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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 73 607 530 112 98 383 62136

Bent Flyvbjerg publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Bent Flyvbjerg between 1979 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Bent Flyvbjerg published across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025, averaging 9.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2003. 18 of the 438 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 2003. 1979: 3 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 8 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 4 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 6 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 12 publications 1993: 9 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 17 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 36 publications 2004: 33 publications 2005: 24 publications 2006: 17 publications 2007: 21 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 32 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 7 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 7 publications
1979 2025

438 publications in total across all disciplines

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Bent Flyvbjerg: publications per year, 1979 to 2025
Year Publications
1979 3
1980 2
1981 8
1982 1
1983 1
1984 4
1985 3
1986 6
1987 0
1988 4
1989 0
1990 3
1991 7
1992 12
1993 9
1994 6
1995 8
1996 8
1997 5
1998 9
1999 11
2000 2
2001 17
2002 9
2003 36
2004 33
2005 24
2006 17
2007 21
2008 16
2009 5
2010 9
2011 8
2012 14
2013 32
2014 12
2015 6
2016 9
2017 9
2018 11
2019 2
2020 1
2021 7
2022 7
2023 3
2024 11
2025 7
Total 438
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Bent Flyvbjerg 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 Bent Flyvbjerg 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, 374–383 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: 383 publications — 94th percentile

94% 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
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 41 383
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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Bent Flyvbjerg 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 Bent Flyvbjerg 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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Bent Flyvbjerg is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans decision sciences, with significant contributions in subfields such as management science and operations research, economics and econometrics, sociology and political science, strategy and management, and safety research.

Their main research topics cover a range of areas including complex systems and decision making, construction project management and performance, sport and mega-event impacts, sports analytics and performance, experimental behavioral economics studies, disaster management and resilience, and innovation and knowledge management.

Flyvbjerg's recent academic papers include:

  • Top Ten Behavioral Biases in Project Management: An Overview (2021), published in Project Management Journal
  • The law of regression to the tail: How to survive Covid-19, the climate crisis, and other disasters (2020), published in Environmental Science & Policy
  • The Empirical Reality of IT Project Cost Overruns: Discovering A Power-Law Distribution (2022), published in Journal of Management Information Systems
  • Governing Large Projects: A Three-Stage Process to Get It Right (2023), published in Academy of Management Perspectives
  • How to solve big problems: bespoke versus platform strategies (2022), published in Oxford Review of Economic Policy

Flyvbjerg frequently collaborates with other researchers, most notably with:

  • Alexander Budzier
  • Jon Aaen
  • Mark Keil
  • Daniel Lunn

Their publications appear regularly in various venues, including:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Project Management Journal
  • Academy of Management Perspectives
  • Environmental Science & Policy

Regarding book publications, Flyvbjerg has at least one book published through King's College London titled How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors that Determine the Fate of Every Project from Home Renovations to Space Exploration, and Everything in Between (2023).

Best Publications

  • Five Misunderstandings About Case-Study Research

    Bent Flyvbjerg

  • Making Social Science Matter: Why Social Inquiry Fails and How It Can Succeed Again

    Bent Flyvbjerg;Steven L. Sampson

  • Megaprojects and Risk: An Anatomy of Ambition

    Bent Flyvbjerg;Niels Bruzelius;Werner Rothengatter

  • Making Social Science Matter

    Bent Flyvbjerg

  • Underestimating Costs in Public Works Projects: Error or Lie?

    Bent Flyvbjerg;Mette K. Skamris Holm;Soren L. Buhl

  • What You Should Know About Megaprojects and Why: An Overview

    Bent Flyvbjerg

  • RATIONALITY AND POWER: DEMOCRACY IN PRACTICE

    Bent Flyvbjerg

  • Should we build more large dams? The actual costs of hydropower megaproject development ☆

    Atif Ansar;Bent Flyvbjerg;Alexander Budzier;Daniel Lunn

  • How common and how large are cost overruns in transport infrastructure projects

    Bent Flyvbjerg;Mette K. Skamris Holm;Søren L. Buhl

  • How (In)accurate Are Demand Forecasts in Public Works Projects? The Case of Transportation

    Bent Flyvbjerg;Mette K. Skamris Holm;Soren L. Buhl

  • Habermas and Foucault: Thinkers for civil society?

    Bent Flyvbjerg

  • Phronetic Planning Research: Theoretical and Methodological Reflections

    Bent Flyvbjerg

  • Policy and planning for large infrastructure projects: problems, causes, cures

    Bent Flyvbjerg

  • Survival of the Unfittest: Why the Worst Infrastructure Gets Built, And What We Can Do about It

    Bent Flyvbjerg

  • Damming the rivers of the Amazon basin

    Edgardo Manuel Latrubesse;Eugenio Y. Arima;Thomas Dunne;Edward Park

  • What Causes Cost Overrun in Transport Infrastructure Projects

    Bent Flyvbjerg;Mette K. Skamris Holm;Soren L. Buhl

  • Making Social Science Matter: Why Social Inquiry Fails and How It Can Succeed Again

    Dan E. Miller;Bent Flyvbjerg;Steven Sampson

  • From Nobel Prize to Project Management: Getting Risks Right

    Bent Flyvbjerg

  • Does infrastructure investment lead to economic growth or economic fragility? Evidence from China

    Atif Ansar;Bent Flyvbjerg;Alexander Budzier;Daniel Lunn

  • Delusion and Deception in Large Infrastructure Projects: Two Models for Explaining and Preventing Executive Disaster

    Bent Flyvbjerg;Massimo Garbuio;Dan Lovallo

  • Underskattade kostnader i infrastrukturprojekt: felräkning eller lögn? (Underestimating Costs in Public Works Projects: Error or Lie?)

    Bent Flyvbjerg;Bent Flyvbjerg;Søren L. Buhl;Mette Skamris Holm

Frequent Co-Authors

Bert van Wee
Bert van Wee Delft University of Technology
Todd Landman
Todd Landman University of Nottingham
Sanford F. Schram
Sanford F. Schram City University of New York
Cass R. Sunstein
Cass R. Sunstein Harvard University
Petter Næss
Petter Næss Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Stewart Clegg
Stewart Clegg University of Sydney
Victor R. Baker
Victor R. Baker University of Arizona
Naziano Filizola
Naziano Filizola Federal University of Amazonas
Thomas Dunne
Thomas Dunne University of California, Santa Barbara
Richard B. Norgaard
Richard B. Norgaard University of California, Berkeley

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