| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences and Humanities | 56 | 1893 | 1710 | 904 | 805 | 206 | 12207 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Esther Thorson between 1973 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Esther Thorson published across 53 years, from 1973 to 2025, averaging 4.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2017. 10 of the 218 publications appeared in the last two years.
218 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1973 | 2 |
| 1974 | 1 |
| 1975 | 4 |
| 1976 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 |
| 1978 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 |
| 1985 | 4 |
| 1986 | 5 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1988 | 3 |
| 1989 | 4 |
| 1990 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 |
| 1992 | 3 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1994 | 3 |
| 1995 | 3 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 1999 | 6 |
| 2000 | 6 |
| 2001 | 6 |
| 2002 | 3 |
| 2003 | 4 |
| 2004 | 8 |
| 2005 | 7 |
| 2006 | 7 |
| 2007 | 8 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2009 | 8 |
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2012 | 12 |
| 2013 | 13 |
| 2014 | 7 |
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 14 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 6 |
| Total | 218 |
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 Esther Thorson sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 206 publications — 66th percentile
66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.
| 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 | 206 |
| 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 |
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 Esther Thorson sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 56 D-Index — 77th percentile
77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.
| 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 | 56 |
| 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 |
Esther Thorson is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans across Social Sciences with a significant focus on subfields such as Sociology and Political Science, Communication, Literature and Literary Theory, Marketing, and Applied Psychology.
The main topics explored in their work include Misinformation and Its Impacts, Media Influence and Health, Digital Marketing and Social Media, Social Media and Politics, Media Studies and Communication, Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification, and Climate Change Communication and Perception.
Recent papers by Esther Thorson include:
Their frequent co-authors include:
The researcher has published multiple works in several venues such as:
Esther Thorson has also been recognized as a Fellow of the American Academy of Advertising. This distinction indicates involvement and standing within the advertising research community.
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