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Sylvia Walby 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 Sylvia Walby sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 233 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.

Sylvia Walby 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 Sylvia Walby sits on this spectrum.

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
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This scientist: 51 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom University of London
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom University of London
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom University of London
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom University of London

Overview

Sylvia Walby is affiliated with City, University of London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Social Sciences, with a particular focus on subfields including Sociology and Political Science, Gender Studies, Health, Political Science and International Relations, and Clinical Psychology.

The scientist's recent publications cover topics related to intimate partner violence, gender regimes, social theory during the COVID-19 pandemic, suicidality and self-harm related to intimate partner violence, and the theory of crisis in the context of COVID-19. Notable recent papers include:

  • The Lancet Psychiatry Commission on intimate partner violence and mental health: advancing mental health services, research, and policy (2022) published in The Lancet Psychiatry
  • Varieties of Gender Regimes (2020) published in Social Politics International Studies in Gender State & Society
  • The COVID pandemic and social theory: Social democracy and public health in the crisis (2020) published in European Journal of Social Theory
  • Intimate partner violence, suicidality, and self-harm: a probability sample survey of the general population in England (2022) published in The Lancet Psychiatry
  • Crisis and society: developing the theory of crisis in the context of COVID-19 (2022) published in Global Discourse

The scientist has frequently published in various venues, including:

  • The Lancet Psychiatry
  • Social Politics International Studies in Gender State & Society
  • Current Sociology
  • Women's Studies International Forum
  • Bristol University Press eBooks

Book publications include multiple titles under Bristol University Press eBooks, notably a 2024 work titled Trafficking Chains, which appears with a citation count in its editions.

Key research topics addressed by Sylvia Walby involve:

  • Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Gender Politics and Representation
  • Social Policy and Reform Studies
  • Sex Work and Related Issues
  • Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
  • Gender, Security, and Conflict
  • Foucault, Power, and Ethics

Frequent coauthors in their work include:

  • Karen A. Shire
  • Sally McManus
  • Estela Capelas Barbosa
  • Brian Francis
  • Siân Oram

Sylvia Walby has been recognized as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom, with this accolade connected to their affiliation with the University of London.

Best Publications

  • Gender Mainstreaming: Productive Tensions in Theory and Practice

    Sylvia Walby

  • Domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking: Findings from the British Crime Survey

    Sylvia Walby;Jonathan Allen

  • Globalization and Inequalities: Complexity and Contested Modernities

    Sylvia Walby

  • Intersectionality: Multiple Inequalities in Social Theory:

    Sylvia Walby;Jo Armstrong;Sofia Strid

  • Complexity Theory, Systems Theory, and Multiple Intersecting Social Inequalities:

    Sylvia Walby

  • Theorising Patriarchy

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  • The European Union and Gender Equality: Emergent Varieties of Gender Regime

    Sylvia Walby

  • The Future of Feminism

    Sylvia Walby

  • Sex crime in the news

    Keith Soothill;Sylvia Walby

  • The Cost of Domestic Violence

    Sylvia Walby

  • Contemporary British Society

    Nicholas Abercrombie;A. Warde;R. Deem;Sue Penna

  • Woman and Nation

    Sylvia Walby

  • Is citizenship gendered

    Sylvia Walby

  • Restructuring: Place, Class and Gender

    Paul Bagguley;Jane Mark-Lawson;Daniel Shapiro;John Urry

  • Is Violent Crime Increasing or Decreasing? a New Methodology to Measure Repeat Attacks Making Visible the Significance of Gender and Domestic Relations

    Sylvia Walby;Jude Towers;Brian Francis

  • The Lancet Psychiatry Commission on intimate partner violence and mental health: advancing mental health services, research, and policy

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  • Introduction: Comparative gender mainstreaming in a global era

    Sylvia Walby

  • Violence and society: Introduction to an emerging field of sociology

    Sylvia Walby

  • Patriarchy at Work: Patriarchal and Capitalist Relations in Employment

    Sylvia Walby

  • Medicine and Nursing: Professions in a Changing Health Service.

    Celia Davies;Sylvia Walby;June Greenwell

  • Modelling Gender Pay Gaps

    Wendy Olsen;Sylvia Walby

  • Complex Inequality: Gender, Class, and Race in the New Economy

    Sylvia Walby;Leslie McCall

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian Francis
Brian Francis Lancaster University
Keith Soothill
Keith Soothill Lancaster University
John Urry
John Urry Lancaster University
Alan Warde
Alan Warde University of Manchester
Awais Rashid
Awais Rashid University of Bristol
Emanuela Lombardo
Emanuela Lombardo Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa
Mieke Verloo
Mieke Verloo Radboud University
Rosemary Deem
Rosemary Deem Royal Holloway University of London
Heidi Stöckl
Heidi Stöckl University of London
Andrew Sayer
Andrew Sayer Lancaster University

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