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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 34 6979 6481 3389 3089 78 3701

Yea-Hung Chen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Yea-Hung Chen between 2006 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Yea-Hung Chen published across 20 years, from 2006 to 2025, averaging 5.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2022. 7 of the 104 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2006 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2022. 2006: 1 publication 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 5 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 19 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 2 publications
2006 2025

104 publications in total across all disciplines

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Yea-Hung Chen: publications per year, 2006 to 2025
Year Publications
2006 1
2007 0
2008 0
2009 4
2010 2
2011 4
2012 3
2013 5
2014 3
2015 4
2016 10
2017 7
2018 1
2019 5
2020 3
2021 17
2022 19
2023 9
2024 5
2025 2
Total 104
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Yea-Hung Chen publications per year - data summary

  • Yea-Hung Chen, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of California, San Francisco, has 104 publications recorded across 20 years, from 2006 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2006 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2022, with 19 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2006 and 2018, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 20 years in the span carry no publications at all (2007 and 2008).
  • The rate of publication averages 5.2 papers per year over the whole span, or 5.8 per year counting only the 18 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 52 publications, 50% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2006-2012: 14 publications (2.0 per year); 2013-2019: 35 publications (5.0 per year); 2020-2025: 55 publications (9.2 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Yea-Hung Chen 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 Yea-Hung Chen 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, 74–83 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: 78 publications — 4th percentile

4% 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 78
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
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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Yea-Hung Chen publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 44–53 to 570+ publications.
  • Yea-Hung Chen, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of California, San Francisco, records 78 publications - the 4th percentile of the discipline.
  • 4% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Yea-Hung Chen, and about 96% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Yea-Hung Chen ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 114–123 publications, holding 474 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 174–183 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 570 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Yea-Hung Chen 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 Yea-Hung Chen 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, 34 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: 34 D-Index — 13th percentile

13% 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 34
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
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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Yea-Hung Chen D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 71 ranges running from 30 to 100+ D-Index.
  • Yea-Hung Chen, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of California, San Francisco, records 34 D-Index - the 13th percentile of the discipline.
  • 13% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Yea-Hung Chen, and about 87% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Yea-Hung Chen ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 313 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 47 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more, 97 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Yea-Hung Chen is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on areas within medicine, including oncology, general health professions, health, clinical psychology, and modeling and simulation.

The main topics explored in their work include:

  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Infection Control and Ventilation

Their research has been published frequently in several venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS ONE
  • JAMA Network Open
  • JAMA Internal Medicine
  • American Journal of Epidemiology

Some of Yea-Hung Chen's notable recent publications include:

  • Excess mortality associated with the COVID-19 pandemic among Californians 18-65 years of age, by occupational sector and occupation: March through November 2020 (2021, PLoS ONE)
  • Respondent-Driven Sampling: a Sampling Method for Hard-to-Reach Populations and Beyond (2022, Current Epidemiology Reports)
  • Excess mortality among Latino people in California during the COVID-19 pandemic (2021, SSM - Population Health)
  • COVID-19 Mortality by Race and Ethnicity in US Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Areas, March 2020 to February 2022 (2023, JAMA Network Open)
  • Geographically targeted COVID-19 vaccination is more equitable and averts more deaths than age-based thresholds alone (2021, Science Advances)

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • M. Maria Glymour
  • Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo
  • Alicia R. Riley
  • Mathew V. Kiang
  • Ellicott C. Matthay

Best Publications

  • Excess mortality associated with the COVID-19 pandemic among Californians 18-65 years of age, by occupational sector and occupation: March through November 2020.

    Yea Hung Chen;Maria Glymour;Alicia Riley;John Balmes

  • HIV Testing and Treatment with the Use of a Community Health Approach in Rural Africa

    Diane V Havlir;Laura B Balzer;Edwin D Charlebois;Tamara D Clark

  • The Impact of Discrimination on the Mental Health of Trans*Female Youth and the Protective Effect of Parental Support

    Erin C. Wilson;Yea-Hung Chen;Sean Arayasirikul;H. Fisher Raymond

  • High Acceptability and Increased HIV-Testing Frequency After Introduction of HIV Self-Testing and Network Distribution Among South African MSM.

    Sheri A. Lippman;Tim Lane;Oscar Rabede;Hailey Gilmore

  • Connecting the dots: examining transgender women's utilization of transition-related medical care and associations with mental health, substance use, and HIV.

