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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 48 3196 2939 544 497 188 8148

Malcolm Tight publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Malcolm Tight between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Malcolm Tight published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 4.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2007. 15 of the 216 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2007. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 2 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 3 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 2 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 5 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 3 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 9 publications
1982 2025

216 publications in total across all disciplines

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Malcolm Tight: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 0
1984 1
1985 2
1986 1
1987 3
1988 4
1989 1
1990 1
1991 2
1992 2
1993 5
1994 3
1995 5
1996 7
1997 0
1998 5
1999 2
2000 7
2001 3
2002 1
2003 5
2004 5
2005 1
2006 3
2007 14
2008 5
2009 7
2010 12
2011 11
2012 8
2013 7
2014 13
2015 5
2016 3
2017 4
2018 8
2019 5
2020 5
2021 3
2022 9
2023 12
2024 6
2025 9
Total 216
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Malcolm Tight 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 Malcolm Tight 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, 184–193 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: 188 publications — 59th percentile

59% 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
184–193 319 188
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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Malcolm Tight 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 Malcolm Tight 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, 48 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: 48 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% 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 48
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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Overview

Malcolm Tight is affiliated with Lancaster University in the United Kingdom and has made significant contributions to the field of social sciences, with a primary focus on education. Their research spans various subfields, including education, political science and international relations, sociology and political science, media technology, and communication.

The research topics covered by Malcolm Tight include:

  • Higher Education Governance and Development
  • Higher Education Learning Practices
  • Higher Education and Employability
  • Evaluation of Teaching Practices
  • Higher Education Practices and Engagement
  • Global Educational Policies and Reforms
  • Higher Education Research Studies

Malcolm Tight has a notable record of recent publications, which are as follows:

  • Internationalisation of higher education beyond the West: challenges and opportunities - the research evidence, 2022, Educational Research and Evaluation
  • Twenty-first century skills: meaning, usage and value, 2020, European Journal of Higher Education
  • Higher education: discipline or field of study?, 2020, Tertiary Education and Management
  • Saturation: An Overworked and Misunderstood Concept?, 2023, Qualitative Inquiry
  • Bullying in higher education: an endemic problem?, 2023, Tertiary Education and Management

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Malcolm Tight include Harald A. Mieg, Alasdair Blair, Darrell J. R. Evans, Christina Hughes, and Dominique M. Galli.

Malcolm Tight has published in a range of academic journals and venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • European Journal of Higher Education
  • Tertiary Education and Management
  • Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education
  • Higher Education Quarterly
  • Educational Research and Evaluation

Their book publications cover titles issued by several publishers, including Cambridge University Press, Bloomsbury Academic eBooks, Emerald Publishing Limited, Lancaster University, and Edward Elgar Publishing. Notable books include:

  • The Cambridge Handbook of Undergraduate Research (Cambridge University Press, 2022)
  • Syntheses of Higher Education Research (Bloomsbury Academic eBooks, 2020)
  • International Perspectives on Leadership in Higher Education (Emerald Publishing Limited, 2022)
  • Syntheses of Higher Education Research: What we know (Lancaster University, 2020)
  • The student experience (Edward Elgar Publishing, forthcoming 2025)

Best Publications

  • How to Research

    Loraine Blaxter;Christina Hughes;Malcolm Tight

  • Researching Higher Education

    Malcolm Tight

  • Key concepts in adult education and training

    Malcolm Peter Tight

  • Research into higher education: an a‐theoretical community of practice?

    Malcolm Tight

  • Phenomenography:the development and application of an innovative research design in higher education research

    Malcolm Peter Tight

  • Higher Education Research as Tribe, Territory and/or Community: A Co-Citation Analysis.

    Malcolm Tight

  • Examining the research/teaching nexus

    Malcolm Tight

  • Are Academic Workloads Increasing? The Post-War Survey Evidence in the UK

    Malcolm Tight

  • The myth of the learning society

    Christina Hughes;Malcolm Tight

  • The curious case of case study: a viewpoint

    Malcolm Tight

  • The neoliberal turn in Higher Education

    Malcolm Tight

  • Bridging the Divide: a comparative analysis of articles in higher education journals published inside and outside North America.

    Malcolm Tight

  • Writing on academic careers

    Loraine Blaxter;Christina Hughes;Malcolm Tight

  • Higher education research 2000–2010: changing journal publication patterns

    Malcolm Tight

  • Documentary Research in the Social Sciences

    Malcolm Peter Tight

  • Discipline and methodology in higher education research

    Malcolm Tight

  • Collegiality and managerialism: a false dichotomy? Evidence from the higher education literature

    Malcolm Tight

  • Education, Education, Education! The vision of lifelong learning in the Kennedy, Dearing and Fryer reports

    Malcolm Tight

  • Understanding Case Study Research: Small-scale Research with Meaning

    Malcolm Tight

  • The Routledge International Handbook of Higher Education.

    Malcolm Tight;Ka Ho Mok;Jeroen Huisman;Christopher Morphew

  • International student security

    Malcolm Tight

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeroen Huisman
Jeroen Huisman Ghent University
Ka Ho Mok
Ka Ho Mok Hang Seng University of Hong Kong

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