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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 53 2229 2026 398 360 176 20721

Ben R. Martin publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ben R. Martin between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ben R. Martin published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 4.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2013. 6 of the 217 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2013. 1978: 1 publication 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 6 publications 1985: 6 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 3 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 3 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 2 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 0 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 6 publications
1978 2025

217 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ben R. Martin: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year Publications
1978 1
1979 1
1980 1
1981 0
1982 2
1983 4
1984 6
1985 6
1986 4
1987 6
1988 2
1989 2
1990 5
1991 3
1992 4
1993 1
1994 2
1995 1
1996 3
1997 3
1998 1
1999 3
2000 2
2001 7
2002 0
2003 4
2004 4
2005 2
2006 1
2007 2
2008 3
2009 5
2010 10
2011 4
2012 11
2013 20
2014 14
2015 8
2016 16
2017 3
2018 5
2019 5
2020 1
2021 0
2022 4
2023 19
2024 0
2025 6
Total 217
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Ben R. Martin 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 Ben R. Martin 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, 174–183 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: 176 publications — 54th percentile

54% 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
174–183 313 176
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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Ben R. Martin 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 Ben R. Martin 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, 53 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: 53 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% 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 53
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

Ben R. Martin is affiliated with the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple disciplines including economics, econometrics, sociology, political science, statistics, philosophy, and global planetary change.

Their work covers a range of topics with a primary focus on privacy, security, and data protection. Other significant topics include scientometrics and bibliometrics research, innovation policy and R&D, innovation and knowledge management, wastewater treatment and nitrogen removal, microbial fuel cells and bioremediation, and anaerobic digestion and biogas production.

Ben R. Martin's recent publications include the following:

  • "Why do firms publish? A systematic literature review and a conceptual framework" (2022, Research Policy)
  • "Techno-economic analysis of sidestream ammonia removal technologies: Biological options versus thermal stripping" (2022, Environmental Science and Ecotechnology)
  • "Standing on the shoulders of bias: lack of transparency and reporting of critical rigor characteristics in pain research" (2023, Pain)
  • "Retraction of Predatory publishing in Scopus: evidence on cross-country differences lacks justification" (2022, Scientometrics)
  • "Richard R Nelson (1930-2025): Evolutionary economist and innovation scholar" (2025, Research Policy)

Frequent coauthors of Ben R. Martin include:

  • Daniele Rotolo
  • Roberto Camerani
  • Nicola Grassano
  • Pascal Ochs
  • Eve Germain-Cripps

Their research has been published in the following venues:

  • Research Policy
  • Environmental Science and Ecotechnology
  • Pain
  • Scientometrics
  • Digital Humanities in the Nordic and Baltic Countries Publications

Ben R. Martin is also an author of books, having published "GDPR for Startups and Scaleups" in 2023 with Edward Elgar Publishing.

Best Publications

  • What is research collaboration

    J.Sylvan Katz;Ben R. Martin

  • The economic benefits of publicly funded basic research: a critical review

    Ammon J. Salter;Ben R. Martin

  • Foresight in science and technology

    Ben R. Martin

  • University Research Evaluation and Funding: An International Comparison

    Aldo Geuna;Ben R. Martin

  • Assessing basic research: Some partial indicators of scientific progress in radio astronomy

    Ben R. Martin;John Irvine

  • What is an emerging technology

    Daniele Rotolo;Diana Hicks;Ben Martin

  • Foresight in Science: Picking the Winners

    John Irvine;Ben R. Martin

  • The Research Excellence Framework and the ‘impact agenda’: are we creating a Frankenstein monster?

    Ben R Martin

  • The evolution of science policy and innovation studies

    Ben R. Martin;Ben R. Martin

  • THE USE OF MULTIPLE INDICATORS IN THE ASSESSMENT OF BASIC RESEARCH

    Ben R. Martin

  • Technology policy and global warming: Why new policy models are needed (or why putting new wine in old bottles won¿t work)

    David C. Mowery;Richard R. Nelson;Richard R. Nelson;Ben R. Martin

  • Technology foresight for wiring up the national innovation system: experiences in Britain, Australia and New Zealand

    Ben R Martin;Ron Johnston

  • Research Foresight: Priority-Setting in Science

    Ben R. Martin;John Irvine

  • The Origin and Evolution of the University Species

    Ben R Martin;Henry Etzkowitz

  • Gross Chromosomal Rearrangements and Elevated Recombination at an Inducible Site-Specific Replication Fork Barrier

    Sarah Lambert;Adam Watson;Daniel M. Sheedy;Ben Martin

  • The Changing Social Contract for Science and the Evolution of the University

    Ben Martin

  • Twenty challenges for innovation studies

    Ben R. Martin

  • The origins of the concept of ‘foresight’ in science and technology: An insider's perspective

    Ben R. Martin;Ben R. Martin

  • Are universities and university research under threat? Towards an evolutionary model of university speciation

    Ben R. Martin

  • Creative knowledge environments. The influences on creativity in research and innovation

    Sven Hemlin;Carl Martin Allwood;Ben R Martin

  • Assessing Basic Research : Some Partial Indicators of Scientific Progress in Radio Astronomy : Research Policy

    Ben R. Martin;John Irvine

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Fagerberg
Jan Fagerberg University of Oslo
Michael D. Mumford
Michael D. Mumford University of Oklahoma
John T. S. Irvine
John T. S. Irvine University of St Andrews
Keith Pavitt
Keith Pavitt University of Sussex
Richard R. Nelson
Richard R. Nelson Columbia University
Francis Narin
Francis Narin CHI Research
Hans Landström
Hans Landström Lund University
John P. Walsh
John P. Walsh Georgia Institute of Technology
Richard Whitley
Richard Whitley University of Manchester
Martin Kenney
Martin Kenney University of California, Davis

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