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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 46 3552 3270 609 558 161 11321

Karen Lucas publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Karen Lucas between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Karen Lucas published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 5.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2004. 10 of the 182 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2004. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 9 publications 2004: 17 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 6 publications
1990 2025

182 publications in total across all disciplines

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Karen Lucas: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 1
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 1
1997 0
1998 2
1999 2
2000 3
2001 4
2002 1
2003 9
2004 17
2005 5
2006 4
2007 6
2008 5
2009 7
2010 6
2011 8
2012 8
2013 4
2014 7
2015 6
2016 11
2017 9
2018 8
2019 13
2020 7
2021 7
2022 7
2023 3
2024 4
2025 6
Total 182
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Karen Lucas 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 Karen Lucas 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, 154–163 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: 161 publications — 47th percentile

47% 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
154–163 411 161
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
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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Karen Lucas 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 Karen Lucas 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, 46 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: 46 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% 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 46
47 251
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

Karen Lucas is affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom, focusing their research within the social sciences, particularly transportation. Their work encompasses several subfields including transportation, economics and econometrics, sociology and political science, automotive engineering, and general health professions.

Their publication record includes a range of papers primarily related to urban transport, accessibility, and the intersection of transportation with social and economic outcomes. Frequent themes in their research include urban transport and accessibility, transportation planning and optimization, transportation and mobility innovations, urban and freight transport logistics, retirement, disability and employment, as well as energy, environment, and transportation policies.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Karen Lucas include:

  • Does transport help people to gain employment? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the empirical evidence (2020), published in Transport Reviews
  • Understanding accessibility through public transport users' experiences: A mixed methods approach (2020), published in Journal of Transport Geography
  • Does better job accessibility help people gain employment? The role of public transport in Great Britain (2021), published in Urban Studies
  • Emissions savings from equitable energy demand reduction (2023), published in Nature Energy
  • Queer mobilities: critical LGBTQ perspectives of public transport spaces (2021), published in Mobilities

Their collaborative network frequently includes researchers such as Jeroen Bastiaanssen, Daniel Johnson, Noel Cass, Ransford A. Acheampong, and Michael Poku-Boansi.

Karen Lucas has also published a book titled Transport and Mobility Futures in Urban Africa, released in 2022 by Springer International Publishing.

The venues where Karen Lucas frequently publishes highlight a focus on transportation and mobility studies, including:

  • Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice
  • Mobilities
  • Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Transport Reviews

Best Publications

  • Transport and social exclusion: Where are we now?

    Karen Lucas

  • Exposure to traffic-related air pollution and risk of development of childhood asthma: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Haneen Khreis;Charlotte Kelly;James Tate;Roger Parslow

  • A method to evaluate equitable accessibility: combining ethical theories and accessibility-based approaches

    Karen Lucas;Bert van Wee;Kees Maat

  • Transport poverty and its adverse social consequences

    Karen Lucas;Giulio Mattioli;Ersilia Verlinghieri;Alvaro Guzman

  • Investigating links between transport disadvantage, social exclusion and well-being in Melbourne-Preliminary results

    Graham Victor Currie;Tony Richardson;Paul Smyth;Dianne Anne Vella-Brodrick

  • Running on empty : transport, social exclusion and environmental justice

    Karen Lucas

  • Providing transport for social inclusion within a framework for environmental justice in the UK

    Karen Lucas

  • The social consequences of transport decision-making: clarifying concepts, synthesising knowledge and assessing implications

    Peter Jones;Karen Lucas

  • Rethinking the links between social exclusion and transport disadvantage through the lens of social capital

    Tim Schwanen;Karen Lucas;Nihan Akyelken;Diego Cisternas Solsona

  • Making the connections between transport disadvantage and the social exclusion of low income populations in the Tshwane Region of South Africa

    Karen Lucas

  • Making the connections: final report on transport and social exclusion

    Karen Lucas

  • Promoting pro-environmental behaviour: existing evidence and policy implications

    Karen Lucas;Michael Brooks;Andrew Darnton;Jake Elster Jones

  • The health impacts of traffic-related exposures in urban areas: Understanding real effects, underlying driving forces and co-producing future directions

    Haneen Khreis;Karyn M. Warsow;Ersilia Verlinghieri;Alvaro Guzman

  • Transport, the Environment and Social Exclusion

    Karen Lucas;Tim Grosvenor;Roona Simpson

  • Social impacts and equity issues in transport: an introduction

    Karen Lucas;Peter Jones

  • Social exclusion: what can public transport offer?

    Janet Robin Stanley;Karen Lucas

  • Investigating links between transport disadvantage, social exclusion and well-being in Melbourne: preliminary results

    G Currie;T Richardson;P Smyth;D Vella-Brodrick

  • Transport poverty and fuel poverty in the UK: From analogy to comparison

    Giulio Mattioli;Karen Lucas;Greg Marsden

  • Modelling the relationship between travel behaviours and social disadvantage

    Karen Lucas;John Bates;José Moore;Juan Antonio Carrasco

  • A new evolution for transport-related social exclusion research?

    Karen Lucas

  • The car in British society

    Karen Lucas;Peter Jones

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Jones
Peter Jones University of Cambridge
Graham Currie
Graham Currie Monash University
Tim Schwanen
Tim Schwanen University of Oxford
Dianne Vella-Brodrick
Dianne Vella-Brodrick University of Melbourne
Tijs Neutens
Tijs Neutens Ghent University
David Rojas-Rueda
David Rojas-Rueda Colorado State University
Gina Porter
Gina Porter Durham University
Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen
Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen Barcelona Institute for Global Health
Alexa Delbosc
Alexa Delbosc Monash University
Gordon Walker
Gordon Walker Lancaster University

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