| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences and Humanities | 108 | 57 | 47 | 29 | 26 | 318 | 74158 |
| Medicine | 105 | 6641 | 6244 | 3517 | 3263 | 327 | 72334 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Nicholas A. Christakis between 1985 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nicholas A. Christakis published across 42 years, from 1985 to 2026, averaging 10 papers a year. Output peaked at 41 publications in 2009. 20 of the 418 publications appeared in the last two years.
418 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1986 | 3 |
| 1987 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 |
| 1989 | 3 |
| 1990 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 |
| 1992 | 3 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1994 | 8 |
| 1995 | 6 |
| 1996 | 6 |
| 1997 | 4 |
| 1998 | 6 |
| 1999 | 6 |
| 2000 | 9 |
| 2001 | 5 |
| 2002 | 15 |
| 2003 | 8 |
| 2004 | 6 |
| 2005 | 9 |
| 2006 | 12 |
| 2007 | 9 |
| 2008 | 31 |
| 2009 | 41 |
| 2010 | 17 |
| 2011 | 23 |
| 2012 | 19 |
| 2013 | 13 |
| 2014 | 14 |
| 2015 | 11 |
| 2016 | 11 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2020 | 19 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2024 | 10 |
| 2025 | 19 |
| 2026 | 1 |
| Total | 418 |
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 Nicholas A. Christakis sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 318 publications — 90th percentile
90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.
| 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 | |
| 274–283 | 138 | |
| 284–293 | 113 | |
| 294–303 | 106 | |
| 304–313 | 95 | |
| 314–323 | 101 | 318 |
| 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 |
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 Nicholas A. Christakis sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 108 D-Index — 99th percentile
99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.
| 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 | |
| 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 | 108 |
Nicholas A. Christakis is affiliated with Yale University in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on social sciences and medicine, with a notable contribution to subfields such as sociology and political science, statistical and nonlinear physics, general health professions, epidemiology, and modeling and simulation.
The scientist's work covers a range of complex topics including COVID-19 epidemiological studies, complex network analysis techniques, gut microbiota and health, opinion dynamics and social influence, social capital and networks, food security and health in diverse populations, and evolutionary game theory and cooperation.
Among recent publications, some significant papers include:
Frequent co-authors collaborating with Nicholas A. Christakis include:
Their research has been published regularly in venues such as:
Nicholas A. Christakis has received several awards and recognitions throughout their career, including:
Nicholas A. Christakis;James H. Fowler
David M. Lazer;Alex Pentland;Lada Adamic;Sinan Aral;Sinan Aral
Karen E. Steinhauser;Nicholas A. Christakis;Elizabeth C. Clipp;Maya McNeilly
Nicholas A. Christakis;James H. Fowler
James H Fowler;Nicholas A Christakis
David A. Asch;David A. Asch;M.Kathryn Jedrziewski;Nicholas A. Christakis
Kirsten P. Smith;Nicholas A. Christakis
Nicholas A Christakis;Elizabeth B Lamont
Geoffrey W. C. Hanks;Nathan I. Cherny;Nicholas A. Christakis;Marie T. Fallon
Nicholas A. Christakis;James H. Fowler
Karen E. Steinhauser;Elizabeth C. Clipp;Maya McNeilly;Nicholas A. Christakis
James H. Fowler;Nicholas A. Christakis;Peter Sainsbury
Kevin Lewis;Jason Kaufman;Marco Gonzalez;Andreas Wimmer
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Paul Glare;Kiran Virik;Mark Jones;Malcolm Hudson
John T. Cacioppo;James H. Fowler;Nicholas Alexander Christakis
James H. Fowler;Nicholas A. Christakis
Jayson S. Jia;Xin Lu;Xin Lu;Yun Yuan;Ge Xu
Kevin Lewis;Jason Kaufman;Nicholas Christakis
Coren L. Apicella;Frank W. Marlowe;James H. Fowler;Nicholas A. Christakis
D. Lazer;A. Pentland;A. Adamic;S. Aral
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