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Neil Mercer

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 63 1143 1003 217 194 193 26776

Neil Mercer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Neil Mercer between 1974 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Neil Mercer published across 52 years, from 1974 to 2025, averaging 3.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 2019. 2 of the 201 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1974 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 33. Peak 33 publications in 2019. 1974: 1 publication 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 3 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 3 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 5 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 5 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 13 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 33 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 1 publication 2024: 1 publication 2025: 1 publication
1974 2025

201 publications in total across all disciplines

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Neil Mercer: publications per year, 1974 to 2025
Year Publications
1974 1
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 1
1980 0
1981 2
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 1
1987 1
1988 3
1989 1
1990 1
1991 1
1992 3
1993 5
1994 2
1995 1
1996 5
1997 4
1998 1
1999 5
2000 5
2001 7
2002 11
2003 6
2004 3
2005 3
2006 1
2007 13
2008 9
2009 3
2010 11
2011 5
2012 4
2013 13
2014 4
2015 7
2016 7
2017 8
2018 0
2019 33
2020 4
2021 2
2022 1
2023 1
2024 1
2025 1
Total 201
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Neil Mercer 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 Neil Mercer 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: 193 publications — 61st percentile

61% 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
184–193 319 193
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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Neil Mercer 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 Neil Mercer 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, 63 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: 63 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% 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
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 63
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

Neil Mercer is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology and social sciences, with a specific focus on developmental and educational psychology and education.

The main topics covered in Neil Mercer's work include:

  • Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
  • Parental Involvement in Education
  • Reading and Literacy Development
  • Education and Technology Integration
  • Education and Critical Thinking Development

The scholar has contributed to research published in several academic venues, which include:

  • Learning Culture and Social Interaction
  • Language and Education
  • International Journal of Research & Method in Education
  • Anaesthesia
  • Qwerty

Recent papers by Neil Mercer include:

  • "Coding classroom dialogue: Methodological considerations for researchers," published in 2020 in Learning Culture and Social Interaction
  • "An analysis of the forms of teacher-student dialogue that are most productive for learning," published in 2021 in Language and Education
  • "Developing a test of reasoning for preadolescents," published in 2021 in International Journal of Research & Method in Education
  • "Issue Information - Editorial Board," published in 2023 in Anaesthesia
  • "The educational importance of oracy," published in 2024 in Qwerty

Neil Mercer collaborates with multiple researchers, frequently co-authoring with:

  • Sara Hennessy
  • Christine Howe
  • Maria Vrikki
  • Elisa Calcagni
  • Alvin Leung

The scope of Mercer's work reflects an interdisciplinary approach within educational psychology, exploring dialogue and reasoning in learning contexts, as well as innovative methods aimed at enhancing education and literacy development. Their research activity shows ongoing engagement with methodological considerations and the role of oracy in education.

Best Publications

  • Common Knowledge : The Development of Understanding in the Classroom

    Derek Edwards;Neil Mercer

  • Dialogue and the Development of Children's Thinking: A Sociocultural Approach

    Neil Mercer;Karen Littleton

  • Words and Minds : How We Use Language to Think Together

    Neil Mercer

  • The Guided Construction of Knowledge: Talk Amongst Teachers and Learners

    Neil Mercer

  • Children's Talk and the Development of Reasoning in the Classroom

    Neil Mercer;Rupert Wegerif;Lyn Dawes

  • El conocimiento compartido: el desarrollo de la comprensión en el aula

    Derek Edwards;Neil Mercer

  • Reasoning as a scientist: ways of helping children to use language to learn science

    Neil Mercer;Lyn Dawes;Rupert Wegerif;Claire Sams

  • The quality of talk in children’s collaborative activity in the classroom

    Neil Mercer

  • From social interaction to individual reasoning: an empirical investigation of a possible socio-cultural model of cognitive development

    Rupert Wegerif;Neil Mercer;Lyn Dawes

  • Interthinking: Putting talk to work

    Karen Littleton;Neil Mercer

  • Explaining the dialogic processes of teaching and learning: The value and potential of sociocultural theory

    Neil Mercer;Christine Howe

  • Sociocultural discourse analysis: analysing classroom talk as a social mode of thinking

    Neil Mercer

  • The Seeds of Time: Why Classroom Dialogue Needs a Temporal Analysis

    Neil Mercer

  • Scaffolding the development of effective collaboration and learning

    Sylvia Rojas-Drummond;Neil Mercer

  • The analysis of classroom talk: Methods and methodologies

    Neil. Mercer

  • Teacher–Student Dialogue During Classroom Teaching: Does It Really Impact on Student Outcomes?

    Christine Howe;Sara Hennessy;Neil Mercer;Maria Vrikki

  • Dialogic teaching in the primary science classroom

    Neil Mercer;Lyn Dawes;Judith Kleine Staarman

  • Teaching Children How to Use Language to Solve Maths Problems

    Neil Mercer;Claire Sams

  • Re-Conceptualizing "Scaffolding" and the Zone of Proximal Development in the Context of Symmetrical Collaborative Learning.

    Manual Fernández;Rupert Wegerif;Neil Mercer;Sylvia Rojas-Drummond

  • Is “exploratory talk” productive talk?

    Neil Mercer;Rupert Wegerif

  • Language and Social Psychology

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Karen Littleton
Karen Littleton The Open University
Rupert Wegerif
Rupert Wegerif University of Cambridge
Christine Howe
Christine Howe University of Cambridge
Derek Edwards
Derek Edwards Loughborough University
Sara Hennessy
Sara Hennessy University of Cambridge
Keith S. Taber
Keith S. Taber University of Cambridge
Jan D. Vermunt
Jan D. Vermunt Eindhoven University of Technology
Neil Selwyn
Neil Selwyn Monash University
Larry Nucci
Larry Nucci University of California, Berkeley
Deanna Kuhn
Deanna Kuhn Columbia University

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