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2023

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 63 1130 10 214 102783

Paulo Freire publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Paulo Freire between 1950 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Paulo Freire published across 77 years, from 1950 to 2026, averaging 9.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 46 publications in 2022. 29 of the 700 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1950 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 46. Peak 46 publications in 2022. 1950: 1 publication 1951: 0 publications 1952: 0 publications 1953: 0 publications 1954: 0 publications 1955: 0 publications 1956: 0 publications 1957: 0 publications 1958: 0 publications 1959: 1 publication 1960: 0 publications 1961: 1 publication 1962: 1 publication 1963: 1 publication 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 2 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 5 publications 1971: 4 publications 1972: 1 publication 1973: 5 publications 1974: 5 publications 1975: 3 publications 1976: 4 publications 1977: 7 publications 1978: 9 publications 1979: 3 publications 1980: 6 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 5 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 5 publications 1985: 8 publications 1986: 8 publications 1987: 16 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 8 publications 1990: 8 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 12 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 14 publications 2000: 19 publications 2001: 15 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 18 publications 2013: 23 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 22 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 32 publications 2018: 41 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 26 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 46 publications 2023: 22 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 28 publications 2026: 1 publication
1950 2026

700 publications in total across all disciplines

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Paulo Freire: publications per year, 1950 to 2026
Year Publications
1950 1
1951 0
1952 0
1953 0
1954 0
1955 0
1956 0
1957 0
1958 0
1959 1
1960 0
1961 1
1962 1
1963 1
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 2
1968 0
1969 0
1970 5
1971 4
1972 1
1973 5
1974 5
1975 3
1976 4
1977 7
1978 9
1979 3
1980 6
1981 3
1982 5
1983 1
1984 5
1985 8
1986 8
1987 16
1988 5
1989 8
1990 8
1991 6
1992 3
1993 12
1994 5
1995 7
1996 5
1997 10
1998 9
1999 14
2000 19
2001 15
2002 12
2003 13
2004 13
2005 16
2006 8
2007 14
2008 15
2009 14
2010 13
2011 18
2012 18
2013 23
2014 11
2015 22
2016 17
2017 32
2018 41
2019 12
2020 26
2021 20
2022 46
2023 22
2024 14
2025 28
2026 1
Total 700
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Paulo Freire 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 Paulo Freire 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, 214–223 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: 214 publications — 69th percentile

69% 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
214–223 246 214
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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Paulo Freire 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 Paulo Freire 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, 63 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: 63 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% 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 63
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

  • 2023 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Brazil Leader Award

Overview

Paulo Freire was affiliated with the Federal University of Pernambuco in Brazil. Their research contributions were primarily situated within the broad field of Materials Science, encompassing over 200 publications in this domain. The subfields that featured prominently in their work included Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's research topics covered several areas with significant publication counts. These included:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Nonlinear Optical Materials Research
  • Crystallography and molecular interactions
  • Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography
  • Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications

Paulo Freire's recent papers span a variety of subjects and were published in multiple reputable journals. Notable publications included:

  • NMR and Raman Scattering Studies of Temperature- and Pressure-Driven Phase Transitions in CH3NH2NH2PbCl3 Perovskite (2020) in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Co-doped α-MoO3 hierarchical microrods: Synthesis, structure and phonon properties (2021) in Ceramics International
  • Aminophenyl chalcones potentiating antibiotic activity and inhibiting bacterial efflux pump (2020) in European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Chemical and mineral comparison of fossil insect cuticles from Crato Konservat Lagerstätte, Lower Cretaceous of Brazil (2020) in Journal of Iberian Geology
  • Removal of contaminants from water using Moringa oleifera Lam. as biosorbent: An overview of the last decade (2022) in Journal of Water Process Engineering

The scientist collaborated frequently with several coauthors, with whom they published multiple works. Frequent coauthors included:

  • Daniel M. L. Vasconcelos
  • Alexandre Magno Rodrigues Teixeira
  • Emanuele Priola
  • Nadia Curetti
  • Domenica Marabello

Paulo Freire's work appeared repeatedly in key publication venues known for materials and spectroscopy research. These venues were:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Molecular Structure
  • Vibrational Spectroscopy

In addition to articles, Paulo Freire contributed to book publications. These included titles published by Bloomsbury Academic eBooks and Springer Nature, such as:

  • Pedagogy in Process (2021)
  • Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (2021)

Best Publications

  • Education for critical consciousness

    Paulo Freire

  • Educação e mudança

    Paulo Freire

  • Literacy: Reading the Word and the World

    Paulo Freire;Donaldo Macedo

  • Pedagogy of Freedom: Ethics, Democracy, and Civic Courage

    Paulo Freire

  • The Politics of Education: Culture, Power, and Liberation

    Paulo Freire

  • Pedagogy of Hope: Reliving Pedagogy of the Oppressed

    Paulo Freire;Robert R. Barr;Ana Maria Araújo Freire

  • Pedagogia da esperança: um reencontro com a pedagogia do oprimido

    Paulo Freire

  • Teachers as Intellectuals: Toward a Critical Pedagogy of Learning

    Henry A. Giroux;Paulo Freire;Peter McLaren

  • Pedagogia da autonomia : saberes necessários à pratica educativa

    Paulo Freire

  • Pedagogía de la indignación

    Paulo Freire

  • Teachers As Cultural Workers: Letters To Those Who Dare Teach

    Paulo Freire

  • Pedagogy of the Heart

    Paulo Freire;Ana Maria Araújo Freire

  • Pedagogía del oprimido

    Paulo Freire

  • Cultural action for freedom

    Paulo Freire

  • Theory and resistance in education : towards a pedagogy for the opposition

    Henry A. Giroux;Paulo Freire;Stanley Aronowitz

  • A Pedagogy for Liberation: Dialogues on Transforming Education

    Paulo Freire;Ira Shor

  • La naturaleza política de la educación: ; cultura, poder y liberación

    Paulo Freire;Henry A. Giroux

  • Pedagogy of hope

    Paulo Freire

  • The Politics of Education

    Paulo Freire

  • Pedagogy in Process: The Letters to Guinea-Bissau

    Paulo Freire

  • Literacy: Reading the Word and the World.

    Wendy Luttrell;Paulo Freire;Donaldo Macedo

Frequent Co-Authors

Henry A. Giroux
Henry A. Giroux McMaster University
Peter McLaren
Peter McLaren Chapman University
Carlos Alberto Torres
Carlos Alberto Torres University of California, Los Angeles
Allan Luke
Allan Luke Queensland University of Technology
Manuel Castells
Manuel Castells University of Southern California

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