| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences and Humanities | 48 | 3117 | 2862 | 1512 | 1367 | 283 | 10822 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Robert W. Hefner between 1969 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert W. Hefner published across 57 years, from 1969 to 2025, averaging 5.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2000. 9 of the 314 publications appeared in the last two years.
314 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1969 | 1 |
| 1970 | 0 |
| 1971 | 0 |
| 1972 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 |
| 1974 | 0 |
| 1975 | 2 |
| 1976 | 1 |
| 1977 | 1 |
| 1978 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1980 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1983 | 4 |
| 1984 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1986 | 3 |
| 1987 | 5 |
| 1988 | 2 |
| 1989 | 2 |
| 1990 | 10 |
| 1991 | 4 |
| 1992 | 6 |
| 1993 | 21 |
| 1994 | 5 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 3 |
| 1997 | 4 |
| 1998 | 8 |
| 1999 | 7 |
| 2000 | 23 |
| 2001 | 8 |
| 2002 | 9 |
| 2003 | 6 |
| 2004 | 5 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2008 | 6 |
| 2009 | 13 |
| 2010 | 12 |
| 2011 | 19 |
| 2012 | 8 |
| 2013 | 10 |
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2015 | 7 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2018 | 17 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 18 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 6 |
| Total | 314 |
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 W. Hefner sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 283 publications — 85th percentile
85% 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 | 283 |
| 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 |
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 W. Hefner sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 48 D-Index — 61st percentile
61% 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 | 48 |
| 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 |
Robert W. Hefner is affiliated with Boston University in the United States and works primarily within the social sciences. Their research spans multiple subfields, including sociology and political science, political science and international relations, education, cultural studies, and law.
The main topics of Hefner's research focus on Asian studies and history, Islamic studies and radicalism, Indonesian election politics and participation, education and Islamic studies, cultural and religious practices in Indonesia, religion, society, and development, as well as religion and society interactions.
Frequent co-authors collaborating with Hefner include:
Hefner has published a number of papers in various academic journals. Notable publications include:
Hefner's publications appear frequently in the following venues:
In addition to articles, Hefner has contributed to academic publishing through a book titled Hindu Javanese, released in 2021 by Princeton University Press.
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