| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences and Humanities | 57 | 1735 | 1557 | 129 | 120 | 217 | 17979 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Kim Sterelny between 1979 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kim Sterelny published across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025, averaging 5.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2021. 13 of the 245 publications appeared in the last two years.
245 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1980 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1983 | 4 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1986 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 |
| 1988 | 4 |
| 1989 | 3 |
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1991 | 3 |
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1993 | 5 |
| 1994 | 2 |
| 1995 | 2 |
| 1996 | 3 |
| 1997 | 4 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 1999 | 9 |
| 2000 | 7 |
| 2001 | 7 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2003 | 8 |
| 2004 | 8 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 8 |
| 2007 | 8 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2010 | 8 |
| 2011 | 7 |
| 2012 | 14 |
| 2013 | 9 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2016 | 11 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2025 | 6 |
| Total | 245 |
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 Kim Sterelny sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 217 publications — 70th percentile
70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.
| 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 | 217 |
| 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 |
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 Kim Sterelny sits on this spectrum.
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.
| 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 |
Kim Sterelny is affiliated with the Australian National University in Australia and works primarily in social sciences and psychology. Their research spans several interdisciplinary subfields, including sociology and political science, cultural studies, social psychology, anthropology, and paleontology.
The scientist's work focuses on key topics such as language and cultural evolution, evolutionary game theory and cooperation, archaeology and ancient environmental studies, cultural differences and values, Pleistocene-era hominins and archaeology, religion and society interactions, and indigenous studies and ecology.
Recent papers authored by Kim Sterelny include:
Frequent publication venues for Sterelny include:
Kim Sterelny has collaborated regularly with a number of coauthors, including:
The scientist has published books with The MIT Press, notably From Signal to Symbol in 2021.
Awards received by Kim Sterelny include the Jean Nicod Prize from the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in 2008 and Fellowship of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 2009.
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