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Douglas Biber

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 84 278 235 127 109 321 86037

Douglas Biber publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Douglas Biber between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Douglas Biber published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 8.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 1998. 9 of the 366 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 1998. 1981: 2 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 6 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 16 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 7 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 14 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 26 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 23 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 23 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 24 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 3 publications
1981 2025

366 publications in total across all disciplines

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Douglas Biber: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 2
1982 0
1983 1
1984 6
1985 2
1986 5
1987 2
1988 16
1989 5
1990 1
1991 7
1992 6
1993 3
1994 4
1995 14
1996 2
1997 0
1998 26
1999 5
2000 2
2001 3
2002 12
2003 3
2004 7
2005 5
2006 11
2007 14
2008 1
2009 23
2010 6
2011 11
2012 9
2013 10
2014 16
2015 12
2016 23
2017 3
2018 13
2019 12
2020 9
2021 24
2022 18
2023 3
2024 6
2025 3
Total 366
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Douglas Biber 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 Douglas Biber 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, 314–323 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: 321 publications — 90th percentile

90% 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
314–323 101 321
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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Douglas Biber 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 Douglas Biber 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, 84 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: 84 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15 84
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

Douglas Biber is affiliated with Northern Arizona University in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, with primary contributions in Computer Science, Arts and Humanities, and Psychology. Within these broader fields, Biber specializes notably in Artificial Intelligence, Literature and Literary Theory, Language and Linguistics, Developmental and Educational Psychology, and Linguistics and Language.

Their main research topics include Natural Language Processing Techniques, Discourse Analysis in Language Studies, Second Language Acquisition and Learning, Linguistic Variation and Morphology, Text Readability and Simplification, Authorship Attribution and Profiling, and Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies.

Douglas Biber has published research papers in several academic venues, including:

  • Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory
  • Journal of English for Academic Purposes
  • International Journal of Learner Corpus Research
  • International Journal of Corpus Linguistics
  • Corpora

Some recent publications are:

  • "Investigating grammatical complexity in L2 English writing research: Linguistic description versus predictive measurement" (2020), Journal of English for Academic Purposes
  • "Reconceptualizing register in a continuous situational space" (2020), Corpus Linguistics and Linguistic Theory
  • "Towards a taxonomy of conversational discourse types: An empirical corpus-based analysis" (2020), Journal of Pragmatics
  • "What is a register?" (2023), Register Studies
  • "Exploring the longitudinal development of grammatical complexity in the disciplinary writing of L2-English university students" (2020), International Journal of Learner Corpus Research

Biber has coauthored extensively with other researchers, including Jesse Egbert, Bethany Gray, Tove Larsson, Randi Reppen, and Anna María Escobar.

Their book publications have appeared with prominent academic publishers:

  • Doing Linguistics with a Corpus (2020), Cambridge University Press
  • Designing and Evaluating Language Corpora (2022), Cambridge University Press
  • Grammar of Spoken and Written English (2020), John Benjamins Publishing Company

Best Publications

  • Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English

    Douglas Biber;Randolph Quirk

  • Grammar of Spoken and Written English

    Douglas Biber;Stig Johansson;Geoffrey N. Leech;Susan Conrad

  • Variation across Speech and Writing

    Douglas Biber

  • Corpus Linguistics: Investigating Language Structure and Use

    Douglas Biber;Susan Conrad;Randi Reppen

  • Register, Genre, and Style

    Douglas Biber;Susan Conrad

  • Dimensions of Register Variation: A Cross-Linguistic Comparison

    Douglas Biber

  • Representativeness in corpus design

    Douglas Biber

  • If you look at …: Lexical Bundles in University Teaching and Textbooks

    Douglas Biber;Susan Conrad;Viviana Cortes

  • University Language: A corpus-based study of spoken and written registers

    Douglas Biber

  • Styles of stance in English: Lexical and grammatical marking of evidentiality and affect

    Douglas Biber;Edward Finegan

  • Corpus linguistics: Summing up and looking ahead

    Douglas Biber;Susan Conrad;Randi Reppen

  • Lexical bundles in university spoken and written registers

    Douglas Biber;Federica Barbieri

  • Discourse on the move

    Douglas Biber;Ulla Connor;Thomas A. Upton

  • A typology of English texts

    Douglas Biber

  • Spoken and Written Textual Dimensions in English: Resolving the Contradictory Findings

    Douglas Biber

  • Adverbial stance types in English

    Douglas Biber;Edward Finegan

  • Should we use characteristics of conversation to measure grammatical complexity in L2 writing development

    Douglas Biber;Bethany Gray;Kornwipa Poonpon

  • Challenging stereotypes about academic writing: Complexity, elaboration, explicitness

    Douglas Biber;Bethany Gray

  • Stance in spoken and written university registers

    Douglas Biber

  • A corpus-driven approach to formulaic language in English: multi-word patterns in speech and writing

    Douglas Biber

  • Strategies of Discourse Comprehension

    Douglas Biber;Teun A. van Dijk;Walter Kintsch

  • Dimensions of Register Variation

    Douglas Biber

Frequent Co-Authors

Bethany Gray
Bethany Gray Iowa State University
Ulla Connor
Ulla Connor Indiana University
Geoffrey Leech
Geoffrey Leech Lancaster University
Sampo Pyysalo
Sampo Pyysalo University of Turku
Hilary Nesi
Hilary Nesi Coventry University
Marianne Hundt
Marianne Hundt University of Zurich
Walter Kintsch
Walter Kintsch University of Colorado Boulder
William Grabe
William Grabe Northern Arizona University
Teun A. van Dijk
Teun A. van Dijk Pompeu Fabra University
YouJin Kim
YouJin Kim Georgia State University

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