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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 47 3290 3027 559 511 175 15150

Jonathan Culpeper publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jonathan Culpeper between 1992 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jonathan Culpeper published across 35 years, from 1992 to 2026, averaging 5.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2018. 5 of the 191 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2018. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 4 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 7 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 4 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 21 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 4 publications 2026: 1 publication
1992 2026

191 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jonathan Culpeper: publications per year, 1992 to 2026
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 0
1994 1
1995 1
1996 4
1997 5
1998 2
1999 4
2000 9
2001 1
2002 7
2003 4
2004 0
2005 1
2006 4
2007 4
2008 5
2009 13
2010 16
2011 16
2012 4
2013 3
2014 8
2015 10
2016 3
2017 8
2018 21
2019 3
2020 5
2021 10
2022 5
2023 4
2024 4
2025 4
2026 1
Total 191
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Jonathan Culpeper 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 Jonathan Culpeper 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, 174–183 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: 175 publications — 54th percentile

54% 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
174–183 313 175
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
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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Jonathan Culpeper 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 Jonathan Culpeper 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, 47 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: 47 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% 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 47
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
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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Overview

Jonathan Culpeper is affiliated with Lancaster University in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on the intersections of language, discourse, and communication strategies, with notable emphasis on aspects such as swearing, euphemism, multilingualism, and the analysis of hate speech and cyberbullying.

Their work spans several fields of study, including Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences. More specifically, Culpeper's research covers subfields such as Language and Linguistics, Communication, Literature and Literary Theory, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Artificial Intelligence.

Jonathan Culpeper has contributed extensively to multiple topics, including:

  • Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
  • Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism
  • Discourse Analysis in Language Studies
  • Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
  • Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
  • Linguistic Variation and Morphology
  • Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity

The scientist has published frequently in a range of academic journals. Key venues where their research appears include:

  • Journal of Pragmatics
  • Language and Literature International Journal of Stylistics
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Historical Pragmatics
  • Discourse & Society

Notable recent papers authored by Jonathan Culpeper include:

  • The Principle of (Im)politeness Reciprocity (2021), published in Journal of Pragmatics
  • Impoliteness and hate speech: Compare and contrast (2021), published in Journal of Pragmatics
  • The metalinguistics of offence in (British) English (2020), published in Journal of Language Aggression and Conflict

In addition to their solo work, Culpeper frequently collaborates with other researchers. Their notable coauthors include Vittorio Tantucci, Adrian Leemann, Carina Steiner, Péter Jeszenszky, and Elena Semino.

Best Publications

  • Towards an anatomy of impoliteness.

    Jonathan Culpeper

  • Impoliteness: Using Language to Cause Offence

    Jonathan Culpeper

  • Impoliteness and Entertainment in the Television Quiz Show: The Weakest Link

    Jonathan Culpeper

  • Impoliteness revisited: with special reference to dynamic and prosodic aspects.

    Jonathan Culpeper;Derek Bousfield;Anne Wichmann

  • Language and Characterisation: People in Plays and Other Texts

    Jonathan Culpeper

  • Cognitive stylistics:language and cognition in text analysis.

    Elena Semino;Jonathan Culpeper

  • Early Modern English Dialogues: Spoken Interaction as Writing

    Jonathan Culpeper;Merja Kytö

  • Reflections on impoliteness, relational work and power.

    Jonathan Culpeper

  • Conventionalised impoliteness formulae

    Jonathan Culpeper

  • Keyness: words, parts-of-speech and semantic categories in the character-talk of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet"

    Jonathan Culpeper

  • Pragmatics and the English Language

    Jonathan Culpeper;Michael Haugh

  • Politeness and impoliteness

    Jonathan Culpeper

  • The Palgrave Handbook of Linguistic (Im)politeness

    Jonathan Culpeper;Michael Haugh;Dániel Z. Kádár

  • Data in historical pragmatics: Spoken interaction (re)cast as writing

    Jonathan Culpeper;Merja Kytö

  • History of English

    Jonathan Culpeper

  • Exploring the Language of Drama: From Text to Context

    Jonathan Culpeper;Michael H. Short;Peter Verdonk

  • Cross-cultural variation in the perception of impoliteness:a study of impoliteness events reported by students in England, China, Finland, Germany and Turkey.

    Jonathan Culpeper;Leyla Marti;Meilian Mei;Minna Nevala

  • The Principle of (Im)politeness Reciprocity

    Jonathan Culpeper;Vittorio Tantucci

  • Computers, language and characterisation : an analysis of six characters in Romeo and Juliet.

    Jonathan Culpeper

  • 'It's not what you said, it's how you said it!': Prosody and impoliteness

    Jonathan Culpeper

  • Data in historical pragmatics: spoken interaction (re)cast as writing. J. Hist. Pragmatics, 1(2), 2000, 175-99.

    Jonathan Culpeper;M. Kyto

Frequent Co-Authors

Dániel Z. Kádár
Dániel Z. Kádár Eötvös Loránd University
Michael Haugh
Michael Haugh University of Queensland
Naoko Taguchi
Naoko Taguchi Northern Arizona University
Elena Semino
Elena Semino Lancaster University
Alison Mackey
Alison Mackey Georgetown University
Ruth Wodak
Ruth Wodak Lancaster University
Paul Kerswill
Paul Kerswill University of York
Mike Thelwall
Mike Thelwall University of Sheffield
Paul Rayson
Paul Rayson Lancaster University
Geoffrey Leech
Geoffrey Leech Lancaster University

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