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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 49 2903 2656 499 453 210 11961

Henry W. W. Potts publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Henry W. W. Potts between 1994 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Henry W. W. Potts published across 33 years, from 1994 to 2026, averaging 8.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 2022. 10 of the 278 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 33. Peak 33 publications in 2022. 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 28 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 32 publications 2022: 33 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 9 publications 2026: 1 publication
1994 2026

278 publications in total across all disciplines

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Henry W. W. Potts: publications per year, 1994 to 2026
Year Publications
1994 1
1995 0
1996 0
1997 1
1998 1
1999 2
2000 4
2001 4
2002 4
2003 5
2004 5
2005 6
2006 3
2007 3
2008 6
2009 12
2010 9
2011 5
2012 5
2013 8
2014 10
2015 8
2016 9
2017 8
2018 12
2019 28
2020 19
2021 32
2022 33
2023 10
2024 15
2025 9
2026 1
Total 278
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Henry W. W. Potts publications per year - data summary

  • Henry W. W. Potts, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University College London, has 278 publications recorded across 33 years, from 1994 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1994 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2022, with 33 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1994, 1997, 1998 and 2026, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 33 years in the span carry no publications at all (1995 and 1996).
  • The rate of publication averages 8.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 9.0 per year counting only the 31 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 68 publications, 24% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1994-2004: 27 publications (2.5 per year); 2005-2015: 75 publications (6.8 per year); 2016-2026: 176 publications (16.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Henry W. W. Potts 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 Henry W. W. Potts 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, 204–213 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: 210 publications — 68th percentile

68% 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
204–213 285 210
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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Henry W. W. Potts 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.
  • Henry W. W. Potts, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University College London, records 210 publications - the 68th percentile of the discipline.
  • 68% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Henry W. W. Potts, and about 32% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Henry W. W. Potts 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).

Henry W. W. Potts 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 Henry W. W. Potts 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, 49 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: 49 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% 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 49
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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Henry W. W. Potts 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.
  • Henry W. W. Potts, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University College London, records 49 D-Index - the 64th percentile of the discipline.
  • 64% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Henry W. W. Potts, and about 36% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Henry W. W. Potts 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

Henry W. W. Potts is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom and has produced a significant body of work primarily in the fields of medicine, health professions, and psychology. Their research interests span multiple subfields such as general health professions, clinical psychology, applied psychology, health, and sociology and political science.

The research topics covered by Potts reflect a focus on public health and behavioral science, with particular emphasis on COVID-19 and mental health, mobile health and mHealth applications, digital mental health interventions, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, behavioral health and interventions, physical activity and health, and electronic health records systems.

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Potts are:

  • Adherence to the test, trace, and isolate system in the UK: results from 37 nationally representative surveys, 2021, BMJ
  • Physical Activity Behavior Before, During, and After COVID-19 Restrictions: Longitudinal Smartphone-Tracking Study of Adults in the United Kingdom, 2020, Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • Adherence to the test, trace and isolate system: results from a time series of 21 nationally representative surveys in the UK (the COVID-19 Rapid Survey of Adherence to Interventions and Responses [CORSAIR] study), 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Technological Capabilities to Assess Digital Excellence in Hospitals in High Performing Health Care Systems: International eDelphi Exercise, 2020, Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • The mental health of staff working on intensive care units over the COVID-19 winter surge of 2020 in England: a cross sectional survey, 2022, British Journal of Anaesthesia

Frequent collaborators with Potts include Richard Amlôt, G. James Rubin, Louise Smith, Nicola T. Fear, and Susan Michie, indicating sustained collaborative efforts in related research areas.

Potts has published repeatedly in venues such as BMJ Open, Journal of Medical Internet Research, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Public Health, and the British Journal of Health Psychology. These publications demonstrate an engagement with both general medical and specialized public health audiences.

Best Publications

  • How are habits formed: Modelling habit formation in the real world

    Phillippa Lally;Cornelia H. M. van Jaarsveld;Henry W. W. Potts;Jane Wardle

  • Supporting thinking on sample sizes for thematic analyses: a quantitative tool

    Andrew J.B. Fugard;Henry W.W. Potts

  • Tensions and paradoxes in electronic patient record research: a systematic literature review using the meta-narrative method.

