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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 41 5053 4686 857 796 202 7030

Les Levidow publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Les Levidow between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Les Levidow published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 6.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2023. 5 of the 245 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2023. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 4 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 8 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 21 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 27 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 3 publications
1986 2025

245 publications in total across all disciplines

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Les Levidow: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 4
1988 2
1989 0
1990 3
1991 7
1992 4
1993 2
1994 3
1995 2
1996 11
1997 8
1998 1
1999 8
2000 13
2001 4
2002 6
2003 6
2004 4
2005 7
2006 4
2007 4
2008 2
2009 6
2010 9
2011 7
2012 10
2013 10
2014 21
2015 8
2016 7
2017 6
2018 7
2019 4
2020 5
2021 4
2022 3
2023 27
2024 2
2025 3
Total 245
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Les Levidow publications per year - data summary

  • Les Levidow, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from The Open University, has 245 publications recorded across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1986 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2023, with 27 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1986 and 1998, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 40 years in the span carries no publications at all (1989).
  • The rate of publication averages 6.1 papers per year over the whole span, or 6.3 per year counting only the 39 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 39 publications, 16% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1986-1999: 56 publications (4.0 per year); 2000-2013: 92 publications (6.6 per year); 2014-2025: 97 publications (8.1 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Les Levidow 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 Les Levidow 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, 194–203 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: 202 publications — 65th percentile

65% 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
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304 202
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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Les Levidow publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 44–53 to 570+ publications.
  • Les Levidow, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from The Open University, records 202 publications - the 65th percentile of the discipline.
  • 65% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Les Levidow, and about 35% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Les Levidow ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 114–123 publications, holding 474 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 174–183 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 570 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Les Levidow 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 Les Levidow 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, 41 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: 41 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% 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 41
42 313
43 300
44 269
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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Les Levidow D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 71 ranges running from 30 to 100+ D-Index.
  • Les Levidow, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from The Open University, records 41 D-Index - the 38th percentile of the discipline.
  • 38% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Les Levidow, and about 62% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Les Levidow ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 313 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 47 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more, 97 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Les Levidow is affiliated with The Open University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with specific focus areas including Plant Science, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Sociology and Political Science, Business and International Management, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their scholarly output covers a range of interdisciplinary topics related to agriculture, sustainability, and socio-environmental innovation. Key topics addressed in their work include Organic Food and Agriculture, Agriculture, Land Use, and Rural Development, Innovation and Socioeconomic Development, Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development, Sustainability and Climate Change Governance, Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy, and Municipal Solid Waste Management.

Les Levidow has contributed to several journals and publication venues. Frequent venues for their work include Science as Culture, Faculty of 1000 Research Ltd, Social Studies of Science, Capitalism Nature Socialism, and Tapuya Latin American Science Technology and Society.

Notable recent papers authored by Les Levidow include:

  • Sociotechnical imaginaries of low-carbon waste-energy futures: UK techno-market fixes displacing public accountability, 2020, Social Studies of Science
  • Agroecological innovation constructing socionatural order for social transformation: two case studies in Brazil, 2021, Tapuya Latin American Science Technology and Society
  • Green New Deals: What Shapes Green and Deal?, 2022, Capitalism Nature Socialism
  • EcoSol-agroecology networks respond to the Covid-19 crisis: building an economy of proximity in Brazil's Baixada Santista region, 2022, The Journal of Peasant Studies
  • Territorialising Local Food Systems for an Agroecological Transition in Latin America, 2023, Land

Their collaborative work frequently involves co-authors including Davis Gruber Sansolo, Mônica Schiavinatto, Sujatha Raman, Andrea Berardi, and Julia Jung.

In addition to articles, Les Levidow has published books, notably "Beyond Climate Fixes" in 2023 through Bristol University Press eBooks and Policy Press, with multiple editions distributed by these publishers.

Best Publications

  • Improving water-efficient irrigation: Prospects and difficulties of innovative practices

    Les Levidow;Daniele Zaccaria;Rodrigo Maia;Eduardo Vivas

  • The rise of flex crops and commodities: implications for research

    Saturnino M. Borras;Jennifer C. Franco;S. Ryan Isakson;Les Levidow

  • Agroecological Research: Conforming—or Transforming the Dominant Agro-Food Regime?

    Les Levidow;Michel Pimbert;Gaëtan Vanloqueren

  • The bio-economy concept and knowledge base in a public goods and farmer perspective

    Otto Schmidt;Susanne Padel;Les Levidow

  • Assumptions in the European Union biofuels policy: frictions with experiences in Germany, Brazil and Mozambique

    Jennifer Franco;Les Levidow;David Fig;Lucia Goldfarb

  • Sustainable Capital? The Neoliberalization of Nature and Knowledge in the European “Knowledge-based Bio-economy”

    Kean Birch;Les Levidow;Theo Papaioannou

  • Science and governance in Europe: Lessons from the case of agricultural biotechnology

    Les Levidow;Claire Marris

  • Divergent paradigms of European agro-food innovation: the Knowledge-Based Bio-Economy (KBBE) as an R&D agenda

    Les Levidow;Kean Birch;Theo Papaioannou

  • EU agri-innovation policy: two contending visions of the bio-economy

    Les Levidow;Kean Birch;Theo Papaioannou

  • Precautionary Uncertainty Regulating GM Crops in Europe

    Les Levidow

  • Marketizing higher education: neoliberal strategies and counter-strategies

    Les Levidow

  • Genetically modified crops in the European Union: regulatory conflicts as precautionary opportunities

    Les Levidow;Susan Carr;David Wield

  • Recasting “Substantial Equivalence”:Transatlantic Governance of GM Food:

    Les Levidow;Joseph Murphy;Susan Carr

  • European transitions towards a corporate-environmental food regime: Agroecological incorporation or contestation?

    Les Levidow

  • State imaginaries of the public good: shaping UK innovation priorities for bioenergy.

    Les Levidow;Theo Papaioannou

  • Process eco-innovation: assessing meso-level eco-efficiency in industrial water-service systems

    Les Levidow;Palle Lindgaard-Jørgensen;Åsa Nilsson;Sara Alongi Skenhall

  • EU criteria for sustainable biofuels: accounting for carbon, depoliticising plunder

    Les Levidow

  • European Union regulation of agri-biotechnology: precautionary links between science, expertise and policy

    Les Levidow;Susan Carr;David Wield

  • Coexistence or contradiction? GM crops versus alternative agricultures in Europe

    Les Levidow;Karin Boschert

  • Regulating agricultural biotechnology in Europe: harmonisation difficulties, opportunities, dilemmas

    Les Levidow;Susan Carr;David Wield;René von Schomberg

  • Democratizing technology—or technologizing democracy? Regulating agricultural biotechnology in Europe

    Les Levidow

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Upham
Paul Upham University of Groningen
Saturnino M. Borras
Saturnino M. Borras Erasmus University Rotterdam
Tim Forsyth
Tim Forsyth London School of Economics and Political Science
Maarten Hajer
Maarten Hajer Utrecht University
Jos Bijman
Jos Bijman Wageningen University & Research

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