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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 45 3908 3606 233 221 142 7668

Zachary Zimmer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zachary Zimmer between 1991 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zachary Zimmer published across 36 years, from 1991 to 2026, averaging 5.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2024. 12 of the 185 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2024. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 3 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 9 publications 2026: 3 publications
1991 2026

185 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zachary Zimmer: publications per year, 1991 to 2026
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 0
1993 0
1994 1
1995 3
1996 2
1997 2
1998 1
1999 2
2000 2
2001 5
2002 7
2003 7
2004 6
2005 7
2006 6
2007 9
2008 2
2009 6
2010 4
2011 4
2012 4
2013 6
2014 4
2015 4
2016 10
2017 7
2018 4
2019 8
2020 11
2021 8
2022 5
2023 8
2024 17
2025 9
2026 3
Total 185
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Zachary Zimmer 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 Zachary Zimmer 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, 134–143 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: 142 publications — 37th percentile

37% 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
134–143 434 142
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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Zachary Zimmer 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 Zachary Zimmer 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, 45 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: 45 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% 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 45
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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Overview

Zachary Zimmer is affiliated with Mount Saint Vincent University in Canada. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Social Sciences, with significant contributions to subfields such as Pharmacology, Clinical Psychology, Health, General Health Professions, and Sociology and Political Science.

Their work addresses various main topics including musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, health disparities and outcomes, intergenerational family dynamics and caregiving, migration, health and trauma, opioid use disorder treatment, cancer immunotherapy and biomarkers, and climate change and health impacts.

Zachary Zimmer has published extensively in several academic venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Pain
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series B
  • Innovation in Aging
  • Social Science & Medicine
  • Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Recent papers by Zimmer highlight their focus on pain and aging:

  • A global study of pain prevalence across 52 countries: examining the role of country-level contextual factors, 2021, Pain
  • Trends in Pain Prevalence among Adults Aged 50 and Older across Europe, 2004 to 2015, 2020, Journal of Aging and Health

Zimmer frequently collaborates with other researchers including Anna Zajacova, Hanna Grol-Prokopczyk, Trần Khánh Toàn, Kim Korinek, and Yvette Young.

Best Publications

  • Family size and support of older adults in urban and rural China: Current effects and future implications

    Zachary Zimmer;Julia Kwong

  • Living Arrangements of Older Adults in the Developing World An Analysis of Demographic and Health Survey Household Surveys

    John Bongaarts;Zachary Zimmer

  • Whether to Go and Where to Go: Identification of Important Influences on Seniors' Decisions to Travel:

    Zachary Zimmer;Russell E. Brayley;Mark S. Searle

  • Spirituality, religiosity, aging and health in global perspective: A review

    Zachary Zimmer;Carol Jagger;Chi Tsun Chiu;Mary Beth Ofstedal

  • Socioeconomic status and health among older adults in rural and urban China.

    Zachary Zimmer;Julia Kwong

  • Defining the City

    William H. Frey;Zachary Zimmer

  • Education, income, and functional limitation transitions among American adults: contrasting onset and progression

    Zachary Zimmer;James S House

  • A cross-national examination of the determinants of self-assessed health.

    Zachary Zimmer;Josefina Natividad;Hui-Sheng Lin;Napaporn Chayovan

  • Socioeconomic status and health among older adults in Thailand: an examination using multiple indicators

    Zachary Zimmer;Pattama Amornsirisomboon

  • Activity participation and well-being among older people with arthritis

    Zachary Zimmer;Tom Hickey;Mark S. Searle

  • Receptivity to new technology among older adults.

    Z Zimmer;N L Chappell

  • Older adults in sub-Saharan Africa living with children and grandchildren.

    Zachary Zimmer;Julia Dayton

  • Educational attainment and transitions in functional status among older Taiwanese

    Zachary Zimmer;Xian Liu;Albert Hermalin;Yi-Li Chuang

  • Health and Living Arrangement Transitions among China’s Oldest-old

    Zachary Zimmer

  • Education of adult children and mortality of their elderly parents in Taiwan

    Zachary Zimmer;Linda G. Martin;Mary Beth Ofstedal;Yi Li Chuang

  • Poverty, wealth inequality and health among older adults in rural Cambodia.

    Zachary Zimmer

  • An Examination of Urban Versus Rural Mortality in China Using Community and Individual Data

    Zachary Zimmer;Toshiko Kaneda;Laura Spess

  • Modeling Disability Trajectories and Mortality of the Oldest-Old in China

    Zachary Zimmer;Linda G. Martin;Daniel S. Nagin;Bobby L. Jones

  • Changes in functional limitation and survival among older Taiwanese, 1993, 1996, and 1999.

    Zachary Zimmer;Linda G. Martin;Ming-Cheng Chang

Frequent Co-Authors

Mary Beth Ofstedal
Mary Beth Ofstedal University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
John Knodel
John Knodel University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Linda G. Martin
Linda G. Martin RAND Corporation
Yasuhiko Saito
Yasuhiko Saito Nihon University
Carol Jagger
Carol Jagger Newcastle University
Anna Zajacova
Anna Zajacova University of Western Ontario
Neena L. Chappell
Neena L. Chappell University of Victoria
John Bongaarts
John Bongaarts Population Council
Angelique Chan
Angelique Chan Duke NUS Graduate Medical School
Daniel S. Nagin
Daniel S. Nagin Carnegie Mellon University

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