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Linda Darling-Hammond

Linda Darling-Hammond

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Social Sciences and Humanities
USA
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Best Female Scientists 121 512 487 301 283 472 111703
Social Sciences and Humanities 123 19 15 13 11 469 112615

Linda Darling-Hammond publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Linda Darling-Hammond between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Linda Darling-Hammond published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 10.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 40 publications in 2015. 13 of the 501 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 40. Peak 40 publications in 2015. 1978: 2 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 5 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 7 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 6 publications 1990: 10 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 10 publications 1995: 10 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 11 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 14 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 33 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 40 publications 2016: 23 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 27 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 11 publications
1978 2025

501 publications in total across all disciplines

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Linda Darling-Hammond: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year Publications
1978 2
1979 0
1980 2
1981 3
1982 1
1983 5
1984 4
1985 7
1986 3
1987 6
1988 5
1989 6
1990 10
1991 3
1992 5
1993 5
1994 10
1995 10
1996 5
1997 11
1998 11
1999 9
2000 14
2001 9
2002 10
2003 9
2004 6
2005 13
2006 12
2007 12
2008 11
2009 12
2010 17
2011 9
2012 33
2013 10
2014 8
2015 40
2016 23
2017 21
2018 19
2019 27
2020 16
2021 6
2022 11
2023 17
2024 2
2025 11
Total 501
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Linda Darling-Hammond 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 Linda Darling-Hammond 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, 464–473 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: 469 publications — 97th percentile

97% 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
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21 469
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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Linda Darling-Hammond 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 Linda Darling-Hammond 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, 100+ 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: 123 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% 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
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+ 97 123
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United States Leader Award
  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2009 - Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education Award, American Educational Research Association
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association
  • 1985 - Review of Research Award, American Educational Research Association

Overview

Linda Darling-Hammond is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the social sciences, with a focus on education, developmental and educational psychology, law, social psychology, and human factors and ergonomics.

Their scholarly work includes a strong emphasis on teacher education and leadership studies, early childhood education and development, educational and psychological assessments, parental involvement in education, collaborative teaching and inclusion, teacher education and assessments, and legal issues in education.

Frequent publication venues for their research are:

  • European Journal of Teacher Education
  • Journal of Teacher Education
  • Action in Teacher Education
  • Applied Developmental Science
  • ECNU Review of Education

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Preparing educators for the time of COVID... and beyond," 2020, European Journal of Teacher Education
  • "Accountability in Teacher Education," 2020, Action in Teacher Education
  • "Defining teaching quality around the world," 2021, European Journal of Teacher Education
  • "Educating teachers to enact the science of learning and development," 2023, Applied Developmental Science
  • "Reinventing Systems for Equity," 2024, ECNU Review of Education

Linda Darling-Hammond has collaborated with several co-authors, including:

  • Maria E. Hyler
  • Abby Schachner
  • Steven K. Wojcikiewicz
  • Lisa Flook
  • Arthur E. Wise

Their book publications include a title published by the Japan Society of Medical Entomology and Zoology:

  • "A License To Teach: Building A Profession For 21st Century Schools," 2022

Linda Darling-Hammond's career has been recognized with multiple awards, such as:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2014
  • Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education Award, American Educational Research Association, 2009
  • Fellow of the American Educational Research Association, 2008
  • Review of Research Award, American Educational Research Association, 1985

Best Publications

  • Teacher Quality and Student Achievement

    Linda Darling-Hammond

  • Preparing teachers for a changing world : what teachers should learn and be able to do

    Linda Darling-Hammond;John D. Bransford

  • The Flat World and Education: How America's Commitment to Equity Will Determine Our Future

    Linda Darling-Hammond

  • Policies That Support Professional Development in an Era of Reform

    Linda Darling-Hammond;Milbrey W. McLaughlin

  • CONSTRUCTING 21st-CENTURY TEACHER EDUCATION

    Linda Darling-Hammond

  • Effective Teacher Professional Development

    Linda Darling-Hammond;Maria E. Hyler;Madelyn Gardner

  • Teacher Quality and Student Achievement: A Review of State Policy Evidence

    Linda Darling-Hammond

  • Powerful Teacher Education: Lessons from Exemplary Programs

    Linda Darling-Hammond

  • Implications for educational practice of the science of learning and development

    Linda Darling-Hammond;Lisa Flook;Channa Cook-Harvey;Brigid Barron

  • KEEPING GOOD TEACHERS: WHY IT MATTERS, WHAT LEADERS CAN DO

    Linda Darling-Hammond

  • How Teacher Education Matters

    Linda Darling-Hammond

  • Teacher Education and the American Future.

    Linda Darling-Hammond

  • Defining “Highly Qualified Teachers”: What Does “Scientifically-Based Research” Actually Tell Us?

    Linda Darling-Hammond;Peter Youngs

  • Doing what matters most : investing in quality teaching

    Linda Darling-Hammond

  • The Right To Learn: A Blueprint for Creating Schools That Work. The Jossey-Bass Education Series.

    Linda Darling-Hammond

  • Professional learning in the learning profession: A status report on teacher development in the United States and abroad.

    Linda Darling-Hammond;Ruth Chung Wei;Alethea Andree;Nikole Richardson

  • Variation in Teacher Preparation: How Well Do Different Pathways Prepare Teachers to Teach?

    Linda Darling-Hammond;Ruth Chung;Fred Frelow

  • Does Teacher Preparation Matter? Evidence about Teacher Certification, Teach for America, and Teacher Effectiveness

    Linda Darling-Hammond;Deborah J. Holtzman;Deborah J. Holtzman;Su Jin Gatlin;Julian Vasquez Heilig

  • Teaching as the Learning Profession : Handbook of Policy and Practice

    Linda Darling-Hammond;Gary Sykes

  • The Right to Learn: A Blueprint for Creating Schools That Work

    Linda Darling-Hammond

  • Policies That Support Professional Development in an Era of Reform; Policies Must Keep Pace with New Ideas about What, When, and How Teachers Learn and Must Focus on Developing Schools' and Teachers' Capacities to Be Responsible for Student Learning

    Linda Darling-Hammond;Milbrey W. McLaughlin

Frequent Co-Authors

Debra Meyerson
Debra Meyerson Stanford University
Joseph Murphy
Joseph Murphy Vanderbilt University
Jesse Rothstein
Jesse Rothstein University of California, Berkeley
Milbrey W. McLaughlin
Milbrey W. McLaughlin Stanford University
Brigid Barron
Brigid Barron Vanderbilt University
David C. Berliner
David C. Berliner Arizona State University
Deborah Loewenberg Ball
Deborah Loewenberg Ball University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Mary Helen Immordino-Yang
Mary Helen Immordino-Yang University of Southern California
Dan Goldhaber
Dan Goldhaber University of Washington
Ann Lieberman
Ann Lieberman Stanford University

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