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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 53 2275 2070 1099 986 204 13140

Maria Polinsky publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Maria Polinsky between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Maria Polinsky published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 6.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2010. 13 of the 231 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2010. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 8 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 7 publications
1992 2025

231 publications in total across all disciplines

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Maria Polinsky: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 2
1994 0
1995 4
1996 3
1997 5
1998 1
1999 8
2000 4
2001 4
2002 3
2003 8
2004 2
2005 2
2006 4
2007 12
2008 8
2009 13
2010 16
2011 13
2012 7
2013 13
2014 13
2015 10
2016 11
2017 6
2018 13
2019 7
2020 8
2021 7
2022 5
2023 5
2024 6
2025 7
Total 231
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Maria Polinsky 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 Maria Polinsky 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, 204–213 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: 204 publications — 66th percentile

66% 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
204–213 285 204
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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Maria Polinsky 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 Maria Polinsky 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, 53 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: 53 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% 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 53
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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Overview

Maria Polinsky is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research primarily intersects the fields of Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, and Psychology, with a total of 26, 23, and 16 publications respectively in these areas. Their work extensively addresses Language and Linguistics, Linguistics and Language, and intersects with Artificial Intelligence, Developmental and Educational Psychology, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

The main topics explored in Polinsky's work include Syntax, Semantics, and Linguistic Variation; Linguistic Variation and Morphology; Multilingual Education and Policy; Natural Language Processing Techniques; Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism; Language, Discourse, and Communication Strategies; as well as Language Development and Disorders.

Among recent papers associated with the broader research context, key publications include:

  • Language history on fast forward: Innovations in heritage languages and diachronic change (2021, Bilingualism Language and Cognition)
  • Headedness and the Lexicon: The Case of Verb-to-Noun Ratios (2020, Languages)
  • Form-Focused Instruction in the Heritage Language Classroom: Toward Research-Informed Heritage Language Pedagogy (2020, Frontiers in Education)
  • Collocations and near-native competence: Lexical strategies of heritage speakers of Russian (2020, International Journal of Bilingualism)
  • Cross-linguistic influence meets diminished input: A comparative study of heritage Russian in contact with Hebrew and English (2023, Second language Research)

Frequent co-authors in their body of work include Silvina Montrul, Natalia Meir, Gregory Scontras, Olesya Kisselev, and Rajiv Rao. This collaborative network reflects ongoing research engagement across multiple linguistic and psycholinguistic domains.

Polinsky's research is frequently published in venues such as Languages, Journal of Applied Linguistics and Lexicography, Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism, Bilingualism Language and Cognition, and Frontiers in Education. These journals contribute to the dissemination of studies in applied linguistics, bilingualism, and educational approaches related to heritage language acquisition and development.

Best Publications

  • Heritage Languages: In the 'Wild' and in the Classroom

    Maria Polinsky;Olga Kagan

  • Heritage languages and their speakers: Opportunities and challenges for linguistics

    Elabbas Benmamoun;Silvina Montrul;Maria Polinsky

  • Heritage Languages and their Speakers

    Maria Polinsky

  • Incomplete Acquisition American Russian

    Maria Polinsky

  • Gender under Incomplete Acquisition: Heritage Speakers' Knowledge of Noun Categorization.

    Maria Polinsky

  • Long-Distance Agreement And Topic In Tsez

    Maria Polinsky;Eric Potsdam

  • Understanding heritage languages

    Maria Polinsky;Gregory Scontras

  • Reanalysis in Adult Heritage Language: A Case for Attrition.

    Maria Polinsky

  • American Russian: Language Loss Meets Language Acquisition

    M. Polinsky

  • Heritage language and linguistic theory

    Gregory Scontras;Zuzanna Z Fuchs;Maria Polinsky

  • The Russian language in the twentieth century

    Bernard Comrie;Gerald Stone;Maria Polinsky

  • Heritage Language Narratives

    Maria Polinsky

  • Causatives and transitivity

    Bernard Comrie;Maria Polinsky

  • The Atlas of Languages: The Origin and Development of Languages Throughout the World

    Bernard Comrie;Stephen Matthews;Maria Polinsky

  • Prolegomena to Heritage Linguistics

    Elabbas Benmamoun;Silvina Montrul;Maria Polinsky

  • Expanding the Scope of Control and Raising

    Maria Polinsky;Eric Potsdam

  • Defining an “ideal” heritage speaker: Theoretical and methodological challenges Reply to peer commentaries

    Elabbas Benmamoun;Silvina Montrul;Maria Polinsky

  • Cognitive and linguistic factors affecting subject/object asymmetry: An eye-tracking study of prenominal relative clauses in Korean

    Nayoung Kwon;Peter C. Gordon;Yoonhyoung Lee;Robert Kluender

  • Cross-Linguistic Parallels in Language Loss.

    Maria Polinsky

  • The Oxford handbook of language attrition.

    Monika Schmid;Barbara Köpke;Mirela Cherciov;Tuğba Karayayla

  • Subject preference in Korean

    Nayoung Kwon;Maria Polinsky;Robert Kluender;Donald Baumer

  • The nature of explanation in linguistic theory

    John C. Moore;Maria Polinsky

  • Deconstructing Ergativity: Two Types of Ergative Languages and Their Features

    Maria Polinsky

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernard Comrie
Bernard Comrie University of California, Santa Barbara
Silvina Montrul
Silvina Montrul University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Marta Kutas
Marta Kutas University of California, San Diego
Elizabeth Bates
Elizabeth Bates University of California, San Diego
Martin Haspelmath
Martin Haspelmath Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Frederick J. Newmeyer
Frederick J. Newmeyer University of Washington
Peter C. Gordon
Peter C. Gordon University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Sandra A. Thompson
Sandra A. Thompson University of California, Santa Barbara
Larry M. Hyman
Larry M. Hyman University of California, Berkeley
John R. N. Taylor
John R. N. Taylor University of Pretoria

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