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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.

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44 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.

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.

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: 261 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.

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

  • Growth rates of modern science: a latent piecewise growth curve approach to model publication numbers from established and new literature databases

    Lutz Bornmann;Robin Haunschild;Rüdiger Mutz

  • 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
Peter van den Besselaar
Peter van den Besselaar Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Félix de Moya-Anegón
Félix de Moya-Anegón Spanish National Research Council
Filippo Radicchi
Filippo Radicchi Indiana University
Ludo Waltman
Ludo Waltman Leiden University
Herbert W. Marsh
Herbert W. Marsh Australian Catholic University

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