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Maureen Dobbins

Maureen Dobbins

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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 2541 2318 139 132 175 13478

Maureen Dobbins publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Maureen Dobbins between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Maureen Dobbins published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 7.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2015. 26 of the 219 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2015. 1996: 3 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 13 publications
1996 2025

219 publications in total across all disciplines

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Maureen Dobbins: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 3
1997 0
1998 0
1999 2
2000 0
2001 3
2002 2
2003 0
2004 6
2005 5
2006 0
2007 3
2008 5
2009 6
2010 11
2011 10
2012 11
2013 10
2014 16
2015 17
2016 9
2017 8
2018 6
2019 8
2020 15
2021 12
2022 15
2023 10
2024 13
2025 13
Total 219
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Maureen Dobbins publications per year - data summary

  • Maureen Dobbins, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from McMaster University, has 219 publications recorded across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1996 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2015, with 17 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1999 and 2002, with 2 publications each.
  • 5 of the 30 years in the span carry no publications at all (1997, 1998, 2000, 2003 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 7.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 8.8 per year counting only the 25 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 63 publications, 29% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1996-2005: 21 publications (2.1 per year); 2006-2015: 89 publications (8.9 per year); 2016-2025: 109 publications (10.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Maureen Dobbins 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 Maureen Dobbins 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, 174–183 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: 175 publications — 54th percentile

54% 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
174–183 313 175
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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Maureen Dobbins publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 44–53 to 570+ publications.
  • Maureen Dobbins, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from McMaster University, records 175 publications - the 54th percentile of the discipline.
  • 54% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Maureen Dobbins, and about 46% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Maureen Dobbins ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 114–123 publications, holding 474 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 174–183 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 570 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Maureen Dobbins 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 Maureen Dobbins 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.

View D-Index distribution as a table
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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Maureen Dobbins D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 71 ranges running from 30 to 100+ D-Index.
  • Maureen Dobbins, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from McMaster University, records 51 D-Index - the 68th percentile of the discipline.
  • 68% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Maureen Dobbins, and about 32% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Maureen Dobbins ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 313 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 47 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more, 97 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Maureen Dobbins is affiliated with McMaster University in Canada and has an extensive publication record primarily in the field of health professions. Their research contributions span multiple interrelated subfields, including general health professions, clinical psychology, public health, environmental and occupational health, statistics, probability and uncertainty, and emergency medical services.

The central topics of Maureen Dobbins' work include health policy implementation science, public health policies and education, health sciences research and education, primary care and health outcomes, meta-analysis and systematic reviews, food security and health in diverse populations, and COVID-19 and mental health.

Notable recent publications by Maureen Dobbins include the following:

  • School-based physical activity programs for promoting physical activity and fitness in children and adolescents aged 6 to 18, 2021, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
  • Measures of evidence-informed decision-making competence attributes: a psychometric systematic review, 2020, BMC Nursing
  • Structural interventions that affect racial inequities and their impact on population health outcomes: a systematic review, 2022, BMC Public Health
  • Methods to support evidence-informed decision-making in the midst of COVID-19: creation and evolution of a rapid review service from the National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools, 2021, BMC Medical Research Methodology
  • What is known about the prevalence of household food insecurity in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review, 2022, Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada

Frequent coauthors with whom Maureen Dobbins has collaborated include:

  • Sarah Neil-Sztramko
  • Emily Clark
  • Emily Belita
  • Leah Hagerman
  • Janet E. Squires

Scholarly work by Maureen Dobbins has been published across a variety of journals, with frequent venues being:

  • European Journal of Public Health
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • BMC Public Health
  • BMC Health Services Research
  • Population Medicine

The bulk of the scientist's research is focused on advancing understanding and implementation in public health and health policy, with systematic reviews and evidence synthesis playing a significant role in their output. The work also addresses issues in primary care, health outcomes, and the role of health education and policy, with particular attention given to populations affected by food insecurity and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Best Publications

  • A process for systematically reviewing the literature: providing the research evidence for public health nursing interventions.

    B.H. Thomas;D. Ciliska;M. Dobbins;S. Micucci

  • School-based physical activity programs for promoting physical activity and fitness in children and adolescents aged 6-18.

