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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 79 412 351 28 25 534 21255

Chris Rissel publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Chris Rissel between 1977 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Chris Rissel published across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025, averaging 11.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 37 publications in 2003. 18 of the 576 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 37. Peak 37 publications in 2003. 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 4 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 14 publications 1999: 18 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 37 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 29 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 28 publications 2013: 27 publications 2014: 35 publications 2015: 20 publications 2016: 27 publications 2017: 24 publications 2018: 22 publications 2019: 35 publications 2020: 25 publications 2021: 37 publications 2022: 31 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 4 publications
1977 2025

576 publications in total across all disciplines

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Chris Rissel: publications per year, 1977 to 2025
Year Publications
1977 1
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 1
1988 0
1989 2
1990 1
1991 4
1992 1
1993 1
1994 2
1995 6
1996 5
1997 8
1998 14
1999 18
2000 8
2001 6
2002 13
2003 37
2004 4
2005 12
2006 15
2007 14
2008 9
2009 8
2010 29
2011 17
2012 28
2013 27
2014 35
2015 20
2016 27
2017 24
2018 22
2019 35
2020 25
2021 37
2022 31
2023 11
2024 14
2025 4
Total 576
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Chris Rissel publications per year - data summary

  • Chris Rissel, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Flinders University, has 576 publications recorded across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1977 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive years are 2003 and 2021, with 37 publications each.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1977, 1987, 1990, 1992 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 10 of the 49 years in the span carry no publications at all (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 11.8 papers per year over the whole span, or 14.8 per year counting only the 39 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 97 publications, 17% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1977-1993: 11 publications (0.6 per year); 1994-2010: 208 publications (12.2 per year); 2011-2025: 357 publications (23.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Chris Rissel 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 Chris Rissel 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, 534–543 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: 534 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
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7 534
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Chris Rissel 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.
  • Chris Rissel, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Flinders University, records 534 publications - the 98th percentile of the discipline.
  • 98% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Chris Rissel, and about 2% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Chris Rissel 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).

Chris Rissel 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 Chris Rissel 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, 79 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: 79 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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 79
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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Chris Rissel 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.
  • Chris Rissel, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Flinders University, records 79 D-Index - the 95th percentile of the discipline.
  • 95% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Chris Rissel, and about 5% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Chris Rissel 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

Chris Rissel is affiliated with Flinders University in Australia, contributing extensively to fields related to medicine and health professions. Their body of work includes 151 publications in medicine and 96 in health professions, with a focus divided into several subfields such as general health professions, public health, environmental and occupational health, epidemiology, psychiatry and mental health, and pediatrics, perinatology and child health.

The main research topics covered by Chris Rissel encompass obesity, physical activity, and diet, with 84 publications; global health workforce issues, with 32 publications; breastfeeding practices and influences, and child nutrition and feeding issues, each with 30 publications. They also have significant work addressing mobile health and mHealth applications, child and adolescent health, and physical activity and health.

Frequent publication venues include:

  • Health Promotion Journal of Australia
  • Australian Journal of Rural Health
  • Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
  • BMJ Open
  • BMC Public Health

Among their recent papers are:

  • Combinations of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Sleep Duration and Their Associations With Physical, Psychological, and Educational Outcomes in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review, 2022, American Journal of Epidemiology
  • Interventions commenced by early infancy to prevent childhood obesity-The EPOCH Collaboration: An individual participant data prospective meta-analysis of four randomized controlled trials, 2020, Pediatric Obesity
  • Multi-strategy intervention increases school implementation and maintenance of a mandatory physical activity policy: outcomes of a cluster randomised controlled trial, 2021, British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • Effects of Telephone and Short Message Service Support on Infant Feeding Practices, "Tummy Time," and Screen Time at 6 and 12 Months of Child Age, 2020, JAMA Pediatrics
  • Antimicrobial stewardship in rural and remote primary health care: a narrative review, 2021, Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control

Chris Rissel has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Li Ming Wen
  • Louise A. Baur
  • Sarah Taki
  • Seema Mihrshahi
  • Luke Wolfenden

Best Publications

  • Bullying behaviour and psychosocial health among school students in New South Wales, Australia: cross sectional survey

    Roberto Forero;Lyndall McLellan;Chris Rissel;Adrian Bauman

  • Empowerment: the holy grail of health promotion?

