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 Nancy Folbre sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 185 publications — 58th percentile
58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.
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 Nancy Folbre sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 48 D-Index — 61st percentile
61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.
Nancy Folbre is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the United States. Their research predominantly falls within the Social Sciences, with strong emphasis on Sociology and Political Science, Gender Studies, Economics and Econometrics, Political Science and International Relations, and General Health Professions.
Their work addresses several main topics that include:
Some of the recent papers authored by Nancy Folbre are:
Frequent co-authors in their research include Leila Gautham, Kristin Smith, Janet C. Gornick, and Daniel B. Oerther.
Nancy Folbre has published extensively in several venues, with repeated contributions in Feminist Economics, Review of Income and Wealth, Industrial and Labor Relations Review, and Review of Social Economy.
Throughout their career, Nancy Folbre has received notable awards such as the Leontief Prize from the Global Development and Environment Institute in 2004, recognition as a Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science in 2004, and being named a Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation in 1998.
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