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Social Sciences and Humanities
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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 74 565 491 99 87 329 43073

Rob Gray publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Rob Gray between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Rob Gray published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 9.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2013. 13 of the 436 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2013. 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 4 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 4 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 16 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 16 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 18 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 21 publications 2011: 19 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 26 publications 2014: 24 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 22 publications 2017: 23 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 10 publications
1978 2025

436 publications in total across all disciplines

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Rob Gray: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year Publications
1978 1
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 1
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 1
1988 4
1989 2
1990 3
1991 1
1992 4
1993 7
1994 7
1995 4
1996 8
1997 6
1998 11
1999 5
2000 16
2001 11
2002 16
2003 10
2004 18
2005 9
2006 14
2007 10
2008 15
2009 17
2010 21
2011 19
2012 16
2013 26
2014 24
2015 16
2016 22
2017 23
2018 10
2019 12
2020 7
2021 11
2022 3
2023 12
2024 3
2025 10
Total 436
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Rob Gray 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 Rob Gray 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: 329 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 81 329
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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Rob Gray 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 Rob Gray 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, 74 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: 74 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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 74
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Rob Gray is affiliated with the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a particular emphasis on developmental and educational psychology, orthopedics and sports medicine, cognitive neuroscience, education, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's work covers several interrelated topics, including:

  • Sport Psychology and Performance
  • Sports Performance and Training
  • Motor Control and Adaptation
  • Sports Dynamics and Biomechanics
  • Sports Analytics and Performance
  • Physical Education and Pedagogy
  • Sports injuries and prevention

Rob Gray has published in the following venues multiple times:

  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Curiosity Interdisciplinary Journal of Research and Innovation
  • Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
  • Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal
  • Sports Medicine - Open

Selected recent publications include:

  • Changes in Movement Coordination Associated With Skill Acquisition in Baseball Batting: Freezing/Freeing Degrees of Freedom and Functional Variability, 2020, Frontiers in Psychology
  • A critical systematic review of the Neurotracker perceptual-cognitive training tool, 2021, Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
  • Debating accounting and sustainability: from incompatibility to rapprochement in the pursuit of corporate sustainability, 2022, Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal
  • Enskilment: an Ecological-Anthropological Worldview of Skill, Learning and Education in Sport, 2021, Sports Medicine - Open
  • Comparing the constraints led approach, differential learning and prescriptive instruction for training opposite-field hitting in baseball, 2020, Psychology of sport and exercise

Frequent collaborators in Rob Gray's research include:

  • Christian Vater
  • Alex O. Holcombe
  • Keith Davids
  • Thomas Schack
  • Christian Thue Bjørndal

Rob Gray has contributed to book publications with Frontiers Media, notably authoring Learning and Skill Acquisition in Sports: Theoretical Perspectives in 2024.

Best Publications

  • Corporate social and environmental reporting

    Rob Gray;Reza Kouhy;Simon Lavers

  • Accounting and accountability : changes and challenges in corporate social and environmental reporting

    Rob Gray;Dave Owen;Carol A. Adams

  • Accounting for the Environment

    Rob Gray;Jan Bebbington;Martin Houldin

  • Is accounting for sustainability actually accounting for sustainability…and how would we know? An exploration of narratives of organisations and the planet

    Rob Gray

  • W(h)ither Ecology? The Triple Bottom Line, the Global Reporting Initiative, and Corporate Sustainability Reporting

    Markus J. Milne;Rob Gray

  • Social and Environmental Disclosure and Corporate Characteristics: A Research Note and Extension

    Rob Gray;Mohammed Javad;David M. Power;C. Donald Sinclair

  • Corporate social reporting : accounting and accountability

    Rob Gray;Dave Owen;Keith Maunders

  • The social accounting project and Accounting Organizations and Society. Privileging engagement, imaginings, new accountings and pragmatism over critique?

    Rob Gray

  • Accounting and environmentalism: An exploration of the challenge of gently accounting for accountability, transparency and sustainability

    Rob Gray

  • Constructing a research database of social and environmental reporting by UK companies

    Rob Gray;Reza Kouhy;Simon Lavers

  • Social, environmental and sustainability reporting and organisational value creation?

    Rob Gray

  • Struggling with the praxis of social accounting: Stakeholders, accountability, audits and procedures

    Rob Gray;Colin Dey;Dave Owen;Richard Evans

  • Thirty years of social accounting, reporting and auditing: what (if anything) have we learnt?

    Rob Gray

  • Attending to the execution of a complex sensorimotor skill: expertise differences, choking, and slumps.

    Robert Gray

  • Corporate Social Reporting: Emerging Trends in Accountability and the Social Contract

    Rob Gray;Dave Owen;Keith Maunders

  • An account of sustainability: Failure, success and a reconceptualization

    Jan Bebbington;Rob Gray

  • NGOs, civil society and accountability: making the people accountable to capital

    Rob Gray;Jan Bebbington;David Collison

  • Evaluating the performance of ethical and non-ethical funds: a matched pair analysis

    N. Kreander;R.H. Gray;D.M. Power;C.D. Sinclair

  • Do financial markets care about social and environmental disclosure?: Further evidence and exploration from the UK

    Alan Murray;Donald Sinclair;David Power;Rob Gray

  • Sustainability Reporting: Who's Kidding Whom?

    Rob Gray;Markus J. Milne

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Bebbington
Jan Bebbington University of St Andrews
Hong Z. Tan
Hong Z. Tan Purdue University West Lafayette
Charles Spence
Charles Spence University of Oxford
Brian J. Lipworth
Brian J. Lipworth University of Dundee
James Guthrie
James Guthrie University of Kansas
Markus J. Milne
Markus J. Milne University of Canterbury
David Owen
David Owen Swansea University
Lee D. Parker
Lee D. Parker University of Glasgow
Nancy J. Cooke
Nancy J. Cooke Arizona State University
Carol A. Adams
Carol A. Adams Durham University

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