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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 105 68 57 9 9 464 52359

Luciano Floridi publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Luciano Floridi between 1976 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Luciano Floridi published across 50 years, from 1976 to 2025, averaging 14 papers a year. Output peaked at 69 publications in 2025. 126 of the 699 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 69. Peak 69 publications in 2025. 1976: 1 publication 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 17 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 22 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 29 publications 2011: 19 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 27 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 20 publications 2017: 23 publications 2018: 20 publications 2019: 35 publications 2020: 32 publications 2021: 39 publications 2022: 45 publications 2023: 60 publications 2024: 57 publications 2025: 69 publications
1976 2025

699 publications in total across all disciplines

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Luciano Floridi: publications per year, 1976 to 2025
Year Publications
1976 1
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 1
1988 0
1989 0
1990 1
1991 0
1992 1
1993 2
1994 6
1995 5
1996 17
1997 4
1998 7
1999 6
2000 3
2001 3
2002 12
2003 8
2004 10
2005 14
2006 14
2007 9
2008 22
2009 19
2010 29
2011 19
2012 17
2013 27
2014 23
2015 19
2016 20
2017 23
2018 20
2019 35
2020 32
2021 39
2022 45
2023 60
2024 57
2025 69
Total 699
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Luciano Floridi 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 Luciano Floridi 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: 464 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 21 464
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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Luciano Floridi 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 Luciano Floridi 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: 105 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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+ 97 105
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2012 - Covey Award, International Association for Computing and Philosophy
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Luciano Floridi is a researcher affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple disciplines, notably within Social Sciences and Computer Science. Floridi's work has contributed extensively to the understanding of artificial intelligence, ethics, and information science.

The main fields of study for Floridi include:

  • Social Sciences
  • Computer Science

Within these broader fields, they have explored several subfields such as:

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Safety Research
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Information Systems
  • Cognitive Neuroscience

The primary topics of Floridi's work cover areas including:

  • Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
  • Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
  • Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI)
  • Law, AI, and Intellectual Property
  • Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning
  • Privacy, Security, and Data Protection
  • Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations

Among their notable recent papers are:

  • "GPT-3: Its Nature, Scope, Limits, and Consequences" (2020) published in Minds and Machines
  • "The Fight for Digital Sovereignty: What It Is, and Why It Matters, Especially for the EU" (2020) published in Philosophy & Technology

Floridi has collaborated frequently with other researchers, with notable coauthors including:

  • Mariarosaria Taddeo
  • Jessica Morley
  • Claudio Novelli
  • Emmie Hine
  • Josh Cowls

The researcher has published across several prominent venues, among them:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Minds and Machines
  • Philosophy & Technology
  • AI & Society
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Luciano Floridi has also authored books such as:

  • Introduction to Information Science (2022), published by Facet eBooks
  • Ethics, Governance, and Policies in Artificial Intelligence (2021), published by Springer International Publishing

Their scholarly recognition includes awards such as the Covey Award from the International Association for Computing and Philosophy (2012) and being named a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in the United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • AI4People—An Ethical Framework for a Good AI Society: Opportunities, Risks, Principles, and Recommendations

    Luciano Floridi;Luciano Floridi;Josh Cowls;Josh Cowls;Monica Beltrametti;Raja Chatila

  • The ethics of algorithms: Mapping the debate:

    Brent Daniel Mittelstadt;Patrick Allo;Mariarosaria Taddeo;Mariarosaria Taddeo;Sandra Wachter

  • The Fourth Revolution: How the infosphere is reshaping human reality

    Luciano Floridi

  • GPT-3: Its Nature, Scope, Limits, and Consequences

    Luciano Floridi;Luciano Floridi;Massimo Chiriatti

  • The Philosophy of Information

    Luciano Floridi

  • Why a right to explanation of automated decision-making does not exist in the General Data Protection Regulation

    Sandra Wachter;Brent Mittelstadt;Luciano Floridi

  • On the Morality of Artificial Agents

    Luciano Floridi;J. W. Sanders

  • Information: A Very Short Introduction

    Luciano Floridi

  • The grand challenges of Science Robotics

    Guang Zhong Yang;Jim Bellingham;Pierre E. Dupont;Peer Fischer;Peer Fischer

  • A Unified Framework of Five Principles for AI in Society

    Luciano Floridi;Josh Cowls

  • From What to How: An Initial Review of Publicly Available AI Ethics Tools, Methods and Research to Translate Principles into Practices.

    Jessica Morley;Luciano Floridi;Luciano Floridi;Libby Kinsey;Anat Elhalal

  • The ethics of AI in health care: A mapping review.

    Jessica Morley;Caio C.V. Machado;Christopher Burr;Josh Cowls

  • Artificial Intelligence and the 'Good Society': the US, EU, and UK approach.

    Corinne Cath;Corinne Cath;Sandra Wachter;Sandra Wachter;Brent D. Mittelstadt;Brent D. Mittelstadt;Mariarosaria Taddeo;Mariarosaria Taddeo

  • The Ethics of Big Data: Current and Foreseeable Issues in Biomedical Contexts

    Brent Daniel Mittelstadt;Luciano Floridi

  • Information ethics: On the philosophical foundation ofcomputer ethics

    Luciano Floridi

  • How AI can be a force for good

    Mariarosaria Taddeo;Mariarosaria Taddeo;Luciano Floridi;Luciano Floridi

  • The Ethics of Information

    Luciano Floridi

  • Recommender systems and their ethical challenges

    Silvia Milano;Mariarosaria Taddeo;Mariarosaria Taddeo;Luciano Floridi;Luciano Floridi

  • Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Computing and Information

    Luciano Floridi

  • What is data ethics

    Luciano Floridi;Mariarosaria Taddeo

  • What is the Philosophy of Information

    Luciano Floridi

  • The fourth revolution

    Luciano Floridi

  • Technologies of the Self

    Luciano Floridi

Frequent Co-Authors

Pietro Ghezzi
Pietro Ghezzi Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Min Chen
Min Chen South China University of Technology
Virginia Dignum
Virginia Dignum Umeå University
Effy Vayena
Effy Vayena ETH Zurich
Peer Fischer
Peer Fischer Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems
Raja Chatila
Raja Chatila Sorbonne University
Michel Goldman
Michel Goldman Université Libre de Bruxelles
Iain B. McInnes
Iain B. McInnes University of Glasgow
Michael R. Barnes
Michael R. Barnes Queen Mary University of London
Christopher E.M. Griffiths
Christopher E.M. Griffiths University of Manchester

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