    Erin C. Wilson;Yea-Hung Chen;Sean Arayasirikul;Conrad Wenzel

  • Using social networks to reach Black MSM for HIV testing and linkage to care.

    Vincent Fuqua;Yea-Hung Chen;Tracey Packer;Teri Dowling

  • Behavior, Intention or Chance? A Longitudinal Study of HIV Seroadaptive Behaviors, Abstinence and Condom Use

    Willi McFarland;Yea-Hung Chen;Binh Nguyen;Michael Grasso

  • Factors Associated With Mortality Among Homeless Older Adults in California: The HOPE HOME Study.

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  • Differential HIV risk for racial/ethnic minority trans*female youths and socioeconomic disparities in housing, residential stability, and education.

    Erin C. Wilson;Yea-Hung Chen;Sean Arayasirikul;Marla Fisher

  • HIV seroadaptation among individuals, within sexual dyads, and by sexual episodes, men who have sex with men, San Francisco, 2008.

    Willi McFarland;Yea-Hung Chen;H Fisher Raymond;Binh Nguyen

  • COVID-19 Mortality by Race and Ethnicity in US Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Areas, March 2020 to February 2022

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  • Prevalence and characteristics of users of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among men who have sex with men, San Francisco, 2014 in a cross-sectional survey: implications for disparities

    Jonathan M. Snowden;Yea Hung Chen;Willi McFarland;Henry F. Raymond

  • An empirical examination of respondent driven sampling design effects among HIV risk groups from studies conducted around the world.

    Lisa G. Johnston;Yea-Hung Chen;Alfonso Silva-Santisteban;H. Fisher Raymond

  • Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Use, Seroadaptation, and Sexual Behavior Among Men Who Have Sex with Men, San Francisco, 2004-2014.

    Yea Hung Chen;Jonathan M. Snowden;Willi McFarland;H. Fisher Raymond

  • Excess mortality among latino people in California during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Alicia R. Riley;Yea-Hung Chen;Ellicott C. Matthay;M. Maria Glymour

  • A new trend in the HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men, San Francisco, 2004-2011.

    H. Fisher Raymond;Yea-Hung Chen;Theresa Ick;Susan Scheer

  • Geographically targeted COVID-19 vaccination is more equitable and averts more deaths than age-based thresholds alone.

    Elizabeth Wrigley-Field;Mathew V Kiang;Mathew V Kiang;Alicia R Riley;Magali Barbieri

  • Excess mortality associated with the COVID-19 pandemic among Californians 18-65 years of age, by occupational sector and occupation: March through October 2020

    Yea-Hung Chen;Maria Glymour;Alicia Riley;John Balmes

  • Occupation and Educational Attainment Characteristics Associated With COVID-19 Mortality by Race and Ethnicity in California

    Unknown

  • Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Estimated Excess Mortality From External Causes in the US, March to December 2020.

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  • Excess Mortality in California During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic, March to August 2020.

    Yea Hung Chen;M. Maria Glymour;Ralph Catalano;Alicia Fernandez

  • Increases in Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Use and Decreases in Condom Use: Behavioral Patterns Among HIV-Negative San Francisco Men Who have Sex with Men, 2004–2017

    Yea Hung Chen;John Guigayoma;Willi McFarland;Jonathan M. Snowden

  • The role of individual and neighborhood factors: HIV acquisition risk among high-risk populations in San Francisco.

    H. F. Raymond;Y.-H. Chen;S. L. Syme;R. Catalano

  • Community Levels of PrEP Use Among Men Who Have Sex with Men by Race/Ethnicity, San Francisco, 2017

    H. Fisher Raymond;H. Fisher Raymond;Jonathan M. Snowden;John Guigayoma;Willi McFarland

Frequent Co-Authors

Willi McFarland
Willi McFarland University of California, San Francisco
H. Fisher Raymond
H. Fisher Raymond University of California, San Francisco
Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo
Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo University of California, San Francisco
M. Maria Glymour
M. Maria Glymour Boston University
Ron Stall
Ron Stall University of Pittsburgh
Ralph Catalano
Ralph Catalano University of California, Berkeley
Edwin D. Charlebois
Edwin D. Charlebois University of California, San Francisco
Diane V. Havlir
Diane V. Havlir University of California, San Francisco
Robert M. Grant
Robert M. Grant University of California, San Francisco
Eric Vittinghoff
Eric Vittinghoff University of California, San Francisco

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