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Ronald Labonté

Ronald Labonté

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 75 550 476 31 28 452 19989

Ronald Labonté publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ronald Labonté between 1981 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ronald Labonté published across 46 years, from 1981 to 2026, averaging 10.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 53 publications in 2019. 16 of the 495 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 53. Peak 53 publications in 2019. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 2 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 4 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 20 publications 2007: 19 publications 2008: 22 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 25 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 29 publications 2017: 26 publications 2018: 23 publications 2019: 53 publications 2020: 34 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 15 publications 2026: 1 publication
1981 2026

495 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ronald Labonté: publications per year, 1981 to 2026
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 1
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 2
1987 0
1988 1
1989 2
1990 1
1991 2
1992 1
1993 0
1994 2
1995 1
1996 2
1997 1
1998 4
1999 9
2000 3
2001 11
2002 9
2003 7
2004 8
2005 11
2006 20
2007 19
2008 22
2009 12
2010 17
2011 25
2012 13
2013 15
2014 23
2015 17
2016 29
2017 26
2018 23
2019 53
2020 34
2021 18
2022 13
2023 11
2024 10
2025 15
2026 1
Total 495
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Ronald Labonté 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 Ronald Labonté 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, 444–453 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: 452 publications — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 25 452
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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Ronald Labonté 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 Ronald Labonté 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, 75 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: 75 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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
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 75
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

Ronald Labonté is affiliated with the University of Ottawa in Canada and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Medicine and Health Professions. Their body of work includes a significant focus on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions, and intersecting areas such as Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Agronomy and Crop Science, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

The scientist has researched a variety of topics, primarily centered on Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology, with notable attention to zoonotic diseases, animal disease management, global maternal and child health, employment and welfare studies, global health care issues, and public health policies and education.

Some of the recent papers by Ronald Labonté include:

  • Ethnic and racial disparities in COVID-19-related deaths: counting the trees, hiding the forest (2020), published in BMJ Global Health
  • Safeguarding people living in vulnerable conditions in the COVID-19 era through universal health coverage and social protection (2021), published in The Lancet Public Health
  • Globalisation in the time of COVID-19: repositioning Africa to meet the immediate and remote challenges (2020), published in Globalization and Health
  • What role for One Health in the COVID-19 pandemic? (2020), published in Canadian Journal of Public Health
  • Governing antimicrobial resistance: a narrative review of global governance mechanisms (2020), published in Journal of Public Health Policy

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ronald Labonté include:

  • Arne Rückert
  • Mary Wiktorowicz
  • Fran Baum
  • Manisha A. Kulkarni
  • Corinne Packer

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Globalization and Health
  • International Journal of Health Policy and Management
  • Canadian Journal of Public Health
  • Global Public Health
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

In addition to journal articles, Ronald Labonté has published works in the book format, including the title Community Organizing and Community Building for Health and Social Equity, 4th edition (2022) through Rutgers University Press.

Best Publications

  • A planning framework for community empowerment goals within health promotion

    Glenn Laverack;Ronald Labonte

  • Health Promotion and Empowerment: Reflections on Professional Practice

    Ronald Labonte

  • Capacity building in health promotion, Part 1: For whom? And for what purpose?

    Ronald Labonte;Glenn Laverack

  • Medical tourism today: What is the state of existing knowledge?

    Laura Hopkins;Ronald Labonté;Vivien Runnels;Corinne Packer

  • Evaluating community capacity

    Marion Gibbon;Ronald Labonte;Glenn Laverack

  • Social inclusion/exclusion: dancing the dialectic.

    Ronald Labonte

  • Framing health and foreign policy: lessons for global health diplomacy.

    Ronald Labonté;Michelle L Gagnon

  • Addressing social determinants of health inequities: what can the state and civil society do?

    Erik Blas;Lucy Gilson;Michael P Kelly;Ronald Labonté

  • Canada: A land of missed opportunity for addressing the social determinants of health

    Toba Bryant;Dennis Raphael;Ted Schrecker;Ronald Labonte

  • Globalization and social determinants of health: Introduction and methodological background (part 1 of 3)

    Ronald Labonté;Ted Schrecker

  • Social capital and community development: practitioner emptor.

    Ronald Labonte

  • The rise of neoliberalism: how bad economics imperils health and what to do about it

    Ronald Labonté;David Stuckler

  • The growing impact of globalization for health and public health practice.

    Ronald Labonté;Katia Mohindra;Ted Schrecker

  • Capacity building in health promotion, Part 2: Whose use? And with what measurement?

    Ronald Labonte;Glenn Laverack

  • Empowering social action through narratives of identity and culture.

    Lewis Williams;Ronald Labonte;Mike O'Brien

  • Globalization and health : pathways, evidence and policy

    Ronald Labonté;Ted Schrecker;Corinne Packer;Vivien Runnels

  • Fatal Indifference: The G8, Africa and Global Health

    Ronald Labonte;Ted Schrecker;David Sanders;Wilma Meeus

  • Empowerment Forum: A Dialogue between Guest Editorial Board Members

    E Bernstein;N Wallerstein;R Braithwaite;L Gutierrez

  • The Social Determinants of Health

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Fran Baum
Fran Baum University of Adelaide
David Sanders
David Sanders University of the Western Cape
Ivy Lynn Bourgeault
Ivy Lynn Bourgeault University of Ottawa
Sharon Friel
Sharon Friel Australian National University
Toby Freeman
Toby Freeman University of Adelaide
Valorie A. Crooks
Valorie A. Crooks Simon Fraser University
Anne Marie Thow
Anne Marie Thow University of Sydney
Allison Williams
Allison Williams McMaster University
David Stuckler
David Stuckler Bocconi University
Dennis Raphael
Dennis Raphael York University

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