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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 57 1694 1521 811 718 163 92584
Engineering and Technology 50 3985 3823 1149 1054 128 50009

John Seely Brown publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John Seely Brown between 1966 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John Seely Brown published across 60 years, from 1966 to 2025, averaging 3.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2000. 1 of the 189 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1966 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2000. 1966: 1 publication 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 2 publications 1973: 4 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 4 publications 1976: 3 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 5 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 3 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 7 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 4 publications 1992: 9 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 5 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 20 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 1 publication 2017: 2 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 0 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 0 publications 2025: 1 publication
1966 2025

189 publications in total across all disciplines

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John Seely Brown: publications per year, 1966 to 2025
Year Publications
1966 1
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 1
1971 0
1972 2
1973 4
1974 1
1975 4
1976 3
1977 2
1978 5
1979 0
1980 2
1981 1
1982 3
1983 2
1984 5
1985 4
1986 7
1987 0
1988 3
1989 5
1990 1
1991 4
1992 9
1993 1
1994 5
1995 5
1996 6
1997 4
1998 3
1999 3
2000 20
2001 8
2002 1
2003 2
2004 3
2005 6
2006 5
2007 5
2008 9
2009 9
2010 4
2011 4
2012 7
2013 0
2014 0
2015 1
2016 1
2017 2
2018 3
2019 0
2020 1
2021 0
2022 0
2023 1
2024 0
2025 1
Total 189
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John Seely Brown 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 Seely Brown 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, 154–163 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: 163 publications — 48th percentile

48% 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
154–163 411 163
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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John Seely Brown 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 Seely Brown 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, 57 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: 57 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% 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 57
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

  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1957 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

John Seely Brown is affiliated with the Palo Alto Research Center in the United States. Their research spans various aspects of computer science and social sciences with notable contributions in psychology as well.

The scientist's work covers several main fields of study:

  • Computer Science
  • Social Sciences
  • Psychology

Within these fields, their subfields of interest include:

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Education
  • Information Systems

The primary research topics explored are:

  • Topic Modeling
  • Online Learning and Analytics
  • Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning
  • Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
  • Teaching and Learning Programming
  • Natural Language Processing Techniques
  • Educational Games and Gamification

Frequent co-authors collaborating with John Seely Brown include:

  • Steven Moore
  • Huy A. Nguyen
  • Ruiwei Xiao
  • Norman Bier
  • Xinying Hou

Publishing predominantly in venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Proceedings.
  • Computers and Education Artificial Intelligence
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education

Recent papers authored or co-authored by John Seely Brown demonstrate a focus on educational technology and artificial intelligence in education:

  • Learnersourcing in the age of AI: Student, educator and machine partnerships for content creation (2023), published in Computers and Education Artificial Intelligence
  • Towards Automated Generation and Evaluation of Questions in Educational Domains (2022), published in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • The Use of Large Language Models in Education (2025), published in International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education
  • Assessing the Quality of Multiple-Choice Questions Using GPT-4 and Rule-Based Methods (2023), published in arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Enhancing LLM-Based Feedback: Insights from Intelligent Tutoring Systems and the Learning Sciences (2024), published in arXiv (Cornell University)

Notable recognitions include:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2009)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1957)

Best Publications

  • Situated Cognition and the Culture of Learning

    John Seely Brown;Allan Collins;Paul Duguid

  • Organizational Learning and Communities-of-Practice: Toward a Unified View of Working, Learning, and Innovation

    John Seely Brown;Paul Duguid

  • Cognitive Apprenticeship: Teaching the Craft of Reading, Writing and Mathematics

    Allan Collins;John Seely Brown;Susan E. Newman

  • Cognitive Apprenticeship: Teaching the Crafts of Reading, Writing, and Mathematics

    Allan Collins;John Seely Brown;Susan E. Newman

  • Knowledge and Organization: A Social-Practice Perspective

    John Seely Brown;Paul Duguid

  • The Social Life of Information

    Brown Seely;John Seely Brown;Paul Duguid

  • Bridging Epistemologies: the Generative Dance Between Organizational Knowledge and Organizational Knowing

    Scott D. N. Cook;John Seely Brown

  • Cognitive apprenticeship: Making thinking visible

    Allan Collins;John Seely Brown;Ann Holum

  • A qualitative physics based on confluences

    Johan De Kleer;John Seely Brown

  • The coming age of calm technolgy

    Mark Weiser;John Seely Brown

  • The Social Life of Information

    John Seely Brown;Paul Duguid

  • A New Culture of Learning: Cultivating the Imagination for a World of Constant Change

    Douglas Thomas;John Seely Brown

  • Diagnostic Models for Procedural Bugs in Basic Mathematical Skills

    Unknown

  • Minds on Fire: Open Education, the Long Tail, and Learning 2.0

    John Seely Brown;Richard P. Adler

  • Repair theory: A generative theory of bugs in procedural skills

    John Seely Brown;Kurt VanLehn

  • Organizing Knowledge

    Unknown

  • Growing Up: Digital: How the Web Changes Work, Education, and the Ways People Learn

    John Seely Brown

  • Balancing act: how to capture knowledge without killing it.

    John Seely Brown;Paul Duguid

  • The Origins of Ubiquitous Computing Research at PARC in the Late 1980s

    Unknown

  • Storytelling in organizations : why storytelling is transforming 21st century organizations and management

    J. S. Brown;Stephen Denning;Katalina Groh;Laurence Prusak

  • The computer as a tool for learning through reflection

    A. Collins;J. S. Brown

  • Why AM an EUISKO appear to work.

    Douglas B. Lenat;John Seely Brown

  • Research that reinvents the corporation

    John Seely Brown

Frequent Co-Authors

Allan Collins
Allan Collins Northwestern University
Johan de Kleer
Johan de Kleer Palo Alto Research Center
Kurt VanLehn
Kurt VanLehn Arizona State University
Ronald M. Kaplan
Ronald M. Kaplan Stanford University
Douglas B. Lenat
Douglas B. Lenat Stanford University
William Buxton
William Buxton Microsoft (United States)
Louis A. Gottschalk
Louis A. Gottschalk University of California, Irvine
Roger C. Schank
Roger C. Schank Socratic Arts
Elliot Soloway
Elliot Soloway University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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