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5889
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5702
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410

Laurie Buys 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 Laurie Buys sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 240 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Laurie Buys 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 Laurie Buys sits on this spectrum.

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: 39 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Understanding 'smart cities': Intertwining development drivers with desired outcomes in a multidimensional framework

    Tan Yigitcanlar;Md. Kamruzzaman;Laurie Buys;Giuseppe Ioppolo

  • Learning and Active Aging

    Gillian Boulton-Lewis;Laurie Buys;Janette Lovie-Kitchin

  • Residential satisfaction in inner urban higher-density Brisbane, Australia: role of dwelling design, neighbourhood and neighbours

    Laurie Buys;Evonne Miller

  • Retrofitting commercial office buildings for sustainability: tenants' perspectives

    Evonne Miller;Laurie Buys

  • The Effectiveness of Energy Feedback for Conservation and Peak Demand: A Literature Review

    Desley Vine;Laurie Buys;Peter Morris

  • Residential consumers’ experiences in the adoption and use of solar PV

    Jeffrey Sommerfeld;Laurie Buys;Desley Vine

  • The Impact of Social Capital on Residential Water-Affecting Behaviors in a Drought-Prone Australian Community

    Evonne Miller;Laurie Buys

  • Privacy, modesty, hospitality, and the design of Muslim homes: A literature review

    Zulkeplee Othman;Rosemary Aird;Laurie Buys

  • Conceptualising climate change in rural Australia: community perceptions, attitudes and (in)actions

    Laurie Buys;Evonne Miller;Kimberley van Megen

  • Issues of active ageing: Perceptions of older people with lifelong intellectual disability

    Laurie Buys;Gillian Boulton-Lewis;Jan Tedman-Jones;Helen Edwards

  • Ageing, Learning, and Computer Technology in Australia

    Gillian M. Boulton-Lewis;Laurie Buys;Jan Lovie-Kitchin;Karen Barnett

  • Influence of demographic variables on uptake of domestic solar photovoltaic technology

    Jeffrey Sommerfeld;Laurie Buys;Kerrie Mengersen;Desley Vine

  • Mobility and out-of-home activities of older people living in suburban environments: ‘Because I'm a driver, I don't have a problem'

    Elisabeth Zeitler;Laurie Buys

  • Transportation behaviours of older adults: an investigation into car dependency in urban Australia.

    Laurie Buys;Stephen Snow;Kimberley van Megen;Evonne Miller

  • Mobility and Active Ageing in Suburban Environments: Findings from In-Depth Interviews and Person-Based GPS Tracking.

    Elisabeth Zeitler;Laurie Buys;Rosemary Aird;Evonne Miller

  • Public understanding of carbon sequestration in Australia: socio-demographic predictors of knowledge, engagement and trust

    Evonne Miller;Lorraine M. Bell;Laurie Buys

  • Life in a retirement village: Implications for contact with community and village friends

    Laurie R. Buys

  • Impact of disability on families: grandparents' perspectives.

    Evonne Miller;Laurie Buys;S. Woodbridge

  • Smart housing and social sustainability: Learning from the residents of Queensland’s Research House

    Laurie Buys;Karen R. Barnett;Evonne Miller;Chanel Bailey

  • Residents’ Experiences of Privacy and Comfort in Multi-Storey Apartment Dwellings in Subtropical Brisbane

    Rosemary Kennedy;Laurie Buys;Evonne Miller

  • Understanding ‘smart cities’: Intertwining development drivers with desired outcomes in a multidimensional framework

    Tan Yigitcanlar;Kamruzzaman;Laurie Buys;Giuseppe Ioppolo

Frequent Co-Authors

Gillian M. Boulton-Lewis
Gillian M. Boulton-Lewis Queensland University of Technology
Martin Skitmore
Martin Skitmore Bond University
Tan Yigitcanlar
Tan Yigitcanlar Queensland University of Technology
Kerrie Mengersen
Kerrie Mengersen Queensland University of Technology
Margot Brereton
Margot Brereton Queensland University of Technology
Jian Zuo
Jian Zuo University of Adelaide
Karen A. Roberto
Karen A. Roberto Virginia Tech
John Bell
John Bell Queensland University of Technology
Christine Bigby
Christine Bigby La Trobe University
Gerard Ledwich
Gerard Ledwich Queensland University of Technology

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