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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Social Sciences and Humanities D-index 47 Citations 9,661 197 World Ranking 1497 National Ranking 289

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Law
  • World War II
  • Social science

Social policy, Gerontology, Gender studies, Social change and Context are his primary areas of study. He interconnects Social deprivation, Disadvantage, Globalization and Social anthropology in the investigation of issues within Social policy. Chris Phillipson focuses mostly in the field of Globalization, narrowing it down to matters related to Economic growth and, in some cases, Urban geography.

The Gerontology study combines topics in areas such as Ethnic group, Social constructionism and Scale. His study in Gender studies is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Older people and Politics. His Social change research incorporates elements of Socioeconomics and Social theory.

His most cited work include:

  • Capitalism and the construction of old age (228 citations)
  • Ageing in urban environments: Developing ‘age-friendly’ cities (208 citations)
  • Reconstructing Old Age: New Agendas in Social Theory and Practice (169 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Chris Phillipson mainly focuses on Gerontology, Older people, Gender studies, Economic growth and Social policy. His Older people research includes elements of Elderly people, Social psychology and Social exclusion. His Gender studies study frequently links to adjacent areas such as Identity.

When carried out as part of a general Economic growth research project, his work on Public policy is frequently linked to work in Age friendly, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of study. His Social policy study combines topics in areas such as Social change, Social science and Politics.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Gerontology (21.94%)
  • Older people (15.81%)
  • Gender studies (12.58%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Age friendly (6.13%)
  • Economic growth (11.94%)
  • Precarity (2.90%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Chris Phillipson spends much of his time researching Age friendly, Economic growth, Precarity, Gender studies and Context. His work on Social infrastructure and Social exclusion as part of general Economic growth research is frequently linked to Global network and Perspective, bridging the gap between disciplines. His Social exclusion study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Older people and Coproduction.

He conducts interdisciplinary study in the fields of Gender studies and Ageing through his works. His Manifesto study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Social science and Media studies. His Gerontology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Older population and Training.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Precarity in late life: rethinking dementia as a ‘frailed’ old age (50 citations)
  • A Manifesto for the Age-Friendly Movement: Developing a New Urban Agenda. (47 citations)
  • Measuring Social Networks and Assessing their Benefits (37 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Law
  • World War II
  • Social science

Chris Phillipson mainly investigates Age friendly, Precarity, Manifesto, Social science and Economic growth. His study on Precarity also encompasses disciplines like

  • Disadvantage that connect with fields like Politics and Austerity,
  • Vulnerability, which have a strong connection to Gender studies, Sociology of health and illness, Developmental psychology and Life course approach. Social science and Political economy are frequently intertwined in his study.

Chris Phillipson is interested in Social exclusion, which is a field of Economic growth. In his study, Chris Phillipson carries out multidisciplinary Context and Argument research. His Population ageing research includes themes of Psychological intervention, Social policy, Diversity and Gerontology.

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Best Publications

Reconstructing Old Age: New Agendas in Social Theory and Practice

Chris Phillipson.
(1998)

842 Citations

Capitalism and the construction of old age

Chris Phillipson.
(1982)

775 Citations

Social theory, social policy and ageing : a critical introduction

Carroll L. Estes;Simon J. Biggs;Chris Phillipson.
(2003)

461 Citations

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

Tine Buffel;Chris Phillipson;Thomas scharf.
Critical Social Policy (2012)

458 Citations

The sociology of old age

Graham Fennell;Chris Phillipson;Helen Evers.
Open University Press Milton Keynes; 1988. (1988)

335 Citations

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

Chris Phillipson.
Ageing & Society (2007)

301 Citations

Social exclusion of older people in deprived urban communities of England.

Thomas Scharf;Christopher Phillipson;Allison E Smith.
European Journal of Ageing (2005)

245 Citations

Elder abuse in perspective

Simon Biggs;Chris Phillipson;Paul Kingston.
(1995)

237 Citations

Changing work and retirement: social policy and the older worker

Frank Laczko;Chris Phillipson.
Open University Press Milton Keynes; 1991. (1991)

231 Citations

Extending Working Life: A Review of the Research Literature

Chris Phillipson;Allison Smith.
(2005)

227 Citations

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