Scott C. Ratzan

9.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
94 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Scott C. Ratzan is a scholar working on Health, Sociology and Political Science and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Scott C. Ratzan has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Health, 31 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 27 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Scott C. Ratzan's work include Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (37 papers), Misinformation and Its Impacts (24 papers) and Health Literacy and Information Accessibility (14 papers). Scott C. Ratzan is often cited by papers focused on Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (37 papers), Misinformation and Its Impacts (24 papers) and Health Literacy and Information Accessibility (14 papers). Scott C. Ratzan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and United Kingdom. Scott C. Ratzan's co-authors include Heidi J. Larson, Kenneth Rabin, Ayman El-Mohandes, Jeffrey V. Lazarus, Lawrence O. Gostin, Spencer Kimball, Adam Palayew, Ruth M. Parker, Louis Z. Cooper and Juhani Eskola and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Scott C. Ratzan

90 papers receiving 5.4k citations

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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.

A global survey of potential acceptance of a COVID-19 vaccine

2020 2.0k citations Jeffrey V. Lazarus, Scott C. Ratzan et al. Nature Medicine profile →
Addressing the vaccine confidence gap

2011 603 citations Heidi J. Larson, Louis Z. Cooper et al. The Lancet profile →
Revisiting COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy around the world using data from 23 countries in 2021

2022 253 citations Jeffrey V. Lazarus, Katarzyna Wyka et al. profile →
A survey of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance across 23 countries in 2022

2023 222 citations Jeffrey V. Lazarus, Katarzyna Wyka et al. Nature Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Scott C. Ratzan United States	25	3.6k	2.0k	1.6k	1.2k	1.1k	94	5.6k
Ayman El-Mohandes United States	32	3.2k 0.9×	1.9k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	562 0.5×	1.1k 1.0×	72	5.4k
Malik Sallam Jordan	28	3.0k 0.8×	2.3k 1.1×	1.2k 0.8×	338 0.3×	977 0.9×	144	6.5k
Pierre Verger France	42	4.0k 1.1×	1.7k 0.8×	1.6k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	708 0.6×	301	7.6k
Julie Leask Australia	46	5.8k 1.6×	1.8k 0.9×	2.4k 1.5×	1.2k 1.0×	780 0.7×	197	8.0k
Pauline Paterson United Kingdom	23	4.5k 1.2×	2.0k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	344 0.3×	854 0.8×	47	5.2k
Daniel A. Salmon United States	47	6.5k 1.8×	2.7k 1.4×	1.4k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	903 0.8×	157	8.5k
Cornelia Betsch Germany	40	5.0k 1.4×	1.7k 0.8×	3.0k 1.9×	541 0.5×	1.1k 1.0×	192	7.6k
Sandra Crouse Quinn United States	43	2.8k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	2.7k 1.7×	2.1k 1.7×	582 0.5×	124	7.1k
Jeffrey V. Lazarus Spain	40	2.7k 0.8×	3.0k 1.5×	1.4k 0.9×	799 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	322	9.1k
Ève Dubé Canada	40	7.6k 2.1×	3.4k 1.7×	2.5k 1.6×	659 0.6×	1.2k 1.1×	215	8.8k

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Freitas, Bruna Hinnah Borges Martins de, et al.. (2025). Adolescent literacy, trust, and acceptance of vaccines before and after educational intervention: protocol for a mixed methods research. BMC Public Health. 25(1). 3511–3511.

Ratzan, Scott C., et al.. (2025). The Quality Health Information for All Commission: reinventing health communication for the digital era. Nature Medicine. 31(1). 22–23. 4 indexed citations

Ratzan, Scott C., Rebecca K. Britt, Sara Rubinelli, et al.. (2025). Advancing Health Communication, a Call for the Future: 30 Years of the Journal of Health Communication: International Perspectives. Journal of Health Communication. 30(7-9). 232–237. 1 indexed citations

Britt, Rebecca K., et al.. (2025). Who Shapes the Future of Health Communication? Networks, Silos, and New Imperatives in the Digital Age. Journal of Health Communication. 30(10-12). 522–527.

Fullerton, Madison M., et al.. (2024). A global survey to understand general vaccine trust, COVID-19 and influenza vaccine confidence. Frontiers in Public Health. 12. 1406861–1406861. 2 indexed citations

White, Trenton M., Jeffrey V. Lazarus, Kenneth Rabin, Scott C. Ratzan, & Ayman El-Mohandes. (2024). Emerging global patterns of COVID-19 vaccine information fatigue in 23 countries in 2023. Vaccine. 42(26). 126475–126475. 2 indexed citations

Rabin, Kenneth & Scott C. Ratzan. (2024). The Future Is Now: New Perspectives from Members of the Council for Quality Health Communication. Journal of Health Communication. 29(6). 394–395. 1 indexed citations

Lazarus, Jeffrey V., Trenton M. White, Katarzyna Wyka, et al.. (2024). Influence of COVID-19 on trust in routine immunization, health information sources and pandemic preparedness in 23 countries in 2023. Nature Medicine. 30(6). 1559–1563. 31 indexed citations

Ratzan, Scott C.. (2023). Vaccine Communication in a Pandemic. 2 indexed citations

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Pierz, Amanda J., et al.. (2023). Vaccine Trust Gauge: Mixed methods research to measure and understand vaccine trust. Vaccine. 41(31). 4616–4624. 6 indexed citations

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Rauh, Lauren, et al.. (2023). Statement: Multisectoral actions to build trust at the local and community level to promote vaccine acceptance. Vaccine. 41(32). 4771–4776. 2 indexed citations

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Leigh, Jeanna Parsons, Stephana J. Moss, Trenton M. White, et al.. (2022). Factors affecting COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare providers in 23 countries. Vaccine. 40(31). 4081–4089. 58 indexed citations

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Benham, Jamie L., Robert J. Oxoby, Mehdi Mourali, et al.. (2021). COVID-19 Vaccine–Related Attitudes and Beliefs in Canada: National Cross-sectional Survey and Cluster Analysis. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 7(12). e30424–e30424. 40 indexed citations

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Rauh, Lauren, et al.. (2020). A Select Bibliography of Actions to Promote Vaccine Literacy: A Resource for Health Communication. Journal of Health Communication. 25(10). 843–858. 4 indexed citations

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Lazarus, Jeffrey V., Scott C. Ratzan, Adam Palayew, et al.. (2020). A Global Survey of Potential Acceptance of a COVID-19 Vaccine. eYLS (Yale Law School). 1 indexed citations

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Ratzan, Scott C., S Sommariva, & Lauren Rauh. (2020). Enhancing global health communication during a crisis: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic. Public Health Research & Practice. 30(2). 113 indexed citations

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Lazarus, Jeffrey V., Scott C. Ratzan, Adam Palayew, et al.. (2020). A global survey of potential acceptance of a COVID-19 vaccine. Nature Medicine. 27(2). 225–228. 2012 indexed citations breakdown →

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Larson, Heidi J., Louis Z. Cooper, Juhani Eskola, Samuel L. Katz, & Scott C. Ratzan. (2011). Addressing the vaccine confidence gap. The Lancet. 378(9790). 526–535. 603 indexed citations breakdown →

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Clarke, Peter, Scott C. Ratzan, & Muhiuddin Haider. (2005). Commentaries. Journal of Health Communication. 10(4). 303–308. 1 indexed citations

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Ratzan, Scott C.. (2001). Health literacy: communication for the public good. Health Promotion International. 16(2). 207–214. 218 indexed citations

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