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Peter Godfrey-Smith

Peter Godfrey-Smith

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 50 2722 2488 197 187 158 11969

Peter Godfrey-Smith publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter Godfrey-Smith between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter Godfrey-Smith published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 4.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2013. 5 of the 177 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2013. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 13 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 5 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 6 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 0 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 2 publications
1986 2025

177 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter Godfrey-Smith: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 0
1988 1
1989 1
1990 0
1991 3
1992 2
1993 3
1994 3
1995 0
1996 13
1997 3
1998 4
1999 3
2000 7
2001 3
2002 9
2003 6
2004 2
2005 1
2006 5
2007 4
2008 6
2009 14
2010 1
2011 6
2012 5
2013 15
2014 5
2015 3
2016 11
2017 8
2018 4
2019 5
2020 6
2021 8
2022 1
2023 0
2024 3
2025 2
Total 177
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Peter Godfrey-Smith publications per year - data summary

  • Peter Godfrey-Smith, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of Sydney, has 177 publications recorded across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1986 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2013, with 15 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1986, 1988, 1989, 2005 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 4 of the 40 years in the span carry no publications at all (1987, 1990, 1995 and 2023).
  • The rate of publication averages 4.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 4.9 per year counting only the 36 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 14 publications, 8% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1986-1999: 37 publications (2.6 per year); 2000-2013: 84 publications (6.0 per year); 2014-2025: 56 publications (4.7 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Peter Godfrey-Smith 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 Peter Godfrey-Smith 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, 154–163 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: 158 publications — 46th percentile

46% 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
154–163 411 158
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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Peter Godfrey-Smith publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 44–53 to 570+ publications.
  • Peter Godfrey-Smith, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of Sydney, records 158 publications - the 46th percentile of the discipline.
  • 46% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Peter Godfrey-Smith, and about 54% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Peter Godfrey-Smith ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 114–123 publications, holding 474 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 174–183 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 570 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Peter Godfrey-Smith 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 Peter Godfrey-Smith 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, 50 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: 50 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% 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 50
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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Peter Godfrey-Smith D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 71 ranges running from 30 to 100+ D-Index.
  • Peter Godfrey-Smith, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from University of Sydney, records 50 D-Index - the 66th percentile of the discipline.
  • 66% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Peter Godfrey-Smith, and about 34% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Peter Godfrey-Smith ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 313 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 47 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more, 97 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Peter Godfrey-Smith is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia and conducts research primarily in the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work intersects various subfields including Cognitive Neuroscience, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, and Developmental and Educational Psychology.

The scientist's research topics encompass diverse areas such as Cephalopods and Marine Biology, Philosophy and Theoretical Science, Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation, Child and Animal Learning Development, Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies, Neural Dynamics and Brain Function, and Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience.

Peter Godfrey-Smith has published papers in multiple academic venues. Frequent publication outlets include Philosophy of Science, Mind & Language, Science, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, and Philosophical Topics.

The recent papers by Peter Godfrey-Smith include:

  • Gradualism and the Evolution of Experience, 2020, Philosophical Topics
  • Integration, lateralization, and animal experience, 2021, Mind & Language
  • Varieties of Subjectivity, 2020, Philosophy of Science

Other notable papers connected to this research scope but authored by frequent co-authors detail:

  • Reafference and the origin of the self in early nervous system evolution, 2021, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Communication and representation understood as sender-receiver coordination, 2020, Mind & Language

Frequent collaborators of Peter Godfrey-Smith include Craig Callender, David Scheel, Stephanie Chancellor, Stefan Linquist, and Matthew Lawrence, contributing jointly to several publications.

In addition to journal articles, Peter Godfrey-Smith has published a book titled Le prince des profondeurs. L'intelligence exceptionnelle des poulpes in 2021 with Groupe Flammarion.

Best Publications

  • Darwinian Populations and Natural Selection

    Peter Godfrey-Smith

  • Complexity and the function of mind in nature

    Peter Godfrey-Smith

  • Theory and reality : an introduction to the philosophy of science

    Peter Godfrey-Smith

  • A Modern History Theory of Functions

    Peter Godfrey-Smith

  • The strategy of model-based science

    Peter Godfrey-Smith

  • Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness

    Peter Godfrey-Smith

  • Three Kinds of Adaptationism

    Peter Godfrey-Smith

  • Theory and reality

    Peter Godfrey-Smith

  • Models and fictions in science

    Peter Godfrey-Smith

  • Functions: consensus without unity

    Peter Godfrey-Smith

  • Individualist and Multi-level Perspectives on Selection in Structured Populations

    Benjamin Kerr;Peter Godfrey-Smith

  • On the Theoretical Role of "Genetic Coding"

    Peter Godfrey-Smith

  • Philosophy of Biology

    Peter Godfrey-Smith

  • What is altruism

    Benjamin Kerr;Peter Godfrey-Smith;Marcus W. Feldman

  • Conditions for Evolution by Natural Selection

    Peter Godfrey-Smith

  • Environmental complexity and the evolution of cognition.

    Peter Godfrey-Smith

  • The Replicator in Retrospect

    Peter Godfrey-Smith

  • Information in Biology

    Peter Godfrey-Smith

  • Information, Arbitrariness, and Selection: Comments on Maynard Smith

    Peter Godfrey-Smith

  • Signal, Decision, Action

    Peter Godfrey-Smith

  • A tortoise–hare pattern seen in adapting structured and unstructured populations suggests a rugged fitness landscape in bacteria

    Joshua R. Nahum;Peter Godfrey-Smith;Peter Godfrey-Smith;Brittany N. Harding;Brittany N. Harding;Joseph H. Marcus

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel C. Dennett
Daniel C. Dennett Tufts University
Elliott Sober
Elliott Sober University of Wisconsin–Madison
Richard C Lewontin
Richard C Lewontin Harvard University
Marcus W. Feldman
Marcus W. Feldman Stanford University
Jerry A. Fodor
Jerry A. Fodor Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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