The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sheryl Zimmerman sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 536 publications — 64th percentile
64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sheryl Zimmerman sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 92 D-Index — 45th percentile
45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.
Sheryl Zimmerman is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States and has an extensive research profile primarily focused on health professions and medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields, including general health professions, psychiatry and mental health, public health, environmental and occupational health, clinical psychology, and demography.
The primary research topics they have contributed to include geriatric care and nursing homes, palliative care and end-of-life issues, dementia and cognitive impairment research, migration, aging, and tourism studies, health disparities and outcomes, frailty in older adults, and health systems, economic evaluations, and quality of life.
Zimmerman has authored numerous papers with notable recent publications such as:
Their frequent coauthors include Philip D. Sloane, Christopher J. Wretman, Paula Carder, Kali S. Thomas, and John S. Preisser.
Zimmerman's research has been published extensively in several venues, particularly:
In addition to journal publications, Zimmerman has contributed to book publications, including a work published by Springer International Publishing titled Retirement Migration from the U.S. to Latin American Colonial Cities (2020).
J. Magaziner;W. Hawkes;J. R. Hebel;S. I. Zimmerman
Leann Lipps Birch;Sheryl Itkin Zimmerman;Honey Hind
Carol Van Doorn;Ann L. Gruber-Baldini;Sheryl Zimmerman;J. Richard Hebel
Philip D. Sloane;Sheryl Zimmerman;Chirayath Suchindran;Peter Reed
Sheryl Zimmerman;Christianna S. Williams;Peter S. Reed;Malaz Boustani
Jay Magaziner;Pearl German;Sheryl Itkin Zimmerman;J. Richard Hebel
Barbara Resnick;Sheryl Itkin Zimmerman;Denise Orwig;Anne-Linda Furstenberg
Sheryl Zimmerman;Ann L. Gruber-Baldini;J. Richard Hebel;Philip D. Sloane
Jay Magaziner;Lisa Fredman;William Hawkes;J. Richard Hebel
M. M. Dolan;W. G. Hawkes;Sheryl I Zimmerman;R. S. Morrison
J Magaziner;E Lydick;W Hawkes;K M Fox
Sheryl Zimmerman;Philip D. Sloane;Christianna S. Williams;Peter S. Reed
Sheryl Zimmerman;Ann L. Gruber-Baldini;Philip D. Sloane;J. Kevin Eckert
Ann L. Gruber-Baldini;Sheryl Zimmerman;R. Sean Morrison;Lynn M. Grattan
Lois E Wehren;William G Hawkes;Denise L Orwig;J Richard Hebel
Jay Magaziner;Sheryl Itkin Zimmerman;Ann L. Gruber-Baldini;J.Richard Hebel
Debra Dobbs;J. Kevin Eckert;Bob Rubinstein;Lynn Keimig
Ada Brainsky;Henry Glick;Eva Lydick;Robert Epstein
Kezia Scales;Sheryl Zimmerman;Stephanie J Miller
Sheryl Zimmerman;Philip D. Sloane;David Reed
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