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D-Index
59
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13638
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1567
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60

Rob Baltussen 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 Rob Baltussen sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 175 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rob Baltussen 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 Rob Baltussen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Rob Baltussen is affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of Economics, Econometrics and Finance, as well as Health Professions. The subfields covered include Economics and Econometrics, General Health Professions, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Finance, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

The main topics of their work focus on Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, and Quality of Life; Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology; Healthcare Systems and Reforms; Healthcare cost, quality, and practices; Healthcare Policy and Management; Global Maternal and Child Health; and Health Policy Implementation Science.

Rob Baltussen has published extensively, with a significant number of papers appearing in the following venues:

  • International Journal of Health Policy and Management
  • Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation
  • Wellcome Open Research
  • Journal of Dental Research
  • Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Baltussen exemplify their research interests and include:

  • "Evidence-Informed Deliberative Processes for Legitimate Health Benefit Package Design − Part I: Conceptual Framework" (2021), International Journal of Health Policy and Management
  • "Evidence-Informed Deliberative Processes for Health Benefit Package Design - Part II: A Practical Guide" (2021), International Journal of Health Policy and Management
  • "Development of the WHO-INTEGRATE evidence-to-decision framework: an overview of systematic reviews of decision criteria for health decision-making" (2020), Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation
  • "Exploring the economic impact of inappropriate antibiotic use: the case of upper respiratory tract infections in Ghana" (2022), Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
  • "Evidence-Informed Oral Health Policy Making: Opportunities and Challenges" (2023), Journal of Dental Research

Frequent collaborators in their research include Maarten Jansen, Anna Vassall, Wija Oortwijn, Gavin Surgey, and Maryam Huda. These co-authors have contributed to multiple joint publications, reflecting ongoing research partnerships across topics related to health policy and economics.

Best Publications

  • Priority Setting of health interventions: the need for multi-criteria decision analysis

    Rob Baltussen;Louis Wilhelmus Niessen

  • Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis for Health Care Decision Making—An Introduction: Report 1 of the ISPOR MCDA Emerging Good Practices Task Force

    Praveen Thokala;Nancy Devlin;Kevin Marsh;Rob Baltussen

  • Development of WHO guidelines on generalized cost-effectiveness analysis.

    Christopher J.L. Murray;David B. Evans;Arnab Acharya;Rob M.P.M. Baltussen

  • Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis for Health Care Decision Making—Emerging Good Practices: Report 2 of the ISPOR MCDA Emerging Good Practices Task Force

    Kevin Marsh;Maarten IJzerman;Praveen Thokala;Rob Baltussen

  • Programme costs in the economic evaluation of health interventions.

    Benjamin Johns;Rob Baltussen;Raymond Hutubessy

  • The impact of health insurance in Africa and Asia: a systematic review

    Ernst Spaan;Judith Mathijssen;Noor Tromp;Florence McBain

  • Equity aspects of the National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana: Who is enrolling, who is not and why?

    Caroline Jehu-Appiah;Genevieve Aryeetey;Ernst Spaan;Thomas de Hoop

  • Perceived quality of care of primary health care services in Burkina Faso

    R M P M Baltussen;Y Yé;S Haddad;R S Sauerborn

  • Iron Fortification and Iron Supplementation are Cost-Effective Interventions to Reduce Iron Deficiency in Four Subregions of the World

    Rob Baltussen;Cécile Knai;Mona Sharan

  • Cost effectiveness analysis of strategies to combat HIV/AIDS in developing countries.

    Daniel R Hogan;Rob Baltussen;Chika Hayashi;Jeremy A Lauer

  • From efficacy to equity: Literature review of decision criteria for resource allocation and healthcare decisionmaking

    Lalla Aïda Guindo;Monika Wagner;Rob Baltussen;Donna Rindress

  • Household perceptions and their implications for enrolment in the National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana

    Caroline Jehu-Appiah;Genevieve Aryeetey;Irene Agyepong;Ernst Spaan

  • Barriers to access to antiretroviral treatment in developing countries: a review

    Mariana Posse;Filip Meheus;Henri van Asten;Andre van der Ven

  • Cost-effectiveness analysis of cataract surgery: a global and regional analysis

    Rob Baltussen;Mariame Sylla;Silvio P. Mariotti

  • Towards a multi-criteria approach for priority setting: an application to Ghana

    Rob Baltussen;Elly Stolk;Dan Chisholm;Moses Kweku Aikins

  • Cost effectiveness analysis of strategies for tuberculosis control in developing countries

    Rob Baltussen;Katherine Floyd;Christopher Dye

  • The impact of antiretroviral treatment on the age composition of the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa

    Jan A.C. Hontelez;Sake J. de Vlas;Rob Baltussen;Marie-Louise Newell

  • Cost-Effectiveness of Pneumococcal Vaccination of Older People: A Study in 5 Western European Countries

    A. Ament;R. Baltussen;R. Baltussen;G. Duru;C. Rigaud-Bully

  • The WHO-INTEGRATE evidence to decision framework version 1.0: integrating WHO norms and values and a complexity perspective.

    Eva Annette Rehfuess;Jan M. Stratil;Inger B. Scheel;Anayda Portela

  • Guidance on priority setting in health care (GPS-Health): The inclusion of equity criteria not captured by cost-effectiveness analysis

    Ole Frithjof Norheim;Rob Baltussen;Mira Johri;Dan Chisholm

  • Multicriteria Decision Analysis for Including Health Interventions in the Universal Health Coverage Benefit Package in Thailand

    Sitaporn Youngkong;Rob Baltussen;Sripen Tantivess;Adun Mohara

Frequent Co-Authors

Louis W. Niessen
Louis W. Niessen Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Till Bärnighausen
Till Bärnighausen Heidelberg University
Irene Akua Agyepong
Irene Akua Agyepong University of Ghana
Raymond Hutubessy
Raymond Hutubessy World Health Organization
Marie-Louise Newell
Marie-Louise Newell University of Southampton
Frank Tanser
Frank Tanser University of Lincoln
Sake J. de Vlas
Sake J. de Vlas Erasmus University Rotterdam
Mark N. Lurie
Mark N. Lurie Brown University
Ole Frithjof Norheim
Ole Frithjof Norheim University of Bergen
Reinout van Crevel
Reinout van Crevel Radboud University

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