| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences and Humanities | 91 | 174 | 145 | 28 | 24 | 365 | 42706 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Nigel Thrift between 1975 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nigel Thrift published across 51 years, from 1975 to 2025, averaging 8 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2009. 2 of the 410 publications appeared in the last two years.
410 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 1 |
| 1976 | 3 |
| 1977 | 5 |
| 1978 | 4 |
| 1979 | 5 |
| 1980 | 6 |
| 1981 | 7 |
| 1982 | 6 |
| 1983 | 9 |
| 1984 | 8 |
| 1985 | 9 |
| 1986 | 5 |
| 1987 | 13 |
| 1988 | 9 |
| 1989 | 19 |
| 1990 | 10 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 9 |
| 1993 | 10 |
| 1994 | 13 |
| 1995 | 12 |
| 1996 | 10 |
| 1997 | 8 |
| 1998 | 4 |
| 1999 | 6 |
| 2000 | 14 |
| 2001 | 12 |
| 2002 | 14 |
| 2003 | 10 |
| 2004 | 18 |
| 2005 | 19 |
| 2006 | 6 |
| 2007 | 11 |
| 2008 | 10 |
| 2009 | 23 |
| 2010 | 7 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 8 |
| 2013 | 12 |
| 2014 | 10 |
| 2015 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2017 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 23 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| Total | 410 |
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 Nigel Thrift sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 365 publications — 93rd percentile
93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.
| 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 | 365 |
| 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 |
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 Nigel Thrift sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 91 D-Index — 98th percentile
98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.
| 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 | |
| 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 | 91 |
| 92 | 13 | |
| 93 | 9 | |
| 94 | 13 | |
| 95 | 8 | |
| 96 | 7 | |
| 97 | 6 | |
| 98 | 6 | |
| 99 | 6 | |
| 100+ | 97 |
Nigel Thrift is a researcher affiliated with the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom. Their scholarly contributions span multiple domains within social sciences, encompassing a variety of subfields and topics related to urban studies, political science, and education.
The main fields of study for Thrift include:
Within these, subfields of particular focus are:
Thrift's research topics cover diverse themes connected to higher education, urban governance, and digital media. These include:
Their recent academic publications include:
Coauthor collaborations have been recorded with Ash Amin.
Publication venues where Thrift's work has appeared prominently include:
Their book publications are primarily through Policy Press, with titles including The Pursuit of Possibility (2022), which has multiple editions also published via Bristol University Press eBooks.
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