    Maureen Dobbins;Heather Husson;Kara DeCorby;Rebecca L LaRocca

  • A description of a knowledge broker role implemented as part of a randomized controlled trial evaluating three knowledge translation strategies

    Maureen Dobbins;Paula Robeson;Donna Ciliska;Steve Hanna

  • A cross-sectional study of the number and frequency of terms used to refer to knowledge translation in a body of health literature in 2006: a Tower of Babel?

    K Ann McKibbon;Cynthia Lokker;Nancy L Wilczynski;Donna Ciliska

  • A randomized controlled trial evaluating the impact of knowledge translation and exchange strategies.

    Maureen Dobbins;Steven E Hanna;Donna Ciliska;Steve Manske

  • A framework for the dissemination and utilization of research for health-care policy and practice.

    Maureen Dobbins;Donna Ciliska;Rhonda Cockerill;Jan Barnsley

  • The effectiveness of knowledge translation strategies used in public health: a systematic review.

    Rebecca LaRocca;Jennifer Yost;Maureen Dobbins;Donna Ciliska

  • School-based physical activity programs for promoting physical activity and fitness in children and adolescents aged 6 to 18.

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  • Deliberative dialogues as a mechanism for knowledge translation and exchange in health systems decision-making.

    Jennifer A. Boyko;John N. Lavis;Julia Abelson;Maureen Dobbins

  • The Association between Obesity and Cancer Risk: A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies from 1985 to 2011

    M. Dobbins;K. Decorby;B. C. K. Choi

  • The use of tacit and explicit knowledge in public health: a qualitative study

    Anita Kothari;Debbie Rudman;Maureen Dobbins;Michael Rouse

  • Knowledge translation strategies to improve the use of evidence in public health decision making in local government: intervention design and implementation plan

    Rebecca Armstrong;Elizabeth Waters;Maureen Dobbins;Laurie Anderson

  • Fostering Evidence-Based Decision-Making in Canada: Examining the Need for a Canadian Population and Public Health Evidence Centre and Research Network

    L. Kiefer;J. Frank;Ruggiero E. Di;M. Dobbins

  • Public health decision-makers' informational needs and preferences for receiving research evidence.

    Maureen Dobbins;Susan Jack;Helen Thomas;Anita Kothari

  • Information transfer: what do decision makers want and need from researchers?

    Maureen Dobbins;Peter Rosenbaum;Nancy Plews;Mary C Law

  • A knowledge transfer strategy for public health decision makers.

    M. Dobbins;K. DeCorby;T. Twiddy

  • Building capacity for evidence informed decision making in public health: a case study of organizational change

    Leslea Peirson;Donna Ciliska;Maureen Dobbins;David Mowat

  • What implementation interventions increase cancer screening rates? a systematic review

    Melissa C. Brouwers;Melissa C. Brouwers;Carol De Vito;Carol De Vito;Lavannya Bahirathan;Lavannya Bahirathan;Angela Carol

  • Uncovering Tacit Knowledge: A Pilot Study to Broaden the Concept of Knowledge in Knowledge Translation

    Anita R Kothari;Julia J Bickford;Nancy Edwards;Maureen J Dobbins

  • An optimal search filter for retrieving systematic reviews and meta-analyses

    Edwin Lee;Maureen Dobbins;Kara DeCorby;Lyndsey McRae

  • Factors affecting the utilization of systematic reviews. A study of public health decision makers.

    Maureen Dobbins;Rhonda Cockerill;Jan Barnsley

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan M. Jack
Susan M. Jack McMaster University
Ross C. Brownson
Ross C. Brownson Washington University in St. Louis
John N. Lavis
John N. Lavis McMaster University
Joanna Henderson
Joanna Henderson Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Wendy Sword
Wendy Sword McMaster University
Elizabeth Waters
Elizabeth Waters University of Melbourne
Jenny Ploeg
Jenny Ploeg McMaster University
Boyd Swinburn
Boyd Swinburn University of Auckland
R. Brian Haynes
R. Brian Haynes McMaster University
Sharon E. Straus
Sharon E. Straus University of Toronto

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