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Judith Aldridge 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 Judith Aldridge sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 145 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Judith Aldridge 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 Judith Aldridge sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 38 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Judith Aldridge is affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses on a variety of topics related to drug policy, cybercrime, and public health. The main fields of study include Computer Science, with particular subfields in Information Systems, Epidemiology, General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Sociology and Political Science.

Their research addresses key topics such as Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies, HIV, Drug Use and Sexual Risk, Crime, Illicit Activities and Governance, Spam and Phishing Detection, Opioid Use Disorder Treatment, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, and Mental Health and Patient Involvement.

Judith Aldridge has a number of recent publications, with contributions to journals and platforms exploring drug markets and policy issues. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Coming Out": Stigma, Reflexivity and the Drug Researcher's Drug Use (2020, Contemporary Drug Problems)
  • No magic pocket: Buying and selling on drug cryptomarkets in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and social restrictions (2020, International Journal of Drug Policy)
  • Drug Cryptomarkets in the 2020s: Policy, Enforcement, Harm, and Resilience (2021, CrimRxiv)
  • Gendering research on online illegal drug markets (2020, Addiction Research & Theory)
  • Drugs in the Time of COVID: The UK Drug Market Response to Lockdown Restrictions (2021, CrimRxiv)

Their work frequently appears in several publication venues including CrimRxiv, International Journal of Drug Policy, Contemporary Drug Problems, Addiction Research & Theory, and Drugs Habits and Social Policy.

Judith Aldridge has collaborated with various coauthors across multiple projects. Frequent coauthors include Monica J. Barratt, Rasmus Munksgaard, Jason Ferris, Aili Malm, and Scott Jacques.

In addition to journal publications, they have contributed to book publishing. One notable book is the "Research Handbook on International Drug Policy" published by Edward Elgar Publishing in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Illegal leisure : the normalization of adolescent recreational drug use

    Howard J. Parker;Judith Aldridge;Fiona Measham

  • The Normalization of ‘Sensible’ Recreational Drug Use Further Evidence from the North West England Longitudinal Study

    Howard Parker;Lisa Williams;Judith Aldridge

  • Dancing on Drugs: Risk, Health and Hedonism in the British Club scene

    Fiona Measham;Judith Aldridge;Howard Parker

  • An evaluation of aromatherapy massage in palliative care.

    Susie Wilkinson;Judith Aldridge;Irene Salmon;Elizabeth Cain

  • Not an 'Ebay for Drugs': The Cryptomarket 'Silk Road' as a Paradigm Shifting Criminal Innovation

    Judith Aldridge;David Décary-Hétu

  • Hidden wholesale: The drug diffusing capacity of online drug cryptomarkets

    Judith A Aldridge;David Décary-Hétu

  • Care of the dying: setting standards for symptom control in the last 48 hours of life.

    John Ellershaw;Carol Smith;Sue Overill;Sue E. Walker

  • Drug futures: Changing patterns of drug abuse amongst English youth

    Howard Parker;Fiona Measham;Judith Aldridge

  • Everything you always wanted to know about drug cryptomarkets* (*but were afraid to ask)

    Monica J. Barratt;Monica J. Barratt;Monica J. Barratt;Judith Aldridge

  • Illegal Leisure Revisited: Changing Patterns of Alcohol and Drug Use in Adolescents and Young Adults

    Judith Aldridge;Fiona Measham;Lisa Williams

  • Delivery dilemmas: How drug cryptomarket users identify and seek to reduce their risk of detection by law enforcement

    Judith Aldridge;Rebecca Askew

  • EUROGANG PROGRAM MANUAL Background, development, and use of the Eurogang instruments in multi-site, multi-method comparative research

    Frank M. Weerman;Cheryl L. Maxson;Finn-Aage Esbensen;Judith Aldridge

  • Nurse–patient communication in palliative care: an evaluation of a communication skills programme:

    Susie Wilkinson;Anita Roberts;Judith Aldridge

  • The Teenage Transition: From adolescent recreational drug use to the young adult dance culture in Britain in the mid-1990s

    Fiona Measham;Howard Parker;Judith Aldridge

  • Who needs enemies with friends like these? The importance of place for young people living in known gang areas

    Robert Ralphs;Juanjo Medina;Judith Aldridge

  • Delinquent youth groups and offending behaviour: findings from the 2004 Offending Crime and Justice Survey

    Clare Sharp;Judith Aldridge;Juanjo Medina

  • Going international? Risk taking by cryptomarket drug vendors

    David Décary-Hétu;Masarah Paquet-Clouston;Judith Aldridge

  • A longitudinal evaluation of a communication skills programme

    Susie Wilkinson;Koren Bailey;Judith Aldridge;Anita Roberts

  • Internet-facilitated drugs trade: An analysis of the size, scope and the role of the Netherlands

    Kristy Kruithof;Judith Aldridge;David Décary-Hétu;Megan Sim

  • Youth gangs in an English City: Social Exclusion, Drugs and Violence

    Judith A Aldridge;Juan Medina-Ariza

Frequent Co-Authors

Jason Ferris
Jason Ferris University of Queensland
Petra Meier
Petra Meier University of Glasgow
Frank M. Weerman
Frank M. Weerman Erasmus University Rotterdam
Finn-Aage Esbensen
Finn-Aage Esbensen University of Missouri–St. Louis
Martin Bouchard
Martin Bouchard Simon Fraser University
Carlo Morselli
Carlo Morselli University of Montreal

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