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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 45 3903 3601 282 271 237 7748

Tony Butler publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Tony Butler between 1977 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Tony Butler published across 50 years, from 1977 to 2026, averaging 6.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 2025. 34 of the 319 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 33. Peak 33 publications in 2025. 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 4 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 31 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 25 publications 2025: 33 publications 2026: 1 publication
1977 2026

319 publications in total across all disciplines

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Tony Butler: publications per year, 1977 to 2026
Year Publications
1977 1
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 2
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 2
1997 1
1998 0
1999 2
2000 3
2001 3
2002 1
2003 4
2004 6
2005 5
2006 14
2007 15
2008 4
2009 7
2010 4
2011 16
2012 7
2013 8
2014 8
2015 15
2016 7
2017 9
2018 13
2019 21
2020 19
2021 31
2022 15
2023 17
2024 25
2025 33
2026 1
Total 319
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Tony Butler 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 Tony Butler sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 234–243 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 237 publications — 76th percentile

76% 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
234–243 170 237
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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Tony Butler 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 Tony Butler sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 45 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 45 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% 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 45
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
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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Overview

Tony Butler is affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia. Their research spans multiple disciplines, including Social Sciences, Medicine, and Psychology, with a notable focus on Clinical Psychology and Sociology and Political Science among other subfields. Their work covers topics related to Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis, Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending, Homelessness and Social Issues, Schizophrenia research and treatment, Intimate Partner and Family Violence, HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk, and Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints.

The scholar has published extensively, contributing to journals and venues such as BMJ Open, Frontiers in Psychiatry, Drug and Alcohol Review, International Journal of Prisoner Health, and the Journal of Criminology.

Notable recent publications include:

  • Covid-19, prison crowding, and release policies (2020), BMJ
  • Evaluation of hepatitis C treatment-as-prevention within Australian prisons (SToP-C): a prospective cohort study (2021), The Lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology
  • Rates and causes of death after release from incarceration among 1,471,526 people in eight high-income and middle-income countries: an individual participant data meta-analysis (2024), The Lancet
  • The Prison and Transition Health (PATH) cohort study: Prevalence of health, social, and crime characteristics after release from prison for men reporting a history of injecting drug use in Victoria, Australia (2021), Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Hepatitis C Virus Reinfection Following Direct-Acting Antiviral Treatment in the Prison Setting: The SToP-C Study (2022), Clinical Infectious Diseases

Their frequent coauthors include David M. Greenberg, Ye In Hwang, Paul Simpson, Peter W. Schofield, and Jocelyn Jones.

In addition to journal articles, the researcher has contributed to books published by the Australian Institute of Criminology eBooks, including a forthcoming title in 2025 titled 'Treating' violence: An exploration of Mental Health Review Tribunal contact and community treatment order use in people with psychosis.

Best Publications

  • Mortality among clients of a state-wide opioid pharmacotherapy program over 20 years: risk factors and lives saved.

    Louisa Degenhardt;Deborah Randall;Wayne Hall;Matthew Law

  • Mental disorders in Australian prisoners: A comparison with a community sample.

    Tony Butler;Gavin Andrews;Stephen Allnutt;Chika Sakashita

  • The impact of opioid substitution therapy on mortality post-release from prison: retrospective data linkage study

    Louisa Degenhardt;Sarah Larney;Sarah Larney;Jo Kimber;Jo Kimber;Natasa Gisev

  • Extreme cause-specific mortality in a cohort of adult prisoners—1988 to 2002: a data-linkage study

    Azar Kariminia;Tony G. Butler;Simon P. Corben;Michael H. Levy

  • Mental disorder in the New South Wales prisoner population

    Tony Butler;Stephen Allnutt;David Cain;Dale Owens

  • Hepatitis B and C in New South Wales prisons: prevalence and risk factors.

    Tony G Butler;Kate A Dolan;Mark J Ferson;Linda M McGuinness

  • Mortality among homeless people with schizophrenia in Sydney, Australia: a 10-year follow-up.

    N. C. Babidge;N. Buhrich;T. Butler

  • MENTAL ILLNESS AMONG NEW SOUTH WALES PRISONERS

    Tony Butler;Stephen Allnutt

  • Where there's smoke, there's fire: high prevalence of smoking among some sub-populations and recommendations for intervention.

    Amanda Baker;Rowena G. Ivers;Jenny Bowman;Tony Butler

  • Co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorder among Australian prisoners

    Tony Butler;Devon Indig;Stephen Allnutt;Hassan Mamoon

  • Suicide risk among recently released prisoners in New South Wales, Australia

    Azar Kariminia;Matthew G Law;Tony G Butler;Michael H Levy

  • Factors associated with mortality in a cohort of Australian prisoners.

    Azar Kariminia;Matthew G. Law;Tony G. Butler;Simon P. Corben

  • Traumatic brain injury among Australian prisoners: Rates, recurrence and sequelae

    Peter W. Schofield;Tony G. Butler;Stephanie J. Hollis;Nadine E. Smith

  • The relationship between exercise and hopelessness in prison.

    Andrew J Cashin;Emily Potter;Tony G Butler

  • Oral health status of prison inmates--New South Wales, Australia.

    M. Osborn;Tony Butler;P. Barnard

  • Tobacco in prisons: a focus group study

    Robyn Richmond;Tony Butler;Kay Wilhelm;Alex Wodak

  • Opioid agonist pharmacotherapy in New South Wales from 1985 to 2006: patient characteristics and patterns and predictors of treatment retention.

    Lucy Burns;Deborah Randall;Wayne D. Hall;Matthew Law

  • Are prisoners reliable survey respondents? A validation of self-reported traumatic brain injury (TBI) against hospital medical records.

    Peter Schofield;Tony Butler;Stephanie Hollis;Catherine D'Este

  • Covid-19, prison crowding, and release policies.

    Paul L Simpson;Tony G Butler

  • Does Traumatic Brain Injury Lead to Criminality? A Whole-Population Retrospective Cohort Study Using Linked Data.

    Peter W. Schofield;Eva Malacova;David B. Preen;Catherine D’Este

  • The 2004 Australian prison entrants' blood-borne virus and risk behaviour survey

    Tony Butler;Leng Boonwaat;Sue Hailstone;Tony Falconer

Frequent Co-Authors

Juliet Richters
Juliet Richters University of New South Wales
Kay Wilhelm
Kay Wilhelm University of Notre Dame
Louisa Degenhardt
Louisa Degenhardt University of New South Wales
John M. Kaldor
John M. Kaldor University of New South Wales
Stuart A. Kinner
Stuart A. Kinner University of Melbourne
Andrew R. Lloyd
Andrew R. Lloyd University of New South Wales
Matthew Law
Matthew Law University of New South Wales
Anthony M. A. Smith
Anthony M. A. Smith La Trobe University
Mark Stoove
Mark Stoove Burnet Institute
Don Weatherburn
Don Weatherburn University of New South Wales

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