| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences and Humanities | 62 | 1225 | 1081 | 570 | 494 | 150 | 27987 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Bruce Western between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Bruce Western published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 4.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2009. 3 of the 154 publications appeared in the last two years.
154 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1990 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 3 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1994 | 3 |
| 1995 | 5 |
| 1996 | 2 |
| 1997 | 3 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 1999 | 7 |
| 2000 | 7 |
| 2001 | 7 |
| 2002 | 3 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2004 | 7 |
| 2005 | 6 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | 11 |
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2011 | 9 |
| 2012 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| Total | 154 |
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 Bruce Western sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 150 publications — 41st percentile
41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.
| 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 | 150 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
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 Bruce Western sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 62 D-Index — 84th percentile
84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.
| 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 | 62 |
| 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 |
Bruce Western is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and has concentrated their research on topics intersecting criminal justice, social issues, and psychology. Their scholarly output spans numerous influential publications and collaborations with multiple coauthors.
Their recent papers include: "Criminalizing Poverty: The Consequences of Court Fees in a Randomized Experiment" (2022, American Sociological Review), "COVID-19, Decarceration, and the Role of Clinicians, Health Systems, and Payers" (2020, JAMA), "The cumulative risk of jail incarceration" (2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences), "Inside the Box: Safety, Health, and Isolation in Prison" (2021, The Journal of Economic Perspectives), and "The population prevalence of solitary confinement" (2021, Science Advances).
Frequent coauthors include:
The most frequent publication venues for their work are:
Bruce Western's research primarily addresses topics within:
Their fields of study cover broad Social Sciences and Psychology categories, with subfield emphases in Sociology and Political Science, General Health Professions, Clinical Psychology, Economics and Econometrics, and Social Psychology.
Bruce Western has contributed to academic literature through book publication, notably "Between Class and Market" (2020) published by Princeton University Press.
The scientist has been recognized with several awards and honors, including:
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Becky Pettit;Bruce Western
Jeremy Travis;Bruce Western;F. Stevens Redburn
Devah Pager;Bruce Western;Bart Bonikowski
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Martina Morris;Bruce Western
Bruce Western;Becky Pettit
Bruce Western;Jake Rosenfeld
Bruce Western;Jeffrey R. Kling;David F. Weiman
Bruce Western;Christopher Wildeman
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Katherine Beckett;Bruce Western
Devah Pager;Bruce Western;Naomi Sugie
Bruce Western;Katherine Beckett
Bruce Western;Anthony A. Braga;Jaclyn Davis;Catherine Sirois
Leonard M. Lopoo;Bruce Western
Bruce Western;Becky Pettit
Richard A. Berk;Alec Campbell;Ruth Klap;Bruce Western
Christopher Wildeman;Bruce Western
Amanda Geller;Irwin Garfinkel;Bruce Western
Bruce Western;Deirdre Bloome;Benjamin Sosnaud;Laura Tach
Mary Pattillo;Bruce Western;David Weiman
Bruce Western;Deirdre Bloome;Christine Percheski
Bruce Western;Herbert Kitschelt;Anthony J. McGann
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