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D-Index
41
Citations
6992
World Ranking
5057
National Ranking
356

Mark Colyvan 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 Mark Colyvan sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 126 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Mark Colyvan 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 Mark Colyvan 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: 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: 41 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Mark Colyvan is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia and conducts research spanning multiple areas within arts, humanities, and social sciences.

The primary fields of study for their work include:

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Social Sciences

Within these fields, the subfields of study frequently addressed are:

  • History and Philosophy of Science
  • Computational Theory and Mathematics
  • Law
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Sociology and Political Science

The main research topics covered in their publications are:

  • Philosophy and History of Science
  • Philosophy and Theoretical Science
  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • Quantum Mechanics and Applications
  • Jury Decision Making Processes
  • Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems
  • Law in Society and Culture

Mark Colyvan has contributed multiple papers across various academic journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • "The Prospects for a Monist Theory of Non-causal Explanation in Science and Mathematics", 2020, Erkenntnis
  • "Explanation impossible", 2020, Philosophical Studies
  • "Meta-uncertainty and the proof paradoxes", 2023, Philosophical Studies
  • "Do conspiracy-theory interventions rest on a mistake?", 2025, Synthese

The venues of publication where Colyvan has appeared most frequently are:

  • Philosophical Studies
  • Erkenntnis
  • Synthese

Collaborations with other researchers are part of their scholarly activity. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Alexander Reutlinger
  • Karolina Krzyżanowska
  • Katie Steele
  • Sam Baron
  • Michael D. Resnik

Best Publications

  • A TAXONOMY AND TREATMENT OF UNCERTAINTY FOR ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

    Helen M. Regan;Mark Colyvan;Mark A. Burgman

  • The Indispensability of Mathematics

    Mark Colyvan

  • Buying into conservation: intrinsic versus instrumental value

    James Justus;James Justus;Mark Colyvan;Helen Regan;Lynn A. Maguire

  • The biodiversity bank cannot be a lending bank

    Sarah A. Bekessy;Brendan A. Wintle;David B. Lindenmayer;Michael A. Mccarthy

  • Ecological Orbits : How Planets Move and Populations Grow

    Lev R. Ginzburg;Mark Colyvan

  • An Inferential Conception of the Application of Mathematics

    Otávio Bueno;Mark Colyvan

  • Some practical suggestions for improving engagement between researchers and policy‐makers in natural resource management

    Philip G Gibbons;Charlie A Zammit;Kara Nicole Youngentob;Hugh P Possingham

  • A formal model for consensus and negotiation in environmental management

    Helen M. Regan;Mark Colyvan;Lisa Markovchick-Nicholls

  • The Explanatory Power of Phase Spaces

    Aidan Lyon;Mark Colyvan

  • Avoiding bio-perversity from carbon sequestration solutions

    David Lindenmayer;David Lindenmayer;Kristin B Hulvey;Richard Hobbs;Richard Hobbs;Mark Colyvan

  • There is No Easy Road to Nominalism

    Mark Colyvan

  • An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mathematics

    Mark Colyvan

  • Laws of nature and laws of ecology

    M. Colyvan;L. R. Ginzburg

  • Mathematics and aesthetic considerations in science

    Mark Colyvan

  • Is it a Crime to Belong to a Reference Class

    Mark Colyvan;Helen M. Regan;Scott Ferson

  • How Mathematics Can Make a Difference

    Samuel Thomas Baron;Samuel Thomas Baron;Samuel Thomas Baron;Mark Colyvan;Mark Colyvan;Mark Colyvan;David Ripley;David Ripley;David Ripley

  • The Miracle of Applied Mathematics

    Mark Colyvan

  • Indispensability arguments in the philosophy of mathematics

    Mark Colyvan

  • Probability and Ecological Complexity

    Mark Colyvan

  • Can the eleatic principle be justified

    Mark Colyvan

  • Mathematics and Its Applications

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  • The Economy of the Earth: Philosophy, Law, and the Environment.Second Edition.ByMark Sagoff. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press. $80.00 (hardcover); $27.99 (paper). xi + 266 p.; index. 978‐0‐521‐86755‐9 (hc); 978‐0‐521‐68713‐3 (pb). 2008.

    Mark Colyvan

Frequent Co-Authors

Helen M. Regan
Helen M. Regan University of California, Riverside
Mark A. Burgman
Mark A. Burgman Imperial College London
David B. Lindenmayer
David B. Lindenmayer Australian National University
Hugh P. Possingham
Hugh P. Possingham University of Queensland
Otávio Bueno
Otávio Bueno University of Miami
Michael A. McCarthy
Michael A. McCarthy University of Melbourne
Brendan A. Wintle
Brendan A. Wintle University of Melbourne
Sarah A. Bekessy
Sarah A. Bekessy RMIT University
Richard J. Hobbs
Richard J. Hobbs University of Western Australia
Jc Beall
Jc Beall University of Notre Dame

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