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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 91 170 141 81 69 390 65460

Eric Johnson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Eric Johnson between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Eric Johnson published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 12.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 51 publications in 2006. 19 of the 611 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 51. Peak 51 publications in 2006. 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 3 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 21 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 12 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 14 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 18 publications 2006: 51 publications 2007: 46 publications 2008: 40 publications 2009: 28 publications 2010: 32 publications 2011: 38 publications 2012: 35 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 29 publications 2016: 30 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 8 publications
1978 2025

611 publications in total across all disciplines

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Eric Johnson: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year Publications
1978 1
1979 0
1980 1
1981 0
1982 0
1983 1
1984 3
1985 1
1986 1
1987 0
1988 3
1989 7
1990 3
1991 2
1992 2
1993 21
1994 4
1995 5
1996 3
1997 12
1998 8
1999 7
2000 14
2001 6
2002 6
2003 7
2004 9
2005 18
2006 51
2007 46
2008 40
2009 28
2010 32
2011 38
2012 35
2013 21
2014 23
2015 29
2016 30
2017 17
2018 11
2019 9
2020 11
2021 13
2022 7
2023 6
2024 11
2025 8
Total 611
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Eric Johnson publications per year - data summary

  • Eric Johnson, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Columbia University, has 611 publications recorded across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1978 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2006, with 51 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1978, 1980, 1983, 1985 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 4 of the 48 years in the span carry no publications at all (1979, 1981, 1982 and 1987).
  • The rate of publication averages 12.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 13.9 per year counting only the 44 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 45 publications, 7% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1978-1993: 46 publications (2.9 per year); 1994-2009: 264 publications (16.5 per year); 2010-2025: 301 publications (18.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Eric Johnson 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 Eric Johnson 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, 384–393 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: 390 publications — 95th percentile

95% 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
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44 390
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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Eric Johnson publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 44–53 to 570+ publications.
  • Eric Johnson, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Columbia University, records 390 publications - the 95th percentile of the discipline.
  • 95% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Eric Johnson, and about 5% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Eric Johnson ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 114–123 publications, holding 474 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 174–183 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 570 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Eric Johnson 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 Eric Johnson 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, 91 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: 91 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20 91
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Eric Johnson D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 71 ranges running from 30 to 100+ D-Index.
  • Eric Johnson, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Columbia University, records 91 D-Index - the 98th percentile of the discipline.
  • 98% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Eric Johnson, and about 2% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Eric Johnson ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 313 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 47 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more, 97 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United States Leader Award

Overview

Eric Johnson is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of social sciences. Their research spans several subfields, including sociology and political science, general decision sciences, economics and econometrics, management, monitoring, policy and law, and applied psychology.

The main topics of Johnson's work focus on decision-making and behavioral economics, economic and environmental valuation, climate change communication and perception, environmental education and sustainability, behavioral health and interventions, consumer market behavior and pricing, and digital marketing and social media.

Johnson has published in several respected venues, with frequent publications appearing in the Journal of Marketing, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, npj Urban Sustainability, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Manuscript Studies.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Johnson include:

  • Individual-level loss aversion in riskless and risky choices, 2021, Theory and Decision
  • Do Nudges Reduce Disparities? Choice Architecture Compensates for Low Consumer Knowledge, 2021, Journal of Marketing
  • Local warming is real: A meta-analysis of the effect of recent temperature on climate change beliefs, 2021, Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences
  • Exposing omitted moderators: Explaining why effect sizes differ in the social sciences, 2024, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Widespread misestimates of greenhouse gas emissions suggest low carbon competence, 2024, Nature Climate Change

Frequent collaborators with Johnson include Elke U. Weber, Kellen Mrkva, Antonia Krefeld-Schwalb, Nathaniel A. Posner, and Crystal Reeck.

Best Publications

  • The adaptive decision maker

    John W. Payne;James R. Bettman;Eric J. Johnson

  • Gambling with the house money and trying to break even: the effects of prior outcomes on risky choice

    R. H. Thaler;E. J. Johnson

  • The adaptive decision maker: Frontmatter

    John W. Payne;James R. Bettman;Eric J. Johnson

  • Affect, Generalization, and the Perception of Risk.

    Eric J Johnson;Amos Tversky

  • Adaptive Strategy Selection in Decision Making.

    John W Payne;James R Bettman;Eric J Johnson

  • Do Defaults Save Lives

    Eric J. Johnson;Daniel Goldstein

  • Behavioral decision research: A constructive processing perspective.

    John W. Payne;James R. Bettman;Eric J. Johnson

  • Mindful judgment and decision making

    Elke U. Weber;Eric J. Johnson

  • Product familiarity and learning new information

    Eric J. Johnson;J. Edward Russo

  • Predictors of online buying behavior

    Steven Bellman;Gerald L. Lohse;Eric J. Johnson

  • Framing, Probability Distortions, and Insurance Decisions

    Eric J. Johnson;John Hershey;Jacqueline Meszaros;Howard Kunreuther

  • Effort and Accuracy in Choice

    Eric J. Johnson;John W. Payne

  • Modeling Loss Aversion and Reference Dependence Effects on Brand Choice

    Bruce G. S. Hardie;Eric J. Johnson;Peter S. Fader

  • Beyond nudges: Tools of a choice architecture

    Eric J. Johnson;Suzanne B. Shu;Benedict G. C. Dellaert;Craig Fox

  • On the Depth and Dynamics of Online Search Behavior

    Eric J. Johnson;Wendy W. Moe;Peter S. Fader;Steven Bellman

  • Lateral prefrontal cortex and self-control in intertemporal choice

    Bernd Figner;Daria Knoch;Eric J Johnson;Amy R Krosch;Amy R Krosch

  • When Web Pages Influence Choice: Effects of Visual Primes on Experts and Novices

    Naomi Mandel;Eric J. Johnson

  • The validity of verbal protocols.

    J. Edward Russo;Eric J. Johnson;Debra L. Stephens

  • A Componential Analysis of Cognitive Effort in Choice

    James R Bettman;Eric J Johnson;John W Payne

  • Consumer buying behavior on the Internet: Findings from panel data

    Gerald L. Lohse;Steven Bellman;Eric J. Johnson

  • The Construction of Preference: Do Defaults Save Lives?

    Eric J. Johnson;Daniel G. Goldstein

Frequent Co-Authors

Elke U. Weber
Elke U. Weber Princeton University
John W. Payne
John W. Payne Duke University
Daniel G. Goldstein
Daniel G. Goldstein Microsoft (United States)
James R. Bettman
James R. Bettman Duke University
Steven Bellman
Steven Bellman University of South Australia
Andreas Herrmann
Andreas Herrmann RWTH Aachen University
Benedict G. C. Dellaert
Benedict G. C. Dellaert Erasmus University Rotterdam
David A. Schkade
David A. Schkade University of California, San Diego
Simon Gächter
Simon Gächter University of Nottingham
Vicki G. Morwitz
Vicki G. Morwitz Columbia University

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