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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 85 269 227 22 19 330 29708

Philip B. Ward publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Philip B. Ward between 1984 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Philip B. Ward published across 42 years, from 1984 to 2025, averaging 8.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2016. 26 of the 370 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2016. 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 2 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 11 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 26 publications 2016: 29 publications 2017: 25 publications 2018: 23 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 23 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 17 publications
1984 2025

370 publications in total across all disciplines

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Philip B. Ward: publications per year, 1984 to 2025
Year Publications
1984 1
1985 1
1986 2
1987 3
1988 1
1989 0
1990 2
1991 6
1992 3
1993 11
1994 0
1995 7
1996 7
1997 5
1998 5
1999 6
2000 6
2001 4
2002 4
2003 8
2004 2
2005 11
2006 14
2007 6
2008 4
2009 3
2010 8
2011 5
2012 12
2013 5
2014 15
2015 26
2016 29
2017 25
2018 23
2019 20
2020 23
2021 16
2022 8
2023 7
2024 9
2025 17
Total 370
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Philip B. Ward publications per year - data summary

  • Philip B. Ward, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of New South Wales, has 370 publications recorded across 42 years, from 1984 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1984 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2016, with 29 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1984, 1985 and 1988, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 42 years in the span carry no publications at all (1989 and 1994).
  • The rate of publication averages 8.8 papers per year over the whole span, or 9.3 per year counting only the 40 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 57 publications, 15% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1984-1997: 49 publications (3.5 per year); 1998-2011: 86 publications (6.1 per year); 2012-2025: 235 publications (16.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Philip B. Ward 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 Philip B. Ward 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, 324–333 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: 330 publications — 91st percentile

91% 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
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81 330
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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Philip B. Ward publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 44–53 to 570+ publications.
  • Philip B. Ward, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of New South Wales, records 330 publications - the 91st percentile of the discipline.
  • 91% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Philip B. Ward, and about 9% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Philip B. Ward ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 114–123 publications, holding 474 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 174–183 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 570 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Philip B. Ward 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 Philip B. Ward 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, 85 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: 85 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 85
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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Philip B. Ward D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 71 ranges running from 30 to 100+ D-Index.
  • Philip B. Ward, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of New South Wales, records 85 D-Index - the 97th percentile of the discipline.
  • 97% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Philip B. Ward, and about 3% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Philip B. Ward ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 313 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 47 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more, 97 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Philip B. Ward is affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia. Their research spans multiple fields with a focus on Medicine, Psychology, and Health Professions, contributing significantly to subfields such as Physiology, Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their main research topics include Physical Activity and Health, Eating Disorders and Behaviors, COVID-19 and Mental Health, Schizophrenia Research and Treatment, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Health, Psychology, and Well-Being, and Mental Health Treatment and Access.

Some notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Philip B. Ward include:

  • Exercise as medicine for depressive symptoms? A systematic review and meta-analysis with meta-regression, 2023, British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • Assessing physical activity in people with mental illness: 23-country reliability and validity of the simple physical activity questionnaire (SIMPAQ), 2020, BMC Psychiatry
  • Safety of psychotropic medications in people with COVID-19: evidence review and practical recommendations, 2020, BMC Medicine
  • Moderate to vigorous physical activity and sedentary behavior changes in self-isolating adults during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: a cross-sectional survey exploring correlates, 2021, Sport Sciences for Health
  • Changing health workforce attitudes to promote improved physical health in mental health service users: Keeping our Staff in Mind (KoSiM), 2020, Health Promotion Journal of Australia

Frequent co-authors of Philip B. Ward include Simon Rosenbaum, Davy Vancampfort, Jackie Curtis, Scott Teasdale, and Felipe Barreto Schuch.

They have published frequently in venues such as the Health Promotion Journal of Australia, British Journal of Sports Medicine, BMC Psychiatry, BMC Medicine, and World Psychiatry.

Best Publications

  • Prevalence, incidence and mortality from cardiovascular disease in patients with pooled and specific severe mental illness: a large-scale meta-analysis of 3,211,768 patients and 113,383,368 controls.

