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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 70 771 673 55 50 228 19264

Carol Maher publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Carol Maher between 2000 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Carol Maher published across 26 years, from 2000 to 2025, averaging 12 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2024. 62 of the 313 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2000 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 2024. 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 0 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 2 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 34 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 18 publications 2018: 29 publications 2019: 22 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 30 publications 2024: 36 publications 2025: 26 publications
2000 2025

313 publications in total across all disciplines

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Carol Maher: publications per year, 2000 to 2025
Year Publications
2000 1
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 1
2006 0
2007 1
2008 2
2009 3
2010 14
2011 9
2012 9
2013 13
2014 7
2015 34
2016 16
2017 18
2018 29
2019 22
2020 13
2021 20
2022 9
2023 30
2024 36
2025 26
Total 313
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Carol Maher publications per year - data summary

  • Carol Maher, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of South Australia, has 313 publications recorded across 26 years, from 2000 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2000 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2024, with 36 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2000, 2005 and 2007, with 1 publication each.
  • 5 of the 26 years in the span carry no publications at all (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 12.0 papers per year over the whole span, or 14.9 per year counting only the 21 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 121 publications, 39% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2000-2008: 5 publications (0.6 per year); 2009-2017: 123 publications (13.7 per year); 2018-2025: 185 publications (23.1 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Carol Maher 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 Carol Maher 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, 224–233 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: 228 publications — 73rd percentile

73% 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
224–233 213 228
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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Carol Maher publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 44–53 to 570+ publications.
  • Carol Maher, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of South Australia, records 228 publications - the 73rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 73% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Carol Maher, and about 27% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Carol Maher ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 114–123 publications, holding 474 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 174–183 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 570 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Carol Maher 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 Carol Maher 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, 70 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: 70 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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 70
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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Carol Maher D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 71 ranges running from 30 to 100+ D-Index.
  • Carol Maher, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of South Australia, records 70 D-Index - the 90th percentile of the discipline.
  • 90% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Carol Maher, and about 10% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Carol Maher ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 313 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 47 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more, 97 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Carol Maher is affiliated with the University of South Australia in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on medicine and psychology, with significant contributions in subfields such as physiology, public health, environmental and occupational health, general health professions, applied psychology, and clinical psychology.

Their work covers several main topics including:

  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Children's Physical and Motor Development

The scientist has published extensively in multiple venues, frequently contributing to:

  • BMC Public Health
  • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • Frontiers in Digital Health
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Some of their recent notable papers include:

  • "Effectiveness of physical activity interventions for improving depression, anxiety and distress: an overview of systematic reviews" (2023), published in British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • "Effectiveness of wearable activity trackers to increase physical activity and improve health: a systematic review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses" (2022), published in The Lancet Digital Health
  • "Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of chatbots on lifestyle behaviours" (2023), published in npj Digital Medicine
  • "A Physical Activity and Diet Program Delivered by Artificially Intelligent Virtual Health Coach: Proof-of-Concept Study" (2020), published in JMIR mhealth and uhealth
  • "Breastfeeding and childhood obesity: A 12-country study" (2020), published in Maternal and Child Nutrition

Carol Maher collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Rachel Curtis
  • Tim Olds
  • Ben Singh
  • Dorothea Dumuid
  • Ty Ferguson

Best Publications

  • Are health behavior change interventions that use online social networks effective? A systematic review.

