| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Scientists | 193 | 366 | 5 | 766 | 509788 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities | 187 | 1 | 1 | 636 | 505905 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Pierre Bourdieu between 1961 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Pierre Bourdieu published across 65 years, from 1961 to 2025, averaging 12.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 51 publications in 2002. 4 of the 784 publications appeared in the last two years.
784 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 |
| 1962 | 2 |
| 1963 | 2 |
| 1964 | 4 |
| 1965 | 4 |
| 1966 | 5 |
| 1967 | 4 |
| 1968 | 4 |
| 1969 | 2 |
| 1970 | 4 |
| 1971 | 6 |
| 1972 | 11 |
| 1973 | 8 |
| 1974 | 3 |
| 1975 | 13 |
| 1976 | 10 |
| 1977 | 22 |
| 1978 | 8 |
| 1979 | 6 |
| 1980 | 11 |
| 1981 | 8 |
| 1982 | 6 |
| 1983 | 4 |
| 1984 | 7 |
| 1985 | 14 |
| 1986 | 8 |
| 1987 | 12 |
| 1988 | 10 |
| 1989 | 14 |
| 1990 | 17 |
| 1991 | 43 |
| 1992 | 19 |
| 1993 | 15 |
| 1994 | 17 |
| 1995 | 12 |
| 1996 | 17 |
| 1997 | 22 |
| 1998 | 21 |
| 1999 | 17 |
| 2000 | 30 |
| 2001 | 26 |
| 2002 | 51 |
| 2003 | 28 |
| 2004 | 24 |
| 2005 | 28 |
| 2006 | 21 |
| 2007 | 15 |
| 2008 | 9 |
| 2009 | 7 |
| 2010 | 8 |
| 2011 | 15 |
| 2012 | 17 |
| 2013 | 15 |
| 2014 | 11 |
| 2015 | 11 |
| 2016 | 9 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| Total | 784 |
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 Pierre Bourdieu sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 636 publications — 99th percentile
99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.
| 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 | |
| 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 | 636 |
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 Pierre Bourdieu sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 187 D-Index — 100th percentile
100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.
| 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 | |
| 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 | 187 |
Pierre Bourdieu was affiliated with the Collège de France in France and contributed extensively to the social sciences over their career. Their research spanned various fields, with a primary focus on sociology and political science, as well as intersections with history, general economics, econometrics and finance, philosophy, and museology.
Their scientific work covered topics such as education, sociology, and vocational training; philosophy and historical thought; political theology and sovereignty; philosophy, sociology, and political theory; fashion and cultural textiles; cultural industries and urban development; and French urban and social studies.
Frequent collaborators included Franz Schultheis, Theodor W. Adorno, Giorgio Agamben, Martina Löw, and Anthony Giddens. These partnerships produced research contributing to the body of knowledge in social sciences and related areas.
Publication venues where Pierre Bourdieu's work appeared regularly included Manchester University Press eBooks, REPOCS - Revista Pós Ciências Sociais, Agora, Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks, and Bristol University Press eBooks.
Key recent papers published by Pierre Bourdieu were:
Published books include titles such as Interventions (1961-2001). Science sociale et action politique (2022) from Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, PROBLEMS OF INFORMATION SUPPORT AND LEGAL REGULATION OF E-GOVERNANCE IN UKRAINE (2022) from Tuculart Edition eBooks, and Vizualna pismenost: Teoretsko raziskovanje, razumevanje, ustvarjanje in interpretacija sodobnosti (2024) from Založba Univerze v Ljubljani (University of Ljubljana Press) eBooks.
Among awards received were the Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy in 2001, the Huxley Memorial Medal from the Royal Anthropological Institute in the United Kingdom in 2000, and the CNRS Gold Medal from the French National Centre for Scientific Research in 1993, awarded in the field of sociology.
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