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Priscilla Alderson 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 Priscilla Alderson sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 237 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Priscilla Alderson 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 Priscilla Alderson sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 42 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Priscilla Alderson is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their work spans fields primarily within Social Sciences and Medicine, with a particular focus on subfields such as Sociology and Political Science, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions, and Clinical Psychology.

The research of Priscilla Alderson covers several main topics, including:

  • Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
  • Critical Realism in Sociology
  • Patient Dignity and Privacy
  • Ethics in medical practice
  • Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
  • Religious Education and Schools
  • Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies

Priscilla Alderson has published regularly in the following venues:

  • Journal of Critical Realism
  • Clinical Ethics
  • London Review of Education
  • Nursing Ethics
  • Journal of Child Health Care

Recent papers include:

  • "Realist by inclination, childhood studies, dialectic and bodily concerns: an interview with Priscilla Alderson" (2022, Journal of Critical Realism)
  • "Health, illness and neoliberalism: an example of critical realism as a research resource" (2021, Journal of Critical Realism)
  • "Children's informed signified and voluntary consent to heart surgery: Professionals' practical perspectives" (2022, Nursing Ethics)
  • "Bodily integrity and autonomy of the youngest children and consent to their healthcare" (2023, Clinical Ethics)
  • "Living bioethics, clinical ethics committees and children's consent to heart surgery" (2021, Clinical Ethics)

Collaborations have frequently involved the following researchers:

  • Rosa Maria Mendizabal-Espinosa
  • Katy Sutcliffe
  • Hugo Wellesley
  • Hannah Bellsham-Revell
  • Joe Brierley

In terms of book publications, Priscilla Alderson has contributed to works primarily published by Policy Press and Bristol University Press eBooks. These include multiple editions of "Critical Realism for Health and Illness Research," published in 2021.

Best Publications

  • The Ethics of Research with Children and Young People: A Practical Handbook

    Priscilla Alderson;Virginia Morrow

  • Ethics, Social Research and Consulting with Children and Young People

    Priscilla Alderson;Virginia Morrow

  • Health Care Choices: Making Decisions with Children

    Priscilla Alderson;J Montgomery

  • Competent children? Minors' consent to health care treatment and research.

    Priscilla Alderson

  • Listening to Children : Children, Ethics and Social Research

    Priscilla Alderson

  • Young Children's Rights : exploring beliefs, principles and practice

    Priscilla Alderson

  • Children's consent to surgery

    Priscilla Alderson

  • Research by Children

    Priscilla Alderson

  • 'Drawing the line' in prenatal screening and testing: Health practitioners' discussions

    Clare Williams;Priscilla Alderson;Bobbie Farsides

  • Designing ethical research with children

    Priscilla Alderson

  • Children as partners with adults in their medical care

    Priscilla Alderson;Katy Sutcliffe;Katherine Curtis

  • Is nondirectiveness possible within the context of antenatal screening and testing

    Clare Williams;Priscilla Alderson;Bobbie Farsides

  • The importance of theories in health care

    Priscilla Alderson

  • School Students' Views on School Councils and Daily Life at School.

    Priscilla Alderson

  • Children as Researchers: Participation Rights and Research Methods

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  • Children’s competence to consent to medical treatment

    Priscilla Alderson;Katy Sutcliffe;Katherine Curtis

  • In the genes or in the stars? Children's competence to consent.

    Priscilla Alderson

  • Down's syndrome: cost, quality and value of life.

    Priscilla Alderson

  • What constitutes 'balanced' information in the practitioners' portrayals of Down's syndrome?

    Clare Williams;Priscilla Alderson;Bobbie Farsides

  • Too many choices? Hospital and community staff reflect on the future of prenatal screening.

    Clare Williams;Priscilla Alderson;Bobbie Farsides

  • Qualitative Research in Health Care

    Priscilla Alderson

  • Health care choices: making decisions with children: summary of conclusions

    Priscilla Alderson;J Montgomery

Frequent Co-Authors

Clare Williams
Clare Williams Brunel University London
Virginia Morrow
Virginia Morrow University College London
Debby Herbenick
Debby Herbenick Indiana University
Arthur W. Frank
Arthur W. Frank University of Calgary
Saffron Karlsen
Saffron Karlsen University of Bristol
Morten Frisch
Morten Frisch Statens Serum Institut
Ronan M. Conroy
Ronan M. Conroy Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Martin J. Elliott
Martin J. Elliott University College London

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