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Michael Quinlan 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 Michael Quinlan sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 215 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael Quinlan 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 Michael Quinlan 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: 47 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michael Quinlan is affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia and has a research profile spanning multiple fields within the social sciences and health professions. Their work bridges the intersections of occupational health, social welfare, and industrial relations, with a particular focus on employment, health and safety, and societal impacts of crises.

The main fields of study for Quinlan include Social Sciences and Health Professions, supported by a substantial body of publications. Within these, key subfields are General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science, Radiological and Ultrasound Technology, Ophthalmology, and Public Administration.

The topics most frequently addressed in Quinlan's research are:

  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Occupational Health and Safety Research
  • Australian History and Society
  • Digital Economy and Work Transformation
  • Labor Movements and Unions
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
  • Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health

Quinlan has contributed to both journal articles and books. One notable book publication includes Unfree Workers, published by Springer International Publishing in 2022.

Recent papers by Michael Quinlan demonstrate their engagement with contemporary social and health issues. These include:

  • "Five challenges to humanity: Learning from pattern/repeat failures in past disasters?" (2020), published in The Economic and Labour Relations Review
  • "COVID-19, Health and Vulnerable Societies" (2020), published in Annals of Work Exposures and Health
  • "Psychosocial hazards: An overview and industrial relations perspective" (2023), published in Journal of Industrial Relations

Active participation is shown in frequent publication venues, notably:

  • The Economic and Labour Relations Review (11 publications)
  • Labour History (4 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (3 publications)
  • Eye (2 publications)
  • Australian Historical Studies (2 publications)

Quinlan often collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Hamish Maxwell-Stewart
  • Sarah Gregson
  • George Moussa
  • Hetvi Bhatt
  • Ian Reekie

Best Publications

  • The global expansion of precarious employment, work disorganization, and consequences for occupational health: a review of recent research.

    Michael Quinlan;Claire Mayhew;Philip Bohle

  • Working hours, work-life conflict and health in precarious and "permanent" employment

    Philip Bohle;Michael Quinlan;David Kennedy;Ann Williamson

  • An appraisal of key factors in the implementation of occupational stress interventions

    Kjell Nytrø;Per Øystein Saksvik;Aslaug Mikkelsen;Philip Bohle

  • The COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons on building more equal and sustainable societies

    Kristin van Barneveld;Michael Quinlan;Peter Kriesler;Anne Junor

  • Overstretched and unreciprocated commitment: reviewing research on the occupational health and safety effects of downsizing and job insecurity

    Michael Quinlan;Philip Bohle

  • How Precarious Employment Affects Health and Safety at Work: The Case of Temporary Agency Workers

    Elsa Underhill;Michael Quinlan

  • Managing Occupational Health and Safety: A Multidisciplinary Approach

    PL Bohle;M Quinlan

  • Systematic occupational health and safety management : perspectives on an international development

    F. Frick;A.C.J.M. Wilthagen;P. Langaa Jensen;M. Quinlan

  • The Implications of Labour Market Restructuring in Industrialized Societies for Occupational Health and Safety

    Michael Quinlan

  • The global expansion of precarious employment, work disorganization, and consequences for occupational health: placing the debate in a comparative historical context.

    Michael Quinlan;Claire Mayhew;Philip Bohle

  • Precarious employment and workers' compensation.

    Michael Quinlan;Claire Mayhew

  • The ‘Pre-Invention’ of Precarious Employment: The Changing World of Work in Context:

    Michael Quinlan

  • Precarious employment, working hours, work-life conflict and health in hotel work

    Maria McNamara;Maria McNamara;Philip Bohle;Michael Quinlan

  • Managing occupational health and safety.

    Michael Quinlan;Philip Bohle;Felicity Lamm

  • The Health and Safety Effects of Job Insecurity: An Evaluation of the Evidence

    Philip Bohle;Michael Quinlan;Claire Mayhew

  • Measuring the Extent of Impact from Occupational Violence and Bullying on Traumatised Workers

    Claire Mayhew;Paul McCarthy;Duncan Chappell;Michael Quinlan

  • Introduction to the who commission on social determinants of health employment conditions network (EMCONET) study, with a glossary on employment relations.

    Joan Benach;Carles Muntaner;Orielle Solar;Vilma Santana

  • Contingent work and occupational safety.

    Michael Quinlan;Philip Bohle

  • Empirical study of employment arrangements and precariousness in Australia.

    Amber M. Louie;Aleck S. Ostry;Michael Quinlan;Tessa Keegel

  • Subcontracting and occupational health and safety in the residential building industry

    Claire Mayhew;Michael Quinlan

Frequent Co-Authors

Carles Muntaner
Carles Muntaner University of Toronto
Joan Benach
Joan Benach Pompeu Fabra University
Ann Williamson
Ann Williamson University of New South Wales
Jean Shoveller
Jean Shoveller University of British Columbia
Anthony D. LaMontagne
Anthony D. LaMontagne Deakin University
Aleck Ostry
Aleck Ostry University of Victoria
Mark Stevenson
Mark Stevenson University of Melbourne
Rebecca Ivers
Rebecca Ivers University of New South Wales
Peter M. Smith
Peter M. Smith University of Toronto
Ronald R. Grunstein
Ronald R. Grunstein Woolcock Institute of Medical Research

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