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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 42 4604 4256 777 720 154 12299

Elena Semino publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Elena Semino between 1992 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Elena Semino published across 35 years, from 1992 to 2026, averaging 5.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2023. 19 of the 200 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2023. 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 13 publications 2026: 6 publications
1992 2026

200 publications in total across all disciplines

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Elena Semino: publications per year, 1992 to 2026
Year Publications
1992 2
1993 1
1994 0
1995 5
1996 4
1997 4
1998 2
1999 2
2000 2
2001 4
2002 6
2003 5
2004 8
2005 4
2006 4
2007 7
2008 5
2009 7
2010 4
2011 7
2012 0
2013 3
2014 5
2015 4
2016 7
2017 17
2018 2
2019 7
2020 9
2021 9
2022 10
2023 19
2024 6
2025 13
2026 6
Total 200
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Elena Semino 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 Elena Semino 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, 154–163 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: 154 publications — 44th percentile

44% 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
154–163 411 154
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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Elena Semino 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 Elena Semino 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, 42 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: 42 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% 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 42
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
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

  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Elena Semino is affiliated with Lancaster University in the United Kingdom. Their academic work spans multiple fields including Psychology, Arts and Humanities, and Social Sciences, with publication counts of 25, 25, and 18 respectively. Within these broader fields, Semino's research particularly focuses on subfields such as Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Language and Linguistics, General Health Professions, Social Psychology, and Health.

The main topics addressed in their research include Language, Metaphor, and Cognition; Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies; Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy; Humor Studies and Applications; Discourse Analysis in Language Studies; Misinformation and Its Impacts; and Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare.

Semino's notable recent papers include:

  • "Not Soldiers but Fire-fighters" - Metaphors and Covid-19 (2020), published in Health Communication
  • Shameless normalisation of impoliteness: Berlusconi's and Trump's press conferences (2020), published in Discourse & Society
  • The #ReframeCovid initiative (2021), published in Metaphor and the Social World
  • Acting like a Hedgehog in Times of Pandemic: Metaphorical Creativity in the #reframecovid Collection (2022), published in Metaphor and Symbol
  • 'Am I being unreasonable to vaccinate my kids against my ex's wishes?' - A corpus linguistic exploration of conflict in vaccination discussions on Mumsnet Talk's AIBU forum (2022), published in Discourse Context & Media

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Zsófia Demjén
  • Luke Collins
  • Tara Coltman-Patel
  • William Dance
  • Claire Hardaker

Common publication venues for Semino's work include:

  • Health Communication
  • Discourse & Society
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Metaphor and the Social World
  • Metaphor and Symbol

In addition to journal articles, Semino has contributed to academic books published by:

  • UCL Press, including Encountering Pain: Hearing, seeing, speaking (2021)
  • Cambridge University Press, with a forthcoming title Applying Corpus Linguistics to Illness and Healthcare scheduled for 2025

They have been recognized as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in the United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • MIP: A method for identifying metaphorically used words in discourse

    G.J. Steen;L.J. Cameron;A.J. Cienki;P. Crisp

  • Metaphor in discourse

    Elena Semino

  • Corpus Stylistics: Speech, Writing and Thought Presentation in a Corpus of English Writing

    Elena Semino;Michael H. Short

  • Cognitive stylistics:language and cognition in text analysis.

    Elena Semino;Jonathan Culpeper

  • Language and world creation in poems and other texts

    Elena Semino

  • Metaphor in literature

    Elena Semino;Gerard Steen

  • An integrated approach to metaphor and framing in cognition, discourse and practice, with an application to metaphors for cancer

    Elena Semino;Zsofia Demjen;Jane Elizabeth Demmen

  • "Not Soldiers but Fire-fighters" - Metaphors and Covid-19.

    Elena Semino

  • The online use of Violence and Journey metaphors by patients with cancer, as compared with health professionals : a mixed methods study

    Elena Semino;Zsófia Demjén;Jane Demmen;Veronika Koller

  • Politics is Football: Metaphor in the Discourse of Silvio Berlusconi in Italy:

    Elena Semino;Michela Masci

  • Figurative Language, Genre and Register

    Alice Deignan;Jeannette Littlemore;Elena Semino

  • Methodological problems in the analysis of metaphors in a corpus of conversations about cancer

    Elena Semino;John Heywood;Mick Short

  • The Routledge Handbook of Metaphor and Language

    Elena Semino;Zsófia Demjén

  • Descriptions of Pain, Metaphor, and Embodied Simulation

    Elena Semino

  • A cognitive stylistic approach to mind style in narrative fiction

    Elena Semino

  • Metaphor, Cancer and the End of Life: A Corpus-Based Study

    Elena Semino;Zsofia Demjen;Andrew Hardie;Sheila Alison Payne

  • A sturdy baby or a derailing train? Metaphorical representations of the euro in British and Italian newspapers.

    Elena Semino

  • Metaphor, Genre, and Recontextualization

    Elena Semino;Alice Deignan;Jeannette Littlemore

  • Metaphor and mind style in Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.

    Elena Semino;Kate Swindlehurst

  • A computer-assisted study of the use of Violence metaphors for cancer and end of life by patients, family carers and health professionals

    Jane Elizabeth Demmen;Elena Semino;Zsofia Demjen;Veronika Koller

  • Revisiting the notion of faithfulness in discourse presentation using a corpus approach

    Mick Short;Elena Semino;Martin Wynne

  • Using a corpus to test a model of speech and thought presentation

    Elena Semino;Mick Short;Jonathan Culpeper

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Rayson
Paul Rayson Lancaster University
Sheila Payne
Sheila Payne Lancaster University
Veronika Koller
Veronika Koller Lancaster University
Jonathan Culpeper
Jonathan Culpeper Lancaster University
Gerard J. Steen
Gerard J. Steen University of Amsterdam
Jeannette Littlemore
Jeannette Littlemore University of Birmingham
Lynne Cameron
Lynne Cameron The Open University
Raymond W. Gibbs
Raymond W. Gibbs University of California, Santa Cruz
Filippo Varese
Filippo Varese University of Manchester
Zoltán Kövecses
Zoltán Kövecses Eötvös Loránd University

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