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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 74 564 490 267 229 600 51719

Michael W. Apple publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael W. Apple between 1971 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael W. Apple published across 55 years, from 1971 to 2025, averaging 11.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2013. 10 of the 627 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1971 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2013. 1971: 3 publications 1972: 4 publications 1973: 1 publication 1974: 2 publications 1975: 3 publications 1976: 6 publications 1977: 10 publications 1978: 6 publications 1979: 12 publications 1980: 10 publications 1981: 11 publications 1982: 9 publications 1983: 16 publications 1984: 9 publications 1985: 10 publications 1986: 18 publications 1987: 8 publications 1988: 20 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 11 publications 1991: 9 publications 1992: 13 publications 1993: 12 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 15 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 20 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 22 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 22 publications 2013: 31 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 26 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 3 publications
1971 2025

627 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael W. Apple: publications per year, 1971 to 2025
Year Publications
1971 3
1972 4
1973 1
1974 2
1975 3
1976 6
1977 10
1978 6
1979 12
1980 10
1981 11
1982 9
1983 16
1984 9
1985 10
1986 18
1987 8
1988 20
1989 4
1990 11
1991 9
1992 13
1993 12
1994 6
1995 5
1996 11
1997 5
1998 15
1999 9
2000 9
2001 13
2002 20
2003 14
2004 14
2005 9
2006 14
2007 10
2008 17
2009 15
2010 22
2011 14
2012 22
2013 31
2014 13
2015 15
2016 18
2017 10
2018 26
2019 13
2020 13
2021 12
2022 6
2023 9
2024 7
2025 3
Total 627
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Michael W. Apple 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 W. Apple 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, 570+ 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: 600 publications — 99th percentile

99% 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
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+ 100 600
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Michael W. Apple 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 W. Apple 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, 74 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: 74 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43 74
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

  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association

Overview

Michael W. Apple is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research primarily concentrates within the social sciences, with a notable focus on education. Over their career, they have contributed to 40 publications in social sciences, with 22 specifically addressing education. Other related subfields of study include political science and international relations, sociology and political science, demography, and information systems.

Their main research topics cover a broad scope related to global and critical education. These include global educational policies and reforms, global education and multiculturalism, diverse education studies and reforms, global educational reforms and inequalities, critical and liberation pedagogy, critical race theory in education, and educator training and historical pedagogy.

Michael W. Apple has published papers in various academic venues, with frequent publications in Education Review and Educational Policy, each hosting six of their works. Other notable venues include Educational Philosophy and Theory, University of Crete, and the Journal of Educational Administration & History.

Some recent papers by the researcher are:

  • Reimagining the new pedagogical possibilities for universities post-Covid-19, 2020, Educational Philosophy and Theory
  • Reflections on contemporary challenges and possibilities for democracy and education, 2022, Journal of Educational Administration & History
  • Homeschooling, democracy, and regulation: An essay review of Homeschooling: The history and philosophy of a controversial practice, 2020, Education Review
  • Reconstructing choice: parental choice of internationally-oriented "public" high schools in China, 2023, Critical Studies in Education
  • On the Role of Teacher Unions in Social Justice, 2021, Educational Policy

The researcher frequently collaborates with others, with notable coauthors including Liz Jackson, Gert Biesta, Michael A. Peters, Fazal Rizvi, and Gary McCulloch.

In addition to articles, Michael W. Apple has authored books, including "Schools Under Surveillance," published by Rutgers University Press in 2020.

Recognition for their contributions includes the award of Fellow of the American Educational Research Association in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Ideology and Curriculum

    Michael W. Apple

  • Official Knowledge: Democratic Education in a Conservative Age

    Michael W. Apple

  • Educating the Right Way: Markets, Standards, God, and Inequality

    Michael W. Apple

  • Teachers and Texts: A Political Economy of Class and Gender Relations in Education

    Michael W. Apple

  • Cultural politics and education

    Michael W. Apple

  • Education and power

    Michael W. Apple

  • The Politics of the Textbook

    Michael W. Apple;Linda K. Christian-Smith

  • Maestros y textos: una economía política de las relaciones de clase y de sexo en educación

    Michael W. Apple;Marco Aurelio Galmarini

  • Creating Difference: Neo-Liberalism, Neo-Conservatism and the Politics of Educational Reform

    Michael W. Apple

  • Comparing Neo-liberal Projects and Inequality in Education

    Michael W. Apple

  • The Text and Cultural Politics

    Michael W. Apple

  • The Politics of Official Knowledge: Does a National Curriculum Make Sense?

    Michael W. Apple

  • The State and the Politics of Knowledge

    Michael W. Apple

  • Can Education Change Society

    Michael W. Apple

  • The Routledge International Handbook of Critical Education

    Michael W. Apple;Wayne Au;Luis Armando Gandin

  • Education, markets, and an audit culture

    Michael W. Apple

  • The Hidden Curriculum and the Nature of Conflict.

    Michael W. Apple

  • Teoría crítica y educación

    Michael W. Apple

  • The Routledge international handbook of the sociology of education

    Michael W. Apple;Stephen J. Ball;Luis Armando Gandin

  • Educating the "Right" Way

    Michael Apple

  • Global Education Inc: new policy networks and the neo-liberal imaginary

    Crain Soudien;Michael W. Apple;Sheila Slaughter

Frequent Co-Authors

Geoff Whitty
Geoff Whitty University of Newcastle Australia
Michael A. Peters
Michael A. Peters University of Waikato
F. Michael Connelly
F. Michael Connelly University of Toronto
Bill Cope
Bill Cope University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Sheila Slaughter
Sheila Slaughter University of Georgia
Ronald Barnett
Ronald Barnett University College London
Susan L. Robertson
Susan L. Robertson University of Cambridge
Fazal Rizvi
Fazal Rizvi University of Melbourne
Mary Kalantzis
Mary Kalantzis University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Helen Gunter
Helen Gunter University of Manchester

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