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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 41 5147 4777 868 806 172 4892

Shirley Dex publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Shirley Dex between 1978 and 2022, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Shirley Dex published across 45 years, from 1978 to 2022, averaging 3.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 1997. 1 of the 173 publications appeared in the last two years.

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

173 publications in total across all disciplines

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Shirley Dex: publications per year, 1978 to 2022
Year Publications
1978 3
1979 2
1980 0
1981 0
1982 2
1983 2
1984 1
1985 4
1986 8
1987 7
1988 9
1989 5
1990 0
1991 1
1992 2
1993 6
1994 2
1995 8
1996 9
1997 10
1998 6
1999 9
2000 2
2001 3
2002 8
2003 3
2004 8
2005 8
2006 4
2007 5
2008 9
2009 4
2010 8
2011 3
2012 5
2013 2
2014 0
2015 1
2016 0
2017 1
2018 1
2019 0
2020 1
2021 0
2022 1
Total 173
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Shirley Dex 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 Shirley Dex 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, 164–173 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: 172 publications — 53rd percentile

53% 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
164–173 391 172
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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Shirley Dex 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 Shirley Dex 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, 41 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: 41 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% 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 41
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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Overview

Shirley Dex is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several fields, primarily focusing on health professions, social sciences, and medicine. Within these areas, the scientist has contributed notably to subfields including general health professions, urban studies, and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.

The main topics covered by Shirley Dex's work include cultural industries and urban development, health and medical studies, birth, development, and health, as well as child and adolescent health.

Their recent publication history includes the paper titled British Film Institute Television Industry Tracking Study, 1994-1998, published in 2023. This work appeared in the UK Data Archive and has been cited in multiple subsequent studies. The research reflects interests intersecting cultural industries and urban development.

Shirley Dex often collaborates with other researchers, some of the more frequent coauthors being:

  • Richard Paterson
  • J Willis

The scientist's publications are frequently found in the following venue:

  • UK Data Archive

Best Publications

  • Flexible and Family‐Friendly Working Arrangements in UK‐Based SMEs: Business Cases

    Shirley Dex;Fiona Scheibl

  • Women's labor force transitions in connection with childbirth: a panel data comparison between Germany, Sweden and Great Britain.

    Siv S. Gustafsson;Cecile M. M. P. Wetzels;Jan Dirk Vlasblom;Shirley Dex

  • Women's Employment Transitions Around Childbearing

    Shirley Dex;Heather Joshi;Susan Macran;Andrew McCulloch

  • Measuring work-life balance and its covariates:

    Shirley Dex;Sue Bond

  • Children of the 21st century: From birth to nine months

    Shirley Dex;Heather Joshi

  • Employment after Childbearing: A Survival Analysis:

    Susan Macran;Heather Joshi;Shirley Dex

  • Freelance Workers and Contract Uncertainty: The effects of Contractual Changes in the Television Industry

    Shirley Dex;Janet Willis;Richard Paterson;Elaine Sheppard

  • Business Performance and Family-Friendly Policies

    Shirley Dex;Fiona Scheibl

  • The nature and pattern of family-friendly employment policies in Britain

    Shirley Dex;Colin Smith

  • Employment after childbearing and women's subsequent labour force participation: evidence from the British 1958 birth cohort.

    Heather Joshi;Susan Macran;Shirley Dex

  • Women's Occupational Mobility: A Lifetime Perspective

    Shirley Dex

  • A life-course perspective on ethnic differences in women's economic activity in Britain

    Angela Dale;Joanne Lindley;Shirley Dex

  • Careers and motherhood: policies for compatibility

    Shirley Dex;Heather Joshi

  • Women and Employment

    Jacqueline Scott;Shirley Dex;Heather Joshi

  • A widening gulf among Britain's mothers

    S Dex;H Joshi;S Macran

  • Life and work history analyses : qualitative and quantitative developments

    Shirley Dex

  • Should we have more family-friendly policies?

    Fiona Scheibl;Shirley Dex

  • Women and Employment: Changing Lives and New Challenges

    J Scott;Shirley Dex;Heather Joshi

  • CROSS-NATIONAL COMPARISONS OF THE LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN MARRIED TO UNEMPLOYED MEN

    S. Dex;S.S. Gustafsson;N. Smith;T. Callans

  • Women's occupational mobility

    Shirley Dex

  • Employment after childbearing : A survival analysis

    Shirley Dex;Heather Joshi;Susan Macran

  • Children of the 21st centuryFrom birth to nine months

    Shirley Dex;Heather Joshi

Frequent Co-Authors

Heather Joshi
Heather Joshi University College London
Nina Smith
Nina Smith Aarhus University
Paul Robson
Paul Robson Royal Holloway University of London
Ricardo Sabates
Ricardo Sabates University of Cambridge
Mark P. Taylor
Mark P. Taylor Washington University in St. Louis
Linda McDowell
Linda McDowell University of Oxford
Jonathan Bradshaw
Jonathan Bradshaw University of York
Kevin Ward
Kevin Ward University of Manchester
Jürgen Schupp
Jürgen Schupp German Institute for Economic Research
Diane Felmlee
Diane Felmlee Pennsylvania State University

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