Carol Padden publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Carol Padden between 1976 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Carol Padden published across 50 years, from 1976 to 2025, averaging 2.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 9 publications in 2010. 3 of the 113 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

2 4 6 8

1976 2025

113 publications in total across all disciplines

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Carol Padden: publications per year, 1976 to 2025
Year	Publications
1976	1
1977	0
1978	0
1979	0
1980	1
1981	0
1982	1
1983	0
1984	1
1985	2
1986	1
1987	1
1988	2
1989	1
1990	0
1991	1
1992	2
1993	3
1994	0
1995	0
1996	2
1997	2
1998	3
1999	3
2000	2
2001	1
2002	0
2003	2
2004	1
2005	5
2006	1
2007	2
2008	4
2009	6
2010	9
2011	6
2012	5
2013	3
2014	4
2015	2
2016	6
2017	5
2018	3
2019	2
2020	7
2021	3
2022	2
2023	2
2024	2
2025	1
Total	113

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Carol Padden 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 Carol Padden sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400

44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 102 publications — 14th percentile

14% 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	102
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
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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Carol Padden 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 Carol Padden sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% 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	44
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
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

2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2010 - Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation
1992 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Carol Padden is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research centers on topics related to hearing impairment, communication strategies, and linguistics, with a focus on developmental and educational psychology.

The scientist's work spans multiple fields, including:

Psychology
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Language and Linguistics
Human-Computer Interaction
Occupational Therapy
Clinical Psychology

Their research topics include:

Hearing Impairment and Communication
Hand Gesture Recognition Systems
Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
Linguistics and Terminology Studies
Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility
Family and Disability Support Research
CRISPR and Genetic Engineering

Carol Padden's recent papers cover a range of subjects related to deafness, communication, and bioethics. Notable papers include:

"Deaf Children Need Rich Language Input from the Start: Support in Advising Parents" (2022), published in Children
"Who Goes First? Deaf People and CRISPR Germline Editing" (2020), published in Perspectives in biology and medicine
"Emerging Sign Languages" (2022), published in Languages
"Attitudes and experiences regarding preventive strategies for the deaf population in Western New York" (2023), published in PLOS Global Public Health
"A Conversation among Four Deaf Linguists" (2024), published in Sign language studies

Frequent co-authors of Carol Padden include:

Tom Humphries
Howard Burton
Gaurav Mathur
Donna Jo Napoli
Christian Rathmann

Their works have appeared regularly in venues such as:

Sign language studies
Children
Perspectives in biology and medicine
Languages
PLOS Global Public Health

Carol Padden has also contributed to book publications. These include:

Sign Language Linguistics (2020), published by Open Agenda Publishing eBooks
Être Sourd aux États-Unis (2020), published by Éditions de l'École des hautes études en sciences sociales eBooks

The scientist has been recognized with several fellowships, including:

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2011
Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation, 2010
Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1992

Best Publications

Deaf in America: Voices from a Culture

Carol Padden;Tom Humphries

1057
Citations
The emergence of grammar: Systematic structure in a new language

Wendy Sandler;Irit Meir;Carol Padden;Mark Aronoff

736
Citations
Inside Deaf Culture

Carol Padden;Tom L. Humphries

559
Citations
Interaction of Morphology and Syntax in American Sign Language

Carol A. Padden

545
Citations
Language acquisition for deaf children: Reducing the harms of zero tolerance to the use of alternative approaches

Tom Humphries;Poorna Kushalnagar;Gaurav Mathur;Donna Jo Napoli

421
Citations
Emerging Sign Languages

Irit Meir;Wendy Sandler;Carol Padden;Mark Aronoff

342
Citations
American Sign Language and reading ability in deaf children.

Carol Padden;Claire Ramsey

329
Citations
The gradual emergence of phonological form in a new language

Wendy Sandler;Mark Aronoff;Irit Meir;Carol Padden

308
Citations
Reading Ability in Signing Deaf Children.

Carol Padden;Claire Ramsey

251
Citations
American Sign Language and the architecture of phonological theory

Carol A. Padden;David M. Perlmutter

202
Citations
Body as subject().

Irit Meir;Carol A. Padden;Mark Aronoff;Wendy Sandler

197
Citations
The roots of linguistic organization in a new language

Mark Aronoff;Irit Meir;Carol A. Padden;Wendy Sandler

195
Citations
Patterned iconicity in sign language lexicons

Carol A. Padden;Irit Meir;So-One Hwang;Ryan Lepic

188
Citations
Ensuring language acquisition for deaf children:What linguists can do

Tom Humphries;Poorna Kushalnagar;Gaurav Mathur;Carol Padden

156
Citations
Infants and children with hearing loss need early language access.

Poorna Kushalnagar;Gaurav Mathur;Christopher J. Moreland;Donna Jo Napoli

155
Citations
How the Alphabet Came to Be Used in a Sign Language

Carol A. Padden;Darline Clark Gunsauls

142
Citations
Competing iconicities in the structure of languages

Irit Meir;Carol Padden;Mark Aronoff;Wendy Sandler

132
Citations
Avoiding Linguistic Neglect of Deaf Children

Tom Humphries;Poorna Kushalnagar;Gaurav Mathur;Donna Jo Napoli

129
Citations
Morphological universals and the sign language type

Mark Aronoff;Irit Meir;Carol Padden;Wendy Sandler

114
Citations
The emergence of complexity in prosody and syntax.

Wendy Sandler;Irit Meir;Svetlana Dachkovsky;Carol Padden

113
Citations
A Basic Course in American Sign Language

Tom Humphries;Carol Padden;Terrence J. O'Rourke

106
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Irit Meir University of Haifa

Wendy Sandler University of Haifa

Simon Kirby University of Edinburgh

Ray Jackendoff Tufts University

Vicki L. Hanson Association for Computing Machinery

Marianne Gullberg Lund University

Douglas Carnine University of Oregon

Edith Kaplan Boston University

Heidi M. Feldman Stanford University

Susan Goldin-Meadow University of Chicago

External Links

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