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Social Sciences and Humanities
USA
2023

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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Medicine D-index 79 Citations 30,866 371 World Ranking 12197 National Ranking 6363
Social Sciences and Humanities D-index 81 Citations 34,130 366 World Ranking 180 National Ranking 93

Research.com Recognitions

Awards & Achievements

2023 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United States Leader Award

2009 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

2003 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

1993 - Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation

Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Law
  • World War II
  • Disease

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Public health, Global health, Tuberculosis, Developing country and Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. His Public health study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Health care, Socioeconomics and Environmental health. The concepts of his Global health study are interwoven with issues in Sanitation and Disease.

Paul Farmer interconnects Childbirth, Social medicine and Sequela in the investigation of issues within Disease. The various areas that he examines in his Tuberculosis study include Surgery, Retrospective cohort study and Intensive care medicine. His Developing country study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Family medicine and MEDLINE.

His most cited work include:

  • Global Surgery 2030: evidence and solutions for achieving health, welfare, and economic development (1301 citations)
  • Global Surgery 2030: evidence and solutions for achieving health, welfare, and economic development (1301 citations)
  • Pathologies of Power: Health, Human Rights, and the New War on the Poor (999 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of study are Global health, Economic growth, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, Public health and Tuberculosis. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Developing country, International health, Disease and MEDLINE. His Ebola virus study, which is part of a larger body of work in Disease, is frequently linked to Sierra leone, bridging the gap between disciplines.

In the subject of general Economic growth, his work in Poverty is often linked to Equity, thereby combining diverse domains of study. He has included themes like Gerontology and Environmental health in his Public health study. His Tuberculosis research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Surgery, Retrospective cohort study, Pediatrics and Intensive care medicine.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Global health (36.46%)
  • Economic growth (25.00%)
  • Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (17.50%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Family medicine (7.50%)
  • Global health (36.46%)
  • Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (17.50%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Paul Farmer mostly deals with Family medicine, Global health, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, MEDLINE and Intensive care medicine. His Global health study deals with the bigger picture of Economic growth. His studies in Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome integrate themes in fields like Criminology and False accusation.

His studies examine the connections between MEDLINE and genetics, as well as such issues in Nursing, with regards to Global mental health and Workforce. As a part of the same scientific family, Paul Farmer mostly works in the field of Intensive care medicine, focusing on Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and, on occasion, 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak. Paul Farmer combines subjects such as Caesarean section, Pregnancy, Childbirth and Mortality rate with his study of Disease.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • The Neglected Hospital — The District Hospital’s Central Role in Global Health Care Delivery (16 citations)
  • Transmissibility and potential for disease progression of drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis: prospective cohort study (14 citations)
  • Transmissibility and potential for disease progression of drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis: prospective cohort study (14 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Law
  • World War II
  • Disease

His main research concerns Nursing, MEDLINE, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, Coronavirus disease 2019 and Intensive care medicine. His Nursing research incorporates themes from Global mental health, Mental Health Act, Workforce and Resource allocation. His MEDLINE research includes themes of Developing country, Pneumonia, Family medicine and Vaccination.

He has researched Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in several fields, including Viral Epidemiology and 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak. His research links Global health with Coronavirus disease 2019. His study in Intensive care medicine is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Healthcare worker, Health care, Outbreak, Disease and Triage.

This overview was generated by a machine learning system which analysed the scientist’s body of work. If you have any feedback, you can contact us here.

Best Publications

Pathologies of Power: Health, Human Rights, and the New War on the Poor

Paul Farmer.
North American Dialogue (2003)

4454 Citations

Infections and inequalities : the modern plagues

Paul Farmer.
(2001)

1530 Citations

Structural Violence and Clinical Medicine

Paul E Farmer;Bruce Nizeye;Sara Stulac;Salmaan Keshavjee.
PLOS Medicine (2006)

969 Citations

Violence in War and Peace: An Anthology

Nancy Scheper-Hughes;Philippe Bourgois;Joseph Conrad;Michael Thomas Taussig.
(2003)

916 Citations

Expansion of cancer care and control in countries of low and middle income: a call to action.

Paul Farmer;Julio Frenk;Felicia M Knaul;Lawrence N Shulman.
The Lancet (2010)

810 Citations

Surgery and global health: a view from beyond the OR

Paul Edward Farmer;Paul Edward Farmer;Paul Edward Farmer;Jim Y. Kim;Jim Y. Kim.
World Journal of Surgery (2008)

770 Citations

Alleviating the access abyss in palliative care and pain relief—an imperative of universal health coverage: the Lancet Commission report

Felicia Marie Knaul;Paul E Farmer;Eric L Krakauer;Eric L Krakauer;Liliana De Lima.
(2017)

715 Citations

Understanding and addressing AIDS-related stigma: from anthropological theory to clinical practice in Haiti.

Arachu Castro;Paul Farmer.
American Journal of Public Health (2005)

712 Citations

Community-Based Therapy for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Lima, Peru

Carole Mitnick;Jaime Bayona;Eda Palacios;Sonya Shin.
The New England Journal of Medicine (2003)

706 Citations

Community-based approaches to HIV treatment in resource-poor settings.

Paul Farmer;Fernet Léandre;Joia S Mukherjee;Marie Sidonise Claude.
The Lancet (2001)

688 Citations

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