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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 51 2637 2411 452 408 155 7928

Mark Urassa publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mark Urassa between 1977 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mark Urassa published across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025, averaging 3.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2014. 10 of the 170 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2014. 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 4 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 4 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 2 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 9 publications
1977 2025

170 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mark Urassa: publications per year, 1977 to 2025
Year Publications
1977 1
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 1
1997 4
1998 0
1999 1
2000 1
2001 4
2002 4
2003 4
2004 1
2005 2
2006 10
2007 6
2008 4
2009 8
2010 4
2011 5
2012 8
2013 8
2014 14
2015 12
2016 4
2017 11
2018 8
2019 13
2020 6
2021 10
2022 3
2023 3
2024 1
2025 9
Total 170
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Mark Urassa 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 Mark Urassa 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, 154–163 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: 155 publications — 44th percentile

44% 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
154–163 411 155
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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Mark Urassa 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 Mark Urassa 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, 51 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: 51 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% 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 51
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

Mark Urassa is affiliated with the Medical Research Council in the United Kingdom. Their research spans key areas within medicine and health professions, focusing extensively on infectious diseases and general health professions. They have contributed notably to pediatrics, perinatology, and child health, as well as epidemiology and gender studies.

Their work covers important topics including HIV/AIDS research and interventions, global maternal and child health, adolescent sexual and reproductive health, and issues related to HIV, drug use, and sexual risk. Additional focus areas include demographic trends and gender preferences, HIV research and treatment, and the development and treatment of HIV/AIDS drugs.

Mark Urassa has published in several venues, with recent papers in journals such as The Lancet HIV, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Clinical Infectious Diseases, AIDS, and Evolution and Human Behavior. Notable recent publications include:

  • Age patterns of HIV incidence in eastern and southern Africa: a modelling analysis of observational population-based cohort studies, 2021, The Lancet HIV
  • Positive Correlation Between Women's Status and Intimate Partner Violence Suggests Violence Backlash in Mwanza, Tanzania, 2021, Journal of Interpersonal Violence
  • Direct maternal deaths attributable to HIV in the era of antiretroviral therapy: evidence from three population-based HIV cohorts with verbal autopsy, 2020, AIDS
  • Viral Load Status Before Switching to Dolutegravir-Containing Antiretroviral Therapy and Associations With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Treatment Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2021, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Shared interests or sexual conflict? Spousal age gap, women's wellbeing and fertility in rural Tanzania, 2020, Evolution and Human Behavior

Their frequent co-authors include Jim Todd, Milly Marston, Ties Boerma, Emma Slaymaker, and David W. Lawson, reflecting collaborative work across multiple studies and disciplines.

Best Publications

  • Lockdown measures in response to COVID-19 in nine sub-Saharan African countries.

    Najmul Haider;Abdinasir Yusuf Osman;Audrey Gadzekpo;George O. Akipede

  • Secretive Females or Swaggering Males? An Assessment of the Quality of Sexual Partnership Reporting in Rural Tanzania

    Soori Nnko;J. Ties Boerma;Mark Urassa;Gabriel M. Mwaluko

  • Parent-child communication about sexual and reproductive health in rural Tanzania: Implications for young people's sexual health interventions

    Joyce Wamoyi;Joyce Wamoyi;Angela Fenwick;Mark Urassa;Basia Zaba

  • The impact of HIV/AIDS on mortality and household mobility in rural Tanzania.

    Mark Urassa;J. Ties Boerma;Raphael Isingo;Juliana Ngalula

  • Barriers to Accessing Antiretroviral Therapy in Kisesa, Tanzania: A Qualitative Study of Early Rural Referrals to the National Program.

