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Jenny Kitzinger 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 Jenny Kitzinger sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 157 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jenny Kitzinger 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 Jenny Kitzinger 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
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This scientist: 50 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jenny Kitzinger is a researcher affiliated with Cardiff University in the United Kingdom. Their work primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Health Professions, with a focus on several specific subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions, Physiology, Radiological and Ultrasound Technology, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

Their research topics are centered on the following areas:

  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Ethics in medical practice
  • Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare
  • Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
  • Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
  • Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints

Kitzinger has contributed to recent publications including:

  • "Caring for People with Severe Brain Injuries: Improving Health Care Professional Communication and Practice Through Online Learning" (2023) published in the Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions
  • "Clinically-assisted nutrition and hydration: Decisions that cannot be ignored or delayed" (2021) published in Spectrum Research Repository (Concordia University)

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Celia Kitzinger
  • Jocelyn Downie
  • Ben White
  • Lindy Willmott
  • Penney Lewis

The publication venues where Kitzinger's work most often appears are:

  • Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions
  • Spectrum Research Repository (Concordia University)

Best Publications

  • Qualitative Research: Introducing focus groups

    Jenny Kitzinger

  • The methodology of focus groups: the importance of interaction between research participants

    Jenny Kitzinger

  • Developing focus group research : politics, theory and practice

    Rosaline S. Barbour;Jenny Kitzinger

  • Anonymising interview data: challenges and compromise in practice

    Benjamin Saunders;Jenny Kitzinger;Celia Kitzinger

  • Introduction: The Challenge and Promise of Focus Groups

    Jenny Kitzinger;Rosaline S. Barbour

  • Expectations, Experiences, and Psychological Outcomes of Childbirth: A Prospective Study of 825 Women

    Josephine M. Green;Vanessa A. Coupland;Jenny V. Kitzinger

  • Who are you kidding? : Children, power, and the struggle against sexual abuse

    Jenny Kitzinger

  • Framing Abuse: Media Influence and Public Understanding of Sexual Violence Against Children

    Jenny Kitzinger

  • Media templates: patterns of association and the (re)construction of meaning over time:

    Jenny Kitzinger

  • Researching risk and the media

    Jenny Kitzinger

  • An open letter to The BMJ editors on qualitative research

    Trisha Greenhalgh;Ellen Annandale;Richard Ashcroft;James Barlow

  • The Rise and Fall of Risk Reporting Media Coverage of Human Genetics Research, `False Memory Syndrome' and `Mad Cow Disease'

    Jenny Kitzinger;Jacquie Reilly

  • Representing infant feeding: content analysis of British media portrayals of bottle feeding and breast feeding.

    Lesley Henderson;Jenny Kitzinger;Josephine Green

  • The human drama of genetics : hard and soft media representations of inherited breast cancer

    Lesley Henderson;Jenny Kitzinger

  • The mass media and power in modern Britain

    J. E. T. Eldridge;Jenny Kitzinger;Kevin Williams

  • Focus group research: using group dynamics to explore perceptions, experiences and understandings

    Jenny Kitzinger

  • Forecasting science futures: legitimising hope and calming fears in the embryo stem cell debate.

    Jenny Kitzinger;Clare Williams

  • THE WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY FOR DEATH AFTER SEVERE BRAIN INJURY: FAMILY EXPERIENCES

    Jenny Kitzinger;Celia Kitzinger

  • Human Cloning in the Media

    Joan Haran;Jenny Kitzinger;Maureen McNeil;Kate O'Riordan

  • Envisaging the embryo in stem cell research: rhetorical strategies and media reporting of the ethical debates.

    Clare Williams;Jenny Kitzinger;Lesley Henderson

  • Human Cloning in the Media: From Science Fiction to Science Practice

    Joan Haran;Jenny Kitzinger;Maureen McNeil;Kate O'Riordan

Frequent Co-Authors

Celia Kitzinger
Celia Kitzinger University of York
Clare Williams
Clare Williams Brunel University London
Daniel Wight
Daniel Wight University of Glasgow
Kate Hunt
Kate Hunt University of Stirling
Sarah Nettleton
Sarah Nettleton University of York
David J. Hunter
David J. Hunter Harvard University
Janice M. Morse
Janice M. Morse University of Utah
Linda Clare
Linda Clare University of Exeter
Trisha Greenhalgh
Trisha Greenhalgh University of Oxford
Sharon E. Straus
Sharon E. Straus University of Toronto

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