Congratulations Dennis! Interesting analysis, findings, and dimensions... Carles Carles Muntaner PhD MHS Professor Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Dalla Lana School of Public Health , Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine & MAP-Center for Urban Health Solutions, St Mike's Hospital University of Toronto and Associate Professor Department of Mental Health Johns Hopkins School of Public Health ________________________________ From: Social Determinants of Health <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Dennis Raphael <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, 29 September 2020 08:12 To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Subject: [SDOH] An atlas of health inequalities and health disparities r esearch: “How is this all getting done in silos, and w hy?” Nice to be included in this Who's Who of Health Inequalities Research. Placement in Cluster 4: Policy-Focused & Critical Health Inequalities Research with many UK colleagues and friends is a real compliment! An atlas of health inequalities and health disparities research: “How is this all getting done in silos, and why?” Social Science & Medicine [open access] Taya Collyer and Katherine Smith https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953620305499 Abstract Research on health inequalities and health disparities has grown exponentially since the 1960s, but this expansion has not been matched by an associated sense of progress. Criticisms include claims that too much research addresses well-trodden questions and that the field has failed to gain public and policy traction. Qualitative studies have found researchers partly attribute these challenges to fragmentation resulting from disciplinary and methodological differences. Yet, empirical investigation (‘research on research’) is limited. This study addresses this gap, employing mixed-methods to examine, at scale, how and why this field is defined by insular research clusters. First, bibliometric analysis identifies and visualizes the 250 most-connected authors. Next, an algorithm was used to identify clustering via citation links between authors. We used researcher profiling to ascertain authors' geographical and institutional locations and disciplinary training, examining how this mapped onto clusters. Finally, causes of siloing were investigated via semi-structured interviews with 45 researchers. The resulting ‘atlas’ of health inequalities and health disparities research identifies eight clusters of authors with varying degrees of connectedness. No single factor neatly describes observed fragmentation, health equity scholars exhibit a diverse disciplinary backgrounds, and geographical, institutional, and historical factors appear to intersect to explain siloed citation patterns. While the configuration of research activity within clusters potentially helps render questions scientifically manageable, it affirms perceptions of the field as fragmented. We draw on Thomas Kuhn and Sheila Jasanoff to position results within theoretical pictures of scientific progress. Newcomers to the field can use our findings to orient themselves within the many streams of health equity scholarship, and existing health equity scholars can use the atlas to move beyond existing geo-disciplinary networks. However, although stronger cross-cluster engagement would be likely to improve insights, the complex nexus of factors underlying the field's structure will likely make this challenging in practice. dr Get a free copy of Social Determinants of Health: The Canadian Facts, 2nd edition at http://thecanadianfacts.org<http://thecanadianfacts.org/> Join 1200+ health leaders on the SDOH Listserv at https://listserv.yorku.ca/archives/sdoh.html Dennis Raphael, PhD Professor of Health Policy and Management York University 4700 Keele Street Strong College, Room 334 Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3 416-736-2100, ext. 22054 email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Website: http://health.info.yorku.ca/health-profiles/index.php?mid=162284 Of interest: The Politics of Health in the Canadian Welfare State https://www.canadianscholars.ca/books/the-politics-of-health-in-the-canadian-welfare-state Poverty in Canada, 3rd edition, Forewords by Cathy Crowe, Rob Ranier and Jack Layton https://www.canadianscholars.ca/books/poverty-in-canada-d3408482-0caa-489a-8a76-7faf7587d00a Staying Alive: Critical Perspectives on Health, Illness, and Health Care, 3rd edition Foreword by Gary Teeple https://www.canadianscholars.ca/books/staying-alive Social Determinants of Health: Canadian Perspectives, 3rd edition Forewords by Michael Butler and Maude Barlow, Carolyn Bennett and Roy Romanow http://tinyurl.com/hm5l4hn Immigration, Public Policy, and Health: Newcomer Experiences in Developed Nations http://www.cspi.org/books/immigration-public-policy-and-health About Canada: Health and Illness, 2nd edition https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/about-canada-health-and-illness Tackling Health Inequalities: Lessons from International Experiences Foreword by Alex Scott-Samuel http://www.cspi.org/books/tackling_health_inequalities Health Promotion and Quality of Life in Canada: Essential Readings http://tinyurl.com/3C8zteu See a presentation! The Political Economy of Health Inequalities. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NCTYqAub8g Also, presentation at the University of Toronto on how Canada stacks up again other nations in providing citizens with economic and social security. http://vimeo.com/33346501 See what Jack Layton had to say about my books! http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/04/10/cv-election-ndp-layton-platform.html at 27:20 To leave, manage or join list: https://listserv.yorku.ca/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=sdoh&A=1 To leave, manage or join list: https://listserv.yorku.ca/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=sdoh&A=1