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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 56 1918 1734 913 814 183 10373

Walter A. Brown publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Walter A. Brown between 1967 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Walter A. Brown published across 59 years, from 1967 to 2025, averaging 3.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2012. 2 of the 204 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1967 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2012. 1967: 1 publication 1968: 1 publication 1969: 0 publications 1970: 1 publication 1971: 2 publications 1972: 2 publications 1973: 3 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 5 publications 1978: 5 publications 1979: 3 publications 1980: 4 publications 1981: 8 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 6 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 4 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 2 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 0 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 2 publications
1967 2025

204 publications in total across all disciplines

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Walter A. Brown: publications per year, 1967 to 2025
Year Publications
1967 1
1968 1
1969 0
1970 1
1971 2
1972 2
1973 3
1974 2
1975 0
1976 2
1977 5
1978 5
1979 3
1980 4
1981 8
1982 3
1983 4
1984 2
1985 6
1986 5
1987 4
1988 7
1989 7
1990 5
1991 3
1992 6
1993 5
1994 3
1995 2
1996 4
1997 3
1998 2
1999 1
2000 3
2001 5
2002 6
2003 3
2004 3
2005 4
2006 2
2007 8
2008 2
2009 5
2010 9
2011 3
2012 11
2013 1
2014 4
2015 6
2016 0
2017 3
2018 6
2019 1
2020 2
2021 1
2022 0
2023 3
2024 0
2025 2
Total 204
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Walter A. Brown 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 Walter A. Brown sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 174–183 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 183 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
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
174–183 313 183
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
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Walter A. Brown 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 Walter A. Brown sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 56 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
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
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109 56
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
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Overview

Walter A. Brown is affiliated with Brown University in the United States and has an active research portfolio spanning medicine, psychology, and social sciences. Their work includes a focus on education and social psychology within these broader fields.

Their recent publications cover a range of topics, demonstrating engagement with clinical trials, mental health, and educational research. Notable papers include:

  • Adverse events of active and placebo groups in SARS-CoV-2 vaccine randomized trials: A systematic review, 2021, The Lancet Regional Health - Europe
  • Consistently Modest Antidepressant Effects in Clinical Trials: the Role of Regulatory Requirements, 2025, Psychopharmacology Bulletin
  • Suicide Risk Analysis Among Patients Assigned to Psychotropics and Placebo, 2025, Psychopharmacology Bulletin
  • How a Psychopharmacology Clinical Trial Site in the Seattle Area Managed Clinical Trials and Patient Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020, American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
  • The Perceived Impact of Online Course Design on the Persistence of Students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, 2023, Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal

Several research topics emerge from Walter A. Brown's portfolio, highlighting areas such as higher education research studies, mentoring and academic development, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, pain management and placebo effect, pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reactions, treatment of major depression, and tryptophan and brain disorders.

  • Higher Education Research Studies
  • Mentoring and Academic Development
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Pain Management and Placebo Effect
  • Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions
  • Treatment of Major Depression
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders

Walter A. Brown frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Arif Khan
  • Martina Amanzio
  • Dimos D. Mitsikostas
  • Fabio Giovannelli
  • Massimo Bartoli

Their work is published in various journals, with multiple contributions to the following venues:

  • Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal
  • Psychopharmacology Bulletin
  • The Lancet Regional Health - Europe
  • American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Their interdisciplinary approach integrates knowledge from subfields such as education, social psychology, infectious diseases, cognitive neuroscience, and toxicology, reflecting a comprehensive research profile across both clinical and social domains.

Best Publications

  • Symptom Reduction and Suicide Risk in Patients Treated With Placebo in Antidepressant Clinical Trials: An Analysis of the Food and Drug Administration Database

    Arif Khan;Heather A. Warner;Walter A. Brown

  • Severity of depression and response to antidepressants and placebo: an analysis of the Food and Drug Administration database.

