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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 4018 3708 679 625 192 13661

John Dupré publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John Dupré between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John Dupré published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 5.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2007. 14 of the 229 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 12. Peak 12 publications in 2007. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 12 publications
1981 2025

229 publications in total across all disciplines

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John Dupré: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 0
1983 2
1984 1
1985 0
1986 3
1987 2
1988 2
1989 2
1990 7
1991 2
1992 6
1993 4
1994 8
1995 4
1996 5
1997 4
1998 4
1999 3
2000 7
2001 11
2002 4
2003 6
2004 5
2005 9
2006 2
2007 12
2008 11
2009 10
2010 12
2011 3
2012 10
2013 5
2014 5
2015 3
2016 7
2017 5
2018 5
2019 2
2020 6
2021 3
2022 2
2023 10
2024 2
2025 12
Total 229
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John Dupré 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 John Dupré 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: 192 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
184–193 319 192
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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John Dupré 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 John Dupré 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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

John Dupré is affiliated with the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. Their research spans various topics within the history and philosophy of science, genetics, and broader interdisciplinary fields. Their work intersects with subfields such as History and Philosophy of Science, Genetics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Plant Science, and Sociology and Political Science.

Their publication record includes numerous papers across multiple influential venues. Frequent publication venues are:

  • Philosophy of Science
  • European Journal for Philosophy of Science
  • Synthese
  • Epistemology & Philosophy of Science
  • Diabetologia

Their recent papers include:

  • "The Disunity of Science and the Unity of the World Presidential Address, PSA 2022" (2023), Philosophy of Science
  • "Process epistemology in the COVID-19 era: rethinking the research process to avoid dangerous forms of reification" (2022), European Journal for Philosophy of Science
  • "Causally powerful processes" (2021), Synthese
  • "Growth and development of islet autoimmunity and type 1 diabetes in children genetically at risk" (2021), Diabetologia
  • "Life as Process" (2020), Epistemology & Philosophy of Science

Among book publications, John Dupré has works published by Cambridge University Press and Intellect, including:

  • The Metaphysics of Biology (2021), published by Cambridge University Press
  • Drawing Processes of Life (2023), published by Intellect

Their research covers several main topics, such as:

  • Philosophy and History of Science
  • Origins and Evolution of Life
  • Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies
  • Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
  • Gene Regulatory Network Analysis
  • Ecosystem dynamics and resilience

John Dupré has collaborated extensively with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Kevin Elliott
  • Alan C. Love
  • Angela Potochnik
  • James Owen Weatherall
  • Charlotte Werndl

They have been recognized with several awards, including:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2020)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2010)

Best Publications

  • The Disorder of Things: Metaphysical Foundations of the Disunity of Science

    John Dupré

  • The advancement of science : science without legend, objectivity without illusions

    John Dupre;Philip Kitcher

  • Natural Kinds and Biological Taxa

    John Dupre

  • Human nature and the limits of science

    John Dupré

  • The Latest on the best : essays on evolution and optimality

    John Dupré

  • Processes of Life: Essays in the Philosophy of Biology

    John Dupré

  • Varieties of Living Things: Life at the Intersection of Lineage and Metabolism

    John Dupré;Maureen A. O'Malley

  • The Social Construction of What

    John Dupre;Ian Hacking

  • The Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory

    Unknown

  • Fundamental issues in systems biology.

    Maureen A. O'Malley;John Dupré

  • Value-free science? : ideals and illusions

    Harold Kincaid;John Dupré;Alison Wylie

  • Prokaryotic evolution and the tree of life are two different things

    Eric Bapteste;Maureen A O'Malley;Robert G Beiko;Marc Ereshefsky

  • Genomes and What to Make of Them

    Barry Barnes;John Dupré

  • Processes of LifeEssays in the Philosophy of Biology

    John Dupré

  • Humans and Other Animals

    John Dupré

  • Size doesn’t matter: towards a more inclusive philosophy of biology

    Maureen A. O’Malley;John Dupré

  • The Disunity of Science

    John Dupré

  • Metagenomics and biological ontology

    John Dupré;Maureen A. O’Malley

  • A manifesto for a processual philosophy of biology

    John A. Dupre;Daniel J. Nicholson

  • In Defence of Classification

    John Dupré

  • Across the Boundaries: Extrapolation in Biology and Social Science

    John Dupré

  • Prokaryotic evolution and the tree of life are two different things

    William Martin;Tal Dagan;John Dupre;François-Joseph Lapointe

Frequent Co-Authors

William Martin
William Martin Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Eric Bapteste
Eric Bapteste Sorbonne University
Robert G. Beiko
Robert G. Beiko Dalhousie University
Nancy Cartwright
Nancy Cartwright Durham University
J. Peter Gogarten
J. Peter Gogarten University of Connecticut
Jørn Nerup
Jørn Nerup Steno Diabetes Center
Hubert Kolb
Hubert Kolb Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Tal Dagan
Tal Dagan Kiel University
Daphna Joel
Daphna Joel Tel Aviv University
Patrick Bateson
Patrick Bateson University of Cambridge

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