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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Law 42 90 80 9 8 117 10254

Alison Liebling publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alison Liebling between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alison Liebling published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 3.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2017. 5 of the 143 publications appeared in the last two years.

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

143 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alison Liebling: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 0
1991 0
1992 2
1993 2
1994 1
1995 2
1996 1
1997 0
1998 0
1999 3
2000 1
2001 9
2002 4
2003 3
2004 2
2005 1
2006 2
2007 3
2008 4
2009 1
2010 9
2011 6
2012 9
2013 10
2014 8
2015 10
2016 4
2017 11
2018 5
2019 3
2020 3
2021 6
2022 7
2023 5
2024 2
2025 3
Total 143
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Alison Liebling publication distribution in Law in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Law in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alison Liebling sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 46 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 37–41 to 262+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 100. Most scientists, 100, have 262+ publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 262 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 117–121 publications, is where this scientist sits. 37–41 publications: 3 scientists 42–46 publications: 1 scientist 47–51 publications: 0 scientists 52–56 publications: 3 scientists 57–61 publications: 2 scientists 62–66 publications: 1 scientist 67–71 publications: 6 scientists 72–76 publications: 6 scientists 77–81 publications: 10 scientists 82–86 publications: 7 scientists 87–91 publications: 10 scientists 92–96 publications: 18 scientists 97–101 publications: 15 scientists 102–106 publications: 14 scientists 107–111 publications: 12 scientists 112–116 publications: 12 scientists 117–121 publications: 14 scientists 122–126 publications: 10 scientists 127–131 publications: 9 scientists 132–136 publications: 14 scientists 137–141 publications: 12 scientists 142–146 publications: 14 scientists 147–151 publications: 8 scientists 152–156 publications: 14 scientists 157–161 publications: 5 scientists 162–166 publications: 9 scientists 167–171 publications: 15 scientists 172–176 publications: 6 scientists 177–181 publications: 9 scientists 182–186 publications: 8 scientists 187–191 publications: 16 scientists 192–196 publications: 7 scientists 197–201 publications: 6 scientists 202–206 publications: 7 scientists 207–211 publications: 11 scientists 212–216 publications: 0 scientists 217–221 publications: 5 scientists 222–226 publications: 6 scientists 227–231 publications: 10 scientists 232–236 publications: 8 scientists 237–241 publications: 5 scientists 242–246 publications: 4 scientists 247–251 publications: 2 scientists 252–256 publications: 7 scientists 257–261 publications: 5 scientists 262+ publications: 100 scientists
37–41 publications 262+

This scientist: 117 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 262 publications or more.

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Number of Law scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 466 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
37–41 3
42–46 1
47–51 0
52–56 3
57–61 2
62–66 1
67–71 6
72–76 6
77–81 10
82–86 7
87–91 10
92–96 18
97–101 15
102–106 14
107–111 12
112–116 12
117–121 14 117
122–126 10
127–131 9
132–136 14
137–141 12
142–146 14
147–151 8
152–156 14
157–161 5
162–166 9
167–171 15
172–176 6
177–181 9
182–186 8
187–191 16
192–196 7
197–201 6
202–206 7
207–211 11
212–216 0
217–221 5
222–226 6
227–231 10
232–236 8
237–241 5
242–246 4
247–251 2
252–256 7
257–261 5
262+ 100
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Alison Liebling D-index placement in Law in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Law scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alison Liebling sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
20 40 60 80
Bar chart with 23 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 20 to 42+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 92. Most scientists, 92, have 42+ D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 42 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 42+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 20 D-Index: 16 scientists 21 D-Index: 23 scientists 22 D-Index: 11 scientists 23 D-Index: 20 scientists 24 D-Index: 17 scientists 25 D-Index: 23 scientists 26 D-Index: 19 scientists 27 D-Index: 19 scientists 28 D-Index: 22 scientists 29 D-Index: 14 scientists 30 D-Index: 25 scientists 31 D-Index: 25 scientists 32 D-Index: 20 scientists 33 D-Index: 24 scientists 34 D-Index: 23 scientists 35 D-Index: 12 scientists 36 D-Index: 11 scientists 37 D-Index: 15 scientists 38 D-Index: 14 scientists 39 D-Index: 4 scientists 40 D-Index: 8 scientists 41 D-Index: 9 scientists 42+ D-Index: 92 scientists
20 D-Index 42+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 42 D-Index or more.

