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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 60 1472 1315 702 617 196 13275

Marcia C. Castro publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Marcia C. Castro between 2001 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Marcia C. Castro published across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025, averaging 14.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 41 publications in 2021. 80 of the 372 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 41. Peak 41 publications in 2021. 2001: 2 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 4 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 38 publications 2021: 41 publications 2022: 36 publications 2023: 37 publications 2024: 40 publications 2025: 40 publications
2001 2025

372 publications in total across all disciplines

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Marcia C. Castro: publications per year, 2001 to 2025
Year Publications
2001 2
2002 2
2003 2
2004 2
2005 7
2006 7
2007 9
2008 1
2009 4
2010 3
2011 10
2012 11
2013 5
2014 12
2015 7
2016 15
2017 8
2018 12
2019 21
2020 38
2021 41
2022 36
2023 37
2024 40
2025 40
Total 372
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Marcia C. Castro 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 Marcia C. Castro 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, 194–203 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: 196 publications — 63rd percentile

63% 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
194–203 304 196
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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Marcia C. Castro 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 Marcia C. Castro 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, 60 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: 60 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% 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 60
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

Marcia C. Castro is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has a significant body of research primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields, including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases, General Health Professions, Modeling and Simulation, and Epidemiology.

The primary topics covered in Marcia C. Castro's research encompass mosquito-borne diseases and control, malaria research and control, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, global maternal and child health, healthcare systems and reforms, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, and the impact of COVID-19 on reproduction.

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Marcia C. Castro include:

  • Resurgence of COVID-19 in Manaus, Brazil, despite high seroprevalence (2021, The Lancet)
  • Three-quarters attack rate of SARS-CoV-2 in the Brazilian Amazon during a largely unmitigated epidemic (2021, Science)
  • Effect of socioeconomic inequalities and vulnerabilities on health-system preparedness and response to COVID-19 in Brazil: a comprehensive analysis (2021, The Lancet Global Health)
  • Spatiotemporal pattern of COVID-19 spread in Brazil (2021, Science)
  • Spatial analysis of COVID-19 clusters and contextual factors in New York City (2020, Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology)

Frequent co-authors include Marly Augusto Cardoso, Márcia Maria Tavares Machado, Marcelo U. Ferreira, Nicolas A. Menzies, and Mauro Niskier Sanchez. These collaborations highlight a sustained network within Marcia C. Castro's areas of research focus.

Marcia C. Castro has published extensively in several notable scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • Nature Medicine
  • Ciência & Saúde Coletiva
  • Research Square (Research Square)

The research conducted by Marcia C. Castro integrates epidemiological data, modeling approaches, and public health perspectives. Their work on COVID-19 has included analyzing infection rates, socio-economic factors affecting health system response, and geographic spread patterns. Earlier research contributions also involve vector-borne diseases such as malaria, consistent with their focus on global and environmental health issues.

Best Publications

  • Brazil's unified health system: the first 30 years and prospects for the future.

    Marcia C Castro;Adriano Massuda;Adriano Massuda;Gisele Almeida;Naercio Aquino Menezes-Filho;Naercio Aquino Menezes-Filho

  • The Brazilian health system at crossroads: progress, crisis and resilience.

    Adriano Massuda;Thomas Hone;Fernando Antonio Gomes Leles;Marcia C de Castro

  • Three-quarters attack rate of SARS-CoV-2 in the Brazilian Amazon during a largely unmitigated epidemic.

    Lewis F Buss;Carlos A Prete;Claudia M M Abrahim;Alfredo Mendrone

  • URBANIZATION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA AND IMPLICATION FOR MALARIA CONTROL

    Jennifer Keiser;Jürg Utzinger;Marcia Caldas De Castro;Thomas A. Smith

  • EFFECT OF IRRIGATION AND LARGE DAMS ON THE BURDEN OF MALARIA ON A GLOBAL AND REGIONAL SCALE

    Jennifer Keiser;Marcia Caldas De Castro;Michael F. Maltese;Robert Bos

  • Effect of socioeconomic inequalities and vulnerabilities on health-system preparedness and response to COVID-19 in Brazil: a comprehensive analysis.

    Rudi Rocha;Rifat Atun;Adriano Massuda;Beatriz Rache

  • Preparing for Resettlement Associated with Climate Change

    A. de Sherbinin;M. Castro;F. Gemenne;M. M. Cernea

  • Controlling the False Discovery Rate: A New Application to Account for Multiple and Dependent Tests in Local Statistics of Spatial Association

    Marcia Caldas de Castro;Burton H. Singer

  • Spatiotemporal pattern of COVID-19 spread in Brazil.

    Marcia C. Castro;Sun Kim;Lorena Barberia;Ana Freitas Ribeiro

  • Malaria risk on the Amazon frontier

    Marcia Caldas de Castro;Roberto L. Monte-Mór;Diana O. Sawyer;Burton H. Singer

  • Crowding and the shape of COVID-19 epidemics.

    Benjamin Rader;Benjamin Rader;Samuel V. Scarpino;Samuel V. Scarpino;Anjalika Nande;Alison L. Hill;Alison L. Hill

  • Microbial Larvicide Application by a Large-Scale, Community-Based Program Reduces Malaria Infection Prevalence in Urban Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

    Yvonne Geissbühler;Yvonne Geissbühler;Khadija Kannady;Prosper Pius Chaki;Prosper Pius Chaki;Basiliana Emidi

  • Challenges for malaria elimination in Brazil

    Marcelo U. Ferreira;Marcia C. Castro

  • Integrated Urban Malaria Control: A Case Study in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

    Marcia Caldas De Castro;Yoichi Yamagata;Deo Mtasiwa;Marcel Tanner

  • Disease and economic burdens of dengue

    Marcia C Castro;Mary E Wilson;Mary E Wilson;David E Bloom

  • Interdependence of domestic malaria prevention measures and mosquito-human interactions in urban Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

    Yvonne Geissbuhler;Prosper Pius Chaki;Basiliana Emidi;Nicodemus J Govella

  • Informal Urban Settlements and Cholera Risk in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

    Katherine Penrose;Marcia Caldas de Castro;Japhet Werema;Edward T. Ryan

  • A spatial analysis of social and economic determinants of tuberculosis in Brazil

    Guy Harling;Marcia C. Castro

  • Mapping populations at risk: improving spatial demographic data for infectious disease modeling and metric derivation

    Andrew Tatem;Andrew Tatem;Susana Beatriz Adamo;Nita Bharti;Clara R. Burgert

  • Implementation of 5S management method for lean healthcare at a health center in Senegal: a qualitative study of staff perception

    Shogo Kanamori;Seydou Sow;Marcia C. Castro;Rui Matsuno

Frequent Co-Authors

Burton H. Singer
Burton H. Singer University of Florida
Marcel Tanner
Marcel Tanner Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Marcelo U. Ferreira
Marcelo U. Ferreira Universidade de São Paulo
Joseph M. Vinetz
Joseph M. Vinetz Yale University
Moritz U G Kraemer
Moritz U G Kraemer University of Oxford
Nuno Rodrigues Faria
Nuno Rodrigues Faria Imperial College London
Oliver G. Pybus
Oliver G. Pybus University of Oxford
Jürg Utzinger
Jürg Utzinger University of Basel
Dustin T. Duncan
Dustin T. Duncan Columbia University
Andrew J. Tatem
Andrew J. Tatem University of Southampton

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