| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences and Humanities | 62 | 1240 | 1095 | 236 | 210 | 244 | 20579 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Richard Sharpley between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Richard Sharpley published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 8.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2014. 19 of the 280 publications appeared in the last two years.
280 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 10 |
| 1995 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 |
| 2001 | 5 |
| 2002 | 14 |
| 2003 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 20 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2008 | 6 |
| 2009 | 18 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2011 | 15 |
| 2012 | 11 |
| 2013 | 7 |
| 2014 | 22 |
| 2015 | 15 |
| 2016 | 9 |
| 2017 | 13 |
| 2018 | 16 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2025 | 13 |
| Total | 280 |
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 Richard Sharpley sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 244 publications — 77th percentile
77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.
| 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 | 244 |
| 254–263 | 162 | |
| 264–273 | 138 | |
| 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 |
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 Richard Sharpley sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 62 D-Index — 84th percentile
84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.
| 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 | 62 |
| 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 |
Richard Sharpley is affiliated with the University of Central Lancashire in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses on various aspects of tourism within the social sciences, contributing significantly to topics such as tourism research, volunteerism and development, religious tourism, consumer behavior related to halal products, environmental education, sustainability, and environmental policy.
Their scholarly output includes numerous publications in well-known tourism and development journals. Frequent publication venues include:
In the field of social sciences, their work spans multiple subfields including sociology and political science, demography, geography, planning and development, management, monitoring, policy and law, and social psychology.
Recent papers authored by Richard Sharpley reflect a sustained interest in sustainable tourism and development theory. Selected publications include:
Richard Sharpley has also co-authored work with several frequent collaborators. Key coauthors include:
Among published books, Richard Sharpley has contributed to the field through their work with Edward Elgar Publishing, including the book Rethinking Tourism and Development published in 2023.
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