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Nigel J. Balmer

Nigel J. Balmer

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Law 25 372 338 11 11 110 3287

Nigel J. Balmer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nigel J. Balmer between 1999 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nigel J. Balmer published across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025, averaging 4.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2012. 1 of the 112 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2012. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 2 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 5 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 0 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 1 publication
1999 2025

112 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nigel J. Balmer: publications per year, 1999 to 2025
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 0
2001 1
2002 2
2003 6
2004 8
2005 5
2006 5
2007 11
2008 8
2009 7
2010 8
2011 6
2012 15
2013 5
2014 3
2015 3
2016 3
2017 5
2018 1
2019 5
2020 2
2021 1
2022 0
2023 0
2024 0
2025 1
Total 112
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Nigel J. Balmer publications per year - data summary

  • Nigel J. Balmer, a Law scholar from Legal Aid New South Wales, has 112 publications recorded across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1999 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2012, with 15 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1999, 2001, 2018, 2021 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 4 of the 27 years in the span carry no publications at all (2000, 2022, 2023 and 2024).
  • The rate of publication averages 4.1 papers per year over the whole span, or 4.9 per year counting only the 23 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 2 publications, 2% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1999-2007: 39 publications (4.3 per year); 2008-2016: 58 publications (6.4 per year); 2017-2025: 15 publications (1.7 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is declining.

Nigel J. Balmer publication distribution in Law in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Law in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nigel J. Balmer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 46 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 37–41 to 262+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 100. Most scientists, 100, have 262+ publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 262 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 107–111 publications, is where this scientist sits. 37–41 publications: 3 scientists 42–46 publications: 1 scientist 47–51 publications: 0 scientists 52–56 publications: 3 scientists 57–61 publications: 2 scientists 62–66 publications: 1 scientist 67–71 publications: 6 scientists 72–76 publications: 6 scientists 77–81 publications: 10 scientists 82–86 publications: 7 scientists 87–91 publications: 10 scientists 92–96 publications: 18 scientists 97–101 publications: 15 scientists 102–106 publications: 14 scientists 107–111 publications: 12 scientists 112–116 publications: 12 scientists 117–121 publications: 14 scientists 122–126 publications: 10 scientists 127–131 publications: 9 scientists 132–136 publications: 14 scientists 137–141 publications: 12 scientists 142–146 publications: 14 scientists 147–151 publications: 8 scientists 152–156 publications: 14 scientists 157–161 publications: 5 scientists 162–166 publications: 9 scientists 167–171 publications: 15 scientists 172–176 publications: 6 scientists 177–181 publications: 9 scientists 182–186 publications: 8 scientists 187–191 publications: 16 scientists 192–196 publications: 7 scientists 197–201 publications: 6 scientists 202–206 publications: 7 scientists 207–211 publications: 11 scientists 212–216 publications: 0 scientists 217–221 publications: 5 scientists 222–226 publications: 6 scientists 227–231 publications: 10 scientists 232–236 publications: 8 scientists 237–241 publications: 5 scientists 242–246 publications: 4 scientists 247–251 publications: 2 scientists 252–256 publications: 7 scientists 257–261 publications: 5 scientists 262+ publications: 100 scientists
37–41 publications 262+

This scientist: 110 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 262 publications or more.

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Number of Law scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 466 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
37–41 3
42–46 1
47–51 0
52–56 3
57–61 2
62–66 1
67–71 6
72–76 6
77–81 10
82–86 7
87–91 10
92–96 18
97–101 15
102–106 14
107–111 12 110
112–116 12
117–121 14
122–126 10
127–131 9
132–136 14
137–141 12
142–146 14
147–151 8
152–156 14
157–161 5
162–166 9
167–171 15
172–176 6
177–181 9
182–186 8
187–191 16
192–196 7
197–201 6
202–206 7
207–211 11
212–216 0
217–221 5
222–226 6
227–231 10
232–236 8
237–241 5
242–246 4
247–251 2
252–256 7
257–261 5
262+ 100
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Nigel J. Balmer publication distribution in Law in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 466 Law scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 46 ranges running from 37–41 to 262+ publications.
  • Nigel J. Balmer, a Law scholar from Legal Aid New South Wales, records 110 publications - the 23rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 23% of ranked Law scientists score the same or lower than Nigel J. Balmer, and about 77% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 167–171 publications range, and Nigel J. Balmer ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 262+ publications, holding 100 scientists (21% of the field).
  • 14% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 92–96 publications), so the field is spread fairly evenly across the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 262 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (21% of the field).

