World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
36
Citations
6686
World Ranking
6443
National Ranking
1040

Neil Ward 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 Ward sits on this spectrum.

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 publications 570+

This scientist: 192 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.

Neil Ward 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 Ward 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
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% 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

Overview

Neil Ward is affiliated with the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Medicine, with a focus on subfields such as Biochemistry, Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Plant Science, and Food Science.

Their work encompasses various topics including heavy metals in the environment, phytochemicals and antioxidant activities, heavy metal exposure and toxicity, heavy metals in plants, supercapacitor materials and fabrication, botanical research and applications, and arsenic contamination and mitigation.

Neil Ward has contributed to several research publications, some of the recent notable papers include:

  • Chemical Composition and Bioactive Properties of Commercial and Non-Commercial Purple and White Açaí Berries (2020) published in Foods
  • Valorisation of banana peels by hydrothermal carbonisation: Potential use of the hydrochar and liquid by-product for water purification and energy conversion (2020) published in Bioresource Technology Reports
  • Phenolic content, anti-inflammatory properties, and dermal wound repair properties of industrially processed and non-processed acai from the Brazilian Amazon (2020) published in Food & Function
  • Transfer of arsenic, manganese and iron from water to soil and rice plants: An evaluation of changes in dietary intake caused by washing and cooking rice with groundwater from the Bengal Delta, India (2020) published in Journal of Food Composition and Analysis
  • RA-MAP, molecular immunological landscapes in early rheumatoid arthritis and healthy vaccine recipients (2022) published in Scientific Data

Frequent co-authors in Neil Ward's work include:

  • M. Felipe-Sotelo (9 collaborations)
  • Fernanda V. Matta (4 collaborations)
  • Jia Xiong (3 collaborations)
  • Mary Ann Lila (3 collaborations)
  • Débora Esposito (3 collaborations)

Ward's publications are often found in journals such as:

  • Environmental Research Food Systems (2 publications)
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2 publications)
  • Animals (2 publications)
  • Foods (1 publication)
  • Bioresource Technology Reports (1 publication)

Neil Ward has been recognized as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom. Their research portfolio shows a multidisciplinary approach bridging environmental science and medical-related impacts, with a focus on the interactions between heavy metals, phytochemicals, and human health risks.

Best Publications

  • The Differentiated Countryside

    Terry Keith Marsden;J. Murdoch;P. Lowe;N. Ward

  • Doing flood risk science differently: an experiment in radical scientific method

    S N Lane;N Odoni;C Landström;S J Whatmore

  • Networks in rural development: beyond exogenous and endogenous models

    P. Lowe;J. Murdoch;N. Ward

  • Setting the next agenda? British and French approaches to the second pillar of the Common Agricultural Policy

    Philip Lowe;Henry Buller;Neil Ward

  • Placing the Rural in Regional Development

    Neil Ward;David L. Brown

  • THE AGRICULTURAL TREADMILL AND THE RURAL ENVIRONMENT IN THE POST-PRODUCTIVIST ERA

    Neil Ward

  • Coproducing Flood Risk Knowledge: Redistributing Expertise in Critical ‘Participatory Modelling’:

    Catharina Landström;Sarah J Whatmore;Stuart N Lane;Nicholas A Odoni

  • Agricultural Geography and the Political Economy Approach: A Review

    Terry Marsden;Richard Munton;Neil Ward;Sarah Whatmore

  • Moralizing the Environment: Countryside Change, Farming and Pollution

    Philip Lowe;Judy Clark;Susanne Seymour;Neil Ward

  • Moral economies of food and geographies of responsibility

    Peter Jackson;Neil Ward;Polly Russell

  • England and the 'New Regionalism'

    John Tomaney;Neil Ward

  • Universities, the Knowledge Economy and 'Neo-Endogenous Rural Development'

    Neil Ward;Jane Atterton;Tae Kim;Philip Lowe

  • Mobilising the commodity chain concept in the politics of food and farming

    Peter Jackson;Neil Ward;Polly Russell

  • Reconfiguring rural development in the UK: Objective 5b and the new rural governance

    Neil Ward;Kate McNicholas

  • The Future of Rural Society

    Neil Ward;P Lowe;T Marsden;T Munton

  • Participation in rural development : a review of european experience

    Neil Ward;P Lowe;C Ray;R Woodward

  • European Rural Development under the Common Agricultural Policy's ‘Second Pillar’: Institutional Conservatism and Innovation

    Janet C Dwyer;Neil Ward;Philip Lowe;David Baldock

  • The Nature of Rural Development: Towards a Sustainable Integrated Rural Policy in Europe

    Neil Ward;D Baldock;J Dwyer;P Lowe

  • Shifting values in agriculture: the farm family and pollution regulation1

    Neil Ward;Philip Lowe

  • Retailing, the food system and the regulatory state.

    A. Flynn;T. Marsden;N. Ward;P. Lowe

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip Lowe
Philip Lowe Newcastle University
Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson University of Sheffield
Jonathan Murdoch
Jonathan Murdoch Cardiff University
Sarah Whatmore
Sarah Whatmore University of Oxford
John Tomaney
John Tomaney University College London
Stuart N. Lane
Stuart N. Lane University of Lausanne
Terry Marsden
Terry Marsden Cardiff University
Sandra A. Edwards
Sandra A. Edwards Newcastle University
Douglas J. Parker
Douglas J. Parker University of Leeds
John H. Marsham
John H. Marsham University of Leeds

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

With the increasing demand for flexible learning, many students are exploring online degree options in Social Sciences and Humanities. Affordable education is a key concern—students can find a masters in psychology online cheap to help advance careers without accumulating significant debt.

For those interested in leadership roles in education, pursuing an edd online can be a convenient way to gain advanced credentials quickly. Other online graduate options are also becoming more accessible; some universities offer a masters degree online that can be completed in just one year.

Even at the undergraduate level, accelerated degrees can help students start their careers sooner. Those interested in finishing their studies quickly can consider 2 year accelerated bachelor degrees online, making it possible to enter the workforce or continue with graduate study much faster.

Best Scientists Citing Neil Ward

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles