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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 40 5433 5042 59 41 191 5371

Igor Douven publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Igor Douven between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Igor Douven published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 7.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2013. 14 of the 222 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2013. 1996: 3 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 5 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 7 publications
1996 2025

222 publications in total across all disciplines

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Igor Douven: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 3
1997 1
1998 2
1999 6
2000 2
2001 1
2002 5
2003 4
2004 3
2005 11
2006 4
2007 6
2008 7
2009 6
2010 9
2011 13
2012 16
2013 18
2014 10
2015 7
2016 10
2017 9
2018 8
2019 7
2020 9
2021 10
2022 7
2023 14
2024 7
2025 7
Total 222
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Igor Douven 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 Igor Douven 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, 184–193 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: 191 publications — 61st percentile

61% 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
184–193 319 191
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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Igor Douven 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 Igor Douven 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, 40 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: 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.

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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 40
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
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Igor Douven is affiliated with the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) in France. Their research spans multiple intersecting fields including Psychology, Arts and Humanities, and Computer Science, with a significant focus on subfields such as Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and History and Philosophy of Science.

Their recent scholarly work includes publications in well-regarded journals, reflecting diverse topics within philosophy and cognitive science. Notable papers include:

  • Explaining the Success of Induction (2021, The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science)
  • Mis- and disinformation in a bounded confidence model (2020, Artificial Intelligence)
  • Abductive conditionals as a test case for inferentialism (2020, Cognition)
  • Conceptual spaces and the strength of similarity-based arguments (2021, Cognition)
  • Network effects in a bounded confidence model (2022, Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A)

Igor Douven's research addresses a range of topics related to epistemology, ethics, and metaphysics; philosophy and history of science; decision-making and behavioral economics; Bayesian modeling and causal inference; child and animal learning development; philosophy and theoretical science; and the psychology of moral and emotional judgment.

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Shira Elqayam
  • Karolina Krzyżanowska
  • Patricia Mirabile
  • Peter Gärdenfors
  • Steven Verheyen

Igor Douven's publications regularly appear in established venues such as:

  • Minds and Machines
  • Philosophy of Science
  • Cognition
  • Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A
  • Frontiers in Psychology

They have also authored book work, including a publication with The MIT Press titled The Art of Abduction (2022), which has accumulated citations, indicating engagement with the academic community.

The breadth of Igor Douven's research integrates philosophical inquiry with empirical and computational methods, particularly evident in their contributions to artificial intelligence, cognitive psychology, and the philosophy of science.

Best Publications

  • Assertion, Knowledge, and Rational Credibility

    Igor Douven

  • Rationality: a social-epistemology perspective

    Sylvia Wenmackers;Danny Eric Paul Vanpoucke;Igor Douven

  • Measuring coherence

    Igor Douven;Wouter Meijs

  • A Defence of van Fraassen’s Critique of Abductive Inference: Reply to Psillos

    James Ladyman;Igor Douven;Leon Horsten;Bas van Fraassen

  • Inference to the Best Explanation Made Coherent

    Igor Douven

  • Generalizing the lottery paradox

    Igor Douven;Timothy Williamson

  • A Bayesian perspective on Likert scales and central tendency.

    Igor Douven

  • Inference to the Best Explanation versus Bayes’s Rule in a Social Setting

    Igor Douven;Sylvia Wenmackers

  • Vagueness: A Conceptual Spaces Approach

    Igor Douven;Lieven Decock;Richard Dietz;Paul Égré

  • Inference to the Best Explanation, Dutch Books, and Inaccuracy Minimisation

    Igor Douven

  • Extending the Hegselmann-Krause Model I

    I.E.J. Douven;Alexander Riegler

  • Simulating peer disagreements

    I.E.J. Douven

  • Similarity After Goodman

    Lieven Decock;Igor Douven

  • A new solution to the paradoxes of rational acceptability

    Igor Douven

  • A new resolution of the Judy Benjamin problem

    Igor Douven;Jan-Willem Romeijn

  • Extending the Hegselmann–Krause Model III: From Single Beliefs to Complex Belief States

    Alexander Riegler;Igor Douven

  • The Art of Abduction

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  • Inferential Conditionals and Evidentiality

    K. Krzyżanowska;S. Wenmackers;I. Douven

  • The evidential support theory of conditionals

    Igor Douven

  • A Puzzle About Stalnaker’s Hypothesis

    Igor Douven;Richard Dietz

  • The Probabilities of Conditionals Revisited

    Igor Douven;Sara Verbrugge

  • Assertion, Moore, and Bayes

    Igor Douven

Frequent Co-Authors

Christoph Kelp
Christoph Kelp University of Glasgow
Peter Gärdenfors
Peter Gärdenfors Lund University
David E. Over
David E. Over Durham University
Henri Prade
Henri Prade Paul Sabatier University
Bas C. van Fraassen
Bas C. van Fraassen San Francisco State University
Mike Oaksford
Mike Oaksford Birkbeck, University of London
James Ladyman
James Ladyman University of Bristol
Timothy Williamson
Timothy Williamson Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Jonathan St. B. T. Evans
Jonathan St. B. T. Evans Plymouth University
Otávio Bueno
Otávio Bueno University of Miami

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