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Monica T. Whitty

Monica T. Whitty

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 39 5631 5227 402 386 188 7109

Monica T. Whitty publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Monica T. Whitty between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Monica T. Whitty published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 7.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2008. 18 of the 220 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2008. 1997: 2 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 15 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 3 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 9 publications
1997 2025

220 publications in total across all disciplines

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Monica T. Whitty: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 2
1998 8
1999 3
2000 5
2001 15
2002 13
2003 13
2004 11
2005 14
2006 14
2007 9
2008 17
2009 10
2010 8
2011 4
2012 8
2013 4
2014 6
2015 5
2016 3
2017 5
2018 3
2019 4
2020 7
2021 7
2022 1
2023 3
2024 9
2025 9
Total 220
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Monica T. Whitty 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 Monica T. Whitty 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, 184–193 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: 188 publications — 59th percentile

59% 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
184–193 319 188
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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Monica T. Whitty 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 Monica T. Whitty 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, 39 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: 39 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% 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 39
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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Overview

Monica T. Whitty is affiliated with Monash University in Australia and has a multidisciplinary research profile spanning computer science and social sciences. Their work most prominently addresses issues related to cybercrime, information security, and the social dynamics of digital communication.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Computer Science
  • Social Sciences

Within these broader areas, their research delves into subfields such as:

  • Information Systems
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Signal Processing

Monica T. Whitty's work focuses on various key topics, including:

  • Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies
  • Information and Cyber Security
  • Spam and Phishing Detection
  • Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
  • Network Security and Intrusion Detection
  • Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies

Some of the venues where they have frequently published include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Information and Computer Security
  • Computers & Security
  • Journal of Language and Social Psychology
  • European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research

Recent publications by Monica T. Whitty cover a range of topics related to cybercrime and psychology, listed below with their publication year and venue:

  • Is There a Scam for Everyone? Psychologically Profiling Cyberscam Victims, 2020, European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research
  • Drug mule for love, 2021, Journal of Financial Crime

Other relevant recent papers from the broader field, though not authored by Whitty, include:

  • How can organizations develop situation awareness for incident response: A case study of management practice, 2020, Computers & Security
  • Language, Psychology, and New New Media: The Hyperpersonal Model of Mediated Communication at Twenty-Five Years, 2020, Journal of Language and Social Psychology
  • DAD: A Distributed Anomaly Detection system using ensemble one-class statistical learning in edge networks, 2021, Future Generation Computer Systems

Monica T. Whitty collaborates frequently with other researchers, including:

  • Christopher Ruddy
  • David Keatley
  • Hassan Jamil
  • Nour Moustafa
  • Marthie Grobler

Best Publications

  • Revealing the 'real' me, searching for the 'actual' you: Presentations of self on an internet dating site

    Monica T. Whitty

  • Pushing the Wrong Buttons: Men's and Women's Attitudes toward Online and Offline Infidelity

    Monica Therese Whitty

  • Cyberspace Romance: The Psychology of Online Relationships

    Monica T. Whitty;Adrian N. Carr

  • Age/sex/location: Uncovering the social cues in the development of online relationships

    Monica T. Whitty;Jeff Gavin

  • Liar, Liar! An examination of how open, supportive and honest people are in Chat Rooms

    Monica Therese Whitty

  • Understanding Insider Threat: A Framework for Characterising Attacks

    Jason R.C. Nurse;Oliver Buckley;Philip A. Legg;Michael Goldsmith

  • The realness of cybercheating: men's and women's representations of unfaithful internet relationships

    Monica T. Whitty

  • Online recreation: The relationship between loneliness, Internet self-efficacy and the use of the Internet for entertainment purposes

    Monica T. Whitty;Deborah McLaughlin

  • The online dating romance scam: causes and consequences of victimhood

    Tom Buchanan;Monica T. Whitty

  • Cyber-Flirting Playing at Love on the Internet

    Monica Therese Whitty

  • The Online Romance Scam: A Serious Cybercrime

    Monica T. Whitty;Tom Buchanan

  • Truth, Lies and Trust on the Internet

    Monica T. Whitty;Adam N. Joinson

  • The Scammers Persuasive Techniques Model Development of a Stage Model to Explain the Online Dating Romance Scam

    Monica T. Whitty

  • Individual Differences in Cyber Security Behaviors: An Examination of Who Is Sharing Passwords

    Monica T. Whitty;James Doodson;Sadie Creese;Duncan Hodges

  • The online dating romance scam : the psychological impact on victims - both financial and non-financial

    Monica T Whitty;Tom Buchanan

  • New rules in the workplace: Applying object-relations theory to explain problem Internet and email behaviour in the workplace

    Monica T. Whitty;Adrian N. Carr

  • Emotional and sexual infidelity offline and in cyberspace.

    Monica T. Whitty;Laura-Lee Quigley

  • Liberating or debilitating? An examination of romantic relationships, sexual relationships and friendships on the Net

    Monica T. Whitty

  • Netiquette within married couples: Agreement about acceptable online behavior and surveillance between partners

    Ellen J. Helsper;Monica T. Whitty

  • Anatomy of the online dating romance scam

    Monica T Whitty

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas A. Buchanan
Thomas A. Buchanan University of Southern California
Adam Joinson
Adam Joinson University of Bath
Richard L. Baskerville
Richard L. Baskerville Georgia State University
Kevin C. Desouza
Kevin C. Desouza Queensland University of Technology
Awais Rashid
Awais Rashid University of Bristol
Gianluca Stringhini
Gianluca Stringhini Boston University
Ellen Helsper
Ellen Helsper London School of Economics and Political Science
William H. Dutton
William H. Dutton University of Oxford
Mark D. Griffiths
Mark D. Griffiths Nottingham Trent University
Nour Moustafa
Nour Moustafa University of New South Wales

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