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Melanie Nind 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 Melanie Nind sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 276 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Melanie Nind 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 Melanie Nind sits on this spectrum.

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
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This scientist: 44 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Melanie Nind is affiliated with the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on social sciences, with a particular emphasis on inclusive research methodologies and disability studies. Their work spans a variety of subfields, including safety research, education, sociology and political science, clinical psychology, and political science and international relations.

The main topics explored in Nind's research include:

  • Disability Rights and Representation
  • Disability Education and Employment
  • Healthcare Innovation and Challenges
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Down Syndrome and Intellectual Disability Research
  • Children's Rights and Participation
  • Participatory Visual Research Methods

Melanie Nind has contributed to several recent publications, among which are:

  • "Doing Research Inclusively: Understanding What It Means to Do Research with and Alongside People with Profound Intellectual Disabilities," 2022, Social Sciences
  • "Building Relationships in Inclusive Research in Diverse Contexts," 2020, Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research
  • "Changing Social Research Practices in the Context of Covid-19: Rapid Evidence Review," 2021, ePrints Soton (University of Southampton)
  • "Lessons for Teaching Social Science Research Methods in Higher Education: Synthesis of the Literature 2014-2020," 2022, British Journal of Educational Studies
  • "Research Practices for a Pandemic and an Uncertain Future: Synthesis of the Learning among the Social Research Community 2020-2022," 2023, International Journal of Social Research Methodology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Nind include:

  • Andy Coverdale
  • Joanna Grace
  • Robert Meckin
  • Abigail Croydon
  • Catherine de Haas

Their work has been published frequently in the following venues:

  • British Journal of Learning Disabilities
  • Social Sciences
  • ePrints Soton (University of Southampton)
  • International Journal of Social Research Methodology
  • Disability & Society

Melanie Nind's book publications include:

  • "Vignette Research," Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2024
  • "Inclusive Research: Research Methods," University of Southampton, 2020

An award recognized in relation to Nind's academic contributions is the Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • Mental health promotion and problem prevention in schools: what does the evidence say?

    Katherine Weare;Melanie Nind

  • Access to Communication: Developing the Basics of Communication with People with Severe Learning Difficulties Through Intensive Interaction

    Melanie Nind;Dave Hewett

  • Doing Research Inclusively: Bridges to Multiple Possibilities in Inclusive Research.

    Melanie Nind;Hilra Gondim Vinha

  • What is Inclusive Research

    Melanie Nind

  • Deconstructing normalisation: clearing the way for inclusion

    Andrew Culham;Melanie Nind

  • Participatory data analysis: a step too far?:

    Melanie Nind

  • A Practical Guide to Intensive Interaction

    Melanie Nind;Dave Hewett

  • Learning as Researchers and Teachers: The Development of a Pedagogical Culture for Social Science Research Methods?

    Daniel Kilburn;Melanie Nind;Rose Wiles

  • Teaching research methods in the social sciences: expert perspectives on pedagogy and practice

    Sarah Lewthwaite;Melanie Nind

  • SATurated models of pupildom: Assessment and inclusion/exclusion

    Kathy Hall;Janet Collins;Shereen Benjamin;Melanie Nind

  • The practical wisdom of inclusive research

    Melanie Nind

  • Moments of Inclusion and Exclusion: pupils negotiating classroom contexts

    Shereen Benjamin;Melanie Nind;Kathy Hall;Janet Collins

  • Methodological Innovation and Research Ethics: Forces in tension or forces in harmony?

    Melanie Nind;Rosemary Wiles;Andrew Bengry-Howell;Graham Crow

  • What pedagogical approaches can effectively include children with special educational needs in mainstream classrooms? a systematic literature review

    Jonathan Rix;Kathy Hall;Melanie Nind;Kieron Sheehy

  • Interaction in Action: Reflections on the Use of Intensive Interaction

    Dave Hewett;Melanie Nind

  • Methods that teach: developing pedagogic research methods, developing pedagogy

    Melanie Nind;Sarah Lewthwaite

  • Including Children with Special Educational Needs in Mainstream Classrooms: Implications for Pedagogy from a Systematic Review.

    Melanie Nind;Janice Wearmouth

  • Inclusive research and inclusive education: why connecting them makes sense for teachers’ and learners’ democratic development of education

    Melanie Nind

  • ‘If she’s left with books she’ll just eat them’: considering inclusive multimodal literacy practices

    Rosie Flewitt;Melanie Nind;Jane Payler

  • Efficacy of Intensive Interaction: developing sociability and communication in people with severe and complex learning difficulties using an approach based on caregiver‐infant interaction

    Melanie Nind

  • Working Towards Inclusive Education: Social Contexts

    Melanie Nind

Frequent Co-Authors

Jane Seale
Jane Seale The Open University
Rosalind Edwards
Rosalind Edwards University of Southampton
Iva Strnadová
Iva Strnadová University of New South Wales
Jan Walmsley
Jan Walmsley The Open University

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