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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 44 3995 3686 1900 1721 241 15925

James E. Katz publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by James E. Katz between 1975 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. James E. Katz published across 51 years, from 1975 to 2025, averaging 5.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 58 publications in 2017. 14 of the 277 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1975 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 58. Peak 58 publications in 2017. 1975: 1 publication 1976: 1 publication 1977: 0 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 3 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 2 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 34 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 58 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 8 publications
1975 2025

277 publications in total across all disciplines

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James E. Katz: publications per year, 1975 to 2025
Year Publications
1975 1
1976 1
1977 0
1978 2
1979 0
1980 1
1981 3
1982 3
1983 2
1984 2
1985 0
1986 5
1987 1
1988 2
1989 2
1990 4
1991 3
1992 1
1993 2
1994 1
1995 2
1996 2
1997 7
1998 9
1999 1
2000 3
2001 6
2002 34
2003 6
2004 5
2005 5
2006 6
2007 3
2008 7
2009 7
2010 3
2011 3
2012 3
2013 16
2014 4
2015 8
2016 2
2017 58
2018 3
2019 5
2020 6
2021 4
2022 2
2023 7
2024 6
2025 8
Total 277
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James E. Katz publications per year - data summary

  • James E. Katz, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Boston University, has 277 publications recorded across 51 years, from 1975 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1975 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2017, with 58 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1975, 1976, 1980, 1987 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 3 of the 51 years in the span carry no publications at all (1977, 1979 and 1985).
  • The rate of publication averages 5.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 5.8 per year counting only the 48 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 27 publications, 10% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1975-1991: 32 publications (1.9 per year); 1992-2008: 100 publications (5.9 per year); 2009-2025: 145 publications (8.5 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

James E. Katz 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 James E. Katz 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, 234–243 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: 241 publications — 77th percentile

77% 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
234–243 170 241
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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James E. Katz publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 44–53 to 570+ publications.
  • James E. Katz, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Boston University, records 241 publications - the 77th percentile of the discipline.
  • 77% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than James E. Katz, and about 23% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and James E. Katz ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 114–123 publications, holding 474 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 174–183 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 570 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

James E. Katz 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 James E. Katz 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, 44 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: 44 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% 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 44
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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James E. Katz D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 71 ranges running from 30 to 100+ D-Index.
  • James E. Katz, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Boston University, records 44 D-Index - the 49th percentile of the discipline.
  • 49% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than James E. Katz, and about 51% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and James E. Katz ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 313 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 47 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more, 97 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

James E. Katz is affiliated with Boston University in the United States and has a research focus primarily within the social sciences. Their work spans multiple subfields including sociology and political science, safety research, cognitive neuroscience, artificial intelligence, and human-computer interaction.

The research topics covered by Katz include:

  • Ethics and social impacts of AI
  • Psychology of moral and emotional judgment
  • Impact of technology on adolescents
  • AI in service interactions
  • Neuroethics, human enhancement, biomedical innovations
  • Technology adoption and user behaviour
  • Impact of AI and big data on business and society

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by Katz are:

  • "AI as a boss? A national US survey of predispositions governing comfort with expanded AI roles in society" (2021), published in AI & Society
  • "Looking towards an automated future: U.S. attitudes towards future artificial intelligence instantiations and their effect" (2024), published in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
  • "More Capable, Less Benevolent: Trust Perceptions of AI Systems across Societal Contexts" (2024), published in Machine Learning and Knowledge Extraction
  • "Invasive Yet Inevitable? Privacy Normalization Trends in Biometric Technology" (2022), published in Social Media + Society
  • "The Robot Rights and Responsibilities Scale: Development and Validation of a Metric for Understanding Perceptions of Robots' Rights and Responsibilities" (2024), published in International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction

Katz frequently collaborates with colleagues including Kate K. Mays, Sejin Paik, Ekaterina Novozhilova, Xiaolan Fu, and Patricia M. Greenfield.

Katz's publications have appeared often in venues such as AoIR Selected Papers of Internet Research, Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies, Machine Learning and Knowledge Extraction, Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, and AI & Society.

Best Publications

  • Perpetual Contact: Mobile Communication, Private Talk, Public Performance

    James Everett Katz;Mark Aakhus

  • Social Consequences of Internet Use: Access, Involvement, and Interaction

    James E. Katz;Ronald E. Rice

  • Social-Desirability Bias and the Validity of Self-Reported Values

    Robert J. Fisher;James E. Katz

  • Comparing internet and mobile phone usage: digital divides of usage, adoption, and dropouts

    Ronald E Rice;James E Katz

  • Perpetual Contact: Notes on the contributors

    James E. Katz;Mark Aakhus

  • The Internet, 1995-2000 Access, Civic Involvement, and Social Interaction

    James E. Katz;Ronald E. Rice;Philip Aspden

  • Motivations for and barriers to Internet usage: results of a national public opinion survey

    James E. Katz;Philip Aspden

  • Hyperbole over Cyberspace: Self-Presentation and Social Boundaries in Internet Home Pages and Discourse

    Eleanor Wynn;James Katz

  • Handbook of Mobile Communication Studies

    James E. Katz

  • Mobile phones as fashion statements: evidence from student surveys in the US and Japan:

    James E. Katz;Satomi Sugiyama

  • Magic in the Air: Mobile Communication and the Transformation of Social Life

    James Katz

  • A nation of strangers

    James E. Katz;Philip Aspden

  • Machines that Become Us: The Social Context of Personal Communication Technology

    James E. Katz

  • Extending family to school life: College students' use of the mobile phone

    Yi-Fan Chen;James E. Katz

  • The Paradox of Participation Versus Misinformation: Social Media, Political Engagement, and the Spread of Misinformation

    Sebastián Valenzuela;Daniel Halpern;James E. Katz;Juan Pablo Miranda

  • Mobile Phones as Fashion Statements: The Co-creation of Mobile Communication’s Public Meaning

    James E. Katz;Satomi Sugiyama

  • We Face, I Tweet: How Different Social Media Influence Political Participation through Collective and Internal Efficacy

    Daniel Halpern;Sebastián Valenzuela;James E. Katz

  • Perpetual Contact

    James Everett Katz;Mark Aakhus

  • Mediating the Human Body: Technology, Communication, and Fashion

    Leopoldina Fortunati;James Everett Katz;Raimonda Riccini

  • Connections: Social and Cultural Studies of the Telephone in American Life

    James Everett Katz

  • The internet and health communication : experience and expectations

    Ronald E. Rice;James Everett Katz

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald E. Rice
Ronald E. Rice University of California, Santa Barbara
Sebastián Valenzuela
Sebastián Valenzuela Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Rob Kling
Rob Kling Indiana University
Andy Hopper
Andy Hopper University of Cambridge

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