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D-Index
59
Citations
10915
World Ranking
1591
National Ranking
116

Marian Pitts 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 Marian Pitts sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 282 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Marian Pitts 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 Marian Pitts sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 59 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Marian Pitts is affiliated with La Trobe University in Australia and their research spans multiple interconnected domains within the health professions. Their work primarily focuses on general health professions, hermeneutics and narrative identity, aging and elder care, health medicine and society, as well as specific studies on hepatitis viruses and LGBTQ health, identity, and policy.

Their publications cover a range of topics such as health and wellbeing in sexual minority populations, living with chronic conditions, and the social impact of diseases. Some of their recent papers include:

  • Private Lives 2: The second national survey of the health and wellbeing of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) Australians (2023), published in OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • HIV Futures 3: Positive Australians on Services, Health and Well-being (2023), published in OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • The personal and social impact of chronic hepatitis B: A qualitative study of Vietnamese and Chinese participants in Australia (2020), published in Health & Social Care in the Community
  • Living with HIV in New Zealand: balancing health and quality of life (2023), published in OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Where Are They Now? Workers with Young Children during COVID-19 (2025), published in SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent coauthors in Mariana Pitts' body of work include Jeffrey Grierson, Jack Wallace, Sebastian Misson, Anne Mitchell, and Peter Saxton. Collaboration with these researchers has been evident across multiple studies, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach.

Their research outputs have appeared predominantly in the venue OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University), with additional publications in Health & Social Care in the Community and SSRN Electronic Journal.

The main fields of study identified in their work are:

  • Health Professions

More specifically, research subfields cover:

  • General Health Professions
  • Philosophy
  • Hepatology
  • Epidemiology
  • Social Psychology

Key topics addressed by Marian Pitts include:

  • Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity
  • Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
  • Health, Medicine and Society
  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • Hepatitis C Virus Research
  • Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
  • LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy

Best Publications

  • Demographic and Psychosocial Factors Associated With Psychological Distress and Resilience Among Transgender Individuals.

    Emily Bariola;Anthony Lyons;William Leonard;Marian Pitts

  • Educating young people about drugs: a systematic review

    David White;Marian Pitts

  • Men in Australia Telephone Survey (MATeS): a national survey of the reproductive health and concerns of middle-aged and older Australian men.

    Carol A Holden;Robert I McLachlan;Marian Pitts;Robert Cumming

  • Private Lives 2 : The second national survey of the health and wellbeing of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) Australians.

    William. Leonard;Marian. Pitts;Anne Mitchell;Anthony. Lyons

  • Human papillomavirus infections and risks of cervical cancer: what do women know?

    Marian Pitts;Tracy Clarke

  • Prevalence and correlates of three types of pelvic pain in a nationally representative sample of Australian women.

    Marian K Pitts;Jason A Ferris;Anthony M A Smith;Julia M Shelley

  • Sexual and relationship satisfaction among heterosexual men and women: the importance of desired frequency of sex

    Anthony Smith;Anthony Lyons;Jason Ferris;Juliet Richters

  • Sex, desire and pleasure: considering the experiences of older Australian women

    Bianca Fileborn;Rachel Thorpe;Gail L Hawkes;Victor Minichiello

  • Who gets tattoos? Demographic and behavioral correlates of ever being tattooed in a representative sample of men and women.

    Wendy Heywood;Kent Patrick;Anthonry M. A. Smith;Judy M. Simpson

  • 5th National Survey of Australian Secondary Students and Sexual Health 2013.

    Anne Mitchell;Kent Patrick;Wendy Heywood;Pamela Blackman

  • Family in transition: parents, children and grandparents in lesbian families give meaning to ‘doing family’

    Amaryll Perlesz;Rhonda Brown;Joanne Maree Lindsay;Ruth McNair

  • The understanding of common health terms by doctors, nurses and patients.

    Jan Hadlow;Marian Pitts

  • Who pays for sex and why? An analysis of social and motivational factors associated with male clients of sex workers.

    Marian K Pitts;Anthony M A Smith;Jeffrey Grierson;Mary O'Brien

  • Associations between early first sexual intercourse and later sexual and reproductive outcomes: a systematic review of population-based data.

    Wendy Heywood;Kent Patrick;Anthony M. A. Smith;Marian K. Pitts

  • Stigma or respect: Lesbian-parented families negotiating school settings

    Joanne Maree Lindsay;Amaryll Perlesz;Rhonda Brown;Ruth McNair

  • Private Lives : A report on the health and wellbeing of GLBTI Australians.

    Marian Pitts;Anthony Smith;Anne Mitchell;Sunil Patel

  • Secondary Students and Sexual Health 2002 Results of the 3 rd National Survey of Australian Secondary Students, HIV/AIDS and Sexual Health

    Anthony. Smith;Paul. Agius;Anne. Mitchell;Catherine. Barrett

  • Menopause in the workplace: What employers should be doing.

    Gavin Alexander Jack;Kathleen Riach;Emily Bariola;Marian Pitts

  • Which behaviors constitute "having sex" among university students in the UK?

    Marian Pitts;Qazi Rahman

  • TranZnation - a report on the health and wellbeing of transgendered people in Australia and New Zealand

    Murray Couch;Marian Pitts;Hunter Mulcare;Samantha Croy

  • Journal of psychosomatic research: Special issue

    Michael H Antoni;Marian Pitts

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony M. A. Smith
Anthony M. A. Smith La Trobe University
Anthony Lyons
Anthony Lyons La Trobe University
Juliet Richters
Juliet Richters University of New South Wales
Jason Ferris
Jason Ferris University of Queensland
Christopher K. Fairley
Christopher K. Fairley Monash University
Judy M. Simpson
Judy M. Simpson University of Sydney
Ruth McNair
Ruth McNair University of Melbourne
Suzanne M. Garland
Suzanne M. Garland University of Melbourne
John M. Kaldor
John M. Kaldor University of New South Wales
William R. Leonard
William R. Leonard Northwestern University

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