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2026

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D-Index
75
Citations
28142
World Ranking
532
National Ranking
4

Janet Holmes 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 Janet Holmes sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 277 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Janet Holmes 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 Janet Holmes sits on this spectrum.

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: 75 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in New Zealand Leader Award

Overview

Janet Holmes is affiliated with Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand and has a research profile spanning the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Their main areas of study include language and linguistics, literature and literary theory, linguistics and language, sociology and political science, and artificial intelligence. The scientist's work covers several key topics: language, discourse, and communication strategies; discourse analysis in language studies; multilingual education and policy; emotional labor in professions; cognitive science and mapping; soil and land suitability analysis; and multi-criteria decision making.

Their recent publications demonstrate a diverse engagement with both linguistic and interdisciplinary themes. Notable papers include:

  • "Contesting the Culture Order: Contrastive Pragmatics in Action" (2020) published in Contrastive Pragmatics
  • "Integrating data, expert opinion and fuzzy logic in the development of an index of wetland condition" (2022) in Marine and Freshwater Research
  • "Doing leadership in style: Pragmatic markers in New Zealand workplace interaction" (2023) in Intercultural Pragmatics
  • ""Climbing the Same Mountain"" (2022) appearing in Contrastive Pragmatics
  • "Jeff MacSwan (ed.), Multilingual perspectives on translanguaging. Bristol: Multilingual Matters, 2022. Pp. 368. Hb. £39.95." (2023) published in Language in Society

Janet Holmes frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Bernadette Vine, Meredith Marra, P. Papas, David S. L. Ramsey, and Doug Frood. These partnerships contribute to research outputs across multiple venues, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches and pragmatic aspects of language and communication.

The scientist's frequent publication venues highlight their engagement with specialized audiences. These venues include:

  • Contrastive Pragmatics
  • Marine and Freshwater Research
  • Intercultural Pragmatics
  • Language in Society

Best Publications

  • Women, Men and Politeness

    Janet Holmes

  • An Introduction to Sociolinguistics

    Janet Holmes

  • Power and Politeness in the Workplace: A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Talk at Work

    Janet Holmes;Maria Stubbe

  • Paying compliments: A sex-preferential politeness strategy

    Janet Holmes

  • The Community of Practice: Theories and methodologies in language and gender research

    Janet Holmes;Miriam Meyerhoff

  • Politeness, Power and Provocation: How Humour Functions in the Workplace:

    Janet Holmes

  • MODIFYING ILLOCUTIONARY FORCE

    Janet Holmes

  • The handbook of language and gender

    Janet Holmes;Miriam Meyerhoff

  • Apologies in New Zealand English.

    Janet Holmes

  • Having a laugh at work: how humour contributes to workplace culture

    Janet Holmes;Meredith Marra

  • Gendered talk at work : constructing gender identity through workplace discourse

    Janet Holmes

  • Doubt and Certainty in ESL Textbooks

    Janet Holmes

  • Hedges and boosters in women's and men's speech

    Janet Holmes

  • Functions of you know in women's and men's speech

    Janet Holmes

  • Sharing a laugh: Pragmatic aspects of humor and gender in the workplace

    Janet Holmes

  • Sex Differences and Apologies: One Aspect of Communicative Competence1

    Janet Holmes

  • Over the edge? Subversive humor between colleagues and friends

    Janet Holmes;Meredith Marra

  • Teachers and Students Learning About Compliments.

    Janet Holmes;Dorothy F. Brown

  • An Introduction to Sociolinguistics

    Karsten Legère;Janet Holmes

  • Doing collegiality and keeping control at work: small talk in government departments 1

    Janet Holmes

Frequent Co-Authors

Allan Bell
Allan Bell Auckland University of Technology
Laurie Bauer
Laurie Bauer Victoria University of Wellington
Paul Kerswill
Paul Kerswill University of York
Jennifer Hay
Jennifer Hay University of Canterbury
Nikolas Coupland
Nikolas Coupland Cardiff University

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