Howard Markel

5.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
149 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Howard Markel is a scholar working on General Health Professions, History and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Howard Markel has authored 149 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in General Health Professions, 21 papers in History and 16 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Howard Markel's work include Influenza Virus Research Studies (13 papers), Child and Adolescent Health (13 papers) and Medical History and Innovations (8 papers). Howard Markel is often cited by papers focused on Influenza Virus Research Studies (13 papers), Child and Adolescent Health (13 papers) and Medical History and Innovations (8 papers). Howard Markel collaborates with scholars based in United States, Pakistan and Australia. Howard Markel's co-authors include Alexandra Minna Stern, Martín S. Cetron, John Z. Ayanian, Joseph R. Michalsen, J. Alexander Navarro, Harvey B. Lipman, David M. Morens, Jeffery K. Taubenberger, Peter Daszak and Lawrence O. Gostin and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Howard Markel

134 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Nonpharmaceutical Interventions Implemented by US Cities ... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2016 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Nonpharmaceutical Interventions Implemented by US Cities During the 1918-1919 Influenza Pandemic
    2007 501 citations Howard Markel, Alexandra Minna Stern et al. profile →
  2. Donabedian’s Lasting Framework for Health Care Quality
    2016 209 citations John Z. Ayanian, Howard Markel New England Journal of Medicine profile →

Peers

Howard Markel
Alexandra Minna Stern United States
Allan M. Brandt United States
Rosemary Morgan United States
Owen Dyer Canada
Richard Horton South Africa
Clare Wenham United Kingdom
Samuel J. Clark United States
Philip Setel United States
David Rose United States
Ian Diamond United Kingdom
Alexandra Minna Stern United States
Howard Markel
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Countries citing papers authored by Howard Markel

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Fields of papers citing papers by Howard Markel

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Howard Markel

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Howard Markel. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Howard Markel based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Howard Markel. Howard Markel is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Markel, Howard. (2020). Why Some Schools Stayed Open During the 1918 Flu Pandemic. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 2 indexed citations
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Ayanian, John Z. & Howard Markel. (2016). Donabedian’s Lasting Framework for Health Care Quality. New England Journal of Medicine. 375(3). 205–207. 209 indexed citations breakdown →
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Markel, Howard. (2014). Home run king Babe Ruth helped pioneer modern cancer treatment. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 1 indexed citations
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Markel, Howard. (2011). Science Diction: The Origin of the Word 'Robot'. BMJ Open. 12(10). e069170–e069170. 1 indexed citations
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Markel, Howard, Alexandra Minna Stern, & Martín S. Cetron. (2008). Non-pharmaceutical Interventions Employed By Major American Cities During the 1918-19 Influenza Pandemic. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 28(3). 291–3.
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Markel, Howard, Alexandra Minna Stern, & Martín S. Cetron. (2008). Nonpharmaceutical Interventions Implemented by US Cities During the 1918–1919 Influenza Pandemic. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 12. e432–e432. 51 indexed citations
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Markel, Howard. (2007). Long Ago Against Diphtheria, the Heroes Were Horses. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 41(2). 299–304.
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Markel, Howard. (2005). Parents and Substance Abuse. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 323(7310). 419–22. 1 indexed citations
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Markel, Howard. (2005). The Search for Effective HIV Vaccines. New England Journal of Medicine. 353(8). 753–757. 32 indexed citations
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Stern, Alexandra Minna & Howard Markel. (2004). A historical perspective on the changing contours of medical residency programs. The Journal of Pediatrics. 144(1). 1–2. 3 indexed citations
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Markel, Howard. (2004). When germs travel : six major epidemics that have invaded America since 1900 and the fears they have unleashed. DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library). 28 indexed citations
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Markel, Howard. (2004). Life in a Bottle. ˜The œNew York times book review. 13. 1 indexed citations
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Markel, Howard. (2003). Take bite out of obesity by getting fast food out of hospitals. AAP News. 23(6). 269–279. 2 indexed citations
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Markel, Howard. (2002). The Foreignness of Germs: The Persistent Association of Immigrants and Disease in American Society. Deep Blue (University of Michigan).
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Markel, Howard. (2000). Anorexia Can Strike Boys, Too. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 65(7). 530–537. 1 indexed citations
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Markel, Howard. (1997). Di Goldene Medina (the Golden Land): Historical Perspectives of Eugenics and the East European (Ashkenazi) Jewish-American Community, 1880-1925. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 1 indexed citations
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Markel, Howard. (1995). A gate to the city: the Baltimore Quarantine Station, 1918-28.. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 2 indexed citations
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Markel, Howard. (1995). The Popularization of Medicine, 1650-1850. Molecular Biology Reports. 45(6). 1929–1935. 5 indexed citations
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Markel, Howard. (1992). The stigma of disease: Implications of genetic screening. The American Journal of Medicine. 93(2). 209–215. 94 indexed citations

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