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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 59 1494 1337 712 627 157 101276

Allan Collins publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Allan Collins between 1968 and 2020, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Allan Collins published across 53 years, from 1968 to 2020, averaging 3.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 1988. 3 of the 169 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1968 to 2020. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 1988. 1968: 1 publication 1969: 0 publications 1970: 3 publications 1971: 2 publications 1972: 2 publications 1973: 3 publications 1974: 4 publications 1975: 7 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 5 publications 1978: 5 publications 1979: 3 publications 1980: 7 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 2 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 32 publications 1989: 9 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 2 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 3 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 3 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 1 publication 2018: 2 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 1 publication
1968 2020

169 publications in total across all disciplines

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Allan Collins: publications per year, 1968 to 2020
Year Publications
1968 1
1969 0
1970 3
1971 2
1972 2
1973 3
1974 4
1975 7
1976 1
1977 5
1978 5
1979 3
1980 7
1981 4
1982 1
1983 2
1984 0
1985 0
1986 3
1987 6
1988 32
1989 9
1990 0
1991 6
1992 3
1993 4
1994 2
1995 2
1996 4
1997 0
1998 0
1999 4
2000 2
2001 1
2002 2
2003 1
2004 3
2005 2
2006 5
2007 0
2008 2
2009 5
2010 3
2011 3
2012 2
2013 1
2014 3
2015 2
2016 1
2017 1
2018 2
2019 2
2020 1
Total 169
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Allan Collins 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 Allan Collins 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, 154–163 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: 157 publications — 45th percentile

45% 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
154–163 411 157
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
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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Allan Collins 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 Allan Collins 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, 59 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: 59 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% 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
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105 59
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

Allan Collins is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their academic profile includes a focus on research conducted within this institutional setting.

Their work does not currently list any recent papers or documented publications. There are no specified frequent co-authors or preferred publication venues associated with their research output.

Information about Allan Collins's main fields of study, subfields, and primary research topics is not available, which limits an analysis of their specific academic focus areas or specialization trends.

There is no data regarding book publications or awards linked to their academic career, which indicates either a concentration on other forms of scholarly dissemination or a lack of publicly recorded recognitions and authored books.

The lack of detailed bibliometric or topical data prevents an assessment of citation impact, collaborative networks, and thematic contributions typically used to characterize scientific influence.

Best Publications

  • Situated Cognition and the Culture of Learning

    John Seely Brown;Allan Collins;Paul Duguid

  • A spreading-activation theory of semantic processing

    Allan M. Collins;Elizabeth F. Loftus

  • The Cognitive Structure of Emotions

    Andrew Ortony;Gerald L. Clore;Allan Collins

  • Cognitive Apprenticeship: Teaching the Craft of Reading, Writing and Mathematics

    Allan Collins;John Seely Brown;Susan E. Newman

  • Cognitive Apprenticeship: Teaching the Crafts of Reading, Writing, and Mathematics

    Allan Collins;John Seely Brown;Susan E. Newman

  • Retrieval time from semantic memory

    Allan M. Collins;M. Ross Quillian

  • Design Research: Theoretical and Methodological Issues

    Allan Collins;Diana Joseph;Katerine Bielaczyc

  • Cognitive apprenticeship: Making thinking visible

    Allan Collins;John Seely Brown;Ann Holum

  • Toward a Design Science of Education

    Allan Collins

  • Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology: The Digital Revolution and Schooling in America

    Allan Collins;Richard Halverson

  • Cognition and learning.

    James G. Greeno;Allan M. Collins;Lauren B. Resnick

  • Representation and Understanding: Studies in Cognitive Science

    Daniel G. Bobrow;Allan Collins

  • A Systems Approach to Educational Testing

    John R. Frederiksen;Allan Collins

  • Cognitive Apprenticeship and Instructional Technology

    Allan Collins

  • Representation and understanding

    Daniel G. Bobrow;Allan Collins

  • A schema-theoretic view of reading

    Marilyn J. Adams;Allan Collins

  • The Second Educational Revolution: Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology.

    Allan Collins;Richard Halverson

  • The logic of plausible reasoning: A core theory.

    Allan M. Collins;Ryszard S. Michalski

  • Learning Communities In Classrooms: A Reconceptualization of Educational Practice

    Allan Collins

  • Cognitive apprenticeship : Teaching the craft of reading, writing, and mathematics

    A. Collins

  • The Cognitive Structure of Emotions: References

    Andrew Ortony;Gerald L. Clore;Allan Collins

Frequent Co-Authors

John Seely Brown
John Seely Brown Palo Alto Research Center
Gerald L. Clore
Gerald L. Clore University of Virginia
Andrew Ortony
Andrew Ortony Northwestern University
Edward E. Smith
Edward E. Smith Columbia University
Dedre Gentner
Dedre Gentner Northwestern University
James G. Greeno
James G. Greeno University of Pittsburgh
Ryszard S. Michalski
Ryszard S. Michalski George Mason University
Bertram C. Bruce
Bertram C. Bruce University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Lauren B. Resnick
Lauren B. Resnick University of Pittsburgh
Gerhard Fischer
Gerhard Fischer University of Colorado Boulder

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