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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 83 297 133 407 54465

Hilary Putnam publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Hilary Putnam between 1953 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Hilary Putnam published across 71 years, from 1953 to 2023, averaging 6.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 1979. 8 of the 449 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1953 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 1979. 1953: 1 publication 1954: 1 publication 1955: 1 publication 1956: 3 publications 1957: 7 publications 1958: 9 publications 1959: 1 publication 1960: 6 publications 1961: 2 publications 1962: 6 publications 1963: 3 publications 1964: 5 publications 1965: 6 publications 1966: 1 publication 1967: 4 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 4 publications 1970: 4 publications 1971: 2 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 4 publications 1974: 8 publications 1975: 24 publications 1976: 5 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 30 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 20 publications 1982: 9 publications 1983: 23 publications 1984: 9 publications 1985: 8 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 10 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 10 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 13 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 16 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 4 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 9 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 2 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 2 publications
1953 2023

449 publications in total across all disciplines

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Hilary Putnam: publications per year, 1953 to 2023
Year Publications
1953 1
1954 1
1955 1
1956 3
1957 7
1958 9
1959 1
1960 6
1961 2
1962 6
1963 3
1964 5
1965 6
1966 1
1967 4
1968 0
1969 4
1970 4
1971 2
1972 0
1973 4
1974 8
1975 24
1976 5
1977 2
1978 3
1979 30
1980 2
1981 20
1982 9
1983 23
1984 9
1985 8
1986 5
1987 4
1988 2
1989 2
1990 6
1991 6
1992 7
1993 10
1994 8
1995 10
1996 5
1997 13
1998 8
1999 3
2000 6
2001 16
2002 8
2003 1
2004 4
2005 4
2006 6
2007 4
2008 11
2009 3
2010 1
2011 9
2012 5
2013 8
2014 5
2015 4
2016 17
2017 19
2018 2
2019 1
2020 2
2021 3
2022 6
2023 2
Total 449
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Hilary Putnam 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 Hilary Putnam 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, 404–413 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: 407 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
394–403 27
404–413 30 407
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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Hilary Putnam 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 Hilary Putnam 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, 83 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: 83 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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
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 83
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

  • 1959 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Hilary Putnam was affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their academic work covered fields primarily within Arts and Humanities as well as Psychology. Subfields included Philosophy, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, History and Philosophy of Science, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

Their research focused on topics such as Philosophy and Theoretical Science, Wittgensteinian philosophy and applications, Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education, Philosophy, Science, and History, Classical Philosophy and Thought, Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics, and Free Will and Agency.

Frequent co-authors included Mario De, Jacques Bouveresse, and Renato Mendes Rocha. The scholar published in notable venues such as The Monist, Perspectiva Filosófica, Encyclopedia of Religious Ethics, and Harvard University Press eBooks.

Recent publications by Hilary Putnam comprised the following works:

  • Free Will and Quantum Mechanics, 2020, The Monist
  • A Conversation between Jacques Bouveresse and Hilary Putnam, 2020, The Monist
  • Tradução de "Realism and Reason" de Hilary Putnam, 2020, Perspectiva Filosófica
  • Jewish Ethics?, 2022, Encyclopedia of Religious Ethics
  • Contents, 2022, Harvard University Press eBooks

Hilary Putnam published books through Harvard University Press, including multiple editions of Philosophy as Dialogue in 2022.

The scholar was recognized with the award Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1959.

Best Publications

  • Reason, truth, and history

    Hilary Putnam

  • A Computing Procedure for Quantification Theory

    Martin Davis;Hilary Putnam

  • Mind, language, and reality

    Hilary Putnam

  • Meaning and Reference

    Hilary Putnam

  • Representation and Reality

    Hilary Putnam

  • The impact of science on modern conceptions of rationality

    Unknown

  • The Collapse of the Fact/Value Dichotomy and Other Essays

    Hilary Putnam

  • Mind, Language and Reality: The meaning of ‘meaning’

    Unknown

  • Mind language and reality : philosophical papers.

    Hilary Putnam

  • Realism with a human face

    Hilary Putnam;James Bryant Conant

  • Meaning and the moral sciences

    Hilary Putnam

  • Unity of Science as a Working Hypothesis

    Paul Oppenheim;Hilary Putnam

  • Realism and Reason: Philosophical Papers

    Hilary Putnam

  • Realism and reason

    Hilary Putnam

  • Models and Reality

    Hilary Putnam

  • Philosophy of Mathematics

    Hilary Putnam;Paul Benacerraf

  • The many faces of realism

    Hilary Putnam

  • Mind and World

    Hilary Putnam;John McDowell

  • Philosophy of mathematics : selected readings

    Paul Benacerraf;Hilary Putnam

  • Mathematics, matter, and method

    Hilary Putnam

  • Ethics without Ontology

    Hilary Putnam

  • What is mathematical truth

    Hilary Putnam

  • Reason, Truth and History.

    Robert K. Shope;Hilary Putnam

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles S. Peirce
Charles S. Peirce Pennsylvania State University
Richard Rorty
Richard Rorty Stanford University
Carl G. Hempel
Carl G. Hempel Princeton University
Paul Guyer
Paul Guyer Brown University
Kent Bach
Kent Bach San Francisco State University
Ruth Garrett Millikan
Ruth Garrett Millikan University of Connecticut
Jürgen Habermas
Jürgen Habermas Goethe University Frankfurt
Martha Craven Nussbaum
Martha Craven Nussbaum University of Chicago
John McDowell
John McDowell University of Pittsburgh
Michael Devitt
Michael Devitt City University of New York

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