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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 58 1609 1441 769 678 165 27078

Maxwell McCombs publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Maxwell McCombs between 1967 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Maxwell McCombs published across 57 years, from 1967 to 2023, averaging 3 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2013. 4 of the 172 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1967 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2013. 1967: 1 publication 1968: 2 publications 1969: 3 publications 1970: 3 publications 1971: 3 publications 1972: 3 publications 1973: 1 publication 1974: 2 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 4 publications 1977: 4 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 4 publications 1981: 5 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 6 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 3 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 1 publication 2023: 3 publications
1967 2023

172 publications in total across all disciplines

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Maxwell McCombs: publications per year, 1967 to 2023
Year Publications
1967 1
1968 2
1969 3
1970 3
1971 3
1972 3
1973 1
1974 2
1975 1
1976 4
1977 4
1978 2
1979 2
1980 4
1981 5
1982 0
1983 2
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 2
1988 1
1989 1
1990 0
1991 1
1992 2
1993 2
1994 3
1995 3
1996 5
1997 2
1998 3
1999 6
2000 0
2001 2
2002 1
2003 2
2004 4
2005 2
2006 2
2007 4
2008 3
2009 2
2010 1
2011 6
2012 3
2013 16
2014 10
2015 7
2016 6
2017 16
2018 1
2019 3
2020 3
2021 1
2022 1
2023 3
Total 172
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Maxwell McCombs publications per year - data summary

  • Maxwell McCombs, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from The University of Texas at Austin, has 172 publications recorded across 57 years, from 1967 to 2023.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1967 and the most recent to 2023.
  • The most productive years are 2013 and 2017, with 16 publications each.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1967, 1973, 1975, 1988 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 6 of the 57 years in the span carry no publications at all (1982, 1984, 1985, 1986 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 3.0 papers per year over the whole span, or 3.4 per year counting only the 51 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2019-2023) hold 11 publications, 6% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1967-1985: 42 publications (2.2 per year); 1986-2004: 40 publications (2.1 per year); 2005-2023: 90 publications (4.7 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Maxwell McCombs 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 Maxwell McCombs 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, 164–173 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: 165 publications — 49th percentile

49% 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
164–173 391 165
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
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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Maxwell McCombs 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.
  • Maxwell McCombs, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from The University of Texas at Austin, records 165 publications - the 49th percentile of the discipline.
  • 49% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Maxwell McCombs, and about 51% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Maxwell McCombs falls inside that same range.
  • 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).

Maxwell McCombs 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 Maxwell McCombs 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, 58 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: 58 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 58
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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Maxwell McCombs 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.
  • Maxwell McCombs, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from The University of Texas at Austin, records 58 D-Index - the 79th percentile of the discipline.
  • 79% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Maxwell McCombs, and about 21% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Maxwell McCombs 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

  • 2011 - Helen Dinerman Prize, World Association of Public Opinion Research

Overview

Maxwell McCombs is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research primarily spans social sciences with a strong focus on communication and related interdisciplinary fields.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Social Sciences

Within these, McCombs has contributed extensively to various subfields such as:

  • Communication
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Strategy and Management
  • Literature and Literary Theory

The key topics addressed in their work encompass:

  • Media Studies and Communication
  • Social Media and Politics
  • Climate Change Communication and Perception
  • Misinformation and Its Impacts
  • Policy Transfer and Learning
  • Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
  • Discourse Analysis in Language Studies

McCombs's recent publications reflect these interests and include the following papers:

  • "Orígenes y desarrollo de la teoría de la agenda setting en Comunicación. Tendencias en España (2014-2019)" (2020), published in El Profesional de la Informacion
  • "Reflections on a Legacy: Thoughts from Scholars about Agenda-Setting Past and Future" (2022), published in Mass Communication & Society
  • "The language of journalism - The language of agenda setting effects" (2020), published in Mediapolis revista de comunicação jornalismo e espaço público
  • "Rethinking environmental news coverage through Agenda-Setting and the normative function of attributes" (2023), published in Comunicación y Sociedad
  • "Personal Agenda-Public Agenda Congruency: A Contingent Condition for Agenda-setting Effects" (2023), published in Communication & Society

