This page collects key measures of my scholarship's impact:
Most Cited Health Law Scholar
Alper-Doger Scientific Index
H-Index
I-10 Index
G Index
M Index
ORCID & Scopus ID
Citations by Courts
Non-Citation Impact
Most-Cited Health Law Scholar
Professor Pope is ranked among the Top 20 most cited health law scholars in the United States.
The systematic study was published in the Harvard Law School Petrie Flom Center's Bill of Health in 2018.
Alper-Doger Scientific Index
Professor Pope is ranked within the Top 50 "World Top 100 Law / Law and Legal Studies Scientists 2023" published by the Alper-Doger Scientific Index,
H Index
Professor Pope's H-index is 36. That places him among the Top 10% of legal scholars. Researchers have cited Professor Pope's publications more than 4000 times.
The H-index is a widely-used and useful measure of quality and quantity. It combines productivity (i.e., number of papers produced) and impact (number of citations) into a single number. The H-index gives an estimate of the importance, significance, and broad impact of a scholar’s cumulative research contributions.
I-10 Index
Professor Pope's I-10 index is 78.
The I-10 index is the number of articles with at least 10 citations.
G Index
Professor Pope's G index is 60.
The G-Index is the largest number such that the top G articles received (together) at least G^2 citations. Professor Pope's top 50 articles have >3000 citations. This index accounts for the performance of author's top articles and helps to make more apparent the difference between authors' respective impacts.
M Index
Professor Pope's M index is 2.2.
The M-Index is defined as H/n, where H is the H-index and n is the number of years since the first published paper. Professor Pope joined academia in 2005 and began publisning in 2007 (16 years ago).
Other Impact
The H Index does not measure blog posts and articles in publications like the ASCO Post. Moreover, since it focuses on citations, the H Index does not measure direct impact on practicing clinicians and hospital administrators.
Many of my publications, particularly professional organization position statements, are directed at improving practice. This audience may revise institutional policies and procedures and typically even cites my work. But since the document is limited to that organization, it is not included in a publication. On the other hand, much of this research is featured in media like the New York Times.
ORCID ID
ORCID ID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7163-505X
Scopus Author ID
24178445800
Citations by Courts
Kligler v. Attorney General, No. SJC-13194 (Mass. Dec. 19, 2022).
Tinslee Lewis v. Cook Children's Medical Center, 607 S.W.3d 9 (Tex. App. 2020) (No. 02-20-00002-CV).
Margot Bentley v. Maplewood Seniors Care Society, 2014 BCSC 165.
While Professor Pope's publications have been cited thousands of times in academic publications, that measures only part of the impact. Professor Pope often writes directly to clinicians and healthcare facilities. Relying on Professor Pope's analysis, they revise their policies and procedures. Yet, this does not result in a citation calculated in H-index or other measures.
