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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 44 4107 3792 1957 1775 152 9243

Norman Hearst publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Norman Hearst between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Norman Hearst published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 4 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2002. 4 of the 163 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2002. 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 4 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 4 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 10 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 9 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 19 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 1 publication 2024: 2 publications 2025: 2 publications
1985 2025

163 publications in total across all disciplines

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Norman Hearst: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year Publications
1985 1
1986 1
1987 1
1988 4
1989 1
1990 4
1991 1
1992 10
1993 5
1994 5
1995 9
1996 3
1997 6
1998 1
1999 2
2000 4
2001 3
2002 19
2003 3
2004 4
2005 6
2006 2
2007 3
2008 3
2009 6
2010 3
2011 15
2012 5
2013 8
2014 3
2015 2
2016 3
2017 3
2018 4
2019 0
2020 2
2021 2
2022 1
2023 1
2024 2
2025 2
Total 163
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Norman Hearst 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 Norman Hearst 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, 144–153 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: 152 publications — 42nd percentile

42% 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
144–153 407 152
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
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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Norman Hearst 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 Norman Hearst 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, 44 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: 44 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% 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 44
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
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Overview

Norman Hearst is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research focuses on the field of Medicine, with specific attention to subfields such as Infectious Diseases, Modeling and Simulation, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Reproductive Medicine, and General Health Professions.

The scientist's recent publications cover a range of topics including COVID-19 epidemiological studies, reproductive health and contraception, infection control and ventilation, and global maternal and child health. Notable papers include:

  • "Revisiting COVID-19 policies: 10 evidence-based recommendations for where to go from here," 2021, published in BMC Public Health
  • "Contraception and abortion among migrant women in Changzhou, China," 2020, published in The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care
  • "Risk factors for delayed intrauterine device removal among menopausal women in rural China," 2022, published in Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society
  • "Assessment of an HIV-prevention intervention for couples in peri-urban Uganda: pervasive challenges to relationship quality also challenge intervention effectiveness," 2020, published in African Journal of AIDS Research
  • "The Limits of Professional Identity: A Lesson From My Grandfather," 2023, published in The Annals of Family Medicine

The topics covered by these publications reflect a diversity of focus areas including infection prevention, reproductive health services, and policy guidance related to COVID-19 and HIV interventions.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Norman Hearst include:

  • Daniel T. Halperin
  • Stephen Hodgins
  • Robert C. Bailey
  • Stefan Baral
  • Monica Gandhi

These collaborations indicate a network of researchers engaged primarily in public health, infectious disease, and reproductive health research.

Publication venues where Norman Hearst's work has appeared include:

  • UNC Libraries
  • BMC Public Health
  • The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care
  • Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society
  • African Journal of AIDS Research

The research topics addressed show sustained involvement in areas such as COVID-19 clinical research studies, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, demographic trends and gender preferences, and global maternal and child health. These thematic areas reflect both infectious disease and reproductive health priorities within the broader medical field.

Best Publications

  • Designing Clinical Research: An Epidemiologic Approach

    Stephen B Hulley;Steven R Cummings;Warren S Browner;Deborah Grady

  • Dramatic improvement in survival among adult Brazilian AIDS patients.

    Jose Ricardo P Marins;Leda F Jamal;Sanny Y Chen;Marilisa B Barros

  • Prevalence of AIDS-related risk factors and condom use in the United States.

    Catania Ja;Coates Tj;Stall R;Turner H

  • The sensitivity of HIV-1 DNA polymerase chain reaction in the neonatal period and the relative contributions of intra-uterine and intra-partum transmission

    Mari Rose A. Aplasca;David Siegel;Jeffrey S. Mandel;Rosemarie T. Santana-Arciaga

  • Condom promotion for AIDS prevention in the developing world: is it working?

    Norman Hearst;Sanny Chen

  • Relation of Oral Hairy Leukoplakia to Infection with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and the Risk of Developing AIDS

    Deborah Greenspan;John S. Greenspan;Norman G. Hearst;Li-Zhen Pan

  • Reassessing HIV Prevention

    Malcolm Potts;Daniel T. Halperin;Douglas Kirby;Ann Swidler

  • High-risk sexual behavior and condom use among gay and bisexual African-American men.

    J L Peterson;T J Coates;J A Catania;L Middleton

  • Delayed effects of the military draft on mortality. A randomized natural experiment.

    Norman Hearst;Thomas B. Newman;Stephen B. Hulley

  • Preventing the Heterosexual Spread of AIDS: Are We Giving Our Patients the Best Advice?

    Norman Hearst;Stephen B. Hulley

  • Diuretics, Serum and Intracellular Electrolyte Levels, and Ventricular Arrhythmias in Hypertensive Men

    David Siegel;Stephen B. Hulley;Dennis M. Black;Melvin D. Cheitlin

  • Multiple Heterosexual Partners and Condom Use Among Hispanics and Non-Hispanic Whites

    Barbara Van Oss Marin;Cynthia A. Gomez;Norman Hearst

  • Masculinidade e vulnerabilidade ao HIV de homens heterossexuais, São Paulo, SP

    Iara Guerriero;José Ricardo de Carvalho Mesquita Ayres;Norman Hearst

  • The time has come for common ground on preventing sexual transmission of HIV

    Daniel T Halperin;Markus J Steiner;Michael M Cassell;Edward C Green

  • Evaluation of an HIV risk reduction intervention among African-American homosexual and bisexual men

    John L. Peterson;Thomas J. Coates;Joseph Catania;Walter W. Hauck

  • Diferenças na prevenção da Aids entre homens e mulheres jovens de escolas públicas em São Paulo, SP

    Maria Cristina Antunes;Camila Alves Peres;Vera Paiva;Ron Stall

  • Factors associated with condom use in a high-risk heterosexual population.

    Hillard S. Weinstock;Christina Lindan;Gail Bolan;Susan M. Kegeles

  • Evaluating a school-based intervention for STD/AIDS prevention in Peru.

    Carlos F. Cáceres;Anna M. Rosasco;Jeffrey S. Mandel;Norman Hearst

  • Determinants of survival in adult Brazilian AIDS patients, 1982-1989

    Pedro Chequer;Norman Hearst;Esther Sid Hudes;Euclides Castilho

  • HIV antibody testing among those at risk for infection. The National AIDS Behavioral Surveys.

    Danie C. Berrios;Norman Hearst;Thomas J. Coates;Ronald Stall

Frequent Co-Authors

Vera Paiva
Vera Paiva Universidade de São Paulo
Ron Stall
Ron Stall University of Pittsburgh
Stephen B. Hulley
Stephen B. Hulley University of California, San Francisco
Thomas J. Coates
Thomas J. Coates University of California, Los Angeles
Joseph A. Catania
Joseph A. Catania Oregon State University
John L. Peterson
John L. Peterson Georgia State University
George W. Rutherford
George W. Rutherford University of California, San Francisco
Jeffrey D. Klausner
Jeffrey D. Klausner University of Southern California
Dennis M. Black
Dennis M. Black University of California, San Francisco
Moses R. Kamya
Moses R. Kamya Makerere University

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