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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 39 5484 5088 397 381 181 14578

Alan Shiell publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alan Shiell between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alan Shiell published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 4.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2010. 2 of the 191 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2010. 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 4 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 6 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 1 publication
1985 2025

191 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alan Shiell: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year Publications
1985 1
1986 0
1987 2
1988 0
1989 1
1990 2
1991 6
1992 5
1993 8
1994 6
1995 5
1996 4
1997 7
1998 1
1999 4
2000 9
2001 4
2002 7
2003 4
2004 6
2005 3
2006 9
2007 8
2008 11
2009 10
2010 13
2011 2
2012 4
2013 5
2014 4
2015 2
2016 4
2017 8
2018 5
2019 1
2020 6
2021 6
2022 4
2023 2
2024 1
2025 1
Total 191
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Alan Shiell publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alan Shiell sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 174–183 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 181 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313 181
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Alan Shiell D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alan Shiell sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 39 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300 39
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Alan Shiell is affiliated with La Trobe University in Australia and has contributed extensively to research in health professions, medicine, and economics. Their work spans multiple disciplines, combining insights from economics, health policy, and community health development.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Health Professions
  • Medicine
  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Within these fields, Shiell has focused on subfields such as:

  • General Health Professions
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Cognitive Neuroscience

The primary themes of Shiell's research cover several areas, prominently:

  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
  • Community Health and Development
  • Delphi Technique in Research
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Family and Disability Support Research

Shiell has published regularly in notable venues, including:

  • Health Economics
  • Critical Public Health
  • Prosthetics and Orthotics International
  • Systematic Reviews
  • Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Shiell include:

  • Guidance on the use of complex systems models for economic evaluations of public health interventions, 2023, Health Economics
  • Resources, relationships, and systems thinking should inform the way community health promotion is funded, 2020, Critical Public Health
  • Shoe-stiffening inserts for first metatarsophalangeal joint osteoarthritis: a randomised trial, 2021, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
  • Soft infrastructure: the critical community-level resources reportedly needed for program success, 2022, BMC Public Health
  • A systematic review of health economic evaluations in orthotics and prosthetics: Part 1 - prosthetics, 2020, Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Shiell has collaborated frequently with a group of researchers, including:

  • Shane Kavanagh
  • Penelope Hawe
  • Kate Garvey
  • Victoria Loblay
  • Leigh Clarke

Best Publications

  • Complex interventions: how "out of control" can a randomised controlled trial be?

    Penelope Hawe;Alan Shiell;Therese Riley

  • Criteria for evaluating evidence on public health interventions

    L Rychetnik;M Frommer;P Hawe;A Shiell

  • Theorising Interventions as Events in Systems

    Penelope Hawe;Alan Shiell;Therese Riley

  • The need for a complex systems model of evidence for public health

    Harry Rutter;Natalie Savona;Ketevan Glonti;Jo Bibby

  • Social capital and health promotion: a review.

    Penelope Hawe;Alan Shiell

  • In search of causality: a systematic review of the relationship between the built environment and physical activity among adults.

    Gavin R McCormack;Alan Shiell

  • Complex interventions or complex systems? Implications for health economic evaluation

    Alan Shiell;Penelope Hawe;Lisa Gold

  • A simple guide to chaos and complexity

    Dean Rickles;Penelope Hawe;Alan Shiell

  • A glossary of terms for navigating the field of social network analysis

    Penelope Hawe;Cynthia Webster;Alan Shiell

  • Quality of life three months and one year after first treatment for early stage breast cancer: influence of treatment and patient characteristics

    M T King;P Kenny;A Shiell;J Hall

  • Methods for exploring implementation variation and local context within a cluster randomised community intervention trial

    Penelope Hawe;Alan Shiell;Therese Riley;Lisa Gold

  • Cost of illness studies: An aid to decision-making?

    Alan Shiell;Karen Gerard;Cam Donaldson

  • The Privileging of Communitarian Ideas: Citation Practices and the Translation of Social Capital Into Public Health Research

    Spencer Moore;Alan Shiell;Penelope Hawe;Valerie A. Haines

  • Lost in translation: a genealogy of the “social capital” concept in public health

    Susan Moore;Valerie A Haines;Penelope Hawe;Penelope Hawe;Alan Murray Shiell;Alan Murray Shiell

  • Health economic evaluation

    A Shiell;C Donaldson;C Mitton;G Currie

  • Cost effectiveness of brief interventions for reducing alcohol consumption.

    Sonia E Wutzke;Alan Shiell;Michelle K Gomel;Katherine M Conigrave

  • Health promotion community development and the tyranny of individualism.

    A. Shiell;P. Hawe

  • Is general practitioner decision making associated with patient socio-economic status ?

    Anthony Scott;I Alan Shiell;Madeleine King

  • Early stage breast cancer: costs and quality of life one year after treatment by mastectomy or conservative surgery and radiation therapy

    P. Kenny;M.T. King;M.T. King;A. Shiell;A. Shiell;J. Seymour;J. Seymour

  • Evidence suggests a need to rethink social capital and social capital interventions

    Alan Shiell;Penelope Hawe;Shane Kavanagh

  • Sex- and age-specific seasonal variations in physical activity among adults

    Gavin R McCormack;Christine Friedenreich;Alan Shiell;Billie Giles-Corti

Frequent Co-Authors

Penelope Hawe
Penelope Hawe University of Sydney
Gavin R. McCormack
Gavin R. McCormack University of Calgary
Madeleine King
Madeleine King University of Sydney
Billie Giles-Corti
Billie Giles-Corti RMIT University
Spencer Moore
Spencer Moore Wageningen University & Research
Anthony Scott
Anthony Scott University of Melbourne
Jane Hall
Jane Hall University of Technology Sydney
Stephen Jan
Stephen Jan George Institute for Global Health
Mark Petticrew
Mark Petticrew London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Christine M. Friedenreich
Christine M. Friedenreich Alberta Health Services

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