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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 38 5834 5416 2770 2526 162 8919

Richard Sosis publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Richard Sosis between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Richard Sosis published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 6.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2019. 17 of the 180 publications appeared in the last two years.

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

180 publications in total across all disciplines

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Richard Sosis: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 1
1998 1
1999 0
2000 3
2001 1
2002 2
2003 8
2004 6
2005 4
2006 3
2007 5
2008 6
2009 3
2010 4
2011 9
2012 8
2013 6
2014 11
2015 6
2016 10
2017 9
2018 9
2019 14
2020 9
2021 8
2022 13
2023 4
2024 8
2025 9
Total 180
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Richard Sosis 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 Richard Sosis 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: 162 publications — 48th percentile

48% 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
154–163 411 162
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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Richard Sosis 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 Richard Sosis 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, 38 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: 38 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% 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 38
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
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Overview

Richard Sosis is affiliated with the University of Connecticut in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the Social Sciences, with a focus on Sociology and Political Science, Health, Gender Studies, Demography, and Social Psychology as key subfields.

Their work spans various topics, including:

  • Religion and Society Interactions
  • Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
  • Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
  • Family Dynamics and Relationships
  • Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
  • Religion, Society, and Development
  • Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving

Recent publications by Richard Sosis include:

  • Four advantages of a systemic approach to the study of religion, 2020, Archive for the Psychology of Religion
  • Religion and the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020, Religion Brain & Behavior
  • Church attendance and alloparenting: an analysis of fertility, social support and child development among English mothers, 2020, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Gods, games, and the socioecological landscape, 2022, Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology
  • Social support, nutrition and health among women in rural Bangladesh: complex tradeoffs in allocare, kin proximity and support network size, 2021, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Richard Sosis are:

  • John H. Shaver
  • Wesley J. Wildman
  • Rebecca Sear
  • Mary K. Shenk
  • Joseph Bulbulia

Richard Sosis has contributed to multiple publication venues, particularly:

  • Religion Brain & Behavior
  • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Evolution and Human Behavior
  • Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Their book publications include titles released through notable academic publishers:

  • Religion Evolving: Cultural, Cognitive, and Ecological Dynamics, 2022, Equinox Publishing Ltd. eBooks
  • Evolutionary Perspectives on Religion and Violence, 2022, Cambridge University Press

Best Publications

  • Signaling, solidarity, and the sacred: The evolution of religious behavior

    Richard Sosis;Candace Alcorta

  • Religious ritual and cooperation: Testing for a relationship on israeli religious and secular kibbutzim

    Richard Sosis;Bradley J. Ruffle

  • Cooperation and Commune Longevity: A Test of the Costly Signaling Theory of Religion

    Richard Sosis;Eric R. Bressler

  • Why aren't we all hutterites? : Costly signaling theory and religious behavior.

    Richard Sosis

  • Ritual, emotion, and sacred symbols : The evolution of religion as an adaptive complex.

    Candace S. Alcorta;Richard Sosis

  • Cooperation and the in-group-out-group bias: A field test on Israeli kibbutz members and city residents.

    Bradley J. Ruffle;Richard Sosis;Richard Sosis

  • Scars for war: evaluating alternative signaling explanations for cross-cultural variance in ritual costs

    Richard Sosis;Richard Sosis;Howard C. Kress;James S. Boster

  • Signalling theory and the evolution of religious cooperation

    Joseph Bulbulia;Richard Sosis

  • Does it pay to pray? Costly ritual and cooperation

    Bradley Ruffle;Richard Sosis

  • Religion and Intragroup Cooperation: Preliminary Results of a Comparative Analysis of Utopian Communities

    Richard Sosis

  • Human preferences for sexually dimorphic faces may be evolutionarily novel

    Isabel M. Scott;Andrew P. Clark;Steven C. Josephson;Adam H. Boyette

  • The adaptive value of religious ritual

    Richard Sosis

  • The Adaptationist-Byproduct Debate on the Evolution of Religion: Five Misunderstandings of the Adaptationist Program

    Richard Sosis

  • Costly signaling and torch fishing on Ifaluk atoll

    Richard Sosis

  • Does Religion Promote Trust? The Role of Signaling, Reputation, and Punishment

    Richard Sosis

  • Religion and the COVID-19 pandemic

    Wesley J. Wildman;Joseph Bulbulia;Richard Sosis;Uffe Schjoedt

  • IDEOLOGY, RELIGION, AND THE EVOLUTION OF COOPERATION: FIELD EXPERIMENTS ON ISRAELI KIBBUTZIM

    Richard Sosis;Bradley J. Ruffle

  • What does God know? Supernatural agents' access to socially strategic and non-strategic information.

    Benjamin G. Purzycki;Daniel N. Finkel;John Shaver;Nathan Wales

  • The Evolution of Religion Studies, Theories, & Critiques

    J Bulbulia;R Sosis;E Harris;R Genet

  • Our Gods: Variation in Supernatural Minds

    Benjamin G. Purzycki;Richard Sosis

  • Optimising human community sizes

    Robin I.M. Dunbar;Robin I.M. Dunbar;Richard Sosis

  • Religious ritual and cooperation: Testing for a relationship on israeli religious and secular kibbutzim

    Bradley Ruffle;Richard Sosis

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph Bulbulia
Joseph Bulbulia Victoria University of Wellington
Benjamin Grant Purzycki
Benjamin Grant Purzycki Aarhus University
Patrick J. McNamara
Patrick J. McNamara University of Iowa
Rebecca Sear
Rebecca Sear London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Michael E. McCullough
Michael E. McCullough University of California, San Diego
Scott Atran
Scott Atran University of Oxford
Daniel T. Blumstein
Daniel T. Blumstein University of California, Los Angeles
Michael E. Hochberg
Michael E. Hochberg University of Montpellier
Robin I. M. Dunbar
Robin I. M. Dunbar University of Oxford
A.B. Cohen
A.B. Cohen Arizona State University

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