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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 45 3745 3451 638 586 183 16524

Mary Barker publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mary Barker between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mary Barker published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 6.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 48 publications in 2021. 39 of the 244 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 48. Peak 48 publications in 2021. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 1 publication 2005: 0 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 48 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 21 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 18 publications
1987 2025

244 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mary Barker: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 2
1993 5
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 1
1998 0
1999 1
2000 3
2001 0
2002 1
2003 1
2004 1
2005 0
2006 3
2007 2
2008 4
2009 6
2010 5
2011 5
2012 7
2013 4
2014 6
2015 11
2016 11
2017 11
2018 11
2019 9
2020 13
2021 48
2022 12
2023 21
2024 21
2025 18
Total 244
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Mary Barker 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 Mary Barker 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, 174–183 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: 183 publications — 57th percentile

57% 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
174–183 313 183
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
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Mary Barker 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 Mary Barker 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, 45 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: 45 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% 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 45
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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Overview

Mary Barker is affiliated with the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Health Professions, with a focus on several subfields such as General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Nutrition and Dietetics, Clinical Psychology, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

The scientist's work encompasses multiple important topics including Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet; Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations; Child Nutrition and Water Access; Gestational Diabetes Research and Management; Child and Adolescent Health; Health Policy Implementation Science; and Birth, Development, and Health.

Mary Barker has contributed to several peer-reviewed papers, some of the recent ones include:

  • Food choice in transition: adolescent autonomy, agency, and the food environment (2021), published in The Lancet
  • A wake-up call for preconception health: a clinical review (2021), published in British Journal of General Practice
  • How do we harness adolescent values in designing health behaviour change interventions? A qualitative study (2021), published in British Journal of Health Psychology
  • A cluster-randomised controlled trial of the LifeLab education intervention to improve health literacy in adolescents (2021), published in PLoS ONE
  • Women's preconception health in England: a report card based on cross-sectional analysis of national maternity services data from 2018/2019 (2023), published in BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Mary Barker include:

  • Polly Hardy-Johnson
  • Daniella Watson
  • Wendy Lawrence
  • Sarah H Kehoe
  • Sofia Strömmer

Mary Barker's research has been disseminated in a variety of journal venues, with notable frequency in:

  • Public Health Nutrition
  • PLoS ONE
  • BMC Public Health
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease

Best Publications

  • Process evaluation of complex interventions: Medical Research Council guidance

    Graham Moore;Suzanne Audrey;Mary Barker;Lyndal Bond

  • Before the beginning: Nutrition and lifestyle in the preconception period and its importance for future health

    Judith Stephenson;Nicola Heslehurst;Jennifer Hall;Danielle A J M Schoenaker

  • Why is changing health-related behaviour so difficult?

    Michael P. Kelly;Mary Barker

  • Origins of lifetime health around the time of conception: causes and consequences.

    Tom P Fleming;Adam J Watkins;Miguel A Velazquez;John C Mathers

  • Process evaluation in complex public health intervention studies: The need for guidance

    Graham Moore;Suzanne Audrey;Mary Barker;Lyndal Bond

  • Intervention strategies to improve nutrition and health behaviours before conception

    Mary E. Barker;Stephan U Dombrowski;Tim Colbourn;Caroline H D Fall

  • A Systematic Review of Digital Interventions for Improving the Diet and Physical Activity Behaviors of Adolescents

    Taylor Rose;Mary Barker;Mary Barker;Chandni Maria Jacob;Leanne Morrison

  • Birth weight and body fat distribution in adolescent girls

    M Barker;S Robinson;C Osmond;D J P Barker

  • Food choice in transition: adolescent autonomy, agency, and the food environment.

    Lynnette M Neufeld;Eduardo B Andrade;Ahna Ballonoff Suleiman;Mary Barker;Mary Barker;Mary Barker

  • Interventions to prevent maternal obesity before conception, during pregnancy, and post partum

    Mark Hanson;Mark Hanson;Mary E. Barker;Mary E. Barker;Jodie M Dodd;Jodie M Dodd;Shiriki Kumanyika

  • Effectiveness of community- and workplace-based interventions to manage musculoskeletal-related sickness absence and job loss: a systematic review

    Keith T. Palmer;Elizabeth C. Harris;Cathy Linaker;Mary Barker

  • Developmental Origins of Health and Disease: A Lifecourse Approach to the Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases

    Janis Baird;Chandni Jacob;Mary Barker;Mary Barker;Caroline H. D. Fall

  • 'Making every contact count': Evaluation of the impact of an intervention to train health and social care practitioners in skills to support health behaviour change

    Wendy Lawrence;Christina Black;Tannaze Tinati;Sue Cradock

  • What influences diet quality in older people? A qualitative study among community-dwelling older adults from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study, UK

    Ilse Bloom;Wendy Lawrence;Mary Barker;Janis Baird

  • Growth in utero and blood pressure levels in the next generation.

    David J.p. Barker;Alistair W. Shiell;Mary E. Barker;Catherine M. Law

  • Developmental biology: Support mothers to secure future public health

    David Barker;David Barker;Mary Barker;Tom Fleming;Michelle Lampl

  • Why women of lower educational attainment struggle to make healthier food choices: the importance of psychological and social factors.

    Wendy Lawrence;Chas Skinner;Cheryl Haslam;Sian Robinson

  • Process Evaluation of Complex Interventions Guidance: UK Medical Research Council (MRC) Guidance

    Graham Moore;Suzanne Audrey;Mary Barker;Lyndal Bond

  • Constraints on food choices of women in the UK with lower educational attainment.

    M. Barker;W.T. Lawrence;Timothy Skinner;C.O. Haslam

  • Does living in a food insecure household impact on the diets and body composition of young children? Findings from the Southampton Women’s Survey

    Anna Pilgrim;Mary Barker;Alan Jackson;Georgia Ntani

  • Behaviour, body composition and diet in adolescent girls.

    M. Barker;S. Robinson;C. Wilman;D.J.P. Barker

  • David J P Barker

    Jan Barker;Mary Barker;Caroline Fall;Clive Osmond

Frequent Co-Authors

Cyrus Cooper
Cyrus Cooper University of Southampton
Hazel Inskip
Hazel Inskip University of Southampton
Keith M. Godfrey
Keith M. Godfrey University of Southampton
Caroline H.D. Fall
Caroline H.D. Fall University of Southampton
Mark A. Hanson
Mark A. Hanson University of Southampton
Sian M. Robinson
Sian M. Robinson Newcastle University
Nicholas C. Harvey
Nicholas C. Harvey University of Southampton
Peter D. Gluckman
Peter D. Gluckman University of Auckland
Lucilla Poston
Lucilla Poston King's College London
Chittaranjan S. Yajnik
Chittaranjan S. Yajnik King Edward Memorial Hospital

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