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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 59 1542 1380 283 256 359 17389

Sandra C. Thompson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sandra C. Thompson between 1977 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sandra C. Thompson published across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025, averaging 8.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2025. 43 of the 426 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2025. 1977: 3 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 5 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 11 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 1 publication 2006: 2 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 18 publications 2010: 25 publications 2011: 23 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 24 publications 2014: 22 publications 2015: 21 publications 2016: 23 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 24 publications 2019: 24 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 27 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 29 publications
1977 2025

426 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sandra C. Thompson: publications per year, 1977 to 2025
Year Publications
1977 3
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 1
1985 1
1986 0
1987 3
1988 1
1989 2
1990 3
1991 1
1992 1
1993 5
1994 2
1995 5
1996 9
1997 11
1998 8
1999 4
2000 2
2001 3
2002 1
2003 2
2004 1
2005 1
2006 2
2007 4
2008 8
2009 18
2010 25
2011 23
2012 15
2013 24
2014 22
2015 21
2016 23
2017 11
2018 24
2019 24
2020 13
2021 27
2022 14
2023 15
2024 14
2025 29
Total 426
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Sandra C. Thompson publications per year - data summary

  • Sandra C. Thompson, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of Cambridge, has 426 publications recorded across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1977 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2025, with 29 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1984, 1985, 1988, 1991 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 7 of the 49 years in the span carry no publications at all (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 8.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 10.1 per year counting only the 42 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 99 publications, 23% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1977-1993: 21 publications (1.2 per year); 1994-2010: 106 publications (6.2 per year); 2011-2025: 299 publications (19.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Sandra C. Thompson 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 Sandra C. Thompson 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, 354–363 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: 359 publications — 93rd percentile

93% 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
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36 359
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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Sandra C. Thompson 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.
  • Sandra C. Thompson, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of Cambridge, records 359 publications - the 93rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 93% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Sandra C. Thompson, and about 7% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Sandra C. Thompson ranks above 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).

Sandra C. Thompson 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 Sandra C. Thompson 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, 59 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: 59 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% 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 59
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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Sandra C. Thompson 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.
  • Sandra C. Thompson, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of Cambridge, records 59 D-Index - the 81st percentile of the discipline.
  • 81% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Sandra C. Thompson, and about 19% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Sandra C. Thompson ranks above 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

Sandra C. Thompson is affiliated with the University of Western Australia in Australia. Their research spans several domains within medicine, health professions, and social sciences, with a significant contribution concentrated on public health and health workforce issues.

The primary fields of study for Sandra C. Thompson include Medicine, Health Professions, and Social Sciences. Within these, specific subfields of focus encompass General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Health, Emergency Medical Services, and Oncology.

Key research topics addressed by Thompson are diverse, covering aspects of the global health workforce, Indigenous health, education and rights, global health and surgery, cancer incidence and screening, geriatric care and nursing homes, intimate partner and family violence, and diversity and career development in medicine.

Thompson's publication record demonstrates frequent contributions to respected journals such as the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Australian Journal of Rural Health, BMJ Open, The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, and BMC Health Services Research.

Recent papers include:

  • "We're very much part of the team here": A culture of respect for Indigenous health workforce transforms Indigenous health care (2020, PLoS ONE)
  • Experience of Healthcare Access in Australia during the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic (2021, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
  • Factors associated with rural work for nursing and allied health graduates 15-17 years after an undergraduate rural placement through the University Department of Rural Health program (2020, Rural and Remote Health)
  • Strategies to Facilitate Improved Recruitment, Development, and Retention of the Rural and Remote Medical Workforce: A Scoping Review (2021, International Journal of Health Policy and Management)
  • Let's CHAT (community health approaches to) dementia in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities: protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial (2020, BMC Health Services Research)

Their work often involves collaboration with other researchers, with frequent co-authors including Judith Katzenellenbogen, Emma V. Taylor, Leon Flicker, Farah Noya, and Sandra Carr.

Best Publications

  • Circulating microRNAs in sera correlate with soluble biomarkers of immune activation but do not predict mortality in ART treated individuals with HIV-1 infection : a case control study

    Daniel D. Murray;Kazuo Suzuki;Matthew Law;Jonel Trebicka

  • Reduction of Solar Keratoses by Regular Sunscreen Use

    Sandra C. Thompson;Damien Jolley;Robin Marks

  • The impact of diagnosis of hepatitis C virus on quality of life.

