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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 70 749 355 188 36230

Donald Davidson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Donald Davidson between 1953 and 2022, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Donald Davidson published across 70 years, from 1953 to 2022, averaging 3 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 1993. 2 of the 207 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1953 to 2022. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 1993. 1953: 2 publications 1954: 0 publications 1955: 2 publications 1956: 3 publications 1957: 1 publication 1958: 0 publications 1959: 2 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 1 publication 1964: 1 publication 1965: 2 publications 1966: 4 publications 1967: 1 publication 1968: 1 publication 1969: 5 publications 1970: 4 publications 1971: 2 publications 1972: 3 publications 1973: 3 publications 1974: 4 publications 1975: 2 publications 1976: 9 publications 1977: 3 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 3 publications 1980: 5 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 3 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 21 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 9 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 14 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 15 publications 2005: 19 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 5 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 1 publication 2018: 2 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 1 publication 2021: 0 publications 2022: 2 publications
1953 2022

207 publications in total across all disciplines

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Donald Davidson: publications per year, 1953 to 2022
Year Publications
1953 2
1954 0
1955 2
1956 3
1957 1
1958 0
1959 2
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 1
1964 1
1965 2
1966 4
1967 1
1968 1
1969 5
1970 4
1971 2
1972 3
1973 3
1974 4
1975 2
1976 9
1977 3
1978 1
1979 3
1980 5
1981 0
1982 1
1983 0
1984 4
1985 3
1986 0
1987 1
1988 1
1989 1
1990 3
1991 4
1992 2
1993 21
1994 11
1995 3
1996 1
1997 9
1998 2
1999 3
2000 0
2001 14
2002 0
2003 3
2004 15
2005 19
2006 2
2007 1
2008 5
2009 0
2010 2
2011 0
2012 2
2013 2
2014 0
2015 0
2016 1
2017 1
2018 2
2019 1
2020 1
2021 0
2022 2
Total 207
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Donald Davidson 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 Donald Davidson 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, 184–193 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: 188 publications — 59th percentile

59% 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
184–193 319 188
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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Donald Davidson 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 Donald Davidson 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, 70 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: 70 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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 70
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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Overview

Donald Davidson was affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research primarily focused on engineering and chemical engineering, with notable contributions across several specialized subfields.

The main subjects of their work included advanced combustion engine technologies, combustion and flame dynamics, spectroscopy and laser applications, atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, heat transfer and supercritical fluids, combustion and detonation processes, and thermochemical biomass conversion processes.

Donald Davidson published extensively, including recent papers such as:

  • A physics-based approach to modeling real-fuel combustion chemistry - VI. Predictive kinetic models of gasoline fuels, 2020, Combustion and Flame
  • The thermal decomposition of ethane, 2020, Fuel
  • Shock tube/laser absorption measurements of the pyrolysis of JP-10 fuel, 2020, Combustion and Flame
  • Shock tube study of ethanol pyrolysis I: Multi-species time-history measurements, 2021, Combustion and Flame
  • Shock-induced ignition and pyrolysis of high-pressure methane and natural gas mixtures, 2020, Combustion and Flame

Frequent co-authors who collaborated with Davidson included Ronald K. Hanson, Jiankun Shao, Rishav Choudhary, Séan J. Cassady, and Nicolas H. Pinkowski.

Davidson's work appeared predominantly in the following venues:

  • Combustion and Flame
  • Fuel
  • Proceedings of the Combustion Institute
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • International Journal of Chemical Kinetics

Their contributions strengthened knowledge in subfields such as fluid flow and transfer processes, computational mechanics, spectroscopy, atmospheric science, and aerospace engineering.

Best Publications

  • Essays on actions and events

    Donald Davidson

  • Inquiries into truth and interpretation

    Donald Davidson

  • The Logical Form of Action Sentences

    Donald Davidson

  • Actions, reasons, and causes

    Donald Davidson

  • Truth and Meaning

    Donald Davidson

  • On the Very Idea of a Conceptual Scheme

    Donald Davidson

  • Semantics of natural language

    Donald Davidson;Gilbert Harman

  • What Metaphors Mean

    Donald Davidson

  • Knowing One’s Own Mind

    Donald Davidson

  • A Coherence Theory of Truth and Knowledge

    Donald Davidson

  • Subjective, intersubjective, objective

    Donald Davidson

  • The Structure and Content of Truth

    Donald Davidson

  • A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs

    Donald Davidson

  • The Individuation of Events

    Donald Davidson

  • Paradoxes of Irrationality

    Donald Davidson

  • On Saying That

    Donald Davidson

  • Three Varieties of Knowledge

    Donald Davidson

  • How Is Weakness of the Will Possible

    Donald Davidson

  • Thought and Talk

    Donald Davidson

  • Belief and the basis of meaning

    Donald Davidson

  • First Person Authority

    Donald Davidson

  • The folly of trying to define truth

    Donald Davidson

  • Truth, language and history

    Donald Davidson

  • Essays in Honor of Carl G. Hempel

    Carl G. Hempel;Donald Davidson;Nicholas Rescher

Frequent Co-Authors

Jaakko Hintikka
Jaakko Hintikka Boston University
Wesley C. Salmon
Wesley C. Salmon University of Pittsburgh
Patrick Suppes
Patrick Suppes Stanford University
Gilbert Harman
Gilbert Harman Princeton University
Richard Rorty
Richard Rorty Stanford University
Nicholas Rescher
Nicholas Rescher University of Pittsburgh
Carl G. Hempel
Carl G. Hempel Princeton University
William P. Alston
William P. Alston Syracuse University

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