2026 Jane Lewis: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	67	878	765	167	149	247	35953

Research.com Recognitions

2023 - Research.com Political Science in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Jane Lewis is affiliated with the London School of Economics and Political Science in the United Kingdom. Their research is primarily situated within the social sciences, with a focus on fields such as education, political science and international relations, general health professions, sociology and political science, and social psychology.

Their scholarly contributions cover multiple key topics including social policy and reform studies, healthcare innovation and challenges, geriatric care and nursing homes, youth education and societal dynamics, education systems and policy, mentoring and academic development, and youth development and social support.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Jane Lewis include:

"The problems of social care in English nursing and residential homes for older people and the role of state regulation" (2022) published in the Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law
"What characteristics of funding, provision and regulation are associated with effective social investment in ECEC in England, France and Germany? - CORRIGENDUM" (2022) published in the Journal of Social Policy
"A research study of youth mentoring" (2023) published on the ISRCTN platform

Throughout their career, Jane Lewis has collaborated with co-authors including Anne West and Agnes Blome. Their work has appeared in various publication venues with repeated contributions to the Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, Journal of Social Policy, and ISRCTN.

Their research often intersects with areas addressing policy and practice within social welfare, education systems, and healthcare innovation, particularly focusing on older populations and youth mentoring frameworks.

Best Publications

Qualitative Research Practice: A Guide for Social Science Students and Researchers

Jane Ritchie;Jane Lewis;Carol Mcnaughton Nicholls;Rachel Ormston

11931
Citations
Gender and the Development of Welfare Regimes

Jane Lewis

3930
Citations
The concept of social care and the analysis of contemporary welfare states.

Mary Daly;Jane Lewis

1835
Citations
The decline of the male breadwinner model: implications for work and care

Jane Lewis

1316
Citations
Gender and Welfare Regimes: Further Thoughts

Jane Lewis

782
Citations
The adult worker model family, gender equality and care: the search for new policy principles and the possibilities and problems of a capabilities approach

Jane Lewis;Susanna Giullari

728
Citations
Women in England, 1870-1950: Sexual Divisions and Social Change

Jane Lewis

681
Citations
Valuing the ICECAP capability index for older people

Joanna Coast;Terry N. Flynn;Lucy Natarajan;Kerry Sproston

676
Citations
Work-Family Balance, Gender and Policy

Jane Lewis

656
Citations
Gender and welfare state change

Jane Lewis

486
Citations
The Oxford Handbook of the Welfare State

Francis Geoffrey Castles;Stephan Leibfried;Jane Lewis;Herbert Obinger

485
Citations
The politics of motherhood : child and maternal welfare in England, 1900-1939

Jane Lewis

477
Citations
Developing attributes for a generic quality of life measure for older people: preferences or capabilities?

Ini Grewal;Jane Lewis;Terry Flynn;Jackie Brown

471
Citations
Emerging Gender Regimes and Policies for Gender Equality in a Wider Europe

Gillian Pascall;Jane Lewis

422
Citations
Students' Facebook ‘friends’: public and private spheres

Anne West;Jane Lewis;Peter Currie

412
Citations
Patterns of Development in Work/Family Reconciliation Policies for Parents in France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK in the 2000s

Jane Lewis;Trudie Knijn;Claude Martin;Ilona Ostner

402
Citations
Implementing the new community care

Jane Lewis;Howard Glennerster

389
Citations
Patterns of paid and unpaid work in Western Europe: gender, commodification, preferences and the implications for policy

Jane Lewis;Mary Campbell;Carmen Huerta

370
Citations
Introduction: Conceptualising Social Care in the Context of Welfare State Restructuring

Mary Daly;Jane Lewis

333
Citations
‘Friending’: London-based undergraduates’ experience of Facebook:

Jane Lewis;Anne West

326
Citations
Gender, social care and welfare state restructuring in Europe

Jane Lewis

212
Citations
New Labour's Approach to the Voluntary Sector: Independence and the Meaning of Partnership

Jane Lewis

163
Citations
Women and social policies in Europe : work, family and the state

Sheila Shaver;Jane Lewis

157
Citations
Developing child-care provision in England and Germany: problems of governance

Adalbert Evers;Jane Lewis;Birgit Riedel

153
Citations
Analysing Qualitative Longitudinal Research in Evaluations

Jane Lewis

150
Citations
UK Work/Family Balance Policies and Gender Equality, 1997–2005

Jane Lewis;Mary Campbell

145
Citations
Children, Changing Families And Welfare States

Jane Lewis

133
Citations
Re-Shaping Social Care Services for Older People in England: Policy Development and the Problem of Achieving ‘Good Care’

Jane Lewis;Anne West

129
Citations
Lone mothers in European welfare regimes : shifting policy logics

Jane Lewis

126
Citations
Developing Early Years Childcare in England, 1997–2002: The Choices for (Working) Mothers

Jane Lewis

116
Citations
Gender and the politics of history

Jane Lewis

10
Citations
Introduction: Contested Concepts in Gender and Social Politics

Barbara Hobson;Jane Lewis;Birte Siim

6
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Anne West London School of Economics and Political Science

Kathleen Kiernan University of York

Mary C. Daly Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Jennie Popay Lancaster University

Martin McKee London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Stephan Leibfried University of Bremen

Helen Roberts University College London

Danny Dorling University of Oxford

Stephen Platt University of Edinburgh

Eirini Flouri University College London

External Links

Wikipedia of Jane Lewis Personal website of Jane Lewis

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