    Gerry Hillary Mshana;Joyce Wamoyi;Joanna Busza;Basia Zaba

  • “Women’s Bodies are Shops”: Beliefs About Transactional Sex and Implications for Understanding Gender Power and HIV Prevention in Tanzania

    Joyce Wamoyi;Angela Fenwick;Mark Urassa;Basia Zaba;Basia Zaba

  • Barriers to sustaining antiretroviral treatment in Kisesa, Tanzania: a follow-up study to understand attrition from the antiretroviral program.

    Maria Roura;Joanna Busza;Alison Wringe;Doris Mbata

  • Scaling up stigma? The effects of antiretroviral roll-out on stigma and HIV testing. Early evidence from rural Tanzania.

    Maria Roura;Mark Urassa;Joanna Busza;Doris Mbata

  • Sociodemographic context of the AIDS epidemic in a rural area in Tanzania with a focus on people's mobility and marriage

    J T Boerma;M Urassa;S Nnko;J Ng'weshemi

  • HIV and mortality of mothers and children: evidence from cohort studies in Uganda, Tanzania, and Malawi.

    Basia Zaba;Jimmy Whitworth;Milly Marston;Jessica Nakiyingi

  • Trends in HIV and sexual behaviour in a longitudinal study in a rural population in Tanzania, 1994-2000.

    Mwaluko G;Urassa M;Isingo R;Zaba B

  • Using vignettes in qualitative research to explore barriers and facilitating factors to the uptake of prevention of mother-to-child transmission services in rural Tanzania: a critical analysis

    Annabelle Gourlay;Gerry Mshana;Isolde Birdthistle;Grace Bulugu

  • Uptake of HIV voluntary counselling and testing services in rural Tanzania: implications for effective HIV prevention and equitable access to treatment.

    Alison Wringe;Raphael Isingo;Mark Urassa;Griter Maiseli

  • Orphanhood child fostering and the AIDS epidemic in rural Tanzania.

    Mark Urassa;J. Ties Boerma;Japheth Z. L Ng'weshemi;Raphael Isingo

  • Spread of HIV infection in a rural area of Tanzania.

    Boerma Jt;Urassa M;Senkoro K;Klokke A

  • Mortality trends in the era of antiretroviral therapy: evidence from the Network for Analysing Longitudinal Population based HIV/AIDS data on Africa (ALPHA).

    Georgesa Reniers;Emma Slaymaker;Jessica Nakiyingi-Miiro;Constance Nyamukapa

  • Mobility and HIV in Tanzanian couples: both mobile persons and their partners show increased risk.

    Coleman Kishamawe;Debby C. J. Vissers;Mark Urassa;Raphael Isingo

  • Understanding the uneven spread of HIV within Africa: comparative study of biologic, behavioral, and contextual factors in rural populations in Tanzania and Zimbabwe.

    J. Ties Boerma;Simon Gregson;Constance Nyamukapa;Mark Urassa

  • "It is like that, we didn't understand each other": exploring the influence of patient-provider interactions on prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV service use in rural Tanzania.

    Annabelle Gourlay;Alison Wringe;Isolde Birdthistle;Gerry Mshana

  • From HIV diagnosis to treatment: evaluation of a referral system to promote and monitor access to antiretroviral therapy in rural Tanzania

    Ray Nsigaye;Alison Wringe;Maria Roura;Samuel Kalluvya

  • Dynamics of male circumcision practices in northwest Tanzania.

    Soori Nnko;Robert Washija;Mark Urassa;J. Boerma

Frequent Co-Authors

Jim Todd
Jim Todd London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Joyce Wamoyi
Joyce Wamoyi Medical Research Council
Simon Gregson
Simon Gregson Imperial College London
Joanna Busza
Joanna Busza London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Constance Nyamukapa
Constance Nyamukapa Imperial College London
Rebecca Sear
Rebecca Sear London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Govert J. van Dam
Govert J. van Dam Leiden University Medical Center
David C. Warhurst
David C. Warhurst London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Victoria Hosegood
Victoria Hosegood University of Southampton
Marie-Louise Newell
Marie-Louise Newell University of Southampton

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