Nigel J. Balmer D-index placement in Law in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Law scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nigel J. Balmer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
20 40 60 80
Bar chart with 23 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 20 to 42+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 92. Most scientists, 92, have 42+ D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 42 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 25 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 20 D-Index: 16 scientists 21 D-Index: 23 scientists 22 D-Index: 11 scientists 23 D-Index: 20 scientists 24 D-Index: 17 scientists 25 D-Index: 23 scientists 26 D-Index: 19 scientists 27 D-Index: 19 scientists 28 D-Index: 22 scientists 29 D-Index: 14 scientists 30 D-Index: 25 scientists 31 D-Index: 25 scientists 32 D-Index: 20 scientists 33 D-Index: 24 scientists 34 D-Index: 23 scientists 35 D-Index: 12 scientists 36 D-Index: 11 scientists 37 D-Index: 15 scientists 38 D-Index: 14 scientists 39 D-Index: 4 scientists 40 D-Index: 8 scientists 41 D-Index: 9 scientists 42+ D-Index: 92 scientists
20 D-Index 42+

This scientist: 25 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 42 D-Index or more.

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Number of Law scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 466 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
20 16
21 23
22 11
23 20
24 17
25 23 25
26 19
27 19
28 22
29 14
30 25
31 25
32 20
33 24
34 23
35 12
36 11
37 15
38 14
39 4
40 8
41 9
42+ 92
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Nigel J. Balmer D-index placement in Law in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 466 Law scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 23 ranges running from 20 to 42+ D-Index.
  • Nigel J. Balmer, a Law scholar from Legal Aid New South Wales, records 25 D-Index - the 24th percentile of the discipline.
  • 24% of ranked Law scientists score the same or lower than Nigel J. Balmer, and about 76% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 31 D-Index range, and Nigel J. Balmer ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42+ D-Index, holding 92 scientists (20% of the field).
  • 24% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 25 D-Index), so the field is spread fairly evenly across the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 42 D-Index or more, 92 scientists in all (20% of the field).

Best Publications

  • The influence of crowd noise and experience upon refereeing decisions in football

    Alan M. Nevill;Nigel J. Balmer;A. Mark Williams

  • Home advantage in the Winter Olympics (1908-1998)

    Nigel J. Balmer;Alan M. Nevill;A. Mark Williams

  • Modelling home advantage in the Summer Olympic Games

    N J Balmer;A M Nevill;A M Williams

  • Influence of crowd noise on soccer refereeing consistency in soccer.

    Nigel J. Balmer;Alan M. Nevill;Andrew M. Lane;Paul Ward

  • Worried Sick: The Experience of Debt Problems and their Relationship with Health, Illness and Disability

    Nigel Balmer;Pascoe Pleasence;Alexy Buck;Heather C. Walker

  • Crowd influence on decisions in association football

    Alan Nevill;Nigel Balmer;Mark Williams

  • Soccer Referee Decision-Making: 'shall I Blow the Whistle?'.

    Andrew M. Lane;Alan M. Nevill;Nahid S. Ahmad;Nigel J. Balmer

  • Do judges enhance home advantage in European championship boxing

    Nigel J. Balmer;Alan M. Nevill;Andrew M. Lane

  • Disability, social exclusion and the consequential experience of justiciable problems

    A. O'grady;P. Pleasence;N.J. Balmer;A. Buck

  • Evolution and revolution: gauging the impact of technological and technical innovation on Olympic performance.

    Nigel Balmer;Pascoe Pleasence;Alan Nevill

  • Multiple Justiciable Problems: Common Clusters and Their Social and Demographic Indicators

    Pascoe Pleasence;Nigel J. Balmer;Alexy Buck;Aoife O'Grady

  • Social Exclusion and Civil Law: Experience of Civil Justice Problems among Vulnerable Groups

    Alexy Buck;Nigel Balmer;Pascoe Pleasence

  • Causes of Action: Civil Law and Social Justice

    P Pleasence;A Buck;NJ Balmer;A O'Grady

  • Debt and disadvantage: the experience of unmanageable debt and financial difficulty in England and Wales

    Ash Patel;Nigel J. Balmer;Nigel J. Balmer;Pascoe Pleasence

  • Changing Fortunes: Results from a Randomized Trial of the Offer of Debt Advice in England and Wales

    Pascoe Pleasence;Nigel J. Balmer

  • Do citizens know how to deal with legal issues? Some empirical insights

    Alexy Buck;Pascoe Pleasence;Nigel J. Balmer

  • Children, young people and requests for police station legal advice: 25 years on from PACE

    Vicky Kemp;Pascoe Pleasence;Nigel J. Balmer

  • Civil law problems and morbidity

    P Pleasence;N J Balmer;A Buck;A O'Grady

  • The Health Cost of Civil-Law Problems: Further Evidence of Links Between Civil-Law Problems and Morbidity, and the Consequential Use of Health Services

    Pascoe Pleasence;Nigel J. Balmer;Alexy Buck

  • Transforming Lives: Law and Social Process

    P Pleasence;A Buck;NJ Balmer

Frequent Co-Authors

Pascoe Pleasence
Pascoe Pleasence University College London
Andrew M. Lane
Andrew M. Lane University of Wolverhampton
A. Mark Williams
A. Mark Williams University of Utah

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