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65
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1007
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471

Elliott Sober 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 Elliott Sober sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 313 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Elliott Sober 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 Elliott Sober 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
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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

  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1999 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1980 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Elliott Sober is a scholar affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their academic work spans several interconnected disciplines centered primarily in the arts and humanities.

Their main fields of study include Arts and Humanities with a particular emphasis on the History and Philosophy of Science. Subfields where they have been notably active include History and Philosophy of Science, Philosophy, Genetics, Artificial Intelligence, and General Decision Sciences.

The scientist's research engages with a variety of topics, notably:

  • Philosophy and History of Science
  • Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics
  • Bayesian Modeling and Causal Inference
  • Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Evolution and Science Education
  • Quantum Mechanics and Applications

Elliott Sober has published multiple papers over recent years. Selected works include:

  • "Fitness and the Twins," 2020, Philosophy Theory and Practice in Biology
  • "Remembering Richard Lewontin (1929-2021)," 2021, Biological Theory
  • "Teoria inteligentnego projektu a nadnaturalizm. O tezie, że projektantem może być Bóg lub istoty pozaziemskie," 2021, Filozoficzne Aspekty Genezy
  • "Purely Probabilistic Measures of Explanatory Power: A Critique," 2022, Philosophy of Science

Their publications frequently appear in these venues:

  • Filozoficzne Aspekty Genezy
  • Philosophy of Science
  • European Journal for Philosophy of Science
  • Philosophy Theory and Practice in Biology
  • Biological Theory

In addition to articles, Elliott Sober has contributed to scholarly books, including a 2024 publication titled "The Philosophy of Evolutionary Theory," published by Cambridge University Press.

Collaborative work with other researchers is also part of their profile. Frequent co-authors include:

  • William Roche
  • Stuart A. Newman
  • Peter Godfrey-Smith
  • Daniel L. Hartl
  • Philip Kitcher

Recognition of Elliott Sober's academic contributions includes multiple fellowships: they have been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2003, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1999, and a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1980.

Best Publications

  • Unto Others: The Evolution and Psychology of Unselfish Behavior

    Elliott Sober;David Sloan Wilson

  • The Nature of Selection

    Elliott Sober

  • Philosophy Of Biology

    Elliott Sober

  • Reintroducing group selection to the human behavioral sciences

    David Sloan Wilson;Elliott Sober

  • The Nature of Selection: Evolutionary Theory in Philosophical Focus

    Elliott Sober

  • Reconstructing the Past: Parsimony, Evolution, and Inference

    P. Holgate;E. Sober

  • Evolution population thinking and essentialism.

    Elliott Sober

  • Reviving the superorganism.

    David Sloan Wilson;Elliott Sober;Elliott Sober

  • How to Tell When Simpler, More Unified, or Less Ad Hoc Theories will Provide More Accurate Predictions

    Malcolm R. Forster;Elliott Sober

  • Evidence and Evolution: The Logic Behind the Science

    Elliott Sober

  • Conceptual issues in evolutionary biology

    Elliott Sober

  • The Multiple Realizability Argument against Reductionism

    Elliott Sober

  • OPTIMALITY MODELS AND THE TEST OF ADAPTATIONISM

    Steven Hecht Orzack;Elliott Sober

  • Reconstructing Marxism: Essays on Explanation and the Theory of History

    Daniel Little;Erik Olin Wright;Andrew Levine;Elliott Sober

  • Artifact, cause and genic selection

    Elliott Sober;Richard C. Lewontin

  • Prediction Versus Accommodation and the Risk of Overfitting

    Christopher Hitchcock;Elliott Sober

  • A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF LEVINS'S THE STRATEGY OF MODEL BUILDING IN POPULATION BIOLOGY (1966)

    Steven Hecht Orzack;Elliott Sober

  • From a Biological Point of View: Essays in Evolutionary Philosophy

    Elliott Sober

  • A critical review of philosophical work on the units of selection problem

    Elliott Sober;David Sloan Wilson

  • Adaptationism and Optimality

    Steven Hecht Orzack;Elliott Sober

  • Summary of: ‘Unto Others. The evolution and psychology of unselfish behavior'

    Elliott Sober;David Sloan Wilson

Frequent Co-Authors

David Wilson
David Wilson Binghamton University
Mike Steel
Mike Steel University of Canterbury
Alberto Mantovani
Alberto Mantovani Humanitas University
Erik Olin Wright
Erik Olin Wright University of Wisconsin–Madison
Richard C Lewontin
Richard C Lewontin Harvard University
Margaret J. McFall-Ngai
Margaret J. McFall-Ngai University of Hawaii at Manoa
Peter Godfrey-Smith
Peter Godfrey-Smith University of Sydney
Carlo Rovelli
Carlo Rovelli Aix-Marseille University
Ralph Adolphs
Ralph Adolphs California Institute of Technology
Daniel C. Dennett
Daniel C. Dennett Tufts University

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