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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 46 3681 3395 630 579 206 7312

Neil Small publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Neil Small between 1984 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Neil Small published across 42 years, from 1984 to 2025, averaging 5.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2016. 9 of the 241 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2016. 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 3 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 5 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 17 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 27 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 4 publications
1984 2025

241 publications in total across all disciplines

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Neil Small: publications per year, 1984 to 2025
Year Publications
1984 1
1985 0
1986 0
1987 2
1988 1
1989 2
1990 0
1991 2
1992 1
1993 0
1994 3
1995 3
1996 2
1997 6
1998 1
1999 3
2000 1
2001 5
2002 7
2003 5
2004 2
2005 16
2006 16
2007 17
2008 15
2009 8
2010 8
2011 2
2012 5
2013 8
2014 5
2015 1
2016 27
2017 7
2018 6
2019 11
2020 6
2021 4
2022 4
2023 19
2024 5
2025 4
Total 241
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Neil Small 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 Small 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, 204–213 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: 206 publications — 66th percentile

66% 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
194–203 304
204–213 285 206
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 Small 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 Small 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, 46 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: 46 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% 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 46
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

Neil Small is affiliated with the University of Bradford in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple areas primarily within medicine and health professions, with a particular focus on general health professions and genetics. Additional research interests include sociology and political science, clinical psychology, and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.

Their work addresses a range of topics, notably:

  • Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
  • Child and Adolescent Health
  • Obesity and Health Practices
  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
  • Participatory Visual Research Methods
  • Global Maternal and Child Health

Neil Small's recent published papers include:

  • "The Caregiver Health Effects of Caring for Young Children with Developmental Disabilities: A Meta-analysis", 2020, published in Maternal and Child Health Journal
  • "Fine-scale population structure and demographic history of British Pakistanis", 2021, published in Nature Communications
  • "The social determinants of child health and inequalities in child health", 2022, published in Paediatrics and Child Health
  • "An annotated and critical glossary of the terminology of inclusion in healthcare and health research", 2020, published in Research Involvement and Engagement
  • "Disciplinary and pastoral power, food and poverty in late-modernity", 2021, published in Critical Social Policy

Neil Small frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Wellcome Open Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Maternal and Child Health Journal
  • Nature Communications
  • Paediatrics and Child Health

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Neil Small include:

  • John Wright
  • Shahid Islam
  • Brian Kelly
  • Kate E. Pickett
  • Sufyan Abid Dogra

Best Publications

  • Cohort Profile: The Born in Bradford multi-ethnic family cohort study

    John Wright;Neil Small;Pauline Raynor;Derek Tuffnell

  • A systematic review of the relationships between social capital and socioeconomic inequalities in health: a contribution to understanding the psychosocial pathway of health inequalities

    Eleonora P Uphoff;Kate E Pickett;Baltica Cabieses;Baltica Cabieses;Neil Small

  • Risk Factors for Congenital Anomaly in a Multiethnic Birth Cohort: An Analysis of the Born in Bradford Study

    Eamonn Sheridan;John Wright;Neil Small;Peter C. Corry

  • Barriers to advance care planning in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

    Merryn Gott;C. Gardiner;Neil Small;Sheila Payne

  • Older people's views of a good death in heart failure : Implications for palliative care provision

    Merryn Gott;Neil Small;Sarah Barnes;Sheila Payne

  • Exploring the care needs of patients with advanced COPD: An overview of the literature

    Clare Gardiner;Merryn Gott;Sheila Payne;Neil Small

  • Dying trajectories in heart failure

    Merryn Gott;Sarah Barnes;Chris Parker;Sheila Payne

  • Associations of autozygosity with a broad range of human phenotypes

    David W. Clark;Yukinori Okada;Kristjan H. S. Moore;Dan Mason

  • The Caregiver Health Effects of Caring for Young Children with Developmental Disabilities: A Meta-analysis

    Sarah Masefield;Stephanie Louise Prady;Trevor Andrew Sheldon;Neil Small

  • Predictors of the quality of life of older people with heart failure recruited from primary care

    Merryn Gott;Sarah Barnes;Chris Parker;Sheila Payne

  • Living with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: patients concerns regarding death and dying:

    Clare Gardiner;Merryn Gott;Neil Small;Sheila Payne

  • Communication in heart failure: perspectives from older people and primary care professionals.

    Sarah Barnes;Merryn Gott;Sheila Payne;David Seamark

  • Religious beliefs about causes and treatment of epilepsy

    Hanif Ismail;John Wright;Penny Rhodes;Neil Small

  • Enhancing Patient-Professional Communication About End-of-Life Issues in Life-Limiting Conditions: A Critical Review of the Literature

    Sarah Barnes;Clare Gardiner;Merryn Gott;Sheila Payne

  • Prevalence of symptoms in a community-based sample of heart failure patients.

    Sarah Barnes;Merryn Gott;Sheila Payne;Chris Parker

  • 'She would help me from the heart': an ethnography of Egyptian women in labour.

    Amina El-Nemer;Soo Downe;Neil Small

  • Too Ill to Talk?: User Involvement in Palliative Care

    Neil Small;Penny J. Rhodes

  • Death, Gender and Ethnicity

    David Field;Jennifer Lorna Hockey;Neil Small

  • Born in Bradford’s Better Start: an experimental birth cohort study to evaluate the impact of early life interventions

    Josie Dickerson;Philippa K Bird;Rosemary McEachan;Kate Pickett

  • Stigma and GPs’ perceptions of dementia

    Dianne M. Gove;Murna G. Downs;M. Vernooij-Dassen;Neil A. Small

  • Effects of locality based community hospital care on independence in older people needing rehabilitation: randomised controlled trial

    John Green;John Young;Anne Forster;Karen Mallinder

  • Grief, Mourning and Death Ritual

    Jeanne Katz;Jenny Hockey;Neil Small

Frequent Co-Authors

John Wright
John Wright National Health Service
Sheila Payne
Sheila Payne Lancaster University
Debbie A. Lawlor
Debbie A. Lawlor University of Bristol
Kate E. Pickett
Kate E. Pickett University of York
Raj Bhopal
Raj Bhopal University of Edinburgh
Andrew P. Hill
Andrew P. Hill York St John University
Rosemary R. C. McEachan
Rosemary R. C. McEachan National Health Service
Eamonn Sheridan
Eamonn Sheridan University of Leeds
David Clark
David Clark University of Glasgow
Mark Mon-Williams
Mark Mon-Williams University of Leeds

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