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D-Index
57
Citations
56875
World Ranking
1695
National Ranking
308

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.

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44 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.

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.

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
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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.

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

  • Inside the Black Box: Raising Standards Through Classroom Assessment

    Paul Black;Dylan Wiliam

  • Developing the theory of formative assessment

    Paul Black;Dylan Wiliam

  • Working inside the black box: Assessment for learning in the classroom

    Paul Black;Christine Harrison;Claire Lee;Bethan Marshall

  • Assessment for Learning- putting it into practice

    Paul Black;Christine Harrison;Clare Lee;Bethan Marshall

  • Embedded Formative Assessment

    Dylan Wiliam

  • What Is Assessment for Learning

    Dylan Wiliam

  • Teachers developing assessment for learning: impact on student achievement

    Dylan Wiliam;Clare Lee;Christine Harrison;Paul Black

  • EFFECTIVE TEACHERS OF NUMERACY

    Mike Askew;Valerie Rhodes;Margaret Brown;Dylan Wiliam

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

    Dylan Wiliam;Marnie Thompson

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

    Jo Boaler;Dylan Wiliam;Margaret Brown;Margaret Brown

  • 'In praise of educational research': formative assessment

    Paul Black;Dylan Wiliam

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

    Dylan Wiliam;Paul Black

  • Classroom assessment and pedagogy

    Paul Black;Dylan Wiliam

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

    Diane Reay;Dylan Wiliam

  • Keeping learning on track: classroom assessment and the regulation of learning

    Dylan Wiliam

  • Formative assessment: getting the focus right

    Dylan Wiliam

  • Standardized Testing and School Accountability

    Dylan Wiliam

  • The Formative Purpose: Assessment Must First Promote Learning

    Paul Black;Dylan Wiliam

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

    Paul Black;Dylan Wiliam

  • Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice

    Dylan Wiliam

  • Assessment and Learning

    Paul Black;Dylan Wiliam

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Black
Paul Black King's College London
Jo Boaler
Jo Boaler Stanford University
Diane Reay
Diane Reay University of Cambridge
Mark Wilson
Mark Wilson University of California, Berkeley
W. James Popham
W. James Popham University of California, Los Angeles
Kaye Stacey
Kaye Stacey University of Melbourne
Patricia Broadfoot
Patricia Broadfoot University of Bristol
John MacBeath
John MacBeath University of Cambridge
Wynne Harlen
Wynne Harlen University of Bristol

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