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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 44 4069 3757 683 629 157 10363

Lani Florian publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Lani Florian between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Lani Florian published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 4.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2013. 16 of the 179 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2013. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 6 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 13 publications 2025: 3 publications
1989 2025

179 publications in total across all disciplines

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Lani Florian: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 0
1991 1
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 1
1996 1
1997 2
1998 1
1999 0
2000 1
2001 6
2002 4
2003 4
2004 7
2005 2
2006 9
2007 3
2008 12
2009 7
2010 12
2011 11
2012 5
2013 13
2014 12
2015 8
2016 10
2017 10
2018 4
2019 5
2020 3
2021 2
2022 5
2023 1
2024 13
2025 3
Total 179
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Lani Florian 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 Lani Florian 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: 157 publications — 45th percentile

45% 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
154–163 411 157
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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Lani Florian 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 Lani Florian 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, 44 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: 44 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% 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 44
45 260
46 228
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Lani Florian is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple areas within the social sciences and medicine, with a focus on education, child health, and safety. Florian's work primarily addresses themes related to teacher education, inclusion, neonatal respiratory health, infant development, and children's rights.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Social Sciences
  • Medicine

Within these broader areas, their subfields of study are diverse and interdisciplinary:

  • Education
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Safety Research
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Central topics addressed in Florian's body of work include:

  • Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
  • Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Educational and Psychological Assessments
  • Children's Rights and Participation
  • Birth, Development, and Health

Their recent publications showcase a range of research interests:

  • Inclusive school leaders - their role in raising the achievement of all learners (2020, Journal of Educational Administration)
  • Making sense of teacher agency for change with social and epistemic network analysis (2021, Journal of Educational Change)
  • Adolescents' Experiences of Participating in Sensitive Research: A Scoping Review of Qualitative Studies (2022, Trauma Violence & Abuse)
  • The development of inclusive practice under a policy of integration (2020, International Journal of Inclusive Education)
  • Consortium for the Study of Pregnancy Treatments (Co-OPT): An international birth cohort to study the effects of antenatal corticosteroids (2023, PLoS ONE)

Florian frequently collaborates with various researchers, including:

  • Lakshmi Neelakantan
  • Deborah Fry
  • Franziska Meinck
  • Emily M. Frier
  • Chun Lin

Their contributions have appeared in prominent venues such as:

  • Child Abuse & Neglect
  • Journal of Educational Administration
  • Journal of Educational Change
  • Trauma Violence & Abuse
  • PLoS ONE

Lani Florian has been recognized as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom. This distinction highlights their standing within the social sciences community.

Best Publications

  • Exploring inclusive pedagogy

    Lani Florian;Kristine Black-Hawkins

  • Achievement and inclusion in schools

    Lani Florian;Kristine Black-Hawkins;Martyn Rouse

  • The inclusive practice project in Scotland: Teacher education for inclusive education

    Lani Florian;Martyn Rouse

  • Preparing teachers for inclusive education: using inclusive pedagogy to enhance teaching and learning for all

    Lani Florian;Holly Linklater

  • Enacting inclusion: a framework for interrogating inclusive practice

    Lani Florian;Jennifer Spratt

  • What counts as evidence of inclusive education

    Lani Florian

  • Special or Inclusive Education: Future Trends.

    Lani Florian

  • Developing teachers as agents of inclusion and social justice

    Nataša Pantić;Lani Florian

  • Promoting Inclusive Practice

    Christina Tilstone;Lani Florian;Richard Rose

  • Inclusive practice : What, why and how?

    Lani Florian

  • Teaching strategies and approaches for pupils with special educational needs: a scoping study

    P Davis;L Florian;M Ainscow;R Byers

  • On the necessary co-existence of special and inclusive education

    Lani Florian

  • Preparing teachers for inclusive and diverse educational environments: studying curricular reform in an initial teacher education course

    Lani Florian;Kathryn S Young;Martyn Rouse

  • The relationships between violence in childhood and educational outcomes: A global systematic review and meta-analysis

    Deborah Fry;Xiangming Fang;Stuart Elliott;Tabitha Casey

  • Cross-Cultural Perspectives on the Classification of Children With Disabilities Part I. Issues in the Classification of Children With Disabilities

    Lani Florian;Judith Hollenweger;Rune J. Simeonsson;Klaus Wedell

  • Preparing Teachers to Work in Inclusive Classrooms: Key Lessons for the Professional Development of Teacher Educators from Scotland's Inclusive Practice Project

    Lani Florian

  • Classroom teachers’ craft knowledge of their inclusive practice

    Kristine Black-Hawkins;Lani Florian

  • Effective Inclusive Schools: a study in two countries

    Martyn Rouse;Lani Florian

  • Inclusive pedagogy : from learning to action. Supporting each individual in the context of 'everybody'

    Jennifer Spratt;Lani Florian

  • The SAGE Handbook of Special Education

    Lani Florian

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard Rose
Richard Rose Google (United States)
Alan Dyson
Alan Dyson University of Manchester
Mel Ainscow
Mel Ainscow University of Manchester
Rune J. Simeonsson
Rune J. Simeonsson University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dragan Gasevic
Dragan Gasevic Monash University
Marleen C. Pugach
Marleen C. Pugach University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Peter Farrell
Peter Farrell University of Manchester
Anthony J. Holland
Anthony J. Holland University of Cambridge
Neil Humphrey
Neil Humphrey University of Manchester
Sheila Riddell
Sheila Riddell University of Edinburgh

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