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Richard H. Steckel

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 44 4071 3759 1941 1760 144 10288

Richard H. Steckel publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Richard H. Steckel between 1978 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Richard H. Steckel published across 47 years, from 1978 to 2024, averaging 3.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2018. 2 of the 150 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2018. 1978: 1 publication 1979: 2 publications 1980: 4 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 1 publication 2008: 1 publication 2009: 3 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 7 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 1 publication 2021: 0 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 2 publications
1978 2024

150 publications in total across all disciplines

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Richard H. Steckel: publications per year, 1978 to 2024
Year Publications
1978 1
1979 2
1980 4
1981 0
1982 4
1983 3
1984 2
1985 5
1986 4
1987 6
1988 4
1989 1
1990 2
1991 5
1992 4
1993 1
1994 2
1995 3
1996 2
1997 5
1998 4
1999 3
2000 4
2001 4
2002 9
2003 5
2004 4
2005 5
2006 1
2007 1
2008 1
2009 3
2010 3
2011 6
2012 1
2013 7
2014 3
2015 5
2016 4
2017 0
2018 11
2019 1
2020 1
2021 0
2022 2
2023 0
2024 2
Total 150
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Richard H. Steckel 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 Richard H. Steckel 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, 144–153 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: 144 publications — 38th percentile

38% 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
144–153 407 144
154–163 411
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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Richard H. Steckel 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 Richard H. Steckel 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, 44 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: 44 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% 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
44 269 44
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Richard H. Steckel is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within the social sciences and medicine, demonstrating interdisciplinary approaches to historical and safety-related topics.

The primary fields of study include:

  • Social Sciences
  • Medicine

Within these fields, Steckel's work focuses on several subfields:

  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • History
  • Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
  • Radiological and Ultrasound Technology

The main topics covered in their research encompass:

  • Historical Economic and Social Studies
  • Australian History and Society
  • Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes
  • Risk and Safety Analysis
  • Occupational Health and Safety Research
  • Safety Systems Engineering in Autonomy
  • Birth, Development, and Health

Recent publications by Steckel include:

  • The Short and the Tall: Comparing Stature and Socioeconomic Status for Male Prison and Military Populations, 2020, Social Science History
  • Assessing Past Airworthiness Directives And How Safety Management Systems May Benefit Aviation Product Design And Manufacturing, 2024, The Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education and Research

Frequent collaborators in their recent research work are:

  • Kris Inwood
  • Rebecca Kippen
  • Hamish Maxwell-Stewart
  • Damon Lercel
  • Manoj S. Patankar

The publication venues where Steckel has contributed include:

  • Social Science History
  • The Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education and Research

In 2011, Steckel was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Stature and the Standard of Living

    Richard H. Steckel

  • Long-Term Trends in Health, Welfare, and Economic Growth in the United States

    Dora L. Costa;Richard H. Steckel

  • The Backbone of History: Health and Nutrition in the Western Hemisphere

    Richard H. Steckel;Jerome Carl Rose

  • Heights and human welfare: Recent developments and new directions

    Richard H. Steckel;Richard H. Steckel

  • Health and Welfare during Industrialization

    Richard H Steckel;Roderick Floud

  • A peculiar population: the nutrition, health, and mortality of American slaves from childhood to maturity.

    Richard H. Steckel

  • Height and per capita income.

    Richard H Steckel

  • Biological Measures of the Standard of Living

    Richard H Steckel

  • The heights of American slaves: new evidence on slave nutrition and health.

    Robert A. Margo;Richard H. Steckel

  • Slave height profiles from coastwise manifests.

    Richard H Steckel

  • Heights and Living Standards of English Workers During the Early Years of Industrializations, 1770–1815

    Stephen Nicholas;Richard H. Steckel

  • Heights of native-born whites during the antebellum period.

    Robert A. Margo;Richard H. Steckel

  • Growth depression and recovery: the remarkable case of American slaves.

    Richard H. Steckel

  • Skeletal health in the Western Hemisphere from 4000 B.C. to the present

    Richard H. Steckel;Jerome C. Rose;Clark Spencer Larsen;Phillip L. Walker

  • How Much have Global Problems Cost the World?: Malnutrition: Global Economic Losses Attributable to Malnutrition 1900–2000 and Projections to 2050

    Unknown

  • The Backbone of History: A Health Index from Skeletal Remains

    Richard H. Steckel;Paul W. Sciulli;Jerome C. Rose

  • New Light on the "Dark Ages": The Remarkably Tall Stature of Northern European Men during the Medieval Era

    Richard Hall Steckel

  • New evidence on the causes of slave and crew mortality in the Atlantic slave trade.

    Richard H. Steckel;Richard A. Jensen

  • A Dreadful Childhood: The Excess Mortality of American Slaves

    Richard H. Steckel

  • Heights and economic history: the Swedish case.

    Lars G. Sandberg;Richard H. Steckel

  • Tallest in the World: Native Americans of the Great Plains in the Nineteenth Century

    Richard H. Steckel;Joseph M. Prince

Frequent Co-Authors

Gary D. Libecap
Gary D. Libecap University of California, Santa Barbara
James Trussell
James Trussell Princeton University
Dora L. Costa
Dora L. Costa University of California, Los Angeles
Stanley L. Engerman
Stanley L. Engerman University of Rochester
Robert W. Fogel
Robert W. Fogel University of Chicago
Joerg Baten
Joerg Baten University of Tübingen
Robert A. Margo
Robert A. Margo Boston University
Christopher B. Ruff
Christopher B. Ruff Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Richard J. Zeckhauser
Richard J. Zeckhauser Harvard University

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