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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 73 631 551 42 38 525 21833

Luke Wolfenden publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Luke Wolfenden between 2003 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Luke Wolfenden published across 24 years, from 2003 to 2026, averaging 26.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 61 publications in 2016. 41 of the 643 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 61. Peak 61 publications in 2016. 2003: 2 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 2 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 21 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 38 publications 2015: 39 publications 2016: 61 publications 2017: 46 publications 2018: 42 publications 2019: 58 publications 2020: 57 publications 2021: 57 publications 2022: 41 publications 2023: 42 publications 2024: 41 publications 2025: 38 publications 2026: 3 publications
2003 2026

643 publications in total across all disciplines

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Luke Wolfenden: publications per year, 2003 to 2026
Year Publications
2003 2
2004 1
2005 2
2006 0
2007 3
2008 8
2009 3
2010 15
2011 11
2012 21
2013 14
2014 38
2015 39
2016 61
2017 46
2018 42
2019 58
2020 57
2021 57
2022 41
2023 42
2024 41
2025 38
2026 3
Total 643
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Luke Wolfenden 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 Luke Wolfenden 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, 524–533 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: 525 publications — 98th percentile

98% 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
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 10 525
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Luke Wolfenden 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 Luke Wolfenden 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, 73 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: 73 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46 73
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

Luke Wolfenden is affiliated with the University of Newcastle Australia. Their research focuses primarily on Medicine and Health Professions, with significant contributions in General Health Professions and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. The scientist has a strong presence in the fields of obesity, physical activity, diet, health policy implementation science, and child nutrition and feeding issues.

Their key research topics include:

  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Primary Care and Health Outcomes
  • Children's Physical and Motor Development

Wolfenden has published extensively in several prominent journals, with frequent works appearing in:

  • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
  • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • BMC Public Health

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Designing and undertaking randomised implementation trials: guide for researchers," 2021, BMJ
  • "Guidance for conducting feasibility and pilot studies for implementation trials," 2020, Pilot and Feasibility Studies
  • "Interventions for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in children aged five years and under," 2020, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
  • "Barriers and facilitators influencing the sustainment of health behaviour interventions in schools and childcare services: a systematic review," 2021, Implementation Science
  • "Intervention Scalability Assessment Tool: A decision support tool for health policy makers and implementers," 2020, Health Research Policy and Systems

Wolfenden's collaborations include frequent coauthors such as Rachel Sutherland, Sze Lin Yoong, Nicole Nathan, John Wiggers, and Alix Hall. Their scholarly work contributes to advancing strategies in health policies, public health interventions, and behavioral nutrition.

Best Publications

  • The Global Syndemic of Obesity, Undernutrition, and Climate Change: The Lancet Commission report

    Boyd A Swinburn;Boyd A Swinburn;Vivica I Kraak;Steven Allender;Vincent J Atkins

  • Systematic Review of Universal Resilience-Focused Interventions Targeting Child and Adolescent Mental Health in the School Setting

    Julia Dray;Jenny Bowman;Elizabeth Campbell;Megan Freund

  • Guidance for conducting feasibility and pilot studies for implementation trials

    Nicole Pearson;Patti-Jean Naylor;Maureen C. Ashe;Maria Fernandez

  • Associations between characteristics of the home food environment and fruit and vegetable intake in preschool children: A cross-sectional study

    Rebecca Wyse;Elizabeth Campbell;Nicole Nathan;Luke Wolfenden

  • Musculoskeletal conditions may increase the risk of chronic disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies

    Amanda Williams;Steven J. Kamper;John H. Wiggers;Kate M. O’Brien

  • A systematic review and meta-analysis of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity levels in elementary school physical education lessons.

    Jenna L. Hollis;Amanda J. Williams;Rachel Sutherland;Elizabeth Campbell

  • Interventions for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in children aged five years and under

    Rebecca K Hodder;Fiona G Stacey;Kate M O'Brien;Rebecca J Wyse

  • A cluster randomised trial of a telephone-based intervention for parents to increase fruit and vegetable consumption in their 3- to 5-year-old children: study protocol

    Rebecca J Wyse;Luke Wolfenden;Elizabeth Campbell;Elizabeth Campbell;Leah Brennan

  • Strategies to improve the implementation of healthy eating, physical activity and obesity prevention policies, practices or programmes within childcare services

    Luke Wolfenden;Jannah Jones;Christopher M Williams;Meghan Finch

  • Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of physical activity policies in schools: A systematic review.

    Nicole Nathan;Ben Elton;Mark Babic;Nicole McCarthy

  • Scaling-up evidence-based obesity interventions: A systematic review assessing intervention adaptations and effectiveness and quantifying the scale-up penalty.

    Sam McCrabb;Cassandra Lane;Alix Hall;Andrew Milat

  • A systematic review and meta-analysis of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity levels in secondary school physical education lessons

    Jenna L. Hollis;Rachel Sutherland;Amanda J. Williams;Elizabeth Campbell

  • Barriers and facilitators influencing the sustainment of health behaviour interventions in schools and childcare services: a systematic review.

    Adam Shoesmith;Adam Shoesmith;Alix Hall;Luke Wolfenden;Rachel C. Shelton

  • Designing and undertaking randomised implementation trials: guide for researchers

    Luke Wolfenden;Robbie Foy;Justin Presseau;Justin Presseau;Jeremy M Grimshaw;Jeremy M Grimshaw

  • A guide to scaling up population health interventions

    Andrew J Milat;Robyn Newson;Lesley King;Chris Rissel

  • Increasing the scale and adoption of population health interventions: experiences and perspectives of policy makers, practitioners, and researchers

    Andrew J Milat;Andrew J Milat;Lesley King;Robyn Newson;Luke Wolfenden

  • Strategies for enhancing the implementation of school-based policies or practices targeting risk factors for chronic disease.

    Luke Wolfenden;Nicole K Nathan;Rachel Sutherland;Sze Lin Yoong

  • Parental influences on child physical activity and screen viewing time: a population based study

    Benjamin John Smith;Anne Grunseit;Louise Hardy;Lesley King

  • Implementation and scale-up of physical activity and behavioural nutrition interventions: an evaluation roadmap

    Heather McKay;Heather McKay;Patti-Jean Naylor;Erica Lau;Erica Lau;Samantha M. Gray

  • A systematic review and meta-analysis of whole of community interventions to prevent excessive population weight gain

    Luke Wolfenden;Rebecca Wyse;Melanie Nichols;Steven Allender

  • Strategies to improve the implementation of workplace‐based policies or practices targeting tobacco, alcohol, diet, physical activity and obesity

    Luke Wolfenden;Sharni Goldman;Fiona G Stacey;Alice Grady

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew Milat
Andrew Milat New South Wales Department of Health
Amanda L. Baker
Amanda L. Baker University of Newcastle Australia
John Attia
John Attia University of Newcastle Australia
Chris Rissel
Chris Rissel Flinders University
Gregory Carter
Gregory Carter University of Newcastle Australia
Philip J. Morgan
Philip J. Morgan University of Newcastle Australia
Adrian Bauman
Adrian Bauman University of Sydney
Christopher M. Doran
Christopher M. Doran Central Queensland University
David R. Lubans
David R. Lubans University of Newcastle Australia
Anthony D. Okely
Anthony D. Okely University of Wollongong

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