| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences and Humanities | 107 | 58 | 4 | 442 | 77756 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Niklas Luhmann between 1965 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Niklas Luhmann published across 61 years, from 1965 to 2025, averaging 11.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 113 publications in 2022. 15 of the 686 publications appeared in the last two years.
686 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 1 |
| 1966 | 1 |
| 1967 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 |
| 1969 | 1 |
| 1970 | 10 |
| 1971 | 12 |
| 1972 | 8 |
| 1973 | 4 |
| 1974 | 3 |
| 1975 | 11 |
| 1976 | 3 |
| 1977 | 4 |
| 1978 | 6 |
| 1979 | 4 |
| 1980 | 5 |
| 1981 | 25 |
| 1982 | 5 |
| 1983 | 13 |
| 1984 | 9 |
| 1985 | 9 |
| 1986 | 8 |
| 1987 | 27 |
| 1988 | 13 |
| 1989 | 7 |
| 1990 | 22 |
| 1991 | 9 |
| 1992 | 10 |
| 1993 | 15 |
| 1994 | 13 |
| 1995 | 11 |
| 1996 | 21 |
| 1997 | 18 |
| 1998 | 3 |
| 1999 | 10 |
| 2000 | 18 |
| 2001 | 9 |
| 2002 | 9 |
| 2003 | 0 |
| 2004 | 11 |
| 2005 | 14 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2011 | 8 |
| 2012 | 4 |
| 2013 | 9 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 13 |
| 2018 | 16 |
| 2019 | 43 |
| 2020 | 28 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2022 | 113 |
| 2023 | 17 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 12 |
| Total | 686 |
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 Niklas Luhmann sits on this spectrum.
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.
| 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 |
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 Niklas Luhmann sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 107 D-Index — 99th percentile
99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.
| 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 | |
| 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 | 107 |
Niklas Luhmann was affiliated with Bielefeld University in Germany. Their research primarily focused on Medicine, with significant contributions in the subfields of Epidemiology, Hepatology, Infectious Diseases, Sociology and Political Science, and General Health Professions.
The main topics covered in their work included:
Their recent notable papers include:
Luhmann frequently collaborated with several co-authors, including:
Their publications appeared in various journals, with multiple contributions to:
In addition to journal articles, Luhmann published books with several presses, including:
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