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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 61 1377 1227 262 236 307 11618

Heather Joshi publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Heather Joshi between 1976 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Heather Joshi published across 49 years, from 1976 to 2024, averaging 6.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2002. 3 of the 312 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2002. 1976: 2 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 2 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 4 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 7 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 18 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 17 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 3 publications
1976 2024

312 publications in total across all disciplines

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Heather Joshi: publications per year, 1976 to 2024
Year Publications
1976 2
1977 1
1978 2
1979 0
1980 2
1981 2
1982 1
1983 1
1984 1
1985 4
1986 0
1987 7
1988 4
1989 0
1990 7
1991 5
1992 5
1993 5
1994 4
1995 2
1996 11
1997 4
1998 8
1999 6
2000 11
2001 13
2002 18
2003 6
2004 10
2005 17
2006 10
2007 11
2008 17
2009 10
2010 11
2011 6
2012 11
2013 8
2014 11
2015 8
2016 10
2017 6
2018 8
2019 6
2020 7
2021 7
2022 3
2023 0
2024 3
Total 312
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Heather Joshi publications per year - data summary

  • Heather Joshi, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University College London, has 312 publications recorded across 49 years, from 1976 to 2024.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1976 and the most recent to 2024.
  • The most productive year is 2002, with 18 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1977, 1982, 1983 and 1984, with 1 publication each.
  • 4 of the 49 years in the span carry no publications at all (1979, 1986, 1989 and 2023).
  • The rate of publication averages 6.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 6.9 per year counting only the 45 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2020-2024) hold 20 publications, 6% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1976-1992: 44 publications (2.6 per year); 1993-2009: 163 publications (9.6 per year); 2010-2024: 105 publications (7.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Heather Joshi 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 Heather Joshi 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, 304–313 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: 307 publications — 88th percentile

88% 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
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95 307
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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Heather Joshi publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 44–53 to 570+ publications.
  • Heather Joshi, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University College London, records 307 publications - the 88th percentile of the discipline.
  • 88% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Heather Joshi, and about 12% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Heather Joshi ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 114–123 publications, holding 474 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 174–183 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 570 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Heather Joshi 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 Heather Joshi 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, 61 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: 61 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 61
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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Heather Joshi D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 71 ranges running from 30 to 100+ D-Index.
  • Heather Joshi, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University College London, records 61 D-Index - the 83rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 83% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Heather Joshi, and about 17% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Heather Joshi ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 313 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 47 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more, 97 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Heather Joshi is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their primary field of study is Social Sciences, with 22 publications, and notable subfields including General Health Professions, Education, Sociology and Political Science, Demography, and Economics and Econometrics.

The main research topics addressed by Joshi include Retirement, Disability, and Employment; Employment and Welfare Studies; Early Childhood Education and Development; Work-Family Balance Challenges; Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics; Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development; and Labor Market Dynamics and Wage Inequality.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Joshi cover a range of empirical and theoretical issues:

  • A short history of the gender wage gap in Britain, 2020, Oxford Review of Economic Policy
  • Ability-grouping and problem behavior trajectories in childhood and adolescence: Results from a U.K. population-based sample, 2021, Child Development
  • The gender gap in wages over the life course: Evidence from a British cohort born in 1958, 2020, Gender Work and Organization
  • Does residential mobility affect child development at age five? A comparative study of children born in U.S. and U.K. cities, 2022, Developmental Psychology
  • Exploring the reasons for labour market gender inequality a year into the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from the UK cohort studies, 2023, Longitudinal and Life Course Studies

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Joshi include:

  • Alex Bryson
  • David Wilkinson
  • Bożena Wielgoszewska
  • Efstathios Papachristou
  • Eirini Flouri

Joshi's work is frequently published in venues such as Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, SSRN Electronic Journal, Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Child Development, and Gender Work and Organization. The publication distribution shows a particular concentration in longitudinal and interdisciplinary studies addressing life course and gender dynamics.

Best Publications

  • Higher mortality in deprived areas: community or personal disadvantage?

    Andrew Sloggett;Heather Joshi

  • The wages of motherhood: better or worse?

    Heather Joshi;Pierella Paci;Jane Waldfogel

  • Investing in People.

    Heather Joshi;Theodore W. Schultz

  • The role of urban neighbourhood green space in children's emotional and behavioural resilience

    Eirini Flouri;Emily Midouhas;Heather Joshi

  • Neighbourhood and family influences on the cognitive ability of children in the British National Child Development Study.

    Andrew McCulloch;Heather E Joshi

  • The Influence of Context, Timing, and Duration of Risk Experiences for the Passage from Childhood to Midadulthood

    Ingrid Schoon;John Bynner;Heather Joshi;Samantha Parsons

  • How active are our children? Findings from the Millennium Cohort Study.

    Lucy J Griffiths;Mario Cortina-Borja;Francesco Sera;Theodora Pouliou

  • Households, Employment and Gender: A Social, Economic and Demographic View

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  • The opportunity costs of childbearing: more than mothers business.

    Heather Joshi

  • Women's Employment Transitions Around Childbearing

    Shirley Dex;Heather Joshi;Susan Macran;Andrew McCulloch

  • Women's health: dimensions and differentials.

    Susan Macran;Lynda Clarke;Heather Joshi

  • Postponement and childlessness: Evidence from two British cohorts

    Dylan Kneale;Heather Joshi

  • The relationship between childbearing and transitions from marriage and cohabitation in Britain

    Fiona Steele;Constantinos Kallis;Harvey Goldstein;Heather Joshi

  • The Millennium Cohort Study: the making of a multi-purpose resource for social science and policy

    Heather Joshi;Emla Fitzsimons

  • Deprivation indicators as predictors of life events 1981-1992 based on the UK ONS Longitudinal Study.

    Andrew Sloggett;Heather Joshi

  • The Cash Opportunity Costs of Childbearing: An Approach To Estimation Using British Data

    Heather Joshi

  • Production, Reproduction, and Education: Women, Children, and Work in a British Perspective

    Heather Joshi

  • Children of the 21st century: From birth to nine months

    Shirley Dex;Heather Joshi

  • Employment after Childbearing: A Survival Analysis:

    Susan Macran;Heather Joshi;Shirley Dex

  • Single-sex Schooling and Academic Attainment at School and through the Lifecourse

    Alice Sullivan;Heather Joshi;Diana Leonard

  • Millennium Cohort Study Third Survey: A User’s Guide to Initial Findings

    Kirstine Hansen;Heather Joshi

  • The Constant Flux: A Study of Class Mobility in Industrial Societies

    Heather Joshi

  • Key Issues in Women's Work: Female Heterogeneity and the Polarisation of Women's Employment

    Heather Joshi;Catherine Hakim

Frequent Co-Authors

Shirley Dex
Shirley Dex University College London
Eirini Flouri
Eirini Flouri University College London
Alex Bryson
Alex Bryson University College London
John Bynner
John Bynner University College London
David Wilkinson
David Wilkinson The Francis Crick Institute
Peter Dolton
Peter Dolton University of Sussex
Robert E. Wright
Robert E. Wright University of Glasgow
Ingrid Schoon
Ingrid Schoon University College London
John Ermisch
John Ermisch University of Oxford
Ruth Lupton
Ruth Lupton University of Manchester

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