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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 47 3237 1557 189 27168

Edward Shils publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Edward Shils between 1951 and 2022, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Edward Shils published across 72 years, from 1951 to 2022, averaging 2.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 1978. 1 of the 167 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1951 to 2022. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 1978. 1951: 4 publications 1952: 2 publications 1953: 1 publication 1954: 5 publications 1955: 3 publications 1956: 4 publications 1957: 5 publications 1958: 4 publications 1959: 1 publication 1960: 3 publications 1961: 3 publications 1962: 3 publications 1963: 1 publication 1964: 1 publication 1965: 3 publications 1966: 3 publications 1967: 3 publications 1968: 3 publications 1969: 2 publications 1970: 6 publications 1971: 1 publication 1972: 3 publications 1973: 2 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 4 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 4 publications 1978: 13 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 5 publications 1982: 8 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 4 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 4 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 0 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 0 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 2 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 1 publication
1951 2022

167 publications in total across all disciplines

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Edward Shils: publications per year, 1951 to 2022
Year Publications
1951 4
1952 2
1953 1
1954 5
1955 3
1956 4
1957 5
1958 4
1959 1
1960 3
1961 3
1962 3
1963 1
1964 1
1965 3
1966 3
1967 3
1968 3
1969 2
1970 6
1971 1
1972 3
1973 2
1974 1
1975 4
1976 2
1977 4
1978 13
1979 2
1980 3
1981 5
1982 8
1983 4
1984 2
1985 4
1986 0
1987 2
1988 0
1989 2
1990 1
1991 4
1992 7
1993 2
1994 3
1995 3
1996 1
1997 4
1998 1
1999 0
2000 0
2001 2
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 1
2007 0
2008 0
2009 1
2010 0
2011 1
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 3
2017 7
2018 1
2019 2
2020 0
2021 0
2022 1
Total 167
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Edward Shils 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 Edward Shils 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: 189 publications — 60th percentile

60% 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
184–193 319 189
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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Edward Shils 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 Edward Shils 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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1986 - W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship Award, American Sociological Association
  • 1983 - International Balzan Prize

Overview

Edward Shils was affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Throughout their career, they contributed to the academic community with a focus that remains undocumented in specific fields or subfields of study based on available data.

Their scholarly output did not include recent papers listed in available records, and there are no references to frequent co-authors or common publication venues. Similarly, specific main topics of research or detailed fields of study have not been documented.

Despite the lack of detailed publication data, Edward Shils received notable recognition in the form of awards. These included the W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship Award from the American Sociological Association in 1986 and the International Balzan Prize in 1983.

These awards indicate a career acknowledged by peers within the broader academic and sociological communities. The timeline of awards and affiliations situates Edward Shils in the context of late 20th century scholarship.

Edward Shils is deceased, and the profile reflects a retrospective account of their academic presence based on the information available.

Best Publications

  • Toward a General Theory of Action: Theoretical Foundations for the Social Sciences

    Talcott Parsons;Edward Shils;Neil J. Smelser

  • The Methodology Of The Social Sciences

    Max Weber;Edward A. Shils;Henry A. Finch

  • Toward a General Theory of Action.

    E. K. Francis;Talcott Parsons;Edward A. Shils;G. Tolman

  • Cohesion and Disintegration in the Wehrmacht in World War II

    Edward A. Shils;Morris Janowitz

  • Toward a general theory of action

    Talcott Parsons;Edward Albert Shils

  • Working papers in the theory of action

    Talcott Parsons;Robert Freed Bales;Edward Albert Shils

  • Primordial, Personal, Sacred and Civil Ties: Some Particular Observations on the Relationships of Sociological Research and Theory

    Edward Shils

  • Man and society in an age of reconstruction

    C. Wright Mills;Karl Mannheim;Edward Shils

  • Charisma, Order, and Status

    Edward Shils

  • Center and periphery : essays in macrosociology

    Edward Albert Shils

  • The Virtue of Civil Society

    Edward Shils

  • Max Weber on the Methodology of the Social Sciences

    Max Weber;Edward Albert Shils;Henry A. Finch

  • THE MEANING OF THE CORONATION

    Edward Shils;Michael Young

  • Max Weber On Law in Economy and Society

    Max Weber;Max Rheinstein;Edward Albert Shils

  • Center and periphery

    Edward Shils

  • Ideology and Utopia.

    Karl Mannheim;Louis Wirth;Edward Shils

  • Types of Power and Status

    Herbert Goldhamer;Edward A. Shils

  • On Law in Economy and Society

    Barna Horvath;M. Weber;Max Rheinstein;Edward Shils

  • Political development in the new states

    Edward Albert Shils

  • The Methodology of the Social Sciences

    Ernest Kilzer join(;Max Weber;Edward A. Shils;Henry A. Finch

  • The torment of secrecy : the background and consequences of American security policies

    Edward Albert Shils

  • Max Weber on Law in Economy and Society

    W. Friedmann;Max Rheinstein;Edward Shils

Frequent Co-Authors

Talcott Parsons
Talcott Parsons Harvard University
Gordon W. Allport
Gordon W. Allport Harvard University
Morris Janowitz
Morris Janowitz University of Chicago
David McCrone
David McCrone University of Edinburgh
Neil J. Smelser
Neil J. Smelser University of California, Berkeley
Michael Young
Michael Young University of Connecticut
Steven Shapin
Steven Shapin Harvard University
Lewis A. Coser
Lewis A. Coser Brandeis University
Bernard D. Davis
Bernard D. Davis Harvard University
Karl N. Llewellyn
Karl N. Llewellyn University of Chicago

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