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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 83 310 263 13 9 460 28242
Computer Science 81 1017 985 40 40 466 27034

Lutz Bornmann publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Lutz Bornmann between 2002 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Lutz Bornmann published across 24 years, from 2002 to 2025, averaging 25.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 50 publications in 2018. 45 of the 604 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2002 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 50. Peak 50 publications in 2018. 2002: 5 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 6 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 26 publications 2011: 34 publications 2012: 37 publications 2013: 36 publications 2014: 43 publications 2015: 37 publications 2016: 45 publications 2017: 47 publications 2018: 50 publications 2019: 40 publications 2020: 36 publications 2021: 30 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 28 publications
2002 2025

604 publications in total across all disciplines

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Lutz Bornmann: publications per year, 2002 to 2025
Year Publications
2002 5
2003 1
2004 6
2005 6
2006 4
2007 11
2008 17
2009 15
2010 26
2011 34
2012 37
2013 36
2014 43
2015 37
2016 45
2017 47
2018 50
2019 40
2020 36
2021 30
2022 14
2023 19
2024 17
2025 28
Total 604
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Lutz Bornmann publications per year - data summary

  • Lutz Bornmann, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, has 604 publications recorded across 24 years, from 2002 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2002 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2018, with 50 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 2003, with 1 publication.
  • The rate of publication averages 25.2 papers per year over the whole span, or 25.2 per year counting only the 24 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 108 publications, 18% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2002-2009: 65 publications (8.1 per year); 2010-2017: 305 publications (38.1 per year); 2018-2025: 234 publications (29.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Lutz Bornmann 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 Lutz Bornmann 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, 454–463 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: 460 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 19 460
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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Lutz Bornmann publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 44–53 to 570+ publications.
  • Lutz Bornmann, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, records 460 publications - the 97th percentile of the discipline.
  • 97% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Lutz Bornmann, and about 3% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Lutz Bornmann ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 114–123 publications, holding 474 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 174–183 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 570 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Lutz Bornmann 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 Lutz Bornmann 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, 83 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: 83 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.

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 83
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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Lutz Bornmann D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 71 ranges running from 30 to 100+ D-Index.
  • Lutz Bornmann, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, records 83 D-Index - the 96th percentile of the discipline.
  • 96% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Lutz Bornmann, and about 4% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Lutz Bornmann ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 313 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 47 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more, 97 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Computer Science in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Lutz Bornmann is affiliated with the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of decision sciences. Their research spans various subfields, including statistics, probability and uncertainty; sociology and political science; information systems; artificial intelligence; and economics and econometrics.

The main topics addressed in Bornmann's research are scientometrics and bibliometrics research, complex network analysis techniques, misinformation and its impacts, advanced text analysis techniques, meta-analysis and systematic reviews, web visibility and informetrics, and research data management practices.

Bornmann has authored publications in several notable venues, reflecting their ongoing engagement with the academic community. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Scientometrics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Informetrics
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • PLoS ONE

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Bornmann's work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Robin Haunschild
  • Alexander Tekles
  • Loet Leydesdorff
  • Werner Marx
  • Christian Leibel

Representative recent papers authored by Bornmann include:

  • Disruptive papers published in Scientometrics: meaningful results by using an improved variant of the disruption index originally proposed by Wu, Wang, and Evans (2020, Scientometrics)
  • Growth rates of modern science: a latent piecewise growth curve approach to model publication numbers from established and new literature databases (2021, Humanities and Social Sciences Communications)
  • How relevant is climate change research for climate change policy? An empirical analysis based on Overton data (2022, PLoS ONE)

Additional relevant papers in Bornmann's corpus, reflecting the larger domain of scientometrics, include:

  • Altmetrics and societal impact measurements: Match or mismatch? A literature review (2020, El Profesional de la Informacion)
  • What do we know about the disruption index in scientometrics? An overview of the literature (2023, Scientometrics)

Best Publications

  • What do citation counts measure? A review of studies on citing behavior

    Lutz Bornmann;Hans-Dieter Daniel

  • Growth rates of modern science: A bibliometric analysis based on the number of publications and cited references

    Lutz Bornmann;Ruediger Mutz

  • What is societal impact of research and how can it be assessed? a literature survey

    Lutz Bornmann

  • What do we know about the h index

    Lutz Bornmann;Hans-Dieter Daniel

  • Do altmetrics point to the broader impact of research? An overview of benefits and disadvantages of altmetrics

    Lutz Bornmann

  • Scientific peer review

    Lutz Bornmann

  • Are there better indices for evaluation purposes than the h index? A comparison of nine different variants of the h index using data from biomedicine

    Lutz Bornmann;Rüdiger Mutz;Hans-Dieter Daniel

  • Does the h-index for ranking of scientists really work?

    Lutz Bornmann;Hans-Dieter Daniel

  • The state of h index research. Is the h index the ideal way to measure research performance

    Lutz Bornmann;Hans‐Dieter Daniel;Hans‐Dieter Daniel

  • Citation counts for research evaluation: standards of good practice for analyzing bibliometric data and presenting and interpreting results

    Lutz Bornmann;Rüdiger Mutz;Christoph Neuhaus;Hans-Dieter Daniel

  • Gender differences in grant peer review: A meta-analysis

    Lutz Bornmann;Ruediger Mutz;Hans-Dieter Daniel;Hans-Dieter Daniel

  • A multilevel meta-analysis of studies reporting correlations between the h index and 37 different h index variants

    Lutz Bornmann;Ruediger Mutz;Sven E. Hug;Hans-Dieter Daniel;Hans-Dieter Daniel

  • Climate Change Research in View of Bibliometrics.

    Robin Haunschild;Lutz Bornmann;Werner Marx

  • Scientometrics in a changing research landscape

    Lutz Bornmann;Loet Leydesdorff

  • Measuring the societal impact of research: research is less and less assessed on scientific impact alone--we should aim to quantify the increasingly important contributions of science to society.

    Lutz Bornmann

  • Alternative metrics in scientometrics: a meta-analysis of research into three altmetrics

    Lutz Bornmann

  • What factors determine citation counts of publications in chemistry besides their quality

    Lutz Bornmann;Hermann Schier;Werner Marx;Hans-Dieter Daniel;Hans-Dieter Daniel

  • Detecting the historical roots of research fields by reference publication year spectroscopy RPYS

    Werner Marx;Lutz Bornmann;Andreas Barth;Loet Leydesdorff

  • The new Excellence Indicator in the World Report of the SCImago Institutions Rankings 2011

    Lutz Bornmann;Felix de Moya Anegón;Loet Leydesdorff

  • Are there better indices for evaluation purposes than the h index? A comparison of nine different variants of the h index using data from biomedicine

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  • ADVANCES IN INFORMATION SCIENCE What Is Societal Impact of Research and How Can It Be Assessed? A Literature Survey

    Lutz Bornmann

  • Short communication Does the h-index for ranking of scientists really work?

    Lutz Bornmann;Hans-Dieter Daniel

Frequent Co-Authors

Loet Leydesdorff
Loet Leydesdorff University of Amsterdam
Werner Marx
Werner Marx Max Planck Society
Jürgen Enders
Jürgen Enders University of Bath
Félix de Moya-Anegón
Félix de Moya-Anegón Spanish National Research Council
Peter van den Besselaar
Peter van den Besselaar Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Jerome K. Vanclay
Jerome K. Vanclay Southern Cross University
Filippo Radicchi
Filippo Radicchi Indiana University
Ludo Waltman
Ludo Waltman Leiden University

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