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Robert Erikson

Robert Erikson

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 42 4547 4202 54 53 88 20733

Robert Erikson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert Erikson between 1970 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert Erikson published across 55 years, from 1970 to 2024, averaging 1.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2023. 15 of the 104 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2023. 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 1 publication 1976: 1 publication 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 2 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 4 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 3 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 5 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 2 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 0 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 3 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 3 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 3 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 1 publication 2022: 1 publication 2023: 14 publications 2024: 1 publication
1970 2024

104 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert Erikson: publications per year, 1970 to 2024
Year Publications
1970 1
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 1
1975 1
1976 1
1977 1
1978 0
1979 1
1980 0
1981 0
1982 1
1983 1
1984 2
1985 1
1986 1
1987 4
1988 1
1989 3
1990 0
1991 1
1992 5
1993 4
1994 0
1995 0
1996 1
1997 1
1998 2
1999 0
2000 1
2001 2
2002 3
2003 1
2004 0
2005 2
2006 1
2007 3
2008 4
2009 6
2010 6
2011 2
2012 3
2013 2
2014 6
2015 1
2016 3
2017 1
2018 3
2019 2
2020 1
2021 1
2022 1
2023 14
2024 1
Total 104
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Robert Erikson publications per year - data summary

  • Robert Erikson, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Stockholm University, has 104 publications recorded across 55 years, from 1970 to 2024.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1970 and the most recent to 2024.
  • The most productive year is 2023, with 14 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1970, 1974, 1975, 1976 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 11 of the 55 years in the span carry no publications at all (1971, 1972, 1973, 1978 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 1.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 2.4 per year counting only the 44 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2020-2024) hold 18 publications, 17% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1970-1988: 17 publications (0.9 per year); 1989-2007: 30 publications (1.6 per year); 2008-2024: 57 publications (3.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Robert Erikson 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 Robert Erikson 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, 84–93 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: 88 publications — 8th percentile

8% 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 88
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
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Robert Erikson 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.
  • Robert Erikson, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Stockholm University, records 88 publications - the 8th percentile of the discipline.
  • 8% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Robert Erikson, and about 92% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Robert Erikson 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).

Robert Erikson 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 Robert Erikson 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, 42 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: 42 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 42
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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Robert Erikson 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.
  • Robert Erikson, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Stockholm University, records 42 D-Index - the 42nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 42% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Robert Erikson, and about 58% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Robert Erikson ranks below 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).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1994 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Robert Erikson is affiliated with Stockholm University in Sweden, with a research focus primarily in the fields of Economics, Econometrics, and Finance. Their academic work spans subfields including Economics and Econometrics, Law, Sociology and Political Science, Education, and Political Science and International Relations.

Their publications cover topics such as Judicial and Constitutional Studies, Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems, Legal and Constitutional Studies, Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies, School Choice and Performance, Labor Market Dynamics and Wage Inequality, and Game Theory and Voting Systems.

Robert Erikson has contributed scholarly articles to multiple respected venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Harvard Dataverse
  • Journal of Empirical Legal Studies
  • European Review
  • PS Political Science & Politics
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The scientist's recent papers encompass a variety of subjects and were published between 2020 and 2024:

  • "Appellate court assignments as a natural experiment: Gender panel effects in sex discrimination cases" (2022), Journal of Empirical Legal Studies
  • "Inequality of Educational Opportunity - The Role of Performance and Choice" (2020), European Review
  • "Forecasting the 2020 Presidential Election: Leading Economic Indicators, Polls, and the Vote" (2020), PS Political Science & Politics
  • "Electoral College bias and the 2020 presidential election" (2020), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Abortion Opinion and Partisan Choice: Untangling the Causal Dynamics" (2024), Political Science Quarterly

Frequent collaborators in their research include Christopher Wlezien, Karl Sigman, and Linan Yao, with the most common coauthor being Christopher Wlezien.

In 1994, Robert Erikson was recognized as a Member of Academia Europaea.

Best Publications

  • The Constant Flux: A Study of Class Mobility in Industrial Societies

    Robert Erikson;John Harry Goldthorpe

  • Intergenerational Class Mobility in Three Western European Societies: England, France and Sweden

    Robert Erikson;John H. Goldthorpe;Lucienne Portocarero

  • Socioeconomic inequalities in morbidity and mortality in western Europe

    Denny Vågerö;Robert Erikson

  • Can education be equalized? : the Swedish case in comparative perspective

    Robert Erikson;Jan O. Jonsson

  • Social Class of Men, Women and Families

    Robert Erikson

  • Intergenerational Inequality: A Sociological Perspective

    Robert Erikson;John H. Goldthorpe

  • Primary and Secondary Effects in Class Differentials in Educational Attainment: : the Transition to A-Level Courses in England and Wales

    Michelle Jackson;Robert Erikson;John H. Goldthorpe;Meir Yaish

  • On class differentials in educational attainment

    Robert Erikson;John H. Goldthorpe;Michelle Jackson;Meir Yaish

  • The Constant Flux: A Study of Class Mobility in Industrial Societies.

    Thomas A. DiPrete;Robert Erikson;John H. Goldthorpe

  • The Scandinavian model : welfare states and welfare research

    Robert Erikson

  • Descriptions of Inequality : the Swedish Approach to Welfare Research

    Robert Erikson

  • Welfare in transition : a survey of living conditions in Sweden, 1968-1981

    Robert Erikson;Rune Åberg

  • Intergenerational class mobility and the convergence thesis: England, France and Sweden†

    Robert Erikson;John H. Goldthorpe;Lucienne Portocarero

  • Has social mobility in Britain decreased? Reconciling divergent findings on income and class mobility.

    Robert Erikson;John H. Goldthorpe

  • Stratification and Mortality—A Comparison of Education, Class, Status, and Income

    Jenny Torssander;Robert Erikson

  • The Timeline of Presidential Elections: How Campaigns Do (and Do Not) Matter

    Robert S. Erikson;Christopher Wlezien

  • Social Fluidity in Industrial Nations: England, France and Sweden

    Robert Erikson;John H. Goldthorpe;Lucienne Portocarero

  • Change in Social Selection to Upper Secondary School—Primary and Secondary Effects in Sweden

    Robert Erikson;Frida Rudolphi

  • Commonality and variation in social fluidity in industrial nations. Part I: A model for evaluating the ‘FJH hypothesis’

    Robert Erikson;John H. Goldthorpe

  • The Constant Flux: A Study of Class Mobility in Industrial Societies

    Geoffrey Evans;Robert Erikson;John H. Goldthorpe

Frequent Co-Authors

John H. Goldthorpe
John H. Goldthorpe University of Oxford
Christopher Wlezien
Christopher Wlezien The University of Texas at Austin
Markus Jäntti
Markus Jäntti Stockholm University
Timothy M. Smeeding
Timothy M. Smeeding University of Wisconsin–Madison
Thomas R. Palfrey
Thomas R. Palfrey California Institute of Technology
James M. Snyder
James M. Snyder Harvard University
Denny Vågerö
Denny Vågerö Stockholm University
Thomas A. DiPrete
Thomas A. DiPrete Columbia University
Geoffrey M. Evans
Geoffrey M. Evans University of Newcastle Australia
Hans-Peter Blossfeld
Hans-Peter Blossfeld University of Bamberg

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