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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 73 624 544 115 101 259 26576

Andrew Stirling publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Andrew Stirling between 1989 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Andrew Stirling published across 33 years, from 1989 to 2021, averaging 8.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2009. 32 of the 280 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2009. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 3 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 23 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 23 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 17 publications
1989 2021

280 publications in total across all disciplines

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Andrew Stirling: publications per year, 1989 to 2021
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 0
1991 0
1992 1
1993 3
1994 2
1995 0
1996 2
1997 3
1998 3
1999 8
2000 5
2001 5
2002 10
2003 5
2004 12
2005 3
2006 12
2007 15
2008 12
2009 23
2010 17
2011 13
2012 9
2013 10
2014 9
2015 23
2016 15
2017 6
2018 15
2019 6
2020 15
2021 17
Total 280
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Andrew Stirling publications per year - data summary

  • Andrew Stirling, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of Sussex, has 280 publications recorded across 33 years, from 1989 to 2021.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1989 and the most recent to 2021.
  • The most productive years are 2009 and 2015, with 23 publications each.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1989 and 1992, with 1 publication each.
  • 3 of the 33 years in the span carry no publications at all (1990, 1991 and 1995).
  • The rate of publication averages 8.5 papers per year over the whole span, or 9.3 per year counting only the 30 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2017-2021) hold 59 publications, 21% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1989-1999: 23 publications (2.1 per year); 2000-2010: 119 publications (10.8 per year); 2011-2021: 138 publications (12.5 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Andrew Stirling 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 Stirling 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, 254–263 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: 259 publications — 80th percentile

80% 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
254–263 162 259
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 Stirling publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 44–53 to 570+ publications.
  • Andrew Stirling, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of Sussex, records 259 publications - the 80th percentile of the discipline.
  • 80% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Andrew Stirling, and about 20% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Andrew Stirling ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 114–123 publications, holding 474 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 174–183 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 570 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Andrew Stirling 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 Stirling 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, 73 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: 73 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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
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 73
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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Andrew Stirling D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 71 ranges running from 30 to 100+ D-Index.
  • Andrew Stirling, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of Sussex, records 73 D-Index - the 92nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 92% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Andrew Stirling, and about 8% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Andrew Stirling ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 313 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 47 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more, 97 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
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  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Law
  • Social science
  • Politics

Andrew Stirling focuses on Politics, Corporate governance, Sustainability, Management science and Framing. His Politics research incorporates themes from Environmental planning, Public relations, Environmental ethics, Public policy and Reflexivity. Andrew Stirling studies Transition management, a branch of Corporate governance.

His Sustainability research includes themes of Power, Environmental resource management and Diversity. His Management science study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Quality, Modern portfolio theory, Scope, Diversity and Cultural diversity. The Framing study combines topics in areas such as Citizen journalism, Positive economics and Deliberation.

His most cited work include:

  • The governance of sustainable socio-technical transitions (1278 citations)
  • "Opening up" and "closing down" power, participation, and pluralism in the social appraisal of technology (839 citations)
  • A general framework for analysing diversity in science, technology and society. (571 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of study are Corporate governance, Sustainability, Politics, Precautionary principle and Management science. His work deals with themes such as Engineering ethics, Agency, Public relations, Sociotechnical system and Normative, which intersect with Corporate governance. His biological study deals with issues like Environmental resource management, which deal with fields such as Environmental planning.

His research on Politics often connects related areas such as Social science. The study incorporates disciplines such as Risk analysis, Risk management and Law and economics in addition to Precautionary principle. Management science is frequently linked to Framing in his study.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Corporate governance (20.31%)
  • Sustainability (18.01%)
  • Politics (13.03%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Politics (13.03%)
  • Nuclear power (6.90%)
  • Corporate governance (20.31%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Politics, Nuclear power, Corporate governance, Sustainability and Democracy are his primary areas of study. His studies deal with areas such as Blame and Set as well as Politics. The various areas that Andrew Stirling examines in his Corporate governance study include Precautionary principle, Engineering ethics, Mechanism, Public relations and Sophistication.

