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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 59 1518 1357 728 641 144 28508

James W. Stigler publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by James W. Stigler between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. James W. Stigler published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 3.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 1990. 10 of the 149 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 1990. 1981: 2 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 3 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 8 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 13 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 6 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 3 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 2 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 0 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 4 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 2 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 4 publications
1981 2025

149 publications in total across all disciplines

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James W. Stigler: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 2
1982 3
1983 1
1984 3
1985 2
1986 8
1987 2
1988 6
1989 3
1990 13
1991 2
1992 1
1993 6
1994 0
1995 1
1996 1
1997 3
1998 3
1999 8
2000 5
2001 0
2002 4
2003 5
2004 6
2005 1
2006 2
2007 1
2008 0
2009 2
2010 5
2011 1
2012 4
2013 3
2014 3
2015 2
2016 4
2017 7
2018 1
2019 2
2020 2
2021 4
2022 5
2023 2
2024 6
2025 4
Total 149
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James W. Stigler 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 W. Stigler 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: 144 publications — 38th percentile

38% 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
144–153 407 144
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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James W. Stigler 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 W. Stigler 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, 59 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: 59 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% 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 59
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

  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association
  • 1990 - Review of Research Award, American Educational Research Association
  • 1989 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

James W. Stigler is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Social Sciences, Computer Science, and Psychology, with a notable focus on Education, Statistics and Probability, as well as Computer Science Applications.

Their scholarly work covers a range of topics such as Statistics Education and Methodologies, Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods, Online and Blended Learning, Online Learning and Analytics, Innovations in Educational Methods, Data Analysis with R, and Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes.

Notable recent publications include:

  • Practicing Connections: A Framework to Guide Instructional Design for Developing Understanding in Complex Domains, 2020, Educational Psychology Review
  • Teaching Statistics and Data Analysis with R, 2022, Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education
  • Modeling First: Applying Learning Science to the Teaching of Introductory Statistics, 2020, Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education
  • Instructed Hand Movements Affect Students' Learning of an Abstract Concept From Video, 2021, Cognitive Science
  • The Better Book Approach for Education Research and Development, 2020, Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

  • Ji Y. Son
  • Icy Zhang
  • Mary C. Tucker
  • Karen B. Givvin
  • Stacy T. Shaw

James W. Stigler's work has been published in venues such as the Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education, Educational Psychology Review, Cognitive Science, Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education, and Anxiety Stress & Coping.

The scientist has received recognition including being named a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association in 2008, receiving the Review of Research Award from the same association in 1990, and being a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1989.

Best Publications

  • The Teaching Gap: Best Ideas from the World's Teachers for Improving Education in the Classroom

    James W. Stigler;James Hiebert

  • A Knowledge Base for the Teaching Profession: What Would It Look Like and How Can We Get One?

    James Hiebert;Ronald Gallimore;James W. Stigler

  • The learning gap : why our schools are failing and what we can learn from Japanese and Chinese education

    Harold William Stevenson;James W. Stigler

  • Teaching Mathematics in Seven Countries: Results From the TIMSS 1999 Video Study

    James Hiebert;Ronald Gallimore;Helen Garnier;Karen Bogard Givvin

  • The TIMSS Videotape Classroom Study: Methods and Findings from an Exploratory Research Project on Eighth-Grade Mathematics Instruction in Germany, Japan, and the United States.

    James W. Stigler;Patrick Gonzales;Takako Kawanaka;Steffen Knoll

  • Cultural psychology : essays on comparative human development

    James W. Stigler;Richard A. Schweder;Gilbert Herdt

  • Understanding and Improving Classroom Mathematics Instruction: An Overview of the TIMSS Video Study

    James W. Stigler;James Hiebert

  • The role of lesson analysis in pre-service teacher education: an empirical investigation of teacher learning from a virtual video-based field experience

    Rossella Santagata;Claudia Zannoni;James W. Stigler

  • Mathematics achievement of Chinese, Japanese, and American children

    Harold W. Stevenson;Shin-Ying Lee;James W. Stigler

  • The laws of sympathetic magic: A psychological analysis of similarity and contagion.

    Paul Rozin;Carol Nemeroff

  • Using Video Surveys to Compare Classrooms and Teaching Across Cultures: Examples and Lessons From the TIMSS Video Studies

    James W. Stigler;Ronald Gallimore;James Hiebert

  • Improving Mathematics Teaching.

    James Hiebert;James W. Stigler

  • Measuring Usable Knowledge: Teachers’ Analyses of Mathematics Classroom Videos Predict Teaching Quality and Student Learning

    Nicole B. Kersting;Karen B. Givvin;Belinda J. Thompson;Rossella Santagata

  • Mathematics Teaching in the United States Today (and Tomorrow): Results From the TIMSS 1999 Video Study:

    James Hiebert;James W. Stigler;Jennifer K. Jacobs;Karen Bogard Givvin

  • Mathematics achievement of children in China and the United States.

    Harold W. Stevenson;Shin-ying Lee;Chuansheng Chen;Max Lummis

  • Teachers’ Analyses of Classroom Video Predict Student Learning of Mathematics: Further Explorations of a Novel Measure of Teacher Knowledge:

    Nicole B. Kersting;Karen B. Givvin;Francisco L. Sotelo;James W. Stigler

  • A Proposal for Improving Classroom Teaching: Lessons from the TIMSS Video Study

    James Hiebert;James W. Stigler

  • Cognitive performance and academic achievement of Japanese, Chinese, and American children.

    H W Stevenson;J W Stigler;S Y Lee;G W Lucker

  • “Mental abacus”: The effect of abacus training on Chinese children's mental calculation

    James W. Stigler

  • Reading disabilities: the case of Chinese, Japanese, and English.

    Harold W. Stevenson;James W. Stigler;G. William Lucker;Shin-ying Lee

  • The Learning Gap: Why our Schools are Failing and What We can Learn from Japanese and Chinese Education.

    Reuben G. Pierce;Harold W. Stevenson;James W. Stigler

  • Cultural psychology: Cultural conceptions of psychoanalysis

    James W. Stigler;Richard A. Schweder;Gilbert Herdt

Frequent Co-Authors

James Hiebert
James Hiebert University of Delaware
Harold W. Stevenson
Harold W. Stevenson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Ronald Gallimore
Ronald Gallimore University of California, Los Angeles
Gilbert Herdt
Gilbert Herdt San Francisco State University
Keith J. Holyoak
Keith J. Holyoak University of California, Los Angeles
Laurence Chalip
Laurence Chalip George Mason University
Mutsumi Imai
Mutsumi Imai Keio University
Scott P. Johnson
Scott P. Johnson University of California, Los Angeles
Chuansheng Chen
Chuansheng Chen University of California, Irvine
Dedre Gentner
Dedre Gentner Northwestern University

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