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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 66 978 851 187 168 259 15891

Linda McDowell publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Linda McDowell between 1978 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Linda McDowell published across 46 years, from 1978 to 2023, averaging 5.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2008. 4 of the 267 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2008. 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 3 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 3 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 17 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 26 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 20 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 5 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 2 publications 2023: 2 publications
1978 2023

267 publications in total across all disciplines

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Linda McDowell: publications per year, 1978 to 2023
Year Publications
1978 1
1979 0
1980 0
1981 1
1982 1
1983 3
1984 2
1985 1
1986 3
1987 1
1988 2
1989 17
1990 2
1991 4
1992 7
1993 4
1994 7
1995 3
1996 3
1997 5
1998 4
1999 3
2000 5
2001 5
2002 11
2003 9
2004 5
2005 6
2006 10
2007 8
2008 26
2009 17
2010 11
2011 6
2012 8
2013 10
2014 8
2015 10
2016 20
2017 4
2018 3
2019 1
2020 5
2021 1
2022 2
2023 2
Total 267
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Linda McDowell 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 Linda McDowell 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, 254–263 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: 259 publications — 80th percentile

80% 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
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162 259
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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Linda McDowell 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 Linda McDowell 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, 66 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: 66 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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
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 66
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

Linda McDowell is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Social Sciences, with a focus on Sociology and Political Science, Gender Studies, Urban Studies, Finance, and General Health Professions.

Their work explores a range of topics including:

  • Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
  • Gender Roles and Identity Studies
  • Work-Family Balance Challenges
  • Gender, Feminism, and Media
  • Urban Planning and Governance
  • Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
  • Employment and Welfare Studies

McDowell has published research in various academic venues, notably:

  • The Sociological Review Magazine
  • Emotion, Space and Society
  • Geoforum
  • Social & Cultural Geography
  • International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Selected recent papers include:

  • "Precarious lives, precarious care: Young men's caring practices in three coastal towns in England" (2020), published in Emotion, Space and Society
  • "Digital geographies of austerity: Young men's material, affective and everyday relationships with the digital" (2021), published in Geoforum
  • "On the margins: young men's mundane experiences of austerity in English coastal towns" (2020), published in Social & Cultural Geography
  • "Full of Power" (2022), published in The Sociological Review Magazine
  • "Geography Matters! [Audio podcast episode]" (2022), published in The Sociological Review Magazine

Their research has involved collaboration with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Carl Bonner-Thompson
  • John Allen
  • David Featherstone
  • Tariq Jazeel
  • Agata Lisiak

McDowell's investigations address complex social issues such as austerity, gender identity, and urban dynamics, particularly focusing on youth experiences and everyday societal challenges in England.

Best Publications

  • Gender, Identity and Place: Understanding Feminist Geographies

    Linda McDowell

  • Doing Gender: Feminism, Feminists and Research Methods in Human Geography

    Linda McDowell

  • Capital Culture: Gender at Work in the City

    Linda McDowell

  • Locating Globalization: Feminist (Re)readings of the Subjects and Spaces of Globalization

    Richa Nagar;Victoria Lawson;Linda McDowell;Susan Hanson

  • Thinking through work: complex inequalities, constructions of difference and trans-national migrants

    Linda McDowell

  • Towards an Understanding of the Gender Division of Urban Space

    L McDowell

  • Redundant Masculinities? Employment change and White Working Class Youth

    Linda McDowell

  • Work, workfare, work/life balance and an ethic of care

    Linda Mcdowell

  • Division, Segmentation, and Interpellation: The Embodied Labors of Migrant Workers in a Greater London Hotel

    Linda McDowell;Adina Batnitzky;Sarah Dyer

  • Precarious Work and Economic Migration: Emerging Immigrant Divisions of Labour in Greater London's Service Sector

    Linda Mcdowell;Adina Batnitzky;Sarah Dyer

  • Working Bodies: Interactive Service Employment and Workplace Identities

    Linda McDowell

  • Life without Father and Ford: The New Gender Order of Post-Fordism

    Linda McDowell

  • The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Geography

    Dydia DeLyser;Steve Herbert;Stuart Aitken;Mike Crang

  • Space, place and gender relations: Part I. Feminist empiricism and the geography of social relations

    Linda McDowell

  • Performing Work: Bodily Representations in Merchant Banks

    Linda McDowell;Gill Court

  • Elites in the City of London: Some Methodological Considerations:

    L McDowell

  • Interviewing: Fear and Liking in the Field

    Linda McDowell

  • A Feminist Glossary of Human Geography

    Linda McDowell;Joanne P. Sharp

  • Destabilizing Theory: Contemporary Feminist Debates

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  • Women's paid work and moral economies of care

    Linda McDowell;Kathryn Ray;Diane Perrons;Colette Fagan

  • Youth in a Comparative Perspective: Global Change, Local Lives

    Craig Jeffrey;Linda Mcdowell

  • Space, Gender, Knowledge: Feminist Readings

    Linda McDowell;Joanne P. Sharp

Frequent Co-Authors

Kevin Ward
Kevin Ward University of Manchester
Colette Fagan
Colette Fagan University of Manchester
Chris Hamnett
Chris Hamnett King's College London
Mike Crang
Mike Crang Durham University
Henry Wai-chung Yeung
Henry Wai-chung Yeung Chinese University of Hong Kong
Susan Hanson
Susan Hanson Clark University
Isabel Dyck
Isabel Dyck Queen Mary University of London
Doreen Massey
Doreen Massey The Open University
Shirley Dex
Shirley Dex University College London
Keith Richards
Keith Richards University of Cambridge

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