    Christoph U. Correll;Marco Solmi;Nicola Veronese;Beatrice Bortolato

  • Physical Activity and Incident Depression: A Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies

    Felipe B. Schuch;Davy Vancampfort;Joseph Firth;Simon Rosenbaum

  • Exercise as a treatment for depression: a meta-analysis adjusting for publication bias

    Felipe Barreto Schuch;Davy Vancampfort;Justin Richards;Simon Rosenbaum

  • The Lancet Psychiatry Commission: a blueprint for protecting physical health in people with mental illness

    Joseph Firth;Joseph Firth;Joseph Firth;Najma Siddiqi;Ai Koyanagi;Ai Koyanagi;Ai Koyanagi;Dan J Siskind

  • Risk of metabolic syndrome and its components in people with schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Davy Vancampfort;Brendon Stubbs;Alex J Mitchell;Marc De Hert

  • Physical activity interventions for people with mental illness: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    S. Rosenbaum;A. Tiedemann;C. Sherrington;J. Curtis

  • Sedentary behavior and physical activity levels in people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder: a global systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Davy Vancampfort;Joseph Firth;Felipe B. Schuch;Simon Rosenbaum;Simon Rosenbaum

  • Diabetes mellitus in people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder: a systematic review and large scale meta-analysis.

    Davy VanCampfort;Christoph U Correll;Britta Galling;Michel Probst

  • Physical activity and sedentary behavior in people with major depressive disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Felipe Schuch;Davy Vancampfort;Joseph Firth;Simon Rosenbaum

  • Effect of aerobic exercise on hippocampal volume in humans: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Joseph Firth;Joseph Firth;Brendon Stubbs;Davy Vancampfort;Felipe Schuch

  • Mismatch negativity: an index of a preattentive processing deficit in schizophrenia.

    A.M. Shelley;P.B. Ward;S.V. Catts;P.T. Michie

  • Reduced hippocampal volumes and memory loss in patients with early- and late-onset depression

    Ian Hickie;Sharon Naismith;Philip B. Ward;Keelin Turner

  • Brain potential evidence for an auditory sensory memory deficit in schizophrenia.

    Stanley V. Catts;Anne-Marie Shelley;Philip B. Ward;Barbara Liebert

  • Physical activity protects from incident anxiety: A meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.

    Felipe B Schuch;Felipe B Schuch;Brendon Stubbs;Brendon Stubbs;Jacob Meyer;Andreas Heissel

  • Exercise as medicine for depressive symptoms? A systematic review and meta-analysis with meta-regression

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  • Physical activity in the treatment of Post-traumatic stress disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Simon Rosenbaum;Simon Rosenbaum;Davy Vancampfort;Zachary Steel;Zachary Steel;Jill Newby

  • Disturbed communication in schizophrenia: the role of poor pragmatics and poor mind-reading.

    R. Langdon;M. Coltheart;P. B. Ward;S. V. Catts

  • Dropout from exercise randomized controlled trials among people with depression: A meta-analysis and meta regression.

    Brendon Stubbs;Brendon Stubbs;Davy Vancampfort;Simon Rosenbaum;Philip B. Ward

  • Defective Self and/or Other Mentalising in Schizophrenia: A Cognitive Neuropsychological Approach

    Robyn Langdon;Patricia T. Michie;Philip B. Ward;Neil McConaghy

  • Dietary intake of people with severe mental illness: systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Scott B Teasdale;Philip B Ward;Katherine Samaras;Joseph Firth

  • Freezing of gait in Parkinson’s disease is associated with functional decoupling between the cognitive control network and the basal ganglia

    James M. Shine;Elie Matar;Philip B. Ward;Michael J. Frank

  • Exercise for depression in older adults: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials adjusting for publication bias.

    Felipe B. Schuch;Davy Vancampfort;Simon Rosenbaum;Justin Richards

Frequent Co-Authors

Brendon Stubbs
Brendon Stubbs Medical University of Vienna
Stanley V. Catts
Stanley V. Catts University of Queensland
Ulrich Schall
Ulrich Schall University of Newcastle Australia
Patricia T. Michie
Patricia T. Michie University of Newcastle Australia
Joseph Firth
Joseph Firth University of Manchester
Felipe Barreto Schuch
Felipe Barreto Schuch Deakin University
Robyn Langdon
Robyn Langdon Macquarie University
Ian B. Hickie
Ian B. Hickie University of Sydney
Sharon L. Naismith
Sharon L. Naismith University of Sydney

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