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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 76 498 428 237 200 245 24046
Medicine 76 18701 17568 9318 8607 239 23972

Neal Halfon publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Neal Halfon between 1981 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Neal Halfon published across 46 years, from 1981 to 2026, averaging 5.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 1998. 7 of the 270 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 1998. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 7 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 6 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 11 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 20 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 20 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 4 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 6 publications 2026: 1 publication
1981 2026

270 publications in total across all disciplines

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Neal Halfon: publications per year, 1981 to 2026
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 0
1983 0
1984 1
1985 1
1986 7
1987 3
1988 1
1989 0
1990 0
1991 1
1992 6
1993 3
1994 7
1995 11
1996 4
1997 6
1998 20
1999 6
2000 9
2001 9
2002 11
2003 11
2004 20
2005 5
2006 7
2007 3
2008 3
2009 7
2010 10
2011 4
2012 7
2013 5
2014 11
2015 3
2016 6
2017 2
2018 12
2019 1
2020 4
2021 7
2022 8
2023 13
2024 7
2025 6
2026 1
Total 270
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Neal Halfon 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 Neal Halfon 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, 244–253 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: 245 publications — 77th percentile

77% 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
244–253 167 245
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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Neal Halfon 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 Neal Halfon 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, 76 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: 76 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% 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 76
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

Neal Halfon is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Social Sciences, Psychology, and Health Professions, with a notable focus on General Health Professions and Clinical Psychology. Their work also extensively covers Education and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, as well as Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The main topics addressed in their research include Early Childhood Education and Development, Child and Adolescent Health, Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations, Health Disparities and Outcomes, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Infant Development and Preterm Care, and Obesity, Physical Activity, and Diet.

Neal Halfon has contributed scholarly articles to several publication venues, frequently appearing in Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care, JAMA Pediatrics, PEDIATRICS, Children, and BMC Public Health.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Neal Halfon include:

  • "Positive Childhood Experiences and Adult Health Outcomes," 2023, PEDIATRICS
  • "The Kindergarten Early Development Instrument Predicts Third Grade Academic Proficiency," 2020, Early Childhood Research Quarterly
  • "The Emergence of Life Course Intervention Research: Optimizing Health Development and Child Well-Being," 2022, PubMed
  • "Intergenerational Associations between Parents' and Children's Adverse Childhood Experience Scores," 2021, Children
  • "Inequality and Child Health: Dynamic Population Health Interventions," 2021, Current Opinion in Pediatrics

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors including Shirley A. Russ, Adam Schickedanz, Emily Hotez, Lisa Stanley, and Judith L. Perrigo.

Best Publications

  • Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Birth Outcomes: A Life-Course Perspective

    Michael C Lu;Neal Halfon

  • Life Course Health Development: An Integrated Framework for Developing Health, Policy, and Research

    Neal Halfon;Miles Hochstein

  • Adverse childhood experiences: assessing the impact on health and school engagement and the mitigating role of resilience.

    Christina D. Bethell;Paul Newacheck;Eva Hawes;Neal Halfon

  • Patterns of Comorbidity, Functioning, and Service Use for US Children With ADHD, 2007

    Kandyce Larson;Shirley A. Russ;Shirley A. Russ;Robert S. Kahn;Neal Halfon

  • Developmental disabilities among children younger than 5 years in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Bolajoko O. Olusanya;Adrian C. Davis;Donald Wertlieb;Nem-Yun Boo

  • A National Profile of Childhood Epilepsy and Seizure Disorder

    Shirley A Russ;Kandyce Larson;Neal Halfon

  • Lifecourse Health Development: Past, Present and Future

    Neal Halfon;Kandyce Larson;Michael Lu;Ericka Tullis

  • Childhood Asthma and Poverty: Differential Impacts and Utilization of Health Services

    Neal Halfon;Paul W. Newacheck

  • Impact of Family Relocation on Children's Growth, Development, School Function, and Behavior

    David Wood;Neal Halfon;Debra Scarlata;Paul Newacheck

  • Prevalence and impact of disabling chronic conditions in childhood.

    P W Newacheck;N Halfon

  • Associations Between Obesity and Comorbid Mental Health, Developmental, and Physical Health Conditions in a Nationally Representative Sample of US Children Aged 10 to 17

    Neal Halfon;Kandyce Larson;Wendy Slusser

  • Health status of children in foster care. The experience of the Center for the Vulnerable Child.

    Neal Halfon;Ana Mendonca;Gale Berkowitz

  • Access to Health Care for Children With Special Health Care Needs

    Paul W. Newacheck;Margaret McManus;Harriette B. Fox;Yun-Yi Hung

  • Prevalence, Impact, and Trends in Childhood Disability Due to Asthma

    Paul W. Newacheck;Neal Halfon

  • Handbook of Life Course Health Development

    Neal Halfon;Christopher B. Forrest;Richard M. Lerner;Elaine M. Faustman

  • The changing landscape of disability in childhood.

    Neal Halfon;Amy Houtrow;Kandyce Larson;Paul W. Newacheck

  • Foster Care: An Update

    Alvin A Rosenfeld;Daniel J. Pilowsky;Paul Fine;Marilyn Thorpe

  • Mental Health Service Utilization by Children in Foster Care in California

    Neal Halfon;Gale Berkowitz;Linnea Klee

  • Closing the Black-White gap in birth outcomes: a life-course approach.

    Michael C. Lu;Milton Kotelchuck;Vijaya Hogan;Loretta Jones

  • Influence of Multiple Social Risks on Children's Health

    Kandyce Larson;Shirley A. Russ;Shirley A. Russ;James J. Crall;Neal Halfon

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul W. Newacheck
Paul W. Newacheck University of California, San Francisco
Mark A. Schuster
Mark A. Schuster Kaiser Permanente
Christopher B. Forrest
Christopher B. Forrest Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Robert H. Brook
Robert H. Brook RAND Corporation
Paul J. Chung
Paul J. Chung Kaiser Permanente
Claire D. Brindis
Claire D. Brindis University of California, San Francisco
Cathy D. Sherbourne
Cathy D. Sherbourne RAND Corporation
Richard M. Lerner
Richard M. Lerner Tufts University
Arleen Leibowitz
Arleen Leibowitz University of California, Los Angeles
Michael D. Kogan
Michael D. Kogan United States Department of Health and Human Services

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