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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 74 603 527 109 96 277 16523

Simon Gregson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Simon Gregson between 1986 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Simon Gregson published across 41 years, from 1986 to 2026, averaging 7.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2014. 12 of the 303 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2014. 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: 4 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 21 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 22 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 11 publications 2026: 1 publication
1986 2026

303 publications in total across all disciplines

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Simon Gregson: publications per year, 1986 to 2026
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 4
1995 2
1996 2
1997 3
1998 3
1999 2
2000 4
2001 11
2002 4
2003 3
2004 8
2005 9
2006 12
2007 13
2008 9
2009 9
2010 13
2011 21
2012 11
2013 21
2014 22
2015 11
2016 13
2017 17
2018 4
2019 10
2020 11
2021 11
2022 7
2023 9
2024 11
2025 11
2026 1
Total 303
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Simon Gregson publications per year - data summary

  • Simon Gregson, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Imperial College London, has 303 publications recorded across 41 years, from 1986 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1986 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2014, with 22 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1986 and 2026, with 1 publication each.
  • 7 of the 41 years in the span carry no publications at all (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 7.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 8.9 per year counting only the 34 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 39 publications, 13% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1986-1999: 17 publications (1.2 per year); 2000-2013: 148 publications (10.6 per year); 2014-2026: 138 publications (10.6 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Simon Gregson 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 Simon Gregson 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, 274–283 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: 277 publications — 84th percentile

84% 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
274–283 138 277
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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Simon Gregson 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.
  • Simon Gregson, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Imperial College London, records 277 publications - the 84th percentile of the discipline.
  • 84% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Simon Gregson, and about 16% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Simon Gregson 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).

Simon Gregson 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 Simon Gregson 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.

View D-Index distribution as a table
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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Simon Gregson 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.
  • Simon Gregson, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Imperial College London, records 74 D-Index - the 93rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 93% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Simon Gregson, and about 7% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Simon Gregson 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).

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Simon Gregson is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on Medicine and Health Professions, with extensive work in Infectious Diseases, General Health Professions, Epidemiology, Sociology and Political Science, and Virology.

The scientist's research covers several key topics, including:

  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • Sex work and related issues
  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
  • HIV-related health complications and treatments

Simon Gregson has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed papers in recent years. Selected recent publications include:

  • Age patterns of HIV incidence in eastern and southern Africa: a modelling analysis of observational population-based cohort studies, 2021, The Lancet HIV
  • Association between HIV infection and hypertension: a global systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies, 2021, BMC Medicine
  • Relationships between changes in HIV risk perception and condom use in East Zimbabwe 2003-2013: population-based longitudinal analyses, 2020, BMC Public Health
  • Improving access to pre-exposure prophylaxis for adolescent girls and young women: recommendations from healthcare providers in eastern Zimbabwe, 2022, BMC Infectious Diseases
  • How gender norms and 'good girl' notions prevent adolescent girls and young women from engaging with PrEP: qualitative insights from Zimbabwe, 2022, BMC Women's Health

The most frequent publication venues for Simon Gregson's work are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • BMC Women's Health
  • PLOS Global Public Health
  • PLoS ONE
  • The Lancet HIV

Frequent co-authors include Constance Nyamukapa, Rufurwokuda Maswera, Louisa Moorhouse, Tawanda Dadirai, and Morten Skovdal. This indicates substantial collaborative research efforts.

In addition to journal articles, Simon Gregson has contributed to book publications, including one titled Remaking HIV Prevention in the 21st Century, published in 2021 by Springer International Publishing.

Best Publications

  • Sexual mixing patterns and sex-differentials in teenage exposure to HIV infection in rural Zimbabwe.

    Simon Gregson;Constance A. Nyamukapa;Geoffrey P. Garnett;Peter R. Mason

  • Technologies for global health

    Peter Howitt;Ara Darzi;Guang-Zhong Yang;Hutan Ashrafian

  • HIV decline associated with behavior change in eastern Zimbabwe.

