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Nicola Piper publication distribution in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Political Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nicola Piper sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 137 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more.

Nicola Piper D-index placement in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Political Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nicola Piper sits on this spectrum.

20 D-Index: 76 scientists 21 D-Index: 79 scientists 22 D-Index: 84 scientists 23 D-Index: 68 scientists 24 D-Index: 88 scientists 25 D-Index: 82 scientists 26 D-Index: 76 scientists 27 D-Index: 75 scientists 28 D-Index: 99 scientists 29 D-Index: 96 scientists 30 D-Index: 96 scientists 31 D-Index: 81 scientists 32 D-Index: 86 scientists 33 D-Index: 81 scientists 34 D-Index: 84 scientists 35 D-Index: 72 scientists 36 D-Index: 58 scientists 37 D-Index: 53 scientists 38 D-Index: 48 scientists 39 D-Index: 40 scientists 40 D-Index: 40 scientists 41 D-Index: 32 scientists 42 D-Index: 26 scientists 43 D-Index: 25 scientists 44 D-Index: 33 scientists 45 D-Index: 33 scientists 46 D-Index: 17 scientists 47 D-Index: 21 scientists 48 D-Index: 22 scientists 49 D-Index: 18 scientists 50 D-Index: 19 scientists 51 D-Index: 19 scientists 52 D-Index: 15 scientists 53 D-Index: 14 scientists 54 D-Index: 10 scientists 55 D-Index: 13 scientists 56 D-Index: 9 scientists 57 D-Index: 11 scientists 58 D-Index: 12 scientists 59 D-Index: 10 scientists 60 D-Index: 5 scientists 61 D-Index: 7 scientists 62+ D-Index: 100 scientists
20 D-Index 62+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Political Science in Australia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Political Science in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Nicola Piper is affiliated with Queen Mary University of London in the United Kingdom. Their scholarly work primarily spans the fields of Social Sciences and Health Professions, with a significant focus on subfields such as Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations, General Health Professions, Public Administration, and Emergency Medicine.

The research topics covered by Nicola Piper include Migration and Labor Dynamics, Employment and Welfare Studies, International Labor and Employment Law, Labor Movements and Unions, Migration, Refugees, and Integration, Digital Economy and Work Transformation, and Sex work and related issues.

Nicola Piper's recent publications exemplify their engagement with themes related to migration, labor, and precarious work conditions. Notable papers include:

  • "Returning home empty handed: Examining how COVID-19 exacerbates the non-payment of temporary migrant workers' wages" (2021), published in Global Social Policy
  • "Regions and global migration governance: perspectives 'from above', 'from below' and 'from beyond'" (2021), published in Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
  • "Reflections on intersectionality: a journey through the worlds of migration research, policy and advocacy" (2022), published in Gender Place & Culture
  • "Temporary labour migration in Asia: The transnationality-precarity nexus" (2022), published in International Migration
  • "Sanitized boundaries, sanitized homes: COVID-19 and the sporadic hyper-precarity of migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong" (2022), published in Asian and Pacific Migration Journal

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Nicola Piper include Laura Foley, Merlin L. Robb, Haroon Saloojee, Scott McCallister, and Frances Whalen. These collaborations reflect a network of researchers active in related areas of social science and migration studies.

The most frequent publication venues for Nicola Piper's work are:

  • Global Social Policy
  • Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
  • Global Public Policy and Governance
  • Studies in Social Justice
  • Work in the Global Economy

Best Publications

  • Wife or worker? : Asian women and migration

    Nicola Piper;Mina Roces;Eleonore Kofman

  • Feminized Migration in East and Southeast Asia: Policies, Actions and Empowerment

    Keiko Yamanaka;Nicola Piper

  • Gendering the Politics of Migration

    Nicola Piper

  • Wife or Worker? Worker or Wife? Marriage and Cross-Border Migration in Contemporary Japan

    Nicola Piper

  • Feminisation of Migration and the Social Dimensions of Development: the Asian case

    Nicola Piper

  • The complex interconnections of the migration–development nexus: a social perspective

    Nicola Piper

  • Transnational Activism in Asia : Problems of power and democracy

    Nicola Piper;Anders Uhlin

  • Japanese women studying abroad, the case of the United States

    Hiroakira Ono;Nicola Piper

  • Bridging gender, migration and governance: Theoretical possibilities in the Asian context

    Nicola Piper

  • Globalisation and regulation of citizenship—Filipino migrant workers in Japan

    Rochelle Ball;Nicola Piper

  • A Problem by a Different Name? A Review of Research on Trafficking in South-East Asia and Oceania

    Nicola Piper

  • Rights of foreign workers and the politics of migration in South-East and East Asia.

    Nicola Piper

  • International Marriage in Japan: 'Race' and 'Gender' perspectives

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  • Feminization of Labor Migration as Violence Against Women

    Nicola Piper

  • Migrant Worker Activism in Singapore and Malaysia: Freedom of Association and the Role of the State:

    Nicola Piper

  • Harnessing Hope through NGO Activism

    Sasha Courville;Nicola Piper

  • Critical Perspectives on Global Governance: Rights and Regulation in Governing Regimes

    Jean Grugel;Nicola Piper

  • Migrant Precarity in Asia: ‘Networks of Labour Activism’ for a Rights-based Governance of Migration

    Nicola Piper;Stuart Rosewarne;Matt Withers

  • South–South Migration: Challenges for development and social policy

    Katja Hujo;Nicola Piper

  • Temporary Migration and Political Remittances: the role of organisational networks in the transnationalisation of human rights

    Nicola Piper

  • New Perspectives on Transnational Activism

    Nicola Piper;Anders Uhlin

  • New perspectives on gender and migration : livelihood, rights and entitlements

    Nicola Piper

  • Marriage migration, migrant precarity, and social reproduction in Asia: an overview

    Nicola Piper;Sohoon Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean Grugel
Jean Grugel University of York
Parvati Raghuram
Parvati Raghuram The Open University
Brenda S. A. Yeoh
Brenda S. A. Yeoh National University of Singapore
Eleonore Kofman
Eleonore Kofman Middlesex University

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