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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 66 943 54 473 26989

Mario Bunge publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mario Bunge between 1951 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mario Bunge published across 73 years, from 1951 to 2023, averaging 7.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 2017. 1 of the 531 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1951 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 28. Peak 28 publications in 2017. 1951: 1 publication 1952: 0 publications 1953: 0 publications 1954: 1 publication 1955: 3 publications 1956: 3 publications 1957: 1 publication 1958: 3 publications 1959: 0 publications 1960: 2 publications 1961: 6 publications 1962: 5 publications 1963: 6 publications 1964: 5 publications 1965: 2 publications 1966: 6 publications 1967: 13 publications 1968: 9 publications 1969: 4 publications 1970: 5 publications 1971: 6 publications 1972: 6 publications 1973: 25 publications 1974: 10 publications 1975: 6 publications 1976: 9 publications 1977: 10 publications 1978: 8 publications 1979: 12 publications 1980: 16 publications 1981: 17 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 17 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 22 publications 1986: 6 publications 1987: 13 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 11 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 13 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 13 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 12 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 21 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 23 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 28 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 1 publication 2022: 0 publications 2023: 1 publication
1951 2023

531 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mario Bunge: publications per year, 1951 to 2023
Year Publications
1951 1
1952 0
1953 0
1954 1
1955 3
1956 3
1957 1
1958 3
1959 0
1960 2
1961 6
1962 5
1963 6
1964 5
1965 2
1966 6
1967 13
1968 9
1969 4
1970 5
1971 6
1972 6
1973 25
1974 10
1975 6
1976 9
1977 10
1978 8
1979 12
1980 16
1981 17
1982 4
1983 17
1984 5
1985 22
1986 6
1987 13
1988 3
1989 11
1990 5
1991 5
1992 3
1993 3
1994 3
1995 13
1996 5
1997 5
1998 13
1999 9
2000 12
2001 8
2002 0
2003 6
2004 21
2005 2
2006 13
2007 5
2008 4
2009 3
2010 16
2011 6
2012 23
2013 4
2014 6
2015 3
2016 9
2017 28
2018 4
2019 10
2020 1
2021 1
2022 0
2023 1
Total 531
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Mario Bunge publications per year - data summary

  • Mario Bunge, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from McGill University, has 531 publications recorded across 73 years, from 1951 to 2023.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1951 and the most recent to 2023.
  • The most productive year is 2017, with 28 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1951, 1954, 1957, 2020 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 5 of the 73 years in the span carry no publications at all (1952, 1953, 1959, 2002 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 7.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 7.8 per year counting only the 68 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2019-2023) hold 13 publications, 2% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1951-1975: 128 publications (5.1 per year); 1976-2000: 229 publications (9.2 per year); 2001-2023: 174 publications (7.6 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Mario Bunge 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 Mario Bunge 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: 473 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 21 473
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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Mario Bunge 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.
  • Mario Bunge, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from McGill University, records 473 publications - the 97th percentile of the discipline.
  • 97% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Mario Bunge, and about 3% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Mario Bunge 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).

Mario Bunge 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 Mario Bunge 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, 66 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: 66 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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 66
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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Mario Bunge 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.
  • Mario Bunge, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from McGill University, records 66 D-Index - the 88th percentile of the discipline.
  • 88% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Mario Bunge, and about 12% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Mario Bunge 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

  • 1992 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of the Arts and Humanities
  • 1984 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1971 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Mario Bunge was affiliated with McGill University in Canada and contributed extensively to the social sciences. Their scholarly output included work across multiple subfields, notably Political Science and International Relations, Law, Sociology and Political Science, and Clinical Psychology.

Their research topics covered a range of areas including:

  • Criminal Justice and Penology
  • Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies
  • Comparative International Legal Studies
  • Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
  • Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia
  • Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research

They authored several recent papers, among them:

  • "El derecho como técnica social de control y reforma" (2021) published in Isonomía - Revista de teoría y filosofía del derecho
  • "De la neurologie sans âme et de la psychologie sans tête à la neuropsychologie" (2023) published in Petite revue de philosophie
  • "Article 9. Critique destructive et constructive" (2020) published in Mεtascience

Frequent collaborators included Rubén Ardila, Herbert Spengler, Heriberto Janosch González, and Alfonso Serrano-Maíllo.

Among their book publications were:

  • Philosophie der Psychologie (2025), published by Mohr Siebeck eBooks
  • Agresiones sexuales cometidas por desconocidos (2020), published by Dykinson eBooks

Mario Bunge received several awards across their career, including:

  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (1992), Academy of the Arts and Humanities
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1984)
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1971)

Best Publications

  • La investigación científica : su estrategia y su filosofía

    Mario Bunge

  • La Ciencia su Método y su Filosofía

    Mario Bunge

  • Causality and modern science

    Mario Augusto Bunge

  • Treatise on basic Philosophy

    Mario Bunge

  • Mind and Society

    Mario Bunge

  • Teoría y realidad

    Mario Bunge;José Luis García Molina;Joaquín Sempere

  • Finding philosophy in social science

    Mario Augusto Bunge

  • Mechanism and Explanation

    Mario Bunge

  • How Does It Work?: The Search for Explanatory Mechanisms

    Mario Bunge

  • The Mind-Body Problem: A Psychobiological Approach

    Mario Augusto Bunge

  • Foundations of biophilosophy

    M. Mahner;Mario Augusto Bunge

  • Emergence and Convergence: Qualitative Novelty and the Unity of Knowledge

    Mario Augusto Bunge

  • Social science under debate : a philosophical perspective

    Mario Augusto Bunge

  • Philosophy of Physics

    Mario Augusto Bunge

  • Method, model, and matter

    Mario Augusto Bunge

  • La investigación cientifica

    Mario Bunge

  • Ciencia y desarrollo

    Mario Bunge

  • The Sociology-Philosophy Connection

    Mario Augusto Bunge

  • Scientific Research I

    Mario Bunge

  • Filosofía de la psicología

    Mario Bunge;Rubén Ardila

  • Classical Field Theories

    Mario Bunge

  • Cerebral correlates of conscious experience

    M. Bunge

Frequent Co-Authors

Rodolfo R. Llinás
Rodolfo R. Llinás New York University
Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Russell Queen's University
Michael R. Matthews
Michael R. Matthews University of New South Wales
Terry Eagleton
Terry Eagleton Lancaster University

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