Loïc Wacquant publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Loïc Wacquant between 1984 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Loïc Wacquant published across 42 years, from 1984 to 2025, averaging 9.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2012. 21 of the 398 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

5 10 15 20

1984 2025

398 publications in total across all disciplines

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Loïc Wacquant: publications per year, 1984 to 2025
Year	Publications
1984	1
1985	8
1986	1
1987	4
1988	5
1989	9
1990	3
1991	3
1992	7
1993	9
1994	6
1995	5
1996	12
1997	10
1998	9
1999	13
2000	3
2001	15
2002	9
2003	11
2004	12
2005	18
2006	14
2007	11
2008	6
2009	17
2010	12
2011	16
2012	24
2013	17
2014	12
2015	7
2016	9
2017	7
2018	12
2019	13
2020	3
2021	2
2022	9
2023	13
2024	8
2025	13
Total	398

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Loïc Wacquant 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 Loïc Wacquant sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400

44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 330 publications — 91st percentile

91% 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	330
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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Loïc Wacquant 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 Loïc Wacquant 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

1997 - Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation

Overview

Loïc Wacquant is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their academic work spans primarily in the Social Sciences, with a strong focus on Sociology and Political Science, contributing to a total of 53 publications in the field. Subfields of study include Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations, General Health Professions, Urban Studies, and Finance.

Their research addresses multiple topics, including:

Social and Cultural Dynamics
Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
Education, sociology, and vocational training
Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice
Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
Political Economy and Marxism
Homelessness and Social Issues

Wacquant has published extensively in various academic venues. The most frequent publication platforms include:

La Pensée (4 publications)
European Journal of Sociology (2 publications)
Thesis Eleven (2 publications)
Qualitative Sociology (2 publications)
Ethnicities (2 publications)

Recent notable papers are as follows:

"The Trap of "Racial Capitalism"" (2023) published in the European Journal of Sociology
"Rethinking the city with Bourdieu's trialectic" (2022) published in City
"Carnal concepts in action: The diagonal sociology of Loïc Wacquant" (2023) published in Thesis Eleven
"In Praise of "Thick Construction"" (2025) published in Qualitative Sociology
"Racial Capitalism Decoupled: A Rejoinder and Reformulation" (2023) published in European Journal of Sociology

Frequent coauthors of Wacquant include Caroline Mary Parker, Chelina Sepúlveda, Chris Garcés, Fiona Macaulay, and H.C. Moore, each having collaborated on multiple publications.

In terms of book publications, Wacquant has released works through the following publishers:

Tirant Emporio do Direito Editorial LTDA eBooks, including titles such as "Comunidades Carcerárias na América Latina: Desconcertando mundos prisionais no século XXI" (2022) and "Comunidades Carcerárias na América Latina" (2022)
Rutgers University Press with the publication "The Globalization of Supermax Prisons" (2020)

Wacquant was awarded the Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation in 1997.

Best Publications

An Invitation to Reflexive Sociology

Pierre Bourdieu;Loïc J. D. Wacquant

25916
Citations
Punishing the Poor: The Neoliberal Government of Social Insecurity

Loïc J. D. Wacquant

5052
Citations
Urban Outcasts: A Comparative Sociology of Advanced Marginality

Loïc J. D. Wacquant

4103
Citations
Deadly Symbiosis: When Ghetto and Prison Meet and Mesh

Loïc Wacquant

2258
Citations
Three steps to a historical anthropology of actually existing neoliberalism

Loïc Wacquant

1928
Citations
Towards a reflexive sociology: A workshop with Pierre Bourdieu

Loic J. D. Wacquant

1642
Citations
Rethinking the state: Genesis and structure of the bureaucratic field

Pierre Bourdieu;Loic J. D. Wacquant;Samar Farage

1642
Citations
Las cárceles de la miseria

Loïc Wacquant

1410
Citations
On the Cunning of Imperialist Reason

Pierre Bourdieu;Loïc Wacquant

1308
Citations
Firing Back: Against the Tyranny of the Market 2

Pierre Bourdieu;Loïc J. D. Wacquant

1233
Citations
Crafting the Neoliberal State: Workfare, Prisonfare, and Social Insecurity1

Loïc Wacquant

1167
Citations
Violence in War and Peace: An Anthology

Nancy Scheper-Hughes;Philippe Bourgois;Joseph Conrad;Michael Thomas Taussig

1057
Citations
Territorial Stigmatization in the Age of Advanced Marginality

Loïc Wacquant

972
Citations
Les prisons de la misère

Loïc J. D. Wacquant

962
Citations
The Cost of Racial and Class Exclusion in the Inner City

Loïc J. D. Wacquant;William Julius Wilson

949
Citations
Prisons of Poverty

Loïc J. D. Wacquant

903
Citations
Pugs at Work: Bodily Capital and Bodily Labour among Professional Boxers

Loïc J.D. Wacquant

762
Citations
Territorial Stigmatization in Action

Loïc Wacquant;Tom Slater;Virgílio Borges Pereira

753
Citations
Parias urbains, ghetto, banlieues, État

Loïc J. D. Wacquant

722
Citations
Crafting the Neoliberal State: Workfare, Prisonfare, and Social Insecurity1: Crafting the Neoliberal State

Loïc Wacquant

700
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Pierre Bourdieu Collège de France

Craig Calhoun Arizona State University

William Julius Wilson Harvard University

Tom Slater University of Edinburgh

Jean Paul Sartre Université Paris Cité

Hannah Arendt Keele University

Paul Farmer Harvard University

Nancy Scheper-Hughes University of California, Berkeley

Philippe Bourgois University of California, Los Angeles

Veena Das Johns Hopkins University

External Links

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