| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences and Humanities | 41 | 4995 | 4633 | 846 | 786 | 181 | 8130 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Barrie Houlihan between 1984 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Barrie Houlihan published across 42 years, from 1984 to 2025, averaging 4.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2012. 7 of the 192 publications appeared in the last two years.
192 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1985 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1989 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 |
| 1995 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 11 |
| 2003 | 5 |
| 2004 | 5 |
| 2005 | 6 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | 9 |
| 2008 | 6 |
| 2009 | 9 |
| 2010 | 8 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2012 | 20 |
| 2013 | 6 |
| 2014 | 17 |
| 2015 | 12 |
| 2016 | 9 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| Total | 192 |
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 Barrie Houlihan sits on this spectrum.
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.
| 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 |
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 Barrie Houlihan sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 41 D-Index — 38th percentile
38% 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 | 41 |
| 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 |
Barrie Houlihan is affiliated with Loughborough University in the United Kingdom and works primarily within the social sciences, with a research focus spanning sociology and political science, gender studies, economics and econometrics, physical therapy, sports therapy and rehabilitation, and information systems and management.
Their research covers a range of topics related to sport, including:
They have contributed to major publication venues predominantly in sport policy and management fields, publishing multiple times in:
Significant recent papers include:
Frequent collaborators include:
Barrie Houlihan has been recognized as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in the United Kingdom.
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