2026 Anne West: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	38	5970	5547	981	912	223	5799

Anne West 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 Anne West sits on this spectrum.

44 publications 570+

This scientist: 223 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Anne West 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 Anne West sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 26th percentile

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

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

Overview

Anne West is affiliated with the London School of Economics and Political Science in the United Kingdom. Their academic work is mainly situated within the Social Sciences, with a strong focus on Education. This encompasses areas such as Diverse Education Studies and Reforms, Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, School Choice and Performance, Social Policy and Reform Studies, Religious Education and Schools, Educational Assessment and Improvement, and Parental Involvement in Education.

Their recent publications demonstrate an ongoing engagement with educational policy and governance through various peer-reviewed journals. Notable papers include:

"School Choice (And Diversity) in the UK since 1944: Continuity, Change, Divergence and School Selectivity" (2023), published in the Journal of School Choice
"Governance of Academies in England: The Return of "Command and Control"?" (2023), published in the British Journal of Educational Studies
"LEGISLATION, IDEAS AND PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION POLICY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: FROM TARGETED NURSERY EDUCATION TO UNIVERSAL EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE" (2020), published in the British Journal of Educational Studies
"Education and ignorance in the UK 80 years after Beveridge: The role of government and equality of opportunity" (2021), published in Social Policy and Administration
"Reforming the school-based education system in England: A common framework, rule book and a new structure for schools" (2021), published in FORUM

Anne West's frequent coauthors include Basma B. Yaghi, David A. Wolfe, David E. Wolfe, Rachael Dobson, and Richard J. Petts, reflecting collaborative work across education and social policy studies.

Their work is consistently published in high-profile venues such as the British Journal of Educational Studies, Journal of School Choice, FORUM, Journal of Social Policy, and Social Policy and Administration, indicating active participation in academic discussions surrounding education and policy.

British Journal of Educational Studies
Journal of School Choice
FORUM
Journal of Social Policy
Social Policy and Administration

Diverse Education Studies and Reforms
Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
School Choice and Performance
Social Policy and Reform Studies
Religious Education and Schools
Educational Assessment and Improvement
Parental Involvement in Education

Education
Political Science and International Relations
Information Systems and Management
History
Management Science and Operations Research

Best Publications

Students' Facebook ‘friends’: public and private spheres

Anne West;Jane Lewis;Peter Currie

412
Citations
‘Friending’: London-based undergraduates’ experience of Facebook:

Jane Lewis;Anne West

326
Citations
Development of child-centered disease-specific questionnaires for living with asthma

M.J. Christie;Davina French;A. Sowden;A. West

258
Citations
The effect of changes in published secondary school admissions on pupil composition

Rebecca Allen;John Coldron;Anne West

240
Citations
Welfare Regimes and Education Regimes: Equality of Opportunity and Expenditure in the EU (and US)

Anne West;Rita Nikolai

176
Citations
The Development of the Academies Programme: ‘Privatising’ School-Based Education in England 1986–2013

Anne West;Elizabeth Bailey

167
Citations
Parental Involvement in Education in and out of School

Anne West;Philip Noden;Ann Edge;Miriam David

146
Citations
Mother's Intuition: Choosing Secondary Schools

Miriam E. David;Anne West;Jane Ribbens

142
Citations
Underachievement in Schools

Anne West;Hazel Pennell

140
Citations
The Impact of Increased Fees on Participation in Higher Education in England

Hazel Pennell;Anne West

133
Citations
Publishing School Examination Results in England: Incentives and consequences

Anne West;Hazel Pennell

132
Citations
Re-Shaping Social Care Services for Older People in England: Policy Development and the Problem of Achieving ‘Good Care’

Jane Lewis;Anne West

129
Citations
School admissions and ‘selection’ in comprehensive schools: policy and practice

Anne West;Audrey Hind;Hazel Pennell

127
Citations
Accountability and Sanctions in English Schools

Anne West;Paola Mattei;Jonathan Roberts

124
Citations
SCHOOL CHOICE, EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE: THE CASE FOR MORE CONTROL

Anne West

122
Citations
High stakes testing, accountability, incentives and consequences in English schools

Anne West

111
Citations
How New Is New Labour? The Quasi-Market and English Schools 1997 to 2001

Anne West;Hazel Pennell

109
Citations
School Admissions: Increasing Equity, Accountability and Transparency

Anne West;Hazel Pennell;Philip Noden

106
Citations
Religious Schools in London: School Admissions, Religious Composition and Selectivity.

Rebecca Allen;Anne West

97
Citations
Choosing a secondary school: parents of junior school children

Anne West;Andreas Varlaam

95
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jane Lewis London School of Economics and Political Science

Robert West University College London

Pam Sammons University of Oxford

Lennart Svensson Karolinska Institute

Stephen Machin London School of Economics and Political Science

Alan Pickering Goldsmiths University of London

Diana Elbourne London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Amanda Sowden University of York

Costas Meghir Yale University

External Links

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