    Carol A Maher;Lucy K Lewis;Katia Ferrar;Simon Marshall

  • Evidence that the prevalence of childhood overweight is plateauing: Data from nine countries

    Tim Olds;Carol Maher;Shi Zumin;Shi Zumin;Sandrine Péneau

  • The validity of consumer-level, activity monitors in healthy adults worn in free-living conditions: a cross-sectional study

    Ty Ferguson;Alex V Rowlands;Tim Olds;Carol Maher

  • Compositional data analysis for physical activity, sedentary time and sleep research

    Dorothea Dumuid;Tyman E Stanford;Josep-Antoni Martin-Fernández;Željko Pedišić

  • Can Smartphone Apps Increase Physical Activity? Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Amelia Romeo;Sarah Edney;Ronald Plotnikoff;Rachel Curtis

  • Past, Present, and Future of eHealth and mHealth Research to Improve Physical Activity and Dietary Behaviors

    Corneel Vandelanotte;Andre M. Müller;Camille E. Short;Melanie Hingle

  • Does gamification increase engagement with online programs? A systematic review

    Jemma Looyestyn;Jocelyn Kernot;Kobie Boshoff;Jillian Ryan

  • The International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment (ISCOLE): design and methods.

    Peter T. Katzmarzyk;Tiago V. Barreira;Stephanie T. Broyles;Catherine M. Champagne

  • Trends in the prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity in Australia between 1985 and 2008

    T S Olds;G R Tomkinson;K E Ferrar;C A Maher

  • Measuring Engagement in eHealth and mHealth Behavior Change Interventions: Viewpoint of Methodologies.

    Camille Elizabeth Short;Ann DeSmet;Catherine Woods;Susan L Williams

  • Correlates of Total Sedentary Time and Screen Time in 9-11 Year-Old Children around the World: The International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment.

    Allana G. LeBlanc;Peter T. Katzmarzyk;Tiago V. Barreira;Tiago V. Barreira;Stephanie T. Broyles

  • Physical and Sedentary Activity in Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy.

    Carol A Maher;Marie T Williams;Tim Olds;Alison E Lane

  • The compositional isotemporal substitution model: A method for estimating changes in a health outcome for reallocation of time between sleep, physical activity and sedentary behaviour.

    Dorothea Dumuid;Željko Pedišić;Tyman Everleigh Stanford;Josep-Antoni Martín-Fernández

  • Proportion of children meeting recommendations for 24-hour movement guidelines and associations with adiposity in a 12-country study

    Blanca Roman-Viñas;Jean-Philippe Chaput;Peter T. Katzmarzyk;Mikael Fogelholm

  • Sleep duration or bedtime? Exploring the association between sleep timing behaviour, diet and BMI in children and adolescents

    R K Golley;C A Maher;L Matricciani;T S Olds

  • Sleep duration or bedtime? Exploring the relationship between sleep habits and weight status and activity patterns.

    Tim S Olds;Carol A Maher;Lisa Matricciani

  • Physical Activity, Sedentary Time, and Obesity in an International Sample of Children

    Peter T. Katzmarzyk;Tiago V. Barreira;Stephanie T. Broyles;Catherine M. Champagne

  • The activitystat hypothesis: the concept, the evidence,and the methodologies

    Sjaan R. Gomersall;Alex V. Rowlands;Coralie English;Carol Maher

  • The six-minute walk test for children with cerebral palsy.

    Carol A. Maher;Marie T. Williams;Tim S. Olds

  • Improving wear time compliance with a 24-hour waist-worn accelerometer protocol in the International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment (ISCOLE)

    Catrine Tudor-Locke;Tiago V Barreira;Tiago V Barreira;John M Schuna;John M Schuna;Emily F Mire

Frequent Co-Authors

Tim Olds
Tim Olds University of South Australia
Catrine Tudor-Locke
Catrine Tudor-Locke University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Peter T. Katzmarzyk
Peter T. Katzmarzyk Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Martyn Standage
Martyn Standage University of Bath
Gang Hu
Gang Hu Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Jean-Philippe Chaput
Jean-Philippe Chaput University of Ottawa
Mark S. Tremblay
Mark S. Tremblay Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Estelle V. Lambert
Estelle V. Lambert University of Cape Town
Timothy S. Church
Timothy S. Church Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Ronald C. Plotnikoff
Ronald C. Plotnikoff University of Newcastle Australia

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