2026 Darrin Hodgetts: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	36	6491	6035	49	48	215	5539

Darrin Hodgetts 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 Darrin Hodgetts sits on this spectrum.

44 publications 570+

This scientist: 215 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Darrin Hodgetts 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 Darrin Hodgetts sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Darrin Hodgetts is affiliated with Massey University in New Zealand and has an extensive record of academic contributions primarily situated within the social sciences, psychology, and health professions. Their work addresses various intersecting fields involving sociology, political science, social psychology, and clinical psychology, with a particular focus on societal and health-related themes.

Their research covers diverse main topics including:

Cultural Differences and Values
Community Health and Development
Employment and Welfare Studies
Homelessness and Social Issues
Social and Intergroup Psychology
Social Representations and Identity
Disaster Management and Resilience

Hodgetts has published frequently in several academic journals. The top venues where their research appears include:

Qualitative Research in Psychology
Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology
International Perspectives in Psychology
International Journal of Intercultural Relations
Political Psychology

Some of Hodgetts' recent papers demonstrate the breadth of their research interests and include:

Relational ethics meets principled practice in community research engagements to understand and address homelessness, 2021, Journal of Community Psychology
Participatory action research, 2023, Nature Reviews Methods Primers
Male bodybuilders on Instagram: negotiating inclusive masculinities through hegemonic masculine bodies, 2020, Journal of Gender Studies
Navigating tensions in inter-ethnic marriages in Indonesia: Cultural, relational, spatial and material considerations, 2021, International Journal of Intercultural Relations
Why do some social enterprises flourish in Vietnam? A comparison of human and ecosystem partnerships, 2021, Sustainability Accounting Management and Policy Journal

Hodgetts has collaborated with several frequent co-authors throughout their career, including:

Pita King
Stuart C. Carr
Denise Blake
James H. Liu
Veronica Hopner

Their work reflects a multidisciplinary approach, contributing to sociological and psychological understandings of community issues, cultural dynamics, identity, and health-related matters across different populations. The research outputs cover both theoretical and practical aspects, addressing topics such as homelessness, inclusivity, and community welfare engagement methodologies.

Best Publications

Participatory action research

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643
Citations
A trip to the library: homelessness and social inclusion

Darrin Hodgetts;Ottilie Emma Elisabeth Stolte;Kerry Chamberlain;Alan Radley

208
Citations
Health inequalities and homelessness: considering material, spatial and relational dimensions.

Darrin Hodgetts;Alan Radley;Kerry Chamberlain;Andrea Hodgetts

186
Citations
Visualizing homelessness: a study in photography and estrangement

Alan Radley;Darrin Hodgetts;Andrea Cullen

178
Citations
Social Psychology and Everyday Life

Darrin Hodgetts;Neil Drew;Christopher Sonn;Ottilie Stolte

176
Citations
Constructing health news: possibilities for a civic-oriented journalism

Darrin James Hodgetts;Kerry Chamberlain;Margaret Scammell;Rolinda Karapu

175
Citations
Pasifika in the news: the portrayal of Pacific peoples in the New Zealand press

Robert Loto;Darrin Hodgetts;Kerry Chamberlain;Linda Waimarie Nikora

144
Citations
Gardens, Transitions and Identity Reconstruction among Older Chinese Immigrants to New Zealand

Wendy Wen Li;Darrin Hodgetts;Elsie Ho

143
Citations
Case‐based Research in Community and Social Psychology: Introduction to the Special Issue

Darrin James Hodgetts;Ottilie Emma Elisabeth Stolte

137
Citations
The mobile hermit and the city: considering links between places, objects, and identities in social psychological research on homelessness.

Darrin Hodgetts;Ottilie Emma Elisabeth Stolte;Kerry Chamberlain;Alan Radley

120
Citations
Considering Photographs Never Taken During Photo-production Projects

Darrin Hodgetts;Kerry Chamberlain;Alan Radley

103
Citations
Media coverage of ‘decades of disparity’ in ethnic mortality in Aotearoa

Darrin Hodgetts;Bridgette Masters;Neville Robertson

97
Citations
Urban Poverty, Structural Violence and Welfare Provision for 100 Families in Auckland

Darrin Hodgetts;Kerry Chamberlain;Shiloh Groot;Yardena Tankel

95
Citations
Fear, romance and transience in the lives of homeless women

Alan Radley;Darrin Hodgetts;Andrea Cullen

89
Citations
"Near and far": social distancing in domiciled characterisations of homeless people.

Darrin Hodgetts;Ottilie Emma Elisabeth Stolte;Alan Radley;Chez Leggatt-Cook

87
Citations
Mediation and the construction of contemporary understandings of health and lifestyle.

Darrin Hodgetts;Bruce Bolam;Christine Stephens

85
Citations
Life in the shadow of the media Imaging street homelessness in London

Darrin Hodgetts;Andrea Hodgetts;Alan Radley

80
Citations
Home as a hybrid centre of medication practice

Kevin Dew;Kerry Chamberlain;Darrin Hodgetts;Pauline Norris

79
Citations
How can wages sustain a living? By getting ahead of the curve

Stuart Colin Carr;Molefe Maleka;Ines Meyer;Marie-Louise Barry

78
Citations
Heavy Metal, identity and the social negotiation of a community of practice

Dave Snell;Darrin Hodgetts

74
Citations
Male bodies: health, culture and identity.

Darrin Hodgetts

8
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Kerry Chamberlain Massey University

Alan Radley Loughborough University

Jonathan Gabe Royal Holloway University of London

James H. Liu Massey University

Christine Stephens Massey University

Christine Griffin University of Bath

Simon Murphy Cardiff University

Robyn Longhurst Victoria University of Wellington

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