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2026

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Raj Bhopal 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 Raj Bhopal sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 450 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Raj Bhopal 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 Raj Bhopal sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 82 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Raj Bhopal is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine and Health Professions, with significant contributions to subfields such as Infectious Diseases, General Health Professions, Oncology, Modeling and Simulation, and Clinical Psychology.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to COVID-19, including epidemiological studies, healthcare impacts, clinical research studies, and broader SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research. Additionally, their research addresses migration, health, and trauma as well as healthcare systems and challenges and health disparities and outcomes.

Key recent papers authored by Raj Bhopal include:

  • COVID-19: Immense necessity and challenges in meeting the needs of minorities, especially asylum seekers and undocumented migrants, 2020, Public Health
  • Children and young people remain at low risk of COVID-19 mortality, 2021, The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
  • Sharpening the global focus on ethnicity and race in the time of COVID-19, 2020, The Lancet
  • Sex differential in COVID-19 mortality varies markedly by age, 2020, The Lancet
  • Review of infective dose, routes of transmission and outcome of COVID-19 caused by the SARS-COV-2: comparison with other respiratory viruses, 2021, Epidemiology and Infection

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Sunil Bhopal
  • Jayshree Bagaria
  • Bayanne Olabi
  • Laurence Gruer
  • Gwenetta Curry

Their work is often published in venues such as:

  • BMJ
  • Public Health
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Lancet
  • Public Health in Practice

Best Publications

  • Ethnicity as a variable in epidemiological research.

    P. A. Senior;Raj Bhopal

  • Heterogeneity of coronary heart disease risk factors in Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, and European origin populations: cross sectional study

    Raj Bhopal;Nigel Unwin;Martin White;Julie Yallop

  • Glossary of terms relating to ethnicity and race: for reflection and debate

    Raj Bhopal

  • Cohort Profile: The Born in Bradford multi-ethnic family cohort study

    John Wright;Neil Small;Pauline Raynor;Derek Tuffnell

  • Negro, Black, Black African, African Caribbean, African American or what? Labelling African origin populations in the health arena in the 21st century

    Charles Agyemang;Raj Bhopal;Marc Bruijnzeels

  • White, European, Western, Caucasian, or what? Inappropriate labeling in research on race, ethnicity, and health.

    R Bhopal;L Donaldson

  • Is research into ethnicity and health racist, unsound, or important science?

    Raj Bhopal

  • Approaches to Recruiting ‘Hard-To-Reach’ Populations into Re­search: A Review of the Literature

    Abdolreza Shaghaghi;Raj S Bhopal;Aziz Sheikh

  • Why might South Asians be so susceptible to central obesity and its atherogenic consequences? The adipose tissue overflow hypothesis

    Allan D Sniderman;Raj Bhopal;Dorairaj Prabhakaran;Nizal Sarrafzadegan

  • Prevalence and time trends in obesity among adult West African populations: a meta-analysis.

    Abdul-Razak Abubakari;W Lauder;C Agyemang;M Jones

  • Sharpening the global focus on ethnicity and race in the time of COVID-19.

    Neeraj Bhala;Gwenetta Curry;Adrian R Martineau;Charles Agyemang

  • Mortality from all causes and circulatory disease by country of birth in England and Wales 2001–2003

    S.H. Wild;C. Fischbacher;A. Brock;C. Griffiths

  • Patterns of physical activity and relationship with risk markers for cardiovascular disease and diabetes in Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and European adults in a UK population

    Louise Hayes;Martin White;Nigel Unwin;Raj Bhopal

  • Primary biliary cirrhosis once rare, now common in the United Kingdom?

    Oliver F. James;Raj Bhopal;Denise Howel;Jackie Gray

  • Children and young people remain at low risk of COVID-19 mortality.

    Sunil S Bhopal;Jayshree Bagaria;Bayanne Olabi;Raj Bhopal

  • Cardiovascular disease, diabetes and established risk factors among populations of sub-Saharan African descent in Europe: a literature review

    Charles Agyemang;Juliet Addo;Raj Bhopal;Ama de Graft Aikins

  • Adapting Health Promotion Interventions to Meet the Needs of Ethnic Minority Groups: Mixed-Methods Evidence Synthesis

    Jing Liu;Emma Davidson;Raj Bhopal;Martin White

  • Incidence and prevalence of primary biliary cirrhosis in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

    J. V. Metcalf;R. S. Bhopal;J. Gray;D. Howel

  • How can health promotion interventions be adapted for minority ethnic communities? Five principles for guiding the development of behavioural interventions.

    Gina Netto;Raj Bhopal;Nicole Lederle;Jamila Khatoon

  • Health Care Needs Assessment: Black and Minority Ethnic Groups

    Paramjit Gill;Joseph Kai;RS Bhopal;S Wild

Frequent Co-Authors

Aziz Sheikh
Aziz Sheikh University of Oxford
Colin Fischbacher
Colin Fischbacher National Health Service Scotland
Nigel Unwin
Nigel Unwin University of Cambridge
Charles Agyemang
Charles Agyemang University of Amsterdam
John Wright
John Wright National Health Service
Debbie A. Lawlor
Debbie A. Lawlor University of Bristol
Neil Small
Neil Small University of Bradford
Karien Stronks
Karien Stronks University of Amsterdam
Sarah H. Wild
Sarah H. Wild University of Edinburgh
Andrew P. Hill
Andrew P. Hill York St John University

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