey K. Leigh;Melvin Zelnik;John F. Kantner;Kathleen Ford

Frequent Co-Authors

Victoria Hosegood
Victoria Hosegood University of Southampton
MaryFran Sowers
MaryFran Sowers University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jane Menken
Jane Menken University of Colorado Boulder
Andreas Laupacis
Andreas Laupacis St. Michael's Hospital
Teresa E. Seeman
Teresa E. Seeman University of California, Los Angeles
Stephen Clift
Stephen Clift Canterbury Christ Church University
Richard H. Swartz
Richard H. Swartz Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Gustavo Saposnik
Gustavo Saposnik University of Toronto
Gail A. Greendale
Gail A. Greendale University of California, Los Angeles

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