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Reinhard Busse 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 Reinhard Busse sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 493 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Reinhard Busse 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 Reinhard Busse sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 80 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Reinhard Busse is affiliated with the Technical University of Berlin in Germany. The scientist's research contributions focus primarily on Medicine, Health Professions, and Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Busse's work extends into several subfields including General Health Professions, Economics and Econometrics, Surgery, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Epidemiology.

The research topics explored by Busse encompass a range of issues central to healthcare systems and economic evaluations, including:

  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Health and Medical Studies
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Healthcare cost, quality, practices
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Healthcare Systems and Reforms
  • Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes

Busse has published extensively, with frequent contributions to several academic venues. The most common journals and publication forums include:

  • European Journal of Public Health
  • Das Gesundheitswesen
  • Gesundheits- und Sozialpolitik
  • Health Policy
  • The Lancet

Among recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Busse are the following:

  • "Case characteristics, resource use, and outcomes of 10,021 patients with COVID-19 admitted to 920 German hospitals: an observational study" (2020, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine)
  • "Measuring the availability of human resources for health and its relationship to universal health coverage for 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019" (2022, The Lancet)
  • "The COVID-19 vaccines rush: participatory community engagement matters more than ever" (2020, The Lancet)
  • "Assessing performance of the Healthcare Access and Quality Index, overall and by select age groups, for 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019" (2022, The Lancet Global Health)
  • "Global investments in pandemic preparedness and COVID-19: development assistance and domestic spending on health between 1990 and 2026" (2023, The Lancet Global Health)

Busse collaborates frequently with a range of co-authors. The most frequent collaborators include:

  • Miriam Blümel
  • Elke Berger
  • Wilm Quentin
  • Димитра Пантели
  • Katharina Achstetter

Best Publications

  • Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Theo Vos;Theo Vos;Theo Vos;Stephen S. Lim;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M. Abbas;Kaja M. Abbas;Kaja M. Abbas

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Gregory A Roth;Gregory A Roth;Degu Abate;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Solomon M Abay

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Jeffrey D. Stanaway;Ashkan Afshin;Emmanuela Gakidou;Stephen S. Lim

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Simon I Hay;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Nurse staffing and education and hospital mortality in nine European countries: a retrospective observational study

    Linda H Aiken;Douglas M Sloane;Luk Bruyneel;Koen Van den Heede

  • Nurses’ Reports On Hospital Care In Five Countries

    Linda H. Aiken;Sean P. Clarke;Douglas M. Sloane;Julie A. Sochalski

  • Patient safety, satisfaction, and quality of hospital care: cross sectional surveys of nurses and patients in 12 countries in Europe and the United States.

    Linda H Aiken;Walter Sermeus;Koen Van den Heede;Douglas M Sloane

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Daniel Dicker;Grant Nguyen;Degu Abate;Kalkidan Hassen Abate

  • Case characteristics, resource use, and outcomes of 10 021 patients with COVID-19 admitted to 920 German hospitals: an observational study

    Christian Karagiannidis;Carina Mostert;Corinna Hentschker;Thomas Voshaar

  • Germany: Health system review

    Reinhard Busse;Miriam Blümel

  • Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Christopher J.L. Murray;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M. Abbas;Mohammad Abbasi

  • Diagnosis-related groups in europe: moving towards transparency, efficiency and quality in hospitals

    Reinhard Busse;Alexander Geissler;Ain Aaviksoo;Francesc Cots

  • Measuring universal health coverage based on an index of effective coverage of health services in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

    Rafael Lozano;Nancy Fullman;John Everett Mumford;Megan Knight

  • Nurses in advanced roles in primary care: Policy levers for implementation

    Claudia B. Maier;Linda H. Aiken;Reinhard Busse

  • Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Rafael Lozano;Nancy Fullman;Degu Abate;Solomon M. Abay

  • Past, present, and future of global health financing: A review of development assistance, government, out-of-pocket, and other private spending on health for 195 countries, 1995-2050

    Angela Y. Chang;Krycia Cowling;Angela E. Micah;Abigail Chapin

  • Tackling Chronic Disease in Europe: Strategies, Interventions and Challenges

    Reinhard Busse

  • Measuring the availability of human resources for health and its relationship to universal health coverage for 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

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  • Nurse forecasting in Europe (RN4CAST): Rationale, design and methodology

    Walter Sermeus;Linda H Aiken;Koen Van den Heede;Anne Marie Rafferty

  • Population and fertility by age and sex for 195 countries and territories, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Christopher J L Murray;Charlton S K H Callender;Xie Rachel Kulikoff;Vinay Srinivasan

  • Diagnosis-related groups in Europe: moving towards transparency, efficiency and quality in hospitals.

    R. Busse;A. Geissler;W. Quentin;M. Wiley

  • Nurses' Reports On Hospital Care In Five Countriese ways in which nurses' work is structured have left nurses

    Linda H. Aiken;Sean P. Clarke;Douglas M. Sloane;Reinhard Busse

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonas Schreyögg
Jonas Schreyögg Universität Hamburg
Wilm Quentin
Wilm Quentin Technical University of Berlin
Martin McKee
Martin McKee London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Shafiu Mohammed
Shafiu Mohammed Ahmadu Bello University
Benn Sartorius
Benn Sartorius University of Oxford
Simon I. Hay
Simon I. Hay University of Washington
Jost B. Jonas
Jost B. Jonas Heidelberg University
Francesco S. Violante
Francesco S. Violante University of Bologna
Andrew T Olagunju
Andrew T Olagunju University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Syed Mohamed Aljunid
Syed Mohamed Aljunid Kuwait University

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