Simon Marginson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Simon Marginson between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Simon Marginson published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 12.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2010. 24 of the 507 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

10 20 30

1986 2025

507 publications in total across all disciplines

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Simon Marginson: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year	Publications
1986	1
1987	1
1988	1
1989	2
1990	6
1991	5
1992	5
1993	17
1994	2
1995	4
1996	3
1997	25
1998	10
1999	6
2000	10
2001	10
2002	11
2003	7
2004	17
2005	11
2006	14
2007	30
2008	16
2009	23
2010	31
2011	25
2012	18
2013	28
2014	21
2015	16
2016	15
2017	14
2018	21
2019	6
2020	13
2021	11
2022	9
2023	18
2024	14
2025	10
Total	507

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Simon Marginson 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 Marginson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400

44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 464 publications — 97th percentile

97% 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
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	464
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 Marginson 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 Marginson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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
75	45
76	45
77	30
78	25
79	31
80	29
81	18
82	21
83	26
84	15	84
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
2014 - Member of Academia Europaea
Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Simon Marginson is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research spans primarily within the social sciences, with a special focus on political science and international relations, education, sociology and political science, management of technology and innovation, and general health professions.

The scientist's work concentrates on topics including:

Higher Education Governance and Development
Global Educational Policies and Reforms
Higher Education Learning Practices
University-Industry-Government Innovation Models
Global Education and Multiculturalism
International Science and Diplomacy
Critical Realism in Sociology

Simon Marginson has authored several papers published in notable venues. Recent papers include:

What drives global science? The four competing narratives (2021), Studies in Higher Education
Individual and collective outcomes of higher education: a comparison of Anglo-American and Chinese approaches (2021), Globalisation Societies and Education
'All things are in flux': China in global science (2021), Higher Education
Global science and national comparisons: beyond bibliometrics and scientometrics (2021), Comparative Education
What is global higher education? (2022), Oxford Review of Education

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

Lili Yang
Michael J. Shattock
Anikó Horváth
Xin Xu
Vassiliki Papatsiba

Simon Marginson has published extensively in several key academic journals, with multiple publications in:

Higher Education
Globalisation Societies and Education
International Journal of Educational Development
Studies in Higher Education
Oxford Review of Education

Books published by Simon Marginson include titles released through Springer International Publishing and Bloomsbury Publishing plc, such as:

Higher Education and Job Employability (2022)
Reconfiguring National, Institutional and Human Strategies for the 21st Century (2022)
Universities and Regions (2023)
Brexit, EU Students and UK Higher Education (2025)

Simon Marginson has been recognized by professional organizations, including:

Member of Academia Europaea (2014)
Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom

Best Publications

The Enterprise University: Power, Governance and Reinvention in Australia

Simon Marginson;Mark Considine

2886
Citations
Dynamics of National and Global Competition in Higher Education

Simon William Marginson

1861
Citations
Beyond national states, markets, and systems of higher education: A glonacal agency heuristic

Simon W Marginson;Gary Rhoades

1395
Citations
Globalisation and Higher Education

Simon Marginson;Marijk van der Wende

1367
Citations
Markets in education

Simon Marginson

1249
Citations
Loneliness and International Students: An Australian Study

Erlenawati Sawir;Simon Marginson;Ana Deumert;Chris Nyland

1168
Citations
To Rank or to be Ranked: The Impact of Global Rankings in Higher Education

Simon Marginson;Marijk van der Wende

1025
Citations
Education and public policy in Australia

Simon Marginson

1016
Citations
The worldwide trend to high participation higher education: dynamics of social stratification in inclusive systems

Simon Marginson

906
Citations
Higher Education in East Asia and Singapore: Rise of the Confucian Model.

Simon Marginson

707
Citations
Higher Education and Public Good

Simon Marginson

654
Citations
The Public/Private Divide in Higher Education: A Global Revision.

Simon Marginson

642
Citations
STEM: country comparisons: international comparisons of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. Final report.

Simon Marginson;Russell Tytler;Brigid Freeman;Kelly Roberts

632
Citations
Student Self-Formation in International Education:

Simon Marginson

612
Citations
Global field and global imagining: Bourdieu and worldwide higher education

Simon Marginson

569
Citations
Educating Australia: Government, Economy and Citizen since 1960

Simon Marginson

565
Citations
Competition and markets in higher education: a 'glonacal' analysis

Simon William Marginson

564
Citations
Rethinking Academic Work in the Global Era

Simon Marginson

558
Citations
Higher Education and Public Good: Higher Education and Public Good

Simon Marginson

504
Citations
After globalization: emerging politics of education

Simon Marginson

484
Citations
To Rank Or To Be Ranked: The Impact of Global Rankings in Higher Education

S. Marginson;M. van der Wende

7
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Russell Tytler Deakin University

Mark Considine University of Melbourne

Marcia Devlin Federation University Australia

Michael A. Peters University of Waikato

Arusha Cooray University of New South Wales

Charles van Marrewijk Utrecht University

John Quiggin University of Queensland

Ka Ho Mok Hang Seng University of Hong Kong

Jill Blackmore Deakin University

Louise Morley University of Sussex

External Links

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