2026 Chris Phillipson: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	56	1886	1703	335	303	369	12975

Overview

Chris Phillipson is affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Social Sciences and Health Professions, with particular emphasis on the subfields of Demography, General Health Professions, Health, Sociology and Political Science, and Urban Studies.

Their main research topics include Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies, Health Disparities and Outcomes, Employment and Welfare Studies, Retirement, Disability, and Employment, Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving, Technology Use by Older Adults, and Migration and Labor Dynamics.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Phillipson include Sophie Yarker, Toni Calasanti, Camilla Lewis, Luciana Lang, and Thomas Scharf.

They have published regularly in several venues, with multiple contributions to Innovation in Aging, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, Retraite et société, and Policy Press eBooks.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Chris Phillipson include:

Urbanization and Ageing: Ageism, Inequality, and the Future of "Age-Friendly" Cities, 2021, University of Toronto Quarterly
Locked down by inequality: Older people and the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021, Urban Studies
Developing Age-Friendly Cities and Communities: Eleven Case Studies from around the World, 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Covid-19 and inequality: developing an age-friendly strategy for recovery in low income communities, 2020, Quality in Ageing and Older Adults
Integrating knowledge on green infrastructure, health and well-being in ageing populations: Principles for research and practice, 2022, AMBIO

Phillipson has contributed to book publications, predominantly with Policy Press, including multiple editions of COVID-19, Inequality and Older People published in 2023, and a work published by Springer International Publishing titled Ageing and Migration in a Global Context in 2021.

Best Publications

Reconstructing Old Age: New Agendas in Social Theory and Practice

Chris Phillipson

874
Citations
Capitalism and the construction of old age

Chris Phillipson

851
Citations
Ageing in urban environments: Developing ‘age-friendly’ cities

Tine Buffel;Chris Phillipson;Thomas scharf

663
Citations
Social theory, social policy and ageing : a critical introduction

Carroll L. Estes;Simon J. Biggs;Chris Phillipson

473
Citations
Social Theory, Social Policy and Ageing

C L Estes;S Biggs;C Phillipson

454
Citations
The sociology of old age

Graham Fennell;Chris Phillipson;Helen Evers

358
Citations
Social exclusion of older people in deprived urban communities of England

Thomas Scharf;Christopher Phillipson;Allison E Smith

354
Citations
The 'elected' and the 'excluded': Sociological perspectives on the experience of place and community in old age

Chris Phillipson

353
Citations
Can global cities be ‘age-friendly cities’? Urban development and ageing populations

Tine Buffel;Christopher Phillipson

275
Citations
Elder abuse in perspective

Simon Biggs;Chris Phillipson;Paul Kingston

251
Citations
Extending Working Life: A Review of the Research Literature

C Phillipson;A E Smith;Great Britain Dept for Work;Pensions

248
Citations
Changing work and retirement: social policy and the older worker

Frank Laczko;Chris Phillipson

239
Citations
Preventing social isolation in older people.

Natalie Cotterell;Tine Buffel;Christopher Phillipson

235
Citations
Experiences of neighbourhood exclusion and inclusion among older people living in deprived inner-city areas in Belgium and England

Tine Buffel;Chris Phillipson;Thomas Scharf

229
Citations
Ageing and Social Policy: A Critical Assessment

Chris Phillipson;Alan Walker

207
Citations
Determinants of quality of life amongst older people in deprived neighbourhoods

Allison E. Smith;Julius Sim;Thomas Scharf;Chris Phillipson

190
Citations
A Manifesto for the Age-Friendly Movement: Developing a New Urban Agenda.

Tine Buffel;Christopher Phillipson

179
Citations
Age-Friendly Communities Initiative: Public Health Approach to Promoting Successful Aging

Dilip V. Jeste;Dan G. Blazer;Kathleen C. Buckwalter;Kathleen C. Buckwalter;Keri Leigh K. Cassidy

166
Citations
Social Exclusion and Older People: exploring the connections

Thomas Scharf;Christopher Phillipson;Paul Kingston;Allison E Smith

156
Citations
Developing Age-Friendly Cities: Case Studies From Brussels and Manchester and Implications for Policy and Practice

Tine Buffel;Paul McGarry;Chris Phillipson;Liesbeth De Donder

155
Citations
The SAGE Handbook of Social Gerontology

Chris Phillipson;Dale Dannefer

155
Citations
Family and Community Life of Older People: Social Networks and Social Support in Three Urban Areas

M Bernard;J Ogg;J Phillips;C Phillipson

154
Citations
National Elder Abuse Incidence Study

Christopher Phillipson

84
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan Walker University of Sheffield

Hal Kendig Australian National University

James Nazroo University of Manchester

David P. French University of Manchester

Edward Melhuish University of Oxford

Bryan S. Turner Australian Catholic University

Dilip V. Jeste University of California, San Diego

Richard A. Settersten Oregon State University

Victor W. Marshall University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Ramesh R. Rao University of California, San Diego

External Links

Personal website of Chris Phillipson Google Scholar page

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