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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 53 2216 2017 1067 959 134 25369

R. Keith Sawyer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by R. Keith Sawyer between 1950 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. R. Keith Sawyer published across 76 years, from 1950 to 2025, averaging 2.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2023. 1 of the 179 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1950 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2023. 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: 0 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 4 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 18 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 32 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 1 publication
1950 2025

179 publications in total across all disciplines

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R. Keith Sawyer: publications per year, 1950 to 2025
Year Publications
1950 1
1951 0
1952 0
1953 0
1954 0
1955 0
1956 0
1957 0
1958 0
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 1
1983 0
1984 1
1985 1
1986 0
1987 0
1988 1
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 1
1993 1
1994 0
1995 1
1996 2
1997 1
1998 4
1999 3
2000 3
2001 3
2002 6
2003 8
2004 8
2005 18
2006 7
2007 7
2008 5
2009 4
2010 2
2011 6
2012 3
2013 5
2014 4
2015 3
2016 8
2017 8
2018 6
2019 3
2020 2
2021 3
2022 6
2023 32
2024 0
2025 1
Total 179
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R. Keith Sawyer 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 R. Keith Sawyer 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, 134–143 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: 134 publications — 33rd percentile

33% 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
134–143 434 134
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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R. Keith Sawyer 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 R. Keith Sawyer 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, 53 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: 53 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% 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 53
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

R. Keith Sawyer is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research spans multiple domains within psychology, social sciences, and arts and humanities, with a particular focus on creative processes, education, and cognitive development.

The scientist's primary fields of study include Psychology, Social Sciences, and Arts and Humanities. Key subfields they engage with are Developmental and Educational Psychology, Education, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Additionally, they have worked on topics related to Mechanical Engineering and Visual Arts and Performing Arts.

The main themes of their work reflect an emphasis on innovative educational approaches and creativity. These topics include Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods, Creativity in Education and Neuroscience, Online and Blended Learning, Design Education and Practice, Art Education and Development, Language, Metaphor, and Cognition, as well as Educational Tools and Methods.

Among recent published papers by R. Keith Sawyer are:

  • The iterative and improvisational nature of the creative process, 2021, Journal of Creativity
  • Teaching creative thinking: how design professors externalize their creative thinking in studio classroom talk, 2021, Mind Culture and Activity
  • The Dialogue of Creativity: Teaching the Creative Process by Animating Student Work as a Collaborating Creative Agent, 2021, Cognition and Instruction

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Sawyer include Erica Rosenfeld Halverson, Mitchell J. Nathan, and Danah Henriksen.

The scientist's work has appeared repeatedly in several publication venues such as the Journal of Creativity, Journal of the Learning Sciences, Mind Culture and Activity, Cognition and Instruction, and The Journal of Creative Behavior.

Best Publications

  • Explaining Creativity: The Science of Human Innovation

    R. Keith Sawyer

  • Group genius : the creative power of collaboration

    R. Keith Sawyer

  • Social Emergence: Societies As Complex Systems

    R. Keith Sawyer

  • The Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences: Introduction

    Unknown

  • Creative Teaching: Collaborative Discussion as Disciplined Improvisation

    R. Keith Sawyer

  • Distributed creativity: How collective creations emerge from collaboration.

    R. Keith Sawyer;Stacy DeZutter

  • Educating for innovation

    R. Keith Sawyer

  • The Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences: THE NATURE OF KNOWLEDGE

    Unknown

  • Group Creativity: Music, Theater, Collaboration

    R. Keith Sawyer

  • Pretend Play As Improvisation: Conversation in the Preschool Classroom

    R. Keith Sawyer

  • Teacher Teams and Distributed Leadership: A Study of Group Discourse and Collaboration

    Jay Paredes Scribner;R. Keith Sawyer;Sheldon T. Watson;Vicki L. Myers

  • Group creativity: musical performance and collaboration

    R. Keith Sawyer

  • Improvisation and the creative process : Dewey, collingwood, and the aesthetics of spontaneity

    R. Keith Sawyer

  • Creativity and Development

    R. Keith Sawyer;Vera John-Steiner;Seana Moran;Robert J. Sternberg

  • Artificial Societies: Multiagent Systems and the Micro-Macro Link in Sociological Theory

    R. Keith Sawyer

  • Explaining creativity: The science of human innovation, 2nd ed.

    R. Keith Sawyer

  • Structure and improvisation in creative teaching

    R. Keith Sawyer

  • The Mechanisms of Emergence

    R. Keith Sawyer

  • Introduction: the new science of learning

    R. Keith Sawyer

  • Creating Conversations: Improvisation in Everyday Discourse

    R. Keith Sawyer

  • Sociology and Social Theory in Agent Based Social Simulation: A Symposium

    Rosaria Conte;Bruce Edmonds;Scott Moss;R. Keith Sawyer

  • The emergence of creativity

    R. Keith Sawyer

  • Creativity In Performance

    R. Keith Sawyer

Frequent Co-Authors

David Feldman
David Feldman Stanford University
Robert J. Sternberg
Robert J. Sternberg Cornell University
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Claremont Graduate University
Daniel D. Suthers
Daniel D. Suthers University of Hawaii at Manoa
Gerry Stahl
Gerry Stahl Drexel University
Christian D. Schunn
Christian D. Schunn University of Pittsburgh
Gregory J. Feist
Gregory J. Feist San Jose State University
James G. Greeno
James G. Greeno University of Pittsburgh
Ming Ming Chiu
Ming Ming Chiu University of Hong Kong
Jeffrey A. Greene
Jeffrey A. Greene University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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