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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 44 4035 3725 241 229 122 12282

David Lyon publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David Lyon between 1979 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David Lyon published across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025, averaging 3.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2013. 7 of the 155 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2013. 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 3 publications 2025: 4 publications
1979 2025

155 publications in total across all disciplines

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David Lyon: publications per year, 1979 to 2025
Year Publications
1979 1
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 1
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 2
1988 0
1989 1
1990 0
1991 2
1992 2
1993 3
1994 3
1995 1
1996 2
1997 0
1998 1
1999 0
2000 4
2001 4
2002 6
2003 6
2004 5
2005 4
2006 4
2007 8
2008 2
2009 2
2010 11
2011 3
2012 8
2013 13
2014 10
2015 7
2016 4
2017 8
2018 4
2019 6
2020 0
2021 2
2022 7
2023 1
2024 3
2025 4
Total 155
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David Lyon 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 Lyon 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, 114–123 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: 122 publications — 26th percentile

26% 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
114–123 474 122
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
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 Lyon 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 Lyon 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, 44 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: 44 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% 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 44
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
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

  • 2008 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Social Sciences

Overview

David Lyon is affiliated with Queen's University in Canada. Their research spans multiple fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Social Sciences. Within these disciplines, Lyon has contributed notably to subfields such as Plant Science, Sociology and Political Science, Molecular Biology, Genetics, and General Health Professions.

The scientist's work covers a variety of topics including:

  • Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Genetics and Plant Breeding
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
  • Plant Gene Expression Analysis
  • Privacy, Security, and Data Protection

Recent publications by David Lyon include:

  • "Breedbase: a digital ecosystem for modern plant breeding," 2022, G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
  • "A Solanum lycopersicoides reference genome facilitates insights into tomato specialized metabolism and immunity," 2022, The Plant Journal
  • "Surveillance," 2022, Internet Policy Review
  • "A Solanum lycopersicoides reference genome facilitates biological discovery in tomato," 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Young Lives and Imagined Futures: Insights from Archived Data," 2020, White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York)

Frequent co-authors associated with Lyon's research include:

  • Lukas A. Mueller
  • Adrian F. Powell
  • Bryan J Ellerbrock
  • Isaak Tecle
  • Naama Menda

Publication venues where Lyon's work regularly appears include:

  • Surveillance & Society
  • G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
  • The Plant Journal
  • Internet Policy Review
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

In 2008, Lyon was recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, awarded by the Academy of Social Sciences.

Best Publications

  • Surveillance Society: Monitoring Everyday Life

    David Lyon

  • Electronic Eye: The Rise of Surveillance Society

    David Lyon

  • Surveillance Studies: An Overview

    David Lyon

  • Surveillance, Snowden, and Big Data: Capacities, consequences, critique

    David Lyon

  • Surveillance as social sorting : privacy, risk, and digital discrimination

    David Lyon

  • After Snowden: Rethinking the Impact of Surveillance

    Zygmunt Bauman;Didier Bigo;Paulo Esteves;Elspeth Guild

  • Routledge Handbook of Surveillance Studies

    Kirstie Ball;Kevin Haggerty;David Lyon

  • Surveillance After September 11

    David Lyon

  • Liquid Surveillance: A Conversation

    Zygmunt Bauman;David Lyon

  • The Information Society: Issues and Illusions

    David Lyon

  • Surveillance Studies: understanding visibility, mobility and the phenetic fix.

    David Lyon

  • Theorizing surveillance: the panopticon and beyond

    David Lyon

  • Surveillance as social sorting : Computer codes and mobile bodies

    David Lyon

  • Jesus in Disneyland: Religion in Postmodern Times

    David Lyon

  • An electronic panopticon? A sociological critique of surveillance theory

    David Lyon

  • Surveillance as Social Sorting : Privacy, Risk and Automated Discrimination

    David Lyon

  • Everyday Surveillance: Personal data and social classifications

    David Lyon

  • A Report on the Surveillance Society

    David Murakami Wood;Kirstie Ball;David Lyon;Clive Norris

  • Surveillance and control in Israel/Palestine : population, territory, and power

    Elia Zureik;David Lyon;Yasmeen Abu-Laban

  • Identifying Citizens: ID Cards as Surveillance

    David Lyon

Frequent Co-Authors

Zygmunt Bauman
Zygmunt Bauman University of Leeds
Kevin D. Haggerty
Kevin D. Haggerty University of Alberta
Didier Bigo
Didier Bigo Sciences Po
Elspeth Guild
Elspeth Guild University of Liverpool
Stephen Graham
Stephen Graham Newcastle University

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