| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences and Humanities | 44 | 4213 | 3891 | 714 | 658 | 164 | 6517 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Ruth McDonald between 1999 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ruth McDonald published across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025, averaging 6.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2016. 3 of the 180 publications appeared in the last two years.
180 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2000 | 3 |
| 2001 | 4 |
| 2002 | 6 |
| 2003 | 5 |
| 2004 | 10 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | 9 |
| 2007 | 13 |
| 2008 | 10 |
| 2009 | 10 |
| 2010 | 7 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 7 |
| 2013 | 7 |
| 2014 | 8 |
| 2015 | 14 |
| 2016 | 23 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| Total | 180 |
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 Ruth McDonald sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 164 publications — 49th percentile
49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.
| 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 | 164 |
| 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 |
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 Ruth McDonald sits on this spectrum.
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.
| 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 |
Ruth McDonald is affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Health Professions, with significant contributions to the subfields of General Health Professions, Clinical Psychology, Education, Economics and Econometrics, and Strategy and Management.
Their work covers several main topics, including:
Among their recent papers are the following:
Ruth McDonald has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Jonathan Hammond, Simon Bailey, Kath Checkland, Philip Britteon, and Søren Rud Kristensen.
Their publications have appeared in journals such as:
In addition to journal articles, they have contributed to book publications as well, including a study titled "A study of the changes in Ojibwa, Tlinget, and Hopi basketry as relating to economic, political, societal, and historical changes in the respective societies," published by Michigan State University Libraries in 2024.
Sudeh Cheraghi-Sohi;Arne Risa Hole;Nicola Mead;Ruth McDonald
Matt Sutton;Silviya Nikolova;Ruth Boaden;Helen Lester
Ruth McDonald;Stephen Harrison;Kath Checkland;Stephen M Campbell
Ruth McDonald;Martin Roland
Stephen M. Campbell;Ruth McDonald;Helen Lester
Marianna Fotaki;Martin Roland;Alan Boyd;Ruth McDonald
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Kath Checkland;Stephen Harrison;Ruth McDonald;Suzanne Grant
Rosalind Raine;Ray Fitzpatrick;Helen Barratt;Gywn Bevan
Bonnie Sibbald;Ruth McDonald;Martin Roland
Ruth McDonald;Justin Waring;Stephen Harrison
Soren Rud Kristensen;Rachel Meacock;Alexander Turner;Ruth Boaden
Graham P. Martin;Graeme Currie;Simon Weaver;Rachael Finn
SR Harrison;Ruth Mcdonald;Er. McDonald
Graham P Martin;Simon Weaver;Graeme Currie;Rachael Finn
Ruth McDonald;Sudeh Cheraghi-Sohi;Caroline Sanders;Darren Ashcroft
M. Fotaki;A. Boyd;R. McDonald;L. Smith
Sudeh Cheraghi-Sohi;Peter Bower;Nichola Mead;Ruth McDonald
Martin Tickle;Ruth McDonald;Jarrod Franklin;Vishal R. Aggarwal
Ruth McDonald;Nicola Mead;Sudeh Cheraghi-Sohi;Peter Bower
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