    Trisha Greenhalgh;Henry W W Potts;Geoff Wong;Pippa Bark

  • The impact of communications about swine flu (influenza A H1N1v) on public responses to the outbreak: Results from 36 national telephone surveys in the UK

    G.J. Rubin;H.W.W. Potts;S. Michie

  • Adoption and non-adoption of a shared electronic summary record in England: a mixed-method case study

    Trisha Greenhalgh;Katja Stramer;Tanja Bratan;Emma Byrne

  • Ethnicity and academic performance in UK trained doctors and medical students: systematic review and meta-analysis

    Katherine Woolf;Henry W W Potts;I C McManus

  • Adherence to the test, trace, and isolate system in the UK: results from 37 nationally representative surveys.

    Louise E Smith;Henry W W Potts;Richard Amlôt;Richard Amlôt;Nicola T Fear

  • Digital health behaviour change interventions targeting physical activity and diet in cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Anna L. Roberts;Abigail Fisher;Lee Smith;Malgorzata Heinrich

  • Survey of Doctors' Experience of Patients Using the Internet

    Henry W. W Potts;Jeremy C Wyatt

  • Changes in mental health of UK hospital consultants since the mid-1990s

    Cath Taylor;Jill Graham;Henry W W Potts;Michael A Richards

  • Cognitive workload changes for nurses transitioning from a legacy system with paper documentation to a commercial electronic health record.

    Lacey Colligan;Henry W.W. Potts;Chelsea T. Finn;Robert A. Sinkin

  • Physical Activity Behavior Before, During, and After COVID-19 Restrictions: Longitudinal Smartphone-Tracking Study of Adults in the United Kingdom.

    Hannah McCarthy;Henry W W Potts;Abigail Fisher

  • Computer aids and human second reading as interventions in screening mammography: Two systematic reviews to compare effects on cancer detection and recall rate

    Paul Taylor;Henry W.W. Potts

  • THE DEVIL'S IN THE DETAIL

    Trisha Greenhalgh;Katja Stramer;Tanja Bratan;Emma Byrne

  • Advanced Breast Cancer Patients' Perceptions of Decision Making for Palliative Chemotherapy

    Elizabeth A. Grunfeld;E. Jane Maher;Susannah Browne;Pippa Ward

  • Adherence to the test, trace and isolate system: results from a time series of 21 nationally representative surveys in the UK (the COVID-19 Rapid Survey of Adherence to Interventions and Responses study)

    Louise E. Smith;Henry W. W. Potts;Richard Amlot;Nicola T. Fear

  • Why do older women delay presentation with breast cancer symptoms

    Caroline Burgess;H W W Potts;H Hamed;A M Bish

  • The devil's in the detail: final report of the independent evaluation of the Summary Care Record and HealthSpace programmes

    T Greenhalgh;K Stramer;T Bratan;E Byrne

  • Impact of hospital consultants' poor mental health on patient care

    Cath Taylor;Jill Graham;Henry Potts;Jenny Candy

  • The hidden medical school: A longitudinal study of how social networks form, and how they relate to academic performance

    Katherine Woolf;Henry W W Potts;Shalini Patel;I Chris McManus

  • Stress and burnout in doctors.

    J Graham;H W W Potts;A J Ramirez

  • The mediators of minority ethnic underperformance in final medical school examinations

    Katherine Woolf;I. Chris McManus;Henry W. W. Potts;Jane Dacre

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan Michie
Susan Michie University College London
Nicola T. Fear
Nicola T. Fear King's College London
Lee Smith
Lee Smith Anglia Ruskin University
G. James Rubin
G. James Rubin King's College London
Andrew Steptoe
Andrew Steptoe University College London
Richard Amlôt
Richard Amlôt Public Health England
Jeremy C Wyatt
Jeremy C Wyatt University of Southampton
Aziz Sheikh
Aziz Sheikh University of Oxford
Robin Williams
Robin Williams University of Edinburgh
Kathrin Cresswell
Kathrin Cresswell University of Edinburgh

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