2026 Rachel Thomson: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	44	4120	3804	694	640	145	9023

Rachel Thomson 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 Rachel Thomson sits on this spectrum.

44 publications 570+

This scientist: 145 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rachel Thomson 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 Rachel Thomson sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Rachel Thomson is affiliated with the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom and specializes in social sciences, with a primary focus on sociology and political science. Their research interests span subfields including gender studies, general health professions, developmental and educational psychology, and general social sciences.

The scientist's contributions encompass main topics such as qualitative research methods and ethics, youth education and societal dynamics, data analysis and archiving, gender, feminism, and media, identity, memory, and therapy, social science and policy research, and participatory visual research methods.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Rachel Thomson include:

"Open-ended transitions to adulthood: Metaphorical thinking for times of stasis," 2020, The Sociological Review
"Starting with the archive: principles for prospective collaborative research," 2021, Qualitative Research
"A Sad Story? Time, Interpretation and Feeling in Biographical Methods," 2023, Child Care in Practice

They have also contributed to co-authored works alongside frequent collaborators including Gillian Ruch, Jette Kofoed, Jeanette Østergaard, Ester McGeeney, and Ashley Barnwell.

Rachel Thomson's publications appear regularly in several venues, reflecting the breadth of their work. Frequent publication outlets include:

Journal of Psychosocial Studies
International Journal of Social Research Methodology
The Sociological Review
University of Sussex
Child Care in Practice

Book publications add to the scope of their scholarship, with titles published through University of Sussex eBooks and Bristol University Press eBooks. Notable books include "Digital intimacies and LGBT+ youth: celebration, equity and safety" (2021) and "Narrative Research Now" (2023).

Best Publications

The Male in the Head: Young People, Heterosexuality and Power

Janet Holland;Caroline Ramazanoglu;Sue Sharpe;Rachel Thomson

832
Citations
Critical moments: Choice, chance and opportunity in young people's narratives of transition

Rachel Thomson;Robert Bell;Janet Holland;Sheila Henderson

763
Citations
Inventing Adulthoods: A Biographical Approach to Youth Transitions

Sheila J. Henderson;Janet Holland;Sheena McGrellis;Sue Sharpe

564
Citations
Hindsight, foresight and insight: the challenges of longitudinal qualitative research

Rachel Thomson;Janet Holland

523
Citations
Researching Social Change: Qualitative Approaches

Julie McLeod;Rachel Thomson

472
Citations
Sex, gender and power: young women's sexuality in the shadow of AIDS

Janet Holland;Caroline Ramazanoglu;Sue Scott;Sue Sharpe

309
Citations
The Qualitative Longitudinal Case History: Practical, Methodological and Ethical Reflections

Rachel Thomson

261
Citations
Power and Desire: The Embodiment of Female Sexuality

Janet Holland;Caroline Ramazanoglu;Sue Sharpe;Rachel Thomson

254
Citations
Making modern mothers

Rachel Thomson;Mary Jane Kehily;Lucy Hadfield;Sue Sharpe

238
Citations
Risk, power and the possibility of pleasure: young women and safer sex.

J Holland;C Ramazanoglu;S Scott;S Sharpe

235
Citations
Inventing adulthoods: a biographical approach to understanding youth citizenship

Rachel Thomson;Janet Holland;Sheena McGrellis;Robert Bell

211
Citations
Between Embarrassment and Trust: Young Women and the Diversity of Condom Use

Janet Holland;Caroline Ramazanoglu;Sue Scott;Sue Sharpe

209
Citations
Youth in Society: Contemporary Theory, Policy and Practice

Jeremy Roche;Stanley Tucke;Rachel Thomson;Ronny Flynn

193
Citations
Unfolding lives: Youth, gender and change

Rachel Thomson

186
Citations
Pleasure, Pressure and Power: Some Contradictions of Gendered Sexuality:

Janet Holland;Caroline Ramazonoglu;Sue Sharpe;Rachel Thomson

182
Citations
New frontiers in qualitative longitudinal research: an agenda for research

Rachel Thomson;Julie McLeod

179
Citations
Between cosmopolitanism and the locals: mobility as a resource in the transition to adulthood

Rachel Thomson;Rebecca F. Taylor

173
Citations
Making the Most of What You've Got? Resources, Values and Inequalities in Young Women's Transitions to Adulthood

Rachel Thomson;Sheila Henderson;Janet Holland

167
Citations
Learning about sex: young women and the social construction of sexual identity

Rachel Thomson;Sue Scott

159
Citations
Researching Social Change

Julie McLeod;Rachel Thomson

134
Citations
Critical moments: choice, chance and opportunity in young people's narratives of transition to adulthood

R Thomson;R Bell;S Henderson;S Holland

65
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Janet Holland London South Bank University

Sue Scott University of Missouri

External Links

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