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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 63 1171 1030 221 197 482 17291

Catherine H Mercer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Catherine H Mercer between 2001 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Catherine H Mercer published across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025, averaging 21.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 39 publications in 2015. 32 of the 542 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 39. Peak 39 publications in 2015. 2001: 3 publications 2002: 23 publications 2003: 15 publications 2004: 18 publications 2005: 24 publications 2006: 36 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 20 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 22 publications 2015: 39 publications 2016: 30 publications 2017: 35 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 33 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 34 publications 2022: 31 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 17 publications
2001 2025

542 publications in total across all disciplines

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Catherine H Mercer: publications per year, 2001 to 2025
Year Publications
2001 3
2002 23
2003 15
2004 18
2005 24
2006 36
2007 15
2008 11
2009 19
2010 12
2011 20
2012 13
2013 19
2014 22
2015 39
2016 30
2017 35
2018 19
2019 33
2020 20
2021 34
2022 31
2023 19
2024 15
2025 17
Total 542
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Catherine H Mercer 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 Catherine H Mercer 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, 474–483 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: 482 publications — 98th percentile

98% 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 11 482
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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Catherine H Mercer 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 Catherine H Mercer 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, 63 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: 63 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% 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 63
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

Catherine H Mercer is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their research is primarily situated within the fields of Medicine and Health Professions, with specific focus on General Health Professions, Infectious Diseases, Sociology and Political Science, Health, and Epidemiology.

Their scholarly output centers on topics including Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk, Sex Work and Related Issues, Reproductive Tract Infections Research, Intimate Partner and Family Violence, and the COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Sexually Transmitted Infections
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Abstracts
  • BMC Public Health
  • The Journal of Sex Research

Some recent papers by or involving Mercer include:

  • "Trends in Frequency of Sexual Activity and Number of Sexual Partners Among Adults Aged 18 to 44 Years in the US, 2000-2018" (2020), published in JAMA Network Open
  • "Impacts of COVID-19 on sexual behaviour in Britain: findings from a large, quasi-representative survey (Natsal-COVID)" (2021), published in Sexually Transmitted Infections
  • "Characteristics and sexual health service use of MSM engaging in chemsex: results from a large online survey in England" (2020), published in Sexually Transmitted Infections
  • "'Stay at home...': exploring the impact of the COVID-19 public health response on sexual behaviour and health service use among men who have sex with men: findings from a large online survey in the UK" (2021), published in Sexually Transmitted Infections
  • "Latent class analysis of sexual health markers among men and women participating in a British probability sample survey" (2020), published in BMC Public Health

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Mercer include:

  • Pam Sonnenberg
  • Kirstin Mitchell
  • Chris Bonell
  • Nigel Field
  • Raquel Bosó Pérez

Best Publications

  • Sexual behaviour in Britain: partnerships, practices, and HIV risk behaviours

    Anne M Johnson;Catherine H Mercer;Bob Erens;Andrew J Copas

  • Sexual behaviour in Britain: early heterosexual experience.

    Kaye Wellings;Kiran Nanchahal;Wendy Macdowall;Sally McManus

  • Changes in sexual attitudes and lifestyles in Britain through the life course and over time: findings from the National Surveys of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal).

    Catherine H Mercer;Clare Tanton;Philip Prah;Bob Erens;Bob Erens

  • Sexual function in Britain: findings from the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3)

    Kirstin R Mitchell;Catherine H Mercer;George B Ploubidis;Kyle G Jones

  • The prevalence of unplanned pregnancy and associated factors in Britain: findings from the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3)

    Kaye Wellings;Kyle G Jones;Catherine H Mercer;Clare Tanton

  • Sexual function problems and help seeking behaviour in Britain: national probability sample survey

    Catherine H Mercer;Kevin A Fenton;Anne M Johnson;Kaye Wellings

  • Sexual behaviour in Britain: reported sexually transmitted infections and prevalent genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection

    Kevin A Fenton;Christos Korovessis;Anne M Johnson;Angela McCadden

  • Prevalence of infertility and help seeking among 15 000 women and men

    J. Datta;M.j. Palmer;C. Tanton;L.j. Gibson

  • Prevalence, risk factors, and uptake of interventions for sexually transmitted infections in Britain: findings from the National Surveys of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal)

    Pam Sonnenberg;Soazig Clifton;Simon Beddows;Nigel Field

  • Scale-free networks and sexually transmitted diseases: a description of observed patterns of sexual contacts in Britain and Zimbabwe.

    Anne Schneeberger;Catherine H Mercer;Simon A J Gregson;Neil M Ferguson

  • Interactive computer-based interventions for sexual health promotion.

    Julia V Bailey;Elizabeth Murray;Greta Rait;Catherine H Mercer

  • Prevalence of Masturbation and Associated Factors in a British National Probability Survey

    Makeda Gerressu;Catherine H. Mercer;Cynthia A. Graham;Kaye Wellings

  • Associations between health and sexual lifestyles in Britain: findings from the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3)

    Nigel Field;Catherine H Mercer;Pam Sonnenberg;Clare Tanton

  • Methodology of the third British National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3).

    Bob Erens;Andrew Phelps;Soazig Clifton;Catherine H Mercer

  • Ethnic variations in sexual behaviour in Great Britain and risk of sexually transmitted infections: a probability survey

    Kevin A Fenton;Kevin A Fenton;Catherine H Mercer;Sally McManus;Bob Erens

  • Sexual behaviour in Britain

    CH Mercer;AM Johnson;K Fenton;K Wellings

  • Women Who Report Having Sex With Women: British National Probability Data on Prevalence, Sexual Behaviors, and Health Outcomes

    Catherine H. Mercer;Julia V. Bailey;Anne M. Johnson;Bob Erens

  • Trends in Frequency of Sexual Activity and Number of Sexual Partners Among Adults Aged 18 to 44 Years in the US, 2000-2018

    Peter Ueda;Peter Ueda;Catherine H. Mercer;Cyrus Ghaznavi;Cyrus Ghaznavi;Debby Herbenick

  • The health and well-being of men who have sex with men (MSM) in Britain: Evidence from the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3).

    Catherine H. Mercer;Philip Prah;Nigel Field;Clare Tanton

  • Patterns and trends in sources of information about sex among young people in Britain: evidence from three National Surveys of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles

    Clare Tanton;Kyle G Jones;Wendy Macdowall;Soazig Clifton

  • A conceptual model for recruitment and retention: allied health workforce enhancement in Western Victoria, Australia.

    Adrian M Schoo;Karen E Stagnitti;Catherine Mercer;James Dunbar

  • Who pays for sex? An analysis of the increasing prevalence of female commercial sex contacts among men in Britain.

    H Ward;C H Mercer;K Wellings;K Fenton

Frequent Co-Authors

Kaye Wellings
Kaye Wellings London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Anne M Johnson
Anne M Johnson University College London
Jackie Cassell
Jackie Cassell Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Andrew Copas
Andrew Copas University College London
Wendy Macdowall
Wendy Macdowall London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Kevin A. Fenton
Kevin A. Fenton Public Health England
Sally McManus
Sally McManus City, University of London
Graham Hart
Graham Hart University College London
John Imrie
John Imrie University of the Witwatersrand
Nicola Low
Nicola Low University of Bern

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