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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 42 4572 4226 2175 1974 145 15790

Geoffrey C. Bowker publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Geoffrey C. Bowker between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Geoffrey C. Bowker published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 3.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 1998. 3 of the 157 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 1998. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 3 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 3 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 0 publications 2025: 3 publications
1982 2025

157 publications in total across all disciplines

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Geoffrey C. Bowker: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 3
1988 0
1989 1
1990 0
1991 2
1992 1
1993 3
1994 3
1995 2
1996 6
1997 5
1998 12
1999 4
2000 7
2001 6
2002 5
2003 6
2004 7
2005 5
2006 8
2007 8
2008 5
2009 7
2010 5
2011 3
2012 4
2013 2
2014 4
2015 1
2016 3
2017 3
2018 2
2019 7
2020 7
2021 3
2022 2
2023 1
2024 0
2025 3
Total 157
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Geoffrey C. Bowker 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 Geoffrey C. Bowker 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, 144–153 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: 145 publications — 39th percentile

39% 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
144–153 407 145
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
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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Geoffrey C. Bowker 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 Geoffrey C. Bowker 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, 42 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: 42 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% 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 42
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
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

  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Geoffrey C. Bowker is affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States. Their recent research outputs span various aspects of data sciences, human-computer interaction, and information systems. Bowker's scholarly work is documented in a range of journals and conference venues.

Recent papers by Bowker include:

  • "Numbers or no numbers in science studies," 2020, Quantitative Science Studies
  • "Working with Olga Kuchinskaya and Katie Vann," 2022, Science Technology & Human Values

Additional notable publications where Bowker contributed as a co-author or was cited include research such as:

  • "Prospecting (in) the data sciences," 2020, Big Data & Society
  • "Humanistic infrastructure studies: hyper-functionality and the experience of the absurd," 2020, Information Communication & Society
  • "Phenotyping as disciplinary practice: Data infrastructure and the interprofessional conflict over drug use in California," 2021, Big Data & Society

Bowker frequently collaborates with several researchers. Among the most frequent co-authors are:

  • John S. Seberger
  • Stephen C. Slota
  • Andrew Hoffman
  • David Ribes
  • Mustafa Hussain

Their work is often published in these venues:

  • Big Data & Society
  • The MIT Press eBooks
  • Information Communication & Society
  • Quantitative Science Studies
  • Science Technology & Human Values

Bowker's research engages multiple subfields of study with emphasis on:

  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Management Information Systems
  • Information Systems
  • Information Systems and Management

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
  • Big Data and Business Intelligence
  • Research Data Management Practices
  • Scientific Computing and Data Management
  • Information Systems Theories and Implementation
  • Privacy, Security, and Data Protection
  • Ethics in Clinical Research

In 2010, Bowker was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Sorting Things Out: Classification and Its Consequences

    Geoffery C. Bowker;Susan Leigh Star

  • Toward Information Infrastructure Studies: Ways of Knowing in a Networked Environment

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  • Introduction: An Agenda for Infrastructure Studies

    Paul N. Edwards;Geoffrey C. Bowker;Steven J. Jackson;Robin Williams

  • The multiple bodies of the medical record : Toward a sociology of an artifact

    Marc Berg;Geoffrey Bowker

  • Understanding Infrastructure: Dynamics, Tensions, and Design

    Paul N. Edwards;Steven J. Jackson;Geoffrey C. Bowker;Cory Philip Knobel

  • Promoting Access to Public Research Data for Scientific, Economic, and Social Development

    Peter W. Arzberger;Peter Schroeder;Anne Beaulieu;Geoffrey C. Bowker

  • Knowledge Infrastructures: Intellectual Frameworks and Research Challenges

    Paul N. Edwards;Steven J. Jackson;Melissa K. Chalmers;Geoffrey C. Bowker

  • How to Infrastructure

    Susan Leigh Star;Geoffrey C. Bowker

  • Science on the Run: Information Management and Industrial Geophysics at Schlumberger, 1920-1940

    Edward W. Constant;Geoffrey C. Bowker

  • An International Framework to Promote Access to Data

    Peter Arzberger;Peter Schroeder;Anne Beaulieu;Geof Bowker

  • Understanding infrastructure: History, heuristics and cyberinfrastructure policy

    Steven J. Jackson;Paul N. Edwards;Geoffrey C. Bowker;Cory P. Knobel

  • Human capital heterogeneity, collaborative relationships, and publication patterns in a multidisciplinary scientific alliance: a comparative case study of two scientific teams

    Joseph F Porac;James B Wade;Harald M Fischer;Joyce Brown

  • Social science, technical systems, and cooperative work: beyond the great divide

    G.C. Bowker;S.L. Star;W. Turner;L. Gasser

  • Values in design

    Cory Knobel;Geoffrey C. Bowker

  • Infrastructure and Organizational Transformation: Classifying Nurses’ Work

    Geoffrey C. Bowker;Stefan Timmermans;Susan Leigh Star

  • Unsupervised by any other name: Hidden layers of knowledge production in artificial intelligence on social media

    Unknown

  • Out of machine age?: complexity, sociotechnical systems and actor network theory

    William N. Kaghan;Geoffrey C. Bowker

  • Enacting silence: Residual categories as a challenge for ethics, information systems, and communication

    Susan Leigh Star;Geoffrey C. Bowker

  • The logic of domains

    Unknown

  • Collaborative rhythm: temporal dissonance and alignment in collaborative scientific work

    Steven J. Jackson;David Ribes;Ayse Buyuktur;Geoffrey C. Bowker

  • Information Infrastructures for Distributed Collective Practices

    William Turner;Geoffrey Bowker;Les Gasser;Manuel Zacklad

  • Invisible Mediators of Action: Classification and the Ubiquity of Standards

    Geoffrey C. Bowker;Susan Leigh Star

  • How things (actor-net) work: Classification, magic and the ubiquity of standards

    Geoffrey C. Bowker;Susan Leigh Star

  • Science on the run : information management and industrial geophysics at Schlumberger, 1920-1940

    Geoffrey C. Bowker

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan Leigh Star
Susan Leigh Star University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Caroline Haythornthwaite
Caroline Haythornthwaite Syracuse University
Bertram C. Bruce
Bertram C. Bruce University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Joseph F. Porac
Joseph F. Porac New York University
Christine L. Borgman
Christine L. Borgman University of California, Los Angeles
Nicholas C. Burbules
Nicholas C. Burbules University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ash Amin
Ash Amin University of Cambridge
Mike Featherstone
Mike Featherstone Goldsmiths University of London
William H. Dutton
William H. Dutton University of Oxford
Peter van den Besselaar
Peter van den Besselaar Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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