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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 61 1347 1197 630 551 363 15525

Roland J. Thorpe publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Roland J. Thorpe between 2005 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Roland J. Thorpe published across 22 years, from 2005 to 2026, averaging 28.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 78 publications in 2025. 79 of the 618 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2005 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 78. Peak 78 publications in 2025. 2005: 1 publication 2006: 4 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 26 publications 2016: 32 publications 2017: 44 publications 2018: 29 publications 2019: 44 publications 2020: 49 publications 2021: 41 publications 2022: 66 publications 2023: 63 publications 2024: 63 publications 2025: 78 publications 2026: 1 publication
2005 2026

618 publications in total across all disciplines

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Roland J. Thorpe: publications per year, 2005 to 2026
Year Publications
2005 1
2006 4
2007 2
2008 6
2009 7
2010 10
2011 12
2012 11
2013 9
2014 20
2015 26
2016 32
2017 44
2018 29
2019 44
2020 49
2021 41
2022 66
2023 63
2024 63
2025 78
2026 1
Total 618
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Roland J. Thorpe 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 Roland J. Thorpe 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, 354–363 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: 363 publications — 93rd percentile

93% 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
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 36 363
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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Roland J. Thorpe 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 Roland J. Thorpe 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, 61 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: 61 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% 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
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86 61
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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Overview

Roland J. Thorpe is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in social sciences and medicine. Their work predominantly addresses topics intersecting health, social disparities, and public health issues.

Thorpe's research spans a variety of fields, with main contributions in:

  • Social Sciences
  • Medicine

Within these broad fields, their notable subfields of study include:

  • Health
  • General Health Professions
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Clinical Psychology

The main topics Thorpe focuses on consist of:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Aging and Gerontology Research
  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

Thorpe's most recent published papers include:

  • Poverty, Racism, and the Public Health Crisis in America, 2021, Frontiers in Public Health
  • What Structural Racism Is (or Is Not) and How to Measure It: Clarity for Public Health and Medical Researchers, 2022, American Journal of Epidemiology
  • Impacts of Gentrification on Health in the US: a Systematic Review of the Literature, 2020, Journal of Urban Health
  • Health inequities and the inappropriate use of race in nephrology, 2021, Nature Reviews Nephrology
  • Racial Non-equivalence of Socioeconomic Status and Self-rated Health among African Americans and Whites, 2020, SSM - Population Health

They have published numerous articles in several key academic venues where they frequently appear, such as:

  • Innovation in Aging
  • Ethnicity & Disease
  • Journal of Aging and Health
  • Circulation
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series A

Thorpe collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Marino A. Bruce
  • Keith E. Whitfield
  • Keith C. Norris
  • Sarah L. Szanton
  • Bettina M. Beech

Best Publications

  • Hearing Loss Prevalence and Risk Factors Among Older Adults in the United States

    Frank R. Lin;Roland Thorpe;Sandra Gordon-Salant;Luigi Ferrucci

  • Association of overweight with increased risk of coronary heart disease partly independent of blood pressure and cholesterol levels: a meta-analysis of 21 cohort studies including more than 300 000 persons.

    Rik P. Bogers;Wanda J. E. Bemelmans;Rudolf T. Hoogenveen;Hendriek C. Boshuizen

  • The Epidemiology of Social Isolation: National Health and Aging Trends Study.

    Thomas K.M. Cudjoe;David L. Roth;Sarah L. Szanton;Jennifer L. Wolff

  • Disparities in Diabetes: The Nexus of Race, Poverty, and Place

    Darrell J. Gaskin;Roland J. Thorpe;Emma E. McGinty;Kelly Bower

  • The Intersection of Neighborhood Racial Segregation, Poverty, and Urbanicity and its Impact on Food Store Availability in the United States

    Kelly M. Bower;Roland J. Thorpe;Charles Rohde;Darrell J. Gaskin

  • Place, Not Race: Disparities Dissipate In Southwest Baltimore When Blacks And Whites Live Under Similar Conditions

    Thomas LaVeist;Keshia Pollack;Roland Thorpe;Ruth Fesahazion

  • Dog Ownership and Physical Activity: A Review of the Evidence

    Hayley E. Christian;Carri Westgarth;Adrian Bauman;Elizabeth A. Richards

  • "Socioeconomic Status is associated with Frailty: the Women's Health and Aging Studies"

    Sarah L Szanton;Christopher L Seplaki;Roland J Thorpe;Jerilyn K Allen

  • Race, Medical Mistrust, and Segregation in Primary Care as Usual Source of Care: Findings from the Exploring Health Disparities in Integrated Communities Study.

