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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 81 347 298 62 53 442 33148

Mike Savage publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mike Savage between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mike Savage published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 12.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2013. 11 of the 509 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2013. 1986: 4 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 9 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 13 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 17 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 19 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 25 publications 2011: 20 publications 2012: 32 publications 2013: 34 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 27 publications 2016: 32 publications 2017: 23 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 6 publications
1986 2025

509 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mike Savage: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 4
1987 4
1988 6
1989 5
1990 9
1991 7
1992 6
1993 13
1994 8
1995 5
1996 11
1997 17
1998 11
1999 4
2000 8
2001 7
2002 5
2003 13
2004 12
2005 19
2006 8
2007 9
2008 16
2009 19
2010 25
2011 20
2012 32
2013 34
2014 13
2015 27
2016 32
2017 23
2018 14
2019 12
2020 12
2021 14
2022 4
2023 10
2024 5
2025 6
Total 509
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Mike Savage 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 Mike Savage 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, 434–443 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: 442 publications — 97th percentile

97% 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 29 442
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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Mike Savage 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 Mike Savage 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, 81 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: 81 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18 81
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

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Mike Savage is affiliated with the London School of Economics and Political Science in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on social sciences, with a specialization in sociology and political science. This is reflected in a body of work that spans 52 publications, with notable concentrations in sociology and political science and international relations. Additional subfields include finance, urban studies, and general health professions.

The main topics covered in their research include housing, finance, and neoliberalism; social and cultural dynamics; social policy and reform studies; income, poverty, and inequality; cultural industries and urban development; youth education and societal dynamics; and political and economic history of the UK and US.

Frequent publication venues for Mike Savage include the British Journal of Sociology, London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online, Sociology, The Journal of Chinese Sociology, and The Political Quarterly. Their publication record demonstrates contributions to both academic journals and book form, with two books published by Harvard University Press under the title The Return of Inequality in 2021.

Several recent papers illustrate their research interests and output. These include:

  • "Meritocracy, Elitism and Inequality" (2020) published in The Political Quarterly
  • "What drove income inequality in EU crisis countries during the Great Recession?" (2020) published in Fiscal Studies
  • "Social Polarisation at the Local Level: A Four-Town Comparative Study on the Challenges of Politicising Inequality in Britain" (2020) published in Sociology
  • "Distinctions in the making: A theoretical discussion of youth and cultural capital" (2023) published in British Journal of Sociology
  • "Wealth and Class Analysis: Exploitation, Closure and Exclusion" (2024) published in Sociology

Mike Savage has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Insa Koch, Mark Fransham, Sarah Cant, Jill Ebrey, and Luna Glucksberg, each contributing to multiple publications. This indicates a networked approach to research within their fields of study.

Best Publications

  • A new model of social class : findings from the BBC's Great British Class Survey Experiment.

    Mike Savage;Fiona Devine;Niall Cunningham;Mark Taylor

  • Culture, Class, Distinction

    Tony Bennett;Michael Savage;Elizabeth Bortolaia Silva;Alan Warde

  • Globalization and belonging

    Michael Savage;Gaynor Bagnall;Brian Longhurst

  • Class Analysis and Social Transformation

    Michael Savage

  • The Coming Crisis of Empirical Sociology

    Mike Savage;Roger Burrows

  • Property, Bureaucracy and Culture: Middle Class Formation in Contemporary Britain

    Michael Savage;James Barlow;Peter Dickens;Tony Fielding

  • Social Class in the 21st Century

    Mike Savage;Niall Cunningham;Fiona Devine;Sam Friedman

  • Urban Sociology, Capitalism and Modernity

    Michael Savage;Alan Warde

  • Gender, Careers and Organisations

    Susan Halford;Mike Savage;Anne Witz

  • Gender, Careers and Organisations: Current Developments in Banking, Nursing and Local Government

    Susan Halford;Michael Savage;Anne Witz

  • Identities and Social Change in Britain since 1940: The Politics of Method

    Michael Savage

  • Reassembling Social Science Methods: The Challenge of Digital Devices:

    Evelyn S. Ruppert;John Law;Mike Savage

  • Ordinary, ambivalent and defensive: class identities in the Northwest of England

    Mike Savage;Gaynor Bagnall;Brian Longhurst

  • Popular Contention in Great Britain

    Mike Savage;Charles Tilly

  • Social networks and the study of relations: networks as method, metaphor and form

    Hannah Knox;Mike Savage;Penny Harvey

  • Social Change And The Middle Classes

    Tim Butler;Michael Savage

  • Gender and Bureaucracy

    Kathy E. Ferguson;Mike Savage;Anne Witz

  • Social Capital and Social Trust in Britain

    Yaojun Li;Andrew Pickles;Mike Savage

  • After the crisis? Big data and the methodological challenges of empirical sociology

    R Burrows;M Savage

  • Emerging Forms of Cultural Capital

    Annick Prieur;Mike Savage

  • Social Change and the Middle Classes.

    Patricia McManus;Tim Butler;Mike Savage

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan Warde
Alan Warde University of Manchester
Andrew Miles
Andrew Miles University of Toronto
Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett Western Sydney University
Gindo Tampubolon
Gindo Tampubolon University of Manchester
Martin B. Leon
Martin B. Leon Columbia University Medical Center
James Barlow
James Barlow Imperial College London
Roger Burrows
Roger Burrows Newcastle University
John Law
John Law The Open University
Adrian Favell
Adrian Favell University College Cork
Carl J. Pepine
Carl J. Pepine University of Florida

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