| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences and Humanities | 48 | 3140 | 2884 | 25 | 24 | 166 | 9800 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Karen Witten between 1998 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Karen Witten published across 28 years, from 1998 to 2025, averaging 6.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2019. 12 of the 186 publications appeared in the last two years.
186 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2003 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | 7 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2008 | 7 |
| 2009 | 8 |
| 2010 | 10 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2012 | 9 |
| 2013 | 6 |
| 2014 | 5 |
| 2015 | 13 |
| 2016 | 9 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2019 | 16 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2025 | 7 |
| Total | 186 |
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 Witten sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 166 publications — 50th percentile
50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.
| 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 | 166 |
| 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 |
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 Witten sits on this spectrum.
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.
| 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 |
Karen Witten is affiliated with Massey University in New Zealand and has contributed to the field of Social Sciences with a focus on Transportation, Sociology and Political Science, General Health Professions, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.
Their research emphasizes topics including Urban Transport and Accessibility, Traffic and Road Safety, Transportation Planning and Optimization, Children's Rights and Participation, Urban Green Space and Health, Homelessness and Social Issues, and Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies.
Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Karen Witten include:
Frequently collaborating with other researchers, Karen Witten has co-authored numerous publications with:
Their work has appeared repeatedly in venues such as:
Melody Smith;Jamie Hosking;Alistair Woodward;Karen Witten
Suzanne Mavoa;Karen Witten;Tim McCreanor;David O’Sullivan
Jamie Pearce;Tony Blakely;Karen Witten;Phil Bartie
Jamie Pearce;Karen Witten;Phil Bartie
Jamie Pearce;Karen Witten;Rosemary Hiscock;Tony Blakely
Alexandra Macmillan;Jennie Connor;Karen Witten;Robin A. Kearns
Karen Witten;Rosemary Hiscock;Jamie Pearce;Tony Blakely
Hannah M. Badland;Simon Opit;Karen Witten;Robin A. Kearns
Tedros A. Ghebreyesus;Mitiku Haile;Karen H. Witten;Asefaw Getachew
J Pearce;Rosemary Hiscock;T Blakely;K Witten
Karen Witten;Daniel Exeter;Adrian Field
Karen Witten;Tony Blakely;Nasser Bagheri;Hannah Badland
Penelope Carroll;Karen Witten;Robin Kearns;Phil Donovan
Rosemary Hiscock;Jamie Pearce;Tony Blakely;Karen Witten
Karen Witten;Tim McCreanor;Robin Kearns;Laxmi Ramasubramanian
Karen Witten;Robin Kearns;Penelope Carroll;Lanuola Asiasiga
Jamie Pearce;Rosemary Hiscock;Tony Blakely;Karen Witten
Robin A. Kearns;Nicolas Lewis;Tim McCreanor;Karen Witten
Erika Ikeda;Tom Stewart;Nicholas Garrett;Victoria Egli
Karen Witten;Jamie Pearce;Peter Day
Hannah M Badland;Grant M Schofield;Karen Witten;Philip J Schluter
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