Boaventura de Sousa Santos publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Boaventura de Sousa Santos between 1967 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Boaventura de Sousa Santos published across 58 years, from 1967 to 2024, averaging 8.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 41 publications in 2020. 19 of the 471 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

10 20 30 40

1967 2024

471 publications in total across all disciplines

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Boaventura de Sousa Santos: publications per year, 1967 to 2024
Year	Publications
1967	1
1968	0
1969	0
1970	0
1971	0
1972	0
1973	0
1974	0
1975	0
1976	0
1977	1
1978	3
1979	1
1980	2
1981	2
1982	3
1983	2
1984	4
1985	3
1986	2
1987	4
1988	4
1989	8
1990	8
1991	8
1992	7
1993	7
1994	1
1995	5
1996	2
1997	3
1998	14
1999	10
2000	3
2001	13
2002	11
2003	8
2004	8
2005	15
2006	16
2007	12
2008	10
2009	23
2010	17
2011	16
2012	10
2013	9
2014	15
2015	21
2016	14
2017	21
2018	26
2019	15
2020	41
2021	14
2022	9
2023	15
2024	4
Total	471

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Boaventura de Sousa Santos 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 Boaventura de Sousa Santos sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400

44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 346 publications — 92nd percentile

92% 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	346
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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Boaventura de Sousa Santos 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 Boaventura de Sousa Santos sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

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 Portugal Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Portugal Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Portugal Leader Award

Overview

Boaventura de Sousa Santos is affiliated with the University of Coimbra in Portugal and conducts research predominantly in the Social Sciences. Their work spans several subfields, including Law, Sociology and Political Science, Anthropology, Political Science and International Relations, and Education.

The researcher focuses on a variety of main topics within their field of study such as:

Law in Society and Culture
Judicial and Constitutional Studies
Political Economy and Marxism
Latin American Cultural Politics
Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Law
Anthropological Studies and Insights
Australian History and Society

Recent papers authored by Boaventura de Sousa Santos show an active engagement with contemporary social and political issues. These include:

"Estado e sociedade na semiperiferia do sistema mundial: o caso português" (2025), published in Análise Social
"Postcolonialism, Decoloniality, and Epistemologies of the South" (2021), published in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Literature
"The epistemologies of the South and the future of the university" (2023), published in Journal of Philosophy of Education
"The Alternative to Utopia Is Myopia" (2020), published in Politics & Society
"Lecciones iniciales de la pandemia de COVID-19" (2020), published in Revista de Economía Institucional

Boaventura de Sousa Santos collaborates with several frequent co-authors, including João Arriscado Nunes, María Paula Meneses, Isabelle Mullet-Blandin, Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni, and Crain Soudien.

The researcher publishes regularly in venues such as:

Journal of World-Systems Research
Revista de Economía Institucional
Análise Social
Journal of Philosophy of Education
Participations

Regarding book publications, Boaventura de Sousa Santos has multiple titles published by different academic presses. Notable publishers include Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales. CLACSO eBooks, Cambridge University Press, Japan Society of Medical Entomology and Zoology, Stanford University Press eBooks, and Almedina eBooks. Some of these books are:

"Descolonizar la universidad" (2021)
"Poscolonialismo, descolonialidad y epistemologías del sur" (2022)
"Izquierdas del mundo, ¡únanse!" (2020)
"Tesis sobre la descolonización de la historia" (2022)
"Toward a New Legal Common Sense" (2020)
"Law and the Epistemologies of the South" (2023)
"Toward a New Legal Common Sense: Law, Globalization, and Emancipation" (2020)
"If God Were a Human Rights Activist" (2020)
"A Cruel Pedagogia do Vírus" (2021)

Best Publications

Crítica de la razón indolente: Contra el desperdicio de la experiencia

Boaventura de Sousa Santos

6340
Citations
Um discurso sobre as ciências

Boaventura de Sousa Santos

6071
Citations
Descolonizar el saber, reinventar el poder

Boaventura de Sousa Santos

2700
Citations
A Universidade no século XXI: Para uma reforma democrática e emancipatória da Universidade

Boaventura de Sousa Santos

2246
Citations
Toward a New Common Sense: Law, Science and Politics in the Paradigmatic Transition

Boaventura de Sousa Santos

2101
Citations
Para uma sociologia das ausências e uma sociologia das emergências

Boaventura de Sousa Santos

2051
Citations
Uma concepção multicultural de direitos humanos

Boaventura de Souza Santos

1677
Citations
Beyond Abyssal Thinking: From Global Lines to Ecologies of Knowledges

Boaventura de Sousa Santos

1494
Citations
A globalização e as ciências sociais

Boaventura de Sousa Santos

1485
Citations
Toward a New Legal Common Sense

Boaventura de Sousa Santos

1351
Citations
Introdução: para ampliar o cânone democrático

Boaventura de Sousa Santos;Leonardo Avritzer

1291
Citations
Participatory Budgeting in Porto Alegre: Toward a Redistributive Democracy

Boaventura de Sousa Santos

1190
Citations
A Cruel Pedagogia do Vírus

Boaventura de Sousa Santos

1164
Citations
Reinventar a Democracia: Entre o Pré-Contratualismo e o Pós-Contratualismo

Boaventura de Sousa Santos

1082
Citations
Para além do Pensamento Abissal: Das linhas globais a uma ecologia de saberes

Boaventura de Sousa Santos

1059
Citations
Epistemologies of the South: Justice Against Epistemicide

Boaventura de Sousa Santos

1050
Citations
Another knowledge is possible : beyond northern epistemologies

Boaventura de Sousa Santos

962
Citations
Law: A Map of Misreading. Toward a Postmodern Conception of Law

Boaventura de Sousa Santos

805
Citations
The End of the Cognitive Empire: The Coming of Age of Epistemologies of the South

Boaventura de Sousa Santos

694
Citations
Reinventar la democracia: ; Reinventar el Estado

Boaventura de Sousa Santos

569
Citations
Democratizar a democracia: os caminhos da democracia participativa

Boaventura de Sousa Santos

277
Citations

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