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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 73 649 567 311 267 265 15288

Michael T. French publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael T. French between 1986 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael T. French published across 41 years, from 1986 to 2026, averaging 6.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2002. 6 of the 279 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2002. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 14 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 5 publications 2026: 1 publication
1986 2026

279 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael T. French: publications per year, 1986 to 2026
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 0
1988 1
1989 0
1990 3
1991 7
1992 6
1993 3
1994 4
1995 7
1996 7
1997 6
1998 10
1999 5
2000 11
2001 5
2002 14
2003 11
2004 13
2005 7
2006 6
2007 4
2008 11
2009 13
2010 9
2011 13
2012 11
2013 6
2014 13
2015 9
2016 12
2017 7
2018 5
2019 6
2020 11
2021 10
2022 2
2023 2
2024 2
2025 5
2026 1
Total 279
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Michael T. French 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 Michael T. French 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: 265 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
264–273 138 265
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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Michael T. French 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 Michael T. French 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, 73 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: 73 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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 73
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

Michael T. French is affiliated with the University of Miami in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including health professions, medicine, and social sciences, with significant contributions also in economics and econometrics, epidemiology, sociology and political science, and clinical psychology.

Their scholarly work covers major topics such as substance abuse treatment and outcomes, employment and welfare studies, health disparities and outcomes, homelessness and social issues, COVID-19 and mental health, cannabis and cannabinoid research, and the broader impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Michael T. French's recent publications include the following:

  • "Psychological Distress and Coronavirus Fears During the Initial Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States." (2020) published in PubMed
  • "Changes in self-reported health, alcohol consumption, and sleep quality during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States" (2020) published in Applied Economics Letters
  • "Societal Costs and Outcomes of Medical and Recreational Marijuana Policies in the United States: A Systematic Review" (2022) published in Medical Care Research and Review

Other notable papers associated with their network of work include:

  • "Food insecurity, health care utilization, and health care expenditures" (2020) published in Health Services Research
  • "Health anxiety versus economic anxiety surrounding COVID-19: An analysis of psychological distress in the early stages of the pandemic" (2021) published in Journal of Affective Disorders Reports

Their frequent co-authors include Karoline Mortensen, Andrew R. Timming, Gulcin Gumus, Emma Boswell Dean, and Anastasiia Timmer. Among these collaborators, Karoline Mortensen and Andrew R. Timming have worked extensively with French, contributing to multiple studies.

Michael T. French publishes regularly in venues such as Applied Economics, Medical Care, SSRN Electronic Journal, Health Services Research, and PubMed. Applied Economics is the most recurrent journal, reflecting multiple contributions in economic aspects of health and related fields.

Best Publications

  • The Cost of Crime to Society: New Crime-Specific Estimates for Policy and Program Evaluation

    Kathryn E. McCollister;Michael T. French;Hai Fang

  • Brief physician advice for problem drinkers: long-term efficacy and benefit-cost analysis.

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  • Benefit-cost analysis of brief physician advice with problem drinkers in primary care settings.

    Michael F. Fleming;Marlon P. Mundt;Michael T. French;Linda Baier Manwell

  • The global prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis Infection

    Dora Buonfrate;Donal Bisanzio;Donal Bisanzio;Giovanni Giorli;Peter Odermatt;Peter Odermatt

  • Economic Evaluation of Telemedicine: Review of the Literature and Research Guidelines for Benefit–Cost Analysis

    María E. Dávalos;Michael T. French;Anne E. Burdick;Scott C. Simmons

  • Limitations of Fixed-Effects Models for Panel Data

    Terrence D. Hill;Andrew P. Davis;J. Micah Roos;Michael T. French

  • Is moderate alcohol use related to wages? Evidence from four worksites.

    Michael T. French;Michael T. French;Gary A. Zarkin

  • Chronic illicit drug use, health services utilization and the cost of medical care

    Michael T French;Kerry Anne McGeary;Dale D Chitwood;Clyde B McCoy

  • Drug abuse, crime costs, and the economic benefits of treatment

    Andrew S. Rajkumar;Michael T. French

  • EASING THE PAIN OF AN ECONOMIC DOWNTURN: MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION

    María E. Dávalos;Hai Fang;Michael T. French

  • Alcohol use and wages: new results from the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse.

    Gary A. Zarkin;Michael T. French;Thomas Mroz;Jeremy W. Bray

  • What You Do in High School Matters: High School GPA, Educational Attainment, and Labor Market Earnings as a Young Adult

    Michael T French;Jenny F Homer;Ioana Popovici;Philip K Robins

  • Do alcohol consumers exercise more? Findings from a national survey.

    Michael T. French;Ioana Popovici;Johanna Catherine Maclean

  • The effects of alcohol use on academic achievement in high school.

    Ana I. Balsa;Laura M. Giuliano;Michael T. French

  • A structured instrument for estimating the economic cost of drug abuse treatment. The Drug Abuse Treatment Cost Analysis Program (DATCAP).

    Michael T. French;Laura J. Dunlap;Gary A. Zarkin;Kerry Anne McGeary

  • Key Provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA): A Systematic Review and Presentation of Early Research Findings

    Michael T. French;Jenny Homer;Gulcin Gumus;Lucas Hickling

  • Health Care Need and Utilization: A Preliminary Comparison of Injection Drug Users, Other Illicit Drug Users, and Nonusers

    Dale D. Chitwood;Duane C. McBride;Michael T. French;Mary Comerford

  • Adolescent marijuana use and school attendance

    M.Christopher Roebuck;Michael T. French;Michael L. Dennis

  • Benefit-cost analysis of addiction treatment: methodological guidelines and empirical application using the DATCAP and ASI.

    Michael T. French;Helena J. Salomé;Jody L. Sindelar;A. Thomas McLellan

  • Aiding troubled employees: The prevalence, cost, and characteristics of employee assistance programs in the United States

    Tyler D. Hartwell;Paul Steele;Michael T. French;Frank J. Potter

  • Physical Appearance and Earnings: Further Evidence

    Michael T. French

Frequent Co-Authors

Gary A. Zarkin
Gary A. Zarkin Research Triangle Park Foundation
Michael L. Dennis
Michael L. Dennis Research Triangle Park Foundation
Brenda M. Booth
Brenda M. Booth University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Clyde B. McCoy
Clyde B. McCoy University of Miami
Philip K. Robins
Philip K. Robins University of Miami
Robert L. Hubbard
Robert L. Hubbard RTI International
A. Thomas McLellan
A. Thomas McLellan University of Pennsylvania
Jeffrey M. Pyne
Jeffrey M. Pyne University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Jody L. Sindelar
Jody L. Sindelar Yale University
Michael F. Fleming
Michael F. Fleming Northwestern University

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