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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 80 371 318 174 148 266 41203

Kathleen Mullan Harris publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kathleen Mullan Harris between 1979 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kathleen Mullan Harris published across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025, averaging 7.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 2025. 59 of the 356 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 33. Peak 33 publications in 2025. 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 2 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 3 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 8 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 29 publications 2019: 28 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 27 publications 2022: 25 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 26 publications 2025: 33 publications
1979 2025

356 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kathleen Mullan Harris: publications per year, 1979 to 2025
Year Publications
1979 1
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 1
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 1
1991 2
1992 1
1993 2
1994 1
1995 0
1996 3
1997 5
1998 5
1999 2
2000 7
2001 1
2002 3
2003 2
2004 4
2005 7
2006 6
2007 6
2008 1
2009 8
2010 10
2011 5
2012 10
2013 16
2014 16
2015 8
2016 9
2017 15
2018 29
2019 28
2020 19
2021 27
2022 25
2023 11
2024 26
2025 33
Total 356
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Kathleen Mullan Harris 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 Mullan Harris 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: 266 publications — 82nd percentile

82% 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
264–273 138 266
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 Mullan Harris 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 Mullan Harris 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, 80 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: 80 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29 80
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

  • 2019 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2019 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2014 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Kathleen Mullan Harris is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research work spans multiple intersecting domains, focusing extensively on health disparities, genetics, and sociological factors influencing health outcomes.

The scientist has contributed to the fields of genetics, health, sociology and political science, general health professions, and public health, environmental, and occupational health. These subfields inform a broad, interdisciplinary approach to understanding human development and health.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Genetic associations and epidemiology
  • Birth, development, and health
  • Obesity, physical activity, diet
  • Epigenetics and DNA methylation
  • Health, environment, cognitive aging
  • Child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development

They have published extensively, with frequent publication venues including:

  • UNC Libraries
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Social Science & Medicine
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • JAMA Network Open

Prominent recent papers by Kathleen Mullan Harris include:

  • Social determinants of health and survival in humans and other animals, 2020, Science
  • Genetic diversity fuels gene discovery for tobacco and alcohol use, 2022, Nature
  • A large-scale genome-wide association study meta-analysis of cannabis use disorder, 2020, The Lancet Psychiatry
  • Multivariate analysis of 1.5 million people identifies genetic associations with traits related to self-regulation and addiction, 2021, Nature Neuroscience
  • Investigating the genetic architecture of noncognitive skills using GWAS-by-subtraction, 2021, Nature Genetics

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Allison E. Aiello
  • Lauren Gaydosh
  • Daniel W. Belsky
  • Jason D. Boardman
  • Carolyn Tucker Halpern

Their work intersects broadly across health, genetics, and social sciences, blending epidemiological methods with genetic analysis to explore complex health outcomes and development processes.

Kathleen Mullan Harris has been recognized by election to several prestigious organizations, including:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2019
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2019
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2014

Best Publications

  • Protecting adolescents from harm: Findings from the National Longitudinal Study on Adolescent Health.

    Michael D Resnick;Peter S. Bearman;Robert Wm Blum;Karl E. Bauman

  • Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educational attainment in 1.1 million individuals

    James J. Lee;Robbee Wedow;Aysu Okbay;Edward Kong

  • The Mechanisms Mediating the Effects of Poverty on Children's Intellectual Development *

    Guang Guo;Kathleen Mullan Harris

  • Acculturation and overweight-related behaviors among Hispanic immigrants to the US: the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health

    Penny Gordon-Larsen;Kathleen Mullan Harris;Dianne S Ward;Barry M Popkin

  • Genome-wide association analyses of risk tolerance and risky behaviors in over 1 million individuals identify hundreds of loci and shared genetic influences

    Richard Karlsson Linnér;Richard Karlsson Linnér;Pietro Biroli;Edward Kong;S. Fleur W. Meddens;S. Fleur W. Meddens

  • Social relationships and physiological determinants of longevity across the human life span

    Yang Claire Yang;Courtney Boen;Karen Gerken;Ting Li

  • Prevalence of chlamydial and gonococcal infections among young adults in the United States.

    William C. Miller;Carol A. Ford;Martina Morris;Mark S. Handcock

  • Transancestral GWAS of alcohol dependence reveals common genetic underpinnings with psychiatric disorders

    Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters;Renato Polimanti;Emma C. Johnson;Jeanette N. McClintick

  • Fathers, sons, and daughters: Differential paternal involvement in parenting.

    Kathleen Mullan Harris;S. Philip Morgan

  • Social determinants of health and survival in humans and other animals

    Noah Snyder-Mackler;Joseph Robert Burger;Lauren Gaydosh;Daniel W. Belsky

  • Paternal involvement with adolescents in intact families: The influence of fathers over the life course

    Kathleen Mullan Harris;Frank F. Furstenberg;Jeremy K. Marmer

  • Work and welfare among single mothers in poverty

    Kathleen Mullan Harris

  • Life after welfare: Women, work, and repeat dependency

    Kathleen Mullan Harris

  • Longitudinal trends in race/ethnic disparities in leading health indicators from adolescence to young adulthood.

    Kathleen Mullan Harris;Penny G Gordon-Larsen;Kim Chantala;J. Richard Udry

  • Making It in America: High School Completion by Immigrant and Native Youth

    Krista M. Perreira;Kathleen Mullan Harris;Dohoon Lee

  • The Add Health Study: Design and Accomplishments

    Kathleen Mullan Harris

  • Cohort Profile: The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health)

    Kathleen Mullan Harris;Carolyn Tucker Halpern;Eric A Whitsel;Jon M Hussey

  • Evaluating the Role of “Nothing to Lose” Attitudes on Risky Behavior in Adolescence

    Kathleen Mullan Harris;Greg J. Duncan;Johanne Boisjoly

  • Protein-altering variants associated with body mass index implicate pathways that control energy intake and expenditure in obesity

    Valérie Turcot;Yingchang Lu;Yingchang Lu;Heather M Highland;Heather M Highland;Claudia Schurmann

  • What Are We Measuring? An Evaluation of the CES-D Across Race/Ethnicity and Immigrant Generation

    Krista M. Perreira;Natalia Deeb-Sossa;Kathleen Mullan Harris;Kenneth A. Bollen

  • Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Nonresident Father Involvement

    Valarie King;Kathleen Mullan Harris;Holly E. Heard

  • Protecting adolescent's from harm

    Michael D Resnick;Peter S. Bearman;Robert Wm Blum;Karl E. Bauman

Frequent Co-Authors

Jason D. Boardman
Jason D. Boardman University of Colorado Boulder
Carolyn Tucker Halpern
Carolyn Tucker Halpern University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Tonu Esko
Tonu Esko University of Tartu
Daniel W. Belsky
Daniel W. Belsky Columbia University
Penny Gordon-Larsen
Penny Gordon-Larsen University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Tune H. Pers
Tune H. Pers University of Copenhagen
Dalton Conley
Dalton Conley Princeton University
Jaakko Kaprio
Jaakko Kaprio University of Helsinki
Grant W. Montgomery
Grant W. Montgomery University of Queensland
Michel G. Nivard
Michel G. Nivard University of Bristol

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