Jon Elster publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jon Elster between 1974 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jon Elster published across 52 years, from 1974 to 2025, averaging 7.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2011. 2 of the 398 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

10 20 30

1974 2025

398 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jon Elster: publications per year, 1974 to 2025
Year	Publications
1974	1
1975	1
1976	2
1977	2
1978	1
1979	2
1980	8
1981	5
1982	6
1983	5
1984	3
1985	7
1986	24
1987	2
1988	9
1989	19
1990	8
1991	15
1992	4
1993	14
1994	6
1995	5
1996	4
1997	4
1998	31
1999	8
2000	11
2001	5
2002	2
2003	6
2004	18
2005	4
2006	11
2007	13
2008	4
2009	14
2010	6
2011	36
2012	9
2013	9
2014	7
2015	17
2016	2
2017	4
2018	5
2019	1
2020	13
2021	1
2022	0
2023	2
2024	1
2025	1
Total	398

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Jon Elster 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 Jon Elster sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400

44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 388 publications — 95th percentile

95% 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
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	388
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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Jon Elster 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 Jon Elster sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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
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	81
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

2016 - Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science For incisive, penetrating, and unceasing drive to examine and reexamine that which explains human behavior.
1989 - Member of Academia Europaea
1988 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Jon Elster is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily within the social sciences, psychology, and arts and humanities.

Elster's work covers several subfields, including sociology and political science, social psychology, political science and international relations, history, and history and philosophy of science. The main topics of their research include:

Psychology of Social Influence
Emotions and Moral Behavior
European Political History Analysis
Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis
Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology
Populism, Right-Wing Movements
Political Theory and Influence

Their recent papers include the following publications:

"Enthusiasm and anger in history," 2020, Inquiry
"Some notes on 'Populism'," 2020, Philosophy & Social Criticism
"Er samfunnsvitenskap mulig?," 2020, Nytt Norsk Tidsskrift
"Rejoinder to Ainslie, Bourke, Gjelsvik, and Moene," 2020, Inquiry
"A Note on Overapologizing," 2020, Social research

Frequent publication venues include:

Inquiry
Philosophy & Social Criticism
Nytt Norsk Tidsskrift
Social research
Cahiers philosophiques

Elster has published several books with Princeton University Press. Notable titles include:

Economics and Sociology (2020)
France before 1789 (2020)
America before 1787 (2023)

Their frequent co-authors include Richard Swedberg, Gary S. Becker, James S. Coleman, George A. Akerlof, and Harrison C. White.

Elster's awards include the Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science (2016), awarded for their continued examination of human behavior. They have also been a member of Academia Europaea since 1989 and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 1988.

Best Publications

Ulysses and the Sirens: Studies in Rationality and Irrationality.

David G. Wagner;Jon Elster

4976
Citations
The Cement of Society: A Survey of Social Order

Jon Elster

4366
Citations
Nuts and bolts for the social sciences

Jon Elster

4026
Citations
Social Norms and Economic Theory

Jon Elster

3291
Citations
Making Sense of Marx

Jon Elster

2786
Citations
Ulysses and the Sirens: Studies In Rationality And Irrationality

Jon Elster

2778
Citations
Explaining Social Behavior: More Nuts and Bolts for the Social Sciences

Jon Elster

2493
Citations
Emotions and Economic Theory

Jon Elster

1968
Citations
Explaining Technical Change: A Case Study in the Philosophy of Science

Jon Elster

1901
Citations
Institutional Design in Post-Communist Societies: Rebuilding the Ship at Sea

Jon Elster;Claus Offe;Ulrich K. Preuss

1805
Citations
THE MARKET AND THE FORUM : Three varieties of political theory

Jon Elster

1731
Citations
Sour Grapes: Studies in the Subversion of Rationality

Jon Elster

1649
Citations
Local Justice: How Institutions Allocate Scarce Goods and Necessary Burdens

Jon Elster

1523
Citations
Closing the Books: Transitional Justice in Historical Perspective

Jon Elster

1495
Citations
Ulysses and the Sirens

Jon Elster

1441
Citations
Ulysses Unbound: Studies in Rationality, Precommitment, and Constraints

Jon Elster

1378
Citations
Choice Over Time

George Loewenstein;Jon Elster

1134
Citations
The Multiple Self

Jon Elster

1132
Citations
ALCHEMIES OF THE MIND: RATIONALITY AND THE EMOTIONS

Jon Elster

1030
Citations
The cement of society

Jon Elster

994
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Claus Offe Hertie School

John E. Roemer Yale University

Hélène Landemore Yale University

Ivar Ekeland University of British Columbia

Karl Ove Moene University of Oslo

George Loewenstein Carnegie Mellon University

Michael Burawoy University of California, Berkeley

David Stark Columbia University

Karl Marx Independent Scientist / Consultant, UK

Guillermina Jasso New York University

External Links

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