Bryan S. Turner publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Bryan S. Turner between 1970 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Bryan S. Turner published across 56 years, from 1970 to 2025, averaging 15.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 47 publications in 2011. 15 of the 881 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

10 20 30 40

1970 2025

881 publications in total across all disciplines

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Bryan S. Turner: publications per year, 1970 to 2025
Year	Publications
1970	1
1971	6
1972	0
1973	2
1974	4
1975	6
1976	8
1977	5
1978	5
1979	1
1980	2
1981	7
1982	8
1983	4
1984	9
1985	10
1986	24
1987	14
1988	14
1989	8
1990	9
1991	10
1992	23
1993	9
1994	14
1995	11
1996	8
1997	10
1998	12
1999	11
2000	18
2001	19
2002	28
2003	18
2004	14
2005	15
2006	23
2007	27
2008	25
2009	28
2010	33
2011	47
2012	28
2013	44
2014	43
2015	33
2016	22
2017	13
2018	23
2019	21
2020	14
2021	17
2022	17
2023	41
2024	12
2025	3
Total	881

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Bryan S. Turner 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 Bryan S. Turner sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400

44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 796 publications — 100th percentile

100% 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
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	796

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Bryan S. Turner 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 Bryan S. Turner sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 90 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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
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	90
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 Social Sciences and Humanities in Australia Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Bryan S. Turner is affiliated with the Australian Catholic University in Australia. Their research primarily spans Social Sciences, with a focus on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations, Education, Gender Studies, and Religious Studies.

The main topics addressed by their work include:

Islamic Studies and History
Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
Education and Islamic Studies
Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies
Religion and Society Interactions
Gender, Feminism, and Media
Social and Cultural Dynamics

Turner has contributed to several publication venues over their career, notably:

Journal of Classical Sociology
Theory Culture & Society
Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
Critical Research on Religion
International Journal of Politics Culture and Society

Recent papers authored by Bryan S. Turner include:

Book Review: Managing Religion and Religious Changes in Iran: A Socio-Legal Analysis Sajjad AdeliyanTousRichardsonJames T., Managing Religion and Religious Changes in Iran: A Socio-Legal Analysis. Cambridge Elements. New Religious Movements. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2022. ISBN 9781009460101, pp. + 80, hbk $20.00 USD. (2025, Critical Research on Religion)
Vulnerability and existence theory in catastrophic times (2021, Journal of Classical Sociology)
Marshall and Dahrendorf: theories of citizenship 1945-2022 (2022, Citizenship Studies)

Co-authors frequently collaborating with Turner include:

Zheng Yangwen
James T. Richardson
Pam Nilan
Josh Roose
Mario Peucker

In addition to journal articles, Bryan S. Turner has published books through various academic publishers. These publications include:

Understanding Islam, published twice by Edinburgh University Press in 2022 and 2023
The Body in Asia, published by Berghahn Books in 2022
Guide to Mobility for Livable Pacific Cities: Part 2, published by Washington, DC: World Bank eBooks in 2024

Best Publications

The body and society :explorations in social theory

Bryan Stanley Turner

5847
Citations
The Penguin Dictionary of Sociology

Nicholas Abercrombie;Stephen Hill;Bryan S Turner

2951
Citations
Medical power and social knowledge

Bryan S. Turner

2323
Citations
The Body: Social Process and Cultural Theory

Mike Featherstone;Mike Hepworth;Bryan S. Turner

1640
Citations
Religion and social theory

Bryan S. Turner

971
Citations
Handbook of Citizenship Studies

Engin F. Isin;Bryan S. Turner

931
Citations
Outline of a Theory of Citizenship

Bryan S. Turner

884
Citations
Regulating Bodies: Essays in Medical Sociology

Bryan S Turner

757
Citations
The dominant ideology thesis

Nicholas Abercrombie;Stephen Hill;Bryan Stanley Turner

640
Citations
Outline of a Theory of Generations

Ron Eyerman;Bryan S. Turner

633
Citations
Citizenship and social theory

Bryan S. Turner

608
Citations
Modernity and Self-Identity, Self and Society in the Late Modern Age

Bryan S. Turner;Anthony Giddens

605
Citations
The erosion of citizenship

Bryan S. Turner

549
Citations
Investigating Citizenship: an agenda for citizenship studies

Engin F. Isin;Bryan S. Turner

530
Citations
The New Blackwell Companion to Social Theory

Bryan S. Turner

444
Citations
Global generations: social change in the twentieth century.

June Edmunds;Bryan S. Turner

411
Citations
Outline of a Theory of Human Rights

Bryan S. Turner

394
Citations
Vulnerability And Human Rights

Bryan Stanley Turner

390
Citations
Orientalism, postmodernism, and globalism

Bryan S. Turner

342
Citations
The McDonaldization of Society

Bryan S. Turner;George Ritzer

280
Citations
The Dominant Ideology Thesis

Nicholas Abercrombie;Bryan S. Turner

170
Citations
Covering Islam: How the Media and the Experts Determine How We See the Rest of the World, by Edward W. Said. New York: Pantheon Books, 1981, 186 pp. $10.95 (Softcover $3.95)

Bryan S. Turner

140
Citations
The Dominant Ideology Thesis.

Dennis McGrath;Nicholas Abercrombie;Stephen Hill;Bryan S. Turner

73
Citations
Body and society

Bryan S Turner

1
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Mike Featherstone Goldsmiths University of London

Engin F. Isin Queen Mary University of London

Clare Williams Brunel University London

Anthony Giddens London School of Economics and Political Science

Talcott Parsons Harvard University

Richard Swedberg Cornell University

Craig Calhoun Arizona State University

Chris Phillipson University of Manchester

Ernest Gellner London School of Economics and Political Science

David W. Hopkins Scotland's Rural College

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