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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 47 3302 3038 1598 1448 187 13826

Nancy H. Hornberger publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nancy H. Hornberger between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nancy H. Hornberger published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 4.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 1988. 3 of the 196 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 1988. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 4 publications 1988: 17 publications 1989: 6 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 10 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 3 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 2 publications
1986 2025

196 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nancy H. Hornberger: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 4
1988 17
1989 6
1990 3
1991 5
1992 3
1993 4
1994 5
1995 10
1996 5
1997 7
1998 4
1999 3
2000 3
2001 10
2002 4
2003 5
2004 3
2005 11
2006 7
2007 2
2008 8
2009 5
2010 3
2011 5
2012 6
2013 2
2014 4
2015 2
2016 9
2017 6
2018 3
2019 4
2020 1
2021 3
2022 6
2023 4
2024 1
2025 2
Total 196
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Nancy H. Hornberger 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 Nancy H. Hornberger 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, 184–193 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: 187 publications — 59th percentile

59% 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
184–193 319 187
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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Nancy H. Hornberger 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 Nancy H. Hornberger 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, 47 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: 47 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% 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 47
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

  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association

Overview

Nancy H. Hornberger is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research career focuses prominently on issues within social sciences and arts and humanities, specifically spanning literature and literary theory, linguistics and language, cultural studies, language and linguistics, and developmental and educational psychology.

Their scholarly work extensively addresses topics related to multilingual education and policy, second language learning and teaching, migration, education and indigenous social dynamics, as well as EFL/ESL teaching and learning. Additional areas of interest include literacy, media and education, indigenous cultures and socio-education, and linguistic variation and morphology.

Key recent publications by Nancy H. Hornberger include:

  • Reflect, Revisit, Reimagine: Ethnography of Language Policy and Planning (2020) in Annual Review of Applied Linguistics
  • Researching and teaching (with) the continua of biliteracy (2022) in Educational Linguistics
  • Ideological and implementational spaces in Covid-era language policy and planning (2021) in Journal of Multilingual Theories and Practices
  • "Si nosotros no usamos la lengua, ¿quién lo va a hacer?": La trayectoria de una educadora intercultural bilingüe en la revitalización de la lengua indígena (2022) in Bellaterra Journal of Teaching & Learning Language & Literature
  • Multiple lenses to understand and shape multilingual literacy practices in Early Childhood Education (2024) in Language Culture and Curriculum (co-authored with Claudine Kirsch)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Nancy H. Hornberger include:

  • Wayne E. Wright
  • Claudine Kirsch
  • Frances Kvietok Dueñas
  • Mia Kaasby

Their work has been published in the following venues:

  • Annual Review of Applied Linguistics
  • Educational Linguistics
  • Language Culture and Curriculum
  • Journal of Multilingual Theories and Practices
  • Bellaterra Journal of Teaching & Learning Language & Literature

Nancy H. Hornberger was recognized as a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association in 2010.

Best Publications

  • Unpeeling the Onion: Language Planning and Policy and the ELT Professional

    Thomas K. Ricento;Nancy H. Hornberger

  • Slicing the Onion Ethnographically: Layers and Spaces in Multilingual Language Education Policy and Practice

    Nancy H. Hornberger;David Cassels Johnson

  • Translanguaging and transnational literacies in multilingual classrooms: a biliteracy lens

    Nancy H. Hornberger;Holly Link

  • Multilingual Language Policies and the Continua of Biliteracy: An Ecological Approach

    Nancy H. Hornberger

  • Continua of Biliteracy

    Nancy H. Hornberger

  • Sociolinguistics and language teaching

    Sandra Lee McKay;Nancy H. Hornberger

  • Continua of biliteracy : an ecological framework for educational policy, research, and practice in multilingual settings

    Nancy H. Hornberger

  • An introductory reader to the writings of Jim Cummins

    Jim Cummins;Colin Baker;Nancy H. Hornberger

  • Revisiting the Continua of Biliteracy: International and Critical Perspectives.

    Nancy H. Hornberger;Ellen Skilton-Sylvester

  • Can schools save indigenous languages? : policy and practice on four continents

    Nancy H. Hornberger

  • Indigenous literacies in the Americas : language planning from the bottom up

    Nancy H. Hornberger

  • Language Policy, Language Education, Language Rights: Indigenous, Immigrant, and International Perspectives.

    Nancy H. Hornberger

  • Opening and Filling up Implementational and Ideological Spaces in Heritage Language Education

    Nancy H Hornberger

  • The Continua of Biliteracy and the Bilingual Educator: Educational Linguistics in Practice

    Nancy H. Hornberger

  • Creating Successful Learning Contexts for Bilingual Literacy

    Nancy H. Hornberger

  • Quechua language shift, maintenance, and revitalization in the Andes: the case for language planning

    Nancy H. Hornberger;Serafín M. Coronel-Molina

  • Bilingual Education Policy and Practice in the Andes: Ideological Paradox and Intercultural Possibility.

    Nancy H. Hornberger

  • Bilingual Education and Language Maintenance: A Southern Peruvian Quechua Case

    Nancy H. Hornberger

  • Literacy and language planning

    Nancy H. Hornberger

  • Revitalization through Indigenous education - A forlorn hope? : Commentary from a Saami and international perspective

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  • Sociolinguistics and Language Education

    Nancy H Hornberger;Sandra Lee McKay

  • Indigenous literacies in the Americas

    Nancy H. Hornberger

Frequent Co-Authors

Kendall A. King
Kendall A. King University of Minnesota
Jasone Cenoz
Jasone Cenoz University of the Basque Country
Teresa L. McCarty
Teresa L. McCarty University of California, Los Angeles
Ofelia García
Ofelia García City University of New York
Jim Cummins
Jim Cummins University of Toronto
Durk Gorter
Durk Gorter University of the Basque Country
Stephen Krashen
Stephen Krashen University of Southern California
Joshua A. Fishman
Joshua A. Fishman Yeshiva University
Guadalupe Valdés
Guadalupe Valdés Stanford University
Stanton Wortham
Stanton Wortham Boston College

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