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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 34 6855 6365 1092 1014 92 7811

Ben Crewe publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ben Crewe between 2003 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ben Crewe published across 24 years, from 2003 to 2026, averaging 4.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2022. 6 of the 114 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2022. 2003: 4 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 2 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 8 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 5 publications 2026: 1 publication
2003 2026

114 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ben Crewe: publications per year, 2003 to 2026
Year Publications
2003 4
2004 1
2005 2
2006 4
2007 2
2008 1
2009 8
2010 0
2011 5
2012 6
2013 8
2014 5
2015 4
2016 5
2017 4
2018 4
2019 11
2020 6
2021 6
2022 15
2023 2
2024 5
2025 5
2026 1
Total 114
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Ben Crewe 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 Crewe 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, 84–93 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: 92 publications — 10th percentile

10% 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 92
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
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 Crewe 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 Crewe 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, 34 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: 34 D-Index — 13th percentile

13% 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 34
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
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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Overview

Ben Crewe is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom and has an extensive record of research primarily within the fields of Social Sciences and Psychology. Their work spans a broad range of subfields including Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, Management Science and Operations Research, and Demography.

Crewe's research topics cover numerous areas with a predominant focus on criminal justice and corrections analysis. Other significant topics include psychopathy, forensic psychiatry, and sexual offending, homelessness and social issues, crime patterns and interventions, child abuse and trauma, crime, illicit activities, and governance, as well as psychiatric care and mental health services.

The scientist's recent papers reflect the scope and thematic focus of their research. These include:

  • 'Tightness', recognition and penal power (2020), published in Punishment & Society
  • Nordic Penal Exceptionalism: A Comparative, Empirical Analysis (2022), published in The British Journal of Criminology
  • The depth of imprisonment (2020), published in Punishment & Society

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Crewe include Anna Schliehe, Julie Laursen, Alice Ievins, Kristian Mjåland, and Alison Liebling. This network suggests collaborative research efforts especially in criminology and related social sciences.

Crewe's work is often published in venues that focus on criminology, sociology, and related disciplines. Key publication outlets include CrimRxiv, The British Journal of Criminology, Punishment & Society, European Journal of Criminology, and Champ pénal.

In addition to journal articles, Ben Crewe has contributed to academic books, notably through the Palgrave studies in prisons and penology. One significant publication in this area is The Palgrave International Handbook of Youth Imprisonment (2021).

  • Social Sciences
  • Psychology

  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Clinical Psychology
  • General Health Professions
  • Management Science and Operations Research
  • Demography

  • Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
  • Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Crime Patterns and Interventions
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
  • Psychiatric care and mental health services

  • Anna Schliehe
  • Julie Laursen
  • Alice Ievins
  • Kristian Mjåland
  • Alison Liebling

  • CrimRxiv
  • The British Journal of Criminology
  • Punishment & Society
  • European Journal of Criminology
  • Champ pénal

Best Publications

  • The Prisoner Society: Power, Adaptation and Social Life in an English Prison

    Ben Crewe

  • Depth, weight, tightness: Revisiting the pains of imprisonment

    Ben Crewe

  • Soft power in prison: Implications for staff–prisoner relationships, liberty and legitimacy:

    Ben Crewe

  • The emotional geography of prison life

    Unknown

  • Power, Adaptation and Resistance in a Late-Modern Men’s Prison

    Ben Crewe

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

    Ben Crewe;Alison Liebling;Susie Hulley

  • Pleasure at Work? Gender, Consumption and Work‐based Identities in the Creative Industries

    Sean Nixon;Ben Crewe

  • The Gendered Pains of Life Imprisonment

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  • Prisoner society in the era of hard drugs

    Ben Crewe

  • Not Looking Hard Enough Masculinity, Emotion, and Prison Research

    Ben Crewe

  • Conceptualising and Measuring the Quality of Prison Life

    Alison Liebling;Susie Hulley;Ben Crewe

  • Understanding Prison Staff

    Jamie Bennett;Ben Crewe;Azrini Wahidin

  • Representing Men: Cultural Production and Producers in the Men's Magazine Market

    Ben Crewe

  • Heavy-light, absent-present: rethinking the 'weight' of imprisonment.

    Benjamin Crewe;Alison Liebling;Susannah Hulley

  • The sociology of imprisonment

    Ben Crewe

  • Prison Drug Dealing and the Ethnographic Lens

    Ben Crewe

  • Suppression, denial, sublimation: Defending against the initial pains of very long life sentences

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  • Staff-Prisoner Relationships, Staff Professionalism, and the Use of Authority in Public- and Private-Sector Prisons

    Benjamin Crewe;Alison Liebling;Susie Hulley

  • Respect in prisons: Prisoners’ experiences of respect in public and private sector prisons:

    Susie Hulley;Alison Liebling;Ben Crewe

  • Male prisoners’ orientations towards female officers in an English prison

    Ben Crewe

  • Codes and Conventions: the terms and conditions of contemporary inmate values

    Ben Crewe

  • Emotion regulation among male prisoners

    Ben Laws;Ben Crewe

  • Are Hope and Possibility Achievable in Prison

    Alison Liebling;Ben Laws;Elinor Lieber;Katherine Auty

  • Life Imprisonment from Young Adulthood Adaptation, Identity and Time

    Ben Crewe;Susie Hulley;Serena Wright

  • Swimming with the Tide: Adapting to Long-Term Imprisonment

    Ben Crewe;Susie Hulley;Serena Wright

  • Prisons beyond the New Penology: The Shifting Moral Foundations of Prison Management

    Alison Liebling;Ben Crewe

Frequent Co-Authors

Alison Liebling
Alison Liebling University of Cambridge
Shadd Maruna
Shadd Maruna Queen's University Belfast
David C. Pyrooz
David C. Pyrooz University of Colorado Boulder
Rosemary Ricciardelli
Rosemary Ricciardelli Memorial University of Newfoundland

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