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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 66 947 822 177 158 259 25098

David Bell publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David Bell between 1963 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David Bell published across 63 years, from 1963 to 2025, averaging 4.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2003. 4 of the 289 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1963 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2003. 1963: 2 publications 1964: 2 publications 1965: 3 publications 1966: 1 publication 1967: 0 publications 1968: 1 publication 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 1 publication 1972: 1 publication 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 3 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 5 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 12 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 14 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 25 publications 2004: 17 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 2 publications
1963 2025

289 publications in total across all disciplines

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David Bell: publications per year, 1963 to 2025
Year Publications
1963 2
1964 2
1965 3
1966 1
1967 0
1968 1
1969 0
1970 0
1971 1
1972 1
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 1
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 1
1981 3
1982 3
1983 3
1984 2
1985 0
1986 1
1987 1
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 2
1993 1
1994 5
1995 8
1996 3
1997 12
1998 5
1999 8
2000 14
2001 12
2002 13
2003 25
2004 17
2005 7
2006 14
2007 10
2008 5
2009 19
2010 14
2011 6
2012 7
2013 10
2014 4
2015 10
2016 5
2017 10
2018 4
2019 3
2020 3
2021 3
2022 0
2023 0
2024 2
2025 2
Total 289
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David Bell 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 David Bell 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, 254–263 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: 259 publications — 80th percentile

80% 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
254–263 162 259
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
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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David Bell 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 David Bell 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, 66 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: 66 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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 66
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

David Bell is affiliated with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple domains primarily within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a focus on microbial metabolic engineering and bioproduction alongside enzyme catalysis and immobilization.

The main fields of study represented in their work include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

The subfields of study cover:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Surgery
  • Computational Theory and Mathematics
  • Biotechnology

David Bell's research interests touch on several key topics including:

  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion

The scientist has contributed to numerous papers published in various venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Ecosphere
  • Nature Communications
  • Microbial Cell Factories
  • ACS Synthetic Biology
  • Metabolic Engineering

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by David Bell are:

  • Improved betulinic acid biosynthesis using synthetic yeast chromosome recombination and semi-automated rapid LC-MS screening, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Reconstituting the complete biosynthesis of D-lysergic acid in yeast, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Modular Metabolic Engineering and Synthetic Coculture Strategies for the Production of Aromatic Compounds in Yeast, 2023, ACS Synthetic Biology
  • Global estimates and determinants of antituberculosis drug pharmacokinetics in children and adolescents: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis, 2022, European Respiratory Journal
  • Refactoring of a synthetic raspberry ketone pathway with EcoFlex, 2021, Microbial Cell Factories

Throughout their career, David Bell has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Debra P. C. Peters
  • David D. Breshears
  • Laurel Hartley
  • Lucas Joppa
  • Shannon L. LaDeau

Best Publications

  • Consuming Geographies: We Are Where We Eat

    David Bell;Gill Valentine

  • The sexual citizen : queer politics and beyond

    David Bell;Jon Binnie

  • An Introduction to Cybercultures

    David Bell

  • The sexual citizen

    David Bell

  • Determining where to shop: Fixed and variable costs of shopping

    David R. Bell;Teck-Hua Ho;Christopher S. Tang

  • Shopping Behavior and Consumer Preference for Store Price Format: Why Large Basket Shoppers Prefer Edlp

    David R. Bell;James M. Lattin

  • The Cybercultures Reader

    David Bell;Barbara Kennedy

  • Authenticating Queer Space: Citizenship, Urbanism and Governance:

    David Bell;Jon Binnie

  • The Decomposition of Promotional Response: An Empirical Generalization

    David R. Bell;Jeongwen Chiang;V. Padmanabhan

  • Small Cities? Towards a Research Agenda

    David Bell;Mark Jayne

  • All hyped up and no place to go

    David Bell;Jon Binnie;Julia Cream;Gill Valentine

  • Offline Showrooms in Omnichannel Retail: Demand and Operational Benefits

    David R. Bell;Santiago Gallino;Antonio Moreno

  • How to win in an Omnichannel world

    David R. Bell;Santiago Gallino;Antonio Moreno

  • Mapping Desire: Geographies of Sexualities

    David Bell;Gill Valentine

  • Variations on the Rural Idyll

    David Bell

  • Cyberculture Theorists: Manuel Castells and Donna Haraway

    David Bell

  • Queer country: Rural lesbian and gay lives

    David Bell;Gill Valentine

  • The creative countryside: Policy and practice in the UK rural cultural economy

    David Bell;Mark Jayne

  • From Point of Purchase to Path to Purchase: How Preshopping Factors Drive Unplanned Buying

    David R. Bell;Daniel Corsten;George Knox

  • The inter-store mobility of supermarket shoppers

    Hongjai Rhee;David R Bell

  • Natural Symbols: Explorations in Cosmology.

    David R. Bell;Mary Douglas

  • PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS AND SOCIETY

    David R. Bell

Frequent Co-Authors

Gill Valentine
Gill Valentine University of Sheffield
Barbara E. Kahn
Barbara E. Kahn University of Pennsylvania
Teck-Hua Ho
Teck-Hua Ho Nanyang Technological University
Michael Wolf
Michael Wolf University of Zurich
Christopher S. Tang
Christopher S. Tang University of California, Los Angeles
Alessandro Acquisti
Alessandro Acquisti Carnegie Mellon University
Gal Zauberman
Gal Zauberman Yale University
Randolph E. Bucklin
Randolph E. Bucklin University of California, Los Angeles
Martin Parker
Martin Parker University of Bristol
Michael I. Norton
Michael I. Norton Harvard University

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