Tony Walter publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Tony Walter between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Tony Walter published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 4.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2009. 4 of the 209 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

5 10 15 20

1978 2025

209 publications in total across all disciplines

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Tony Walter: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year	Publications
1978	1
1979	0
1980	0
1981	0
1982	0
1983	0
1984	0
1985	1
1986	0
1987	0
1988	0
1989	1
1990	0
1991	3
1992	3
1993	5
1994	2
1995	3
1996	18
1997	8
1998	4
1999	4
2000	2
2001	12
2002	5
2003	6
2004	2
2005	4
2006	6
2007	7
2008	13
2009	21
2010	5
2011	6
2012	6
2013	3
2014	5
2015	9
2016	6
2017	16
2018	1
2019	6
2020	4
2021	2
2022	4
2023	1
2024	3
2025	1
Total	209

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Tony Walter 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 Walter sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400

44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 200 publications — 64th percentile

64% 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	200
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
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 Walter 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 Walter sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% 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	43
44	269
45	260
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 Walter is affiliated with the University of Bath in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Psychology and Social Sciences, with notable contributions to Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Geography, Planning and Development, History, and Political Science and International Relations.

The scientist's work frequently explores topics related to grief, bereavement, and mental health; memory, trauma, and commemoration; geographies of human-animal interactions; death anxiety and social exclusion; German history and society; European history and politics; as well as labor movements and unions.

Tony Walter has published numerous articles in academic journals, primarily in the venue Mortality, with others appearing in the Sociological Journal. Key recent papers include:

'Heading for Extinction': how the climate and ecological emergency reframes mortality (2022, Mortality)
On consolation: finding solace in dark times (2022, Mortality)
Tourism and memory: visitor experiences of the Nazi and GDR past (2022, Mortality)
Resonance and alienation in dying (2025, Mortality)
Death online in contemporary Russia: memory, forgetting and the connective presence of mourning on the internet (2021, Mortality)

The scientist frequently collaborates with Tara Bailey.

In addition to articles, Tony Walter has published a book titled Global Framework Agreements with the publisher Nomos in 2024.

Best Publications

A new model of grief: Bereavement and biography

Tony Walter

916
Citations
Modern Death: Taboo or not Taboo?

Tony Walter

540
Citations
Does the internet change how we die and mourn? Overview and analysis

Tony Walter;Rachid Hourizi;Wendy Moncur;Stacey Pitsillides

499
Citations
The religiosity of women in the modern West

Tony Walter;Grace Davie

419
Citations
Processes of grieving: How bonds are continued.

Dennis Klass;Tony Walter

295
Citations
Pilgrimage in popular culture

Ian Reader;Tony Walter

281
Citations
Death in the News: The Public Invigilation of Private Emotion:

Tony Walter;Jane Littlewood;Michael Pickering

259
Citations
Historical and cultural variants on the good death

Tony Walter

240
Citations
Spirituality in palliative care: opportunity or burden?

T Walter

226
Citations
Dark tourism: mediating between the dead and the living

Tony Walter

212
Citations
Three ways to arrange a funeral: Mortuary variation in the modern West

Tony Walter

186
Citations
The eclipse of eternity

Tony Walter

181
Citations
Circles of care: should community development redefine the practice of palliative care?

Julian Abel;Tony Walter;Lindsay B. Carey;John P. Rosenberg

167
Citations
New Public Management and New Professionalism across Nations and Contexts

Kevin T. Leicht;Tony Walter;Ivan Sainsaulieu;Scott Davies

162
Citations
The ideology and organization of spiritual care: three approaches

Tony Walter

160
Citations
The mourning for Diana

Tony Walter

148
Citations
War Grave Pilgrimage

Tony Walter

137
Citations
HIERARCHIES OF LOSS: A CRITIQUE OF DISENFRANCHISED GRIEF

Patricia Robson;Tony Walter

122
Citations
Choice and compassion at the end of life: A critical analysis of recent English policy discourse

Erica Borgstrom;Tony Walter

118
Citations
The Sociology of Death

Tony Walter

115
Citations
Body Worlds: clinical detachment and anatomical awe

Tony Walter

108
Citations
The revival of death

Tony Walter

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Linda Clare University of Exeter

Richard Velleman University of Bath

Linda Bauld University of Edinburgh

Scott Davies University of Toronto

External Links

Personal website of Tony Walter

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