| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences and Humanities | 58 | 1661 | 1490 | 305 | 275 | 386 | 12276 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Alastair H. Leyland between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alastair H. Leyland published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 13.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 42 publications in 2020. 37 of the 487 publications appeared in the last two years.
487 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1991 | 4 |
| 1992 | 3 |
| 1993 | 9 |
| 1994 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 3 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 1999 | 4 |
| 2000 | 3 |
| 2001 | 6 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2003 | 5 |
| 2004 | 6 |
| 2005 | 7 |
| 2006 | 14 |
| 2007 | 7 |
| 2008 | 6 |
| 2009 | 12 |
| 2010 | 17 |
| 2011 | 17 |
| 2012 | 21 |
| 2013 | 27 |
| 2014 | 34 |
| 2015 | 22 |
| 2016 | 24 |
| 2017 | 27 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2019 | 24 |
| 2020 | 42 |
| 2021 | 28 |
| 2022 | 28 |
| 2023 | 26 |
| 2024 | 14 |
| 2025 | 23 |
| Total | 487 |
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 Alastair H. Leyland sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 386 publications — 95th percentile
95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.
| 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 | |
| 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 | 386 |
| 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 |
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 Alastair H. Leyland sits on this spectrum.
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.
| 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 |
Alastair H. Leyland is affiliated with the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple areas within health professions, social sciences, and medicine, with significant contributions across 131, 92, and 84 publications in these main fields respectively. The subfields of focus include general health professions, health, economics and econometrics, clinical psychology, and public health, environmental and occupational health.
Their work frequently addresses the following topics:
Notable recent publications include:
Frequent publication venues for their research include:
Collaborations have often involved the following coauthors:
Alastair H. Leyland has also contributed to book literature, with a publication by Springer International Publishing titled "Health Systems, Health Services and Inequality in Population Health," scheduled for 2025.
Miriam Mutambudzi;Claire Niedwiedz;Ewan Beaton Macdonald;Alastair Leyland
Claire L Niedzwiedz;Michael James Green;Michaela Benzeval;Desmond Campbell
Alastair H. Leyland;Harvey Goldstein
Peter Craig;Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi;Alastair Leyland;Frank Popham
Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi;Elise Whitley;Jim Lewsey;Linsay Gray
Nigel Rice;Alastair Leyland
Edward Melhuish;Jay Belsky;Alastair H Leyland;Jacqueline Barnes
Jay Belsky;Edward Melhuish;Jacqueline Barnes;Alastair H Leyland
P. West;H. Sweeting;A.H. Leyland
Alastair H. Leyland;Peter P. Groenewegen
Gerry McCartney;Lamia Mahmood;Alastair H Leyland;G David Batty
Gert P Westert;Ronald J Lagoe;Ilmo Keskimäki;Alastair Leyland
Cristiano Tomasi;Alastair H. Leyland;Jan L. Wennström
Christer Fransson;Cristiano Tomasi;Solveig Sundén Pikner;Kerstin Gröndahl
Kate A. Levin;Alastair H. Leyland
N McKeganey;M Barnard;A Leyland;I Coote
Øyvind Næss;Fredrik N. Piro;Per Nafstad;George Davey Smith
Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi;Kathryn Skivington;Alastair H. Leyland;Kate Hunt
Alastair H Leyland;Ruth Dundas;Philip McLoone;F Andrew Boddy
IH Langford;AH Leyland;Rasbash;Harvey Goldstein
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