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Sally C. Brailsford 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 Sally C. Brailsford sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 150 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sally C. Brailsford 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 Sally C. Brailsford sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 39 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Sally C. Brailsford is affiliated with the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom. Their research spans primarily the fields of Medicine and Health Professions, focusing on topics related to healthcare operations, aging populations, and economic evaluations within health systems.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Healthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization
  • Frailty in Older Adults
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
  • Complex Systems and Decision Making
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Healthcare Policy and Management

The subfields within which they have contributed are:

  • Emergency Medical Services
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Management Science and Operations Research
  • Geriatrics and Gerontology
  • General Health Professions

Their research has been published frequently in several academic venues. Notable journals include:

  • Journal of the Operational Research Society
  • Age and Ageing
  • Health Systems
  • Health and Social Care Delivery Research
  • Decision Support Systems

Significant recent papers by Sally C. Brailsford include:

  • "Frailty transitions and prevalence in an ageing population: longitudinal analysis of primary care data from an open cohort of adults aged 50 and over in England, 2006-2017" (2023, Age and Ageing)
  • "Improving healthcare access management by predicting patient no-show behaviour" (2020, Decision Support Systems)
  • "The dynamics of frailty development and progression in older adults in primary care in England (2006-2017): a retrospective cohort profile" (2022, BMC Geriatrics)
  • "The economic impact and cost-effectiveness of combined vector-control and dengue vaccination strategies in Thailand: results from a dynamic transmission model" (2020, PLoS neglected tropical diseases)
  • "Primary and secondary care service use and costs associated with frailty in an ageing population: longitudinal analysis of an English primary care cohort of adults aged 50 and over, 2006-2017" (2024, Age and Ageing)

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Bronagh Walsh
  • Tracey England
  • Steffen Bayer
  • Carole Fogg
  • Scott Harris

Best Publications

  • Constraint satisfaction problems: Algorithms and applications

    Sally C. Brailsford;Chris N. Potts;Barbara M. Smith

  • An analysis of the academic literature on simulation and modelling in health care

    Sally C. Brailsford;Paul R. Harper;Brijesh Patel;Martin A. Pitt

  • Using industrial processes to improve patient care

    Terry Young;Sally Brailsford;Con Connell;Ruth Davies

  • Hybrid simulation modelling in operational research: A state-of-the-art review

    Sally C. Brailsford;Tillal Eldabi;Martin H. Kunc;Navonil Mustafee

  • Emergency and on-demand health care: modelling a large complex system

    Sally C. Brailsford;Valerie A. Lattimer;P. Tarnaras;J. C. Turnbull

  • OR in healthcare: A European perspective

    Sally C. Brailsford;Jan Vissers;Jan Vissers

  • A comparison of discrete event simulation and system dynamics for modelling health care systems

    S.C. Brailsford;N.A. Hilton

  • A structured review of quantitative models in the blood supply chain: a taxonomic framework for decision-making

    Andres F. Osorio;Sally C. Brailsford;Honora K. Smith

  • Using simulation to improve the blood supply chain

    Korina Katsaliaki;Sally C. Brailsford

  • Tutorial: Advances and challenges in healthcare simulation modeling

    S.C. Brailsford

  • The progressive party problem: Integer linear programming and constraint programming compared

    Barbara M. Smith;Sally C. Brailsford;Peter M. Hubbard;H. Paul Williams

  • Towards the holy grail: combining system dynamics and discrete-event simulation in healthcare

    Sally C. Brailsford;Shivam M. Desai;Joe Viana

  • Advances and challenges in healthcare simulation modeling: tutorial

    Sally C. Brailsford

  • Combining discrete-event simulation and system dynamics in a healthcare setting: a composite model for Chlamydia infection

    J. Viana;Sally Brailsford;V. Harindra;Paul Robert Harper

  • Simulation-optimization model for production planning in the blood supply chain.

    Andres F. Osorio;Andres F. Osorio;Sally C. Brailsford;Honora K. Smith;Sonia P. Forero-Matiz

  • Reviewing emergency care systems I: insights from system dynamics modelling.

    V Lattimer;S Brailsford;J Turnbull;P Tarnaras

  • Towards incorporating human behaviour in models of health care systems: an approach using discrete event simulation

    Sally C. Brailsford;Bernd Schmidt

  • Choice of modelling technique for evaluating health care interventions

    K. Cooper;Sally C. Brailsford;Ruth Davies

  • Overcoming the barriers to implementation of operations research simulation models in healthcare.

    Sally Brailsford

  • Simulation in health-care: lessons from other sectors

    Mohsen Jahangirian;Aisha Naseer;Lampros Stergioulas;Terry Young

  • System dynamics: what's in it for healthcare simulation modelers

    Sally C. Brailsford

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Roderick
Paul Roderick University of Southampton
Karen Gerard
Karen Gerard University of Southampton
Martin Kunc
Martin Kunc University of Southampton
Chris N. Potts
Chris N. Potts University of Southampton
Sally McClean
Sally McClean University of Ulster
Walter J. Gutjahr
Walter J. Gutjahr University of Vienna
Pierre L'Ecuyer
Pierre L'Ecuyer University of Montreal
Julia Addington-Hall
Julia Addington-Hall University of Southampton
Barry L. Nelson
Barry L. Nelson Northwestern University

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