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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 66 966 453 1200 19454

Nicholas Rescher publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nicholas Rescher between 1950 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nicholas Rescher published across 75 years, from 1950 to 2024, averaging 17.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 147 publications in 2006. 21 of the 1,293 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1950 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 147. Peak 147 publications in 2006. 1950: 3 publications 1951: 17 publications 1952: 22 publications 1953: 13 publications 1954: 13 publications 1955: 17 publications 1956: 6 publications 1957: 3 publications 1958: 9 publications 1959: 9 publications 1960: 7 publications 1961: 8 publications 1962: 11 publications 1963: 11 publications 1964: 3 publications 1965: 10 publications 1966: 14 publications 1967: 16 publications 1968: 12 publications 1969: 12 publications 1970: 4 publications 1971: 21 publications 1972: 4 publications 1973: 5 publications 1974: 3 publications 1975: 4 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 10 publications 1978: 5 publications 1979: 25 publications 1980: 4 publications 1981: 12 publications 1982: 5 publications 1983: 6 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 6 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 26 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 6 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 11 publications 1992: 11 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 15 publications 1995: 18 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 17 publications 2005: 63 publications 2006: 147 publications 2007: 75 publications 2008: 40 publications 2009: 40 publications 2010: 42 publications 2011: 59 publications 2012: 27 publications 2013: 51 publications 2014: 27 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 42 publications 2018: 20 publications 2019: 29 publications 2020: 37 publications 2021: 22 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 1 publication
1950 2024

1,293 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nicholas Rescher: publications per year, 1950 to 2024
Year Publications
1950 3
1951 17
1952 22
1953 13
1954 13
1955 17
1956 6
1957 3
1958 9
1959 9
1960 7
1961 8
1962 11
1963 11
1964 3
1965 10
1966 14
1967 16
1968 12
1969 12
1970 4
1971 21
1972 4
1973 5
1974 3
1975 4
1976 1
1977 10
1978 5
1979 25
1980 4
1981 12
1982 5
1983 6
1984 3
1985 6
1986 2
1987 26
1988 0
1989 6
1990 5
1991 11
1992 11
1993 4
1994 15
1995 18
1996 7
1997 6
1998 6
1999 11
2000 10
2001 9
2002 5
2003 14
2004 17
2005 63
2006 147
2007 75
2008 40
2009 40
2010 42
2011 59
2012 27
2013 51
2014 27
2015 5
2016 12
2017 42
2018 20
2019 29
2020 37
2021 22
2022 17
2023 20
2024 1
Total 1,293
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Nicholas Rescher 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 Nicholas Rescher 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: 1,200 publications — 100th percentile

100% 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 1,200
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Nicholas Rescher 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 Nicholas Rescher 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, 66 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: 66 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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 66
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

  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2006 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of the Arts and Humanities
  • 1998 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 1970 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Nicholas Rescher is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their academic work spans primarily the fields of Arts and Humanities, with a substantial focus on Social Sciences. Their scholarly interests intersect several subfields including Philosophy, History and Philosophy of Science, Cognitive Neuroscience, Sociology and Political Science, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

Their research topics cover areas such as Free Will and Agency, Philosophy and Theoretical Science, Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics, Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics, Classical Philosophy and Thought, Philosophy, Science, and History, as well as Philosophy and History of Science.

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • David S. Oderberg
  • Emma Borg
  • Luke Elson
  • Maximilian de Gaynesford
  • Nat Hansen

Their academic contributions have been published mostly in the venues Ratio, History of Philosophy Quarterly, and Synthese.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Nicholas Rescher include:

  • DID LEIBNIZ ANTICIPATE GÖDEL?, 2020, History of Philosophy Quarterly
  • Issue Information, 2020, Ratio
  • Issue Information, 2023, Ratio
  • Issue Information, 2023, Ratio
  • Influence theory, 2023, Synthese

They have authored several books published by notable academic presses. These include titles from Springer Nature (Netherlands) such as Luck Theory (2021), Knowledge at the Boundaries (2020), and Risk Theory (2021). Additional books from Anthem Press eBooks include Ventures in Philosophical History (2022) and Theory of Categories (2023). A recent book titled Epistemic Aphorisms was published by Peter Lang in 2024.

Nicholas Rescher's recognitions include being named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2009, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2006 in the Academy of the Arts and Humanities, a Member of Academia Europaea since 1998, and a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1970.

Best Publications

  • Temporal Logic

    Nicholas Rescher;Alasdair Urquhart

  • Many Valued Logic

    Nicholas Rescher

  • On the Epistemology of the Inexact Sciences

    Olaf Helmer;Nicholas Rescher

  • The Logic of Decision and Action

    Nicholas Rescher;Alan Ross Anderson

  • The logic of inconsistency

    Nicholas Rescher;Robert Brandom

  • Process Metaphysics: An Introduction to Process Philosophy

    Nicholas Rescher

  • On Inferences from Inconsistent Premises

    Nicholas Rescher;Ruth Manor

  • Dialectics: A Controversy-Oriented Approach to the Theory of Knowledge

    Nicholas Rescher

  • The coherence theory of truth

    Nicholas Rescher

  • Introduction to Value Theory

    Nicholas Rescher

  • The Logic of Preference

    Nicholas Rescher

  • Pluralism: Against the Demand for Consensus

    Nicholas Rescher

  • Complexity: A Philosophical Overview

    Nicholas Rescher

  • Rationality: A Philosophical Inquiry into the Nature and the Rationale of Reason

    Nicholas Rescher

  • Cause and Counterfactual

    Herbert A. Simon;Nicholas Rescher

  • Predicting the Future: An Introduction to the Theory of Forecasting

    Nicholas Rescher

  • Risk : a philosophical introduction to the theory of risk evaluation and management

    Nicholas Rescher

  • Process Philosophy: A Survey of Basic Issues

    Nicholas Rescher

  • Essays in Honor of Carl G. Hempel

    Carl G. Hempel;Donald Davidson;Nicholas Rescher

  • Topics in philosophical logic

    Nicholas Rescher

  • The limits of science

    Nicholas Rescher

  • Discourse on a Method

    Nicholas Rescher

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald Davidson
Donald Davidson University of California, Berkeley
Carl G. Hempel
Carl G. Hempel Princeton University
Ernest Sosa
Ernest Sosa Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Herbert A. Simon
Herbert A. Simon Carnegie Mellon University
Karl R. Popper
Karl R. Popper London School of Economics and Political Science
John Earman
John Earman University of Pittsburgh
Nicolas Maudet
Nicolas Maudet Sorbonne University

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