    M. J. Arnett;M. J. Arnett;R. J. Thorpe;D. J. Gaskin;J. V. Bowie

  • Differences in Oral Sexual Behaviors by Gender, Age, and Race Explain Observed Differences in Prevalence of Oral Human Papillomavirus Infection

    Gypsyamber D’Souza;Kevin Cullen;Janice Bowie;Roland Thorpe

  • Community Aging in Place, Advancing Better Living for Elders: A Bio‐Behavioral‐Environmental Intervention to Improve Function and Health‐Related Quality of Life in Disabled Older Adults

    Sarah L. Szanton;Roland J. Thorpe;Cynthia Boyd;Elizabeth K. Tanner

  • Racial/Ethnic and Socioeconomic Disparities in Hearing Health Care Among Older Americans

    Carrie L. Nieman;Nicole Marrone;Sarah L. Szanton;Roland J. Thorpe

  • Poverty, Racism, and the Public Health Crisis in America

    Bettina M. Beech;Chandra Ford;Roland J. Thorpe;Marino A. Bruce

  • Social context explains race disparities in obesity among women

    Sara N Bleich;Roland J Thorpe;Hamidah Sharif-Harris;Hamidah Sharif-Harris;Ruth Fesahazion

  • Environmental and Socio-Economic Factors as Contributors to Racial Disparities in Diabetes Prevalence

    Thomas A. LaVeist;Roland J. Thorpe;Jessica E. Galarraga;Jessica E. Galarraga;Kelly M. Bower

  • Social context as an explanation for race disparities in hypertension: findings from the Exploring Health Disparities in Integrated Communities (EHDIC) Study.

    Roland James Thorpe;Dwayne T Brandon;Thomas A LaVeist

  • Effect of Financial Strain on Mortality in Community-Dwelling Older Women

    Sarah L. Szanton;Jerilyn K. Allen;Roland J. Thorpe;Teresa Seeman

  • Relative Roles of Race Versus Socioeconomic Position in Studies of Health Inequalities: A Matter of Interpretation.

    Amani M. Nuru-Jeter;Elizabeth K. Michaels;Marilyn D. Thomas;Alexis N. Reeves

  • Association of skin color, race/ethnicity, and hearing loss among adults in the USA.

    Frank R. Lin;Paige Maas;Wade Chien;John P. Carey

  • Race/Ethnicity and Hypertension: The Role of Social Support

    Caryn N. Bell;Roland J. Thorpe;Thomas A. LaVeist

  • Examining attitudes and knowledge about HPV and cervical cancer risk among female clinic attendees in Johannesburg, South Africa.

    Shelley A. Francis;Jennifer Nelson;Joan Liverpool;Soji Soogun

  • Race disparities in cardiovascular disease risk factors within socioeconomic status strata.

    Caryn N. Bell;Roland J. Thorpe;Janice V. Bowie;Thomas A. LaVeist

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas A. LaVeist
Thomas A. LaVeist Tulane University
Keith E. Whitfield
Keith E. Whitfield Wayne State University
Derek M. Griffith
Derek M. Griffith University of Pennsylvania
Keith C. Norris
Keith C. Norris University of California, Los Angeles
Linda P. Fried
Linda P. Fried Columbia University
Eleanor M. Simonsick
Eleanor M. Simonsick National Institutes of Health
Hae Ra Han
Hae Ra Han Johns Hopkins University
Annemarie Koster
Annemarie Koster Maastricht University
David L. Roth
David L. Roth Johns Hopkins University
Anne B. Newman
Anne B. Newman University of Pittsburgh

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