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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 39 5620 5216 941 875 140 7272

Richard Wortley publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Richard Wortley between 1976 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Richard Wortley published across 50 years, from 1976 to 2025, averaging 3.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2023. 17 of the 173 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2023. 1976: 1 publication 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 5 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 15 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 5 publications
1976 2025

173 publications in total across all disciplines

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Richard Wortley: publications per year, 1976 to 2025
Year Publications
1976 1
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 1
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 1
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 1
1996 5
1997 4
1998 1
1999 0
2000 2
2001 2
2002 15
2003 2
2004 2
2005 2
2006 6
2007 0
2008 6
2009 2
2010 3
2011 5
2012 5
2013 13
2014 5
2015 11
2016 6
2017 5
2018 11
2019 7
2020 2
2021 7
2022 6
2023 17
2024 12
2025 5
Total 173
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Richard Wortley publications per year - data summary

  • Richard Wortley, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University College London, has 173 publications recorded across 50 years, from 1976 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1976 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2023, with 17 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1976, 1981, 1986, 1995 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 18 of the 50 years in the span carry no publications at all (1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 3.5 papers per year over the whole span, or 5.4 per year counting only the 32 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 47 publications, 27% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1976-1992: 3 publications (0.2 per year); 1993-2009: 50 publications (2.9 per year); 2010-2025: 120 publications (7.5 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Richard Wortley 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 Richard Wortley 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, 134–143 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: 140 publications — 36th percentile

36% 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
134–143 434 140
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
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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Richard Wortley 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.
  • Richard Wortley, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University College London, records 140 publications - the 36th percentile of the discipline.
  • 36% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Richard Wortley, and about 64% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Richard Wortley ranks below 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).

Richard Wortley 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 Richard Wortley 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, 39 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: 39 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% 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 39
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
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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Richard Wortley 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.
  • Richard Wortley, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University College London, records 39 D-Index - the 30th percentile of the discipline.
  • 30% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Richard Wortley, and about 70% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Richard Wortley ranks below 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

Richard Wortley is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom and has established a publication record primarily within the social sciences. Their research output spans 58 publications in this broad field, with a focused engagement in subfields such as Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology, Gender Studies, Health, and Information Systems.

Their work addresses several main topics, including:

  • Crime Patterns and Interventions
  • Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
  • Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
  • Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
  • Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
  • Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment

Wortley publishes frequently in venues such as CrimRxiv, Sexual Abuse, Journal of Sexual Aggression, International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, and Child Abuse & Neglect. CrimRxiv is the most frequent platform, featuring 12 of their publications.

Recent papers include:

  • "Effects of Automated Messages on Internet Users Attempting to Access 'Barely Legal' Pornography," 2021, Sexual Abuse
  • "Child sexual abuse material in child-centred institutions: situational crime prevention approaches," 2020, Journal of Sexual Aggression
  • "Alcohol and drug problems among Australian homicide offenders," 2020, Addiction
  • "Situational Crime Prevention in Sexual Offenses Against Women: Offenders Tell Us What Works and What Doesn't," 2020, International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
  • "The Micro-situational Context of Sexual Offences Against Adult Women: Unpacking the Role of Guardianship Intensity in Disruption," 2020, Crime & Delinquency

Richard Wortley collaborates regularly with several scholars, including Paul Watters, Aiden Sidebottom, Jeremy Prichard, Caroline Spiranovic, and Benoît Leclerc, reflecting interdisciplinary and collaborative research efforts.

Best Publications

  • Environmental criminology and crime analysis: situating the theory, analytic approach and application

    Richard Keith Wortley;Lorraine Ann Mazerolle

  • Environmental criminology and crime analysis

    Richard Keith Wortley;Lorraine Ann Mazerolle

  • A Classification of Techniques for Controlling Situational Precipitators of Crime

    Richard Wortley

  • Situational Prison Control: Crime Prevention in Correctional Institutions

    Richard Keith Wortley

  • Prediction of Whistleblowing or Non-reporting Observation: The Role of Personal and Situational Factors

    Peter George Cassematis;R. Wortley

  • Preventing Child Sexual Abuse: Evidence, Policy and Practice

    Stephen Walkley Smallbone;William L Marshall;Richard Keith Wortley

  • Getting into the Script of Adult Child Sex Offenders and Mapping out Situational Prevention Measures

    Benoit Leclerc;Richard Wortley;Stephen W. Smallbone

  • Child pornography on the Internet

    Richard Keith Wortley;Stephen Walkley Smallbone

  • Child Sexual Abuse in Queensland: Offender Characteristics and Modus Operandi

    Stephen Walkley Smallbone;Richard Keith Wortley

  • Preventing Alcohol-related Crime Through Community Action: The Surfers Paradise Safety Action Project

    Ross Homel;Margory Ann Hauritz;Richard Keith Wortley;G. McIlwain

  • Applying situational principles to sexual offenses against children

    Richard Keith Wortley;Stephen Walkley Smallbone

  • Child sexual abuse: Offender characteristics and modus operandi

    Stephen Walkley Smallbone;Richard Keith Wortley

  • Onset, persistence, and versatility of offending among adult males convicted of sexual offenses against children

    Stephen Walkley Smallbone;Richard Keith Wortley

  • Situational Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse

    Richard Keith Wortley;Stephen Walkley Smallbone

  • Situational Prison Control: List of figures and tables

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  • Intimate Femicide: The Role of Coercive Control

    Holly Johnson;Li Eriksson;Paul Mazerolle;Richard Wortley

  • Criminal Diversity and Paraphilic Interests Among Adult Males Convicted of Sexual Offenses Against Children

    Stephen Walkley Smallbone;Richard Keith Wortley

  • Internet Child Pornography: Causes, Investigation, and Prevention

    Richard Wortley;Stephen Walkley Smallbone

  • Measuring Police Attitudes Toward Discretion

    Richard Keith Wortley

  • Guilt, shame and situational crime prevention

    Rk Wortley

  • Reconsidering the role of opportunity in situational crime prevention

    R Wortley

  • Environmental criminology and crime analysis

    Richard Wortley;Michael Townsley

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen Walkley Smallbone
Stephen Walkley Smallbone Griffith University
Paul Mazerolle
Paul Mazerolle University of New Brunswick
Ross Homel
Ross Homel Griffith University
Nick Tilley
Nick Tilley University College London
Lorraine Mazerolle
Lorraine Mazerolle University of Queensland
Paul A. Watters
Paul A. Watters La Trobe University
Martine B. Powell
Martine B. Powell Griffith University
Ethel Quayle
Ethel Quayle University of Edinburgh
Peter Christen
Peter Christen Australian National University
Kenneth J. Rothman
Kenneth J. Rothman Boston University

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