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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 55 1970 1782 352 318 269 19830

Fiona Gaughran publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Fiona Gaughran between 1957 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Fiona Gaughran published across 69 years, from 1957 to 2025, averaging 4.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2017. 23 of the 310 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1957 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2017. 1957: 1 publication 1958: 0 publications 1959: 0 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 4 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 4 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 24 publications 2017: 32 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 27 publications 2020: 31 publications 2021: 27 publications 2022: 19 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 7 publications
1957 2025

310 publications in total across all disciplines

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Fiona Gaughran: publications per year, 1957 to 2025
Year Publications
1957 1
1958 0
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 2
1995 1
1996 0
1997 2
1998 2
1999 1
2000 0
2001 1
2002 4
2003 0
2004 5
2005 1
2006 4
2007 5
2008 5
2009 3
2010 0
2011 5
2012 5
2013 10
2014 16
2015 19
2016 24
2017 32
2018 17
2019 27
2020 31
2021 27
2022 19
2023 18
2024 16
2025 7
Total 310
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Fiona Gaughran 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 Fiona Gaughran 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, 264–273 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: 269 publications — 82nd percentile

82% 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
264–273 138 269
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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Fiona Gaughran 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 Fiona Gaughran 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, 55 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: 55 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% 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 55
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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Overview

Fiona Gaughran is affiliated with King's College London in the United Kingdom and has a primary research focus in medicine, with a strong emphasis on psychiatry and mental health. Their extensive work spans 170 publications in medicine, including significant contributions to the subfields of psychiatry and mental health, clinical psychology, general health professions, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, and epidemiology.

Their research output includes topics such as schizophrenia research and treatment, chronic disease management strategies, tryptophan and brain disorders, mental health and psychiatry, vitamin D research studies, mental health treatment and access, and the impact of COVID-19 on mental health.

Several recent papers illustrate the scope of their work. These include "Implementation, Adoption, and Perceptions of Telemental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review" (2021, Journal of Medical Internet Research), "Assessing physical activity in people with mental illness: 23-country reliability and validity of the simple physical activity questionnaire (SIMPAQ)" (2020, BMC Psychiatry), "DNA methylation meta-analysis reveals cellular alterations in psychosis and markers of treatment-resistant schizophrenia" (2021, eLife), "Implementation of Telemental Health Services Before COVID-19: Rapid Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews" (2021, Journal of Medical Internet Research), and "Antidepressant and antipsychotic side-effects and personalised prescribing: a systematic review and digital tool development" (2023, The Lancet Psychiatry).

Fiona Gaughran frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Brendon Stubbs, Robin Murray, Julie Williams, David Taylor, and James H. MacCabe. These partnerships likely contribute to their multidisciplinary approach within mental health research.

Their publications appear predominantly in venues specializing in psychiatry and mental health research, including:

  • BJPsych Open
  • Schizophrenia Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Schizophrenia Bulletin
  • Journal of Psychiatric Research

Best Publications

  • Prevalence, incidence and mortality from cardiovascular disease in patients with pooled and specific severe mental illness: a large-scale meta-analysis of 3,211,768 patients and 113,383,368 controls.

    Christoph U. Correll;Marco Solmi;Nicola Veronese;Beatrice Bortolato

  • Common schizophrenia alleles are enriched in mutation-intolerant genes and in regions under strong background selection

    Antonio F. Pardiñas;Peter Holmans;Andrew J. Pocklington;Valentina Escott-Price

  • The Lancet Psychiatry Commission: a blueprint for protecting physical health in people with mental illness

    Joseph Firth;Joseph Firth;Joseph Firth;Najma Siddiqi;Ai Koyanagi;Ai Koyanagi;Ai Koyanagi;Dan J Siskind

  • Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia: Treatment Response and Resistance in Psychosis (TRRIP) Working Group Consensus Guidelines on Diagnosis and Terminology.

