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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 41 4867 4508 59 58 200 15773

Ron Lesthaeghe publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ron Lesthaeghe between 1968 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ron Lesthaeghe published across 56 years, from 1968 to 2023, averaging 3.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2000. 6 of the 215 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1968 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2000. 1968: 2 publications 1969: 1 publication 1970: 2 publications 1971: 3 publications 1972: 2 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 2 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 5 publications 1981: 10 publications 1982: 7 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 5 publications 1987: 10 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 9 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 9 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 10 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 15 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 2 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 5 publications
1968 2023

215 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ron Lesthaeghe: publications per year, 1968 to 2023
Year Publications
1968 2
1969 1
1970 2
1971 3
1972 2
1973 0
1974 2
1975 2
1976 2
1977 2
1978 3
1979 1
1980 5
1981 10
1982 7
1983 5
1984 3
1985 1
1986 5
1987 10
1988 5
1989 9
1990 7
1991 4
1992 9
1993 1
1994 10
1995 6
1996 4
1997 6
1998 4
1999 4
2000 15
2001 7
2002 4
2003 0
2004 8
2005 0
2006 3
2007 4
2008 0
2009 1
2010 2
2011 2
2012 4
2013 2
2014 2
2015 8
2016 8
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0
2020 2
2021 0
2022 1
2023 5
Total 215
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Ron Lesthaeghe 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 Ron Lesthaeghe 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, 194–203 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: 200 publications — 64th percentile

64% 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
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304 200
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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Ron Lesthaeghe 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 Ron Lesthaeghe 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, 41 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: 41 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% 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 41
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1999 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1993 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • World War II
  • Law
  • Social science

His scientific interests lie mostly in Demographic transition, Economic growth, Cohabitation, Fertility and Demographic economics. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Economic history, Rationality, Appropriation, Interpersonal relationship and Normative. His Economic growth study incorporates themes from Political economy, Positive economics, Interpretation, Social system and Social control.

His Cohabitation research incorporates elements of Development economics, Historical demography and Demographic analysis. Ronny Lesthaeghe performs multidisciplinary study on Fertility and Postponement in his works. His Demographic economics research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Religiosity, Social psychology, Total fertility rate, Value and Birth rate.

His most cited work include:

  • The Unfolding Story of the Second Demographic Transition (747 citations)
  • [The second demographic transition in Western countries: an interpretation] (613 citations)
  • Cultural Dynamics and Economic Theories of Fertility Change (557 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Ronny Lesthaeghe spends much of his time researching Fertility, Demographic transition, Demography, Demographic economics and Cohabitation. His Fertility research incorporates themes from Developed country, Total fertility rate, Breast feeding, Developing country and Socioeconomic status. His studies deal with areas such as Autonomy, Development economics, General partnership and Secularization as well as Demographic transition.

Ronny Lesthaeghe works mostly in the field of Demography, limiting it down to topics relating to Family planning and, in certain cases, Breastfeeding. Ronny Lesthaeghe combines subjects such as Economic growth, Religiosity and Value with his study of Demographic economics. His Cohabitation research integrates issues from Economic geography, Latin Americans, Kinship, Social class and Census.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Fertility (33.55%)
  • Demographic transition (25.16%)
  • Demography (22.58%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2008-2020)?

  • Cohabitation (16.77%)
  • Demographic transition (25.16%)
  • Demographic economics (18.06%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Ronny Lesthaeghe focuses on Cohabitation, Demographic transition, Demographic economics, Fertility and Latin Americans. The study incorporates disciplines such as Social stratification, Development economics, Census and Economic geography in addition to Cohabitation. He has researched Demographic transition in several fields, including Race, Brazilian population, General partnership, Kinship and Social class.

His Demographic economics research includes elements of Economic growth, Genealogy and Secularization. His Fertility research includes themes of Total fertility rate and Demography. His Latin Americans course of study focuses on Homosexuality and Normative.

Between 2008 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • The Unfolding Story of the Second Demographic Transition (747 citations)
  • The second demographic transition: A concise overview of its development (166 citations)
  • The Latin American Cohabitation Boom, 1970 - 2007. (88 citations)

Best Publications

  • The Unfolding Story of the Second Demographic Transition

    Ron Lesthaeghe

  • From the First to the Second Demographic Transition: An Interpretation of the Spatial Continuity of Demographic Innovation in France, Belgium and Switzerland

    Ronny Lesthaeghe;Karel Neels

  • Cultural Dynamics and Economic Theories of Fertility Change

    Ron Lesthaeghe;Johan Surkyn

  • [The second demographic transition in Western countries: an interpretation]

    Ronny Lesthaeghe

  • A Century of Demographic and Cultural Change in Western Europe: An Exploration of Underlying Dimensions

    Ronny Lesthaeghe

  • The second demographic transition: A concise overview of its development

    Ron Lesthaeghe

  • Value Orientations and the Second Demographic Transition (SDT) in Northern, Western and Southern Europe: An Update.

    Johan Surkyn;Ronny Lesthaeghe

  • The Second Demographic Transition in the United States: Exception or Textbook Example?

    Ron J. Lesthaeghe;Lisa Neidert

  • On the social control of human reproduction

    Ronny Lesthaeghe

  • Reproduction and social organization in sub-Saharan Africa

    Ron J. Lesthaeghe

  • Modes of production, secularization and the pace of the fertility decline in Western Europe, 1870-1930

    Ronny Lesthaeghe;Chris Wilson

  • The decline of Belgian fertility, 1800-1970

    Ron J Lesthaeghe

  • On Theory Development: Applications to the Study of Family Formation

    Ron Lesthaeghe

  • Is Low Fertility a Temporary Phenomenon in the European Union

    Ron Lesthaeghe;Paul Willems

  • The Latin American Cohabitation Boom, 1970 - 2007.

    Albert Esteve;Ron Lesthaeghe;Antonio López-Gay

  • Value changes and the dimensions of familism in the European community

    Ronny Lesthaeghe;Dominique Meekers

  • Recent trends in fertility and household formation in the industrialized world.

    R. Lesthaeghe;G.B.D. Moors

  • Child-spacing in tropical Africa: traditions and change

    Hilary J. Page;Ron J. Lesthaeghe

  • Living Arrangements, Socio-Economic Position, and Values Among Young Adults: A pattern description for Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and West-Germany, 1990

    Ronny Lesthaeghe;Guy Moors

  • The Decline of Belgian Fertility, 1800-1970.

    Ron J. Lesthaeghe

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick Deboosere
Patrick Deboosere Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Tomáš Sobotka
Tomáš Sobotka Austrian Academy of Sciences
S. Philip Morgan
S. Philip Morgan University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
John Bongaarts
John Bongaarts Population Council
Barbara Entwisle
Barbara Entwisle University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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