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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 55 2006 1818 359 325 234 13687

Stephen Farrall publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Stephen Farrall between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Stephen Farrall published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 7.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2020. 19 of the 280 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2020. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 21 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 8 publications 2020: 24 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 20 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 5 publications
1990 2025

280 publications in total across all disciplines

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Stephen Farrall: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 2
1998 4
1999 8
2000 7
2001 0
2002 4
2003 5
2004 12
2005 4
2006 8
2007 10
2008 10
2009 11
2010 7
2011 8
2012 14
2013 12
2014 21
2015 8
2016 6
2017 12
2018 1
2019 8
2020 24
2021 21
2022 20
2023 13
2024 14
2025 5
Total 280
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Stephen Farrall 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 Stephen Farrall 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, 234–243 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: 234 publications — 75th percentile

75% 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
234–243 170 234
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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Stephen Farrall 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 Stephen Farrall 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, 55 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: 55 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% 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 55
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

Stephen Farrall is affiliated with the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on social sciences, with significant contributions in the areas of sociology and political science, political science and international relations, as well as intersecting fields such as general health professions, finance, and social psychology.

The main topics of Farrall's work include crime patterns and interventions, criminal justice and corrections analysis, crime, illicit activities, and governance, homelessness and social issues, housing, finance, and neoliberalism, political and economic history of the UK and US, and social policy and reform studies.

Farrall has published extensively, with recent papers including:

  • "Politics, Social and Economic Change, and Crime: Exploring the Impact of Contextual Effects on Offending Trajectories" (2020) published in Politics & Society
  • "Worrying times: the fear of crime and nostalgia" (2021) published in Current Issues in Criminal Justice

Other notable recent papers in the broader research network include:

  • "Assisted Desistance in Formal Settings: A Scoping Review" (2020) published in The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice
  • "The Effect of Lighting on Crime Counts" (2021) published in Energies
  • "Desistance: A Utopian Perspective" (2021) published in The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice

Farrall frequently collaborates with several coauthors, among whom are Emily Gray, Phil Jones, Marie-Pierre Villeneuve, Isabelle F.-Dufour, and Steve Fotios, with the highest collaboration count being with Emily Gray.

The main publication venues for Farrall's work include:

  • The British Journal of Criminology
  • The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice
  • Criminology & Criminal Justice
  • British Politics
  • European Journal of Criminology

In addition to articles, Farrall has contributed to academic books, including the work published by Springer International Publishing titled "Building Complex Temporal Explanations of Crime" (2021).

Best Publications

  • Rethinking What Works With Offenders

    Stephen Farrall

  • Understanding desistance from crime

    Stephen Farrall

  • QUESTIONING THE MEASUREMENT OF THE ‘FEAR OF CRIME’: Findings from a Major Methodological Study

    Stephen Farrall;Jon Bannister;Jason Ditton;Elizabeth A. Gilchrist

  • Social Order and the Fear of Crime in Contemporary Times

    Stephen D. Farrall;Jonathan Jackson;Emily Gray

  • Gender, socially desirable responding and the fear of crime: Are women really more anxious about crime?

    Robbie M. Sutton;Stephen D. Farrall

  • Structuration, human development and desistance from crime

    Stephen Farrall;Benjamin Bowling

  • Rethinking What Works with Offenders: Probation, Social Context and Desistance from Crime

    Stephen Farrall

  • Social structures and desistance from crime

    Stephen Farrall;Anthony Bottoms;Joanna Shapland

  • Desistance from crime: a theoretical reformulation

    Shadd Maruna;Stephen Farrall

  • Social capital and offender reintegration: making probation desistance focused

    Stephen Farrall

  • WOMEN AND THE ‘FEAR OF CRIME’Challenging the Accepted Stereotype

    Elizabeth A. Gilchrist;Jon Bannister;Jason Ditton;Stephen Farrall

  • Reassessing the Fear of Crime

    Emily Gray;Jonathan Jackson;Stephen Farrall

  • FEELINGS AND FUNCTIONS IN THE FEAR OF CRIME Applying a New Approach to Victimisation Insecurity

    Emily Gray;Jonathan Jackson;Stephen Farrall

  • Criminal careers, desistance and subjectivity: interpreting men?s narratives of change

    David Gadd;Stephen Farrall

  • How and why people stop offending: discovering desistance

    F. McNeill;S. Farrall;C. Lightowler;S. Maruna

  • The Moral Economy of Everyday Crime Markets, Consumers and Citizens

    Susanne Karstedt;Stephen Farrall

  • Social Psychology and the Fear of Crime

    Stephen Farrall;Jon Bannister;Jason Ditton;Elizabeth Gilchrist

  • Criminal Careers in Transition: The Social Context of Desistance from Crime

    Stephen Farrall;Ben Hunter;Gilly Sharpe;Adam Calverley

  • Afraid or Angry? Recalibrating the ‘fear’ of Crime

    Jason Ditton;Jon Bannister;Elizabeth Gilchrist;Stephen Farrall

  • The fear of crime

    Jason Ditton;Stephen Farrall

  • Thatcher’s Children, Blair’s Babies, Political Socialization and Trickle-down Value Change: An Age, Period and Cohort Analysis

    Maria Teresa Grasso;Stephen Farrall;Emily Gray;Colin Hay

Frequent Co-Authors

Colin Hay
Colin Hay Sciences Po
Jonathan Jackson
Jonathan Jackson London School of Economics and Political Science
Will Jennings
Will Jennings University of Southampton
Shadd Maruna
Shadd Maruna Queen's University Belfast
Fergus McNeill
Fergus McNeill University of Glasgow
Mike Hough
Mike Hough Birkbeck, University of London
Richard Sparks
Richard Sparks University of Edinburgh
Gwen Robinson
Gwen Robinson University of Sheffield
Maria T. Grasso
Maria T. Grasso Queen Mary University of London
Anthony Bottoms
Anthony Bottoms University of Cambridge

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