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Peter Weingart

Peter Weingart

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 46 3521 3241 93 82 339 12785

Peter Weingart publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter Weingart between 1968 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter Weingart published across 59 years, from 1968 to 2026, averaging 7.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2012. 5 of the 422 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1968 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2012. 1968: 1 publication 1969: 1 publication 1970: 3 publications 1971: 1 publication 1972: 1 publication 1973: 4 publications 1974: 4 publications 1975: 4 publications 1976: 6 publications 1977: 5 publications 1978: 7 publications 1979: 7 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 5 publications 1982: 6 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 7 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 8 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 9 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 21 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 25 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 5 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 4 publications 2026: 1 publication
1968 2026

422 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter Weingart: publications per year, 1968 to 2026
Year Publications
1968 1
1969 1
1970 3
1971 1
1972 1
1973 4
1974 4
1975 4
1976 6
1977 5
1978 7
1979 7
1980 3
1981 5
1982 6
1983 4
1984 5
1985 5
1986 3
1987 7
1988 8
1989 8
1990 6
1991 5
1992 4
1993 4
1994 8
1995 9
1996 3
1997 10
1998 10
1999 8
2000 8
2001 4
2002 10
2003 13
2004 5
2005 14
2006 8
2007 15
2008 16
2009 21
2010 12
2011 10
2012 25
2013 6
2014 9
2015 19
2016 19
2017 7
2018 6
2019 3
2020 1
2021 5
2022 7
2023 3
2024 6
2025 4
2026 1
Total 422
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Peter Weingart 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 Weingart 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, 334–343 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: 339 publications — 92nd percentile

92% 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
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 69 339
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 Weingart 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 Weingart 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, 46 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: 46 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% 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 46
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

Peter Weingart is affiliated with Bielefeld University in Germany and has established a research profile within the social sciences, particularly focusing on sociology and political science, communication, information systems and management, social psychology, and policy-related topics.

Their recent work encompasses several key topics, including climate change communication and perception, public relations and crisis communication, academic publishing and open access, misinformation and its impacts, media influence and health, species distribution and climate change, and animal and plant science education.

Notable publications by Peter Weingart include:

  • Public engagement with science-Origins, motives and impact in academic literature and science policy, 2021, PLoS ONE
  • Trust or attention? Medialization of science revisited, 2022, Public Understanding of Science
  • Democratic and expert legitimacy: Science, politics and the public during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2022, Science and Public Policy
  • Citizen science in South Africa: Rhetoric and reality, 2021, Public Understanding of Science

Frequent coauthors with whom Peter Weingart has collaborated include Lars Guenther, Anne Reif, Monika Taddicken, Luz María Hernández Nieto, and Marina Joubert.

Their publications have appeared repeatedly in venues such as:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Public Understanding of Science
  • Science and Public Policy
  • Journal of Science Communication
  • European Review

Best Publications

  • Risks of communication: discourses on climate change in science, politics, and the mass media

    Peter Weingart;Anita Engels;Petra Pansegrau

  • Rasse, Blut und Gene - Geschichte der Eugenik und Rassenhygiene in Deutschland

    Peter Weingart;Jürgen Kroll;Kurt Bayertz

  • Impact of bibliometrics upon the science system: Inadvertent consequences?

    Peter Weingart

  • Scientific expertise and political accountability: paradoxes of science in politics

    Peter Weingart

  • From “Finalization” to “Mode 2”: old wine in new bottles?

    Peter Weingart

  • Die Stunde der Wahrheit? : zum Verhältnis der Wissenschaft zu Politik, Wirtschaft und Medien in der Wissensgesellschaft

    Peter Weingart

  • Metaphors and the dynamics of knowledge

    Sabine Maasen;Peter Weingart

  • Science and the media

    Peter Weingart

  • Die Wissenschaft der Öffentlichkeit

    Peter Weingart

  • Democratization of Expertise?: Exploring Novel Forms of Scientific Advice in Political Decision-Making

    Sabine Maasen;Peter Weingart

  • 2. Interdisciplinarity: The Paradoxical Discourse

    Peter Weingart

  • Von der Hypothese zur Katastrophe. Der anthropogene Klimawandel im Diskurs zwischen Wissenschaft, Politik und Massenmedien

    Peter Weingart;Anita Engels;Petra Pansegrau

  • Verwissenschaftlichung der Gesellschaft - Politisierung der Wissenschaft*

    Peter Weingart

  • A Short History of Knowledge Formations

    Peter Weingart

  • Science communication and the issue of trust

    Peter Weingart;Lars Guenther

  • Of Power Maniacs and Unethical Geniuses: Science and Scientists in Fiction Film:

    Peter Weingart;Claudia Muhl;Petra Pansegrau

  • Perspectives on the Emergence of Scientific Disciplines

    James A. Goldman;Gerard Lemaine;Roy MacLeod;Michael Mulkay

  • Functions and uses of disciplinary histories

    Loren R. Graham;Wolf Lepenies;Peter Weingart

  • The Social production of scientific knowledge

    Everett Mendelsohn;Peter Weingart;Richard Whitley

  • The Sciences’ Media Connection – Public Communication and its Repercussions

    Simone Rödder;Martina Franzen;Peter Weingart

  • Von der Hypothese zur Katastrophe

    Peter Weingart;Anita Engels;Petra Pansegrau

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard Whitley
Richard Whitley University of Manchester
Edgar Grande
Edgar Grande Social Science Research Center Berlin
Peter J. Richerson
Peter J. Richerson University of California, Davis
Ortwin Renn
Ortwin Renn University of Stuttgart
Reinhold Kliegl
Reinhold Kliegl University of Potsdam
Anthony F. J. van Raan
Anthony F. J. van Raan Leiden University
Arie Rip
Arie Rip University of Twente
Wolfgang Prinz
Wolfgang Prinz Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Olaf Dössel
Olaf Dössel Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Alfred Pühler
Alfred Pühler Bielefeld University

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