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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 58 1631 1461 300 270 267 15980

Peter Moss publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter Moss between 1977 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter Moss published across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025, averaging 6.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2005. 15 of the 304 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2005. 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 3 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 5 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 13 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 14 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 27 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 5 publications
1977 2025

304 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter Moss: publications per year, 1977 to 2025
Year Publications
1977 1
1978 0
1979 0
1980 1
1981 1
1982 0
1983 2
1984 1
1985 0
1986 1
1987 3
1988 4
1989 3
1990 0
1991 5
1992 4
1993 1
1994 5
1995 3
1996 6
1997 0
1998 2
1999 13
2000 4
2001 12
2002 14
2003 13
2004 12
2005 27
2006 9
2007 10
2008 8
2009 6
2010 13
2011 10
2012 9
2013 6
2014 12
2015 7
2016 8
2017 4
2018 9
2019 10
2020 4
2021 14
2022 7
2023 5
2024 10
2025 5
Total 304
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Peter Moss 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 Peter Moss 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, 264–273 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: 267 publications — 82nd percentile

82% 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
264–273 138 267
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
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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Peter Moss 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 Peter Moss 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, 58 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: 58 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% 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 58
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
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Peter Moss is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of social sciences, with a particular focus on education, political science and international relations, and sociology and political science. Their work also touches on general health professions and strategy and management.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Global Educational Policies and Reforms
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Children's Rights and Participation
  • Global Education and Multiculturalism
  • Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
  • Social Work Education and Practice
  • Digital Platforms and Economics

Peter Moss has published extensively, with notable recent papers that include:

  • "The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's International Early Learning and Child Well-being Study: The scores are in!", 2020, Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood
  • "Now is the time! Confronting neo-liberalism in early childhood", 2021, Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood
  • "18th International Review on Leave Policies and Related Research", 2022, Digital Access to Libraries
  • "Early Childhood Pedagogy: Veronica Pacini-Ketchabaw Interviews Peter Moss", 2020, Journal of Childhood Studies
  • "CIEC colloquium: Reflections on Beyond Quality at 25 years", 2023, Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood

Their research output includes publications in venues such as:

  • Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood
  • Comparative Education
  • Nursery World
  • JURA - Juristische Ausbildung
  • Digital Access to Libraries

Peter Moss has frequently collaborated with colleagues including Diana Sousa, Mathias Urban, Lennart Meyer, Claire Cameron, and Alison Koslowski.

In addition to journal articles, they have contributed to book publications through UCL Press. Their books include "Transforming Early Childhood Education: Towards a Democratic Education" (2020) and "Social Research for our Times" (2023).

Best Publications

  • Beyond quality in early childhood education and care : postmodern perspectives

    Gunilla Dahlberg;Peter Moss;Alan R. Pence

  • Beyond Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care: Languages of evaluation

    Gunilla Dahlberg;Peter Moss;Alan R. Pence

  • Ethics and Politics in Early Childhood Education

    Gunilla Dahlberg;Peter Moss

  • Listening To Young Children: The Mosaic Approach

    Alison Clark;Peter Moss

  • Beyond Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care – Languages of Evaluation

    Gunilla Dahlberg;Peter Moss

  • Valuing Quality in Early Childhood Services: New Approaches to Defining Quality

    Peter Moss;Alan R. Pence

  • Feminist fallacies: a reply to Hakim on women's employment.

    Ginn J;Arber S;Brannen J;Dale A

  • From Children's Services to Children's Spaces: Public Policy, Children and Childhood

    Peter Moss;Pat Petrie

  • Beyond Listening: Children's Perspectives on Early Childhood Services

    Alison Clark;Anne Trine Kjørholt;Peter Moss

  • Managing Mothers Dual Earner Households After Maternity Leave

    Julia Brannen;Peter Moss

  • Bringing politics into the nursery: early childhood education as a democratic practice

    Peter Moss

  • Men in the Nursery: Gender and Caring Work

    Claire Cameron;Peter Moss;Charlie Owen

  • Structures, Understandings and Discourses: Possibilities for Re-Envisioning the Early Childhood Worker

    Peter Moss

  • Radical Education and the Common School: A Democratic Alternative

    Michael Fielding;Peter Moss

  • Early Childhood Education and Care

    Peter Moss

  • The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s International Early Learning Study: Opening for debate and contestation

    Peter Moss;Gunilla Dahlberg;Susan Grieshaber;Susanna Mantovani

  • Working and caring over the twentieth century

    Julia Brannen;Peter Moss;Ann Mooney

  • Social pedagogy and working with children and young people : where care and education meet

    Claire Cameron;Peter Moss

  • Más allá de la calidad en educación infantil: perspectivas posmodernas

    Gunilla Dahlberg;Alan Pence;Peter Moss

  • Transformative Change and Real Utopias in Early Childhood Education: A story of democracy, experimentation and potentiality

    Peter Moss

Frequent Co-Authors

Julia Brannen
Julia Brannen University College London
Edward Melhuish
Edward Melhuish University of Oxford
Shirley Dex
Shirley Dex University College London
Suzan Lewis
Suzan Lewis Middlesex University
Sara Arber
Sara Arber University of Surrey
Jill Rubery
Jill Rubery University of Manchester

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