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Social Sciences and Humanities
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2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 79 398 338 65 55 222 34333

Gordon Walker publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gordon Walker between 1979 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gordon Walker published across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025, averaging 5.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2024. 31 of the 269 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2024. 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 3 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 26 publications 2025: 5 publications
1979 2025

269 publications in total across all disciplines

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Gordon Walker: publications per year, 1979 to 2025
Year Publications
1979 1
1980 1
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 3
1985 1
1986 1
1987 0
1988 1
1989 0
1990 0
1991 2
1992 0
1993 2
1994 2
1995 4
1996 1
1997 1
1998 3
1999 5
2000 5
2001 5
2002 8
2003 5
2004 3
2005 9
2006 6
2007 15
2008 17
2009 9
2010 14
2011 14
2012 15
2013 7
2014 13
2015 12
2016 12
2017 11
2018 12
2019 4
2020 6
2021 5
2022 2
2023 1
2024 26
2025 5
Total 269
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Gordon Walker 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 Gordon Walker 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, 214–223 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: 222 publications — 72nd percentile

72% 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
214–223 246 222
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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Gordon Walker 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 Gordon Walker 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, 79 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: 79 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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
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 79
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

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 1975 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Gordon Walker is affiliated with Lancaster University in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to research in social sciences and environmental science. Their work spans various subfields, including sociology and political science, global and planetary change, geography, planning and development, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, and pollution.

Their research focuses on several key topics:

  • Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
  • Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
  • Geographies of human-animal interactions
  • Risk Perception and Management
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Muscle metabolism and nutrition

Gordon Walker has published papers in a variety of venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Local Environment
  • Nutrients
  • Hematological Oncology
  • Geographica Helvetica
  • Environment and Planning C Politics and Space

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Gordon Walker include:

  • "Breathing in the polyrhythmic city: A spatiotemporal, rhythmanalytic account of urban air pollution and its inequalities" (2020), published in Environment and Planning C Politics and Space
  • "Epistemic injustice, risk mapping and climatic events: analysing epistemic resistance in the context of favela removal in Rio de Janeiro" (2020), published in Geographica Helvetica
  • "Using the capability approach to evaluate energy vulnerability policies and initiatives in Victoria, Australia" (2021), published in Local Environment
  • "The tenacity of trust in petrochemical communities: Reckoning with risk on the Fawley Waterside (1997-2019)" (2021), published in Environment and Planning E Nature and Space
  • "A critical air quality science perspective on citizen science in action" (2022), published in Local Environment

Collaborations have been an important aspect of their research. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Ralph Horne
  • Anitra Nelson
  • Aimee Ambrose
  • Douglas Booker
  • Elspeth Oppermann

Gordon Walker has also contributed to academic books. One such work is Energy and Rhythm: Rhythmanalysis for a Low Carbon Future, published by Lancaster University in 2021.

Among their recognitions, they were named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1975, recognized by the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • Social Capital, Structural Holes and the Formation of an Industry Network

    Gordon Walker;Bruce Kogut;Weijian Shan

  • A Transaction Cost Approach to Make-or-Buy Decisions

    Gordon Walker;David Weber

  • Interfirm cooperation and startup innovation in the biotechnology industry

    Weijan Shan;Gordon Walker;Bruce Kogut

  • Guest editors' introduction to the special issue: why is there a resource-based view? Toward a theory of competitive heterogeneity

    David G. Hoopes;Tammy L. Madsen;Gordon Walker

  • Caution! Transitions Ahead: Politics, Practice, and Sustainable Transition Management:

    Elizabeth Shove;Gordon Walker

  • Governing transitions in the sustainability of everyday life

    Elizabeth Shove;Gordon Walker

  • Community renewable energy: What should it mean?

    Gordon Walker;Patrick Devine-Wright

  • Environmental Justice: Concepts, Evidence and Politics

    Gordon Walker

  • The dynamics of interorganizational coordination.

    A H van de Ven;G Walker

  • Trust and community: Exploring the meanings, contexts and dynamics of community renewable energy

    Gordon Walker;Patrick Devine-Wright;Sue Hunter;Sue Hunter;Helen High;Helen High

  • What Is Energy For? Social Practice and Energy Demand:

    Elizabeth Shove;Gordon Walker

  • Beyond Distribution and Proximity: Exploring the Multiple Spatialities of Environmental Justice

    Gordon Walker

  • Conceptualising energy use and energy poverty using a capabilities framework

    Rosie Day;Gordon Peter Walker;Neil David Simcock

  • What are the barriers and incentives for community-owned means of energy production and use?

    Gordon P. Walker

  • Fuel poverty as injustice: Integrating distribution, recognition and procedure in the struggle for affordable warmth

    Gordon Walker;Rosie Day

  • PUBLIC UNDERSTANDINGS OF AIR POLLUTION: THE LOCALISATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL RISK

    Karen Bickerstaff;Gordon Walker

  • THE SMALL WORLD OF GERMANY AND THE DURABILITY OF NATIONAL NETWORKS

    Bruce Kogut;Gordon Walker

  • Supplier Competition, Uncertainty and Make or Buy Decisions

    Gordon. Walker;David Arthur Weber

  • Harnessing Community Energies: explaining and evaluating community-based localism in renewable energy policy in the UK.

    Gordon Walker;Sue Hunter;Patrick Devine-Wright;Bob Evans

  • Carbon reduction, 'the public' and renewable energy: engaging with socio-technical configurations.

    Gordon Walker;Noel Cass

  • INTERFIRM COOPERATION AND STARTUP INNOVATION IN THE BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY.

    Gordon Walker;Bruce Kogut

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce Kogut
Bruce Kogut Columbia University
Linda F. Bisson
Linda F. Bisson University of California, Davis
Elizabeth Shove
Elizabeth Shove Lancaster University
Patrick Devine-Wright
Patrick Devine-Wright University of Exeter
Julie Barnett
Julie Barnett University of Bath
Gavin Bridge
Gavin Bridge Durham University
Stefan Bouzarovski
Stefan Bouzarovski University of Manchester
Stewart Barr
Stewart Barr University of Exeter
Harriet Bulkeley
Harriet Bulkeley Durham University

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