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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 75 532 460 4 3 277 28142

Janet Holmes publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Janet Holmes between 1969 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Janet Holmes published across 56 years, from 1969 to 2024, averaging 5.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2008. 6 of the 309 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1969 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2008. 1969: 1 publication 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 1 publication 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 25 publications 2009: 18 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 23 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 1 publication
1969 2024

309 publications in total across all disciplines

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Janet Holmes: publications per year, 1969 to 2024
Year Publications
1969 1
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 1
1974 0
1975 0
1976 1
1977 0
1978 0
1979 1
1980 0
1981 1
1982 1
1983 0
1984 2
1985 0
1986 2
1987 2
1988 5
1989 2
1990 4
1991 3
1992 4
1993 5
1994 2
1995 6
1996 4
1997 10
1998 5
1999 9
2000 7
2001 5
2002 6
2003 8
2004 8
2005 10
2006 9
2007 8
2008 25
2009 18
2010 12
2011 15
2012 5
2013 9
2014 11
2015 10
2016 4
2017 22
2018 4
2019 5
2020 5
2021 3
2022 23
2023 5
2024 1
Total 309
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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.

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, 274–283 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: 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.

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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
274–283 138 277
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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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.

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, 75 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: 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.

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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 75
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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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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