    Oliver D. Howes;Rob McCutcheon;Ofer Agid;Andrea De Bartolomeis

  • Sedentary behavior and physical activity levels in people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder: a global systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Davy Vancampfort;Joseph Firth;Felipe B. Schuch;Simon Rosenbaum;Simon Rosenbaum

  • Proportion of patients in south London with first-episode psychosis attributable to use of high potency cannabis: a case-control study.

    Marta Di Forti;Arianna Marconi;Elena Carra;Sara Fraietta

  • Diabetes mellitus in people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder: a systematic review and large scale meta-analysis.

    Davy VanCampfort;Christoph U Correll;Britta Galling;Michel Probst

  • EPA guidance on physical activity as a treatment for severe mental illness: a meta-review of the evidence and Position Statement from the European Psychiatric Association (EPA), supported by the International Organization of Physical Therapists in Mental Health (IOPTMH).

    Brendon Stubbs;Brendon Stubbs;Davy Vancampfort;Mats Hallgren;Joseph Firth

  • Association between influenza vaccination and cardiovascular outcomes in high-risk patients: a meta-analysis.

    Jacob A. Udell;Rami Zawi;Deepak L. Bhatt;Deepak L. Bhatt;Maryam Keshtkar-Jahromi;Maryam Keshtkar-Jahromi

  • Daily Use, Especially of High-Potency Cannabis, Drives the Earlier Onset of Psychosis in Cannabis Users.

    Marta Di Forti;Hannah M Sallis;Fabio Allegri;Antonella Trotta

  • How much physical activity do people with schizophrenia engage in? A systematic review, comparative meta-analysis and meta-regression

    Brendon Stubbs;Brendon Stubbs;Joseph Firth;Alexandra Berry;Felipe B. Schuch

  • Remission and recovery from first-episode psychosis in adults: systematic review and meta-analysis of long-term outcome studies.

    John Lally;Olesya Ajnakina;Brendon Stubbs;Michael Cullinane

  • How sedentary are people with psychosis? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Brendon Stubbs;Brendon Stubbs;Julie Williams;Fiona Gaughran;Tom Craig

  • Two distinct patterns of treatment resistance: clinical predictors of treatment resistance in first-episode schizophrenia spectrum psychoses

    J. Lally;O. Ajnakina;M. Di Forti;A. Trotta

  • The impact of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions to improve physical health outcomes in people with schizophrenia: a meta-review of meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials.

    Davy Vancampfort;Joseph Firth;Christoph U Correll;Marco Solmi

  • Hippocampal FGF-2 and FGFR1 mRNA expression in major depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

    Fiona Gaughran;Joachim Payne;Philip M. Sedgwick;David Cotter

  • The interface of physical and mental health.

    Anne M. Doherty;Fiona Gaughran

  • An examination of polygenic score risk prediction in individuals with first-episode psychosis

    Evangelos Vassos;Marta Di Forti;Jonathan Coleman;Conrad Iyegbe

  • The prevalence and predictors of obstructive sleep apnea in major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Brendon Stubbs;Brendon Stubbs;Davy Vancampfort;Nicola Veronese;Marco Solmi

  • Cardiovascular risk factors and metabolic syndrome in people with established psychotic illnesses : baseline data from the IMPaCT randomized controlled trial

    P Gardner-Sood;J Lally;S Smith;Z Atakan

Frequent Co-Authors

Brendon Stubbs
Brendon Stubbs Medical University of Vienna
Robin M. Murray
Robin M. Murray King's College London
James H. MacCabe
James H. MacCabe King's College London
Anthony S. David
Anthony S. David University College London
Valeria Mondelli
Valeria Mondelli King's College London
Oliver D. Howes
Oliver D. Howes King's College London
Paola Dazzan
Paola Dazzan King's College London
Marta Di Forti
Marta Di Forti King's College London
Daniel Stahl
Daniel Stahl King's College London

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