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Paul Flowers publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Paul Flowers sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 248 publications — 80th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Paul Flowers D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

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

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 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

Paul Flowers is affiliated with the University of Strathclyde in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several fields, primarily focusing on Medicine, Health Professions, and Psychology. Within these broad areas, notable subfields include General Health Professions, Infectious Diseases, Clinical Psychology, Health, and Social Psychology.

The scientist's main research topics cover a diverse range of public health and psychological concerns. These include:

  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • Reproductive Tract Infections Research
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes

Paul Flowers has contributed multiple papers to academic literature. Some recent publications include:

  • Towards intervention development to increase the uptake of COVID-19 vaccination among those at high risk: Outlining evidence-based and theoretically informed future intervention content, 2020, British Journal of Health Psychology
  • Social Patterning and Stability of Intention to Accept a COVID-19 Vaccine in Scotland: Will Those Most at Risk Accept a Vaccine?, 2021, Vaccines
  • What have we learned about positive changes experienced during COVID-19 lockdown? Evidence of the social patterning of change, 2021, PLoS ONE
  • Scoping review of approaches for improving antimicrobial stewardship in livestock farmers and veterinarians, 2020, Preventive Veterinary Medicine
  • Changes in Physical Activity, Sitting and Sleep across the COVID-19 National Lockdown Period in Scotland, 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Frequent co-authors associated with Paul Flowers include:

  • Fiona Mapp
  • Claudia Estcourt
  • Melvina Woode Owusu
  • Julie McLeod
  • John Saunders

The scientist's works are often published in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • British Journal of Health Psychology
  • PLoS ONE
  • Sexually Transmitted Infections
  • BMJ Open

Paul Flowers has been recognized as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in the United Kingdom, an honor indicating professional distinction.

Best Publications

  • Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis: Theory, Method and Research

    Jonathan A. Smith;Paul Flowers;Michael Larkin

  • Exploring lived experience

    Katie Reid;Paul Flowers;Michael Larkin

  • Interpretative phenomenological analysis and the psychology of health and illness

    Jonathan A. Smith;Paul Flowers;Mike Osborn

  • Multiperspectival designs and processes in interpretative phenomenological analysis research

    Michael Larkin;Rachel Shaw;Paul Flowers

  • 'I was terrified of being different"': exploring gay men's accounts of growing-up in a heterosexist society

    Paul Flowers;Katie Buston

  • Towards intervention development to increase the uptake of COVID-19 vaccination among those at high risk: Outlining evidence-based and theoretically informed future intervention content

    Lynn Williams;Allyson J. Gallant;Susan Rasmussen;Louise A. Brown Nicholls

  • Health and romance: Understanding unprotected sex in relationships between gay men

    Paul Flowers;Jonathan A. Smith;Paschal Sheeran;Nigel Beail

  • Stigma and the delegitimation experience: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of people living with chronic fatigue syndrome

    Adele Dickson;Christina Knussen;Paul Flowers

  • “Social”, “Open” and “Participative”? Exploring Personal Experiences and Organisational Effects of Enterprise2.0 Use

    David Denyer;Emma Parry;Paul Flowers

  • Diagnosis and stigma and identity amongst HIV positive Black Africans living in the UK

    Paul Flowers;Mark David McGregor Davis;Graham Hart;Marsha Rosengarten

  • ‘That was my old life; it's almost like a past-life now’: Identity crisis, loss and adjustment amongst people living with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

    Adele Dickson;Christina Knussen;Paul Flowers

  • Barriers to uptake and use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among communities most affected by HIV in the UK: findings from a qualitative study in Scotland

    Ingrid Young;Paul Flowers;Lisa M McDaid

  • An Investigation of the Effects of Music on Anxiety and Pain Perception in Patients Undergoing Haemodialysis Treatment

    M. Pothoulaki;Raymond A.R. Macdonald;Paul Flowers;E. Stamataki

  • Renegotiating Sexual Intimacy in the Context of Altered Embodiment: The Experiences of Women With Breast Cancer and Their Male Partners Following Mastectomy and Reconstruction

    Jessica M. Loaring;Michael Larkin;Rachel Shaw;Paul Flowers

  • Community, responsibility and culpability: HIV risk‐management amongst Scottish gay men

    Paul Flowers;Paul Flowers;Barbara Duncan;Jamie Frankis

  • Effectiveness of interventions to improve the public’s antimicrobial resistance awareness and behaviours associated with prudent use of antimicrobials: a systematic review

    Lesley Price;Lucy Gozdzielewska;Mairi Young;Fraser Smith

  • Gay Men and HIV/AIDS Risk Management:

    Paul Flowers

  • Does bar-based, peer-led sexual health promotion have a community-level effect amongst gay men in Scotland?:

    Paul Flowers;G. J. Hart;L. M. Williamson;Jamie Frankis

  • Re-appraising HIV testing: an exploration of the psychosocial costs and benefits associated with learning one's HIV status in a purposive sample of Scottish gay men

    Paul Flowers;Barbara Duncan;Christina Knussen

  • 'The bars, the bogs, and the bushes': The impact of locale on sexual cultures

    Paul Flowers;Claire Marriott;Graham Hart

  • Re-appraising HIV Testing among Scottish Gay Men: The Impact of New HIV Treatments:

    Paul Flowers;Christina Knussen;Barbara Duncan

  • Pet owner and vet interactions: exploring the drivers of AMR.

    Matt Smith;Carole King;Mark David McGregor Davis;Adele Dickson

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark David McGregor Davis
Mark David McGregor Davis Monash University
Jackie Cassell
Jackie Cassell Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Graham Hart
Graham Hart University College London
Catherine H Mercer
Catherine H Mercer University College London
Jonathan A. Smith
Jonathan A. Smith Birkbeck, University of London
Geoff Der
Geoff Der University of Glasgow
Nicola Low
Nicola Low University of Bern
Nigel Beail
Nigel Beail University of Sheffield
Paschal Sheeran
Paschal Sheeran University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Anne M Johnson
Anne M Johnson University College London

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