In 2024, many JHMHP authors make outstanding contributions to our journal. Their articles published with us have received very well feedback in the field and stimulate a lot of discussions and new insights among the peers.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding authors who have been making immense efforts in their research fields, with a brief interview of their unique perspective and insightful view as authors.

Outstanding Authors (2024)

Grégoire Mercier, Montpellier University Hospital, France

Outstanding Author

Grégoire Mercier

Dr. Grégoire Mercier is head of the Data Science team at the Montpellier University Hospital and a researcher associated with IDESP (UMR UA11 INSERM/University of Montpellier). His work focuses on the impact of the environment on health and the analysis of social and geographical inequalities in access to healthcare. He is co-founder of KanopyMed, a start-up developing individual and population-based decision support tools by applying artificial intelligence methods to different health data sources. As a public health physician by training, he holds a Master's degree in Health Economics (London Schools of Economics) and a PhD in Economics and Management (University of Montpellier). He was awarded the Commonwealth Fund's Harkness Fellowship to work at Harvard Medical School during 2018-2019. Connect with him on LinkedIn.

In Dr. Mercier’s view, a good academic paper significantly contributes to bridging the gap between science and policy. He says, “Academic writing is fascinating as it enables complex ideas and concepts to be conveyed in short texts.”

(by Brad Li, Alisa Lu)