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Maarten de Laat

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 34 6879 6388 490 473 196 6605

Maarten de Laat publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Maarten de Laat between 1997 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Maarten de Laat published across 30 years, from 1997 to 2026, averaging 7.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2014. 9 of the 226 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2014. 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 3 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 10 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 7 publications 2026: 2 publications
1997 2026

226 publications in total across all disciplines

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Maarten de Laat: publications per year, 1997 to 2026
Year Publications
1997 1
1998 0
1999 0
2000 1
2001 3
2002 8
2003 5
2004 6
2005 11
2006 9
2007 6
2008 5
2009 1
2010 10
2011 8
2012 15
2013 7
2014 23
2015 7
2016 16
2017 6
2018 12
2019 13
2020 7
2021 3
2022 5
2023 14
2024 15
2025 7
2026 2
Total 226
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Maarten de Laat 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 Maarten de Laat 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, 194–203 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: 196 publications — 63rd percentile

63% 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
194–203 304 196
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
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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Maarten de Laat 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 Maarten de Laat 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, 34 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: 34 D-Index — 13th percentile

13% 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 34
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
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Best Publications

  • Promoting and assessing value creation in communities and networks: a conceptual framework

    Etienne Wenger;Beverly Trayner;Maarten F de Laat

  • 'Disruptive technologies', 'pedagogical innovation': What's new? Findings from an in-depth study of students' use and perception of technology

    Gráinne Conole;Maarten de Laat;Teresa Dillon;Jonathan Darby

  • Investigating Patterns of Interaction in Networked Learning and Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning: A Role for Social Network Analysis

    Maarten de Laat;Maarten de Laat;Vic Lally;Lasse Lipponen;Robert-Jan Simons

  • Rethinking the entwinement between artificial intelligence and human learning: What capabilities do learners need for a world with AI?

    Unknown

  • Online teaching in networked learning communities: A multi-method approach to studying the role of the teacher

    Maarten De Laat;Maarten De Laat;Vic Lally;Lasse Lipponen;Robert-Jan Simons

  • Complexity, theory and praxis: Researching collaborative learning and tutoring processes in a networked learning community

    Maarten F. De Laat;Vic Lally

  • Developing the role concept for computer-supported collaborative learning: An explorative synthesis

    Jan-Willem Strijbos;Maarten F. De Laat

  • Communities of practice as stimulating forces for collective learning

    Kariene Mittendorff;Femke Geijsel;Aimee Hoeve;Maarten de Laat

  • Social networks and learning networks: Using social network perspectives to understand social learning

    Caroline Haythornthwaite;Maarten F de Laat

  • Network and content analysis in an online community discourse

    Maarten de Laat

  • It's not so easy: Researching the complexity of emergent participant roles and awareness in asynchronous networked learning discussions

    Maarten F. De Laat;Maarten F. De Laat;Vic Lally

  • Visualizing Informal Professional Development Networks: Building a Case for Learning Analytics in the Workplace

    Maarten F de Laat;Bieke Schreurs

  • Opportunities of artificial intelligence for supporting complex problem-solving: Findings from a scoping review

    Unknown

  • Organising communities‐of‐practice: facilitating emergence

    Sanne Akkerman;Christian Petter;Maarten de Laat

  • Developing capabilities: Lifelong learning in the age of AI

    Oleksandra Poquet;Maarten de Laat

  • How can we design for learning in an AI world?

    Unknown

  • Using pattern languages to mediate theory–praxis conversations in design for networked learning

    Peter Goodyear;Maarten de Laat;Vic Lally

  • Complexity, theory and praxis: Researching collaborative learning and tutoring processes in a networked learning community

    Unknown

  • Computer supported moderation of e-discussions: the ARGUNAUT approach

    Reuma De Groot;Raul Drachman;Rakheli Hever;Baruch B. Schwarz

  • Using Machine Learning Techniques to Analyze and Support Mediation of Student E-Discussions

    Bruce M. McLaren;Oliver Scheuer;Maarten De Laat;Rakheli Hever

Frequent Co-Authors

Caroline Haythornthwaite
Caroline Haythornthwaite Syracuse University
Gráinne Conole
Gráinne Conole University of Leicester
Daniel D. Suthers
Daniel D. Suthers University of Hawaii at Manoa
Peter Goodyear
Peter Goodyear University of Sydney
Jan-Willem Strijbos
Jan-Willem Strijbos University of Groningen
Shane Dawson
Shane Dawson University of South Australia
Lasse Lipponen
Lasse Lipponen University of Helsinki
Simon Buckingham Shum
Simon Buckingham Shum University of Technology Sydney
Bruce M. McLaren
Bruce M. McLaren Carnegie Mellon University
David McConnell
David McConnell University of Alberta

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