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Number of Law scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 466 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
20 16
21 23
22 11
23 20
24 17
25 23
26 19
27 19
28 22
29 14
30 25
31 25
32 20
33 24
34 23
35 12
36 11
37 15
38 14
39 4
40 8
41 9
42+ 92 42
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Law in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Law in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Law in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Alison Liebling is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on social sciences and psychology, with notable contributions to the subfields of sociology and political science, clinical psychology, general health professions, political science and international relations, and public administration.

The main topics that characterize their body of work include criminal justice and corrections analysis, psychopathy, forensic psychiatry and sexual offending, homelessness and social issues, crime patterns and interventions, child abuse and trauma, healthcare decision-making and restraints, and psychiatric care and mental health services.

Liebling's publication record features several recent papers such as:

  • More Mind Games: How 'The Action' and 'The Odds' have Changed in Prison (2020) published in The British Journal of Criminology
  • Where Two 'Exceptional' Prison Cultures Meet: Negotiating Order in a Transnational Prison (2020) published in The British Journal of Criminology
  • What is trauma-informed practice? Towards operationalisation of the concept in two prisons for women (2022) published in Criminology & Criminal Justice
  • Do prisons cause radicalization? Order, leadership, political charge and violence in two maximum security prisons (2022) published in The British Journal of Criminology
  • Doing Team Ethnography in a Transnational Prison (2021) published in International Criminology

Frequent coauthors working with Alison Liebling include Katherine M. Auty, Bethany E. Schmidt, Lesley McAra, Ben Crewe, and Berit Johnsen, each contributing notably across multiple projects.

Liebling's work is published often in key venues such as The British Journal of Criminology, CrimRxiv, European Journal of Criminology, Incarceration, and Criminology & Criminal Justice, reflecting sustained engagement with criminology research communities.

In addition to articles, Alison Liebling has contributed to book publications, including a title under Oxford University Press titled The Oxford Handbook of Criminology (2023), which has gathered substantial academic citations.

Best Publications

  • Prisons and Their Moral Performance: A Study of Values, Quality, and Prison Life

    Alison Liebling;Helen Arnold

  • The Prison Officer

    Alison Liebling;David Price;Guy Shefer

  • Suicides in prison

    Alison Liebling

  • The Effects of Imprisonment

    Alison Liebling;Shadd Maruna

  • Doing Research in Prison: Breaking the Silence?

    Alison Liebling

  • Moral performance, inhuman and degrading treatment and prison pain:

    Alison Liebling

  • Prison Suicide and Prisoner Coping

    Alison Liebling

  • Prison Officers, Policing and the Use of Discretion:

    Alison Liebling

  • Appreciative Inquiry and Relationships in Prison

    Alison Liebling;David Price;Charles Elliott

  • Whose Side are We on? Theory, Practice and Allegiances in Prisons Research

    Alison Liebling

  • Distinctions and distinctiveness in the work of prison officers: Legitimacy and authority revisited

    Alison Liebling

  • Staff culture, use of authority and prisoner quality of life in public and private sector prisons

    Ben Crewe;Alison Liebling;Susie Hulley

  • Social relationships between prisoners in a maximum security prison: Violence, faith, and the declining nature of trust

    Alison Liebling;Helen Arnold

  • Preventing suicide in prisons, part I. Recommendations from the International Association for Suicide Prevention Task Force on Suicide in Prisons.

    Norbert Konrad;Marc S. Daigle;Anasseril E. Daniel;Greg E. Dear

  • VULNERABILITY AND PRISON SUICIDE

    Alison Liebling

  • Conceptualising and Measuring the Quality of Prison Life

    Alison Liebling;Susie Hulley;Ben Crewe

  • A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Yoga and Mindfulness Meditation in Prison Effects on Psychological Well-Being and Behavioural Functioning

    Katherine M. Auty;Aiden Cope;Alison Liebling

  • SUICIDE AMONGST WOMEN PRISONERS

    Alison Liebling

  • Revisiting prison suicide: the role of fairness and distress

    Alison Liebling;Linda Durie;Annick Stiles;Sarah Tait

  • The Oxford Handbook of Criminology

    Alison Liebling;Shadd Maruna;Lesley McAra

Frequent Co-Authors

Ben Crewe
Ben Crewe University of Cambridge
Shadd Maruna
Shadd Maruna Queen's University Belfast
Ad J. F. M. Kerkhof
Ad J. F. M. Kerkhof Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Michael W. Ross
Michael W. Ross University of Minnesota
Marco Sarchiapone
Marco Sarchiapone University of Molise

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