    Simon Gregson;Simon Gregson;Simon Gregson;Geoffrey P. Garnett;Geoffrey P. Garnett;Geoffrey P. Garnett;Constance A. Nyamukapa;Constance A. Nyamukapa;Constance A. Nyamukapa;Timothy B. Hallett;Timothy B. Hallett;Timothy B. Hallett

  • Reductions in risk behaviour provide the most consistent explanation for declining HIV-1 prevalence in Uganda.

    A. H. D. Kilian;S. Gregson;B. Ndyanabangi;K. Walusaga

  • Masculinity as a barrier to men's use of HIV services in Zimbabwe.

    Morten Skovdal;Catherine Campbell;Claudius Madanhire;Zivai Mupambireyi

  • Voluntary counselling and testing: uptake, impact on sexual behaviour, and HIV incidence in a rural Zimbabwean cohort

    Lorraine Sherr;Ben Lopman;Memory Kakowa;Sabada Dube

  • Extended family's and women's roles in safeguarding orphans' education in AIDS-afflicted rural Zimbabwe.

    Constance Nyamukapa;Simon Gregson;Simon Gregson

  • Effects of unconditional and conditional cash transfers on child health and development in Zimbabwe: a cluster-randomised trial.

    Laura Robertson;Phyllis Mushati;Jeffrey W Eaton;Lovemore Dumba

  • Measuring the impact of HIV on fertility in Africa.

    Basia W. Zaba;Simon Gregson

  • Scale-free networks and sexually transmitted diseases: a description of observed patterns of sexual contacts in Britain and Zimbabwe.

    Anne Schneeberger;Catherine H Mercer;Simon A J Gregson;Neil M Ferguson

  • HIV-Associated Orphanhood and Children’s Psychosocial Distress: Theoretical Framework Tested With Data From Zimbabwe

    Constance A. Nyamukapa;Simon Gregson;Ben Lopman;Suzue Saito

  • Methods to reduce social desirability bias in sex surveys in low-development settings: experience in Zimbabwe.

    Simon Gregson;Tom Zhuwau;Joshua Ndlovu;Constance A. Nyamukapa

  • Declines in HIV prevalence can be associated with changing sexual behaviour in Uganda, urban Kenya, Zimbabwe, and urban Haiti

    T. B. Hallett;J. Aberle-Grasse;G. Bello;L. M. Boulos

  • Orphan prevalence and extended family care in a peri-urban community in Zimbabwe

    Foster G;Shakespeare R;Chinemana F;Jackson H

  • HIV infection and reproductive health in teenage women orphaned and made vulnerable by AIDS in Zimbabwe.

    Simon Gregson;C.A. Nyamukapa;G.P. Garnett;M. Wambe

  • School education and HIV control in sub‐Saharan Africa: from discord to harmony?

    Simon Gregson;Simon Gregson;Heather Waddell;Stephen Chandiwana

  • A surprising prevention success: why did the HIV epidemic decline in Zimbabwe?

    Daniel T. Halperin;Owen Mugurungi;Timothy B. Hallett;Backson Muchini

  • Is there evidence for behaviour change in response to AIDS in rural Zimbabwe

    Simon Gregson;Tom Zhuwau;Roy M. Anderson;Stephen K. Chandiwana

  • From affected to infected? Orphanhood and HIV risk among female adolescents in urban Zimbabwe.

    Isolde J Birdthistle;Sian Floyd;Auxillia Machingura;Netsai Mudziwapasi

  • Community group participation: can it help young women to avoid HIV? An exploratory study of social capital and school education in rural Zimbabwe.

    Simon Gregson;Simon Gregson;Nicola Terceira;Phyllis Mushati;Constance Nyamukapa

Frequent Co-Authors

Constance Nyamukapa
Constance Nyamukapa Imperial College London
Morten Skovdal
Morten Skovdal University of Copenhagen
Timothy B. Hallett
Timothy B. Hallett Imperial College London
Catherine Campbell
Catherine Campbell London School of Economics and Political Science
Roy M. Anderson
Roy M. Anderson Imperial College London
Lorraine Sherr
Lorraine Sherr University College London
Mark Urassa
Mark Urassa Medical Research Council
Christl A. Donnelly
Christl A. Donnelly University of Oxford
Jim Todd
Jim Todd London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Nicholas C. Grassly
Nicholas C. Grassly Imperial College London

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