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47
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26907
World Ranking
3239
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552

Tom Shakespeare 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 Tom Shakespeare sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 231 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Tom Shakespeare 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 Tom Shakespeare 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
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Tom Shakespeare is affiliated with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several interdisciplinary fields and focuses primarily on social sciences and medicine, with a strong emphasis on disability studies and public health.

The primary fields of study in their work include:

  • Social Sciences
  • Medicine

Subfields of their research cover a range of specialized areas:

  • Safety Research
  • General Health Professions
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Education

Tom Shakespeare's main research topics address various aspects of disability and healthcare, including:

  • Disability Rights and Representation
  • Healthcare innovation and challenges
  • Elder Abuse and Neglect
  • Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
  • Chronic Disease Management Strategies
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts

Their recent papers include the following works:

  • "Triple jeopardy: disabled people and the COVID-19 pandemic" (2021), published in The Lancet
  • "Disabled people in Britain and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic" (2021), published in Social Policy and Administration

Among frequent co-authors are:

  • Hannah Kuper
  • Lena Morgon Banks
  • Shaffa Hameed
  • Xanthe Hunt
  • Calum Davey

Tom Shakespeare has contributed regularly to several publication venues. The most frequent venues include:

  • The Lancet
  • Disability & Society
  • Wellcome Open Research
  • African Journal of Disability
  • Disability and Health Journal

Best Publications

  • Disability Rights and Wrongs Revisited

    Tom Shakespeare

  • World report on disability.

    Tom Shakespeare;Alana Officer

  • Disability Rights and Wrongs

    Tom Shakespeare

  • The Social Model of Disability

    Tom Shakespeare

  • Prevalence and risk of violence against children with disabilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.

    Lisa Jones;Mark A Bellis;Sara Wood;Karen Hughes

  • Cultural Representation of Disabled People: Dustbins for Disavowal?

    Tom Shakespeare

  • The Sexual Politics of Disability: Untold Desires

    Tom Shakespeare;Kath Gillespie-Sells;Dominic Davies

  • DISABILITY, IDENTITY AND DIFFERENCE

    Tom Shakespeare

  • Disability/postmodernity : embodying disability theory

    Mairian Corker;Tom Shakespeare

  • Defending the Social Model

    Tom Shakespeare;Nicholas Watson

  • Prevalence and risk of violence against adults with disabilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

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  • Disabled people's self-organisation: a new social movement?

    Tom Shakespeare

  • Choices and rights: eugenics, genetics and disability equality.

    Tom Shakespeare

  • Disabled Sexuality: Toward Rights and Recognition

    Tom Shakespeare

  • The Sexual Politics of Disabled Masculinity

    Tom Shakespeare

  • Disability and the training of health professionals

    Tom Shakespeare;Lisa I Iezzoni;Nora E Groce

  • Mapping the terrain

    Mairiam Corker;Tom Shakespeare

  • Triple jeopardy: disabled people and the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Tom Shakespeare;Florence Ndagire;Queen E Seketi

  • Genetic Politics: From Eugenics to Genome

    Ann Kerr;Tom Shakespeare

  • The Disability Reader: Social Science Perspectives

    Tom Shakespeare

  • Rules of Engagement: Doing disability research

    Tom Shakespeare

  • Disabling Barriers-Enabling Environments

    Tom Shakespeare

Frequent Co-Authors

Anne M Kavanagh
Anne M Kavanagh University of Melbourne
Janet Seeley
Janet Seeley London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Huiyun Xiang
Huiyun Xiang The Ohio State University
Allison Milner
Allison Milner University of Melbourne
Scott Y. H. Kim
Scott Y. H. Kim National Institutes of Health
Nora Groce
Nora Groce University College London
Marc Suhrcke
Marc Suhrcke University of York
Geoff Wong
Geoff Wong University of Oxford
Shanthi Ameratunga
Shanthi Ameratunga University of Auckland
Gwynnyth Llewellyn
Gwynnyth Llewellyn University of Sydney

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