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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 47 3251 2991 1566 1418 120 21058

Daniel G. Goldstein publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Daniel G. Goldstein between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Daniel G. Goldstein published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 5.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2008. 17 of the 152 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2008. 1996: 3 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 6 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 1 publication 2005: 2 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 12 publications
1996 2025

152 publications in total across all disciplines

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Daniel G. Goldstein: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 3
1997 1
1998 1
1999 6
2000 0
2001 2
2002 2
2003 1
2004 1
2005 2
2006 5
2007 4
2008 13
2009 9
2010 2
2011 11
2012 8
2013 11
2014 6
2015 3
2016 10
2017 7
2018 2
2019 0
2020 6
2021 7
2022 6
2023 6
2024 5
2025 12
Total 152
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Daniel G. Goldstein publications per year - data summary

  • Daniel G. Goldstein, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Microsoft (United States), has 152 publications recorded across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1996 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2008, with 13 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1997, 1998, 2003 and 2004, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 30 years in the span carry no publications at all (2000 and 2019).
  • The rate of publication averages 5.1 papers per year over the whole span, or 5.4 per year counting only the 28 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 36 publications, 24% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1996-2005: 19 publications (1.9 per year); 2006-2015: 72 publications (7.2 per year); 2016-2025: 61 publications (6.1 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Daniel G. Goldstein 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 Daniel G. Goldstein 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, 114–123 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: 120 publications — 24th percentile

24% 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
114–123 474 120
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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Daniel G. Goldstein publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 44–53 to 570+ publications.
  • Daniel G. Goldstein, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Microsoft (United States), records 120 publications - the 24th percentile of the discipline.
  • 24% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Daniel G. Goldstein, and about 76% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Daniel G. Goldstein ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 114–123 publications, holding 474 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 174–183 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 570 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Daniel G. Goldstein 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 Daniel G. Goldstein 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, 47 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: 47 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% 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 47
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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Daniel G. Goldstein D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 71 ranges running from 30 to 100+ D-Index.
  • Daniel G. Goldstein, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Microsoft (United States), records 47 D-Index - the 59th percentile of the discipline.
  • 59% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Daniel G. Goldstein, and about 41% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Daniel G. Goldstein ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 313 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 47 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more, 97 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Daniel G. Goldstein is a researcher affiliated with Microsoft in the United States. Their primary field of study is Computer Science, with a focus on subfields including Artificial Intelligence, Information Systems, Sociology and Political Science, Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

Their main research topics span several areas such as:

  • Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI)
  • Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
  • Economic and Environmental Valuation
  • Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning
  • Topic Modeling
  • Data Visualization and Analytics
  • COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing

Goldstein has published extensively in notable venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • AEA Randomized Controlled Trials

Some recent papers that demonstrate the scope of their work are:

  • No reason to expect large and consistent effects of nudge interventions, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Reducing opinion polarization: Effects of exposure to similar people with differing political views, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • How good is good enough for COVID19 apps? The influence of benefits, accuracy, and privacy on willingness to adopt, 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Simple Rules to Guide Expert Classifications, 2020, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A (Statistics in Society)
  • Math Education with Large Language Models: Peril or Promise?, 2023, SSRN Electronic Journal

Goldstein has collaborated frequently with several other researchers. Their most common co-authors include:

  • Jake M. Hofman (20 papers)
  • David Rothschild (8 papers)
  • Christopher Hoy (3 papers)
  • Lionel Page (3 papers)
  • Philip J. Grossman (3 papers)

Best Publications

  • Reasoning the fast and frugal way: models of bounded rationality.

    Gerd Gigerenzer;Daniel G. Goldstein

  • Do Defaults Save Lives

    Eric J. Johnson;Daniel Goldstein

  • Models of ecological rationality: the recognition heuristic.

    Daniel G. Goldstein;Gerd Gigerenzer

  • Beyond nudges: Tools of a choice architecture

    Eric J. Johnson;Suzanne B. Shu;Benedict G. C. Dellaert;Craig Fox

  • INCREASING SAVING BEHAVIOR THROUGH AGE-PROGRESSED RENDERINGS OF THE FUTURE SELF.

    Hal E . Hershfield;Daniel G . Goldstein;William F . Sharpe;Jesse Fox

  • Manipulating and Measuring Model Interpretability

    Forough Poursabzi-Sangdeh;Daniel G Goldstein;Jake M Hofman;Jennifer Wortman Wortman Vaughan

  • Asymmetric Discounting in Intertemporal Choice A Query-Theory Account

    Elke Weber;Eric Johnson;Kerry Milch;Hannah H. Chang

  • The recognition heuristic: How ignorance makes us smart

    Daniel G. Goldstein;Gerd Gigerenzer

  • The structure of online diffusion networks

    Sharad Goel;Duncan J. Watts;Daniel G. Goldstein

  • Betting on one good reason : The Take the Best heuristic

    Gerd Gigerenzer;Daniel G. Goldstein

  • Partitioning default effects: Why people choose not to choose

    Isaac Dinner;Eric J. Johnson;Daniel G. Goldstein;Kaiya Liu

  • How good are simple heuristics

    Jean Czerlinski;Gerd Gigerenzer;Daniel G. Goldstein

  • Defaults and donation decisions.

    Eric J. Johnson;Daniel G. Goldstein

  • THE SIX MISTAKES EXECUTIVES MAKE IN RISK MANAGEMENT

    Nassim N. Taleb;Daniel G. Goldstein;Mark W. Spitznagel

  • Choice Without Awareness: Ethical and Policy Implications of Defaults

    N. Craig Smith;Daniel G. Goldstein;Eric J. Johnson

  • Nudge Your Customers Toward Better Choices

    Daniel G. Goldstein;Eric J. Johnson;Andreas Herrmann;Mark Heitmann

  • Choosing Outcomes versus Choosing Products: Consumer‐Focused Retirement Investment Advice

    Daniel G. Goldstein;Eric J. Johnson;William F. Sharpe

  • Can ignorance beat the stock market

    Bernhard Borges;Daniel G. Goldstein;Andreas Ortmann;Gerd Gigerenzer

  • Fast and frugal forecasting

    Daniel G. Goldstein;Gerd Gigerenzer

  • The recognition heuristic: A decade of research

    Gerd Gigerenzer;Daniel G. Goldstein

  • The Construction of Preference: Do Defaults Save Lives?

    Eric J. Johnson;Daniel G. Goldstein

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerd Gigerenzer
Gerd Gigerenzer Max Planck Institute for Human Development
Siddharth Suri
Siddharth Suri Microsoft (United States)
R. Preston McAfee
R. Preston McAfee Google (United States)
Benedict G. C. Dellaert
Benedict G. C. Dellaert Erasmus University Rotterdam
William F. Sharpe
William F. Sharpe Stanford University
Elke U. Weber
Elke U. Weber Princeton University
Sharad Goel
Sharad Goel Harvard University
John W. Payne
John W. Payne Duke University
Ellen Peters
Ellen Peters University of Oregon

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