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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 32 7335 6817 1165 1083 251 4169

Mark Button publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mark Button between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mark Button published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 11.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2013. 29 of the 322 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2013. 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 2 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 21 publications 2013: 31 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 24 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 26 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 16 publications
1997 2025

322 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mark Button: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 1
1998 2
1999 1
2000 1
2001 2
2002 3
2003 4
2004 3
2005 3
2006 6
2007 8
2008 14
2009 10
2010 7
2011 16
2012 21
2013 31
2014 17
2015 9
2016 14
2017 21
2018 16
2019 24
2020 12
2021 12
2022 26
2023 9
2024 13
2025 16
Total 322
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Mark Button 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 Mark Button 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, 244–253 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: 251 publications — 79th percentile

79% 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
244–253 167 251
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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Mark Button 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 Mark Button 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, 32 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: 32 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% 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 32
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
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Heinz I. Eulau Award, American Political Science Association (APSA)

Overview

Mark Button is affiliated with the University of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom. Their research spans social sciences and computer science, with a notable focus on subfields such as sociology and political science, information systems, political science and international relations, nature and landscape conservation, and artificial intelligence.

Their work prominently addresses topics including cybercrime and law enforcement studies, crime, illicit activities, and governance, crime patterns and interventions, stalking, cyberstalking, harassment, policing practices and perceptions, corruption and economic development, and wildlife conservation and criminology analyses.

They have contributed papers published in a range of journals, including:

  • "Investigative private policing beyond the police: an exploratory study" (2022), Policing & Society
  • "Understanding the rise of fraud in England and Wales through field theory: Blip or flip?" (2023), Journal of Economic Criminology

Frequent co-authors of the scientist include:

  • Suleman Lazarus
  • Branislav Hock
  • David Shepherd
  • Richard Kapend
  • Paul Gilmour

They have published extensively in venues such as:

  • Journal of Economic Criminology (6 publications)
  • Deviant Behavior (6 publications)
  • Security Journal (5 publications)
  • Journal of Financial Crime (4 publications)
  • Policing A Journal of Policy and Practice (3 publications)

Some of their recent notable papers include:

  • "Investigative private policing beyond the police: an exploratory study" (2022), Policing & Society
  • "Understanding the rise of fraud in England and Wales through field theory: Blip or flip?" (2023), Journal of Economic Criminology

Mark Button received the Heinz I. Eulau Award from the American Political Science Association in 2019.

Best Publications

  • Not a victimless crime: The impact of fraud on individual victims and their families

    Mark Button;Chris Lewis;Jacki Tapley

  • Cyber Frauds, Scams and their Victims

    Mark Button;Cassandra Cross

  • Online frauds: Learning from victims why they fall for these scams:

    Mark Button;Carol McNaughton Nicholls;Jane Kerr;Rachael Owen

  • Security Officers and Policing: Powers, Culture and Control in the Governance of Private Space

    Mark Button

  • Assessing the Regulation of Private Security across Europe

    Mark Button

  • Fraud typologies and the victims of fraud: literature review

    Mark Button;Chris Lewis;Jacki Tapley

  • Private security and the policing of quasi-public space

    Mark Button

  • Fraud, Corruption and Sport

    Graham Brooks;Azeem Aleem;Mark Button

  • New directions in policing fraud: The emergence of the counter fraud specialist in the United Kingdom

    Mark Button;Les Johnston;Kwabena Frimpong;Geoff Smith

  • Countering Fraud for Competitive Advantage: The Professional Approach to Reducing the Last Great Hidden Cost

    Mark Button;Jim Gee

  • Doing Security: Critical Reflections and an Agenda for Change

    Mark Button

  • The ‘fraud justice network’ and the infra-structure of support for individual fraud victims in England and Wales

    Mark Button;Jacki Tapley;Chris Lewis

  • A better deal for fraud victims:research into victims’ needs and experiences

    Mark Button;Chris Lewis;Jacki Tapley

  • Measuring the cost of fraud: an opportunity for the new competitive advantage

    Mark Button;Jim Gee;Graham Brooks

  • Countering fraud for competitive advantage

    Mark Button;J. Gee

  • The Police and Fraud Investigation and the Case for a Nationalised Solution in the United Kingdom

    Graham Brooks;Mark Button

  • Studying Fraud as White Collar Crime

    Geoff Smith;Mark Button;L. Johnston;Kwabena Frimpong

  • Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2019

    Kelly Finnerty;Sarah Fullick;Helen Motha;Jayesh Navin Shah

  • Organisational inhibitions to addressing occupational fraud: a theory of differential rationalisation

    David William James Shepherd;Mark Button

  • Exploring the impact of organizational investment on occupational fraud: Mediating effects of ethical culture and monitoring control

    Joon Bae Suh;Hee Sub Shim;Mark Button

  • Comparing private security regulation in the European Union

    Mark Button;Peter Stiernstedt

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael J. Watts
Michael J. Watts British Geological Survey
Denis M. O'Carroll
Denis M. O'Carroll University of New South Wales
John M. Cottle
John M. Cottle University of California, Santa Barbara
Philippe Agard
Philippe Agard Sorbonne University
J. Brendan Murphy
J. Brendan Murphy St. Francis Xavier University
Xia Huo
Xia Huo Jinan University
Chaosheng Zhang
Chaosheng Zhang University of Galway
Gijs Du Laing
Gijs Du Laing Ghent University
Sharon Leal
Sharon Leal University of Portsmouth
Ming Hung Wong
Ming Hung Wong Education University of Hong Kong

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