Andrew Sayer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Andrew Sayer between 1976 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Andrew Sayer published across 50 years, from 1976 to 2025, averaging 4.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2019. 3 of the 207 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

5 10 15 20

1976 2025

207 publications in total across all disciplines

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Andrew Sayer: publications per year, 1976 to 2025
Year	Publications
1976	1
1977	0
1978	2
1979	2
1980	0
1981	1
1982	2
1983	0
1984	3
1985	3
1986	1
1987	1
1988	3
1989	3
1990	1
1991	6
1992	5
1993	3
1994	7
1995	2
1996	1
1997	5
1998	0
1999	4
2000	16
2001	2
2002	4
2003	2
2004	9
2005	13
2006	4
2007	7
2008	2
2009	9
2010	7
2011	9
2012	6
2013	5
2014	4
2015	4
2016	1
2017	3
2018	9
2019	20
2020	2
2021	3
2022	4
2023	3
2024	1
2025	2
Total	207

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Andrew Sayer 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 Andrew Sayer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400

44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 188 publications — 59th percentile

59% 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	188
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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Andrew Sayer 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 Andrew Sayer 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

Andrew Sayer is affiliated with Lancaster University in the United Kingdom and works primarily within the social sciences, with a strong focus on economics, econometrics, and finance. Their research intersects subfields such as sociology and political science, economics and econometrics, as well as organizational behavior and human resource management.

Their work covers a range of topics including:

Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
Political Economy and Marxism
Political and Economic History of the UK and US
Critical Realism in Sociology
Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
Global Health Care Issues
Health Disparities and Outcomes

Andrew Sayer has contributed to various academic journals and has been frequently published in:

Journal of Critical Realism
Public Health
Environment and Planning A Economy and Space
Sociology
Journal of Empirical Legal Studies

Selected recent publications illustrate the breadth of their research interests and include:

Economic relationships and health inequalities: improving public health recommendations, 2021, Public Health
Rentiership, improperty and moral economy, 2020, Environment and Planning A Economy and Space
Critiquing - and Rescuing - 'Character', 2020, Sociology
A realist journey through social theory and political economy: an interview with Andrew Sayer, 2022, Journal of Critical Realism
Affirming the District Judge: An Empirical Analysis of the Effect of District Judges Sitting by Designation on Circuit Court Panels, 2021, Journal of Empirical Legal Studies

Their research collaboration network includes frequent coauthors such as:

Gerry McCartney
Jamie Morgan
Melanie Hess
Matthew E. K. Hall
Melissa Beresford

Best Publications

Method in Social Science: A Realist Approach

R. Andrew Sayer

8191
Citations
Realism and Social Science

R. Andrew Sayer

5276
Citations
Method in Social Science: Revised 2nd Edition

Andrew Sayer

5091
Citations
The Moral Significance of Class

R. Andrew Sayer

1891
Citations
Why Things Matter to People: Social Science, Values and Ethical Life

R. Andrew Sayer

1251
Citations
The New Social Economy: Reworking the Division of Labor

R. Andrew Sayer;Richard Walker

1203
Citations
Method in Social Science

Andrew Sayer

736
Citations
Class, Moral Worth and Recognition

Andrew Sayer

651
Citations
Postfordism in question

Andrew Sayer

605
Citations
The New Social Economy: Reworking the Division of Labor

Ann-Katrin Backlund;Andrew Sayer;Richard Walker

520
Citations
Moral Economy and Political Economy

Andrew Sayer

500
Citations
Why We Can't Afford the Rich

R. Andrew Sayer

491
Citations
Essentialism, Social Constructionism, and beyond:

Andrew Sayer

468
Citations
For a Critical Cultural Political Economy

Andrew Sayer

434
Citations
New developments in manufacturing: the just-in-time system

Andrew Sayer

423
Citations
Culture and Economy After the Cultural Turn

Larry J. Ray;R. Andrew Sayer

418
Citations
Critical Realism and Semiosis

Norman Fairclough;Bob Jessop;Andrew Sayer

418
Citations
Contemporary British Society

Nicholas Abercrombie;A. Warde;R. Deem;Sue Penna

401
Citations
The Difference that Space Makes

Andrew Sayer

377
Citations
The ‘New’ Regional Geography and Problems of Narrative

A Sayer

308
Citations
On Critique: A Sociology of Emancipation

Andrew Sayer

201
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Kevin Morgan University of Nottingham

John Urry Lancaster University

Norman Fairclough Lancaster University

Peter Jackson University of Sheffield

Rosemary Deem Royal Holloway University of London

Susan J. Smith University of Cambridge

Alan Warde University of Manchester

Sylvia Walby City, University of London

Eric Sheppard University of California, Los Angeles

Bob Jessop Lancaster University

External Links

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