2026 Sylvia Walby: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	51	2518	2296	434	391	233	16323

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

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

1287
Citations
Domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking: Findings from the British Crime Survey

Sylvia Walby;Jonathan Allen

1234
Citations
Globalization and Inequalities: Complexity and Contested Modernities

Sylvia Walby

996
Citations
Intersectionality: Multiple Inequalities in Social Theory:

Sylvia Walby;Jo Armstrong;Sofia Strid

982
Citations
Complexity Theory, Systems Theory, and Multiple Intersecting Social Inequalities:

Sylvia Walby

856
Citations
Theorising Patriarchy

Unknown

821
Citations
The European Union and Gender Equality: Emergent Varieties of Gender Regime

Sylvia Walby

701
Citations
The Future of Feminism

Sylvia Walby

634
Citations
Sex crime in the news

Keith Soothill;Sylvia Walby

525
Citations
The Cost of Domestic Violence

Sylvia Walby

445
Citations
Contemporary British Society

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

401
Citations
Woman and Nation

Sylvia Walby

367
Citations
Is citizenship gendered

Sylvia Walby

353
Citations
Restructuring: Place, Class and Gender

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

293
Citations
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

263
Citations
The Lancet Psychiatry Commission on intimate partner violence and mental health: advancing mental health services, research, and policy

Unknown

260
Citations
Introduction: Comparative gender mainstreaming in a global era

Sylvia Walby

258
Citations
Violence and society: Introduction to an emerging field of sociology

Sylvia Walby

246
Citations
Patriarchy at Work: Patriarchal and Capitalist Relations in Employment

Sylvia Walby

241
Citations
Medicine and Nursing: Professions in a Changing Health Service.

Celia Davies;Sylvia Walby;June Greenwell

223
Citations
Modelling Gender Pay Gaps

Wendy Olsen;Sylvia Walby

197
Citations
Complex Inequality: Gender, Class, and Race in the New Economy

Sylvia Walby;Leslie McCall

17
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian Francis Lancaster University

Alan Warde University of Manchester

John Urry Lancaster University

Andrew Sayer Lancaster University

Rosemary Deem Royal Holloway University of London

Heidi Stöckl University of London

Sally McManus City, University of London

External Links

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