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D-Index
79
Citations
162741
World Ranking
388
National Ranking
182

Robert K. Merton 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 K. Merton sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 268 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Robert K. Merton 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 K. Merton sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Robert K. Merton was affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their academic career included contributions to various areas within the social sciences, although specific fields of study and subfields, as well as main topics of work, were not explicitly documented in the available data.

Throughout their career, Merton's scholarly output did not list specific recent papers, frequent co-authors, or consistent publication venues in the data provided. Likewise, detailed records of book publications or awards received were not included in the available information.

Despite limited details on bibliographic outputs or collaborations, Robert K. Merton's association with a major research university suggests active engagement in academic research and teaching activities during their professional tenure. The lack of documented recent publications indicates that their primary contributions may have occurred prior to the data capture period.

Their academic legacy is understood within the context of the mid to late 20th century social sciences landscape, with Columbia University serving as the main institutional base for research and scholarly pursuits.

Best Publications

  • Social Theory and Social Structure

    Robert King Merton

  • Theory of rational option pricing

    Robert C. Merton

  • The Matthew effect in science. The reward and communication systems of science are considered.

    Robert K. Merton

  • Social Structure and Anomie

    Robert K. Merton

  • THE SOCIOLOGY OF SCIENCE:: Theoretical and Empirical Investigations

    Robert King Merton;Norman W. Storer

  • Genesis and development of a scientific fact

    Ludwik Fleck;Thaddeus J. Trenn;Robert King Merton;Fred Bradley

  • Social Theory and Social Structure.

    Gregory P. Stone;Robert K. Merton

  • The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

    Robert K. Merton

  • The Sociology of Science: Theoretical and Empirical Investigations

    Norman Kaplan;Robert K. Merton;Norman W. Storer

  • The unanticipated consequences of purposive social action

    Robert K. Merton

  • The Sociology of Science: Theoretical and Empirical Investigation

    R. K. Merton;Dudley Shapere

  • The Normative Structure of Science

    Robert K. Merton

  • Insiders and Outsiders: A Chapter in the Sociology of Knowledge

    Robert K. Merton

  • Bureaucratic Structure and Personality

    Robert K. Merton

  • Friendship as Social process: a substantive and methodological analysis

    Paul F. Lazarsfeld;Robert K. Merton

  • Mass communication popular taste and organized social action.

    Lazarsfeld Pf;Merton Rk

  • Priorities in scientific discovery: A chapter in the sociology of science.

    Robert K. Merton

  • Science, Technology & Society in Seventeenth-Century England

    Robert King Merton

  • The focused interview

    Robert K. Merton;Patricia L. Kendall

  • The Matthew Effect in Science, II: Cumulative Advantage and the Symbolism of Intellectual Property

    Robert K. Merton

  • The Sociology of Science: Theoretical and Empirical Investigations

    Toby E. Huff;Robert K. Merton;Norman W. Storer

  • The Focused Interview

    Clyde V. Kiser;Robert K. Merton;Marjorie Fiske;Patricia L. Kendall

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul F. Lazarsfeld
Paul F. Lazarsfeld Columbia University
Joshua Lederberg
Joshua Lederberg Rockefeller University
James S. Coleman
James S. Coleman University of Chicago
Peter H. Rossi
Peter H. Rossi University of Massachusetts Amherst
Peter M. Blau
Peter M. Blau Columbia University
Pitirim A. Sorokin
Pitirim A. Sorokin Harvard University
Theodor W. Adorno
Theodor W. Adorno Goethe University Frankfurt
Stanley Wasserman
Stanley Wasserman Indiana University
Marshall McLuhan
Marshall McLuhan University of Toronto
Elihu Katz
Elihu Katz University of Pennsylvania

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