Michael E. Bratman publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael E. Bratman between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael E. Bratman published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 3 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2022. 4 of the 146 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

5 10 15 20

1978 2025

146 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael E. Bratman: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year	Publications
1978	1
1979	2
1980	0
1981	1
1982	1
1983	1
1984	1
1985	0
1986	0
1987	4
1988	2
1989	1
1990	1
1991	3
1992	2
1993	3
1994	3
1995	1
1996	1
1997	1
1998	4
1999	14
2000	3
2001	1
2002	1
2003	4
2004	2
2005	1
2006	5
2007	5
2008	1
2009	6
2010	1
2011	0
2012	2
2013	5
2014	10
2015	3
2016	1
2017	3
2018	11
2019	0
2020	2
2021	5
2022	21
2023	2
2024	2
2025	2
Total	146

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Michael E. Bratman 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 Michael E. Bratman sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400

44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 122 publications — 26th percentile

26% 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	122
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
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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Michael E. Bratman 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 Michael E. Bratman sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% 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	45
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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Research.com Recognitions

2012 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2000 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Michael E. Bratman is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on philosophy, with significant contributions to political science and international relations, as well as cognitive neuroscience. The work also touches upon general health professions and safety research.

The main topics covered in Michael E. Bratman's research include:

Philosophical Ethics and Theory
Political Philosophy and Ethics
Free Will and Agency
War, Ethics, and Justification
Ethics in medical practice
Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation

Their recent papers demonstrate ongoing engagement with philosophical issues related to agency, planning, and ethics. Notable papers include:

"A Planning Theory of Acting Together" (2022), published in the Journal of the American Philosophical Association
"Planning and Its Function in Our Lives" (2023), Journal of Applied Philosophy
"Tomasello on "we" and the sense of obligation" (2020), Behavioral and Brain Sciences
"Two Faces of Our Idea of Acting Together" (2022), Journal of the American Philosophical Association
"The Messiness of Instrumental Rationality: Reflections on Chrisoula Andreou's Choosing Well" (2024), Philosophia

Michael E. Bratman frequently publishes in several venues, with multiple contributions in:

Journal of the American Philosophical Association
Philosophia
Noûs
Journal of Applied Philosophy
Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Collaboration forms an important aspect of their scholarship. Frequent co-authors include Hector-Neri Castan, Ernest Sosa, Earl Conee, Manuel García-Carpintero, and H. R. G. Greaves, each with multiple joint works.

Michael E. Bratman has been recognized with distinctions such as being named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2012 and a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 2000.

Best Publications

Intention, Plans, and Practical Reason

Michael E. Bratman

7893
Citations
Shared cooperative activity

Michael E. Bratman

1778
Citations
Faces of Intention: Selected Essays on Intention and Agency

Michael E. Bratman

1371
Citations
Shared Agency: A Planning Theory of Acting Together

Michael E. Bratman

816
Citations
Two faces of intention

Michael Bratman

625
Citations
Structures of agency : essays

Michael Bratman

613
Citations
Practical Reasoning and Acceptance in a Context

Michael E. Bratman

591
Citations
Intention, Plans, and Practical Reason

Hugh J. McCann;M. E. Bratman

497
Citations
Ruling Passions: A Theory of Practical Reasoning

Michael E. Bratman

451
Citations
Reflection, Planning, and Temporally Extended Agency

Michael E. Bratman

393
Citations
Intention, Practical Rationality, and Self-Governance

Michael E. Bratman

249
Citations
Identification, Decision, and Treating as a Reason

Michael E. Bratman

182
Citations
Structures of agency

Michael E. Bratman

163
Citations
Modest sociality and the distinctiveness of intention

Michael E. Bratman

156
Citations
Valuing and the Will

Michael E. Bratman

140
Citations
Practical reasoning and weakness of the will

Michael Bratman

140
Citations
Intention, Belief, Practical, Theoretical

Michael E. Bratman

133
Citations
TIME, RATIONALITY, AND SELF‐GOVERNANCE

Michael E. Bratman

130
Citations
Faces of Intention: Practical Reasoning and Acceptance in a Context

Unknown

118
Citations
Planning, Time, and Self-Governance

Michael E. Bratman

117
Citations
XV—Two Problems about Human Agency

Michael E. Bratman

114
Citations
Intention and means-end reasoning

Michael Bratman

112
Citations
Fischer and Ravizza on Moral Responsibility and History

Michael E. Bratman

7
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Christine M. Korsgaard Harvard University

Martha E. Pollack Cornell University

External Links

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