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D-Index
61
Citations
20666
World Ranking
1325
National Ranking
256

Jennie Popay 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 Jennie Popay sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 229 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jennie Popay 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 Jennie Popay sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 61 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jennie Popay is affiliated with Lancaster University in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the fields of health professions and social sciences. Their work emphasizes a broad range of topics related to public health, health disparities, and community health development.

Their research spans multiple key topics, including:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Community Health and Development
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Health, psychology, and well-being
  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
  • Global Health Care Issues

Popay's research has appeared frequently in notable publication venues such as:

  • Journal of Public Health
  • Health Promotion International
  • Health & Place
  • Social Science & Medicine
  • International Journal of Health Policy and Management

They have co-authored work with a number of frequent collaborators, including:

  • Emma Halliday
  • Matt Egan
  • Fran Baum
  • Clare Bambra
  • Margaret Whitehead

Among their recent publications are:

  • Power, control, communities and health inequalities I: theories, concepts and analytical frameworks, 2020, published in Health Promotion International
  • Evaluation of public health interventions from a complex systems perspective: A research methods review, 2021, published in Social Science & Medicine
  • Explaining covid-19 performance: what factors might predict national responses?, 2021, published in BMJ
  • Why do some countries do better or worse in life expectancy relative to income? An analysis of Brazil, Ethiopia, and the United States of America, 2020, published in International Journal for Equity in Health
  • New Perspective on Why Women Live Longer Than Men: An Exploration of Power, Gender, Social Determinants, and Capitals, 2021, published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

The main fields of study addressed by Popay's research include health professions, with a strong focus on general health professions and health, alongside interdisciplinary engagement with organizational behavior and human resource management, pediatrics, and sociology and political science as subfields.

Their scholarly output reflects an interest in examining health outcomes through multiple analytic lenses including power dynamics, policy implementation, and societal determinants, contributing to contemporary understanding of public health challenges and health equity.

Best Publications

  • Guidance on the conduct of narrative synthesis in sytematic reviews

    Jennie Popay;Helen M. Roberts;Amanda Sowden;Mark Petticrew

  • Guidance on the conduct of narrative synthesis in systematic Reviews. A Product from the ESRC Methods Programme. Version 1

    jennie popay;Helen Roberts;Amanda Sowden;Mark Petticrew

  • Systematically reviewing qualitative and quantitative evidence to inform management and policy-making in the health field

    Nicholas Mays;Catherine Pope;Jennie Popay

  • Rationale and Standards for the Systematic Review of Qualitative Literature in Health Services Research

    Jennie Popay;Anne Rogers;Gareth Williams

  • Testing methodological guidance on the conduct of narrative synthesis in systematic reviews: effectiveness of interventions to promote smoke alarm ownership and function.

    Mark Rodgers;Amanda Sowden;Mark Petticrew;Lisa Arai

  • Public health research and lay knowledge

    Jennie Popay;Gareth Williams

  • Synthesising research evidence.

    Nicholas Mays;Emilie Roberts;Jennie Popay

  • Theorising inequalities in health : the place of lay knowledge.

    Jennie Popay;Gareth Williams;Carol Thomas;Tony Gatrell

  • Synthesizing qualitative and quantitative health evidence: a guide to methods

    Catherine Pope;Nicholas Mays;Jennie Popay

  • Qualitative Research and Cochrane Reviews

    Jane Noyes;Jennie Popay;Alan Pearson;Karin Hannes

  • How are policy makers using evidence? Models of research utilisation and local NHS policy making

    Heather Elliott;Jennie Popay

  • A proper place to live: health inequalities, agency and the normative dimensions of space.

    Jennie Popay;Carol Thomas;Gareth Howard Williams;Sharon Bennett

  • Directly observed therapy and tuberculosis: how can a systematic review of qualitative research contribute to improving services? A qualitative meta-synthesis.

    Jane Noyes;Jennie Popay

  • The experience of community engagement for individuals: a rapid review of evidence

    Pamela Attree;Beverley French;Beth Milton;Susan Povall

  • Addressing social determinants of health inequities: what can the state and civil society do?

    Erik Blas;Lucy Gilson;Michael P Kelly;Ronald Labonté

  • Values associated with public involvement in health and social care research: a narrative review.

    Felix Gradinger;Nicky Britten;Katrina Wyatt;Katherine Froggatt

  • Qualitative research and evidence-based healthcare.

    Jennie Popay;Gareth Williams

  • The role and theoretical evolution of knowledge translation and exchange in public health.

    Rebecca Armstrong;Elizabeth Waters;Helen Roberts;Sandy Oliver

  • Injustice is killing people on a large scale—but what is to be done about it?

    Jennie Popay;Margaret Whitehead;David J. Hunter

  • Beyond 'beer, fags, egg and chips'? Exploring lay understandings of social inequalities in health

    Jennie Popay;Sharon Bennett;Carol Thomas;Gareth Howard Williams

  • Gender inequalities in health: social position, affective disorders and minor physical morbidity.

    Jennie Popay;Mel Bartley;Charlie Owen

Frequent Co-Authors

Margaret Whitehead
Margaret Whitehead University of Liverpool
Carol Thomas
Carol Thomas Lancaster University
Helen Roberts
Helen Roberts University College London
Ann Oakley
Ann Oakley University College London
Nicholas Mays
Nicholas Mays London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Catherine Pope
Catherine Pope University of Oxford
Fran Baum
Fran Baum University of Adelaide
Clare Bambra
Clare Bambra Newcastle University
Nicky Britten
Nicky Britten University of Exeter
Mark Petticrew
Mark Petticrew London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

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