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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 51 2601 2376 1267 1144 255 9795

William B. Weeks publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by William B. Weeks between 1993 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. William B. Weeks published across 34 years, from 1993 to 2026, averaging 9.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2025. 21 of the 319 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2025. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 15 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 19 publications 2007: 19 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 20 publications 2026: 1 publication
1993 2026

319 publications in total across all disciplines

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William B. Weeks: publications per year, 1993 to 2026
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 2
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 2
1999 0
2000 4
2001 9
2002 15
2003 13
2004 9
2005 9
2006 19
2007 19
2008 17
2009 11
2010 12
2011 6
2012 8
2013 17
2014 10
2015 17
2016 13
2017 12
2018 7
2019 7
2020 15
2021 12
2022 3
2023 13
2024 16
2025 20
2026 1
Total 319
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William B. Weeks 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 William B. Weeks 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, 254–263 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: 255 publications — 80th percentile

80% 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
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162 255
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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William B. Weeks 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 William B. Weeks 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, 51 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: 51 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% 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 51
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
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

William B. Weeks is affiliated with Microsoft in the United States and conducts research primarily in medicine and health professions. Their work spans an array of topics related to healthcare, health disparities, and the use of artificial intelligence in medicine.

Their recent publications include studies on health disparities and clinical care, with notable papers such as:

  • Rural-urban disparities in health outcomes, clinical care, health behaviors, and social determinants of health and an action-oriented, dynamic tool for visualizing them (2023, PLOS Global Public Health)
  • Assessment of Year-to-Year Patient-Specific Comorbid Conditions Reported in the Medicare Chronic Conditions Data Warehouse (2020, JAMA Network Open)

William B. Weeks has collaborated frequently with prominent coauthors including Juan Lavista Ferres, James N. Weinstein, Rahul Dodhia, Yixi Xu, and Meghana Kshirsagar.

Publication venues where Weeks has contributed multiple articles include:

  • International Journal of Public Health
  • Journal of General Internal Medicine
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • JAMA Network Open
  • PLoS ONE

Their research covers a broad spectrum of fields with a primary focus on medicine and health professions. Subfields of study in their work include:

  • General Health Professions
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Health
  • Health Informatics

Key topics in William B. Weeks' research portfolio include:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
  • Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Healthcare cost, quality, practices
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

Best Publications

  • Meta-analysis of the efficacy of treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder.

    Bradley V. Watts;Paula P. Schnurr;Lorna Mayo;Yinong Young-Xu

  • Measuring patient safety climate: a review of surveys

    J B Colla;A C Bracken;L M Kinney;W B Weeks

  • Continuity of Care and the Risk of Preventable Hospitalization in Older Adults

    David J. Nyweide;Denise L. Anthony;Julie P. W. Bynum;Julie P. W. Bynum;Robert L. Strawderman

  • Differences in Health-Related Quality of Life in Rural and Urban Veterans

    William B. Weeks;Lewis E. Kazis;Yujing Shen;Zhongxiao Cong

  • Who Pays for Poor Surgical Quality? Building a Business Case for Quality Improvement

    Justin B. Dimick;Justin B. Dimick;Justin B. Dimick;William B. Weeks;William B. Weeks;Raj J. Karia;Smita Das

  • Changes in authorship patterns in prestigious US medical journals.

    William B Weeks;Amy E Wallace;Amy E Wallace;Amy E Wallace;B.C.Surott Kimberly

  • Where the United States spends its spine dollars: expenditures on different ambulatory services for the management of back and neck conditions.

    Matthew A. Davis;Tracy Onega;William B. Weeks;Jon D. Lurie

  • Racial, Socioeconomic, and Rural–Urban Disparities in Obesity-Related Bariatric Surgery

    Amy E. Wallace;Yinong Young-Xu;David Hartley;William B. Weeks

  • Characteristics of Successful Quality Improvement Teams: Lessons from Five Collaborative Projects in the VHA

    Peter D. Mills;William B. Weeks;William B. Weeks

  • Rural and urban disparities in health-related quality of life among veterans with psychiatric disorders.

    Amy E Wallace;William B Weeks;Stanley Wang;Austin F Lee

  • The effectiveness of root cause analysis: what does the literature tell us?

    Katherine B. Percarpio;B. Vince Watts;William B. Weeks;William B. Weeks

  • Improving efficiency and access to mental health care: combining integrated care and advanced access.

    Andrew Pomerantz;Brady H. Cole;Brady H. Cole;Bradley V. Watts;William B. Weeks

  • Developing a culture of safety in the Veterans Health Administration

    William B. Weeks;James P. Bagian

  • Rural‐Urban Disparities in Health‐Related Quality of Life Within Disease Categories of Veterans

    William B. Weeks;Amy E. Wallace;Stanley Wang;Stanley Wang;Austin Lee;Austin Lee

  • Organizational stages and processes of change for continuous quality improvement in health care

    Deborah A. Levesque;Janice M. Prochaska;James O. Prochaska;Stephen R. Dewart

  • Veterans Health Administration and Medicare Outpatient Health Care Utilization by Older Rural and Urban New England Veterans

    William B. Weeks;David M. Bott;Rebecca P. Lamkin;Steven M. Wright

  • Health care for patients with serious mental illness: family medicine's role.

    Nancy E Morden;Lisa A Mistler;William B Weeks;William B Weeks;Stephen J Bartels

  • A comparison of the educational costs and incomes of physicians and other professionals.

    Weeks Wb;Wallace Ae;Wallace Mm;Welch Hg

  • Higher Health Care Quality And Bigger Savings Found At Large Multispecialty Medical Groups

    William B. Weeks;Daniel J. Gottlieb;David J. Nyweide;Jason M. Sutherland

  • The savings illusion--why clinical quality improvement fails to deliver bottom-line results.

    Stephen S Rauh;Eric B Wadsworth;William B Weeks;James N Weinstein

Frequent Co-Authors

James Neil Weinstein
James Neil Weinstein Microsoft (United States)
Elliott S. Fisher
Elliott S. Fisher Dartmouth College
Lewis E. Kazis
Lewis E. Kazis Boston University
Justin B. Dimick
Justin B. Dimick University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Daniel J. Gottlieb
Daniel J. Gottlieb Brigham and Women's Hospital
David W. Bates
David W. Bates Brigham and Women's Hospital
Rich Caruana
Rich Caruana Microsoft (United States)
Matthew J. Friedman
Matthew J. Friedman Dartmouth College
Rhona Flin
Rhona Flin Robert Gordon University
James O. Prochaska
James O. Prochaska University of Rhode Island

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