Dylan Wiliam publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Dylan Wiliam between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Dylan Wiliam published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 3.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2000. 8 of the 160 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

2 4 6 8 10

1985 2025

160 publications in total across all disciplines

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Dylan Wiliam: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year	Publications
1985	1
1986	1
1987	0
1988	0
1989	0
1990	0
1991	0
1992	3
1993	1
1994	1
1995	2
1996	4
1997	3
1998	2
1999	6
2000	10
2001	6
2002	5
2003	10
2004	8
2005	10
2006	9
2007	7
2008	10
2009	5
2010	7
2011	3
2012	5
2013	4
2014	3
2015	4
2016	3
2017	2
2018	4
2019	5
2020	3
2021	0
2022	2
2023	3
2024	1
2025	7
Total	160

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Dylan Wiliam 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 Dylan Wiliam sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400

44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 147 publications — 40th percentile

40% 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	147
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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Dylan Wiliam 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 Dylan Wiliam sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% 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	57
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

Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Dylan Wiliam is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their work spans primarily across the fields of social sciences and psychology, with a notable focus on education and developmental and educational psychology.

The main topics within their research include:

Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies
Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy
Student Assessment and Feedback
Education and Critical Thinking Development
Global Educational Policies and Reforms
Evaluation and Performance Assessment
Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning

The scientist's publication record includes articles in several academic journals. Frequent publication venues are:

Review of Education
British Journal of Educational Psychology
Educational Research and Evaluation
Learning and Instruction
Learning and Individual Differences

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Dylan Wiliam include:

How should educational research respond to the replication "crisis" in the social sciences? Reflections on the papers in the Special Issue (2022, Educational Research and Evaluation)
Putting learners at the heart of the feedback process: Reflections on the special issue (2023, Learning and Instruction)

Other recent relevant papers in their wider research network include:

Learning from errors versus explicit instruction in preparation for a test that counts (2024, British Journal of Educational Psychology)
The role of knowledge-rich curricula in promoting deep thinking and complex skill acquisition (2025, Learning and Individual Differences)
Special issue: Evidence into policy and practice (2022, Review of Education)

Dylan Wiliam has collaborated extensively with several researchers, including:

Tim Surma
Claudio Vanhees
Nuno Crato
Daniël Muijs
Paul A. Kirschner

In addition to journal publications, Dylan Wiliam has contributed to book literature, notably with the publication of "Developing Curriculum for Deep Thinking" under Springer Nature (Netherlands) in 2025.

The scientist has been recognized as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in the United Kingdom.

Best Publications

Assessment and Classroom Learning

Paul Black;Dylan Wiliam

13818
Citations
Inside the Black Box: Raising Standards Through Classroom Assessment

Paul Black;Dylan Wiliam

10652
Citations
Developing the theory of formative assessment

Paul Black;Dylan Wiliam

5287
Citations
Working inside the black box: Assessment for learning in the classroom

Paul Black;Christine Harrison;Claire Lee;Bethan Marshall

4513
Citations
Assessment for Learning- putting it into practice

Paul Black;Christine Harrison;Clare Lee;Bethan Marshall

3544
Citations
Embedded Formative Assessment

Dylan Wiliam

1604
Citations
What Is Assessment for Learning

Dylan Wiliam

1323
Citations
Teachers developing assessment for learning: impact on student achievement

Dylan Wiliam;Clare Lee;Christine Harrison;Paul Black

1232
Citations
EFFECTIVE TEACHERS OF NUMERACY

Mike Askew;Valerie Rhodes;Margaret Brown;Dylan Wiliam

1127
Citations
Integrating Assessment with Learning: What Will It Take to Make It Work?

Dylan Wiliam;Marnie Thompson

1109
Citations
Students' Experiences of Ability Grouping—disaffection, polarisation and the construction of failure†

Jo Boaler;Dylan Wiliam;Margaret Brown;Margaret Brown

847
Citations
'In praise of educational research': formative assessment

Paul Black;Dylan Wiliam

844
Citations
Meanings and Consequences: a basis for distinguishing formative and summative functions of assessment?

Dylan Wiliam;Paul Black

764
Citations
Classroom assessment and pedagogy

Paul Black;Dylan Wiliam

701
Citations
’I’ ll be a nothing’: structure, agency and the construction of identity through assessment

Diane Reay;Dylan Wiliam

589
Citations
Keeping learning on track: classroom assessment and the regulation of learning

Dylan Wiliam

559
Citations
Formative assessment: getting the focus right

Dylan Wiliam

421
Citations
Standardized Testing and School Accountability

Dylan Wiliam

398
Citations
The Formative Purpose: Assessment Must First Promote Learning

Paul Black;Dylan Wiliam

363
Citations
"Kappan Classic": Inside the Black Box--Raising Standards through Classroom Assessment.

Paul Black;Dylan Wiliam

357
Citations
Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice

Dylan Wiliam

324
Citations
Assessment and Learning

Paul Black;Dylan Wiliam

57
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Black King's College London

Jo Boaler Stanford University

Diane Reay University of Cambridge

Mark Wilson University of California, Berkeley

W. James Popham University of California, Los Angeles

Kaye Stacey University of Melbourne

Patricia Broadfoot University of Bristol

John MacBeath University of Cambridge

Wynne Harlen University of Bristol

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