Sylvia Walby publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sylvia Walby between 1980 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sylvia Walby published across 46 years, from 1980 to 2025, averaging 5.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2024. 21 of the 268 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

5 10 15

1980 2025

268 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sylvia Walby: publications per year, 1980 to 2025
Year	Publications
1980	1
1981	0
1982	1
1983	3
1984	1
1985	2
1986	3
1987	1
1988	3
1989	4
1990	7
1991	5
1992	3
1993	2
1994	7
1995	2
1996	6
1997	1
1998	4
1999	6
2000	13
2001	12
2002	7
2003	9
2004	9
2005	9
2006	5
2007	14
2008	11
2009	9
2010	4
2011	8
2012	12
2013	9
2014	3
2015	2
2016	7
2017	5
2018	8
2019	2
2020	4
2021	4
2022	7
2023	12
2024	18
2025	3
Total	268

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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.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400

44–53 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.

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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	233
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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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.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 100+

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.

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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	51
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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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

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

Keith Soothill Lancaster University

John Urry Lancaster University

Alan Warde University of Manchester

Awais Rashid University of Bristol

Emanuela Lombardo Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa

Mieke Verloo Radboud University

Rosemary Deem Royal Holloway University of London

Heidi Stöckl University of London

Andrew Sayer Lancaster University

External Links

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