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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 54 2140 1946 1031 925 231 12993

Robert L. Heath publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert L. Heath between 1952 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert L. Heath published across 74 years, from 1952 to 2025, averaging 4.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2018. 3 of the 365 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1952 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2018. 1952: 2 publications 1953: 0 publications 1954: 0 publications 1955: 1 publication 1956: 0 publications 1957: 2 publications 1958: 0 publications 1959: 1 publication 1960: 2 publications 1961: 2 publications 1962: 4 publications 1963: 4 publications 1964: 4 publications 1965: 1 publication 1966: 2 publications 1967: 5 publications 1968: 2 publications 1969: 5 publications 1970: 2 publications 1971: 4 publications 1972: 3 publications 1973: 6 publications 1974: 3 publications 1975: 7 publications 1976: 3 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 5 publications 1979: 8 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 7 publications 1985: 6 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 8 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 15 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 2 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 2 publications
1952 2025

365 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert L. Heath: publications per year, 1952 to 2025
Year Publications
1952 2
1953 0
1954 0
1955 1
1956 0
1957 2
1958 0
1959 1
1960 2
1961 2
1962 4
1963 4
1964 4
1965 1
1966 2
1967 5
1968 2
1969 5
1970 2
1971 4
1972 3
1973 6
1974 3
1975 7
1976 3
1977 2
1978 5
1979 8
1980 2
1981 3
1982 4
1983 1
1984 7
1985 6
1986 3
1987 4
1988 6
1989 3
1990 8
1991 3
1992 2
1993 2
1994 4
1995 7
1996 3
1997 5
1998 7
1999 5
2000 2
2001 3
2002 5
2003 15
2004 3
2005 8
2006 9
2007 9
2008 9
2009 13
2010 5
2011 8
2012 13
2013 15
2014 4
2015 13
2016 6
2017 5
2018 17
2019 10
2020 16
2021 6
2022 1
2023 2
2024 1
2025 2
Total 365
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Robert L. Heath publications per year - data summary

  • Robert L. Heath, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of Houston, has 365 publications recorded across 74 years, from 1952 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1952 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2018, with 17 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1955, 1959, 1965, 1983 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 4 of the 74 years in the span carry no publications at all (1953, 1954, 1956 and 1958).
  • The rate of publication averages 4.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 5.2 per year counting only the 70 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 12 publications, 3% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1952-1976: 65 publications (2.6 per year); 1977-2001: 105 publications (4.2 per year); 2002-2025: 195 publications (8.1 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Robert L. Heath 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 Robert L. Heath 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, 224–233 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: 231 publications — 74th percentile

74% 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
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213 231
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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Robert L. Heath publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 44–53 to 570+ publications.
  • Robert L. Heath, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of Houston, records 231 publications - the 74th percentile of the discipline.
  • 74% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Robert L. Heath, and about 26% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Robert L. Heath ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 114–123 publications, holding 474 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 174–183 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 570 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Robert L. Heath 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 Robert L. Heath 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, 54 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: 54 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% 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
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131 54
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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Robert L. Heath D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 71 ranges running from 30 to 100+ D-Index.
  • Robert L. Heath, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of Houston, records 54 D-Index - the 73rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 73% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Robert L. Heath, and about 27% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Robert L. Heath ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 313 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 47 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more, 97 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1958 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Robert L. Heath is affiliated with the University of Houston in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Social Sciences and Business, Management and Accounting, with a focus on subfields such as Communication, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Philosophy, Sociology and Political Science, and Management Information Systems.

Their work covers topics including Public Relations and Crisis Communication, Management and Organizational Studies, Rhetoric and Communication Studies, Disaster Management and Resilience, Public Policy and Administration Research, Media Studies and Communication, and Communication in Education and Healthcare.

Heath has contributed to several publications in the venue Public Relations Review. Notable recent papers include:

  • "OPR and its corruption of 'publics': A critique" (2023), Public Relations Review
  • "Explicating the public memory dialectic in public relations: The case of Donald Trump, The Oath Keepers, and January 6, 2021" (2023), Public Relations Review
  • "The processes-to-end(s) paradox of public relations" (2022), Public Relations Review
  • "Immovable objects/irresistible forces: Intelligences of sociopolitical decision making" (2021), Public Relations Review

Frequent co-authors with whom Heath has collaborated include:

  • Erich J. Sommerfeldt
  • Damion Waymer
  • William Douglas

In 1958, Robert L. Heath was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), indicating a long-standing contribution to their areas of study.

Best Publications

  • Strategic Issues Management: Organizations and Public Policy Challenges

    Robert Lawrence Heath

  • Handbook of public relations

    Robert L. Heath;Gabriel Vasquez

  • Human Communication Theory and Research : Concepts, Contexts, and Challenges

    Robert L. Heath;Jennings Bryant

  • Onward Into More Fog: Thoughts on Public Relations' Research Directions

    Robert L. Heath

  • Management of corporate communication : from interpersonal contacts to external affairs

    Robert L. Heath

  • Encyclopedia of Public Relations

    Robert Lawrence Heath

  • Today's public relations : an introduction

    Robert L. Heath;W. Timothy Coombs

  • Handbook of Risk and Crisis Communication

    Robert L. Heath;H. Dan O'Hair

  • A Rhetorical Enactment Rationale for Public Relations: The Good Organization Communicating Well

    Robert L. Heath

  • New Communication Technologies: An Issues Management Point of View.

    Robert L. Heath

  • Strategic risk communication: Adding value to society

    Michael J. Palenchar;Robert L. Heath

  • Rhetorical and Critical Approaches to Public Relations II

    Robert L. Heath;Elizabeth L. Toth;Damion Waymer

  • Issues Management

    Robert L. Heath;Richard A. Nelson

  • A Rhetorical Perspective on the Values of Public Relations: Crossroads and Pathways Toward Concurrence

    Robert L. Heath

  • Crisis Management for Managers and Executives: Business Crises, the Definitive Handbook to Reduction, Readiness, Response, and Recovery

    Robert L Heath

  • A Rhetorical Approach to Crisis Communication: Management, Communication Processes, and Strategic Responses

    Dan Pyle Millar;Robert L. Heath

  • Responding to Crisis : A Rhetorical Approach to Crisis Communication

    Dan Pyle Millar;Robert L. Heath

  • Emergent Agents: The Forgotten Publics in Crisis Communication and Issues Management Research

    Damion Waymer;Robert L. Heath

  • Best Practices in Crisis Communication: Evolution of Practice through Research

    Robert L. Heath

  • The international encyclopedia of strategic communication

    Robert L. Heath;Winni Johansen;Jesper Falkheimer

  • Reasoned Action in Crisis Communication: An Attribution Theory—Based Approach to Crisis Management

    Dan Pyle Millar;Robert L. Heath

Frequent Co-Authors

Jennings Bryant
Jennings Bryant University of Alabama
Øyvind Ihlen
Øyvind Ihlen University of Oslo
W. Timothy Coombs
W. Timothy Coombs Texas A&M University
Maureen Taylor
Maureen Taylor University of Technology Sydney
John Shotter
John Shotter University of New Hampshire

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