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49703
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10666
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5483

Steven H. Woolf publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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 Steven H. Woolf sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 308 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Steven H. Woolf D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Steven H. Woolf sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 93 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2001 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Steven H. Woolf is affiliated with Virginia Commonwealth University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields with a primary focus on Health Professions and Social Sciences, contributing substantially to the understanding of health disparities, health outcomes, and healthcare policy.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Health Professions
  • Social Sciences

Their subfields of study are:

  • General Health Professions
  • Health
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Oncology
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Steven H. Woolf's research covers several topics, most notably:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts

The scientist has a significant publication record with recent papers including:

  • Excess Deaths From COVID-19 and Other Causes, March-April 2020, published in 2020 in JAMA
  • COVID-19 as the Leading Cause of Death in the United States, published in 2020 in JAMA
  • Excess Deaths From COVID-19 and Other Causes, March-July 2020, published in 2020 in JAMA
  • Excess Deaths From COVID-19 and Other Causes in the US, March 1, 2020, to January 2, 2021, published in 2021 in JAMA
  • US State Policies, Politics, and Life Expectancy, published in 2020 in Milbank Quarterly

Steven H. Woolf has published frequently in several academic journals, including:

  • JAMA
  • American Journal of Public Health
  • The Lancet
  • JAMA Pediatrics
  • Milbank Quarterly

The scientist collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Derek A. Chapman
  • Elizabeth R. Wolf
  • Roy Sabo
  • Jong Hyung Lee
  • Frederick P. Rivara

Steven H. Woolf was recognized in 2001 as a member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), reflecting their engagement in the medical and health research community.

Best Publications

  • COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING AND SURVEILLANCE: CLINICAL GUIDELINES AND RATIONALE-UPDATE BASED ON NEW EVIDENCE

    Sidney Winawer;Robert Fletcher;Douglas Rex;John Bond

  • Colorectal cancer screening: Clinical guidelines and rationale

    SJ Winawer;RH Fletcher;L Miller;F Godlee

  • The meaning of translational research and why it matters.

    Steven H. Woolf

  • Clinical guidelines: potential benefits, limitations, and harms of clinical guidelines.

    Steven H Woolf;Richard Grol;Allen Hutchinson;Martin Eccles

  • Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: a practice guideline developed by explicit methods for the American Society of Hematology.

    JN George;SH Woolf;GE Raskob;JS Wasser

  • Strength of Recommendation Taxonomy (SORT): A Patient-Centered Approach to Grading Evidence in the Medical Literature

    Mark H. Ebell;Jay Siwek;Jay Siwek;Barry D. Weiss;Steven H. Woolf

  • Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process.

    Russell P. Harris;Mark Helfand;Steven H. Woolf;Kathleen N. Lohr

  • Breast Cancer Screening: A Summary of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

    Linda L. Humphrey;Mark Helfand;Benjamin K.S. Chan;Steven H. Woolf

  • Use of epoetin in patients with cancer: evidence-based clinical practice guidelines of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society of Hematology.

    J. Douglas Rizzo;Alan E. Lichtin;Steven H. Woolf;Jerome Seidenfeld

  • Clinical guidelines: Developing guidelines

    Paul G. Shekelle;Steven H. Woolf;Martin P. Eccles;Jeremy M. Grimshaw

  • Life Expectancy and Mortality Rates in the United States, 1959-2017

    Steven H. Woolf;Heidi Schoomaker;Heidi Schoomaker

  • Validity of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clinical Practice Guidelines: How Quickly Do Guidelines Become Outdated?

    Paul G. Shekelle;Eduardo Ortiz;Shannon Rhodes;Sally C. Morton

  • Developing an Evidence-Based Guide to Community Preventive Services—Methods

    Peter A Briss;Stephanie Zaza;Marguerite Pappaioanou;Jonathan Fielding

  • Pediatric vesicoureteral reflux guidelines panel summary report on the management of primary vesicoureteral reflux in children

    Jack S. Elder;Craig A. Peters;Billy S. Arant;David H. Ewalt

  • Practice Guidelines, a New Reality in Medicine: II. Methods of Developing Guidelines

    Steven H. Woolf

  • Shared Decision Making About Screening and Chemoprevention. A Suggested Approach From the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

    Stacey L Sheridan;Russell P Harris;Steven H Woolf

  • Practice Guidelines: A New Reality in Medicine: I. Recent Developments

    Steven H. Woolf

  • An evidence-based analysis of the effect of busulfan, hydroxyurea, interferon, and allogeneic bone marrow transplantation in treating the chronic phase of chronic myeloid leukemia: Developed for the American Society of Hematology

    Richard T. Silver;Steven H. Woolf;Rüdiger Hehlmann;Frederick R. Appelbaum

  • Practice Guidelines: A New Reality in Medicine: III. Impact on Patient Care

    Steven H. Woolf

  • Excess Deaths From COVID-19 and Other Causes in the US, March 1, 2020, to January 2, 2021.

    Steven H Woolf;Derek A Chapman;Roy T Sabo;Emily B Zimmerman

Frequent Co-Authors

Alex H. Krist
Alex H. Krist Virginia Commonwealth University
Jeremy M. Grimshaw
Jeremy M. Grimshaw Ottawa Hospital
Paul G. Shekelle
Paul G. Shekelle RAND Corporation
Martin P Eccles
Martin P Eccles Newcastle University
Kathleen N. Lohr
Kathleen N. Lohr RTI International
James N. George
James N. George University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Kurt C. Stange
Kurt C. Stange Case Western Reserve University
Albert L. Siu
Albert L. Siu Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Jeffrey F. Peipert
Jeffrey F. Peipert Indiana University
Theodore G. Ganiats
Theodore G. Ganiats University of California, San Diego

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