Paul Osterman publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Paul Osterman between 1974 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Paul Osterman published across 51 years, from 1974 to 2024, averaging 2.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2017. 2 of the 134 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

5 10 15

1974 2024

134 publications in total across all disciplines

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Paul Osterman: publications per year, 1974 to 2024
Year	Publications
1974	1
1975	1
1976	2
1977	2
1978	2
1979	3
1980	1
1981	3
1982	5
1983	0
1984	1
1985	3
1986	3
1987	1
1988	2
1989	4
1990	0
1991	1
1992	0
1993	3
1994	3
1995	4
1996	0
1997	1
1998	3
1999	3
2000	1
2001	2
2002	2
2003	3
2004	4
2005	2
2006	6
2007	1
2008	4
2009	3
2010	1
2011	5
2012	3
2013	2
2014	10
2015	1
2016	2
2017	18
2018	4
2019	2
2020	1
2021	1
2022	2
2023	0
2024	2
Total	134

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Paul Osterman 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 Paul Osterman sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400

44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 127 publications — 29th percentile

29% 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	127
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

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Paul Osterman 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 Paul Osterman sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% 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	38
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

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Overview

Paul Osterman is affiliated with MIT in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of social sciences, health professions, and economics, econometrics, and finance. Their research spans several subfields including general health professions, economics and econometrics, public administration, demography, and sociology and political science.

The main topics covered in their work include employment and welfare studies, labor market dynamics and wage inequality, labor movements and unions, retirement, disability, and employment, as well as the digital economy and work transformation.

Paul Osterman's recent publications have appeared predominantly in the Industrial and Labor Relations Review. These works include:

How American Adults Obtain Work Skills: Results of a New National Survey (2021), Industrial and Labor Relations Review
A Forum on the Politics of Skills (2022), Industrial and Labor Relations Review
Contract Employment: Measurement and Implications for Employer-Employee Relationships (2022), Industrial and Labor Relations Review
Reconsidering Occupational Internal Labor Markets: Incidence and Consequences (2024), Industrial and Labor Relations Review
Book Review: Our Least Important Asset: Why the Relentless Focus on Finance and Accounting Is Bad for Business and Employees. By Peter Cappelli (2024), Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Their frequent coauthors include Nichola Lowe, Bridget Anderson, Joe William Trotter, Natasha Iskander, and Rina Agarwala.

Best Publications

How Common is Workplace Transformation and Who Adopts it

Paul Osterman

2270
Citations
The Mutual Gains Enterprise: Forging a Winning Partnership Among Labor, Management, and Government

Linda Markowitz;Thomas A. Kochan;Paul Osterman

1483
Citations
Change at Work

Peter Cappelli;Laurie Bassi;Harry Katz;David Knoke

1140
Citations
Work Reorganization in an Era of Restructuring: Trends in Diffusion and Effects on Employee Welfare

Paul Osterman

980
Citations
Work Family Programs and the Employment Relationship

Paul Osterman

700
Citations
Employment Futures: Reorganization, Dislocation, and Public Policy

Paul Osterman

559
Citations
Choice of Employment Systems in Internal Labor Markets

Paul Osterman

461
Citations
Skill, Training, and Work Organization in American Establishments

Paul Osterman

337
Citations
Securing Prosperity: The American Labor Market: How It Has Changed and What to Do about It

Paul Osterman

309
Citations
An Empirical Study of Labor Market Segmentation

Paul Osterman

255
Citations
Broken ladders : managerial careers in the new economy

Michael B. Arthur;Paul Osterman

193
Citations
THE WAGE EFFECTS OF HIGH PERFORMANCE WORK ORGANIZATION IN MANUFACTURING

Paul Osterman

189
Citations
Working in America: A Blueprint for the New Labor Market

Paul Osterman;Thomas A. Kochan;Richard M. Locke;Michael J. Piore

188
Citations
Getting Started: The Youth Labor Market

Paul Osterman

166
Citations
The Impact of Computers on the Employment of Clerks and Managers

Paul Osterman

150
Citations
Internal Labor Markets

Paul Osterman

125
Citations
Overcoming Oligarchy: Culture and Agency in Social Movement Organizations

Paul Osterman

120
Citations
Supervision, discretion, and work organization

Paul Osterman

119
Citations
Introduction to the Special Issue on Job Quality: What Does It Mean and How Might We Think about It?

Paul Osterman

115
Citations
In Search of the High Road: Meaning and Evidence:

Paul Osterman

87
Citations
Manufacturing Consent: Changes in the Labor Process under Monopoly Capitalism.

Paul Osterman;Michael Burawoy

63
Citations
Getting Started: The Youth Labor Market

Craig V. D. Thornton;Paul Osterman

2
Citations
Employment Futures: Reorganization, Dislocation, and Public Policy.

Susan N. Houseman;Paul Osterman

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas A. Kochan MIT

Michael J. Piore MIT

Peter Cappelli University of Pennsylvania

David Card University of California, Berkeley

Richard B. Freeman Harvard University

Finis Welch Texas A&M University

Alan B. Krueger Princeton University

Arne L. Kalleberg University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Michael Burawoy University of California, Berkeley

Michael B. Arthur Suffolk University

External Links

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