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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Rising Stars 62 146 146 7 7 333 15341
Social Sciences and Humanities 72 690 600 126 112 330 19424

Daisy Fancourt publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Daisy Fancourt between 2012 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Daisy Fancourt published across 15 years, from 2012 to 2026, averaging 30.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 94 publications in 2021. 54 of the 454 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2012 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 94. Peak 94 publications in 2021. 2012: 1 publication 2013: 0 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 29 publications 2020: 68 publications 2021: 94 publications 2022: 75 publications 2023: 40 publications 2024: 44 publications 2025: 53 publications 2026: 1 publication
2012 2026

454 publications in total across all disciplines

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Daisy Fancourt: publications per year, 2012 to 2026
Year Publications
2012 1
2013 0
2014 4
2015 6
2016 14
2017 7
2018 18
2019 29
2020 68
2021 94
2022 75
2023 40
2024 44
2025 53
2026 1
Total 454
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Daisy Fancourt 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 Daisy Fancourt 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, 324–333 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: 330 publications — 91st percentile

91% 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 81 330
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
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Daisy Fancourt 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 Daisy Fancourt 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, 72 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: 72 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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 72
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Rising Stars Award

Overview

Daisy Fancourt is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on psychology and social sciences, with notable contributions in clinical psychology, health, social psychology, general health professions, and conservation.

The scientist has published extensively on topics related to COVID-19 and mental health, health disparities and outcomes, art therapy and mental health, psychological well-being and life satisfaction, music therapy and health, health, psychology, and well-being, as well as physical activity and health.

Fancourt's recent influential papers include the following:

  • Trajectories of anxiety and depressive symptoms during enforced isolation due to COVID-19 in England: a longitudinal observational study (2020, The Lancet Psychiatry)
  • Attitudes towards vaccines and intention to vaccinate against COVID-19: Implications for public health communications (2020, The Lancet Regional Health - Europe)
  • Who is lonely in lockdown? Cross-cohort analyses of predictors of loneliness before and during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020, Public Health)
  • Loneliness during a strict lockdown: Trajectories and predictors during the COVID-19 pandemic in 38,217 United Kingdom adults (2020, Social Science & Medicine)
  • Mental Health During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review and Recommendations for Moving Forward (2022, Perspectives on Psychological Science)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Daisy Fancourt include:

  • Feifei Bu
  • Andrew Steptoe
  • Alexandra Burton
  • Elise Paul
  • Hei Wan Mak

Fancourt often publishes in a variety of venues, most frequently in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • BMJ Open
  • BMC Public Health
  • PLoS ONE
  • SSM Annual Scientific Meeting

Best Publications

  • Trajectories of anxiety and depressive symptoms during enforced isolation due to COVID-19 in England: a longitudinal observational study.

    Daisy Fancourt;Andrew Steptoe;Feifei Bu

  • What is the evidence on the role of the arts in improving health and well-being?: A scoping review

    Daisy Fancourt;Saoirse Finn

  • The psychoneuroimmunological effects of music: A systematic review and a new model

    Daisy Fancourt;Daisy Fancourt;Adam Ockelford;Abi Belai

  • Mental health during the First Year of the COVID-19 pandemic: a review and recommendations for moving forward

    L Aknin;J-E De Neve;E Dunn;D Fancourt

  • How leisure activities affect health: a narrative review and multi-level theoretical framework of mechanisms of action.

    Daisy Fancourt;Henry Aughterson;Saoirse Finn;Emma Walker

  • Policy stringency and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal analysis of data from 15 countries

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  • Ten considerations for effectively managing the COVID-19 transition.

    Katrine Bach Habersaat;Cornelia Betsch;Margie Danchin;Cass R. Sunstein

  • The Cummings effect: politics, trust, and behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Daisy Fancourt;Andrew Steptoe;Liam Wright

  • Leading a meaningful life at older ages and its relationship with social engagement, prosperity, health, biology, and time use.

    Andrew Steptoe;Daisy Fancourt

  • Singing modulates mood, stress, cortisol, cytokine and neuropeptide activity in cancer patients and carers.

    Daisy Fancourt;Aaron Williamon;Livia A Carvalho;Andrew Steptoe

  • Effects of Group Drumming Interventions on Anxiety, Depression, Social Resilience and Inflammatory Immune Response among Mental Health Service Users.

    Daisy Fancourt;Daisy Fancourt;Daisy Fancourt;Rosie Perkins;Rosie Perkins;Sara Ascenso;Livia A. Carvalho

  • Social relationships and depression during the COVID-19 lockdown: longitudinal analysis of the COVID-19 Social Study.

    Andrew Sommerlad;Louise Marston;Jonathan Huntley;Jonathan Huntley;Gill Livingston;Gill Livingston

  • Predictors of uncertainty and unwillingness to receive the COVID-19 booster vaccine: An observational study of 22,139 fully vaccinated adults in the UK

    Unknown

  • Levels of Severity of Depressive Symptoms Among At-Risk Groups in the UK During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

    Eleonora Iob;Philipp Frank;Andrew Steptoe;Daisy Fancourt

  • Arts in Health: Designing and researching interventions

    Daisy Fancourt

  • Effect of singing interventions on symptoms of postnatal depression: three-arm randomised controlled trial.

    D Fancourt;R Perkins

  • What is the evidence on the role of the arts in improving health and well-being?

    Daisy Fancourt;Saoirse Finn

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew Steptoe
Andrew Steptoe University College London
Aaron Williamon
Aaron Williamon Royal College of Music
Richard Layard
Richard Layard London School of Economics and Political Science
Michael I. Polkey
Michael I. Polkey National Institutes of Health
Jamie Brown
Jamie Brown University College London
Gill Livingston
Gill Livingston University College London
Andrew E. Clark
Andrew E. Clark Paris School of Economics
George B. Ploubidis
George B. Ploubidis University College London
Elizabeth W. Dunn
Elizabeth W. Dunn University of British Columbia
Lara B. Aknin
Lara B. Aknin Simon Fraser University

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