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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 69 797 24 152 30292

Norbert Elias publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Norbert Elias between 1950 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Norbert Elias published across 74 years, from 1950 to 2023, averaging 2.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 1994. 1 of the 189 publications appeared in the last two years.

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

189 publications in total across all disciplines

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Norbert Elias: publications per year, 1950 to 2023
Year Publications
1950 1
1951 0
1952 0
1953 0
1954 0
1955 0
1956 1
1957 0
1958 0
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 1
1966 2
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 1
1971 3
1972 4
1973 1
1974 1
1975 0
1976 1
1977 2
1978 8
1979 3
1980 0
1981 5
1982 9
1983 2
1984 4
1985 9
1986 3
1987 7
1988 2
1989 7
1990 5
1991 6
1992 1
1993 4
1994 17
1995 3
1996 2
1997 5
1998 5
1999 0
2000 4
2001 4
2002 3
2003 3
2004 3
2005 2
2006 4
2007 2
2008 4
2009 3
2010 5
2011 0
2012 2
2013 1
2014 4
2015 1
2016 5
2017 6
2018 4
2019 1
2020 2
2021 0
2022 0
2023 1
Total 189
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Norbert Elias 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 Norbert Elias 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, 144–153 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: 152 publications — 42nd percentile

42% 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
144–153 407 152
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
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Norbert Elias 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 Norbert Elias 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, 69 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: 69 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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 69
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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Overview

Norbert Elias was affiliated with Bielefeld University in Germany during their academic career. Their research spanned multiple fields including Arts and Humanities as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Their work focused primarily on subfields such as Archeology and Genetics, with main topics covering Forensic and Genetic Research, Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies, and Archaeology and Historical Studies.

Norbert Elias contributed to the academic literature with publications in venues such as the Journal of Cultural Heritage. A notable recent paper authored alongside Pierre Zalloua was titled "Ancient DNA investigation of the 17 Maronite patriarchs of Qanubin," published in 2023 in the Journal of Cultural Heritage.

  • Ancient DNA investigation of the 17 Maronite patriarchs of Qanubin, 2023, Journal of Cultural Heritage

The scientist collaborated frequently with several colleagues throughout their research. These included Pierre Zalloua, Anna Šenovská, Catherine Collins, Anna L. Gosling, and Samar Karam.

  • Pierre Zalloua
  • Anna Šenovská
  • Catherine Collins
  • Anna L. Gosling
  • Samar Karam

Best Publications

  • The Civilizing Process: Sociogenetic and Psychogenetic Investigations

    Norbert Elias;Edmund Francis Neville Jephcott;Eric Dunning;Johan Goudsblom

  • The Civilizing Process

    Norbert Elias

  • The court society

    Norbert Elias

  • What is sociology

    Norbert Elias

  • Quest for Excitement: Sport and Leisure in the Civilizing Process

    Norbert Elias;Eric Dunning

  • Involvement and detachment

    Norbert Elias

  • The society of individuals

    Norbert Elias;Michael Schröter

  • The Established and the Outsiders

    Norbert Elias

  • The Civilizing Process: The History of Manners

    George Mosse;Norbert Elias;Edmund Jephcott

  • Über den Prozess der Zivilisation : soziogenetische und psychogenetische Untersuchungen

    Norbert Elias

  • The established and the outsiders : a sociological enquiry into community problems

    Norbert Elias;John L. Scotson

  • Engagement und Distanzierung

    Norbert Elias;Michael Schröter

  • Was ist Soziologie

    Norbert Elias

  • Problems of Involvement and Detachment

    Norbert Elias

  • On the process of civilisation : sociogenetic and psychogenetic investigations

    Norbert Elias;Stephen Mennell;Eric Dunning;Johan Goudsblom

  • Die Gesellschaft der Individuen

    Norbert Elias;Michael Schröter

  • Uber den Prozess der Zivilisation: Soziogenetische und psychogenetische Untersuchungen. Band I, Wandlungen des Verhaltens in den weltlichen Oberschichten des Abendlandes; Band II, Wandlungen der Gesellschaft: Entwurf zu einer Theoie der Zivilization

    Howard Becker;Norbert Elias

  • El proceso de la civilización: investigaciones sociogenéticas y psicogenéticas

    Norbert Elias

  • The History of Manners

    Norbert Elias

  • La civilisation des mœurs

    Norbert Elias;Pierre Kamnitzer

  • The Civilizing Process: The History of Manners

    Tom Burns;Norbert Elias

  • Quest for Excitement: Sport and Leisure in the Civilizing Process

    Robert A. Stebbins;Norbert Elias;Eric Dunning

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric Dunning
Eric Dunning University of Leicester
Roger Chartier
Roger Chartier Collège de France
Lewis A. Coser
Lewis A. Coser Brandeis University
Robert A. Stebbins
Robert A. Stebbins University of Calgary
Tom R. Burns
Tom R. Burns London Metropolitan University
Andrew Linklater
Andrew Linklater Aberystwyth University
Richard Whitley
Richard Whitley University of Manchester

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