    Alison J. Rodger;Damien Jolley;Sandra C. Thompson;Anna Lanigan

  • Cardiovascular Risk Factors for People with Mental Illness

    Sandra Davidson;Fiona Judd;Damien Jolley;Barbara Hocking

  • The Effect of Regular Sunscreen Use on Vitamin D Levels in an Australian Population: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial

    Robin Marks;Peter A. Foley;Damien Jolley;Kenneth R. Knight

  • A systematic review of factors influencing fertility desires and intentions among people living with HIV/AIDS: implications for policy and service delivery.

    Barbara Nattabi;Jianghong Li;Sandra C. Thompson;Christopher Garimoi Orach

  • Systematic review of resilience-enhancing, universal, primary school-based mental health promotion programs

    Amanda Fenwick-Smith;Emma E. Dahlberg;Sandra C. Thompson

  • Reducing the health disparities of Indigenous Australians: time to change focus.

    Angela Durey;Sandra C Thompson;Sandra C Thompson

  • Social media and digital technology use among Indigenous young people in Australia: a literature review

    Emma S. Rice;Emma S. Rice;Emma Haynes;Paul Royce;Sandra C. Thompson

  • Barriers to participation of Aboriginal people in cancer care: Communication in the hospital setting

    Shaouli Shahid;Lizzie D Finn;Sandra C Thompson

  • Modelling hepatitis C virus incidence, prevalence and long-term sequelae in Australia, 2001

    Matthew G Law;Gregory J Dore;Nicky Bath;Sandra Thompson

  • Understanding, beliefs and perspectives of Aboriginal people in Western Australia about cancer and its impact on access to cancer services.

    Shaouli Shahid;Lizzie Finn;Dawn Bessarab;Sandra C Thompson

  • Cloned human teratoma cells differentiate into neuron-like cells and other cell types in retinoic acid.

    S. Thompson;P.L. Stern;M. Webb;F.S. Walsh

  • The Use of Community-Based Interventions in Reducing Morbidity from the Psychological Impact of Conflict-Related Trauma Among Refugee Populations: A Systematic Review of the Literature

    Meagan E. Williams;Sandra C. Thompson

  • 'Nowhere to room … nobody told them': logistical and cultural impediments to Aboriginal peoples' participation in cancer treatment

    Shaouli Shahid;Lizzie Finn;Dawn Bessarab;Sandra C. Thompson

  • Errors in force estimation can be explained by tendon organ desensitization.

    S. Thompson;J. E. Gregory;U. Proske

  • Time to bring down the twin towers in poor Aboriginal hospital care: addressing institutional racism and misunderstandings in communication.

    Angela Durey;Sandra Thompson;M. Wood

  • The frequency of reactions to sunscreens : results of a longitudinal population-based study on the regular use of sunscreens in Australia

    P. Foley;R. Nixon;R. Marks;K. Frowen

  • Delivery of maternal health care in Indigenous primary care services: baseline data for an ongoing quality improvement initiative

    Alice R. Rumbold;Ross S. Bailie;Damin Si;Michelle C. Dowden

  • Sampling challenges in a study examining refugee resettlement.

    Cheryl Mr Sulaiman-Hill;Sandra C Thompson;Sandra C Thompson

  • Causes of Neonatal Deaths in a Rural Subdistrict of Bangladesh: Implications for Intervention

    Hafizur Rahman Chowdhury;Sandra Thompson;Mohammed Ali;Nurul Alam

  • Colorectal cancer screening knowledge, attitudes and behavioural intention among Indigenous Western Australians

    Aliki Christou;Sandra C Thompson

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew Knuiman
Matthew Knuiman University of Western Australia
Ross S. Bailie
Ross S. Bailie University of Sydney
Patricia M. Davidson
Patricia M. Davidson Johns Hopkins University
Leon Flicker
Leon Flicker University of Western Australia
Damien Jolley
Damien Jolley Monash University
Samar M. Aoun
Samar M. Aoun Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science
Joan Cunningham
Joan Cunningham Charles Darwin University
Tony Butler
Tony Butler University of New South Wales
Susan Kippax
Susan Kippax University of New South Wales
Gregory J. Dore
Gregory J. Dore University of New South Wales

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