His Sustainability study incorporates themes from Public administration, Environmental ethics, Foundation and Sustainable development. His Environmental ethics research incorporates elements of Modernity, Social sustainability, Environmental resource management and Normative. His Democracy research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Sociotechnical system, Nuclear renaissance, Positive economics and Grassroots.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Five ways to ensure that models serve society: a manifesto. (59 citations)
  • Policy mixes for incumbency: Exploring the destructive recreation of renewable energy, shale gas ‘fracking,’ and nuclear power in the United Kingdom (50 citations)
  • Transformations to Sustainability: Combining Structural, Systemic and Enabling Approaches (41 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Law
  • Social science
  • Politics

Andrew Stirling focuses on Politics, Sustainability, Nuclear power, Democracy and Corporate governance. His study in Politics is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Sociotechnical system, Blame and Set. His Sustainability research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Foundation, General partnership, Agency, Public administration and Sustainable development.

His work is dedicated to discovering how Nuclear power, Renewable energy are connected with Agricultural economics, China and Economic system and other disciplines. His research integrates issues of Social value orientations, Positive economics, Harm and Political economy in his study of Democracy. Andrew Stirling has researched Corporate governance in several fields, including Public participation, Public relations, Engineering ethics and Mechanism.

Best Publications

  • The governance of sustainable socio-technical transitions

    Adrian Smith;Andrew Stirling;Frans Berkhout;Frans Berkhout

  • "Opening up" and "closing down" power, participation, and pluralism in the social appraisal of technology

    Andrew Stirling

  • A general framework for analysing diversity in science, technology and society.

    Andrew Stirling

  • Socio-Technological Regimes and Transition Contexts

    F.G.H. Berkhout;A. Smith;A. Stirlingh

  • The politics of social-ecological resilience and sustainable socio-technical transitions

    Adrian Smith;Andy C Stirling

  • Keep it complex.

    Andrew Stirling

  • How journal rankings can suppress interdisciplinary research: A comparison between Innovation Studies and Business & Management

    Ismael Rafols;Ismael Rafols;Loet Leydesdorff;Alice O'Hare;Paul Nightingale

  • Dynamic Sustainabilities: Technology, Environment, Social Justice

    Melissa Leach;Ian Scoones;Andy Stirling

  • Transforming Power: social science and the politics of energy choices

    Andy Stirling

  • Transforming Innovation for Sustainability

    Melissa Leach;Johan Rockström;Paul Raskin;Ian Christopher Scoones

  • On the economics and analysis of diversity

    Andrew Stirling

  • Analysis, participation and power: justification and closure in participatory multi-criteria analysis

    Andrew Stirling

  • Three Decades of Climate Mitigation: Why Haven't We Bent the Global Emissions Curve?

    Isak Stoddard;Kevin Anderson;Kevin Anderson;Stuart Capstick;Wim Carton

  • The Precautionary Principle in the 20th Century : Late Lessons from Early Warnings

    Paul Harremoes;David Gee;Malcom MacGarvin;Andy Stirling

  • Risk, precaution and science: towards a more constructive policy debate. Talking point on the precautionary principle.

    Andrew Stirling

  • TAKING EUROPEAN KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY SERIOUSLY Report of the Expert Group on Science and Governance to the Science, Economy and Society Directorate, Directorate-General for Research, European Commission

    Ulrike Felt;Brian Wynne;Michel Callon;Maria Eduarda Gonçalves

  • Opening Up Or Closing Down? Analysis, Participation And Power In The Social Appraisal Of Technology

    Andrew Stirling

  • Five ways to ensure that models serve society: a manifesto.

    Andrea Saltelli;Gabriele Bammer;Isabelle Bruno;Erica Charters

  • Governing epidemics in an age of complexity: Narratives, politics and pathways to sustainability

    Melissa Leach;Ian Scoones;Andrew Stirling

  • Transformations to Sustainability

    Ian Scoones;Andy Stirling;Dinesh Abrol;Joanes Atela

  • Synthesis, part of a Special Feature on Transitions, Resilience and Governance: Linking Technological, Ecological and Political Systems The Politics of Social-ecological Resilience and Sustainable Socio- technical Transitions

    Adrian Smith;Andy Stirling

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian Scoones
Ian Scoones University of Sussex
Adrian Smith
Adrian Smith University of Oxford
Ismael Rafols
Ismael Rafols Leiden University
Ortwin Renn
Ortwin Renn University of Stuttgart
Melissa Leach
Melissa Leach Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI)
Brian Wynne
Brian Wynne Lancaster University
Benjamin K. Sovacool
Benjamin K. Sovacool University of Sussex
Jacquelin Burgess
Jacquelin Burgess University of East Anglia
Frans Berkhout
Frans Berkhout King's College London
Loet Leydesdorff
Loet Leydesdorff University of Amsterdam

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