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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 39 5700 5294 949 883 179 6021

Fiona Lobban publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Fiona Lobban between 1998 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Fiona Lobban published across 28 years, from 1998 to 2025, averaging 7.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2015. 31 of the 218 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2015. 1998: 2 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 32 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 19 publications
1998 2025

218 publications in total across all disciplines

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Fiona Lobban: publications per year, 1998 to 2025
Year Publications
1998 2
1999 0
2000 1
2001 1
2002 1
2003 2
2004 3
2005 3
2006 3
2007 3
2008 3
2009 5
2010 6
2011 9
2012 6
2013 9
2014 10
2015 32
2016 10
2017 11
2018 14
2019 12
2020 12
2021 9
2022 5
2023 15
2024 12
2025 19
Total 218
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Fiona Lobban 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 Lobban 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, 174–183 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: 179 publications — 56th percentile

56% 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
174–183 313 179
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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Fiona Lobban 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 Lobban 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, 39 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: 39 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% 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 39
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
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 Lobban is affiliated with Lancaster University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology, medicine, and health professions, with a focus on clinical psychology, psychiatry and mental health, general health professions, social psychology, and speech and hearing. The main topics in their work include bipolar disorder and treatment, family caregiving in mental illness, adolescent and pediatric healthcare, mental health treatment and access, schizophrenia research and treatment, suicide and self-harm studies, and mental health and patient involvement.

Their frequent coauthors include Steven Jones, Jasper Palmier-Claus, Paul Marshall, Paul Rayson, and Zoe Glossop. Fiona Lobban's research has often been published in journals such as JMIR Mental Health, BMC Psychiatry, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Affective Disorders, and Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and Practice.

Representative recent publications include the following:

  • Clinical effectiveness of a web-based peer-supported self-management intervention for relatives of people with psychosis or bipolar (REACT): online, observer-blind, randomised controlled superiority trial, 2020, BMC Psychiatry
  • Natural Language Processing Methods and Bipolar Disorder: Scoping Review, 2022, JMIR Mental Health
  • Personal recovery in bipolar disorder: Systematic review and "best fit" framework synthesis of qualitative evidence - a POETIC adaptation of CHIME, 2021, Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Understanding inequalities in access to adult mental health services in the UK: a systematic mapping review, 2023, BMC Health Services Research
  • Physical health comorbidities in older adults with bipolar disorder: A systematic review, 2023, Journal of Affective Disorders

The scientific scope of their work spans a variety of interrelated mental health disciplines, with notable emphasis on the challenges faced by individuals with bipolar disorder, alongside considerations for family caregiving and accessibility of mental health services.

Best Publications

  • #WhyWeTweetMH: Understanding Why People Use Twitter to Discuss Mental Health Problems.

    Natalie Berry;Fiona Lobban;Maksim Belousov;Richard Emsley

  • Acceptability of Interventions Delivered Online and Through Mobile Phones for People Who Experience Severe Mental Health Problems: A Systematic Review

    Natalie Berry;Fiona Lobban;Richard Emsley;Sandra Bucci

  • Values associated with public involvement in health and social care research: a narrative review.

    Felix Gradinger;Nicky Britten;Katrina Wyatt;Katherine Froggatt

  • A review of the role of illness models in severe mental illness

    Fiona Lobban;Christine Barrowclough;Steve Jones

  • Group cognitive-behavioural therapy for schizophrenia. Randomised controlled trial.

    Christine Barrowclough;Gillian Haddock;Fiona Lobban;Steven H. Jones

  • Illness representations in depression.

    Gillian Fortune;Christine Barrowclough;Fiona Lobban

  • A systematic review of randomised controlled trials of interventions reporting outcomes for relatives of people with psychosis

    Fiona Lobban;Adam Postlethwaite;David Glentworth;Vanessa Pinfold

  • A qualitative exploration of service user views about using digital health interventions for self-management in severe mental health problems.

    Natalie Berry;Fiona Lobban;Sandra Bucci

  • An investigation of models of illness in carers of schizophrenia patients using the Illness Perception Questionnaire

    Christine Barrowclough;Fiona Lobban;Chris Hatton;Joanne Quinn

  • The impact of beliefs about mental health problems and coping on outcome in schizophrenia

    Fiona Lobban;Christine Barrowclough;Steven H. Jones

  • The role of metacognitive beliefs in auditory hallucinations

    Fiona Lobban;Gillian Haddock;Peter Kinderman;Adrian Wells

  • Assessing cognitive representations of mental health problems. I. The illness perception questionnaire for schizophrenia.

    Fiona Lobban;Christine Barrowclough;Steven H. Jones

  • Exploring perceived barriers, drivers, impacts and the need for evaluation of public involvement in health and social care research: a modified Delphi study

    Dee Snape;Jamie Kirkham;Nicky Britten;Katherine Froggatt

  • Use of the Internet and Mobile Phones for Self-Management of Severe Mental Health Problems: Qualitative Study of Staff Views

    Natalie Berry;Sandra Bucci;Fiona Lobban

  • Recovery-focused cognitive-behavioural therapy for recent-onset bipolar disorder: randomised controlled pilot trial

    Steven H. Jones;Gina Smith;Lee D. Mulligan;Fiona Lobban

  • Exploring areas of consensus and conflict around values underpinning public involvement in health and social care research: a modified Delphi study.

    Dee Snape;Jamie Kirkham;Jenny Preston;Jennie Popay

  • Factors affecting implementation of digital health interventions for people with psychosis or bipolar disorder, and their family and friends: a systematic review

    Golnar Aref-Adib;Golnar Aref-Adib;Tayla McCloud;Jamie Ross;Puffin O'Hanlon

  • A web-based self-management intervention for Bipolar Disorder ‘Living with Bipolar’: A feasibility randomised controlled trial

    Nicholas J. Todd;Steven H. Jones;Anna Hart;Fiona A. Lobban

  • Assessing cognitive representations of mental health problems. II. The illness perception questionnaire for schizophrenia: Relatives' version

    Fiona Lobban;Christine Barrowclough;Steven H. Jones

  • Psychotic experiences in people who have been sexually assaulted

    Aoiffe M. Kilcommons;Aoiffe M. Kilcommons;Anthony P. Morrison;Anthony P. Morrison;Alice Knight;Fiona Lobban

  • “Recovery” in bipolar disorder: How can service users be supported through a self-management intervention? A qualitative focus group study

    Nicholas J Todd;Steven H Jones;Fiona A Lobban

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven Jones
Steven Jones Lancaster University
Christine Barrowclough
Christine Barrowclough University of Manchester
Richard Drake
Richard Drake University of Manchester
Richard Morriss
Richard Morriss University of Nottingham
Alison Wearden
Alison Wearden University of Manchester
Sarah Peters
Sarah Peters University of Manchester
Sonia Johnson
Sonia Johnson University College London
Elizabeth Murray
Elizabeth Murray University College London
Gillian Haddock
Gillian Haddock Manchester Academic Health Science Centre
Sandra Bucci
Sandra Bucci University of Manchester

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