    Arif Khan;Robyn M Leventhal;Shirin R Khan;Walter A Brown

  • Suicide Rates in Clinical Trials of SSRIs, Other Antidepressants, and Placebo: Analysis of FDA Reports

    Arif Khan;Shirin Khan;Russell Kolts;Walter A. Brown

  • A systematic review of comparative efficacy of treatments and controls for depression

    Arif Khan;James Faucett;Pesach Lichtenberg;Irving Kirsch;Irving Kirsch

  • The 24-hour dexamethasone suppression test in a clinical setting: relationship to diagnosis, symptoms, and response to treatment.

    Walter Armin Brown;Robert Johnston;Demmie Mayfield

  • Suicide risk in patients with anxiety disorders: a meta-analysis of the FDA database.

    Arif Khan;Robyn M Leventhal;Shirin Khan;Walter A Brown

  • Response to Dexamethasone and Subtype of Depression

    Walter Armin Brown;Iris Shuey

  • Sex differences in antidepressant response in recent antidepressant clinical trials.

    Arif Khan;Amy E. Brodhead;Kelly A. Schwartz;Russell L. Kolts

  • Issues for DSM-5: whither melancholia? The case for its classification as a distinct mood disorder.

    Gordon Parker;Max Fink;Edward Shorter;Michael Alan Taylor

  • Antidepressants versus placebo in major depression: an overview.

    Arif Khan;Walter A. Brown

  • Comparison of fluoxetine, bupropion, and placebo in the treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder

    Teri B. Pearlstein;Andrea B. Stone;Sally A. Lund;Harriet Scheft

  • Are placebo controls necessary to test new antidepressants and anxiolytics

    Arif Khan;Shirin Khan;Walter A. Brown

  • Fluoxetine in the treatment of late luteal phase dysphoric disorder.

    Stone Ab;Pearlstein Tb;Brown Wa

  • Symptom reduction and suicide risk among patients treated with placebo in antipsychotic clinical trials: an analysis of the food and drug administration database.

    Arif Khan;Shirin R. Khan;Robyn M. Leventhal;Walter A. Brown

  • Magnitude of placebo response and drug-placebo differences across psychiatric disorders.

    Arif Khan;Russell L. Kolts;Mark H. Rapaport;K. Ranga Rama Krishnan

  • Severity of depressive symptoms and response to antidepressants and placebo in antidepressant trials

    Arif Khan;Amy E. Brodhead;Russell L. Kolts;Walter A. Brown

  • Symptom reduction and suicide risk in patients treated with placebo in antidepressant clinical trials: a replication analysis of the Food and Drug Administration Database.

    Arif Khan;Shirin R. Khan;Robyn M. Leventhal;Walter A. Brown

  • Serum testosterone and aggressiveness in hockey players

    Thomas J. Scaramella;Walter Armin Brown

  • Placebo as a Treatment for Depression

    Walter A. Brown

  • Research Design Features and Patient Characteristics Associated With the Outcome of Antidepressant Clinical Trials

    Arif Khan;Russell L Kolts;Michael E Thase;K Ranga Rama Krishnan

  • The Weariness of the Self: Diagnosing the History of Depression in the Contemporary Age

    Walter A. Brown

Frequent Co-Authors

Ivan W. Miller
Ivan W. Miller Brown University
Peter M. Monti
Peter M. Monti Brown University
Robert T. Rubin
Robert T. Rubin University of California, Los Angeles
K. Ranga Rama Krishnan
K. Ranga Rama Krishnan Rush University Medical Center
German E. Berrios
German E. Berrios University of Cambridge
Richard J. Haier
Richard J. Haier University of California, Irvine
Hagop S. Akiskal
Hagop S. Akiskal University of California, San Diego
Donald F. Klein
Donald F. Klein New York University
Michael E. Thase
Michael E. Thase University of Pennsylvania
Irving Kirsch
Irving Kirsch Harvard University

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