Tom Wilson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Tom Wilson between 1971 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Tom Wilson published across 53 years, from 1971 to 2023, averaging 8 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 2017. 2 of the 422 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

10 20 30

1971 2023

422 publications in total across all disciplines

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Tom Wilson: publications per year, 1971 to 2023
Year	Publications
1971	1
1972	0
1973	0
1974	0
1975	1
1976	1
1977	1
1978	1
1979	0
1980	0
1981	5
1982	3
1983	0
1984	3
1985	2
1986	1
1987	3
1988	4
1989	3
1990	2
1991	8
1992	2
1993	2
1994	7
1995	6
1996	8
1997	11
1998	7
1999	10
2000	14
2001	8
2002	11
2003	13
2004	9
2005	7
2006	11
2007	20
2008	9
2009	8
2010	7
2011	4
2012	9
2013	19
2014	11
2015	16
2016	29
2017	33
2018	17
2019	16
2020	28
2021	29
2022	1
2023	1
Total	422

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Tom Wilson 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 Wilson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400

44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 406 publications — 95th percentile

95% 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
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	406
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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Tom Wilson 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 Wilson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% 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	54
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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Overview

Tom Wilson is a researcher affiliated with the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. Their work primarily spans the field of Social Sciences, with a particular focus on subfields including Sociology and Political Science, Communication, Information Systems, Political Science and International Relations, and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics.

The main research topics explored by Wilson include:

Misinformation and Its Impacts
Social Media and Politics
Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
Information and Cyber Security
Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies
Global Security and Public Health
Complex Network Analysis Techniques

Wilson's scholarly contributions are documented in various recent papers published in notable venues. These include:

"Cross-platform Information Operations: Mobilizing Narratives & Building Resilience through both 'Big' & 'Alt' Tech" (2021), Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
"Cross-Platform Disinformation Campaigns: Lessons Learned and Next Steps" (2020), Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review
"Spotlight Tweets: A Lens for Exploring Attention Dynamics within Online Sensemaking During Crisis Events" (2023), ACM Transactions on Social Computing
"Inside an Occupational Therapy-Disability Community Partnership to Promote Health Management: Ethnography of a Research Collaboration" (2021), American Journal of Occupational Therapy
"Demographics of an International Influence Operation Affecting Facebook Users in the United States" (2022), Journal of Online Trust and Safety

Wilson frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

Kate Starbird
Kaitlyn Zhou
Emma S. Spiro
Andrew Beers
Susan Magasi

Their publications are regularly featured in significant academic venues, including:

Harvard Dataverse
Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review
Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
ACM Transactions on Social Computing
Journal of Online Trust and Safety

Best Publications

Models in information behaviour research

T.D. Wilson

3798
Citations
Human Information Behavior

Thomas D. Wilson

3301
Citations
ON USER STUDIES AND INFORMATION NEEDS

T.D. Wilson

2651
Citations
Information behaviour: an interdisciplinary perspective

T. D. Wilson

2090
Citations
The nonsense of knowledge management

T. D. Wilson

1602
Citations
Disinformation as Collaborative Work: Surfacing the Participatory Nature of Strategic Information Operations

Kate Starbird;Ahmer Arif;Tom Wilson

367
Citations
Business use of the world-wide web

C. Cockburn;T. D. Wilson

353
Citations
Recent trends in user studies: action research and qualitative methods

T. D. Wilson

346
Citations
On conceptual models for information seeking and retrieval research.

Kalervo Järvelin;T. D. Wilson

300
Citations
Exploring models of information behaviour: the ‘uncertainty’ project

Tom Wilson

291
Citations
Information seeking and mediated searching. Part 4: cognitive styles in information seeking

Nigel Ford;T. D. Wilson;Allen Foster;David Ellis

273
Citations
Information seeking and mediated searching. Part 2: uncertainty and its correlates

T. D. Wilson;Nigel Ford;David Ellis;Allen Foster

254
Citations
A re-examination of information seeking behaviour in the context of activity theory

Tom D. Wilson

254
Citations
Determining organizational information needs: the Critical Success Factors approach.

Maija-Leena Huotari;T. D. Wilson

177
Citations
Information-seeking and mediated searching. Part 1: theoretical framework and research design

Amanda Spink;T. D. Wilson;Nigel Ford;Allen Foster

170
Citations
Activity theory and information seeking

T. D. Wilson

166
Citations
Information overload: context and causes

David Allen;T. D. Wilson

157
Citations
Business use of the World Wide Web: a report on further investigations

Hooi-Im Ng;Ying Jie Pan;T. D. Wilson

156
Citations
The cognitive approach to information-seeking behaviour and information use

T.D. Wilson

153
Citations
Recent developments in population projection methodology: a review

Tom Wilson;Tom Wilson;Phil Rees

141
Citations
INFORMATION NEEDS IN LOCAL AUTHORITY SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTS: A SECOND REPORT ON PROJECT INISS

T.D. Wilson;D.R. Streatfield

126
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Nigel Ford University of Sheffield

Amanda Spink Queensland University of Technology

David S. Celermajer Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

David A. Hume University of Queensland

Robert G. Weintraub Royal Children's Hospital

Kerstin K. Zander Charles Darwin University

Peter McDonald University of Melbourne

Jonathan Corcoran University of Queensland

Stephen T. Garnett Charles Darwin University

James E. M. Watson University of Queensland

External Links

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