2026 Janine Wiles: 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	37	6121	5682	48	47	111	9332

Overview

Janine Wiles is affiliated with the University of Auckland in New Zealand and has contributed extensively to social sciences and health professions. Their research spans several key topics, including health disparities and outcomes, migration, aging and tourism studies, geriatric care and nursing homes, aging and gerontology research, intergenerational family dynamics and caregiving, urban transport and accessibility, and employment and welfare studies.

Their principal fields of study include social sciences and health professions, with emphases on general health professions, health, sociology and political science, demography, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

Wiles has published in a variety of academic venues. Frequent publication outlets include Progress in Human Geography, Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Kōtuitui New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, Social Science & Medicine, and Journal of Aging Studies.

Collaborative research is a notable aspect of Wiles's scholarly activity. Frequent coauthors include Merryn Gott, Tessa Morgan, Lisa Williams, Tess Moeke-Maxwell, and Kathryn Morgan.

Some key recent publications are:

"Recommendations for Virtual Qualitative Health Research During a Pandemic" (2021), published in Qualitative Health Research
"COVID-19 and the portrayal of older people in New Zealand news media" (2021), published in Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
"Transport equity in Sri Lanka: Experiences linked to disability and older age" (2020), published in Journal of Transport & Health
"Bereaved Families' Perspectives of End-of-Life Care. Towards a Bicultural Whare Tapa Whā Older person's Palliative Care Model" (2020), published in Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology
"Inequitable mobilities: intersections of diversity with urban infrastructure influence mobility, health and wellbeing" (2020), published in Cities & Health

Best Publications

The Meaning of “Aging in Place” to Older People

Janine L. Wiles;Annette Leibing;Nancy Guberman;Jeanne Reeve

2229
Citations
Landscapes of Care

Christine Milligan;Janine Wiles

728
Citations
Older people and their social spaces: A study of well-being and attachment to place in Aotearoa New Zealand

Janine L. Wiles;Ruth E.S. Allen;Anthea J. Palmer;Karen J. Hayman

460
Citations
Narrative analysis as a strategy for understanding interview talk in geographic research

Janine L Wiles;Mark W Rosenberg;Robin A Kearns

441
Citations
A rose by any other name: participants choosing research pseudonyms

Ruth E.S. Allen;Janine L. Wiles

436
Citations
Geographical Gerontology: the constitution of a discipline.

Gavin J. Andrews;Malcolm Cutchin;Kevin Mccracken;David Rosser Phillips

344
Citations
Conceptualizing place in the care of older people: the contributions of geographical gerontology.

Janine Wiles

268
Citations
Resilience from the point of view of older people: 'There's still life beyond a funny knee'.

Janine L. Wiles;Kirsty Wild;Ngaire Kerse;Ruth E.S. Allen

264
Citations
Resilience: thoughts on the value of the concept for critical gerontology

Kirsty Wild;Janine L. Wiles;Ruth E. S. Allen

264
Citations
Daily geographies of caregivers: mobility, routine, scale

Janine Wiles

262
Citations
Sense of home in a transnational social space: New Zealanders in London

Janine Wiles

254
Citations
Informal caregivers' experiences of formal support in a changing context.

Janine Wiles

226
Citations
Re-spacing and re-placing gerontology: relationality and affect

Gavin J. Andrews;Joshua Evans;Janine L. Wiles

210
Citations
Care for place: the contributions older people make to their communities.

Janine L. Wiles;Ranmalie Jayasinha

166
Citations
Home-Based Activity Program for Older People With Depressive Symptoms: DeLLITE–A Randomized Controlled Trial

Ngaire Kerse;Karen J. Hayman;Simon A. Moyes;Kathy Peri

152
Citations
‘Gentle caring experience’: Seeking alternative health care in Canada

Janine Wiles;Mark W Rosenberg

149
Citations
Care of the body: spaces of practice.

Sarah Atkinson;Victoria Lawson;Janine Wiles

144
Citations
Life and Living in Advanced Age: A Cohort Study in New Zealand -Te Puāwaitanga o Nga Tapuwae Kia Ora Tonu, LiLACS NZ: Study protocol

Karen J Hayman;Ngaire Kerse;Lorna Dyall;Mere Kepa

142
Citations
Reflections on being a recipient of care: vexing the concept of vulnerability

Janine Wiles

121
Citations
Recommendations for Virtual Qualitative Health Research During a Pandemic.

Tessa Pocock;Melody Smith;Janine Wiles

113
Citations
Geographies of care: A commentary

Christine Milligan;Sarah Atkinson;Mark Skinner;Janine Wiles

94
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Robin Kearns University of Auckland

Shanthi Ameratunga University of Auckland

Karen Witten Massey University

Gavin Andrews University of New South Wales

Christine Milligan Lancaster University

Tim J Wilkinson University of Otago

Mark W. Rosenberg Queen's University

Peter Adams Carnegie Mellon University

David Phillips University of Melbourne

External Links

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