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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 43 4386 4053 742 686 258 8570

Matthias Ruth publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Matthias Ruth between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Matthias Ruth published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 9.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2014. 21 of the 334 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2014. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 14 publications 1994: 26 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 17 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 17 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 30 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 31 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 23 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 2 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 20 publications 2025: 1 publication
1990 2025

334 publications in total across all disciplines

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Matthias Ruth: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 0
1992 1
1993 14
1994 26
1995 7
1996 4
1997 17
1998 7
1999 4
2000 6
2001 8
2002 17
2003 2
2004 4
2005 6
2006 11
2007 8
2008 15
2009 14
2010 3
2011 5
2012 30
2013 6
2014 31
2015 9
2016 10
2017 9
2018 8
2019 23
2020 4
2021 1
2022 2
2023 0
2024 20
2025 1
Total 334
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Matthias Ruth 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 Matthias Ruth 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, 254–263 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: 258 publications — 80th percentile

80% 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
254–263 162 258
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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Matthias Ruth 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 Matthias Ruth 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, 43 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: 43 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% 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 43
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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Overview

Matthias Ruth is affiliated with the University of York in the United Kingdom and primarily works in the field of Environmental Science. Their research encompasses multiple subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Artificial Intelligence, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Civil and Structural Engineering, and Sociology and Political Science.

The scientist's recent publications cover diverse aspects of environmental and infrastructure challenges. Notable papers include:

  • "Urbanized knowledge syndrome-erosion of diversity and systems thinking in urbanites' mental models" (2022) published in npj Urban Sustainability
  • "Toward indicators of the performance of US infrastructures under climate change risks" (2020) published in Climatic Change
  • "Water environment collaborative governance policy in the Yangtze River Delta" (2024) published in Water Policy
  • "Non-perturbative guiding center model for magnetized plasmas" (2024) published in arXiv (Cornell University)

Their work addresses topics such as Cognitive Science and Mapping, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Environmental Education and Sustainability, Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Disaster Management and Resilience, and Global Energy and Sustainability Research.

Among the frequent coauthors collaborating with Matthias Ruth are Dodo J. Thampapillai, who has coauthored multiple papers, as well as Yuanhong Tian, C. Bao, and Payam Aminpour.

The scientist's publications appear in specialized venues including Water Policy, npj Urban Sustainability, Climatic Change, and arXiv (Cornell University), reflecting a focus on interdisciplinary environmental and infrastructure studies.

Best Publications

  • Using Dynamic Modeling to Scope Environmental Problems and Build Consensus

    Robert Costanza;Matthias Ruth

  • Dynamic Modeling

    Bruce Hannon;Matthias Ruth

  • Indicators of Dematerialization and the Materials Intensity of Use

    Cutler J. Cleveland;Matthias Ruth

  • Modeling Dynamic Biological Systems

    Bruce Hannon;Matthias Ruth

  • Social and economic impacts of climate change on the urban environment

    Rebecca Gasper;Andrew Blohm;Matthias Ruth

  • Modeling dynamic economic systems

    Matthias Ruth;Bruce Hannon

  • Regional Energy Demand Responses To Climate Change: Methodology And Application To The Commonwealth Of Massachusetts

    Anthony D. Amato;Matthias Ruth;Paul Kirshen;James Horwitz

  • Livability for all? Conceptual limits and practical implications.

    Matthias Ruth;Rachel S. Franklin

  • Integrating economics, ecology, and thermodynamics

    Matthias Ruth

  • Interdependencies of urban climate change impacts and adaptation strategies: a case study of Metropolitan Boston USA

    Paul Kirshen;Matthias Ruth;William Anderson

  • Modeling Sustainability: Population, Inequality, Consumption, and Bidirectional Coupling of the Earth and Human Systems

    Safa Motesharrei;Jorge Rivas;Eugenia Kalnay;Ghassem R. Asrar

  • When, where, and by how much do biophysical limits constrain the economic process?

    Cutler J Cleveland;Matthias Ruth

  • Regional energy demand and adaptations to climate change: Methodology and application to the state of Maryland, USA

    Matthias Ruth;Ai-Chen Lin

  • Climate change and coastal flooding in Metro Boston: impacts and adaptation strategies

    Paul Kirshen;Kelly Knee;Matthias Ruth

  • Exploring the resilience of industrial ecosystems

    Junming Zhu;Junming Zhu;Matthias Ruth

  • Understanding and managing the complexity of urban systems under climate change

    Matthias Ruth;Dana Coelho

  • Climate change and natural disasters: macroeconomic performance and distributional impacts

    María Eugenia Ibarrarán;Matthias Ruth;Sanjana Ahmad;Marisa London

  • Modeling the Effects of Fishing and Implications for the Design of Marine Protected Areas: Juvenile Fish Responses to Variations in Seafloor Habitat

    James B. Lindholm;Peter J. Auster;Matthias Ruth;Les Kaufman

  • Growing Up and Cleaning Up: The Environmental Kuznets Curve Redux.

    Rachel S. Franklin;Matthias Ruth

  • Coastal flooding, climate change and environmental justice: identifying obstacles and incentives for adaptation in two metropolitan Boston Massachusetts communities

    Ellen M. Douglas;Paul H. Kirshen;Michael Paolisso;Chris Watson

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Kirshen
Paul Kirshen University of Massachusetts Boston
Benjamin F. Hobbs
Benjamin F. Hobbs Johns Hopkins University
Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm
Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm University of Maryland, College Park
Robert Costanza
Robert Costanza University College London
Karen L. Palmer
Karen L. Palmer Resources For The Future
Alan Meier
Alan Meier Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Eugenia Kalnay
Eugenia Kalnay University of Maryland, College Park
Ning Zeng
Ning Zeng University of Maryland, College Park
Robert F. Cahalan
Robert F. Cahalan Goddard Space Flight Center
Philip Garcia
Philip Garcia University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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