The claim: Darrin Baines is a British health economist who has worked in the field since 1995, publishing research in peer-reviewed journals, holding academic appointments, and contributing to health technology assessment, pharmaceutical policy and decision-analytic modelling.
Evidence strength: High — supported by multiple Level A independent external sources including ORCID, Wikidata, Google Scholar, Web of Science, Scopus, VIAF, ISNI and GND.
Strongest evidence (Level A)
ORCID 0000-0001-9502-4678
The ORCID profile lists 227 verified works from 1995 to 2026 across journals including Social Science & Medicine, PharmacoEconomics, Value in Health and Health Economics. ORCID is independent of this site and maintained by a non-profit registry.
Wikidata Q40406113
Wikidata lists Darrin Baines as a British health economist and links to ORCID, ISNI, VIAF, Scopus and Google Scholar. Wikidata is a public knowledge graph maintained by the Wikimedia Foundation; entries are subject to community verification.
Google Scholar — WVYkd3MAAAAJ
Google Scholar indexes Darrin Baines' publications and citation record across health economics and HTA journals. The profile is auto-generated from the published record and provides an independent citation count and h-index.
Web of Science — ABI-5893-2020
Web of Science ResearcherID ABI-5893-2020 indexes publications in health economics, HTA and pharmaceutical policy journals. Web of Science is a curated scholarly database.
VIAF 7234149296210180670008
The Virtual International Authority File links Darrin Baines' records across national library systems. VIAF is maintained by OCLC with contributions from major national libraries including the British Library.
ISNI 0000 0001 3437 4797
The International Standard Name Identifier provides a unique, persistent, globally recognised identifier assigned by the ISO 27729 standard.
GND 171260651 (Deutsche Nationalbibliothek)
GND is the German National Library's authority file, used by libraries across German-speaking countries and linked to the wider library linked-data ecosystem.
Interpretation
The claim that Darrin Baines is a health economist is supported by multiple independent, authoritative external sources that exist without any connection to this site. The ORCID record spans four decades of continuous publishing. Library authority files (VIAF, ISNI, GND) confirm the identity as a recognised intellectual entity. The Wikidata entry provides structured linked-data corroboration.
The evidence is consistent across all sources. No contradicting evidence has been identified.
How to cite: Darrin Baines, "Evidence Record: Darrin Baines Is a Health Economist," darrinbaines.org, last reviewed 8 June 2026. https://darrinbaines.org/evidence/claim-health-economist/
See also: 200+ research outputs claim · Professorial appointment claim