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Francisco O. Ramirez

Francisco O. Ramirez

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
40
Citations
17732
World Ranking
5167
National Ranking
2434

Francisco O. Ramirez 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 Francisco O. Ramirez sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 96 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Francisco O. Ramirez 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 Francisco O. Ramirez 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: 40 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Francisco O. Ramirez is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and specializes in the social sciences, contributing extensively to the fields of political science and international relations, education, gender studies, sociology and political science, and communication. Their research primarily addresses topics related to higher education governance and development, global educational policies and reforms, global education and multiculturalism, gender diversity and inequality, international student and expatriate challenges, higher education research studies, and social and cultural dynamics.

Ramirez's recent publications include works examining various aspects of higher education and social dynamics. These papers are:

  • "The Societal Consequences of Higher Education" (2020), published in Sociology of Education
  • "Women's participation and challenges to the liberal script: A global perspective" (2021), published in International Sociology
  • "Legitimacy, stratification, and internationalization in global higher education: the case of the International Association of Universities" (2020), published in Tertiary Education and Management
  • "Reputation management by Chinese universities: Primary profile and comparative features" (2020), published in Public Administration
  • "To STEM or not to STEM: A cross-national analysis of gender and tertiary graduates in science, technology, engineering, and math, 1998-2018" (2024), published in International Journal of Comparative Sociology

Their work has been featured in journals such as Sociology of Education, International Sociology, Tertiary Education and Management, Public Administration, and the International Journal of Comparative Sociology.

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Ramirez's research, with frequent co-authors including Christine Min Wotipka, Seung-Ah Lee, Evan Schofer, S. Gabriela Gavrila, and John W. Meyer.

Overall, Francisco O. Ramirez's contributions cover a broad range of social science disciplines with an emphasis on higher education systems, global educational developments, and gender issues within academic and societal contexts.

Best Publications

  • World society and the nation-state

    John W. Meyer;John Boli;George M. Thomas;Francisco O. Ramirez

  • The Political Construction of Mass Schooling: European Origins and Worldwide Institutionalization

    Francisco O. Ramirez;John Boli

  • Explaining the Origins and Expansion of Mass Education

    John Boli;Francisco O. Ramirez;John W. Meyer

  • Institutional Structure: Constituting State, Society and the Individual

    Kenneth Dauber;George M. Thomas;John W. Meyer;Francisco O. Ramirez

  • The changing logic of political citizenship : Cross-national acquisition of women's suffrage rights, 1890 to 1990

    Francisco O. Ramirez;Yasemin Soysal;Suzanne Shanahan

  • The World Institutionalization of Education

    John Meyer;Francisco Ramirez

  • Higher Education as an Institution

    John Meyer;Francisco Ramirez;David John Frank;Evan Schofer

  • Human Rights in Social Science Textbooks: Cross- national Analyses, 1970-2008

    John W. Meyer;Patricia Bromley;Francisco O. Ramirez

  • Development and Education

    Colette Chabbott;Francisco O. Ramirez

  • National Incorporation of Global Human Rights: Worldwide Expansion of National Human Rights Institutions, 1966–2004

    Jeong-Woo Koo;Francisco O. Ramirez

  • Slowly But Surely? The Global Expansion of Women's Participation in Science and Engineering Fields of Study, 1972-92.

    Francisco O. Ramirez;Christine Min Wotipka

  • The formalization of the university: rules, roots, and routes

    Francisco O. Ramirez;Tom Christensen

  • Student Achievement and National Economic Growth.

    Francisco O. Ramirez;Xiaowei Luo;Evan Schofer;John W. Meyer

  • The Global Diffusion of Markets and Democracy: World society and human rights: an event history analysis of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

    Christine Min Wotipka;Francisco O. Ramirez

  • Comparative Education: The Social Construction of the Modern World System.

    Francisco O. Ramirez;John W. Meyer

  • The Worldwide Rise of Human Rights Education

    Francisco O. Ramírez;David Suárez;John W. Meyer

  • The effects of science on national economic development, 1970 to 1990

    Evan Schofer;Francisco O. Ramirez;John W. Meyer

  • What Counts as History: A Cross-National and Longitudinal Study of University Curricula.

    David John Frank;Suk-Ying Wong;John W. Meyer;Francisco O. Ramirez

  • The Societal Consequences of Higher Education

    Evan Schofer;Francisco O. Ramirez;John W. Meyer

  • Conditional Decoupling: Assessing the Impact of National Human Rights Institutions, 1981 to 2004

    Wade M. Cole;Francisco O. Ramirez

  • Accounting for Excellence: Transforming Universities into Organizational Actors

    Francisco O. Ramirez

  • Institutional structure : constituting state, society, and the individual

    John W Meyer;Francisco O Ramirez;George M Thomas

Frequent Co-Authors

John W. Meyer
John W. Meyer Stanford University
Tom Christensen
Tom Christensen University of Oslo
Karsten Vrangbæk
Karsten Vrangbæk University of Copenhagen
Marc J. Ventresca
Marc J. Ventresca University of Oxford
Neil J. Smelser
Neil J. Smelser University of California, Berkeley
Benson Honig
Benson Honig McMaster University

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