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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 64 1058 920 201 178 392 48748

Nicholas Mays publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nicholas Mays between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nicholas Mays published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 10.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 2015. 41 of the 456 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 28. Peak 28 publications in 2015. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 2 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 3 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 14 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 15 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 20 publications 2007: 22 publications 2008: 18 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 22 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 28 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 24 publications
1982 2025

456 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nicholas Mays: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 1
1984 0
1985 1
1986 2
1987 3
1988 5
1989 3
1990 3
1991 1
1992 1
1993 3
1994 6
1995 6
1996 6
1997 14
1998 10
1999 5
2000 8
2001 15
2002 4
2003 4
2004 10
2005 13
2006 20
2007 22
2008 18
2009 12
2010 11
2011 14
2012 16
2013 22
2014 16
2015 28
2016 16
2017 13
2018 15
2019 13
2020 12
2021 21
2022 11
2023 10
2024 17
2025 24
Total 456
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Nicholas Mays 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 Nicholas Mays 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, 384–393 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: 392 publications — 95th percentile

95% 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
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 44 392
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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Nicholas Mays 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 Nicholas Mays 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, 64 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: 64 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% 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
64 79 64
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

Nicholas Mays is affiliated with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in the United Kingdom. Their research contributions span primarily the fields of Health Professions and Medicine, with a focus on related subfields including General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, and Economics and Econometrics.

Their work addresses a range of topics within healthcare and public health, such as Primary Care and Health Outcomes, Interprofessional Education and Collaboration, Healthcare Innovation and Challenges, Antibiotic Use and Resistance, Organ Donation and Transplantation, Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health, and Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues.

Some recent notable publications include:

  • The impacts of collaboration between local health care and non-health care organizations and factors shaping how they work: a systematic review of reviews, 2021, BMC Public Health
  • Overview of Evidence of Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance in the Food Chain, 2020, Antibiotics
  • The case for developing a cohesive systems approach to research across unhealthy commodity industries, 2021, BMJ Global Health
  • What is public trust in the healthcare system? A new conceptual framework developed from qualitative data in England, 2020, Social Theory & Health
  • Integrated Care in England - what can we Learn from a Decade of National Pilot Programmes?, 2021, International Journal of Integrated Care

Nicholas Mays frequently collaborates with other researchers including Mustafa Al-Haboubi, R. E. Glover, Josephine Exley, Agata Pacho, and Mary Alison Durand.

Their research is frequently published in venues such as:

  • Journal of Health Services Research & Policy
  • BMJ
  • BMC Public Health
  • BMC Health Services Research
  • Antibiotics

Best Publications

  • Analysing qualitative data

    Catherine Pope;Sue Ziebland;Nicholas Mays

  • Qualitative research in health care

    Catherine Pope;Nicholas Mays

  • Qualitative research in health care: Assessing quality in qualitative research

    Nicholas Mays;Catherine Pope

  • Rigour and qualitative research.

    Nicholas Mays;Catherine Pope

  • Reaching the parts other methods cannot reach: an introduction to qualitative methods in health and health services research.

    Catherine Pope;Nick Mays

  • Systematically reviewing qualitative and quantitative evidence to inform management and policy-making in the health field

    Nicholas Mays;Catherine Pope;Jennie Popay

  • Making Health Policy

    Kent Buse;Nicholas Mays;Gillian Walt

  • Qualitative Research: Observational methods in health care settings

    Nicholas Mays;Catherine Pope

  • The dark side of coproduction: do the costs outweigh the benefits for health research?

    Kathryn Oliver;Anita Kothari;Nicholas Mays

  • Qualitative methods in health research

    Catherine Pope;Nicholas Mays

  • Synthesising research evidence.

    Nicholas Mays;Emilie Roberts;Jennie Popay

  • Learning from the NHS Internal Market

    Julian Le Grand;Nicholas Mays;Jo-Ann Mulligan

  • Synthesizing qualitative and quantitative health evidence: a guide to methods

    Catherine Pope;Nicholas Mays;Jennie Popay

  • An open letter to The BMJ editors on qualitative research

    Trisha Greenhalgh;Ellen Annandale;Richard Ashcroft;James Barlow

  • The impacts of collaboration between local health care and non-health care organizations and factors shaping how they work: a systematic review of reviews

    Hugh Alderwick;Hugh Alderwick;Andrew Hutchings;Adam Briggs;Adam Briggs;Nicholas Mays

  • Using qualitative methods in health-related action research

    Julienne Meyer;St Bartholomew;Catherine Pope;Nicholas Mays

  • Quality in qualitative health research

    Nicholas Mays;Catherine Pope

  • Describing the impact of health research: a Research Impact Framework

    Shyama Kuruvilla;Nicholas Mays;Andrew Pleasant;Gill Walt

  • Narratives of Promise, Narratives of Caution: A Review of the Literature on Social Impact Bonds

    Alec Fraser;Stefanie Tan;Mylene Lagarde;Nicholas Mays

  • Success factors for reducing maternal and child mortality

    Shyama Kuruvilla;Julian F. Schweitzer;David M Bishai;Sadia Afroze Chowdhury

  • New labour, new NHS?

    Jennife Dixon;Nicholas Mays

Frequent Co-Authors

Ellen Nolte
Ellen Nolte London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Catherine Pope
Catherine Pope University of Oxford
Nick Black
Nick Black London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Mark Petticrew
Mark Petticrew London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Cécile Knai
Cécile Knai London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Sally Wyke
Sally Wyke University of Glasgow
Jennie Popay
Jennie Popay Lancaster University
Pauline Allen
Pauline Allen University of London
Gwyn Bevan
Gwyn Bevan London School of Economics and Political Science
Raphael Wittenberg
Raphael Wittenberg London School of Economics and Political Science

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