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4475
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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.

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44 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.

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.

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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.

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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