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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 48 3178 2922 226 216 321 8603

Joy Higgs publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Joy Higgs between 1967 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Joy Higgs published across 57 years, from 1967 to 2023, averaging 5.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 52 publications in 2008. 2 of the 327 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1967 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 52. Peak 52 publications in 2008. 1967: 1 publication 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 9 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 52 publications 2009: 18 publications 2010: 28 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 22 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 22 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 33 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 1 publication
1967 2023

327 publications in total across all disciplines

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Joy Higgs: publications per year, 1967 to 2023
Year Publications
1967 1
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 1
1980 0
1981 0
1982 1
1983 0
1984 1
1985 1
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 2
1992 2
1993 3
1994 0
1995 1
1996 0
1997 3
1998 2
1999 2
2000 1
2001 9
2002 4
2003 4
2004 13
2005 11
2006 10
2007 13
2008 52
2009 18
2010 28
2011 10
2012 14
2013 22
2014 11
2015 4
2016 22
2017 14
2018 9
2019 33
2020 3
2021 0
2022 1
2023 1
Total 327
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Joy Higgs 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 Joy Higgs 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, 314–323 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: 321 publications — 90th percentile

90% 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
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101 321
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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Joy Higgs 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 Joy Higgs 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, 48 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: 48 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% 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 48
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

Joy Higgs is affiliated with Charles Sturt University in Australia. Their academic profile does not currently include recent paper publications, frequent co-authors, or information on frequent publication venues.

There are no listed book publications, main fields of study, subfields of study, or primary research topics attributed to Joy Higgs at this time.

No awards or honors have been recorded for this researcher according to the provided data.

Joy Higgs is currently living, and the available information reflects a snapshot of their academic involvement based solely on institutional affiliation without additional detail on research contributions.

Best Publications

  • Clinical Reasoning in the Health Professions

    Joy Higgs;Mark A. Jones

  • Using Hermeneutic Phenomenology to Investigate How Experienced Practitioners Learn to Communicate Clinical Reasoning

    Rola Ajjawi;Joy Higgs

  • Using Hermeneutics as a Qualitative Research Approach in Professional Practice

    Margot Paterson;Joy Higgs

  • Clinical decision making and multiple problem spaces

    Joy Higgs;Mark A Jones

  • Learning to reason: a journey of professional socialisation.

    Rola Ajjawi;Joy Higgs

  • Portrait of the physiotherapy profession.

    Joy Higgs;Kathryn Refshauge;Elizabeth Ellis

  • Practice Knowledge and Expertise in the Health Professions

    Joy Higgs;Angie Titchen

  • What do parents and preschool staff tell us about young children's physical activity: a qualitative study

    Genevieve M Dwyer;Joy Higgs;Louise L Hardy;Louise A Baur;Louise A Baur

  • Critical moments in qualitative research

    Hilary Byrne-Armstrong;Joy Higgs;Debbie Horsfall

  • The Nature, Generation and Verification of Knowledge

    Joy Higgs;Angela Titchen

  • Seeking the optimal posture of the seated lumbar spine

    Jenny Pynt;Joy Higgs;Martin Mackey

  • Factors influencing clinical decision making

    Megan Smith;Joy Higgs;Elizabeth Ellis

  • Developing Practice Knowledge for Health Professionals

    Joy Higgs;Barbara Richardson;Madeleine Abrandt Dahlgren

  • Integrating clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice.

    Joy Higgs;Alastair Burn;Mark Jones

  • What is collaborative reasoning

    Ian Edwards;Mark Jones;Joy Higgs;Franziska Trede

  • Practice-based education: perspectives and strategies

    J Higgs;R Barnett;S Billett;M Hutchings

  • Professional practice and knowledge

    J. Higgs;A. Titchen;V. Neville

  • Using theories of learning in workplaces to enhance physiotherapy clinical education

    Narelle Patton;Joy Higgs;Megan Smith

  • Being a clinical educator.

    Joy Higgs;Lindy McAllister

  • Physiotherapy Education in the Changing International Healthcare and Educational Contexts

    Joy Higgs;Adrienne Hunt;Charles Higgs;Deane Neubauer

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark Jones
Mark Jones Bond University
Louise A. Baur
Louise A. Baur University of Sydney
Gail Whiteford
Gail Whiteford Charles Sturt University
David Boud
David Boud Deakin University
Stephen Richard Billett
Stephen Richard Billett Griffith University
Kathryn M. Refshauge
Kathryn M. Refshauge University of Sydney
Robert D. Herbert
Robert D. Herbert Neuroscience Research Australia
Robert Adams
Robert Adams Flinders University

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