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D-Index
79
Citations
23073
World Ranking
405
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67

Christina R. Victor 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 Christina R. Victor sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 441 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Christina R. Victor 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 Christina R. Victor sits on this spectrum.

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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.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Christina R. Victor is affiliated with Brunel University London in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple disciplines, predominantly within Social Sciences, Medicine, and Health Professions, with 98, 71, and 70 publications respectively in these fields. The scientist's work often intersects subfields such as General Health Professions, Health, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Sociology and Political Science, and Social Psychology.

The main topics of Christina R. Victor's research include health disparities and outcomes, dementia and cognitive impairment research, geriatric care and nursing homes, intergenerational family dynamics and caregiving, aging and gerontology, health psychology and well-being, and aging, elder care, and social issues.

Recent publications by Christina R. Victor cover themes of loneliness, social isolation, and aging. Selected papers include:

  • Loneliness around the world: Age, gender, and cultural differences in loneliness (2020), Personality and Individual Differences
  • The association between loneliness, social isolation and inflammation: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2020), Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Loneliness and Social Isolation: A Multi-Country Study (2021), International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Consensus statement: loneliness in older adults, the 21st century social determinant of health? (2020), BMJ Open
  • A unified approach to loneliness (2020), The Lancet

Christina R. Victor frequently collaborates with co-authors who have contributed to many joint publications, including Linda Clare, Catherine Quinn, Anthony Martyr, Claire Pentecost, and Fiona E. Matthews.

Prominent publication venues where Christina's research has appeared are Innovation in Aging, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Ageing and Society, Aging & Mental Health, and the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.

The scientist has also contributed to the scholarly literature through book publications, including a work titled Perspectives and Theories of Social Innovation for Ageing Population, published by Frontiers Media in 2020.

Christina R. Victor holds the distinction of being a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in the United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • Being alone in later life: loneliness, social isolation and living alone

    Christina Victor;Sasha Scambler;John Bond;Ann Bowling

  • The Prevalence of Loneliness Among Adults: A Case Study of the United Kingdom

    Christina R Victor;Keming Yang

  • The prevalence of and risk factors for, loneliness in later life: a survey of older people in Great Britain

    Christina R. Victor;Sasha J. Scambler;Ann Bowling;John Bond

  • Women's sexual health after childbirth

    Geraldine Barrett;Elizabeth Pendry;Janet Peacock;Christina Victor

  • Loneliness around the world: Age, gender, and cultural differences in loneliness.

    Manuela Barreto;Christina Victor;Claudia Hammond;Alice Eccles

  • Strategies to prevent falls and fractures in hospitals and care homes and effect of cognitive impairment: systematic review and meta-analyses

    David Oliver;James B Connelly;Christina R Victor;Fiona E Shaw

  • Age and loneliness in 25 European nations

    Keming Yang;Christina Victor

  • Clinical outcomes, quality of life, and costs in the North Thames Dialysis Study of elderly people on dialysis: a prospective cohort study.

    Donna L Lamping;Niculae Constantinovici;Paul Roderick;Charles Normand

  • Nurses' role in detecting deterioration in ward patients: systematic literature review.

    Mandy Odell;Christina Victor;David Oliver

  • A longitudinal analysis of loneliness among older people in Great Britain.

    Christina R Victor;Ann Bowling

  • What works for wellbeing? A systematic review of wellbeing outcomes for music and singing in adults:

    Norma Daykin;Louise Mansfield;Catherine Meads;Guy Julier

  • Typologies of loneliness, living alone and social isolation and their associations with physical and mental health.

    Kimberley J. Smith;Christina Victor

  • Older people's participation in and engagement with falls prevention interventions in community settings: an augment to the cochrane systematic review

    Samuel R. Nyman;Samuel R. Nyman;Christina R. Victor

  • Living well with dementia: a systematic review and correlational meta-analysis of factors associated with quality of life, well-being and life satisfaction in people with dementia.

    Anthony Martyr;Sharon M. Nelis;Catherine Quinn;Yu Tzu Wu

  • Effect of health visitors working with elderly patients in general practice: a randomised controlled trial.

    N J Vetter;D A Jones;C R Victor

  • Old Age in Modern Society: A textbook of social gerontology

    Christina R. Victor

  • What factors are associated with physical activity in older people, assessed objectively by accelerometry?

    Tess J Harris;Christopher G Owen;Christina R Victor;Rika Adams

  • The association between loneliness, social isolation and inflammation: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Kimberley J. Smith;Shannon Gavey;Natalie E. RIddell;Panagiota Kontari

  • A comparison of questionnaire, accelerometer, and pedometer: measures in older people.

    Tess J. Harris;Christopher G. Owen;Christina R. Victor;Rika Adams

  • Has loneliness amongst older people increased? An investigation into variations between cohorts

    Christina R. Victor;Sasha J. Scambler;Sunil Shah;Derek G. Cook

  • Noncommunicable disease among adults with cerebral palsy: A matched cohort study.

    Jennifer M. Ryan;Mark D. Peterson;Anthony Matthews;Nicola Ryan

Frequent Co-Authors

Derek G Cook
Derek G Cook St George's, University of London
Steve Iliffe
Steve Iliffe University College London
Linda Clare
Linda Clare University of Exeter
Ulf Ekelund
Ulf Ekelund Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Catherine Quinn
Catherine Quinn University of Bradford
Michael Ussher
Michael Ussher St George's, University of London
Peter H. Whincup
Peter H. Whincup St George's, University of London
Sharon M. Nelis
Sharon M. Nelis University of Exeter
Julia Fox-Rushby
Julia Fox-Rushby King's College London
Martin Hyde
Martin Hyde Swansea University

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