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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 43 4475 4137 261 249 163 6777

Pamela A. Ratner publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Pamela A. Ratner between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Pamela A. Ratner published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 4.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2009. 1 of the 167 publications appeared in the last two years.

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

167 publications in total across all disciplines

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Pamela A. Ratner: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 0
1992 1
1993 2
1994 1
1995 4
1996 3
1997 3
1998 3
1999 1
2000 6
2001 4
2002 4
2003 10
2004 10
2005 6
2006 8
2007 7
2008 10
2009 13
2010 13
2011 12
2012 6
2013 5
2014 9
2015 3
2016 10
2017 3
2018 2
2019 1
2020 1
2021 2
2022 0
2023 2
2024 0
2025 1
Total 167
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Pamela A. Ratner 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 Pamela A. Ratner 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, 154–163 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: 163 publications — 48th percentile

48% 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
154–163 411 163
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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Pamela A. Ratner 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 Pamela A. Ratner 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, 43 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: 43 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% 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 43
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
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Overview

Pamela A. Ratner is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their research spans several fields, predominantly in Health Professions and Medicine, with a particular focus on subfields such as Economics and Econometrics, Statistics and Probability, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, General Health Professions, and Speech and Hearing.

Their main topics of study include:

  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Advanced Causal Inference Techniques
  • Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes

Ratner has contributed to multiple scientific papers published in various scholarly venues. Notable recent works include:

  • Growth mixture models: a case example of the longitudinal analysis of patient-reported outcomes data captured by a clinical registry, 2021, BMC Medical Research Methodology
  • Exposure to incense burning, biomarkers, and the physical health of temple workers in Taiwan, 2023, Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Patient-reported outcomes and the identification of subgroups of atrial fibrillation patients: a retrospective cohort study of linked clinical registry and administrative data, 2021, Quality of Life Research
  • Did a digital quality of life (QOL) assessment and practice support system in home health care improve the QOL of older adults living with life-limiting conditions and of their family caregivers? A mixed-methods pragmatic randomized controlled trial, 2025, PLoS ONE

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ratner include Jae-Yung Kwon, Richard Sawatzky, Jennifer Baumbusch, Sandra Lauck, and Su-Er Guo.

The publication venues where Ratner's work has appeared reflect a variety of research interests encompassing medical research methodology, quality of life studies, and environmental health sciences.

Best Publications

  • A meta-analysis of the relationship between spirituality and quality of life

    Rick Sawatzky;Pamela A. Ratner;Lyren Chiu

  • Stress, Social Support, and Sense of Coherence

    Angela C. Wolff;Pamela A. Ratner

  • The incidence of wife abuse and mental health status in abused wives in Edmonton, Alberta.

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  • Sense of Coherence as a Moderator of the Effects of Stressful Life Events on Health

    C G Richardson;P A Ratner

  • Challenges of citizen participation in regional health authorities

    C.James Frankish;Brenda Kwan;Pamela A Ratner;Joan Wharf Higgins

  • Stress and depression in students: the mediating role of stress management self-efficacy

    Richard G. Sawatzky;Pamela A. Ratner;Chris G. Richardson;Cheryl Washburn

  • Communicating cancer risk information: the challenges of uncertainty

    Joan L Bottorff;Pamela A Ratner;Joy L Johnson;Chris Y Lovato

  • Decentralization as a Determinant Of Autonomy, Job Satisfaction, And Organizational Commitment Among Nurse Managers

    Sonia Acorn;Pamela A. Ratner;Marilyn Crawford

  • Non-consensual sex experienced by men who have sex with men: prevalence and association with mental health.

    Pamela A Ratner;Joy L Johnson;Jean A Shoveller;Keith Chan

  • Cancer incidence and adverse pregnancy outcome in registered nurses potentially exposed to antineoplastic drugs

    Pamela A Ratner;John J Spinelli;Kris Beking;Maria Lorenzi

  • An exploration of Pender's Health Promotion Model using LISREL.

    Joy L. Johnson;Pamela A. Ratner;Joan L. Bottorff;Leslie A. Hayduk

  • Twelve-month follow-up of a smoking relapse prevention intervention for postpartum women.

    Pamela A Ratner;Joy L Johnson;Joan L Bottorff;Susan Dahinten;Susan Dahinten

  • Gender Differences in the Correlates of Adolescents' Cannabis Use

    Andrew W. Tu;Pamela A. Ratner;Joy L. Johnson

  • Efficacy of a smoking‐cessation intervention for elective‐surgical patients

    Pamela A. Ratner;Joy L. Johnson;Chris G. Richardson;Joan L. Bottorff

  • Narratives of smoking relapse: the stories of postpartum women

    Joan L. Bottorff;Joy L. Johnson;Lori G. Irwin;Pamela A. Ratner

  • The role of mediating factors in the association between social deprivation and low birth weight in Germany.

    Birgit Reime;Pamela A. Ratner;Sandra N. Tomaselli-Reime;Ann Kelly

  • The effects of cognitive-perceptual factors on health promotion behavior maintenance.

    Joan L. Bottorff;Joy L. Johnson;Pamela A. Ratner;Leslie A. Hayduk

  • A meeting of minds: interdisciplinary research in the health sciences in Canada

    Judith G. Hall;Lesley Bainbridge;Alison Buchan;Alastair Cribb

  • Preventing smoking relapse in postpartum women.

    Joy L. Johnson;Pamela A. Ratner;Joan L. Bottorff;Wendy Hall

  • Gender differences in symptoms of myocardial ischaemia

    Martha H Mackay;Pamela A Ratner;Joy L Johnson;Karin H Humphries

Frequent Co-Authors

Joy L. Johnson
Joy L. Johnson Simon Fraser University
Joan L. Bottorff
Joan L. Bottorff University of British Columbia
Bruno D. Zumbo
Bruno D. Zumbo University of British Columbia
Jean Shoveller
Jean Shoveller University of British Columbia
Jane A. Buxton
Jane A. Buxton University of British Columbia
Aleck Ostry
Aleck Ostry University of Victoria
John J. Spinelli
John J. Spinelli University of British Columbia
Richard P. Gallagher
Richard P. Gallagher University of British Columbia
Thomas F. Hack
Thomas F. Hack University of Manitoba
Kenneth M. Prkachin
Kenneth M. Prkachin University of Northern British Columbia

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