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Stephen W. Hwang

Stephen W. Hwang

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
74
Citations
21673
World Ranking
586
National Ranking
33

Medicine

D-Index
74
Citations
21556
World Ranking
19372
National Ranking
824

Stephen W. Hwang 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 Stephen W. Hwang sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 335 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stephen W. Hwang 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 Stephen W. Hwang sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 74 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.

Overview

Stephen W. Hwang is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research primarily spans the fields of Health Professions and Medicine, with a strong focus on General Health Professions.

Their scholarly work frequently explores topics related to homelessness and social issues, food security and health in diverse populations, and geriatric care and nursing homes. Additional areas of focus include housing, finance, and neoliberalism; urban, neighborhood, and segregation studies; health disparities and outcomes; as well as chronic disease management strategies.

Stephen W. Hwang has authored multiple research papers, including:

  • COVID-19 and people experiencing homelessness: challenges and mitigation strategies, 2020, Canadian Medical Association Journal
  • Health care for homeless people, 2021, Nature Reviews Disease Primers
  • Adverse childhood experiences and related outcomes among adults experiencing homelessness: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2021, The Lancet Public Health
  • Clinical guideline for homeless and vulnerably housed people, and people with lived homelessness experience, 2020, Canadian Medical Association Journal
  • Trajectories and mental health-related predictors of perceived discrimination and stigma among homeless adults with mental illness, 2020, PLoS ONE

Their publications frequently appear in venues such as:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Social Science & Medicine
  • Canadian Medical Association Journal
  • Canadian Journal of Diabetes
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Stephen W. Hwang collaborates regularly with several researchers, including Rosane Nisenbaum, Vicky Stergiopoulos, Cília Mejía-Lancheros, James Lachaud, and Patricia O'Campo.

Best Publications

  • Homelessness and health

    Stephen W. Hwang

  • Morbidity and mortality in homeless individuals, prisoners, sex workers, and individuals with substance use disorders in high-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Robert W Aldridge;Alistair Story;Stephen W Hwang;Merete Nordentoft

  • Mortality among homeless adults in Boston: shifts in causes of death over a 15-year period.

    Travis P. Baggett;Stephen W. Hwang;James J. O’Connell;Bianca C. Porneala

  • Mortality Among Men Using Homeless Shelters in Toronto, Ontario

    Stephen W. Hwang

  • Mortality among residents of shelters, rooming houses, and hotels in Canada: 11 year follow-up study

    Stephen W Hwang;Russell Wilkins;Michael Tjepkema;Patricia J O’Campo

  • Homelessness and health in Canada: research lessons and priorities.

    C. James Frankish;Stephen W. Hwang;Darryl Quantz

  • Homeless People’s Perceptions of Welcomeness and Unwelcomeness in Healthcare Encounters

    Chuck K. Wen;Pamela L. Hudak;Stephen W. Hwang;Stephen W. Hwang

  • The At Home/Chez Soi trial protocol: a pragmatic, multi-site, randomised controlled trial of a Housing First intervention for homeless individuals with mental illness in five Canadian cities

    Paula N Goering;David L Streiner;Carol Adair;Tim Aubry

  • Risk of death among homeless women: a cohort study and review of the literature

    Angela M. Cheung;Stephen W. Hwang

  • Health interventions for people who are homeless

    Stephen W Hwang;Stephen W Hwang;Tom Burns

  • Causes of Death in Homeless Adults in Boston

    S W Hwang;E J Orav;J J O'Connell;J M Lebow

  • Interventions to improve the health of the homeless: a systematic review.

    Stephen W. Hwang;George Tolomiczenko;Fiona G. Kouyoumdjian;Rochelle E. Garner

  • Effect of scattered-site housing using rent supplements and intensive case management on housing stability among homeless adults with mental illness: a randomized trial.

    Vicky Stergiopoulos;Vicky Stergiopoulos;Stephen W. Hwang;Stephen W. Hwang;Agnes Gozdzik;Rosane Nisenbaum;Rosane Nisenbaum

  • Bed Bug Infestations in an Urban Environment

    Stephen W. Hwang;Tomislav J. Svoboda;Iain J. De Jong;Karl J. Kabasele

  • A comprehensive assessment of health care utilization among homeless adults under a system of universal health insurance.

    Stephen W. Hwang;Catharine Chambers;Shirley Chiu;Marko Katic

  • Effectiveness of interventions to improve the health and housing status of homeless people: a rapid systematic review

    Donna Fitzpatrick-Lewis;Rebecca Ganann;Shari Krishnaratne;Donna Ciliska

  • The effects of housing status on health-related outcomes in people living with HIV: a systematic review of the literature.

    Chad A. Leaver;Gordon Bargh;James R. Dunn;James R. Dunn;Stephen W. Hwang;Stephen W. Hwang

  • What happens to patients who leave hospital against medical advice

    Stephen W. Hwang;Jianli Li;Rajesh Gupta;Vince Chien

  • Universal Health Insurance and Health Care Access for Homeless Persons

    Stephen W. Hwang;Joanna J. M. Ueng;Shirley Chiu;Alex Kiss

  • COVID-19 and people experiencing homelessness: challenges and mitigation strategies.

    Melissa Perri;Naheed Dosani;Stephen W. Hwang

  • The effect of traumatic brain injury on the health of homeless people

    Stephen W. Hwang;Angela Colantonio;Shirley Chiu;George Tolomiczenko

Frequent Co-Authors

Patricia O'Campo
Patricia O'Campo University of Toronto
Flora I. Matheson
Flora I. Matheson University of Toronto
James R. Dunn
James R. Dunn McMaster University
Anita M. Hubley
Anita M. Hubley University of British Columbia
Wendy Levinson
Wendy Levinson University of Toronto
Paula Goering
Paula Goering Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Donald A. Redelmeier
Donald A. Redelmeier University of Toronto
Jeffrey S. Hoch
Jeffrey S. Hoch University of California, Davis
Richard H. Glazier
Richard H. Glazier University of Toronto
Rahim Moineddin
Rahim Moineddin University of Toronto

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