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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 47 3318 3053 565 517 215 12543

Ben Bradford publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ben Bradford between 2008 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ben Bradford published across 18 years, from 2008 to 2025, averaging 16.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 57 publications in 2024. 77 of the 302 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2008 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 57. Peak 57 publications in 2024. 2008: 2 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 25 publications 2021: 30 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 57 publications 2025: 20 publications
2008 2025

302 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ben Bradford: publications per year, 2008 to 2025
Year Publications
2008 2
2009 6
2010 10
2011 13
2012 11
2013 15
2014 16
2015 19
2016 14
2017 17
2018 13
2019 8
2020 25
2021 30
2022 14
2023 12
2024 57
2025 20
Total 302
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Ben Bradford 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 Ben Bradford 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, 214–223 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: 215 publications — 70th percentile

70% 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
214–223 246 215
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
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Ben Bradford 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 Ben Bradford 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, 47 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: 47 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% 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 47
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
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Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Ben Bradford is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their research is primarily situated in the field of Social Sciences, with a significant focus on subfields including Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations, and Law. Additional research interests extend to General Health Professions and Health.

Their work explores multiple topics related to policing, crime, and social issues. Key topics include:

  • Policing Practices and Perceptions
  • Crime Patterns and Interventions
  • Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies

Bradford has contributed scholarly articles to various publication venues. The most frequent journals of publication are:

  • Policing & Society
  • CrimRxiv
  • Journal of Experimental Criminology
  • The British Journal of Criminology
  • International Journal of Police Science & Management

Among recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Bradford are:

  • "Live Facial Recognition: Trust and Legitimacy as Predictors of Public Support for Police Use of New Technology" (2020, The British Journal of Criminology)
  • "Security and the smart city: A systematic review" (2020, Sustainable Cities and Society)
  • "'Truly free consent'? Clarifying the nature of police legitimacy using causal mediation analysis" (2020, Journal of Experimental Criminology)
  • "Are Trustworthiness and Legitimacy 'Hard to Win, Easy to Lose'? A Longitudinal Test of the Asymmetry Thesis of Police-Citizen Contact" (2020, Journal of Quantitative Criminology)
  • "Policing the COVID-19 pandemic: police officer well-being and commitment to democratic modes of policing" (2021, Policing & Society)

Bradford has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Jonathan Jackson
  • Arabella Kyprianides
  • Naomi Creutzfeldt
  • Julia A. Yesberg
  • Krisztián Pósch

The researcher has also contributed to book publications primarily with Bristol University Press eBooks and Policy Press. These books focus on themes such as access to justice, digitalization, and vulnerability, published in 2024.

Best Publications

  • Why do People Comply with the Law? Legitimacy and the Influence of Legal Institutions

    Jonathan Jackson;Ben Bradford;Mike Hough;Andy Myhill

  • Procedural Justice, Trust, and Institutional Legitimacy

    Mike Hough;Jonathan Jackson;Ben Bradford;Andy Myhill

  • Contact and confidence: revisiting the impact of public encounters with the police

    Ben Bradford;Jonathan Jackson;Elizabeth A. Stanko

  • Policing and social identity: procedural justice, inclusion and cooperation between police and public

    Ben Bradford

  • Just Authority?: Trust in the Police in England and Wales

    Jonathan Jackson;Ben Bradford;Betsy Stanko;Katrin Hohl

  • Crime, policing and social order: on the expressive nature of public confidence in policing.

    Jonathan Jackson;Ben Bradford

  • Officers as Mirrors Policing, Procedural Justice and the (Re)Production of Social Identity

    Ben Bradford;Kristina Murphy;Jonathan Jackson

  • Self-legitimacy, Police Culture and Support for Democratic Policing in an English Constabulary

    Ben Bradford;Paul Quinton

  • Security and the smart city: A systematic review

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  • What is Trust and Confidence in the Police

    Jonathan Jackson;Ben Bradford

  • Overcoming cop culture? Organizational justice and police officers’ attitudes toward the public

    Andy Myhill;Ben Bradford

  • Developing European indicators of trust in justice

    Jonathan Jackson;Ben Bradford;Mike Hough;Jouni Kuha

  • Monopolizing Force? Police Legitimacy and Public Attitudes Toward the Acceptability of Violence

    Jonathan Jackson;Aziz Z. Huq;Ben Bradford;Tom R. Tyler

  • Why do ‘the law’ comply? Procedural justice, group identification and officer motivation in police organizations

    Ben Bradford;Paul Quinton;Andy Myhill;Gillian Porter

  • What price fairness when security is at stake? Police legitimacy in South Africa

    Ben Bradford;Aziz Huq;Jonathan Jackson;Benjamin Roberts

  • Corruption and Police Legitimacy in Lahore, Pakistan

    Jonathan Jackson;Muhammad Asif;Ben Bradford;Muhammad Zakria Zakar

  • Enhancing public trust and police legitimacy during road traffic encounters: results from a randomised controlled trial in Scotland

    Sarah MacQueen;Ben Bradford

  • Obeying the Rules of the Road: Procedural Justice, Social Identity, and Normative Compliance

    Ben Bradford;Katrin Hohl;Jonathan Jackson;Sarah MacQueen

  • INFLUENCING TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN THE LONDON METROPOLITAN POLICE Results from an Experiment Testing the Effect of Leaflet Drops on Public Opinion

    Katrin Hohl;Katrin Hohl;Ben Bradford;Elizabeth A. Stanko

  • Can police enhance public confidence by improving quality of service? Results from two surveys in England and Wales

    Andy Myhill;Ben Bradford

  • Legitimacy, trust and compliance: an empirical test of procedural justice theory using the European Social Survey

    Mike Hough;Jonathan Jackson;Ben Bradford

  • Motivating Compliance Behavior Among Offenders Procedural Justice or Deterrence

    Kristina Murphy;Ben Bradford;Jonathan Jackson

  • When is policing fair? Groups, identity and judgements of the procedural justice of coercive crowd policing

    Matthew Radburn;Clifford Stott;Ben Bradford;Mark Robinson

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan Jackson
Jonathan Jackson London School of Economics and Political Science
Mike Hough
Mike Hough Birkbeck, University of London
Kristina Murphy
Kristina Murphy Griffith University
Tom R. Tyler
Tom R. Tyler Yale University
Clifford Stott
Clifford Stott Keele University
Aziz Z. Huq
Aziz Z. Huq University of Chicago
Ian Loader
Ian Loader University of Oxford
Stephen Farrall
Stephen Farrall University of Sheffield
Maria Hartwig
Maria Hartwig John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Julian V. Roberts
Julian V. Roberts University of Oxford

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