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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 43 4401 4067 312 300 187 8291

Ron Oliver publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ron Oliver between 1986 and 2018, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ron Oliver published across 33 years, from 1986 to 2018, averaging 5.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2001. 1 of the 189 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2018. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2001. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 15 publications 1997: 15 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 14 publications 2001: 20 publications 2002: 17 publications 2003: 16 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 1 publication 2012: 1 publication 2013: 1 publication 2014: 0 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 0 publications 2018: 1 publication
1986 2018

189 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ron Oliver: publications per year, 1986 to 2018
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 4
1994 5
1995 7
1996 15
1997 15
1998 12
1999 11
2000 14
2001 20
2002 17
2003 16
2004 7
2005 8
2006 12
2007 10
2008 4
2009 5
2010 1
2011 1
2012 1
2013 1
2014 0
2015 0
2016 1
2017 0
2018 1
Total 189
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Ron Oliver publications per year - data summary

  • Ron Oliver, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Edith Cowan University, has 189 publications recorded across 33 years, from 1986 to 2018.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1986 and the most recent to 2018.
  • The most productive year is 2001, with 20 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1986, 2010, 2011, 2012 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 9 of the 33 years in the span carry no publications at all (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 5.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 7.9 per year counting only the 24 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2014-2018) hold 2 publications, 1% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1986-1996: 32 publications (2.9 per year); 1997-2007: 142 publications (12.9 per year); 2008-2018: 15 publications (1.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is declining.

Ron Oliver 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 Oliver 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, 184–193 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: 187 publications — 59th percentile

59% 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
184–193 319 187
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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Ron Oliver 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.
  • Ron Oliver, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Edith Cowan University, records 187 publications - the 59th percentile of the discipline.
  • 59% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Ron Oliver, and about 41% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Ron Oliver ranks above 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).

Ron Oliver 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 Oliver 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, 43 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: 43 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% 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
43 300 43
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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Ron Oliver 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.
  • Ron Oliver, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Edith Cowan University, records 43 D-Index - the 46th percentile of the discipline.
  • 46% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Ron Oliver, and about 54% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Ron Oliver 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).

Overview

Ron Oliver is affiliated with Edith Cowan University in Australia. Their work is documented through academic publications primarily focused on computer science-related topics.

Their recent scholarly output includes the paper, The Future of PCs and Implications on Society, published in 2020 in the TUGraz OPEN Library (Graz University of Technology). This publication discusses trends and societal impacts regarding personal computing devices.

Oliver has collaborated with other researchers in their field. One frequent co-author is:

  • Hermann Maurer

Their work has appeared in specific academic venues, indicating the platforms where their research contributions have been disseminated:

  • TUGraz OPEN Library (Graz University of Technology)

Best Publications

  • Design research: A socially responsible approach to instructional technology research in higher education

    Thomas C. Reeves;Jan Herrington;Ron Oliver

  • The role of ICT in higher education for the 21 st century: ICT as a change agent for education

    Ron Oliver

  • Designing Learning Environments for Cultural Inclusivity: A Case Study of Indigenous Online Learning at Tertiary Level.

    Catherine McLoughlin;Ron Oliver

  • A development research agenda for online collaborative learning

    Thomas Reeves;Janice Herrington;Ron Oliver

  • Exploring technology-mediated learning from a pedagogical perspective

    Ron Oliver;Janice Herrington

  • Exploring strategies for online teaching and learning

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  • Authentic Tasks Online: A Synergy among Learner, Task, and Technology

    Jan Herrington;Thomas C. Reeves;Ron Oliver

  • Designing Authentic Activities in Web-based Courses

    Janice Herrington;Thomas Reeves;Ron Oliver;Younghee Woo

  • Designing authentic activities for web-based courses

    J. Herrington;T. Reeves;R. Oliver;Y. Woo

  • Immersive learning technologies: Realism and online authentic learning

    Jan Herrington;Thomas C. Reeves;Ron Oliver

  • Maximising the language and learning link in computer learning environments

    Catherine McLoughlin;Ron Oliver

  • Online learning communities: Investigating a design framework

    Unknown

  • Student responses to collaborating and learning in a web-based environment

    Unknown

  • Formalising the description of learning designs

    Ron Oliver;Barry Harper;John Hedberg;Sandra Wills

  • Promoting self-regulated learning in an on-line environment

    Mark McMahon;Ron Oliver

  • Assuring the quality of online learning in Australian higher education

    Ron Oliver

  • A tool to evaluate the potential for an ICT-based learning design to foster "high-quality learning"

    Shirley Agostinho;Ron Oliver;Barry Harper;John G. Hedberg

  • Quality assurance and e-learning: blue skies and pragmatism

    Ron Oliver

  • Using situated learning as a design strategy for Web-based learning

    Ron Oliver;Jan Herrington

  • Developing e-learning environments that support knowledge construction in higher education

    Ron Oliver

  • Quality guidelines for online courses: The development of an instrument to audit online units

    Anthony Herrington;Janice Herrington;Ron Oliver;Susan Stoney

  • Engaging first year students using a Web-supported inquiry-based learning setting

    Ron Oliver

  • Exploring student interactions in collaborative World Wide Web computer-based learning environments

    Ron Oliver;Arshad Omari;Jan Herrington

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Herrington
Jan Herrington Murdoch University
Catherine McLoughlin
Catherine McLoughlin Australian Catholic University
Thomas C. Reeves
Thomas C. Reeves University of Georgia
Curtis J. Bonk
Curtis J. Bonk Indiana University
Charles R. Graham
Charles R. Graham Brigham Young University
Allison Littlejohn
Allison Littlejohn University College London
Lori Lockyer
Lori Lockyer Queensland University of Technology

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