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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 38 5849 5430 964 896 124 8379

Stephanie Barrientos publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Stephanie Barrientos between 1993 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Stephanie Barrientos published across 32 years, from 1993 to 2024, averaging 4 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 1999. 3 of the 129 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 1999. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 14 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 3 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 5 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 1 publication
1993 2024

129 publications in total across all disciplines

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Stephanie Barrientos: publications per year, 1993 to 2024
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 0
1995 0
1996 3
1997 1
1998 1
1999 14
2000 3
2001 6
2002 1
2003 3
2004 9
2005 5
2006 4
2007 8
2008 3
2009 3
2010 6
2011 7
2012 5
2013 7
2014 9
2015 1
2016 5
2017 2
2018 0
2019 12
2020 2
2021 2
2022 3
2023 2
2024 1
Total 129
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Stephanie Barrientos 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 Stephanie Barrientos 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, 124–133 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: 124 publications — 27th percentile

27% 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
124–133 453 124
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
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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Stephanie Barrientos 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 Stephanie Barrientos 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, 38 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: 38 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% 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 38
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
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

Stephanie Barrientos is affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Business, Management and Accounting, as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these areas, they focus on subfields including Strategy and Management, Plant Science, Business and International Management, Public Administration, and Political Science and International Relations.

The main topics covered in their work reflect a diverse engagement with issues related to global trade, sustainability, and social impact; organic food and agriculture; innovation and socioeconomic development; labor movements and unions; international labor and employment law; and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including on air quality.

Stephanie Barrientos has published research in a range of academic venues, including Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), World Development, Geoforum, Environment and Planning A Economy and Space, and the Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society.

Their recent publications include:

  • "COVID-19 and the case for global development," 2020, published in World Development
  • "Fairtrade and beyond: Shifting dynamics in cocoa sustainability production networks," 2021, published in Geoforum
  • "Southern actors and the governance of labour standards in global production networks: The case of South African fruit and wine," 2021, published in Environment and Planning A Economy and Space
  • "Regional value chains in the Global South: governance implications for producers and workers?," 2022, published in Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society
  • "Global value chains and gender: opportunities and challenges for women workers in developing economies," 2023, published in Papeles de Europa

Frequent collaborators in their research include Matthew Alford, Khalid Nadvi, Giovanni Pasquali, Johan A. Oldekop, and Rory Horner. These partnerships have contributed to multiple co-authored works, reflecting collaborative approaches within their fields of study.

Best Publications

  • Economic and social upgrading in global production networks: A new paradigm for a changing world

    Stephanie Barrientos;Gary Gereffi;Arianna Rossi

  • Do workers benefit from ethical trade? Assessing codes of labour practice in global production systems

    Stephanie Barrientos;Sally Smith

  • A Gendered Value Chain Approach to Codes of Conduct in African Horticulture

    Stephanie Barrientos;Catherine Dolan;Anne Tallontire

  • ‘Labour Chains’: Analysing the role of labour contractors in global production networks

    Stephanie Ware Barrientos

  • Squaring the circle: global production and the informalization of work in South African fruit exports

    Stephanie Barrientos;Andrienetta Kritzinger

  • COVID-19 and the case for global development

    Johan A. Oldekop;Rory Horner;David Hulme;Roshan Adhikari

  • Contract Labour: The ‘Achilles Heel’ of Corporate Codes in Commercial Value Chains

    Stephanie Barrientos

  • Corporate purchasing practices in global production networks: A socially contested terrain

    Stephanie Barrientos

  • Reaching the marginalised? Gender value chains and ethical trade in African horticulture

    Anne Tallontire;Catherine Dolan;Sally Smith;Stephanie Barrientos

  • Gender, Flexibility and Global Value Chains

    Stephanie Barrientos

  • Shifting regional dynamics of global value chains: Implications for economic and social upgrading in African horticulture

    Stephanie Barrientos;Peter Knorringa;Barbara Evers;Margareet Visser

  • Decent work in global production networks: Framing the policy debate

    Stephanie Barrientos;Frederick Mayer;John Pickles;Anne Posthuma

  • Women and agribusiness: working miracles in the Chilean fruit export sector.

    Stephanie Barrientos;A. Bee;A. Matear;I. Vogel

  • Dynamics of Unfree Labour in the Contemporary Global Economy

    Stephanie Barrientos;Uma Kothari;Nicola Phillips

  • Fair trade and ethical trade: are there moves towards convergence?

    Sally Smith;Stephanie Barrientos

  • Globalization and ethical trade: assessing the implications for development

    Stephanie Barrientos

  • Women, Globalization and Fragmentation in the Developing World

    Haleh Afshar;Stephanie Barrientos

  • Economic and Social Upgrading in Global Production Networks: Developing a Framework for Analysis.

    Stephanie Barrientos;Gary Gereffi;Arianna Rossi

  • The Gender Dimensions of Globalization of Production

    Stephanie Barrientos;Naila Kabeer;Naomi Hossain

  • Gender and Work in Global Value Chains

    Stephanie Barrientos

  • The Promise and Limits of Private Power: Promoting Labor Standards in a Global Economy. By Richard M. Locke.

    Stephanie Barrientos

Frequent Co-Authors

Catherine Dolan
Catherine Dolan School of Oriental and African Studies
Gary Gereffi
Gary Gereffi Duke University
Naila Kabeer
Naila Kabeer London School of Economics and Political Science
Uma Kothari
Uma Kothari University of Manchester
Anthony Bebbington
Anthony Bebbington Clark University
Armando Barrientos
Armando Barrientos University of Manchester
Diane Elson
Diane Elson University of Essex
Richard Heeks
Richard Heeks University of Manchester
Diana Mitlin
Diana Mitlin University of Manchester
David Hulme
David Hulme University of Manchester

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