    Christopher Rissel

  • Associations of Parental Influences with Physical Activity and Screen Time among Young Children: A Systematic Review

    Huilan Xu;Li Ming Wen;Chris Rissel

  • Physical Activity Associated with Public Transport Use—A Review and Modelling of Potential Benefits

    Chris E. Rissel;Nada Curac;Mark Greenaway;Adrian E. Bauman

  • Demographic and Psychosocial Features of Participants in Bondage and Discipline, “Sadomasochism” or Dominance and Submission (BDSM): Data from a National Survey

    Juliet Richters;Richard O. De Visser;Chris E. Rissel;Andrew E. Grulich

  • A randomized, controlled trial of tai chi for the prevention of falls: The central sydney tai chi trial

    Alexander Voukelatos;Robert G. Cumming;Stephen R. Lord;Chris E. Rissel

  • Effectiveness of home based early intervention on children’s BMI at age 2: randomised controlled trial

    Li Ming Wen;Louise A Baur;Judy M Simpson;Chris Rissel

  • Active commuting to school among NSW primary school children: implications for public health.

    Dafna Merom;Dafna Merom;Catrine Tudor Locke;Adrian Bauman;Adrian Bauman;Chris Rissel;Chris Rissel

  • Sex in Australia: sexual identity, sexual attraction and sexual experience among a representative sample of adults.

    Anthony M.A. Smith;Chris E. Rissel;Juliet Richters;Andrew E. Grulich

  • Inverse associations between cycling to work, public transport, and overweight and obesity: Findings from a population based study in Australia

    Li Ming Wen;Chris E. Rissel

  • Sex in Australia: Sexual difficulties in a representative sample of adults

    Juliet Richters;Andrew E. Grulich;Richard O. de Visser;Anthony M.A. Smith

  • A Profile of Pornography Users in Australia: Findings From the Second Australian Study of Health and Relationships.

    Chris Rissel;Juliet Richters;Richard O. de Visser;Alan McKee

  • Can social dancing prevent falls in older adults? a protocol of the Dance, Aging, Cognition, Economics (DAnCE) fall prevention randomised controlled trial

    Dafna Merom;Dafna Merom;Robert Cumming;Erin Mathieu;Kaarin J. Anstey

  • Perspectives and images of cycling as a barrier or facilitator of cycling

    Michelle Daley;Chris E. Rissel;Chris E. Rissel

  • Sex in Australia: the rationale and methods of the Australian Study of Health and Relationships.

    Anthony M.A. Smith;Chris E. Rissel;Juliet Richters;Andrew E. Grulich

  • Sexual practices at last heterosexual encounter and occurrence of orgasm in a national survey.

    Juliet Richters;Richard de Visser;Chris Rissel;Anthony Smith

  • Cycling: getting Australia moving – barriers, facilitators and interventions to get more Australians physically active through cycling

    Adrian Bauman;Chris Rissel;Jan Garrard;Ian Ker

  • A guide to scaling up population health interventions

    Andrew J Milat;Robyn Newson;Lesley King;Chris Rissel

  • Community ownership and program continuation following a health demonstration project

    Neil Bracht;John R. Finnegan;Christopher Rissel;Rita Weisbrod

  • Increasing the scale and adoption of population health interventions: experiences and perspectives of policy makers, practitioners, and researchers

    Andrew J Milat;Andrew J Milat;Lesley King;Robyn Newson;Luke Wolfenden

  • A Five-Stage Community Organization Model for Health Promotion: Empowerment and Partnership Strategies

    Neil Bracht;Lee Kingsbury;Chris Rissel

  • Sex in Australia: heterosexual experience and recent heterosexual encounters among a representative sample of adults.

    Richard O. de Visser;Anthony M.A. Smith;Chris E. Rissel;Juliet Richters

Frequent Co-Authors

Li Ming Wen
Li Ming Wen University of Sydney
Adrian Bauman
Adrian Bauman University of Sydney
Juliet Richters
Juliet Richters University of New South Wales
Richard O. de Visser
Richard O. de Visser University of Sussex
Andrew E. Grulich
Andrew E. Grulich University of New South Wales
Judy M. Simpson
Judy M. Simpson University of Sydney
Louise A. Baur
Louise A. Baur University of Sydney
Luke Wolfenden
Luke Wolfenden University of Newcastle Australia
Anthony M. A. Smith
Anthony M. A. Smith La Trobe University
Andrew Milat
Andrew Milat New South Wales Department of Health

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