Frequent co-authors collaborating with McCombs include:

  • Alberto Ardèvol-Abreu
  • Homero Gil de Zúñiga
  • Mike Schmierbach
  • Sebastián Valenzuela
  • James W. Dearing

McCombs has published in a range of academic venues, such as:

  • El Profesional de la Informacion
  • Mass Communication & Society
  • Mediapolis revista de comunicação jornalismo e espaço público
  • Comunicación y Sociedad
  • Communication & Society

In recognition of contributions to the field, McCombs was awarded the Helen Dinerman Prize by the World Association of Public Opinion Research in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Agenda setting function of mass media

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  • The Evolution of Agenda-Setting Research: Twenty-Five Years in the Marketplace of Ideas

    Maxwell E. McCombs;Donald L. Shaw

  • A Look at Agenda-setting: past, present and future

    Maxwell McCombs

  • Communication and Democracy : Exploring the intellectual Frontiers in Agenda-setting theory

    Maxwell E. McCombs;Donald Lewis Shaw;David H. Weaver

  • Agenda-setting Effects of Business News on the Public's Images and Opinions about Major Corporations

    Craig E Carroll;Maxwell McCombs

  • Candidate Images in Spanish Elections: Second-Level Agenda-Setting Effects

    Maxwell McCombs;Juan Pablo Llamas;Esteban Lopez-Escobar;Federico Rey

  • New Directions in Agenda-Setting Theory and Research

    Maxwell E. McCombs;Donald L. Shaw;David H. Weaver

  • Media Salience and the Process of Framing: Coverage of the Columbine School Shootings:

    Hsiang Iris Chyi;Maxwell McCombs

  • The emergence of American political issues : the agenda-setting function of the press

    Donald Lewis Shaw;Maxwell E. McCombs

  • The Convergence of Agenda Setting and Framing

    Maxwell McCombs;Salma I. Ghanem

  • Television and Human Behavior

    Jib Fowles;George Comstock;Steven Chaffee;Natan Katzman

  • Agenda setting and political advertising: Origins of the news agenda

    Marilyn Roberts;Maxwell Mccombs

  • Agenda-Setting Research: Issues, Attributes, and Influences

    David Weaver;Maxwell McCombs;Donald L. Shaw

  • News Influence on Our Pictures of the World

    Maxwell McCombs;Amy Reynolds

  • Media Agenda-Setting in a Presidential Election: Issues, Images, and Interest

    Maxwell Mccombs;Chaim Eyal;Doris Graber

  • Agenda-Setting Effects and Attitude Strength Political Figures during the 1996 Presidential Election

    Spiro Kiousis;Max McCombs

  • Building Consensus: The News Media's Agenda-Setting Roles

    Maxwell McCOMBS

  • Two Levels of Agenda Setting Among Advertising and News in the 1995 Spanish Elections

    Esteban Lopez-Escobar;Juan Pablo Llamas;Maxwell McCombs;Federico Rey Lennon

  • Structuring the “Unseen Environment”

    Maxwell E. McCombs;Donald L. Shaw

  • CAPACITY, DIVERSITY, AND VOLATILITY OF THE PUBLIC AGENDA TRENDS FROM 1954 TO 1994

    Maxwell Mccombs;Jian-Hua Zhu

  • Network Issue Agendas on Twitter During the 2012 U.S. Presidential Election

    Chris J. Vargo;Lei Guo;Maxwell McCombs;Donald L. Shaw

Frequent Co-Authors

David H. Weaver
David H. Weaver Indiana University
Sebastián Valenzuela
Sebastián Valenzuela Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Natalie Jomini Stroud
Natalie Jomini Stroud The University of Texas at Austin
Wayne Wanta
Wayne Wanta University of Florida
Spiro Kiousis
Spiro Kiousis University of Florida
Fay Lomax Cook
Fay Lomax Cook Northwestern University

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