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Christine Bigby

Christine Bigby

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 51 2611 2385 187 178 347 9356

Christine Bigby publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Christine Bigby between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Christine Bigby published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 10.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2021. 21 of the 368 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2021. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 2 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 20 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 24 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 22 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 26 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 29 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 7 publications
1992 2025

368 publications in total across all disciplines

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Christine Bigby: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 0
1994 1
1995 2
1996 1
1997 2
1998 2
1999 0
2000 3
2001 3
2002 3
2003 2
2004 11
2005 9
2006 7
2007 12
2008 14
2009 17
2010 20
2011 10
2012 24
2013 12
2014 23
2015 22
2016 14
2017 15
2018 26
2019 20
2020 19
2021 29
2022 9
2023 14
2024 14
2025 7
Total 368
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Christine Bigby 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 Christine Bigby 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, 344–353 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: 347 publications — 92nd percentile

92% 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 56 347
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
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Christine Bigby 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 Christine Bigby 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, 51 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: 51 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% 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 51
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
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

Christine Bigby is affiliated with La Trobe University in Australia and has a research focus primarily within the Social Sciences and Health Professions. Their work spans several subfields including General Health Professions, Education, Safety Research, Clinical Psychology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their publication record includes contributions to multiple journals with particular frequency in:

  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
  • Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability
  • Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities
  • Australian Social Work

Main topics covered in their research include:

  • Healthcare innovation and challenges
  • Disability Rights and Representation
  • Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
  • Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity
  • Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
  • Health, Medicine and Society
  • Family and Disability Support Research

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Bigby include Jacinta Douglas, Ilan Wiesel, E. Smith, Tal Araten-Bergman, and Shih-Ning Then.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Christine Bigby reflect the focus on intellectual disability and related social issues:

  • Dedifferentiation and people with intellectual disabilities in the Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme: Bringing research, politics and policy together (2020), Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability
  • People with intellectual disability and the digitization of services (2021), Geoforum
  • Social inclusion of LGBTQ and gender diverse adults with intellectual disability in disability services: A systematic review of the literature (2021), Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities
  • COVID-19 IDD: Findings from a global survey exploring family members' and paid staff's perceptions of the impact of COVID-19 on individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and their caregivers (2022), HRB Open Research
  • Violence Prevention Strategies for People with Intellectual Disabilities: A Scoping Review (2020), Australian Social Work

Best Publications

  • Conceptualizing Inclusive Research with People with Intellectual Disability

    Christine Bigby;Patsie Frawley;Paul Ramcharan

  • Known well by no‐one: Trends in the informal social networks of middle‐aged and older people with intellectual disability five years after moving to the community

    Christine Bigby

  • Ageing with a Lifelong Disability: A Guide to Practice, Program and Policy Issues for Human Services Professionals

    Christine Bigby

  • A systematic review of hospital experiences of people with intellectual disability

    Teresa. Iacono;Christine. Bigby;Carolyn A. Unsworth;Jacinta. Douglas

  • Breaking out of a distinct social space: reflections on supporting community participation for people with severe and profound intellectual disability

    Timothy Frederick. Clement;Christine. Bigby

  • Improving Quality of Life Outcomes in Supported Accommodation for People with Intellectual Disability: What Makes a Difference?

    Christine Bigby;Julie Beadle-Brown;Julie Beadle-Brown

  • Reflections on doing inclusive research in the “Making Life Good in the Community” study

    Christine Bigby;Patsie Frawley

  • 'It's pretty hard with our ones, they can't talk, the more able bodied can participate' : staff attitudes about the applicability of disability policies to people with severe and profound intellectual disabilities

    Christine. Bigby;Timothy Frederick. Clement;Jim. Mansell;Julie. Beadle-Brown

  • Social inclusion and people with intellectual disability and challenging behaviour: a systematic review.

    Christine Bigby

  • Supported Decision Making: Understanding How its Conceptual Link to Legal Capacity is Influencing the Development of Practice

    Michelle Browning;Christine Bigby;Jacinta Douglas

  • Beset by obstacles: a review of Australian policy development to support ageing in place for people with intellectual disability.

    Christine Bigby

  • Group Homes for People with Intellectual Disabilities: Encouraging Inclusion and Participation

    Timothy. Clement;Christine. Bigby

  • Issues of active ageing: Perceptions of older people with lifelong intellectual disability

    Laurie Buys;Gillian Boulton-Lewis;Jan Tedman-Jones;Helen Edwards

  • Ageing people with a lifelong disability: challenges for the aged care and disability sectors

    Christine Bigby

  • Uncovering dimensions of culture in underperforming group homes for people with severe intellectual disability.

    Christine. Bigby;Marie. Knox;Julie. Beadle-Brown;Timothy. Clement

  • Social Interaction with Adults with Severe Intellectual Disability: Having Fun and Hanging Out

    Hilary Johnson;Jacinta Douglas;Christine Bigby;Teresa Iacono

  • Providing Support for Decision Making to Adults with Intellectual Disability: Perspectives of Family Members and Workers in Disability Support Services.

    Christine Bigby;Mary Whiteside;Jacinta Douglas

  • Parental Substitutes: The Role of Siblings in the Lives of Older People with Intellectual Disability

    Christine Bigby

  • Supporting workers with disabilities: a scoping review of the role of human resource management in contemporary organisations

    Jillian Cavanagh;Timothy Bartram;Hannah Meacham;Christine Bigby

  • Encounter as a dimension of social inclusion for people with intellectual disability: Beyond and between community presence and participation

    Christine Bigby;Ilan Wiesel

  • A Collaborative Group Method of Inclusive Research

    Christine Bigby;Patsie Frawley;Paul Ramcharan

  • A survey of people with intellectual disabilities living in residential aged care facilities in Victoria.

    Christine. Bigby;Ruth. Webber;Barbara. Bowers;Barbara. McKenzie-Green

  • Australian social work

    Christine Bigby;Mark Hughes;Elizabeth Ozanne

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacinta Douglas
Jacinta Douglas La Trobe University
Julie Beadle-Brown
Julie Beadle-Brown University of Kent
Teresa Iacono
Teresa Iacono La Trobe University
Susan Balandin
Susan Balandin Deakin University
Roger J. Stancliffe
Roger J. Stancliffe University of Sydney
Jim Mansell
Jim Mansell University of Kent
Luis Salvador-Carulla
Luis Salvador-Carulla Australian National University
Gillian M. Boulton-Lewis
Gillian M. Boulton-Lewis Queensland University of Technology
Brendan Gleeson
Brendan Gleeson University of Melbourne
Tamar Heller
Tamar Heller University of Illinois at Chicago

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