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D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 58 1642 1471 302 272 291 14629

Alan Walker publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alan Walker between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alan Walker published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 6.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 1982. 9 of the 320 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 1982. 1978: 1 publication 1979: 3 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 9 publications 1982: 19 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 5 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 10 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 4 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 13 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 13 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 4 publications
1978 2025

320 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alan Walker: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year Publications
1978 1
1979 3
1980 2
1981 9
1982 19
1983 2
1984 1
1985 1
1986 1
1987 5
1988 0
1989 10
1990 2
1991 3
1992 1
1993 4
1994 3
1995 5
1996 13
1997 6
1998 13
1999 9
2000 4
2001 6
2002 12
2003 6
2004 6
2005 13
2006 10
2007 8
2008 4
2009 9
2010 4
2011 11
2012 11
2013 8
2014 10
2015 4
2016 16
2017 9
2018 10
2019 11
2020 2
2021 9
2022 8
2023 7
2024 5
2025 4
Total 320
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Alan Walker 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 Walker 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, 284–293 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: 291 publications — 86th percentile

86% 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
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
284–293 113 291
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 Walker 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 Walker 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, 58 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: 58 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% 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
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 58
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 Walker is affiliated with the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on social sciences, with a significant concentration in subfields such as demography, sociology and political science, general health professions, health, and political science and international relations.

The main topics covered in Alan Walker's work include:

  • Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
  • Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Retirement, Disability, and Employment
  • Social Policy and Reform Studies
  • Healthcare innovation and challenges
  • Global Health Care Issues

Alan Walker has contributed articles to various publication venues with frequent appearances in:

  • Rapporter från Åldrande och social förändring
  • European Journal of Ageing
  • BioMed Research International
  • Health & Social Care in the Community
  • Asian Population Studies

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Alan Walker include:

  • "Understanding unequal ageing: towards a synthesis of intersectionality and life course analyses," 2020, European Journal of Ageing
  • "Active Ageing across the Life Course: Towards a Comprehensive Approach to Prevention," 2021, BioMed Research International
  • "The impact of community care services on the preference for ageing in place in urban China," 2020, Health & Social Care in the Community
  • "Why China needs an active social policy on ageing," 2021, Asian Population Studies
  • "The Chinese System of Community Care for Older Adults," 2022, Journal of Gerontological Nursing

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Alan Walker include:

  • Liam Foster
  • Junshan Zhou
  • Huoyun Zhu
  • Gerhard Naegele
  • Chang Lyul Jung

Best Publications

  • A strategy for active ageing

    Alan Walker

  • Active and Successful Aging: A European Policy Perspective

    Liam Foster;Alan Walker

  • Britain divided : the growth of social exclusion in the 1980s and 1990s

    Alan Walker;Carol Walker

  • Active ageing: A strategic policy solution to demographic ageing in the European Union

    Alan Walker;Tony Maltby;Tony Maltby

  • The Caring Relationship: Elderly People and their Families

    Hazel Qureshi;Alan Walker

  • Towards a Political Economy of Old Age

    Alan Walker

  • Employers and older workers: attitudes and employment practices

    Philip Taylor;Alan Walker

  • The social quality of Europe

    Wolfgang Beck;Laurent van der Maesen;Alan Walker

  • The Ageing Workforce: Employers' Attitudes towards Older People

    Philip E. Taylor;Alan Walker

  • The Social Creation of Poverty and Dependency in Old Age

    Alan Walker

  • Commentary: The Emergence and Application of Active Aging in Europe

    Alan Walker

  • Social Quality: A Vision for Europe

    W. Beck;L.J.G. van der Maesen;G.C.F. Thomese;A. Walker

  • Active ageing in employment: Its meaning and potential

    Alan Walker

  • A European perspective on quality of life in old age

    Alan Walker

  • The new generational contract : intergenerational relations, old age and welfare

    Alan Walker

  • East Asian welfare regimes in transition: From Confucianism to globalisation

    Alan Walker;Chack-kie Wong

  • Ageing and Social Policy: A Critical Assessment

    Chris Phillipson;Alan Walker

  • Policies and practices towards older workers: a framework for comparative research

    Philip Taylor;Alan Walker

  • Understanding unequal ageing: towards a synthesis of intersectionality and life course analyses

    Daniel Holman;Alan Walker

  • Community care : the family, the state, and social policy

    Alan Walker

  • The caring relationship

    Hazel Qureshi;Alan Walker

  • Growing Older: Quality Of Life In Old Age

    Catherine Hagan Hennessy;Catherine Walker;Alan Walker

  • Age and Employment

    Alan Walker

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris Phillipson
Chris Phillipson University of Manchester
Carol Jagger
Carol Jagger Newcastle University
Marian Barnes
Marian Barnes University of Brighton
David Wilkinson
David Wilkinson The Francis Crick Institute
Robert H. Anderson
Robert H. Anderson Newcastle University
Arthur van Soest
Arthur van Soest Tilburg University
Jean-Marie Robine
Jean-Marie Robine Inserm
Victor W. Marshall
Victor W. Marshall University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Thomas B. L. Kirkwood
Thomas B. L. Kirkwood Newcastle University
Hans-Werner Wahl
Hans-Werner Wahl Heidelberg University

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